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News Round-Up: November 1, 2019
News Round-Up: September 19, 2019
Some news items you might have missed: • American Horror Story: Who caught last night’s debut of the #ThrowbackThursday worthy American Horror Story: 1984 featuring out Olympian Gus Kenworthy (above)? • CNN: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and businessman Andrew Yang will not be taking part in either the LGBTQ Forum in Iowa tomorrow night or the CNN Town Hall on LGBTQ issues on October 10. Sanders has a town hall in North Carolina on September 20, and both campaigns site ‘scheduling conflicts’ for the October Town Hall. • Business Insider: A new poll shows only 13 percent of Americans would support the US joining Saudi Arabia in a military conflict as part of a response to a recent attack on two major Saudi oil fields. • ABC News: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized Thursday afternoon for photos from years ago showing him dressed in blackface and brownface. “This is something I deeply, deeply regret,” he told reporters, adding that wearing blackface is “always unacceptable because of the racist history of blackface. I should’ve understood it then, and I should have never done it.”
NEW: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau: “Darkening your face, regardless of the context or the circumstances, is always unacceptable because of the racist history of blackface.”
“I should have understood that then, and I never should have done it.” https://t.co/9shXOtcjRG pic.twitter.com/wDtrhpK39D — ABC News (@ABC) September 19, 2019
New Music: Gryffin Feat. Elley Duhé “Tie Me Down”
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| Gryffin and Elley Duhé (photo credit: Alondra Buccio) |
Los Angeles-based artist and producer Gryffin releases a new single, “Tie Me Down” featuring singer-songwriter Elley Duhé, out now via all digital download sites.
The summer love song, written by Sarah Aarons (Zedd’s “Middle” and “Stay”) and produced by Gryffin, is the latest single from Gryffin’s upcoming full-length debut album, which will be released by Darkroom/Geffen Records later this year.
“’Tie Me Down’ is a song that’s been over a year in the making,” Gryffin recently told Billboard. “It’s one of the hardest records I’ve had to make, but one of my favorites. We went through over 10 different vocalists looking for the perfect match on this song, and finally found it with Elley Duhé. She brings the perfect energy and passion to the record, and I couldn’t be more proud of the way it came together.”
I’ve previously written about Gryffin on The Randy Report here.
Check out the lyric video below.
New Music: Gryffin “Nobody Compares To You” Featuring Katie Pearlman
Check out the latest single from Los Angeles-based producer Gryffin’, “Nobody Compares To You” featuring rising vocalist Katie Pearlman.
The light, airy production has a beat you can bounce to, and Pearlman’s vocals have a sweet effervescence.
Take a listen below. Gryffin is currently on his “Castle In The Sky” tour.
New Music: Gryffin “Love To Ruins”
Gryffin releases the official video for his new latest single “Love In Ruins,” featuring London singer-songwriter Sinead Harnett.
Billboard calls it “a breezy cut” that “melds the worlds of indie and dance,” while Earmilk notes its “melodic tone, with ambient synths and strumming guitar,” as “Harnett’s pained voice tells a story of love lost over gentle production.”
“Love in Ruins” follows his previous single “Feel Good” with Illenium and featuring Daya. Described by Billboard as “melodic ear candy,” “Feel Good” has racked up more than 43 million Spotify plays since its release in March.
I love hooky melodic ambient tracks that have a chill vibe that can suit afternoon pool time or late night social time. The texture of the track just feels good.
I’ve previously written about Gryffin here.
Watch the “Love In Ruins” video below. For tour dates and more, head over to gryffinofficial.com
News Round-Up: July 6, 2016
Some news stories you may have missed:
• Over one billion people live in jurisdictions that have legalized same-sex marriage.
• Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson says same-sex marriage is to blame for 160,000 murders in America.
• What a surprise: Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus says Hillary Clinton obviously lied.
• An idiot has filed a lawsuit against the state of Kentucky for refusing to allow him to marry his laptop. He apparently thinks he’s making a point of some kind…
• Zales is the first major jewelry store to carry a line of rings designed specifically for LGBT weddings and commitment ceremonies.
• Right-wing website readers really want Newt Gingrich to be Donald Trump’s running mate.
• Democrats now have a nearly 70,000-voter advantage over Republicans among the more than 1.3 million active registered voters in Nevada.
• Gryffin drops acoustic version of “Heading Home” featuring Josef Salvat