<p>Drake's new album is almost here! The rapper surprised all his millions of fans with an announcement of his seventh studio album, titled 'Honestly, Nevermind'.<br />
<br />
On Thursday, the singer made a surprise announcement that no one saw coming, however, he was regularly teasing how hard he's working on his&nbsp;new project, but one would have thought that he will make the announcement so early.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
Taking to his Instagram account, Drake shared the album cover of his upcoming album.&nbsp;Sharing the black poster, they wrote, “7th studio album ‘HONESTLY, NEVERMIND’ out at midnight.”</p>

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<p>Later, he also shared a poster revealing the title of 14 tracks of his fourthcoming album. Apart from Drake, the new project is executive produced by Noah “40” Shebib, Oliver El-Khatib, Noel Cadastre and Black Coffee.</p>

<p>Soon after the surprise, excited fans were quick to react to the album which come just nine months after his previous album release. One user commented, '‘Summer has officially started''. Another user wrote, ''Leaving work early for this.''</p>

<p>There have been several reports, that for this album, Drake has collaborated with Taylor Swift, but there's no confirmation on this yet.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
In September last year, Drake released his 16th album 'Certified Lover Boy' after a short delay. For his album, he collaborated with Kid Cudi, Future, Young Thug, Lil Wayne among others.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The major announcement comes a few hours after Beyonce announced her first solo album in six years, 'Renaissance', following on the critically acclaimed 'Lemonade'.&nbsp;</p>


Drake's new album is almost here! The rapper surprised all his millions of fans with an announcement of his seventh studio album, titled 'Honestly, Nevermind'. On Thursday, the singer made a surprise announcement that no one saw coming, however, he was regularly teasing how hard he's working on his new project, but one would have thought that he will make the announcement so early.

Drake's new album is almost here! The rapper surprised all his millions of fans with an announcement of his seventh studio album, titled 'Honestly, Nevermind'. On Thursday, the singer made a surprise announcement that no one saw coming, however, he was regularly teasing how hard he's working on his new project, but one would have thought that he will make the announcement so early. Taking to his Instagram account, Drake shared the album cover of his upcoming album. Sharing the black poster, they wrote, “7th studio album ‘HONESTLY, NEVERMIND’ out at midnight.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi) × Later, he also shared a poster revealing the title of 14 tracks of his fourthcoming album. Apart from Drake, the new project is executive produced by Noah “40” Shebib, Oliver El-Khatib, Noel Cadastre and Black Coffee. Soon after the surprise, excited fans were quick to react to the album which come just nine months after his previous album release. One user commented, '‘Summer has officially started''. Another user wrote, ''Leaving work early for this.'' There have been several reports, that for this album, Drake has collaborated with Taylor Swift, but there's no confirmation on this yet. In September last year, Drake released his 16th album 'Certified Lover Boy' after a short delay. For his album, he collaborated with Kid Cudi, Future, Young Thug, Lil Wayne among others. The major announcement comes a few hours after Beyonce announced her first solo album in six years, 'Renaissance', following on the critically acclaimed 'Lemonade'.

Drake surprises fans with his 17th studio album ‘Honestly, Nevermind’

<p>The man depicted as a naked baby on Nirvana's 1991 album 'Nevermind' has revived his lawsuit accusing the band of sexually exploiting him, after a US judge dismissed an earlier version of the case.<br />
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Spencer Elden, the plaintiff, maintained in an amended complaint filed on Wednesday in Los Angeles that the 'lascivious nature of his image' amounted to "child pornography" that helped the band reap tens of millions of dollars at his expense.<br />
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Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl and bassist Krist Novoselic; Courtney Love, the widow of Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain; several record labels, and photographer Kirk Weddle are among the 10 defendants. Elden is seeking at least $150,000 from each.<br />
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Lawyers for the defendants did not immediately respond on Thursday to requests for comment.<br />
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The 'Nevermind' cover art depicted Elden, then four months old, swimming naked toward a dollar bill pierced with a fish hook, an image Elden has said caused him "lifelong damages."<br />
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Elden filed his amended complaint nine days after US&nbsp;District Judge Fernando Olguin dismissed an earlier version because Elden had not responded to the defendants` dismissal motion.<br />
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The latest complaint includes a declaration from art director Robert Fisher, describing a stock photo he used for a mockup for the 'Nevermind' cover that depicted a different baby and did not show his penis.<br />
<br />
Elden said the band decided to create its own photo to save money, with Cobain sardonically suggesting that the cover include a warning sticker saying: "If you`re offended by this, you must be a closet pedophile."<br />
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Fisher was dismissed as a defendant last month.<br />
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Elden`s lawsuit no longer accuses Nirvana of violating a 2003 federal law against child sex trafficking, after the defendants said that law could not be applied retroactively.<br />
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'Nevermind' features Nirvana's signature song 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,' and its worldwide sales exceed 30 million. Grohl now leads the band Foo Fighters. Cobain died in 1994.</p>


The man depicted as a naked baby on Nirvana's 1991 album 'Nevermind' has revived his lawsuit accusing the band of sexually exploiting him, after a US judge dismissed an earlier version of the case.

The man depicted as a naked baby on Nirvana's 1991 album 'Nevermind' has revived his lawsuit accusing the band of sexually exploiting him, after a US judge dismissed an earlier version of the case. Spencer Elden, the plaintiff, maintained in an amended complaint filed on Wednesday in Los Angeles that the 'lascivious nature of his image' amounted to "child pornography" that helped the band reap tens of millions of dollars at his expense. Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl and bassist Krist Novoselic; Courtney Love, the widow of Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain; several record labels, and photographer Kirk Weddle are among the 10 defendants. Elden is seeking at least $150,000 from each. Lawyers for the defendants did not immediately respond on Thursday to requests for comment. The 'Nevermind' cover art depicted Elden, then four months old, swimming naked toward a dollar bill pierced with a fish hook, an image Elden has said caused him "lifelong damages." Elden filed his amended complaint nine days after US District Judge Fernando Olguin dismissed an earlier version because Elden had not responded to the defendants` dismissal motion. The latest complaint includes a declaration from art director Robert Fisher, describing a stock photo he used for a mockup for the 'Nevermind' cover that depicted a different baby and did not show his penis. Elden said the band decided to create its own photo to save money, with Cobain sardonically suggesting that the cover include a warning sticker saying: "If you`re offended by this, you must be a closet pedophile." Fisher was dismissed as a defendant last month. Elden`s lawsuit no longer accuses Nirvana of violating a 2003 federal law against child sex trafficking, after the defendants said that law could not be applied retroactively. 'Nevermind' features Nirvana's signature song 'Smells Like Teen Spirit,' and its worldwide sales exceed 30 million. Grohl now leads the band Foo Fighters. Cobain died in 1994.

'Nevermind' baby sues Nirvana again

<p>A federal judge in Los Angeles has dismissed a lawsuit by a man who said the grunge rock group Nirvana sexually exploited him by putting a photo of him as a naked, four-month-old baby on the cover of its classic 1991 album 'Nevermind.'<br />
<br />
US&nbsp;District Judge Fernando Olguin on Monday dismissed the lawsuit after the plaintiff Spencer Elden missed a deadline to respond to the defendants` motion to dismiss the case.<br />
<br />
Olguin gave Elden until Jan. 13 to file an amended complaint to address alleged problems the defendants identified in his case.<br />
<br />
A lawyer for Elden did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Tuesday.<br />
<br />
In his lawsuit filed last August, Elden, by then aged 30, claimed he had suffered "lifelong damages" from the album cover, which depicted him swimming naked toward a dollar bill pierced with a fish hook.<br />
<br />
Elden sought at least $150,000 in damages from each of several defendants, including Universal Music Group, Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, and Courtney Love, the widow of Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain who died in 1994.<br />
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'Nevermind'&nbsp;is one of the best-selling albums ever, with sales topping 30 million worldwide. It features Nirvana`s signature song "Smells Like Teen Spirit."<br />
<br />
In seeking a dismissal of Elden`s case, the defendants said his claim that the photo amounted to child pornography was "on its face, not serious" under the circumstances.<br />
<br />
They cited a 1994 court ruling which said no one could seriously believe a painting by French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir of a nude woman, or an innocuous family photo of a naked child in a bathtub, violated child pornography laws.<br />
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The defendants also said Elden could not claim to be a victim after spending three decades "profiting from his celebrity as the self-anointed `Nirvana Baby.`"<br />
<br />
Elden has posed as an adult to recreate the photo, including with 'Nevermind' tattooed on his chest.</p>


A federal judge in Los Angeles has dismissed a lawsuit by a man who said the grunge rock group Nirvana sexually exploited him by putting a photo of him as a naked, four-month-old baby on the cover of its classic 1991 album 'Nevermind.

A federal judge in Los Angeles has dismissed a lawsuit by a man who said the grunge rock group Nirvana sexually exploited him by putting a photo of him as a naked, four-month-old baby on the cover of its classic 1991 album 'Nevermind.' US District Judge Fernando Olguin on Monday dismissed the lawsuit after the plaintiff Spencer Elden missed a deadline to respond to the defendants` motion to dismiss the case. Olguin gave Elden until Jan. 13 to file an amended complaint to address alleged problems the defendants identified in his case. A lawyer for Elden did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Tuesday. In his lawsuit filed last August, Elden, by then aged 30, claimed he had suffered "lifelong damages" from the album cover, which depicted him swimming naked toward a dollar bill pierced with a fish hook. Elden sought at least $150,000 in damages from each of several defendants, including Universal Music Group, Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic, and Courtney Love, the widow of Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain who died in 1994. 'Nevermind' is one of the best-selling albums ever, with sales topping 30 million worldwide. It features Nirvana`s signature song "Smells Like Teen Spirit." In seeking a dismissal of Elden`s case, the defendants said his claim that the photo amounted to child pornography was "on its face, not serious" under the circumstances. They cited a 1994 court ruling which said no one could seriously believe a painting by French Impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir of a nude woman, or an innocuous family photo of a naked child in a bathtub, violated child pornography laws. The defendants also said Elden could not claim to be a victim after spending three decades "profiting from his celebrity as the self-anointed `Nirvana Baby.`" Elden has posed as an adult to recreate the photo, including with 'Nevermind' tattooed on his chest.

'Nevermind': Judge dismisses lawsuit by man who was naked baby on Nirvana album

<p>Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, who defined grunge and the rise of alternative rock, would have turned 50 on Monday. He remains an enduring cultural presence even for many young people -- but what would he be doing if he were alive?</p>

<p>The 27-year-old shot himself at his home in Seattle on April 5, 1994, ending his life, his suffering and, at least symbolically, the grunge movement. Rock has kept evolving since his suicide yet &quot;Nevermind,&quot; Nirvana&#39;s brutal 1991 masterpiece, is still widely considered one of the most influential albums in history.</p>

<p>&quot;He remains the most important musician of the last two decades in music, with an album that is still&nbsp;one of the last great rock records,&quot; said Charles R. Cross, who has written three books on the artist including &quot;Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain.&quot;</p>

<p>To Cross, Cobain&#39;s key contribution is opening the way for songwriters to tackle a wider emotional range. Nirvana&#39;s songs included &quot;Lithium,&quot; a frank exploration of Cobain&#39;s manic depression, and the searing &quot;Rape Me.&quot;</p>

<p>&quot;His impact on songwriting was that he made it okay for songs to be about painful emotions, angst, depression -- even something as awful as rape,&quot; Cross said.</p>

<p>Nirvana was at the forefront of a boom in alternative rock, as mainstream audiences increasingly listened to Seattle grunge bands who also included Pearl Jam and Soundgarden -- as well as hard-edged groups from elsewhere in the United States such as Green Day and Smashing Pumpkins.</p>

<p>Nirvana&#39;s influence can be heard in more recent bands such as Cloud Nothings, Cage the Elephant and Fall Out Boy -- but also in more unexpected areas. Rap superstar Jay Z quoted Nirvana&#39;s breakthrough hit &quot;Smells Like Teen Spirit&quot; in his track &quot;Holy Grail,&quot; which featured Justin Timberlake.</p>

<p>Stan Cuesta, a French music journalist who has written a book on Nirvana, said the group&#39;s fan base remains surprisingly young. &quot;Smells Like Teen Spirit&quot; has enjoyed a recent resurgence with nearly 500 million views on YouTube.</p>

<p>&quot;Nirvana&#39;s audience today isn&#39;t the people who listened to the group at the time. It&#39;s young people. It&#39;s funny as some of them weren&#39;t born when Kurt Cobain died 23 years ago,&quot; Cuesta said.</p>

<p><strong>How would Cobain fare in the internet age</strong></p>

<p>But Cobain -- with his ragged cardigan and thick blonde locks -- may be better known for some younger fans for his look rather than Nirvana&#39;s music, Cuesta said.</p>

<p>&quot;Kurt&#39;s poster is in everyone&#39;s bedroom like Che Guevara&#39;s poster used to be, even if people don&#39;t necessarily know much about Che&#39;s political activities or Nirvana&#39;s music,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>Cobain -- whose suicide note quoted Neil Young&#39;s line that &quot;it&#39;s better to burn out than to fade away&quot; -- may have hated his contemporary image.</p>

<p>But what would Cobain have been like as a 50-year-old in 2017, an era when most artists feel obliged to promote themselves constantly on the internet and many make their music on laptops instead of in garages?</p>

<p>&quot;I don&#39;t think Nirvana would have been around long to begin with,&quot; Cuesta said. &quot;He said so at the time. His success was weighing heavily on him. He would have pursued a solo career different than what he was doing at the beginning.&quot;</p>

<p>A possible sign of what Cobain would have become could be seen in &quot;MTV Unplugged in New York,&quot; the last recording of Nirvana which was released months after his death.</p>

<p>Recorded for the MTV series of the time, Cobain went mellow with an acoustic guitar. In addition to Nirvana songs, the session featured multiple covers including of David Bowie&#39;s &quot;The Man Who Sold the World&quot; and the folk standard &quot;Where Did You Sleep Last Night?&quot;</p>

<p>&quot;He would have done something softer, more acoustic. He always had this blend of pop and punk,&quot; Cuesta said.</p>

<p>&quot;He might have gone more experimental. One of the things that was most gratifying for him was his recording with William Burroughs,&quot; the legendary beat poet whom Cobain accompanied on guitar as he recited &quot;The &#39;Priest&#39; They Called Him.&quot;</p>

<p>Some of Cobain&#39;s early recordings, made on cassette as he grew up in the lumber town of Aberdeen, Washington, were released in 2015 to accompany &quot;Montage of Heck,&quot; a documentary that had the cooperation of the rocker&#39;s widow Courtney Love.</p>

<p>Cuesta said it was possible to imagine a 50-year-old Cobain with a diverse solo discography that, much like Neil Young&#39;s, goes in both electric and acoustic directions.</p>

<p>&quot;It&#39;s a bit of a fantasy, but I would imagine him aging well.&quot;</p>

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Cobain became a household name following the cult album 'Nevermind' in 1991, with his songs continuing to dominate our zeitgeist

Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, who defined grunge and the rise of alternative rock, would have turned 50 on Monday. He remains an enduring cultural presence even for many young people -- but what would he be doing if he were alive? The 27-year-old shot himself at his home in Seattle on April 5, 1994, ending his life, his suffering and, at least symbolically, the grunge movement. Rock has kept evolving since his suicide yet "Nevermind," Nirvana's brutal 1991 masterpiece, is still widely considered one of the most influential albums in history. "He remains the most important musician of the last two decades in music, with an album that is still one of the last great rock records," said Charles R. Cross, who has written three books on the artist including "Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain." To Cross, Cobain's key contribution is opening the way for songwriters to tackle a wider emotional range. Nirvana's songs included "Lithium," a frank exploration of Cobain's manic depression, and the searing "Rape Me." "His impact on songwriting was that he made it okay for songs to be about painful emotions, angst, depression -- even something as awful as rape," Cross said. Nirvana was at the forefront of a boom in alternative rock, as mainstream audiences increasingly listened to Seattle grunge bands who also included Pearl Jam and Soundgarden -- as well as hard-edged groups from elsewhere in the United States such as Green Day and Smashing Pumpkins. Nirvana's influence can be heard in more recent bands such as Cloud Nothings, Cage the Elephant and Fall Out Boy -- but also in more unexpected areas. Rap superstar Jay Z quoted Nirvana's breakthrough hit "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in his track "Holy Grail," which featured Justin Timberlake. Stan Cuesta, a French music journalist who has written a book on Nirvana, said the group's fan base remains surprisingly young. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" has enjoyed a recent resurgence with nearly 500 million views on YouTube. "Nirvana's audience today isn't the people who listened to the group at the time. It's young people. It's funny as some of them weren't born when Kurt Cobain died 23 years ago," Cuesta said. How would Cobain fare in the internet age But Cobain -- with his ragged cardigan and thick blonde locks -- may be better known for some younger fans for his look rather than Nirvana's music, Cuesta said. "Kurt's poster is in everyone's bedroom like Che Guevara's poster used to be, even if people don't necessarily know much about Che's political activities or Nirvana's music," he said. Cobain -- whose suicide note quoted Neil Young's line that "it's better to burn out than to fade away" -- may have hated his contemporary image. But what would Cobain have been like as a 50-year-old in 2017, an era when most artists feel obliged to promote themselves constantly on the internet and many make their music on laptops instead of in garages? "I don't think Nirvana would have been around long to begin with," Cuesta said. "He said so at the time. His success was weighing heavily on him. He would have pursued a solo career different than what he was doing at the beginning." A possible sign of what Cobain would have become could be seen in "MTV Unplugged in New York," the last recording of Nirvana which was released months after his death. Recorded for the MTV series of the time, Cobain went mellow with an acoustic guitar. In addition to Nirvana songs, the session featured multiple covers including of David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold the World" and the folk standard "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" "He would have done something softer, more acoustic. He always had this blend of pop and punk," Cuesta said. "He might have gone more experimental. One of the things that was most gratifying for him was his recording with William Burroughs," the legendary beat poet whom Cobain accompanied on guitar as he recited "The 'Priest' They Called Him." Some of Cobain's early recordings, made on cassette as he grew up in the lumber town of Aberdeen, Washington, were released in 2015 to accompany "Montage of Heck," a documentary that had the cooperation of the rocker's widow Courtney Love. Cuesta said it was possible to imagine a 50-year-old Cobain with a diverse solo discography that, much like Neil Young's, goes in both electric and acoustic directions. "It's a bit of a fantasy, but I would imagine him aging well." (AFP)

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