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Memphis hitmaker NLE Choppa joins forces with rap legend Lil Wayne for the blistering new single “Ain’t Gonna Answer” via 360 MAGAZINE.

NLE CHOPPA × LIL WAYNE

Memphis hitmaker NLE Choppa joins forces with rap legend Lil Wayne for the blistering new single “Ain’t Gonna Answer” Listen HERE and watch HERE. Packed with raucous energy, dizzying wordplay and boundless attitude, the collaboration is the latest taste of Choppa’s highly anticipated Cottonwood 2 album coming April 14th via NLE Entertainment/Warner Records. Pre-save the project HERE. 

“Tell me baby, what we doin’, what we doin’? Makin’ money,” the multi-platinum MC spits over driving percussion and frantic strings. “What they doin’ hatin’ on us? If they want it, take it from me.” Weezy then steps up to contribute one of his trademark spitfire verses. The hip-hop cohorts know exactly how to bring the party and “Ain’t Gonna Answer” is no exception. This banger was made to be blasted as loud as possible. 

The track arrives a matter of weeks after his hard-hitting anthem “Mo Upfront,” the triumphant “Champions” and defiant “23.” Since topping Billboard’s Emerging Artists chart for a record-breaking 24 weeks in 2019, cracking the Billboard 200 top 10 with 2020’s Top Shotta, and earning a spot on last year’s Billboard 21 Under 21 list, his star has continued to rise.

Now, Choppa’s using his platform of over 35 million combined followers to inspire and advocate for the youth through his “NLE Reading Challenge,” vegan & holistic lifestyle, and social activism. With “Ain’t Gonna Answer” and Cottonwood 2, Choppa is ready to take his place at the pinnacle of hip hop.

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Joy Oladokun’s new song We're all gonna die released via 360 MAGAZINE.

Joy Oladokun – We’re All Gonna Die

Acclaimed singer, songwriter, and musician Joy Oladokun’s new song, “We’re All Gonna Die” featuring Noah Kahan, is debuting today—listen/share HERE.

Of the song, Oladokun shares, “When my friends and I started ‘We’re All Gonna Die’ we were most shocked at how nihilistically joyful it is. Death is a dark and difficult subject for most people, including myself. This song is about facing the fear of head-on and acknowledging that we’re all guessing what the best way to live is. I love that it highlights a sense of humor that both Noah and I have that people may not always pick up on in our music.”

“We’re All Gonna Die” is the second song unveiled from Oladokun’s highly anticipated new album, Proof of Life, which will be released April 28 via Amigo Records/Verve Forecast/Republic Records (pre-order here). Ahead of the release, Oladokun recently unveiled album track, “Changes,” of which Billboard praises, “features the singer-songwriter’s vulnerable voice floating above tender acoustics as she reflects on kinetic shifts, both global and personal…her voice a relaxed balm on a steady beat.”

With production by Oladokun, Mike Elizondo, Ian Fitchuk, Dan Wilson and Alysa Vanderhym, Proof of Life captures the human experience with a profound simplicity. Across these thirteen tracks, Oladokun celebrates the little details and simple pleasures of being alive, while also giving voice to some of life’s most complex experiences in a way only she can. In addition to “We’re All Gonna Die” and “Changes,” the record features previously released songs “Keeping The Light On” and the instant-classic duet, “Sweet Symphony” feat. Chris Stapleton, as well as collaborations with Manchester Orchestra, Mt. Joy and Maxo Kream. A special deluxe edition of the album will also be available on CD and vinyl April 28 featuring three additional tracks: “Purple Haze,” “Spotlight” and “Flowers.”

“This album is evidence of how I live,” Oladokun shares. “I hope these are helpful anthems. I started making music because I wasn’t hearing from the ‘everyday human being’ on the radio. I hope this resonates with anybody who feels normal and needs a little musical boost to get through the day. I’m average. I do this job because I love what I do. I put so much care, craft, and intention into it. I’m making music to live to.”
One of music’s most unique and vulnerable voices, Oladokun, will join John Mayer and Noah Kahan on their respective sold-out tours this spring and summer. See below for a complete tour itinerary.
Further adding to her breakout career, Oladokun’s song, “i see america,” was selected as a finalist for the Recording Academy’s new Special Merit Award, Best Song for Social Change, an accolade honoring music that addresses current social issues while inspiring positive global impact. Additionally, Oladokun is featured as part of GAP’s new campaign for their limited-edition line, GAP x The Brooklyn Circus, created in partnership with Brooklyn Circus founder and creative director, Ouigi Theodore, to celebrate the spirit of individuality and culture.

Proof of Life adds to a series of breakout years for Oladokun, a proud queer Black person and daughter of Nigerian immigrants. Her breakthrough major label debut, in defense of my own happiness, landed on numerous “Best of 2021” lists including at Billboard, Variety, American Songwriter, The Tennessean, Nashville Scene, The Bitter Southerner and NPR Music, who praised, “She has a remarkable ability to distill how forces at work in the world…she can make even social and political protest feel like an intimate, warmly human act.”  

Moreover, Oladokun recently performed at the White House as part of the Respect for Marriage Act signing ceremony and has also performed on “CBS Saturday Morning,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “TODAY,” PBS’ “Austin City Limits and NPR Music’s “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” series. Oladokun’s music has also been included in Loudmouth, the recent Al Sharpton documentary, CBS’ “CSI: Vegas,” NBC’s “This Is Us,” ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC’s “Station 19,” NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” and HBO’s “And Just Like That” among many others.

Widely respected by her peers, Oladokun has collaborated with artists such as Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Jason Isbell, Lucie Silvas and Noah Kahan and has joined Morris, Isbell, My Morning Jacket, Pink Sweat$, Leon Bridges and Manchester Orchestra on the road. She’s also performed at several major festivals, including Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Hangout, Ohana Festival, and the Newport Folk Festival.

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HELENA CHRISTENSEN AND EVA HERZIGOVA WEAR BESPOKE SUSTAINABLE LOOKS FOR #ALULACREATES CHAMPIONING EMERGING SAUDI FEMALE DESIGNERS AT THE OSCARS 2023 VANITY FAIR PARTY via 360 MAGAZINE.

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WEAR BESPOKE SUSTAINABLE LOOKS FOR #ALULACREATES CHAMPIONING EMERGING SAUDI FEMALE DESIGNERS AT THE OSCARS 2023 VANITY FAIR PARTY

Following the launch of AlUla Creates, a platform designed to nurture creativity and empower future generations in film, the arts and fashion, ambassadors Helena Christensen and Eva Herzigova attended the Oscars Vanity Fair Party in bespoke sustainable looks designed by female Saudi designers, Arwa Al Ammari of ArAm, and Abeer Oraif, who alongside her sister Alia Oraif have demi couture label Atelier Hekayat. The designers worked alongside British-based designer Emilia Wickstead, who leant her experience and production support to bring the designers’ visions to life, creating looks ready for the red carpet.

The launch is part of a year-round programme that will allow exciting new female filmmakers and creatives to collaborate with leading industry professionals and access development funds to create and share their stories set against the majestic landscapes of AlUla with the world.

The first phase partners with The British Fashion Council (BFC), acclaimed Saudi film actor Mila Al Zahrani, Kloss Films founder Alec Maxwell and renowned fashion icons Helena Christensen and Eva Herzigova as ambassadors to champion the long-term mission of the platform.

For the AlUla Creates pilot activation, the concept behind the creative exchange started on an immersion trip where the designers became inspired by the AlUla history, landscapes, and night skies. At Emilia’s London atelier, the designs were brought to life using a range of pure silks and repurposed materials including reengineered crinoline and refashioned fabric from Abeer’s own Saudi atelier. As a raw material, silk is natural, renewable, biodegradable, and recyclable and here, its monomaterial application is aligned to circular design principles. Reutilising existing materials helps avoid virgin raw material production and diverts useable materials from waste streams, giving them another life.

Arwa Al Ammari said “AlUla is a land of extraordinary human and natural heritage. Getting inspired by this magical place to design a dress which tells part of our story, reflecting on heritage and showing it to the world at this prestigious event is a milestone in my career. Eva’s dress is inspired by the historical tombs of AlUla, the historic Incense Road and the curves and lines witnessed in the natural stone.”

The collaboration marks the advent of a long-term partnership between Eco-Age and the designers to deepen sustainability-focused practices within future product conception and overall business.

Abeer and Alia Oraif from Atelier Hekayat said “At Atelier Hekayat, we believe in art and stories. An art that comes from a combination of identities, moods, and cultural settings. Being part of the AlUla Creates program, and designing a dress for Helena Christensen has been a beautiful expression on this vision. We are happy to be involved in the program, and watch it bring support and opportunity to female founders in fashion and film in Saudi.”

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Helena Christensen wears a bespoke sustainably designed dress for #AlulaCreates by Saudi designer Atelier Hekayat, with production support Emilia Wickstead.

Eva Herzigova wears a bespoke sustainably designed dress for #AlulaCreates by Saudi female designer Arwa Al Ammari, and with production support by Emilia Wickstead.

ABOUT FILM ALULA

Film AlUla is The Royal Commission for AlUla’s film agency, established to promote and support international film and TV production in the County of AlUla, located in northwest Saudi Arabia. Its aim is to position AlUla as an international filming destination and develop the services, facilities, and infrastructure in the region to create a film-friendly ecosystem. 

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Artist Lydia Rosenberg exhibition at the Mattress Factory via 360 MAGAZINE.

THE MATTRESS FACTORY

The Mattress Factory announces the opening of three new distinct exhibitions in the Museum’s Monterey Annex from artists Lenka Clayton & Phillip Andrew Lewis, Lydia Rosenberg, and Katie Bullock.

These four artists – whose works form a cohesive yet unintentional connection – were selected by 2021 Regional Open Call Visiting Curator Denise Markonish, Chief Curator and Director of Exhibitions at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA.

Over the duration of collaborative duo Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis’s The Museum Collects Itself, the trash generated by the normal operations of the Mattress Factory Museum will be redirected – stored, catalogued and displayed within the Monterey Annex Gallery – instead of being thrown away. The gallery will begin as a blank white space and will slowly fill up with the discarded materials of all aspects of institutional activities, which may include production waste from art installations, administrative office debris, deinstalled artworks, educational workshop materials, museum visitor detritus, obsolete office technology, among other things.

By collecting 10-months of trash with involvement from the entire staff of the museum, Clayton and Lewis make cultural waste evident while aestheticizing the discarded – sorting, baling, and piling into the gallery, as visitors traverse the material via diminishing pathways. After dunes of garbage and rubbish pile up to manifest in a behind the scenes “self-portrait” of the museum’s functionality, the gallery ends as it started: empty.

In Do this while I wait, Lydia Rosenberg presents a series of sculptures initially described in her ongoing project of writing a novel-as-sculpture. The project concentrates on the character of Annette, an artist who spends as much time making objects as she does listening to guided meditations, that in turn creates a narrative in which domestic cleaning objects are the key to decluttering her mental landscape.

At the Mattress Factory, Rosenberg exhibits the objects that fictional Annette has been making. The objects are hybrids, much like Annette: shredded books or cast crow’s feet become broom bristles, a lamp becomes formless, a pillowcase becomes a bucket, and ceramic spaghetti turns into a mop. These transmutations get at the heart of how we tend to care for objects rather than ourselves or other humans and how this is further complicated when the imaginary becomes material and vice versa.

For As Seen From the Surface, Katie Bullock brings her ongoing archive to life – projecting small videos interspersed with diagrammatic drawings brought from books and her videos/photographs, all in a geometric pattern. These galleries function as both observatory and library, offering the opportunity for Bullock to tell us her stories and to merge the personal with the universal.

Together the elements form a new cabinet of curiosities for the infinitesimal. There is symmetry in seeing the videos and drawings together as they tell a story of experience followed by the sometimes fruitless need to understand what just occurred. The shimmering graphite of the drawings catch the light, while the vellum’s transparency and buoyancy allow them to flutter as we pass by. This collection will grow throughout the life of the show to include experiences from Bullock’s time living in Pittsburgh.

The exhibitions will be on view through December 30, 2023.

StoveShelf is an excellent resource for home goods via 360 MAGAZINE.

StoveShelf

Thanks to this TikTok trending kitchen hack, StoveShelf allows you to maximize your countertop and keep your kitchen organized. This high-quality, magnetic shelf attachment fits securely to the top of your range, giving you the perfect spot to stash your most-used spices, cooking oils, and utensils. Simply place this magnetic spice rack on top of your stove, and you’re all set (no handyman required).

StoveShelf™ Highlights:

•Transforms the back of your stove into a storage rack

•Keeps condiments, spices, oils, or decor at the ready

•Installs in seconds

•Strong, rare-earth magnets ensure it’s wobble-free

•Perfect for both small and large kitchens

•Works on flat and slightly curved surfaces

•Built-in backstop keeps items from falling

•Removable design is rental friendly

•No drills, no holes, no screws, and no glues

•Choose from food-grade stainless steel or black or white powder-coated finishes

•Available in 3 sizes: 20, 24, and 30 inches

•Made in the USA!

About StoveShelf:

Scott Fleming invented the first StoveShelf by himself back in 2014 out of wood and household magnets. He then patented the device and obtained the trademark for the word StoveShelf, and started making them in his garage in 2017. By 2022, StoveShelf became the #1 selling spice rack on Amazon!

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Three Inexpensive Ways to Create a Modern Looking Home

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We all want to have a home that is cozy and modern. The only thing that may keep us from pursuing our modernization project would be the thought of how much it would cost. After all, the beautiful homes and interior designs we see in magazines or our friends’ homes look expensive and, therefore, elusive. However, creating a modern-looking home does not need to cost an arm and a leg, as you may imagine. With your creativity and resourcefulness, you can have a place that looks exactly how you dreamed it would be. For instance, you can always find cheap fabric to make beautiful curtains and other DIY home decor projects that can enhance the look of your home.
Read on below to learn a few valuable tips on how to create a modern-looking home inexpensively.
Wallpaper or repaint
Two of the best ways to modernize your home are to refresh its walls with a new coat of paint or wallpaper. Nonetheless, it is essential to pay attention to the colors you decide to use. It is best to repaint with lighter shades such as creams and pastels if you have smaller spaces. These colors will make the rooms look more expensive. Darker shades will only make small areas look even smaller. Regarding the wallpaper, it would be a better option to keep away from patterns that are too bright or have too many prints going on. Should you decide on this, you may want to confine it to one wall as a contrast. Busy patterns can also make a room appear cramped. You may also want to pay attention to your doors, repainting them in a complementing shade to give them a fresh appearance.
Neaten the place
It is no secret that decluttering can instantly transform any home into an attractive and cozy place. If you have too many things occupying most of your space, your home will only look cluttered and uncomfortable to live in. Most modern homes are minimalistic, making them more spacious and airier. Keep your surfaces clear of unnecessary items and avoid overdoing the decor. Have a place for everything and keep everything in its proper place. Lastly, avoid overcrowding with furniture that you don’t need. You want to have space to move around, so it would be best to keep your floors clear.
Add a touch of nature
Plants and flowers beautify any room you put them in. Their colors add life and make a home look pleasant and welcoming. More than that, plants are excellent air purifiers that help remove toxins from your indoor air. They can be included in any home’s room to enhance their look further and keep the air clean.
Your home is a reflection of your personality. The home environment can also affect your mood. Thus, it would be an excellent idea to do what you can to make it as attractive and comfortable as possible. Then, you can start your remodeling project without worrying about spending too much. These tips will help you achieve what you set out to do on a budget.

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How to Start an Indoor Garden

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You might think you need acreage to have a garden plot. Nonsense — if you have sunshine in your apartment, you can start an indoor version.

Container growing offers unparalleled convenience. You don’t have to slog through the weather to tend your crops — you can do so from the comfort of your climate-controlled abode. Here are five tips on starting an indoor garden that will have you making fresh tomato sauce and passing out blooms to all your friends in no time.
1. Get Your Water Tested
Plants have a lot in common with animals. Both require a place to live, grow and reproduce safely from the worst of the elements. They also need food and water. This final necessity might do more to influence the health of your indoor plants than any other. However, it’s a factor many novice gardeners overlook until they find themselves wondering why their spider plant fails to thrive.
The first thing to determine is whether your water comes from a well or a municipal water supply. One advantage of the former is that your liquid remains free of sanitizing agents as it comes up from an underground source. Elements like chlorine, chloramine and fluoride can slow the growth of your plants and impact the flowering cycle.
However, that doesn’t mean you’re out of the woods if you have a well. Such groundwater sources often have high levels of arsenic, lead and sulfur contamination. Additionally, the water might be rather hard, containing magnesium and calcium. These minerals are responsible for accumulating on plumbing surfaces, causing clogs.
The first water quality you must determine is your pH level. This scale measures how basic or acidic your water is. An overly alkaline pH can lead to mineral loss in your soil and poor harvests from your indoor garden crops.
Your water also contains beneficial bacteria, unless it comes from an overly clean municipal source. This riddance inhibits the processing of organic compounds for plant availability. You might have better luck harvesting rainwater to use for your plants — doing so also cuts down on waste. Before doing so, ensure you’re legally allowed to use a barrel in your jurisdiction. Some places restrict collection out of fear of providing breeding grounds for mosquitos.
Understanding your water quality starts by reading your bill. Your municipality should publish a quality report you can access. You can also purchase PPM meters, although they won’t tell you the precise mineral content of your water. For the best results, you should refer a sample to a lab for testing.
2. Choose the Right Location
You might end up with more than one indoor garden — and that’s perfectly OK. Different species have varying needs for sunlight. Your golden pothos may adore hanging by a sunny window, but your primroses have another preference. Honor it if you want the best results.
Discovering your various plants’ penchant for light or shade is as simple as reading the instructions that come with most varieties. The internet is also a glorious resource for all things horticulture. You can even find plant identifier apps that will diagnose possible diseases and recommend the best course of treatment.
Your kitchen windowsill is the ideal place for a herb garden. You might not need to travel beyond your grocery store for supplies. Many fresh soft herbs will sprout in water, allowing you to keep them going that way or plant them in soil for improved longevity.
Don’t overlook your bedroom as a location for shade-loving plants. In the 1980s, NASA studied houseplants to see if they could provide sufficient oxygen for supporting life in space. They discovered that these herbal wonders also scrub toxins like formaldehyde from indoor air — meaning you might breathe more comfortably at night, especially if you’re sensitive to allergens.
3. Select the Perfect Pots
Your plants are beautiful, and much like the right outfit can accentuate your natural beauty, the correct pot can showcase your collection in style. Will you mix and match or go for a monochrome look? You have several options.
You’ll find that plastic planters are the most affordable and lightweight option. You can carry a stack of them home from the store without ever breaking a sweat. However, this material may fade in sunlight and attract and store heat, leading to premature wilting of your plants. You may also need to replace them after a couple of seasons, particularly if you use them in sunny locations.
Clay pots and planters offer superior longevity and can also help you if you’re a novice gardener. This substance controls moisture levels, keeping your plant roots from suffering rot if you accidentally go a bit too heavy with the watering can.
Disadvantages of clay pots include the cost, weight and size. They may also break if you drop them. However, they’re your best long-lasting and eco-friendly bet for an indoor garden that grows season after season.
4. Invest in Beginner-Friendly Plants
Your plant choices partially determine your indoor garden’s success. For example, you probably don’t want to start with orchids if you’re new to horticulture. These plants look elegant but have a longstanding reputation for being finicky about their treatment.
Golden pothos is an ideal starter plant for sunny locations. Succulents also make easy-to-care-for choices for lining the brightest windowsills of your home. Bamboo and peace lily plants work well in darker bedroom areas, as they prefer the shade.
5. Keep Your Hobby Going on the Cheap
Once you establish your indoor garden, it’s relatively simple and inexpensive to add to it using materials you already have. One way to do so is by propagating live herbs from cuttings. Soft-stemmed herbs such as basil and oregano require little more than water, although you can buy liquids to encourage root growth. Woody-stemmed herbs take a little more prompting, although you can still use this technique by cutting stems from newer growth that hasn’t hardened yet.
You can also amass a bumper crop of the vegetables you use most often in the kitchen. It’s simple to save the seeds from plants like peppers and tomatoes, dry them and use them to start new seedlings. You won’t even have to drive to the farmers market once you establish your indoor garden on your balcony.
Start an Indoor Garden
You don’t need acreage to enjoy growing things. Use the five tips above to start an indoor garden that fills your home with joy.

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How to Upgrade Your Lifestyle For Less

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Everyone wants a sprinkle of glamor in their lives every now and again, and this has led to an interest in the trend for affordable luxury, where families try to add sparkle to their everyday lives without breaking the bank. Whether you are dreaming of a new car or a travel experience of a lifetime, this article will show you how simple it is to both upgrade your lifestyle and still have enough money left over to pay the mortgage.  

  • Stay Savvy When Repairing or Replacing Your Car 

Cars and other vehicles have always been symbolic of the luxury lifestyle, with many people searching to upgrade their car every couple of years for the latest model or the newest design. However, when you are considering upgrading your car, you should be aware of the best methods in which to do this. For instance, http://tearapart.com/ can help you to get more for your money when buying a new car by selling old vehicles for parts, allowing you to build up a larger nest egg to buy the car that you have always been dreaming of. Not only this but Tear Away also allows you to buy used parts, meaning that you can upgrade the parts in your car and make it drive like it is brand new for far less of the expected cost.

  • Simplify Home Remodelling 

Now, you need the home to match this luxurious lifestyle, and remodeling your home is often perceived as the best way to do this. However, remodeling can often be expensive, whether you plan to buy new furniture or even build an extension. Rather than spend out on extensive remodels, you can add luxury to your home for less by making a number of simple changes. These include investing in new soft furnishings to cover worn furniture, adding mood lighting which you can adapt to your needs, giving your rooms a lick of paint, investing in fresh flowers or plants, and increasing the natural lighting in your rooms. Last but not least, be sure to visit https://visionarylofts.co.uk/ if you want to improve your home’s aesthetic by converting it into a loft. 

  • Find Travel Deals 

Vacations are often the best times for families to experience luxury, and you can enjoy a luxury vacation for less by being savvy when booking your travel experience. Rather than simply book the first flight that you come across, you should be aware of the travel deals available for the region you plan to travel to, compare flights and hotels using comparison websites, and build up air miles for reduced costs. Sometimes using a VPN to search for flights from a different geographical location can also give you cheaper flights. You should also consider booking early or late in the season, and even traveling during off-peak times for the best business class prices. 

  • Go on Luxury Days Out for Less 

Luxury days out do not always have to be as expensive as you would imagine, either, with there being many ways in which you can enjoy a day out for less. This can include looking for free events in your local area or waiting for coupons so that you can enjoy the most popular attractions and restaurants near you. 

  • Be an Expert in the Fashion World 

It is also important to dress to impress when you are considering luxury and becoming an expert in the fashion world is one of the best ways to do so. Rather than spending out a lot on clothing, though, you should consider investing in one or two staple pieces, or consider a capsule wardrobe to enable you to combine both luxury and minimalism at once.