SKYFLUX88: July 2017

MTV SCRAPS OF GENDER CATEGORIES AS KENDRICK LAMAR LEADS VMA NODS

MTV has rid itself of gender-specific categories as the network revealed nominees Tuesday for this year's Video Music Awards, in which rapper Kendrick Lamar is in the lead.
In the age of President Donald Trump and the fierce backlash he has generated among cultural leaders, MTV also announced a new category of "Best Fight Against the System" to recognize activist music.

The awards will air worldwide from Los Angeles on August 27. Reflecting its social media push, the music and youth culture network announced the nominations through posts by well-followed figures on Instagram.
Lamar, one of the most acclaimed figures in hip-hop, received the most nominations at eight including Video of the Year for "HUMBLE." -- an ironic look at fame in which he appears clad as the pope and as Jesus in "The Last Supper."
Tied for second with five nominations are Katy Perry for her sci-fi amusement park fantasy "Chained to the Rhythm" and The Weeknd for his star-studded "Reminder."
The Video Music Awards for the first time will not divide by gender with a new Artist of the Year prize incorporating the top male and female categories.
The network said in a statement that it was out to "break barriers" and had a positive response when it eliminated gender groups at this year's MTV Movie and TV Awards.
Nominees for Artist of the Year include four men -- Lamar and The Weeknd along with Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran -- and two women, Ariana Grande and Lorde.
Virtually all major US awards including the Grammys and Oscars have separate male and female categories.
The rare awards that mix male and female nominees include the Mercury Prize -- which, with an arthouse sensibility, recognizes the top British or Irish album each year -- and the Juno Awards for Canadian artists.

RICK ROSS SAYS HE CANT SIGN A FEMALE ARTIST CAUSE HE'LL HAVE SEX WITH HER

Rick Ross says he doesn’t sign female artists to his label, Maybach Music Group, because he would end up “f***ing” them.
Ross made the controversial comments in an interview with Power 105.1 FM’s Breakfast Club this week.
“You know, I never did it because I always thought, like, ‘I would end up f***ing a female rapper and f***ing the business up,” Ross said.
The 41-year-old — who is busy promoting a new VH1 music competition series, Signed — added, “I’m so focused on my business. Just gotta be honest with you. You know, she looking good. I’m spending so much money on her photo shoots. I gotta f*** a couple times.” (Reps for Ross and VH1 did not immediately respond to EW’s request for comments about his interview.)
It all began at the 8:45 mark, when Breakfast Club co-host Angela Yee asked if Ross had considered working with women more. At multiple points in the interview, Ross asked Yee, who was sitting next to him, to show him her legs.
The rapper lost a deal with Reebok in 2013 when lyrics in his song “U.O.E.N.O.” were criticized for encouraging date rape. “Put molly all in her Champagne/ She ain’t even know it,” Ross rapped. “I took her home and I enjoyed that/ She ain’t even know it.”

R KELLY ACCUSED OF GOING AFTER UNDERAGED GIRLS AND TREATING THEM AS SLAVES

Timothy, the father of Jocelyn Savage who is alleged to be one of R. Kelly’s “captives” in an “abusive cult” has spoken out again, this time using stronger language to denounce R. Kelly’s relationship to his daughter and other women like her. Following a BuzzFeed News report on Monday that claimed R. Kelly keeps young women in his homes in Atlanta and Chicago in an “abusive cult,” many have released statements and spoken to the media to give conflicting reports, including R. Kelly himself. Jocelyn also spoke to TMZ and insisted that she was doing well and not being forced to do anything.
But Timothy, who was also one of the main sources in the original BuzzFeed News report, is not having it. He spoke to TMZ Friday, claiming Kelly’s relationships with the women living in his homes started when the women were under 18. He also alleges that Kelly is physically abusive to the women, even going as far to say that “it’s almost like slavery” because there “was no free will on the part of the young women,” according to TMZ.

When Jocelyn spoke to TMZ, she pleaded with her father to “stop embarrassing” her and “the whole entire family,” insisting that she was not brainwashed and was “fine.” She also implied that it was her father who had set up her situation with Kelly. But Timothy denies that and suggests that Kelly forced her to say that. Finally, Jocelyn’s father claims that FBI is still investigating the case, “especially in Florida,” but he cannot discuss details of the investigation.
Through a statement by his lawyer, R. Kelly denied the “abusive cult” allegations, adding that he will “work diligently and forcibly to pursue his accusers and clear his name.”

JUSTIN BIEBERS BAD BEHAVIOUR GETS HIM BANNED IN CHINA

China has banned pop idol Justin Bieber from performing on the mainland because of his “bad behavior” on and off the stage.

The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture said the ban was necessary to “purify” the country’s entertainment industry but suggested it was not permanent, expressing the hope that Bieber might improve his behavior and earn back the love of his fans. The 23-year-old singer-songwriter has had run-ins with the law over alleged drunk driving and drag racing.

Compared to British alternative rock band Placebo, Bieber was the lucky one. The group has had to cancel its gig at the Summer Sonic Festival in Shanghai in September and faces a lifetime ban from performing in China after posting a picture of the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, on the band’s official Instagram page. China considers the Nobel Peace Prize-winning monk a dangerous separatist.

The temporary Bieber ban emerged after someone posted a question on the Beijing culture bureau’s website last weekend asking why the Canadian singer was not allowed to perform in mainland China as part of his Asia tour in September. The tour, to promote his latest album, “Purpose,” takes in Tokyo, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Singapore.

“Please give a detailed explanation of why Justin Bieber is not allowed to come to China! [He] has won many major awards, which demonstrates his extraordinary talents. Why aren’t mainland fans given the right to enjoy his performance?” the questioner wrote.

The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture replied Tuesday that Bieber’s “bad behavior” was the reason.

“We sympathize with your feelings. Justin Bieber is a talented singer but is also a controversial young foreign idol. We understand that there are records of his bad behavior, whether it is in his private life abroad or on stage….

“His inappropriate manner has caused public discontent. In order to regulate the market order of show business in China and purify the market environment, it was decided that performers of inappropriate behavior will not be welcomed.”

Bieber had been to China previously. While touring the country in 2013, he was captured on camera being carried up to the Great Wall of China by Chinese bodyguards. The incident was seen by many Chinese as offensive.

It’s not uncommon for China to ban foreign artists and performers for political reasons. In 2008, Icelandic pop queen Bjork was banned after calling for Tibetan independence during a gig in Shanghai. Maroon 5 and Oasis also faced similar fates after showing support for Tibet.

LINKIN PARK SETS UP CHESTER BENNINGTONS TRIBUTE SITE, #RIPCHESTER

On Saturday, Linkin Park set up a tribute site for singer Che ster Bennington, who committed suicide on Thursday. The site — which seemed to be having connectivity issues in its first few hours, possibly due to heavy traffic — is fairly simple. It features a photo of Bennington onstage, surrounded by the light from thousands of fans’ phones, with the hashtag #RIPCHESTER and the following message:

In case you or someone you know needs support, here are some resources:
Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK
Crisis Text Line, the free, nationwide, 24/7 text message service for people in crisis, is here to support. For support in the United States, text HELLO to 741741 or message at facebook.com/CrisisTextLine.
For support outside the US, find resources at http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html

The site also features an area for fans to post messages, which was filling rapidly at press time.

On Friday afternoon, the Los Angeles County coroner confirmed additional details about Bennington’s death. The 41-year-old singer’s body was found on Thursday at his home in a suburb of Los Angeles. A bottle of alcohol was also found in the room, though it was not near his body, Winter said. Investigators did not find a note in the room. An autopsy is pending.

Bennington had struggled with depression and substance abuse throughout his life. He also appeared to be deeply impacted by the loss of Soundgarden/Audioslave singer Chris Cornell, who died in May and was good friends with Bennington. The Linkin Park frontman died on what would have been Cornell’s 53rd birthday.

On Friday, the band’s tour promoter Live Nation announced that all dates on the band’s North American tour, which was scheduled to begin on Thursday, have been cancelled. The tour was scheduled to run from Thursday through Oct. 22, including two “Blinkin Park” co-headlining dates with Blink-182 at New York’s Citi Field and Hersheypark in Pennsylvania. Blink-182 cancelled its appearances at the shows as well, saying in social media posts: “blink-182 is wrecked by the loss of our friend and amazing musician Chester Bennington. We could never imagine playing blinkin park without his incredible talent and voice. It just would not be possible. We send our deepest sympathies to his family, bandmates, friends and fans. Refunds will be available at the place of purchase.”

“We are incredibly saddened to hear about the passing of Chester Bennington,” a statement from the company reads. “The Linkin Park ‘One More Light’ North American Tour has been canceled and refunds are available at point of purchase. Our thoughts go out to all those affected.”

NEW DETAILS ON CHESTER BENNINGTON"S DEATH

Chester Bennington's tragic death saddens us all.

Just one day after the Linkin Park singer was found dead at the age of 41 on Thursday, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office reports that his death was reported as a suicide by hanging. The final cause of death is pending following an autopsy.

According to the coroner's office, Bennington was found hanging at his residence by an employee in the upstairs area of the home. Before he was discovered at 9 a.m., he was home alone.

we have learned that there was no evidence of drugs at the scene, but there was a partially emptied bottle of alcohol in the room where his body was found. Bennington did not leave a suicide note at the scene.

Following the heartbreaking news, Bennington's family, friends, fans and celebrity colleagues took to social media to pay tribute to the late star.

5 REASONS WHY WOMEN HAVE SEX

CHECK OUT KYLIE AND HER DOPPLEGANGER

kylie has finally found a look a like and to be honest i couldnt rreally tell which 1 is the real kylie.
Kylie Jenner finally found her twin. The 19-year-old reality star unveiled her Madame Tussauds wax figure to the world in Hollywood Tuesday night. Clad in a silky black dress and fur pumps, the Kylie Cosmetics founder gave fans the first look at her doppelgänger.

“It’s me! This is crazy!” she gushed when the curtains lifted. “This is actually really freaky.”

In fact, the statue was so life-like that it even managed to fool the rest of the Kardashian clan. “I made her FaceTime my whole family,” she joked on Instagram, sharing a selfie with her look-alike. “Fooled everyone.”

The wax figure is wearing the exact Balmain gown she wore 2016 Met Gala. (Yes, the very same one that made her “bleed”

with all of its jagged embellishments.) According to a Madame Tussauds press release, the statue is valued at $350,000 and took more than five months to create after over 250 measurements were taken of the lip kit queen.

“My wax figure is here. This is so creepy,” she said on Snapchat. “I donated the actual dress I wore to the Met so you can come see it.”

The figure will be on display at Madame Tussauds’ Hollywood location starting Wednesday. See more photos of her new “twin” in the gallery — below!

BLAC CHYNA SAYS SHE WAS "DISRESPECTED" WHILE LIVING IN KYLIE"S HOUSE

I think Blac Chyna is tired of keepimg up with the Kardashians .

As she tries to move on from her split with Rob Kardashian, the mother-of-two is speaking out against the treatment she received from her former fiancé. In an interview with People, the 29-year-old reveals she was very unhappy when she lived with the Arthur George designer.

“We lived together [at my house] for two months in the beginning, but he stressed me out every day,” Chyna, who became pregnant with a daughter less than a year into dating Rob, shares. “And I said, ‘One thing you won’t do is stress me out with this baby in my belly.'”

Though they were fighting, Chyna says she decided to move in with her boyfriend for the sake of the keeping the family together under roof. As fans know, the two started renting a home from Kylie Jenner — Rob’s younger sister who dated Tyga, the father of Chyna’s 4-year-old son King Cairo — in order to be closer to the Kardashian clan.

“About a month after Dream was born, I moved in with Rob at Kylie’s house for about a week. I put my pride aside — and I’m very prideful. I was like, ‘You know what? I actually want to be with this person. So guess what, Chyna, you need to go live in this lady’s house,’ which is his sister,” she says. “There’s no bad blood or whatever, so be a family and figure it out.’ I moved in and one week later was like, ‘You know what? I don’t deserve this. I’m out. I’m not going to be disrespected.'”

Earlier this month, the drama between Chyna and Rob was dragged into court when the latter went on an online tirade against his ex, accusing her of cheating and posting her nude photos on social media. Arguing Rob was sharing revenge porn as a form of domestic violence, Chyna was granted a temporary retraining order.

“I just want to voice my story — voice what’s real — because at the end of the day, the person next to me could possibly be going through the same thing. For people to actually look up to me really means a lot. These types of things, they happen every day. A lot of women, they don’t address it. See it, recognize it — but don’t be tainted by it. Just be strong and positive,” Chyna says of the incident. “When somebody that’s actually been the closest to you says these things, other people are going to believe it. But the people that I actually care about, my family and friends, they’re all I worry about. I’m not going to sit here and hide in my house over somebody else being hurt or jealous or insecure.”

RICHARD BRANSON GIVES TIPS ON HOW TO BE CLOSER TO YOUR GOALS

Billionaire Virgin founder Richard Branson who is one of the richest men in this world with networth of about $5.2 billion recently took to his blog to share a bit of advice for those readers who wish to jump-start their productivity. It's not a magic secret to success, in fact it's not even a secret, as it's undoubtedly a bit of wisdom you've heard before from other sources. But nevertheless it's been an effective strategy for Branson, who definitely seems to be a leader in the field of time management, judging by his myriad accomplishments in conjunction with how often he seems to be on vacation

. Get ready, here it is:

"I have always lived my life by making lists. These vary from lists of people to call, lists of ideas, lists of companies to set up, lists of people who can make things happen. I also have lists of topics to blog about, lists of tweets to send, and lists of upcoming plans. Each day I work through these lists. By ticking off each task,

my ideas take shape and plans move forward."

Appropriately enough, Branson shared a list of tips for making the most out of your own personal to-do lists, with the goal of maximizing your productivity and getting everything you need (and want) to get done, done. That list includes keeping a notebook (or smartphone, I presume) on your person at all times, so you can write down any and all ideas that occur to you. By using these ideas to populate your to-do list, which also include "small, manageable tasks" you can do every day, you might find yourself living a life that's a little bit more Branson-like. Here's his list of listmaking tips in full, just to get you started:

Write down every single idea you have, no matter how big or small
Always carry a notebook
Find a list method that works for you. Doodles, bullet-points, charts what suits you best
Make a list of small, manageable tasks to complete every day
Mark off every completed task, you'll find making each tick very satisfying
Make your goals measurable so you know if your plans are working
Set far off, outlandish goals. What do you want to have achieved by 2020? How about 2050?
Include personal goals in your lists, not just business
Share your goals with others. You can help motivate each other further
Celebrate your successes then make new lists of new goal

The concept of making and maintaining to-do lists is a commonplace one in the worlds of self-help and motivation, but maybe finding out that Richard Branson is a habitual list-maker will encourage a few would-be superstars to get in on the action.

FLOYD MAYWEATHER OWES A HUGE SUM OF $22MILLION AND GUESS WHO HE OWES

Everyone know Mayweather if you dont well ill tell you a lil

Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (born Floyd Joy Sinclair; February 24, 1977) is an American professional boxer and promoter. Widely considered to be one of the greatest boxers of all time, undefeated as a professional, and a five-division world champion, Mayweather has won fifteen world titles and the lineal championship in four different weight classes

Boxer Floyd Mayweather aka money Weather, $22.2 million in taxes related to his 2015 income. That was the year Mayweather earned his biggest payday ever, roughly $200 million, from his fight against Manny Pacquiao. If you want to be specific, the IRS claims that he owes $22,238,255. If that's not crazy enough, Floyd claims he doesn't have enough liquid cash to cover the debt. That's somewhat shocking considering Floyd has a net worth of $400 million and has earned $700 million during his career.

The tax lien shows the balance unpaid as of March 6, 2017. Now let's be clear here, the IRS just doesn't go out and file a lien—they spend considerable time, sometimes years, attempting to collect the tax debt before they take that step. The lien was filed with Clark County officials in Las Vegas in April. Here is the paperwork:

This new lien is just the latest in a series of tax liens the IRS has filed against Mayweather over the past 10 years. It comes as the boxer gets ready to come out of retirement to take on MMA fighter Conor McGregor in August.

On July 5, Mayweather's team filed paperwork in Nevada court requesting a reprieve from paying the debt until AFTER the McGregor fight. The reason he needs a reprieve? Apparently Floyd does not have enough liquid cash on hand to pay the debt.

The IRS had previously argued that Mayweather has the assets and wealth to pay the debt immediately and therefore they do not want to wait even just a few weeks.

In response, Floyd's petition explained:

"Although the taxpayer has substantial assets, those assets are restricted and primarily illiquid. The taxpayer has a significant liquidity event scheduled in about 60 days from which he intends to pay the balance of the 2015 tax liability due and outstanding."

On Instagram, Mayweather posted was quick to put out his version of the story:

"Believe half of what you see and none of what you hear, especially when it comes to media in this country. While everyone is counting my money and assuming the worst, these are the facts… Uncle Sam, received $26,000,000.00 from me in 2015! What else could they possibly want? I'm sure I would have been notified much sooner if there were any real discrepancies right? Bottom line, everybody just wants to be a part of the "Money May" show, including the IRS! That's fine, you can crunch numbers all day but in the end, my empire is rock solid and intact! Now Calculate That! "

Mayweather is set to appear at a news conference in Los Angeles to promote the McGregor match. There will be four total promotions of the fight this week. Time will tell if tax drama will overshadow the promotion of the McGregor fight.

If he does end up owing $22 million to the IRS, he's expected to make well north of $100 million off the McGregor fight, so he should be MUCH more liquid in August. I wonder what the penalties are on $22 million worth of IRS debt

TOP 10 HIGHEST PAID DJ'S IN THE WORLD

Music is a way of life and most times we focus more on the artists and producers and less on DJ (Disk jockeys), Dj's are phenomenal and their the ones that keeps the party going and people shaking their body but what we dont know is that some of these Dj's earn a high amount of money for what they know how to do best. so ill give you guys a list of the top 10 highest paid Dj's in the world

According to Forbes rating these are the top 10
with their worth

1. CALVIN HARRIS $66 MILLION
Adam Richard Wiles (born 17 January 1984), known professionally as Calvin Harris, is a Scottish record producer, DJ, singer, songwriter, and musician.

2. DAVID GUETTA $30 MILLION
Pierre David Guetta born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ, record producer, remixer, and songwriter. He co-founded Gum Productions with Jean-Charles Carré and Joachim Garraud, and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster (2004) and Pop Life (2007).

3. AVICII $28 MILLION
Tim Bergling born 8 September 1989), better known by his stage name Avicii stylized as ΛVICII and ◢ ◤), is a Swedish musician, DJ, remixer and record producer.

4. TIESTO $28 MILLION
Tijs Michiel Verwest is a Dutch DJ and record producer. He was named "the Greatest DJ of All Time" by MixMag magazine in a poll voted by the fans

5. STEVE AIOKI $23 MILLION
Steven Hiroyuki "Steve" Aoki (born November 30, 1977) is an American electro house musician, record producer, DJ, and music executive. In 2012, Pollstar designated Aoki as the highest grossing dance artist in North America from tours.^[He has collaborated with producers and vocalists such as will.i.am, Afrojack, LMFAO, Iggy Azalea, Lil Jon, Laidback Luke, and Louis Tomlinson, and is known for his remixes of artists such as Kid Cudi

6. AFROJACK $22 MILLION
Nick van de Wall (born 9 September 1987), professionally known as Afrojack, is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer. In 2014, he released his debut album Forget the World. Afrojack regularly features in the top 10 of DJ Mag Top 100 DJs.

7. ZEED $21 MILLION
Anton Zaslavski born 2 September 1989), better known by his stage name Zedd is a German record producer, DJ, and musician. Zedd grew up and began his career in Kaiserslautern, Germany

8. KASKADE $17 MILLION Ryan Gary Raddon (born February 25, 1971), better known by his stage name Kaskade, is an American DJ, record producer and remixer. On October 20, 2011, DJ Mag announced the results of their magazine, with Ultra Music, Kaskade placed at No. 30.

9. SKRILLEX $16.5 MILLION
Sonny John Moore (born January 15, 1988), known professionally as Skrillex, is an American electronic dance musicproducer, DJ, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

10. DEADMAU5 $16 MILLION
Joel Thomas Zimmerman (born January 5, 1981), better known by his stage name deadmau5 is a Canadian record producer and DJ from Toronto, Ontario. Zimmerman produces a variety of styles within the progressive house genre and sometimes other forms of electronic music.

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