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Ciara Spills How Her ‘Goodies’ Hit Almost Went to Britney Spears
Ciara launched her “Level Up Radio” with Apple Music Hits last week, and she spilled a “crazy story” about how her debut No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 single “Goodies” almost went to Britney Spears. Had Ciara’s name not been attached to the Petey Pablo-assisted hit, she would’ve missed out on her career-defining success with a No. 1 song that stretched out on the chart for seven weeks straight and is platinum-certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). “When I had this record, I knew that it was a very, very special record. And I worked so hard on this record, and this industry can sometimes bring you incredible challenges,” she recalled. “But unbeknownst to me… it was myself a...
Kenny Smith Walks Off ‘Inside The NBA’ Set In An Act of Solidarity With Players
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Following the Milwaukee Bucks decision to boycott their playoff game on Wednesday night (Aug.26), it triggered a snowball effect of protests and reactions. While the world was still in shock following the Milwaukee Bucks decision to not play in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake by a Kenosha, Wisconsin police officer, who has been identified, the Inside The NBA crew had to instantly react. It was very evident once the cameras went live, that the mood inside Studio J was a very somber one. In an unprecedented and powerful act of solidarity, Kenny Smith decided that the moment just didn’t call for him talking about basketball, removed his microphone, and walked off the set. “As a black man, as a former player, I think it’s best for me to support t...
T.I. And 50 Cent Team Up For Show Based On Derrick Parker’s ‘Hip-Hop Cop’ Book
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Even though T.I. and 50 Cent were not seeing eye to eye on their discographies the two will indeed be paired in a different capacity. The MC’s will be working on a series about how Rap became a focus for the NYPD. As spotted on Variety a new show is in the works based on the life of Derrick Parker. Titled Twenty Four Seven the project will bring the former lawman’s career to life all thanks to the Clifford and Curtis. For those not in the know Parker was the first police officer from the Big Apple who was specifically assigned to keep tabs on Hip-Hop artists. He would go on to retire from the squad and release his biography in 2006. According to the report Dallas Jackson is slotted as a writer. 50 Cent will serve as an executive producer through...
Naomi Osaka Returns To Tennis After Withdrawing In Solidarity With Jacob Blake Protest
Source: Al Bello / Getty Naomi Osaka is returning to tennis after joining the onslaught of athletes who are refusing to play in solidarity with protestors in Wisconsin over the shooting of Jacob Blake and the murder of two peaceful protestors by 17-year old domestic terrorist Kyle Rittenhouse. According to CBS Sports, the young tennis star is returning to the court after initially pulling out in wake of the aftermath of Jacob Blake shooting and murder of two peaceful protestors. After the tweet from the world’s highest-paid female athlete, the US Open warmup announced there would be no play Thursday before resuming Friday. But later Thursday, Osaka told the Guardian newspaper in a statement she would return to the event on Friday to take on Elise Mertens in the semifinals. “I was (and am) ...
HHW Gaming: New ‘Star Wars: Squadrons’ Gameplay Trailer Shows Of Single-Player Campaign
Source: EA / Motive Studios Back in June, EA, Motive Studios, and Lucasfilm gave us our first look at Star Wars: Squadrons. Today (Aug.27), during Gamescom Opening Night Live, we got to see even more footage from the forthcoming game. For those that don’t know, Star Wars: Squadrons takes you back to a galaxy far, far, away and puts you in the pilot seat of the starfighters you have come to love e from both the New Republic and The Galatic Empire. Thursday we got a glimpse of the game’s single-player campaign that while have players take on the role of two customizable pilots in both factions of the war that has spanned many Star Wars films. You will partake in missions that will have you safeguarding the New Republic and assisting The Galatic Empire in their conquest to “restore order.” St...
Deftones Serve Up White Pony Beer in Honor of Album’s 20th Anniversary
Deftones fans have been drinking in the sensational sounds of White Pony for 20 years. Now, they can actually consume “White Pony” beer, as the alt-metal act has announced a new IPA named after their 2000 landmark album. In addition to prepping the release of a brand-new album titled Ohms, due September 25th, Deftones have been commemorating the 20th anniversary of White Pony in style. Previously, the band launched a limited-edition merch capsule, and revealed that they are working on a reissue of the LP, complete with a bonus disc of remixes titled “Black Stallion”. Now, add beer to the White Pony celebration. Deftones have teamed up with San Diego brewery Belching Beaver to create the double dry hopped IPA, and the description is nearly as appealing as Chino Moreno’s soaring vocals: “Whi...
R.I.P. Joe Ruby, Co-Creator of Scooby-Doo Dies at 87
Joe Ruby, co-creator of beloved animated characters including Scooby-Doo, has died of natural causes. Via Variety, he was 87 years old. Along with his writing partner Ken Spears, Ruby helped establish Hanna-Barbera’s voice and redefined Saturday morning cartoons. They created such beloved children’s series as Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, Dynomutt, Dog Wonder, Jabberjaw, The Barkleys, and The Houndcats. Later, Ruby-Spears Productions executive produced animated series like Superman, Mr. T., Alvin and the Chipmunks, Thundarr the Barbarian, and more. Born March 30th, 1933, Ruby began his career at Walt Disney, where he worked as an inbetweener: an assistant animator charged with drawing intermediate images between key frames. After a stint in the US Navy, Ruby eventually la...
Trump Wanted The Killers, Celine Dion, Kiss, or Meat Loaf to Play His Inauguration
Donald Trump, Celine Dion (photo by Amanda Koellner), The Killers (photo by Ben Kaye), and Kiss (photo by Autumn Andel) It’s no secret many musicians aren’t fans of Donald Trump — just look at the number of artists who have spoken out or taken legal action against him. It’s not surprising, then, that his 2017 inauguration featured bottom-barrel performances by the likes of 3 Doors Down, Toby Keith, and DJ Ravidrums. But if Trump had gotten his way, the relatively paltry crowd at the National Mall that fateful day would have been listening to The Killers, Celine Dion, KISS, Aerosmith, or even Meat Loaf. The list of targeted performers comes from an excerpt from the new book Melania and Me, written by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a close friend and former Senior Advisor to First Lady Melania T...
Bill and Ted: Face the Music Brings an Excellent Reunion But a Bogus Story: Review
The Pitch: It’s been decades since William “Bill” S. Preston Esq. (Alex Winter) and Theodore “Ted” Logan (Keanu Reeves) triumphed over Hell and defeated gym-teacher-turned-terrorist Chuck De Nomolos. Sadly, the Wyld Stallyns have seen better days, and the two world renown rockers have been reduced to garage band has-beens. With their rock and roll destiny in turmoil, the entire universe begins to crumble, leaving Bill and Ted exactly 78 minutes to face the music and save the world once again. Strange Things are Afoot: The beauty of the Bill and Ted franchise has always been its brazen imagination. It’s an ’80s slacker daydream fueled by the very slushees and sugary snacks our two heroes grab at the Circle K. Creators Chris Matheson and Ed Solomon have long been self-aware of that fact...
Tiwa Savage – Celia Album
Here is the brand new Tiwa Savage – ‘Celia’ album download out now! Nigerian songstress Tiwa Savage finally puts out her highly anticipated third studio album ‘Celia‘. The singer’s last body of work was the ‘Sugarcane’ EP released in 2017. ‘Celia’ album by Tiwa Savage houses 12 songs including songs like ‘Temptation‘, ‘Koroba‘, ‘Dangerous Love‘ etc., which were released as lead singles. She features some artistes like Davido, Sam Smith, Hamza, Stefflon Don etc. Listen & enjoy Tiwa Savage’s – ‘Celia’ below. Get album Share this: You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, shar...
Patoranking – Three Album
Don’t miss this brand new Patoranking – ‘Three’ album download out now! Nigerian dancehall heavyweight Patoranking delivers his banging new third studio album titled ‘Three‘. The ‘Alubarika’ hitmaker’s last studio album ‘Wilmer’ was released sometime in 2019. ‘Three’ album by the dancehall singer contains 12 solid songs including songs like ‘Nobody‘, ‘Mon Bebe‘, ‘Odo Bra‘ and ‘Abule‘, which was released as the lead single. There is a handful of some featured artistes like Sauti Sol, Flavour, Tiwa Savage and King Promise are on the LP. Production on the album was done by Telz, Kamera, Ctea, and others. Listen & enjoy Patoranking’s – ‘Three’ below. Get album Share this: You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should...
Queen + Adam Lambert Share Live Performance of ‘The Show Must Go On’
Queen + Adam Lambert debuted their live version of Queen’s “The Show Must Go On” today (Aug. 27), which was captured at London’s O2 Arena on July 4, 2018. It was the last track on 1991’s Innuendo, Queen’s final album released during Freddie Mercury’s lifetime. Check out the performance below: [embedded content] Brian May spoke about the song in a statement. “Even though we were all aware of Freddie’s impending tragedy, we had some inspired and joyful times in the studio, making the Innuendo album. We didn’t speak much about Freddie’s illness — he just wanted to get on with ‘business as usual’ as far as possible. But already there was only a day or two per week when Freddie was well enough to come in and work with us. We grabbed those precious momen...
