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- A song for all
- Psy apologises for past anti-US performances
- Notorious B.I.G autopsy report released, 15 years on
| Posted: 08 Dec 2012 01:24 AM PST Fans can now co-create Yuna's next single and the music video, too. Malaysian indie songstress Yuna recently launched an online portal called Galaxy Wonderland, in which a collection of beautiful Malaysia stories can be found. The singer-songwriter is an ambassador for Samsung, which is responsible for creating Galaxy Wonderland. Previously, Yuna collaborated with the company on her Sparkle Project, where she and her team created a music video using a Samsung Galaxy Note. Galaxy Wonderland is a musical voyage brought to life on Samsung's Galaxy Note II, and celebrates Malaysia's identity through its culture, places, and art. Yuna will once again work with a list of talented artists and fans to portray a sort of "Malaysian wonderland" through the eyes of its people. Fans are encouraged to send in stories of what they think is the essence of the Malaysian wonderland and submit them via galaxywonderland.my. The creative team will then curate all the stories and illustrate them into the portal with the Galaxy Note II. At the same time, Yuna will also be writing a new song for the project, based on the stories collected. The whimsical illustrations will later be incorporated into Yuna's music video featuring the new single, produced with the smartphone. "This creative collaboration with Samsung is special," said Yuna. "I can't wait to see the Galaxy Wonderland space brought to life by everyday Malaysians," she continued. For more information, visit the portal or check out the Samsung Mobile Malaysia Facebook page at facebook.com/samsungmobilemalaysia. |
| Psy apologises for past anti-US performances Posted: 07 Dec 2012 10:30 PM PST SEOUL: South Korean megastar singer Psy, famed for his runaway hit "Gangnam Style", apologised Saturday for anti-American performances a decade ago, ahead of a planned show before US President Barack Obama. In 2002 the singer smashed a model US tank at a protest over the American military presence in South Korea and the death of two South Korean teenagers who were struck by a US military vehicle. Two years later he joined a performance of a song where he used controversial expletive-laden lyrics calling for the killing of "Yankees who have been torturing Iraqi captives". "Kill their daughters, mothers, daughters-in-law, and fathers. Kill them all slowly and painfully," he rapped. Psy performed the lyrics at a concert after a South Korean evangelist was beheaded by Islamist militants in Iraq during the US-led conflict, after Seoul rejected their demand to halt a troop deployment to the country. "I will forever be sorry for any pain I have caused by those words," the 34-year-old singer said in a statement. He said the performance and lyrics were part of a "deeply emotional reaction" to the war in Iraq and the death of the two schoolgirls that was "part of the overall anti-war sentiment shared by others around the world". "While I'm grateful for the freedom to express one's self, I've learned there are limits to what language is appropriate and I'm deeply sorry for how these lyrics could be interpreted." "I have been honoured to perform in front of American soldiers in recent months - including an appearance on the Jay Leno show specifically for them - and I hope they and all Americans can accept my apology." News reports of the performances surfaced in the United States days before the pop sensation's planned performance at an annual "Christmas in Washington" concert on Sunday, which the Obama family is scheduled to attend. Psy's "Gangnam Style" has become the most-watched video of all time on YouTube in just five months, garnering almost 906 million views. The video has inspired thousands of online imitations of Psy's famous horse-ride dance, and flash mobs of tens of thousands in Paris, Rome and Milan. - AFP |
| Notorious B.I.G autopsy report released, 15 years on Posted: 07 Dec 2012 05:55 PM PST LOS ANGELES: The autopsy report into the death of rapper Notorious B.I.G. was released Friday, 15 years after he was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles that remains controversially unsolved. The 24-year-old - killed months after the death of rival rapper Tupac Shakur - was hit by four bullets, although only one killed him, passing through his heart and other organs, the LA County Coroner's report said. The fatal shot entered his body at hip height before slicing up through his colon, liver, heart and left lung, added the report. Other non-fatal shots hit his left forearm, back and left thigh. No drugs or alcohol were found in his system, according to toxicology tests. He weighed 395 pounds and had a tattoo on an inside forearm saying: "The Lord is My Light and My Salvation." "Decedent may be rap singer," says a scrawled note near the end of the 23-page, mostly type-written report. Notorious B.I.G., real name Christopher Wallace, was a passenger in a car when he was shot on March 9, 1997, in a slaying attributed to the intense rivalry between rappers on the western and eastern US coasts. The reason for the autopsy report's delayed release was unclear. But there have been prolonged investigations over the years involving both the LAPD and the FBI, and allegations by various people about who was behind the killing." A spokesman for the LA County Coroner's Office, Craig Harvey, said he did not know why the report was released only now. "We are only the keeper of the record. The decision to place on Security Hold or remove Security Hold rests with the law enforcement agency," he said. The murder on LA's Miracle Mile area, which remains unsolved, came six months after his rapper rival Shakur was gunned down in Las Vegas. Shakur's killers also remain at large. Various theories have linked the two murders. Some believe they were killed as part of a rivalry between their two music labels at the time, LA-based Death Row and New York-based Bad Boy Entertainment, according to the LA Times. Wallace's family has fought a long-running legal battle against authorities in Los Angeles, alleging that a police officer was involved in the murder, which bore all the hallmarks of a contract killing. - AFP |
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