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Carlos Bautista, a music manager for artists including Omega and Chimbala, went to Jet Set nightclub on Monday night to watch his friend Rubby Pérez perform. He was standing near the stairs leading to the stage when the club’s roof collapsed. Both Bautista and his brother survived the tragedy. Here’s Bautista’s story, in his own words.
I’m a close friend of Rubby. I produced his last album, and we’ve worked together on business projects. I went to see him perform that night. I was standing near the stairs by the stage.
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A piece of the roof fell onto the corner of the club, landed on a table, and shattered it. That’s when a hole appeared in the roof. People started recording it and looking at it, and within seconds, the entire roof caved in. At first, we thought it was a fight in the club because everyone started running, and we assumed it was some kind of altercation. But five seconds later, the roof collapsed. I was right there in front. I didn’t even have time to run. When I turned to leave, the roof fell on me — on my head, back, arms and knees. I was completely buried.
My brother and I were both trapped under the rubble. Nearby, there was a couple, and they managed to create a space and said, “Carlos, help me get out.” I’m a big guy — 6 feet tall and over 200 pounds — so I was able to move a chair, and they got out. My brother was still trapped, so I went to get help to get him out of the rubble. When things like this happen, you don’t really think about anything. While I was trapped, I thought about my mom, my family. I prayed to God, asking Him to let us make it out alive, but I also surrendered to His will. I was calm — 100% calm. But it wasn’t me; it was God who made that possible.
I never thought about dying. I was trapped for over an hour. I didn’t lose consciousness because I kept talking to my brother to keep him alert since he was on the verge of having a claustrophobic attack. Neither of us passed out. The people near me made space for us, and I was able to get out. I walked out barefoot because my shoes got stuck under the rubble. I was careful not to step on nails or anything sharp. I ran into someone my mom knows — a cop — and a firefighter. My brother had his phone with him and used the flashlight so they could find him and remove the debris to get him out. He was trapped for three to four hours. Rubby didn’t make it, and I think being trapped for so long is what ultimately took him.
When you’re in that kind of situation, your mind starts to wander, and it’s not easy to process what’s happening. At first, I thought it was an earthquake. But when I got out and saw everything was fine outside, I realized it wasn’t. What impacted me the most was seeing people outside desperately waiting for their loved ones to come out alive. That stayed with me — seeing their faces, knowing that most of the people trapped inside had already passed away. God had called them.
I live with my brother and my mom. She was at home and only found out what had happened when I called her from the hospital. My mom wakes up every day at 4 a.m. to pray, and I called her at that time to tell her not to worry when she woke up and realized I hadn’t come home. My brother spent the night in the hospital, but he’s here with me now. I didn’t break any bones, but my mind feels fractured after everything I saw. My heart feels broken because I’m human, and I feel the pain of others. I lost a lot of people I knew that night.
Life can change in an instant. I woke up this morning thanking God for giving me more time, for showing mercy to us, for not leaving my mom alone in this moment, for letting her keep her two sons. That’s just how I am — always calm, always composed. But I didn’t survive just because I’m calm. Everything is in God’s hands. I keep thinking about this phrase: “It wasn’t the universe, it was God. And it wasn’t random; it was part of His plan.”
Now that this has happened, I want humanity to take God’s existence more seriously. We’re seeing the signs of the end times, and God is real. I’ve always believed, but now even more so. I’ll continue to talk about His existence for the rest of my life. This doesn’t affect my career — not at all. I work in music, and I’m mentally prepared for whatever comes my way.
No offensive language will be tolerated on Celebrity Big Brother UK.
Mickey Rourke was issued a warning from the reality television series’ producers after a series of comments he made toward fellow competitor JoJo Siwa, according to BBC. During the 24th season, the actor asked Siwa if she liked “girls or boys,” to which the “Karma” singer explained that she’s attracted to women and that her partner Kath Ebbs is non-binary.
“If I stay longer than four days,” the 72-year-old then responded, “you won’t be gay anymore.”
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Siwa replied by assuring, “I can guarantee I’ll still be gay and I’ll still be in a very happy relationship.”
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Later in the series, when the cast mates were called to vote someone out of the house, Mickey explained that he’s “going to vote the lesbian out real quick,” to which Siwa — who overheard the comment, replied, “That’s homophobic, if that was your reasoning.”
At one point in the series, Rourke said that he needed a “f–,” and gestured to the 21-year-old star and said, “I’m not talking to you.” When fellow competitor Chris Hughes called him out for the language, the actor said, “I know. I was talking about a cigarette.”
After using the slur, which is slang for a cigarette in the U.K., he was warned by the ITV series’ Big Brother about his actions in the confessional room. “Big Brother thinks your language was offensive and unacceptable,” he was told. “As a result, Big Brother is giving you a formal warning. Further language or behaviour of this nature could lead to you being removed from the Big Brother house.”
Ultimately, the actor explained that he didn’t have “dishonorable intentions” and apologized to Siwa. “I want to apologize. I’ve got a habit of having a short fuse,” he told her. “And I don’t mean nothing by it. I do mean it [sorry]. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t say it to you.”
“I appreciate your apology,” she replied. Siwa has yet to publicly address the situation.
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Mumford & Sons return to the top 10 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart, as the band’s first album in over six years, Rushmere, debuts at No. 3 on the April 12-dated list. It’s the sixth top 10-charting effort for the group overall.
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The album also takes a bow in the top 10 on Top Alternative Albums (No. 2), Top Rock Albums (No. 2), Americana/Folk Albums (No. 2), Independent Albums (No. 2), Top Rock & Alternative Albums (No. 3), Vinyl Albums (No. 3) and Indie Store Album Sales (No. 5).
Elsewhere in the top 10 on the Top Album Sales chart, Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine reenters atop the list following its Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead expanded reissue, while the latest efforts from Lucy Dacus, Alison Krauss + Union Station and NAV all arrive in the region.
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Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Luminate. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album (TEA) units and streaming equivalent album (SEA) units.
Rushmere launches with 20,500 copies sold in the U.S. in the week ending April 3, according to Luminate. Vinyl accounts for nearly half of that sum. The set’s first-week sales were bolstered by its availability across six vinyl variants (including a signed version), four CD variants (including two signed versions), a cassette tape and a standard digital download.
Atop the chart, Ariana Grande’s 2024 album Eternal Sunshine reenters at No. 1 with 61,000 sold (up 5,338%). Its sales surge was caused by the release of its Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead expanded reissue with six previously unreleased songs. (All versions of the album, old and new, are combined for tracking and charting purposes under the title Eternal Sunshine.)
Sales of Eternal Sunshine were aided by its availability in a variety of permutations released for the Brighter Days Ahead launch. The original Eternal Sunshine album had 13 tracks, and the core Brighter Days Ahead album added six cuts: one extended version of the album-opening “Inro (End of the World)” and five new songs.
Grande’s webstore sold three exclusive variants of the download edition of the album: the 19-track edition, a version with the 19 tracks plus instrumentals of the same cuts, and another version with the 19 tracks and a cappella renditions of each cut (all with alternative cover artwork). Grande also released two vinyl variants and six CD editions of the reissue (some signed by the artist), containing the 19 tracks plus the three bonus tracks originally found on the album’s “slightly deluxe” reissues last year. Vinyl accounted for 26,000 of the set’s sales for the week – it reenters at No. 1 on the Vinyl Albums chart.
Lucy Dacus nabs her first top 10 on Top Album Sales, and with her largest sales week yet, as Forever Is a Feeling bows at No. 2 with 24,000 sold. Sales of the project were helped by its availability across nine vinyl variants (some signed), three CD variants (including a signed edition), a cassette tape and a standard download album. (Vinyl accounted for 17,500 of the album’s first-week sales. It debuts at No. 2 on the Vinyl Albums chart.)
Lady Gaga’s former leader MAYHEM falls 2-4 on Top Album Sales (nearly 10,500; down 22%), Kendrick Lamar’s chart-topping GNX dips 4-5 (almost 9,500; down 18%) and Sabrina Carpenter’s former No. 1 Short n’ Sweet rises 7-6 (just over 9,000; down 4%).
Alison Krauss and Union Station’s Arcadia – the first album from Krauss and Union Station in 14 years – debuts at No. 7 with nearly 9,000 sold. Krauss and Union Station last released a new studio project with Paper Airplane in 2011. The new set was issued across three vinyl variants, three CD variants (including a signed edition) and a standard download album.
NAV’s OMW2 Rexdale rounds out the debuts in the top 10 on Top Album Sales, as it enters at No. 8 with nearly 7,500 sold. It was available to purchase on vinyl, two CD variants (including a signed edition), four deluxe boxed sets (containing a copy of the standard CD and branded clothing), a standard download album, and eight artist webstore-exclusive variants of the download album (each with bonus tracks and alternative cover artwork).
Closing out the top 10: Selena Gomez and benny blanco’s I Said I Love You First falls 1-9 in its second week (7,000; down 90%) and Chappell Roan’s chart-topping The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess is a non-mover at No. 10 (nearly 7,000; down 4%).
Bella, where have you been, loca? Twilight‘s going on tour!
GEA Live and Lionsgate announced Twilight concert tour on Wednesday (April 9), according to Variety. The 60-date run will span across U.S. and kick off with a preview performance in Spokane, Wash.,on Sept. 12. It then opens in Seattle on Sept. 13, a.k.a. National Twilighters Day.
The live-to-film experience will show the original 2008 movie accompanied by an onstage 12-piece ensemble of rock and orchestral musicians, who will synchronize their performance to scenes in the visual. Tickets go on sale this Friday (April 11).
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The five Twilight films (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn – Parts 1 & 2) are based on the popular Stephanie Meyer book series of the same name. The first novel, released in 2005, is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. To celebrate, publishers Little, Brown Books for Young Readers is releasing a new edition of the series for a new generation of fans. The Twilight Saga Deluxe Hardcover Collection features five hardcover books, including the four main entries in the series as well as Midnight Sun, the companion novel published in 2020.
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See the full list of dates of the Twilight concert tour below.
September 12 – Spokane, WA – First Interstate Center for the ArtsSeptember 13 – Seattle, WA – Paramount TheatreSeptember 14 – Bellingham, WA – Mount Baker TheatreSeptember 15 – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert HallSeptember 17 – Idaho Falls, ID – Frontier Center for the Performing ArtsSeptember 18 – Boise, ID – Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing ArtsSeptember 19 – Eugene, OR – Hult Center for the Performing ArtsSeptember 20 – Sacramento, CA – SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts CenterSeptember 21 – Modesto, CA – Gallo Center for the ArtsSeptember 23 – San Francisco, CA – Golden Gate TheatreSeptember 24 – Costa Mesa, CA – Segerstrom Center for the ArtsSeptember 25 – San Diego, CA – San Diego Civic TheatreSeptember 26 – San Jose, CA – San Jose Center for the Performing ArtsSeptember 27 – Reno, NV – Pioneer CenterSeptember 28 – Salt Lake City, UT – Eccles TheaterSeptember 30 – Los Angeles, CA – The WilternOctober 1 – Riverside, CA – Fox Performing Arts CenterOctober 2 – Mesa, AZ – Mesa Arts CenterOctober 3 – Tucson, AZ – Fox TucsonOctober 4 – Albuquerque, NM – Popejoy HallOctober 5 – Denver, CO – Buell TheatreOctober 7 – Omaha, NE – Orpheum TheatreOctober 8 – Oklahoma City, OK – Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts TheatreOctober 9 – Sugar Land, TX – Smart Financial CentreOctober 10 – Dallas, TX – Majestic TheatreOctober 11 – Austin, TX – Bass Concert HallOctober 12 – San Antonio, TX – Majestic TheatreOctober 14 – New Orleans, LA – The Mahalia Jackson TheaterOctober 15 – Jacksonville, FL – Moran Theater October 16 – Orlando, FL – Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing ArtsOctober 17 – Sarasota, FL – Van Wezel Performing Arts HallOctober 18 – W. Palm Beach, FL – Kravis CenterOctober 19 – Miami, FL – Knight Concert Hall at the Adrienne Arsht CenterOctober 21 – Wilmington, NC – Wilson CenterOctober 22 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts CenterOctober 23 – Greensboro, NC – Tanger CenterOctober 24–25 – Washington, DC – National TheatreOctober 26 – Wallingford, CT – Oakdale TheatreOctober 28 – Cincinnati, OH – Proctor and Gamble HallOctober 29 – Chesterfield, MO – The FactoryOctober 30 – Des Moines, IA – Des Moines Civic CenterOctober 31 – Ft. Wayne, IN – Embassy TheatreNovember 1 – Utica, NY – Stanley TheatreNovember 2 – Boston, MA – Emerson Colonial TheaterNovember 4 – Charlotte, NC – Ovens AuditoriumNovember 5 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat TheatreNovember 6 – Detroit, MI – Fisher TheatreNovember 7–8 – Chicago, IL – Cadillac Palace TheatreNovember 9 – Minneapolis, MN – Orpheum TheatreNovember 11 – Rochester, NY – Kodak CenterNovember 12 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie TheatreNovember 13 – Portland, ME – Merrill AuditoriumNovember 14 – Buffalo, NY – UB Center for the ArtsNovember 15 – Providence, RI – The VETSNovember 16 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings TheatreNovember 18 – Reading, PA – Santander Performing Arts CenterNovember 19 – Baltimore, MD – Lyric Opera HouseNovember 20 – Dayton, OH – Victoria TheatreNovember 21 – Richmond, VA – Dominion Energy CenterNovember 22 – Philadelphia, PA – Met Opera HouseNovember 23 – Newark, NJ – New Jersey Performing Arts CenterNovember 25 – Atlanta, GA – Cobb Energy Performing Arts CentreNovember 26 – Clearwater, FL – Ruth Eckerd HallNovember 28 – Columbus, OH – Palace TheatreNovember 29 – Cleveland, OH – KeyBank State TheatreNovember 30 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theatre
Travis Scott and Pop Smoke connected in late 2019 for “GATTI,” and the gritty visual saw the duo riding in style inside a lavish Bugatti Chiron.
Instead of renting the luxury sports cars, Scott wanted to make the video authentic, so he ended up buying the Bugatti Chiron — reportedly worth more than $5 million — off the lot, which he explained to Complex‘s Joe La Puma as part of the publication’s On Display series.
“I remember I was doing the song, and Pop’s like, ‘You know, we gotta bring Bugattis out, man!’ I forgot who was helping us with the video,” Scott recalled. “The guy was like, ‘Yeah, man, I know somebody that can bring some Bugattis out for us.’”
La Flame continued: “I’m thinking, ‘Bring ’em out for us?’ Nah, f–k that. So I’m like, ‘Naw, I’m just gonna go and get this.’ We was at the shoot, me and Pop. He was like, ‘Man, damn bro. This s–t smells brand new.’ I was like ‘Yeah, bro. I just got it like a week ago.’”
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“GATTI” went on to serve as a standout from Scott and Cactus Jack’s JACKBOYS label compilation project in December 2019. The drill track peaked at No. 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was Pop’s first Hot 100 entry. The Brooklyn rapper was killed less than two months later in February 2020 during an armed robbery shooting in L.A.’s Hidden Hills.
Pop Smoke was just 20 at the time of his death, and Scott had envisioned an extremely bright future for his friend as one of the superstars that would change the rap game.
“You one of the illest rappers,” he recalled telling Pop in 2019. “I feel like you changing the whole sound of New York. I don’t even know if you know right now, but from the sound of the beats to the way you putting it together, it’s gonna create an allegiance of sound and the creatives so you gonna have a million [Bugattis].”
Watch the “GATTI” video and Scott’s sit-down with Complex below.
Los Alegres Del Barranco’s “El Del Palenque” debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s LyricFind Global chart dated April 12 following interest in the 2021 song amid the Mexican band’s controversy over a concert during which it showed images of a cartel leader while performing the tune. The LyricFind Global and LyricFind U.S. charts rank the […]
Loyle Carner has shared his first taste of new music in almost three years with the release of new singles “All I Need” and “In My Mind.”
The London-based musician (real name Ben Coyle-Larner) released hugo, his most recent LP, in October 2022. The album hit the No. 3 spot on the U.K.’s Official Albums Chart and was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize.
In the last week, he began teasing new music with photos from the studio on his Instagram, and in an accompanying press release, Carner said that indie acts such as Fontaines D.C., Idles and Big Thief inspired him to write more alternative music after years with his hip-hop-influenced sound.
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On the tour supporting hugo, Carner formed a live band to help elevate his material, and utilised the new set-up for “All I Need” and “In My Mind.” The tour concluded in August 2024 with a show at London’s 35,000-capacity All Points East festival in Victoria Park.
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Carner is yet to confirm the release of what could be his fourth studio album, but in June, he will headline Glastonbury’s Other Stage alongside other huge names across the weekend, including Charli XCX and The Prodigy, and has teased it as “his only show of the summer.” The Pyramid Stage will be headlined by The 1975, Olivia Rodrigo and Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts.
Since arriving on the British scene more than a decade ago, the south Londoner has released three studio albums — Yesterday’s Gone (2017), Not Waving, but Drowning (2019) and hugo (2022) — and his material has crossed over 1.1 billion streams throughout his career. In that time, he has sold out historic venues such as London’s Wembley Arena, and collaborated closely with guitarist Tom Misch and jazz group Ezra Collective.
He has been passionate about his love of cooking and raising awareness for people living with ADHD. In 2024, he received an honorary doctorate from the University of the Arts London, and was recently announced to star in his first acting gig in the upcoming BBC series Mint, by BAFTA-nominated Scrapper director Charlotte Regan.
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