Erick Morillo has died. The DJ probably best known for his “I Like to Move It” single was found dead in Miami. No other details have been released. Morillo was to be in court Friday to answer charges that he assaulted a woman at his him last December. He was 49.
Proving that the lines between pop music and country music are blurring, Justin Bieber is one of the leading nominees for the Country Music Awards. Thanks to Justin’s collaboration with Dan and Shay “10,000 Hours,” Justin is up for three awards including Song of the Year and Video of the Year. Maren Morris leads all nominees with five. The CMA’s stream live on September 16.
Elon Musk keeps climbing the money ladder. Yesterday he passed Mark Zuckerberg to move into the number three position. Thanks to his Tesla stock splitting, Musk is now worth about $115 billion. In January he was worth $32 billion, but Tesla stock has surged 500% and he owns 18%. He now only trails Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos. By the way, Jeff Bezos is on track to be the worlds first trillionaire, which is projected sometime in 2026.