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Why ultimate badass Miley Cyrus is the rock star we need in 2020

Miley Cyrus turns 28 next week. How is that possible? She has lived so many lives already. She’s been a Disney star, a pop singer, an actor, she had her rebellion and went a bit wild for a few years, she’s dated models, she was on and off and then married and divorced with a Hemsworth brother, she was in Black Mirror, her seventh studio album, ‘Plastic Hearts’ is out soon and the first track with Dua Lipa drops at midnight (November 19). 28.

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What’s more, she’s been consistently firing out banger after banger and has suggested that the new record will be her rock album. Can you hear that? It’s the sound of your Dad sighing, saying it won’t be as good, that she’s a pop star, and nobody will care. This attitude was summed up last when Cyrus covered some big rockers and the YouTube channel Rock Feed earnestly asked, Miley Cyrus Covers Metallica: True Metal or Cringeworthy?, with the host fretting, “Does she listen to Metallica? Does she listen to Nine Inch Nails?”

Tell your Dad – and that dude – to watch some videos of her live rock covers and then come back to you. Cyrus’ voice is absolutely incredible. It sounds like she might be overdoing it on the Marlborough Lights, sure, but if that’s what makes it sound like that, I’ll light her next one myself.  I fell deep into a YouTube hole listening to her cover Metallica, Led Zeppelin and Blondie, Amy Winehouse and Arctic Monkeys, and I’d encourage you to do the same. Plus, I’m now desperately trying to achieve wet look hair and digging out my long gloves and PVC trousers. She’s very fucking cool.

Think about what comes to mind when we think of a rock star: great voice (tick); iconic video (tick – you’ve all donned a white vest and pants and climbed on a boulder a la 2013’s ‘Wrecking Ball’); vocal about a love of drugs (in the past – tick); exciting love life (tick); the press are faux worried about them (always); and controversial behaviour at an awards ceremony. Well who can forget twerking against Robin Thicke at the MTV VMAs in 2013? (he has not fared well since then). And of course now she’s teetotal. It’s rock star 101!

She’s worked with an envious list of collaborators for Plastic Hearts’, which is partly produced by Mark Ronson, who couldn’t contain his excitement about it when they released the track listing this week, insisting that one song features “one of the most beautiful vocals/melodies I’ve ever recorded”. Joan Jett, Billy Idol, Angel Olsen and Dua Lipa all feature on the record. Cyrus recently released a mash-up of her summer banger ‘Midnight Skyand Steve Nicks’ 1981 classic ‘Edge of Seventeen’ and named it ‘Edge of Midnight’. Nicks, who sings the chorus, told Cyrus, ‘You can borrow from me any time. ’Another collaboration would give the world a reason to be cheerful in 2021.

If that wasn’t enough, when Miley announced she would release an album of Metallica covers, Judas Priest’s Rob Halford came out in support of the project, saying “I can’t wait, – that’s going to be great. She has an extraordinary voice. Like [Lady] Gaga, the voice is everything, and she’s a metalhead, she’s always throwing the horns up. She’s someone I’d love to meet if the stars ever aligned.” Which is all the blessing you ever need, really.

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AFRIMA President speaks on fostering collaboration within African music community as BridgeAfric launches in Malawi |

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The President/Executive Producer, All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, Mike Dada, would be sharing his thought at the BridgeAfric’s Southern Africa launch in Malawi on March 23, 2024.

It is in continuation of promoting and showcasing African artistes, providing them with platforms to reach a global audience beyond their home countries,

BridgeAfric is a revolutionary initiative aimed at connecting African artistes and industry professionals across the continent led by the dynamic Victoria Nkong.

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With the theme; importance of fostering collaboration within the African music community, Dada would be speaking on the significance of working together in promoting African music on a global scale.

In his statement, the AFRIMA President noted that there are potential for growth and success that come from uniting artistes, producers, and other stakeholders in the industry.

Dada, who lauded BridgAfric for its efforts in connecting Malawians artistes with industry professionals, helping them to build their careers and reach a wider audience, said he is committed to supporting initiatives like BridgAfric that empower African artists and promote the rich diversity of African music. He believes that by working together, they can create a more vibrant and inclusive music industry that celebrates the talent and creativity of artists from across the continent.

“This is very significant for the growth, development and promotion of the arts and music industry in Africa, especially when you look at it from the point of view of collaborations, the Malawi music industry and connecting to the center of the journey of the ongoing movements and the development of the African industry to the global audience,” Dada submitted.

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South African billionaire commits suicide

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A South African billionaire, Markus Jooste has committed suicide as he was found dead with a gunshot wound near Cape Town.

It was reported that the billionaire shot himself in the head while taking a walk just few minutes from his Stellenbosch home.

The former Steinhoff CEO had been involved in an accounting fraud scandal as he got a hefty fine on Wednesday.

Police are investigating, stating that no foul play is suspected.

“It is alleged that the victim sustained a gunshot wound at around 1520 (local time) at Kwaaiwater and succumbed to death on his way to hospital,” Western Cape police spokesperson Colonel Andre Traut said in a statement.

Jooste’s death comes after a fine from the Financial Sector Conduct Authority for false financial statements linked to Steinhoff’s near-collapse in 2017 due to accounting irregularities. 

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El-Rufai Speaks On Dumping APC For SDP

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A former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has denied rumours of his planned defection of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

El-Rufai made an unexpected appearance at the SDP National Secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday.

The National Chairman of the SDP, Shehu Musa Gabam, and other chieftains of the party received the former Kaduna governor.

Reacting in a statement on Thursday issued by his spokesman, Muyiwa Adekeye, El-Rufai said he only visited the SDP headquarters to return a visit to the party’s chairman.

The former Minister said Gabam was among his friends who took part in the break of the Ramadan fast (Iftar) at his house in Abuja on Tuesday.

El-Rufai said he is known for being open and forthright, adding that his political decisions would not be subjected to speculation.

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