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Grammy-award winning rapper Cardi B came under fire for criticizing the verdict for Karmelo Anthony’s murder trial hours after he was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Tuesday. Anthony, 19, was found guilty in the murder of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, a high school athlete he fatally stabbed at a track and field meet in Frisco, Texas in April 2025. Cardi B blasted the verdict in a viral post on X. “Wow! Just freakin wow! DISGUSTING… This is not justice, this is trying to make an example!!!” she wrote. Lame-duck Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) also offered her reaction to the...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ Can You See Me Now?” Sgt. Trevor Nicholas Tate, 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, provides roadside security during exercise Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center-Alaska 23-02 in the Yukon Training Area, Alaska. (Army photo/John Pennell) Canteen Mission StatementShowing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. This is how you handle terrorists! Students with the Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program from Tolleson High School, Arizona,...

"So many people copied him"two side by side pictures of Eddie Van Halen (left) and The Jesus And Mary Chain's William Reid (right) performing live on stage Eddie Van Halen and The Jesus And Mary Chain's William Reid perform live. CREDITS: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic/Getty (L), Dave Simpson/WireImage/Getty (R) The Jesus And Mary Chain guitarist William Reid has said Eddie Van Halen “ruined rock guitar”, labelling him one of “the worst guitar players in the world”. Reid criticised the late musician during a new interview with Stereogum, where his brother and bandmate Jim Reid was asked about a new generation of bands...

She will play at a "secret intimate" venue in London next month, with fans able to enter a free ballot for ticketsDuffy has announced her first live show in 15 years, marking her return after her harrowing kidnapping ordeal. The Welsh singer has not played a full gig since 2011, the year in which she withdrew from public life for reasons she went on to share in 2020. On Friday, however, she told fans on her Instagram Stories that she would be playing a balloted gig in a “secret intimate” venue in London on July 5. “I would love nothing...

I just wanted to make this a bit of a heartfelt rant and I will give the link later. Some of you probably know a homosexual who was dismissed from the now-defunct Christian music group "Avalon" has re-released one of their songs. He says it celebrates his homosexual lifestyle. Disappointing enough, but not surprising. What has really prompted my post today is my exceeding disappointment in five women who have blessed my walk with their music: Point of Grace, a trio of singers. Nichole Nordeman, a solo artist. Kim Hill, a musician from the 80s and 90s. All five of...

***** Tunes For Our Troops ~ Hawaii Calls ~ *****~ Support The Artists You Hear Throughout The Canteen ~ ***** Warning: Not all music may be appropriate for children! Please click with caution. Thank you! Tunes For The Troops This music is provided for the entertainment of our Troops, Veterans, Allies & their families! Enjoy the variety of musical selections that the Canteen DJs provide throughout the thread. Please ping any DJ with your requests for the Troops! All music is removed on Monday.Thanks to all the DJs for their time & effort providing entertainment for the Troops! *Canteen...

Raised in the rural Montana community of Big Sandy, Jeff Ament got hooked as a teenager on skateboarding at a time when not much more than only a handful of ramps were available in the state. Ament's first love was a “terrible” clay wheel skateboard and his passion blossomed on a family trip to California, where he skateboarded and felt the g-forces on urethane wheels on paved asphalt streets and then poured through the pages of Skateboarder magazine on the 20-hour drive home to Montana. Ament found pictures of decks and ramps that he used as inspiration for designs that...

Less than two years after the "Champagne Problems" singer's estimated net worth was revealed to be $1.6 billion, Taylor's net worth jumped once again to a whopping $2 billion, according to Forbes. Per the business magazine's "Iconoclast 50" list, published June 3, the Grammy winner's net worth doubled since she first became a billionaire in 2023, due to her record-breaking Eras Tour...and the sales of multiple re-recorded albums. In addition, Taylor, 36, has also released two new albums...And not only that: she bought back the rights to her first six albums last year. The "Opalite" singer's financial value is made...

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***** Tunes For Our Troops ~ 2026 Memorial Day Patriotic Music Festival ~ *****~ Support The Artists You Hear Throughout The Canteen ! ~ ***** Warning: Not all music may be appropriate for children! Please click with caution. Thank you! Tunes For The Troops This music is provided for the entertainment of our Troops, Veterans, Allies & their families! Enjoy the variety of musical selections that the Canteen DJs provide throughout the thread. Please ping any DJ with your requests for the Troops! All music is removed on Monday.Thanks to all the DJs for their time & effort providing...

A screen displaying the band's mascot dressed as Uncle Sam reportedly prompted the crowd chant in Tampa, FloridaSNIP During the band's show in Tampa, Florida, over the weekend, a screen reportedly displayed the Black Crowes' mascot dressed as Uncle Sam, prompting members of the crowd to break into "U.S.A." chants, according to TMZ. Singer Chris Robinson allegedly responded, "Thanks for the geography lesson," before adding, "I don't know what you have to be so proud of right now." The response drew boos from the crowd and prompted some concertgoers to walk out before the show ended. In videos circulating online,...

The president of the Pontifical Academy of Theology, Italian Bishop Antonio Staglianò, who was appointed by Pope Francis, created a stir recently via a viral video on Instagram.AdvertisementIn the video, Staglianò opined that John Lennon’s famous/infamous pacifist song Imagine is the most beautiful song in the world.Imagine that.Staglianò actually stated, “Let’s abolish religion, let’s abolish God, let’s abolish heaven. Who says that? John Lennon, in the most beautiful song in the world, Imagine.”The bishop made his remarks in the context of asserting that no religion — and therefore no concept, idea, or principle — should be worth killing or dying...

Sonny Rollins, the revered jazz saxophonist known to rock fans for his work with the Rolling Stones, died May 25 at the age of 95. A statement announcing Rollins’ death described him as “one of the most honored and influential figures in American music of the 20th century and beyond.” Born in Harlem, New York in 1930, Rollins began playing music as a child. He was already a professional by the time he was a teenager and he really made a name for himself in the ‘50s, rising to become one of jazz’s premiere musicians. Just as he was becoming...

He performed on "Beauty and the Beast" with Céline Dion and on “A Whole New World” with Regina Belle.Peabo Bryson, the two-time Grammy-winning R&B artist memorable for his work on the hit Disney songs “Beauty and the Beast” and “A Whole New World,” died Tuesday. He was 75. Bryson died in Marietta, Georgia, three days after a representative for the singer announced he had suffered a stroke. He also had a massive heart attack in 2019. The rep said he “transitioned peacefully at 5:00 p.m. ET on the evening of Tuesday, June 2, 2026, surrounded by the love of...

The founding member and bassist of the Commodores performed on many of the funk and soul group’s hits, including ‘Brick House.’Ronald LaPread, a founding member and former bassist of the Commodores, has died. He performed on a number of the funk and soul group’s hits “Brick House,” “Three Times a Lady,” and “Easy.” LaPread was 75. Soraya LaPread, the musician’s daughter, confirmed the news on Saturday via a social media post. “It is with very heavy heart that I must announce that my Father Ronald LaPread has passed,” she wrote. She did not mention a cause of death. According to...

There's really no "Body of Thread" here except "Black Albino" wrote "This song deserves to be played in the World cup. In fact, it should be the anthem." Have to agree with that. This skit is absolutely bound to put a smile on your face and love in your heart. The singer / dancer is so energetic, fun, and personable!! It reminds me of the old Coca Cola 1971 jingle "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)" On InstagramTikTok "My Name is Akramghettokidz Dancer From Ghetto Kids 🇺🇬❤️" God bless everyone 🙏

Roger Daltrey has made the claim that THE WHO was "the first heavy metal band", having laid the groundwork for the genre more than six decades ago. The 82-year-old rock legend made the comments during a new interview with Rolling Stone. Asked how he sees THE WHO's legacy and what he and his bandmates did better than everybody else, Roger said: "We were just different than everybody else. Americans don't really know THE WHO from the early '60s, but as the drummer of DEEP PURPLE [Ian Paice] said recently in a magazine, 'THE WHO started it all.' We were the...

The departing performers all reached for the same script. Martina McBride claimed she had been assured the gathering was nonpartisan. Bret Michaels said he understood the event as a celebration of the country through music, a way to honor hardworking Americans, before declaring that it had supposedly “evolved into something much more divisive.” Rapper Young MC insisted he knew nothing of any political involvement and hoped to perform in Washington someday at something less “politically charged.” Morris Day & The Time, for their part, claimed they were never confirmed at all. None of these excuses survives a moment’s scrutiny. Nobody...

***** Tunes For Our Troops ~ The Freeper Canteen Music Dedication Presents: ~ Open Mic: Money and/or Currency ~ *****~ Support The Artists You Hear Throughout The Canteen ! ~ ***** Warning: Not all music may be appropriate for children! Please click with caution. Thank you! Tunes For The Troops This music is provided for the entertainment of our Troops, Veterans, Allies & their families! Enjoy the variety of musical selections that the Canteen DJs provide throughout the thread. Please ping any DJ with your requests for the Troops! All music is removed on Monday.Thanks to all the DJs...

Brad & Lex trying to figure out WHEN this song is relevant to.. Brad is good to get a general idea, while Lex actually looks it up. (I was 1 year off, btw..)....