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Madonna Calls Out Tory Lanez for ‘Illegal Usage’ of ‘Into the Groove’
Madonna has implied Tory Lanez sampled one of her classic songs without permission. The Queen of Pop left a note for Lanez on one of his recent Instagram posts, indicating that she’d already tried to message him privately regarding his new track “Pluto’s Last Comet” sounding like “Into the Groove.” “Read your messages for illegal usage of my song get into the groove!” Madonna wrote in a public comment from her own verified Instagram account, in an attempt to get his attention. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news It remains unclear whether Lanez, who’s name has also been in December headlines due to his trial on felony assault and gun charges for allegedly shooting Megan Thee Stallion in 2020, has read Madonna’s message or responded to her since she...
Alternative Pop Singer SkyDxddy Releases Newest Track ‘Hold Me’
Florida artist SkyDxddy has just dropped their newest track “Hold Me,” a song dedicated to members of the LGBTQ community struggling with mental illness and self doubt. The song details SkyDxddy’s own battles with depression and how it feels as close friends and family ignore early cries for help. Explore Explore SkyDxddy See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “‘Hold Me’ is a song I wrote at a dark time in my life. A time when I tried to speak up for myself and I was only met with judgment and gaslighting,” the gender fluid musician from a small town in Virginia tells Billboard. “I truly just wanted to be held while I cried and told I was going to be OK, and that never happened. No one should be in a relationship with someone who doesn’t love all their parts,...
Watch J. Cole’s New Hourlong Nardwuar Interview
On Christmas Day, Nardwuar shared an expansive new interview with J. Cole. It opens with a clip of Cole spotting Nardwuar backstage at Day N Vegas 2019, where he promised to set up an interview in the next year or so. Earlier this month, they met up at a Santa Monica, California-based recording studio for a conversation that lasts the majority of an hour. It features cameos from EarthGang and producer T-Minus. Watch it below. Cole released his new album The Off-Season earlier this year. In 2022, his Dreamville Festival will return to Raleigh, North Carolina. Read “5 Takeaways From J. Cole’s New Album The Off-Season.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Patti Smith Awarded Key to New York City
Patti Smith was awarded the key to New York City today by outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio. She gave a speech talking about what that honor meant to her and her history with the city. She and Lenny Kaye also performed “Ghost Dance.” Watch it happen below. “I wish I could give New York City the key to me, because that’s how I feel about our city,” Smith said. “With all its challenges and difficulties, it remains—and I’m quite a traveler—the most diverse city in the world.” She added, “To receive this at 75, it makes me look even more forward to the next 25 years.” “This is an extraordinary pleasure and honor for me, because for any of us who came of age in the 1970s and 1980s, there were many, many voices out there, many artists out there, many musicians out there, but there was only one Patti...
Chai Cover Wham!’s “Last Christmas”: Watch the Video
Chai got into the holiday spirit this year, releasing a cover of Wham!’s classic “Last Christmas” on Christmas Day. It arrived with a new music video starring the band. Watch it below. The band, who released their new album Wink earlier this year, join a stable of artists who have covered the iconic holiday song in recent years. Among those: Lucy Dacus recorded it in 2019 as part of her holiday covers series, Robyn performed it on BBC Radio 1 in 2018, Future Islands delivered a rendition in 2015, the xx shared a version in 2012, and Taylor Swift had a version of it in a 2007 holiday EP. Read Pitchfork’s list of “The 50 Best Holiday Songs of All Time.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Gift God: Drake Spreads Holiday Cheer In Toronto By Handing Out Cash
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images / Getty Drake is known to show out with his generous side, and that was in full display on Christmas as he was spotted doling out cash to people on the street in Toronto, Canada. The “More Life” rapper was spotted out and about in the six by a fan, casually reclining in the backseat of his custom Mercedes Maybach while cruising through a Yorkville neighborhood. The area is a destination for upscale shoppers, old Victorian-era homes, and elite restaurants. The video shows Drake handing passerby, who recognized him, a stack of 20 Canadian dollars. The size of the stack of money suggests that it contained hundreds of dollars. The original caption on that fan-shot video read: “@Champagnepapi giving away racks for...
Surprise: Warner Bros. Blesses Us With New Trailer For ‘The Batman’ Featuring More Zoe Kravitz As Catwoman
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Warner Bros. / The Batman A surprise new trailer for The Batman is a great late Christmas present. Dubbed “The Bat and The Cat,” this latest trailer gives us our best look at the dynamic between Robert Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne/Batman and Zoe Kravitz’s Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman. It also gives us more insight into The Riddler’s diabolical plan for the Dark Knight and his beloved Gotham City. This surprising look at the highly-anticipated film opens up with Bruce Wayne speaking with Jayme Lawson’s Bella Reál. The mayoral candidate doesn’t bite her tongue when she accuses the recluse billionaire playboy of not doing enough for Gotham City. The irony is she has no idea he’s out here beating the daylight out of crooks and cleaning up the streets. Related Stories...
End of An Era: Twitter Salutes Issa Rae & ‘Insecure’s Cast Following Series Finale
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Raymond Liu / HBO It’s a wrap, and Insecure fans are in their feelings. After five glorious seasons, Insecure has come to an end. The day many fans were looking forward to and, at the same time, dreaded arrived on Sunday (Dec.27). The adventures of Issa Dee and her gang as they navigate all aspects of life reached its epic conclusion. When it comes to ending a popular series, it’s tough to stick the landing and please die-hard fans. You can ask the showrunners and writers of Game of Thrones about that. Fans didn’t know what to expect out of the half an hour dramedy, with the main focus being on how Issa’s life would shape out and who she would end up with. Warning spoilers ahead. Life turned out great for Issa, Molly, Kelli, miserable Kelli, an...
New Trailer For “Atlanta” Gives A Euro-Trippy Look At The Third Season
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: FX Network / Atlanta FX Fans of the FX series Atlanta got a real treat in time for the holidays as a new trailer for the show’s upcoming season was released over the weekend. The new trailer for the wildly popular show shows Paper Boi and Earn head to Europe, taking in what the music scene there offers along with the culture. But being as this is Atlanta, there’s a boatload of weirdness and moments that will make you do double-takes. This trailer shows Donald Glover, LaKeith Stanfield, Zazie Beetz, and Brian Tyree Henry making their return for the third season. Related Stories This second trailer seems to indicate that Paper Boi is in demand overseas. He’s thrown off more than once trekking through the European continent, with one scene of him having his ...
Swedish House Mafia Share Behind-The-Scenes Glimpse Into Haunting “Moth To A Flame” Music Video
Swedish House Mafia have uploaded a behind-the-scenes clip offering a glimpse into the creation of the music video for “Moth To A Flame,” the group’s massive 2021 collab with The Weeknd. The legendary dance music trio, comprising Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso, dropped the track back in October after weeks of cryptic teases. The eerie music video, Ingrosso said, is a commentary on the pitfalls of hedonism. The clip, which you can watch below, also features Alexander Wessely, a frequent creative collaborator of the group and the director of their “Moth To A Flame” music video. “The concept is based on us humans and our constant need and greed for more,” Ingrosso said of the video. “And that we sometimes ...
J Balvin Clarifies That He’s Not Afro-Latino After Winning Afro-Latino Artist of the Year Award
J Balvin was named Afro-Latino Artist of the Year at the 2021 African Entertainment Awards this weekend, prompting responses from confused fans who noted that Balvin is not Afro-Latino. The award show posted the results to Instagram, prompting a slew of comments from bewildered viewers. “Is this a joke?” wrote one user. “El no es afro latino,” another user wrote, which translates in Spanish to “He’s not Afro-Latino.” The Colombian rapper, whose real name is José Álvaro Osorio Balvín, took to Instagram to address the situation. “I am not Afro-Latino,” he posted to his Instagram story in Spanish. “But thank you for giving me a place in the contribution to Afrobeat music and its movement.” The African Entertainment Awards later released a statement on social media, maintaining that J Balvin d...
Raveena Makes Music with Soft Power
For singer and songwriter Raveena Aurora (better known mononymously as Raveena), music has always felt like a way to transcend the limits of her everyday world. Growing up, the queer Indian American artist remembers “singing in the bathroom for hours and hours and hours a day” — a passion that eventually grew into her decision to pursue music professionally at the young age of 11. “I was pretty set on it, honestly. Since I was really young, I knew that there weren’t any other options for me,” she recalls. Explore Explore Raveena See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the time since, the now 28-year-old artist has come a long way. After her breakout Shanti EP captured audience’s attention with its dreamy soundscape and themes of self-love in 2017, her debut...
