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Beyoncé Shuts Down Dubai During Private Concert, Twitter Was Drunk In Love Looking At Clips
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Mason Poole/Parkwood Media / Getty / Beyonce Beyoncé is gearing up for her upcoming Renaissance world tour and gave guests a taste of what fans worldwide can expect when she takes the stage. Over the weekend, the Beyhive was buzzing as word spread about a private concert featuring Beyoncé going down in Dubai. Word on the street to get Beyoncé got coins to perform at the invite-only concert that was part of the Atlantis the Royal hotel’s unofficial opening. Per The Cut’s reporting, there was an Ivy Park fashion lounge by the pool on top of a star-studded guest list. Guests included new Black Panther, Letitia Wright, her Wakanda Forever co-star Winston Duke, Kendall Jenner, Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Ellen Pompeo, Rebel Wilson, and of course, JAY-Z w...
Ed Reed Out As Bethune-Cookman University Coach After Video Rant
HipHopWired Featured Video Ed Reed made quite the splash when it was announced that he would be taking over head coaching duties at famed HBCU, Bethine-Cookman University. However, the 44-year-old Hall of Famer is out as coach after the university discovered a video that painted the institution as unfavorable. Ed Reed and his hire by Bethune-Cookman was celebrated widely and looked to signal a potential rise of relevancy in the college football ranks as it relates to HBCUs. As it stands, Reed and the university entered into preliminary talks to sign a contract and it all looked to be in the books but there seemed to be some issues within the athletic department and beyond. Similarly to Deion Sanders, Reed’s legendary stature as it relates to his prowess on the football field was assumed to...
Ed Reed Out As Bethune-Cookman University Coach After Video Rant
HipHopWired Featured Video Ed Reed made quite the splash when it was announced that he would be taking over head coaching duties at famed HBCU, Bethine-Cookman University. However, the 44-year-old Hall of Famer is out as coach after the university discovered a video that painted the institution as unfavorable. Ed Reed and his hire by Bethune-Cookman was celebrated widely and looked to signal a potential rise of relevancy in the college football ranks as it relates to HBCUs. As it stands, Reed and the university entered into preliminary talks to sign a contract and it all looked to be in the books but there seemed to be some issues within the athletic department and beyond. Similarly to Deion Sanders, Reed’s legendary stature as it relates to his prowess on the football field was assumed to...
Watch Billy Corgan, Alanis Morissette, and More Perform at Lisa Marie Presley Tribute
A public memorial was held for the late Lisa Marie Presley at her father’s Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, on Sunday (January 22). Billy Corgan, Alanis Morissette, and Axl Rose were among those who performed musical tributes to the singer, who died January 12 at the age of 54. The full service, including musical sets, was livestreamed by People. Corgan was the first musical performer at the event; he played an acoustic rendition of the Smashing Pumpkins song “To Sheila.” Corgan takes the stage around 17-minute mark of People’s video, which you can watch in full below. Alanis Morissette was next to perform. She appeared onstage following a speech by Sarah, Duchess of York. Morissette was accompanied by a pianist as she sang her song “Rest.” She debuted the track in 2017, when she s...
Watch Billy Corgan, Alanis Morissette, and More Perform at Lisa Marie Presley Tribute
A public memorial was held for the late Lisa Marie Presley at her father’s Graceland mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, on Sunday (January 22). Billy Corgan, Alanis Morissette, and Axl Rose were among those who performed musical tributes to the singer, who died January 12 at the age of 54. The full service, including musical sets, was livestreamed by People. Corgan was the first musical performer at the event; he played an acoustic rendition of the Smashing Pumpkins song “To Sheila.” Corgan takes the stage around 17-minute mark of People’s video, which you can watch in full below. Alanis Morissette was next to perform. She appeared onstage following a speech by Sarah, Duchess of York. Morissette was accompanied by a pianist as she sang her song “Rest.” She debuted the track in 2017, when she s...
Drake Pauses Concert at Apollo Theater After Man Falls From Balcony During Performance
This past weekend, Drake played two SiriusXM concerts at New York’s iconic Apollo Theater. As Insider notes, midway through the second event, the rapper paused the show after a man fell from the mezzanine balcony into the orchestra pit. Drake reportedly addressed the incident, telling the crowd, “Just gotta make sure somebody’s OK,” before a 15-minute break. In a statement shared with Pitchfork, a representative for the Apollo Theater explained: Unfortunately, last evening an incident occurred with an audience member who landed in the orchestra from the lower mezzanine. Drake, Apollo, and SiriusXM halted the show immediately when learning of a potential fan injury and standard protocols were taken. They were seen immediately by EMS on site. The fan and other audience members reported that ...
Drake Pauses Concert at Apollo Theater After Man Falls From Balcony During Performance
This past weekend, Drake played two SiriusXM concerts at New York’s iconic Apollo Theater. As Insider notes, midway through the second event, the rapper paused the show after a man fell from the mezzanine balcony into the orchestra pit. Drake reportedly addressed the incident, telling the crowd, “Just gotta make sure somebody’s OK,” before a 15-minute break. In a statement shared with Pitchfork, a representative for the Apollo Theater explained: Unfortunately, last evening an incident occurred with an audience member who landed in the orchestra from the lower mezzanine. Drake, Apollo, and SiriusXM halted the show immediately when learning of a potential fan injury and standard protocols were taken. They were seen immediately by EMS on site. The fan and other audience members reported that ...
Drake Pauses Apollo Theater Concert After Man Falls From Balcony
Drake‘s Sunday night show at the Apollo Theater was momentarily put on pause after a man fell from the lower mezzanine balcony into the audience. “Just gotta make sure somebody’s OK,” the OVO rapper said after a crew member ran onstage to inform him of the fall. The incident occurred about 90 minutes into the show, just as 21 Savage walked out to perform “Rich Flex” and a slew of other Her Loss hits alongside Drake. The pause lasted about 15 minutes as venue staff treated the injured man. “Unfortunately, last evening an incident occurred with an audience member who landed in the orchestra from the lower mezzanine,” the venue said in a statement posted to Instagram on Monday (Jan. 23). “Drake, Apollo and SiriusXM halted the show immediately when learning of a potential fan injury and standa...
Ticketmaster Plans to Blame Scalpers for Taylor Swift Debacle at Senate Hearing
Don’t expect Live Nation’s Joe Berchtold to be quoting Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” during Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on ticketing. Unlike the pop star’s “I’m the problem it’s me” chorus-turned-meme, the company’s president and CFO plans to take aim at who he says are the real culprits behind Swift’s disastrous Nov. 15 presale: scalpers. While the Live Nation-owned Ticketmaster was villainized for weeks following the presale for Swift’s upcoming The Eras Tour that both broke single-day sales records and threw fans into a fury over service issues, according to a prepared opening statement reviewed by Billboard, Berchtold plans to lay much of the blame on scalpers who used illegal bots to attack the online sale. The statement — to be delivered Tuesday (Jan. 24) in Washington,...
Here’s How You Pronounce Kylie Jenner & Travis Scott’s Son Aire’s Name
Nearly a year after giving birth to her son with Travis Scott, Kylie Jenner revealed this weekend that he’s named Aire Webster — and now she’s letting fans know how to pronounce the unique name too. “Do you think it’s pronounced air or airey?” one Instagram fan account asked of the moniker, which means “Lion of God” in Hebrew. Well, the Kylie Cosmetics mogul decided to drop into the comments section to officially set the record straight. “AIR,” she wrote in all caps with a single red-heart emoji. The grand unveiling of baby Aire’s name came over the weekend along with the very first photos of the little man’s adorable face. The big reveal earned the tot plenty of famous fans, with everyone from Rosalía and SZA to Chloe Bailey and Hailey Bieber cooing over him in the comments section on Jen...
The Best Dupes: 6 Affordable Alternatives to Must-Have Beauty Products
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Shopping for dupes of your favorite beauty products? It’s easy to get lost in the rabbit hole of seemingly endless product recommendations and tutorial videos. To save you the time of scrolling through TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, YouTube and other platforms, we’ve put together a budget-friendly starter pack of alternatives to luxury products from popular brands such as Olaplex, Dior, Dyson and other brands. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Below, find a handful of the best beauty product dupes that...
Lil Durk & Future “Mad Max,” The Weeknd “Nothing Is Lost” & More | Daily Visuals 1.20.23
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty It’s been more than a month since Lil Durk dropped his latest project Loyal Bros 2. But the Chiraq representative isn’t letting that buzz die just yet and comes through with a new clip for a fan favorite cut off that album. Linking up with Future for the visuals to “Mad Max,” Lil Durk and the Toxic King head down to Miami to lay down their bars as a few juxes go down in the sunny streets of South Beach. This video was hella violent. From hardcore rap to some R&B, The Weeknd heads to the planet of Pandora to get that Avatar money and sing underwater as the Na’vi natives groove to his melody. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Lil Tjay, Rich The Kid, Famous Dex and Jay Critch and more. LIL DURK & FUT...
