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10 Deaths at Astroworld Festival Ruled Accidental by County Medical Examiner
The deaths of 10 people at Travis Scott’s 2021 Astroworld Festival have been deemed accidental by the Harris county medical examiner. According to reports, the medical examiner’s findings eliminated homicide as a cause of death and showed that the concertgoers — Mirza Danish Baig, Rodolfo Angel Pena, Madison Alexis Dubiski, Franco Cesar Patino, Jacob E. Jurine, John W. Hilgert, Axel Beltsasar Acosta Avila, Brianna Rodriguez, Bharti Shahani and Ezra Blount — died from compression asphyxia. UT Health Houston acute care trauma surgeon Dr. Ron Albarado described it as a condition that is “caused by a force from the front or back preventing the lungs from expanding,” with deaths possibly taking place in a span of 15 to 20 minutes during a crowd surge. “This re-opens a fresh wound for many famil...
Drake’s Performance From Kanye’s Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert Mysteriously Cut From Amazon Prime
According to reports, Drake‘s performance from Kanye West‘s Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert has been cut from the Amazon Prime video stream. The reports go on to note that the 24 minutes of Drake’s set from the monumental event, held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum December 9, is notably missing. It is currently unclear why the video stream on Amazon‘s streaming platform has removed the Canadian artist’s performance. Fan speculation has moved towards Drake and Ye renewing their beef but it is more likely that Drake did not sign to have his live be available for on-demand streaming or an exclusivity deal clash tied to Drake’s other music ventures. In case you missed it, Kanye West recently teased a potential upcoming YEEZY Gap release. Read Full Article
FKA twigs and The Weeknd Join Forces for “Tears In The Club”
FKA twigs and The Weeknd have linked up for a brand new single entitled “Tears In The Club.” Clocking in at a little over three minutes, the track hears the pair traverse the tricky plane of a finished relationship and the pain and memories that come along with it. While FKA twigs wants to “dance you out of my hips, my thighs, my wrongs, my rights,” The Weeknd is self-aware enough to know that his song will bring pain, “When my song come on / Give you chills, get you cryin’ in the club, babe / So many tears ’cause you try to fight the love, babe.” “Tears In The Club” marks FKA twigs’ first official release after joining Warner Music and is her latest single following her The King’s Man soundtrack offering, “Measure of a Man.” Meanwhile, The Weeknd is currently gearing up to release his hot...
Human Remains From 1982 Revealed To Be O’Jays Songwriter & Guitarist Frank Little Jr.
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Peter Dazeley / Getty The remains of a man discovered almost 40 years ago stood as a mystery but the identity was recently revealed. The remains of Frank Little Jr., who was affiliated with The O’Jays, were positively identified via DNA and other research, giving the family a small measure of closure. Local outlet Akron Beacon Journal reports that Little’s identity was uncovered with the help of investigators after the remains were first discovered in February 1982 in Twinsburg, Ohio, a city nestled between Akron and Cleveland. In the 1960s, Little worked alongside the legendary R&B band The O’Jays as a songwriter and backing guitarist. Previous attempts to link an identity to the remains found in a garbage bag behind a Twinsburg machine shop were fru...
HHW Gaming: Funs Over For ‘Call of Duty’ Cheaters After Launch of ‘Warzone’ Ricochet Anti-Cheat
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Activision / Call of Duty: Warzone It’s game over for cheaters in Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Vanguard. Call of Duty’s Ricochet anti-cheat software’s arrival was teased for months by the game studio giving active Call of Duty: Warzone cheaters fair warning that their time was coming to an end. That long-awaited day has finally arrived, and now that it has gone live, cheaters are getting the boot in mass numbers. Ricochet anti-cheat is described as kernel-level software and is currently being used across all versions of Call of Duty: Warzone and Vanguard to help curb the rampant cheating in the games. Call of Duty has been using other means to try and combat cheating, but it was not enough. With the arrival of Ricochet, it seems to be making a ...
Big Sean Responds To Kanye West’s Slander
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty Kanye West had A LOT to say about his rap peers during his interview on Nore’s Drink Champ’s podcast and while Talib Kweli offered his thoughts on what he had to say about him, now Big Sean is finally responding to Ye’s shade about him as well. In a clip shared by Drink Champs of Big Sean’s interview which goes live tonight (December 16), Big Sean responds to Kanye calling Sean’s signing the “worst thing” he ever did by calling it Ye’s remarks some “b*tch ass sh*t.” Though he does say “I love Kanye, bro,” and “I love him for the opportunity that he gave me and all these things,” Sean was definitely rubbed the wrong way by what Kanye had to say. Related Stories Well, he’s not wrong. He even held up the tombstone that Kanye presented ...
Leonard Hubbard, A Founding Member of The Roots, Dies From Cancer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paul Bergen / Getty Leonard “Hub” Hubbard, a founding member of the legendary Roots crew, has passed away. He was 62. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that he passed away on Wednesday (Dec. 15) at Lankenau Hospital and that his step-daughter India Owens confirmed his death. OG The Roots fans will remember Hubbard as the bassist who rocked sleeveless hoodies and had an ever-present chew stick while holding down fellow members Questlove, Black Thought and the late Malik B, who passed away in 2020, while on stage. However, Hub would stop touring in 2007 as he began to battle his illness—he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer. Reportedly Hubbard, who lived in West Philadelphia, had been in remission until last month. “It happened quickly. He ...
Subtronics Reveals Debut Album, Drops First Single “Spacetime” With Nevve
One of bass music’s most exciting producers is looking to make a statement with his long-awaited debut album. While fans are preparing for Subtronics‘ “Fractal Tour” to kick off, the meaning behind the title was finally revealed. Coming next month is the Philadelphia producer’s long-awaited debut album, Fractals. With jaw-dropping album artwork from Okan Uckun, the image contains symbols representing each of Fractals‘ 16 tracks. While the art is enough to keep fans excited, Subtronics doubled down and dropped the album’s first single, “Spacetime” with Nevve. Recommended Articles Already a favorite ID from his sets, saying fans are excited that “Spacetime” is Fractals‘ first single is a massiv...
David Morales On His New Album, DJ Culture, and “Sunday Mass” Radio Show
Grammy Award-winning producer, songwriter, and DJ David Morales is a household name in house music, having toured the world many times over. Morales’ influence continues to pervade the dance music space, as evidenced by one of 2021’s biggest hits, Skrillex and J Balvin’s “In Da Getto,” which samples his 1993 track “In De Ghetto.” But in his travels, he’s also made friends in the music industry all over the world, such as Steve Laviniere of Bobby & Steve. The soul-house duo are known for their shows on KISS FM and Garage City, and their long-running Groove Odyssey label. In March 2020, Laviniere suffered a rare brain injury called acute hemorrhagic leukoencephalitis after contracting COVID-19. In an effort to raise...
R3HAB Reflects On Storied 13-Year Career, Passion and Purpose
Have you ever been to a party with terrible music? In a social setting, the musical selection obviously plays a critical role in the ambiance and can either liven or dampen the mood. Experiencing the latter is what inspired an ambitious, teenage R3HAB to get into DJing and music production. “I remember when I went to a school party as a teenager, I realized how much music had an affect on the mood,” R3HAB told EDM.com in an interview. “With that, I noticed how important it is to curate [the music] correctly.” 13 years ago—nearly to the date—the Moroccan-Dutch DJ and producer emerged with his first production, “Mrkrstft,” which was eventually remixed by dance music icon Hardwell. The record marked the first of many collaborations wit...
‘Free Larry Hoover’ Producer Randy Phillips Tapped by TEG to Create More Artist-Owned Events
Entertainment veteran Randy Phillips has joined the board of Australian live entertainment company TEG, one week after producing and promoting Ye and Drake‘s sold-out Free Larry Hoover benefit concert at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Dec. 9. TEG and majority owner Silver Lake Capital — which also has investments in Oak View Group and Endeavor (which owns WME) — financed the sold-out “Free Larry Hoover” concert, which was organized in just three weeks. Phillips hired the production team for the concert, including Rob Hallett from U.K. outfit Robomagic Live, production manager Bryon “Hot Dog” Tate and Roadwerx’s Steven Dixon. “The four of us became DONDA Touring, supporting Kanye and working directly for him,” Phillips says. “That meant complete transparency in terms of the economics,...
How the Grammy Children’s Music Category Embraced Diversity: ‘There Wasn’t Enough Melanin Up In There’
The Grammys’ best children’s music album category rarely generates headlines, but it did in late 2020 when three of the five contenders declined their nominations to protest the fact that all of the nominees were white artists — a result that felt especially disheartening amid the Black Lives Matter movement and the country’s larger reckoning with racial equity. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In December 2020, Alastair Moock, Dog on Fleas and the Okee Dokee Brothers dropped out of the Grammy race and stood in solidarity with artists of color in the family music space. Even though Family Music Fo...
