JOVM’s William Ruben Helms belatedly celebrates the 95th anniversary of Ray Charles’ birth.
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Throwback: Happy 91st Birthday, Leonard Cohen!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 91st anniversary of the birth of Leonard Cohen.
Throwback: Happy Belated 73rd Birthday, Nile Rodgers!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms belatedly celebrates Nile Rodgers’ 73rd birthday.
Throwback: Happy 67th Birthday, Madonna!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Madonna’s 67th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 82nd Birthday, Ronnie Spector!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 82nd anniversary of the birth of Ronnie Spector.
Throwback: Happy 62nd Birthday, Whitney Houston!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrate the 62nd anniversary of the birth of Whitney Houston.
Throwback: Happy 124th Birthday, Louis Armstrong!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 124th anniversary of the birth of Louis Armstrong.
Throwback: Happy Belated 52nd Birthday, Wanya Morris!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms belatedly celebrates Wanya Morris’ 52nd birthday.
Photography: Capital One City Parks Foundation Summerstage and the French Consul General in NYC Present Bastille Day at Rumsey Playfield 7/13/25 feat. Bob Sinclair, Bigflo & Oli, Patrick Bruel and ESTL
Throwback: Happy 79th LInda Ronstadt!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Linda Ronstadt’s 79th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 75th Birthday, Huey Lewis!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Huey Lewis’ 75th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 62nd Birthday, George Michael!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 62nd anniversary of the birth of George Michael.
Throwback: Happy 72nd Birthday, Cyndi Lauper!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Cyndi Lauper’s 72nd birthday.
New Audio: N3WYRKLA Returns with Swaggering and Defiant “Bad Luck”
Philadelphia-born N3WYRKLA (pronounced New York L.A.) is a rising pop artist: “Outside All Night,” her collaboration with Brent Faiyaz and A$AP Rocky earned RIAA Gold Certification and has led to over one million monthly listeners on DSPs.
Earlier this year, the Philadelphia-based phenom opened for FERG on the North American leg of his The Darold Tour. And back in May, she released the lead single from her highly-anticipated full-length debut, “Plastic Cup.” “Plastic Cup” is burning up the charts right now: the track jumped to #15 on the Urban Radio Charts.
Building upon a rapidly growing profile, the Philadelphia-born artist shared her latest single, the Hitmaka-produced “BAD LUCK,” which features her honey-soaked vocal paired with a contemporary retro/old-school soul-inspired production that brings the likes of Monophonics, Bobby Oroza, Daptone Records, Colemine Records and others to mind.
Ironically, the song isn’t a lament on the narrator’s bad luck, whether personally or romantically or on superstitions; but rather, a self-assured side-eye to fuckbois, players, flops, deadbeats that open says that trusting these dudes out there is just going to get you a case of bad luck — and perhaps worse. At its core, it’s a feminist anthem that says “you don’t have to deal with bullshit, ever.”
Throwback: Happy 64th Birthday, Boy George!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Boy George’s 64th birthday.
