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Listen \u2013\u00a0I’ll be the first person to say that I really<\/em> like Yungblud<\/strong> as a person. His heart is usually<\/em> in the right place. His music? Hit or miss. However, I respect the hell out of the relationship he had with Ozzy<\/strong><\/a>, and therefore, I respect the dude himself. And so, I say this with the utmost respect\u2026 what in the actual fuck<\/em> made Yungblud<\/strong> think performing at a corporate<\/em> Christmas party<\/a> is a good idea? Especially with the general state of the world? <\/p>\n I mean, the behaviour can kind of be expected of the rest of the lot; but for an artist that has quite literally built a festival based around affordability, performing for the people who screw over the common man feels\u2026 counterintuitive. <\/p>\n Hired by billionaire<\/em> \u2013\u00a0yes, with a b<\/em> \u2013\u00a0Todd<\/strong> Boehly<\/strong>, the CEO of Eldridge Industries, Yungblud<\/strong> took to the makeshift stage to perform for a dead ass crowd alongside Slash<\/strong>, Chad<\/strong> Smith<\/strong> (Red<\/strong> Hot<\/strong> Chili<\/strong> Peppers<\/strong>), producer Andrew<\/strong> Watt<\/strong>, and Duff<\/strong> McKagan<\/strong> (Guns<\/strong> N<\/strong>‘ Roses<\/strong>). Covering only two tracks, “War Pigs” (Black Sabbath<\/strong>) and “Start Me Up” (The Rolling Stones<\/strong>), he quickly traded off to Brandi<\/strong> Carlile<\/strong>. Who then passed it on to Anthony<\/strong> Kiedis<\/strong>, and then Eddie<\/strong> Vedder<\/strong>, before debt-riddled Bruno<\/strong> Mars<\/strong> took to the stage to perform Nirvana<\/strong>‘s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” That’s already circulating online.<\/p>\n Todd<\/strong> Boehly<\/strong> has investments and key holdings in numerous companies, such as Dick<\/strong> Clark<\/strong> Productions, A24, previously the Hollywood<\/em> Reporter<\/em>\u2013Billboard<\/em> Media Group, Variety<\/em>, SPIN<\/em>, and other various financial and technology companies. He’s also <\/em>responsible for the merger between Billboard<\/em>, Rolling Stone<\/em>, The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>, Variety<\/em>, and Music Business Worldwide<\/em> in 2020. We all know what mergers do. He also partially owns the LA Dodgers and has a stake in the Chelsea FC in the UK. Boehly<\/strong>‘s Eldridge Industries, a holding company for all of these investments, handles over $70 billion<\/em> in assets. His net worth personally is almost $9 billion. <\/p>\n Beyond the odd lineup rock line-up, the idea of any kind of alternative artist performing for people who push the status quo and capitalist agenda, people who hoard wealth and resources, the very person who has made getting publicity harder<\/em>, feels like the artist has lost the essence of what it means to be in the alternative genre. Maybe if Boehly<\/strong> was more of a philanthropist, I’d be more sympathetic. But to allow yourself to be paid with the very money pinched, not only from the very people you’re performing for, but the people they screw over in their business deals\u2026 maybe you should step back and reevaluate your morals. Alternative music means pushing back against that, having issue with the way our government favours the rich. <\/p>\n I like Yungblud<\/strong>, however, this is so far from what it means to be any way alternative, it’s not even funny. The rest of them? Eh. Typical.<\/p>\n Enter your information below to get a daily update with all of our headlines and receive The Orchard Metal newsletter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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