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Flo Rida Wins $82M Lawsuit Against Celsius Energy Drink
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Variety / Getty It is only a couple of weeks into 2023 and Flo Rida is already up big. He was awarded 82 million dollars in a lawsuit against Celsius Energy Drink. As spotted on Complex a Florida court sided with the rapper in a breach of contract lawsuit. Back in 2014 the Mail On Sunday talent signed an endorsement deal with the beverage company with a goal to “globally market and promote all aspects of the Celsius brand.”. It seems Celsius was pleased with his performance as they renewed the contract in 2016. Things seemed to go left when the “Low” MC felt that the brand had not held their part of the bargain with regards to payment and stock options. In 2021 he filed a lawsuit against the company seeking $30,000 in damages. His lawyer John Uu...
Police Dispel Rumors Of Carole Baskin’s 1st Husband Being Alive
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Araya Doheny / Getty The first husband of Carole Baskin, Tiger King star, is being debated online after a report reemerged suggesting federal authorities found him alive and was swiftly dismissed as inaccurate by local cops. According to reports, the buzz began as social media users viewed an interview that Baskin did in 2021 for the British network ITV where she responded to claims made in the sequel to the hit Netflix documentary that she had something to do with the disappearance of Don Lewis. Lewis was Baskin’s first husband who had gone missing since August 18, 1997. Baskin stated that the Department of Homeland Security told her that he was “alive and well.” “They said that my husband, Don Lewis, is alive and well in Costa Rica,” Baskin said during ...
Sam Gendel Announces R&B-Inspired Album Cookup, Shares 112 Cover: Listen
Jazz artist Sam Gendel has announced a new album called Cookup, comprising reimagined versions of R&B songs by 112, Ginuwine, Aaliyah, All-4-One, Soul 4 Real, Beyoncé, Joe, Erykah Badu, Mario, SWV, and Boyz II Men originally released between 1992 and 2004. It’s due out February 24 via Nonesuch. Check out his cover of 112’s “Anywhere” featuring Meshell Ndegeocello below. Gendel recorded Cookup in California with Gabe Noel and Philippe Melanson. For his 2020 Nonesuch LP Satin Doll, the trio reconstructed jazz standards in a similar fashion. In the years since, Gendel has covered Vampire Weekend and released several more records, including the Nonesuch effort DRM, the 52-song Fresh Bread, and the Antonia Cytrynowicz collaboration Live a Little. Read about Sam Gendel in Pitchfork’s feature...
Watch Kali Uchis’ Video for New Song “I Wish You Roses”
Kali Uchis is back with the music video for the new song “I Wish You Roses.” The visual, directed by Cho Gi-Seok in South Korea, features plenty of floral imagery. Check it out below. “I Wish You Roses,” produced by Dylan Wiggins and Josh Crocker, follows Uchis’ recent songs “La Única” and “No Hay Ley.” She explained of her new single, “This song is about being able to release people with love. It could be a friend, a lover, or someone else, but the point is to celebrate releasing people from your life without being resentful or bitter.” Uchis released her latest studio album, Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞, in 2020. She’s performing at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April.
100 gecs Announce 2023 North American Tour Dates
100 gecs are hitting the road this spring. Dylan Brady and Laure Les are set to release their second album, 10,000 gecs, in late March, and, now, they’ve announced that they’ll be touring North American in support of the album. Machine Girl are set to open for the band on tour, with select dates featuring Fever Ray as co-headliner. Find the full list of dates below. 10,000 gecs, the much rumored follow-up to their 2019 debut album, 1000 gecs, is due out March 17. In between records, Laura Les and Dylan Brady released a remix album called 1000 gecs & the Tree of Clues, as well as their Snake Eyes EP, which includes the songs “Hey Big Man” and “Torture Me” with Skrillex. Read Pitchfork’s Cover Story “This Is Your Brain on 100 gecs.” All products featured on Pitchfork are independently se...
David Crosby Dies at 81
David Crosby has died at the age of 81 after a long illness, his wife, Jan Dance, announced. The singer-songwriter was one of the co-founders of the iconic folk rock band the Byrds. He went on to achieve massive success as one-third of Crosby, Stills & Nash and as part of the on-again, off-again quartet Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. His influential solo debut, If I Could Only Remember My Name, arrived in 1971. Born in California in 1941, David Crosby developed an interest in music when his older brother gave him a guitar as a teenager. In the mid-1960s, after spending time in Chicago and New York, Crosby co-founded the Byrds in Los Angeles with Gene Clark and Roger McGuinn. The Byrds made a splash with their versions of Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” and Pete Seeger’s “Turn! Turn...
A “360° Disco” Is Going Down In One of Manchester’s Most Historic Cathedrals
The bar for post-pandemic live music experiences has never been higher. On February 10th, an “epic electronic disco” will take place at the Manchester Cathedral, one of the most historic chapels in England. The building was originally founded in 1421 as a parish church before becoming a cathedral over 400 years later in 1847, according to The Journal of Ecclesiastical History. Produced by JBM Music, the unique show is part of 360 Beats and Fever’s “360°” series, which offers “clubbing experiences in exceptional locations such as cathedrals, concord planes, landmarks and rooftops while the DJ plays in the centre of the room.” The historic Manchester Cathedral. David Dixon Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Techno, disco and house music wil...
Polo & Pan Are Selling Their Personal Collection of Vintage Audio Equipment
Out with the old and in with the new—French electronic music tandem Polo & Pan are cleaning house, making space in their studio for fresh gear and audio equipment. Now, fans can head to the official Polo & Pan Reverb shop to purchase instruments from the duo’s treasure trove of vintage audio equipment. The instruments for sale were “pivotal” to the production of many of their hit songs, including “Tunnel” and “Ani Kuni,” a member of Reverb’s team tells EDM.com. Perhaps most notably, a pair of Universal Audio Urei 1176 compressors is available. They have been used to create almost all of the Polo & Pan tracks. Among Polo & Pan’s gear for sale is a pair of Universal Audio Urei 1176 Rev.H compressors. Polo & ...
A Collaboration From Tiësto and Alison Wonderland May Be In the Works
Sometimes a simple tweet can go a long way. Just ask Alison Wonderland, who recently fired off a random tweet to Tiësto about her aspirations to collaborate with the Dutch electronic music pioneer. “I wanna make a song with Tiesto will he see this tweet,” Wonderland wrote on January 17th. It wasn’t long before Tiësto replied with an emphatic confirmation. “Let’s make it happen !!” he tweeted less than 24 hours later. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Mum’s the word on whether or not the duo have broken ground on the collab. But fans will likely need to hold their breath considering Tiësto is currently busy rolling out his seventh studio album, Drive, due out on February 24th. He opened up about the album back in July 2022, describin...
Terminal V Announces 2023 Lineup With Charlotte de Witte, Amelie Lens, More
Take a deep dive into the world of techno and underground house music at Terminal V, a two-day festival in Edinburgh. What started as a humble, one-room warehouse party in 2017 has evolved into Scotland’s largest electronic music event. Thousands of ravers now annually head to Terminal V, which is renowned for top-tier stage design and mind-blowing live production. The organizers of Terminal V have revealed its 2023 lineup, a massive bill featuring Charlotte de Witte, Amelie Lens, I Hate Models, Folamour, Alan Fitzpatrick, Jayda G, 999999999 and Boys Noize, among others. Check out the full lineup for the festival, which returns April 8-9, below. The lineup for Terminal V 2023 features Charlotte de Witte, Amelie Lens, Boys Noize, I Hate Models, Franky Wah and more. c/o Terminal V...
Freddie Gibbs Delivers Found Footage-Style Music Video for “Rabbit Vision”
Freddie Gibbs has premiered an official video for one of fans’ favorite tracks off of his new album $oul $old $eparately. In the visual for “Rabbit Vision,” the Indiana rapper chronicles his come-up through a montage of blurry footage captured over the past few years. Scattered throughout the video are appearances from some of Gibbs’ friends and collaborators, including Big Sean and Kaytranada. There’s also an appearance from Jeezy, who also comes up in the song’s lyrics. “Me and Jeezy still ain’t spoke in years, but I got love for him / Could’ve talked it out, but I spoke out, I let it get to me,” he raps. “Showed me I could be a f**kin’ boss, best thing he did for me / I needed to grow, too immature, it’s sh*t I needed to know.” The visual was directed by Harley Astorga, Ben “Lambo” Lamb...
French Montana Envisions a Second Coming for the Mixtape Era
At a time in music when many up-and-coming rappers reject the idea of dropping mixtapes – or at the very least, view the format as archaic compared to the ease of unleashing singles on streaming platforms – French Montana has situated himself at the vanguard of what he predicts will be an industry-wide return to mixtape culture. The New York-by-way-of-Morocco rapper hails from a generation of artists whose discography precedes digital streaming, and, in conversation with Hypebeast, recalls passing out mixtapes by hand around his home borough of the Bronx in the early aughts. Unlike most rappers, however, Montana has kept up the tradition. Earlier this month, he dropped Coke Boys 6: Money Heist Edition, a joint tape with another champion of the format, DJ Drama, for the latter’s Gangsta Gri...
