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Rapper Lil Baby Unfollows Gunna On Social Media
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Atlanta rapper Gunna is facing plenty of backlash after taking a plea deal in the YSL RICO case. The latest evidence of this includes Lil Baby unfollowing him on social media. Yeah, this is where are in Hip-Hop in 2023, but people are talking about it. TMZ Hip Hop took note of Baby’s follow count: First, LB has officially unfollowed the embattled rapper — as of Saturday, it appears Gunna no longer shows up as one of the 970 people Lil Baby is paying attention to on Instagram … which might seem petty, but carries weight considering he *was* following until recently. Related Stories An unfollow in 2023 is the equivalent of telling someone … I don’t wanna be your friend anymore. That’s where things seem to be between LB and Gunna, which i...
The ‘URBAN ONE HONORS: Icons of the Culture’ Awards Air Monday, Jan. 16
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: TV One / TV One The URBAN ONE HONORS: Icons of the Culture awards celebration air on Monday night (Jan. 16). The two-hour telecast will premiere on TV One and Cleo TV at 7:00 PM ET/6 PM CT. Beloved and renowned R&B singer Tank will he holding down the hosting duties at this year’s 5th annual Urban One Honors. Also, the “Backstage Pass” host is multi-talented singer and actress, LeToya Luckett. Related Stories The Icons of the Culture and honorees include LL Cool J, Entertainment Icon; Bobby Brown, Phoenix; Pharrell Williams, Music Innovation; David & Tamela Mann, Inspirational Impact; and, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Lifetime Achievement. The show kicks off with legends paying tribute to the 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop that in...
Miley Cyrus’ ‘Flowers’ Set to Bloom on U.K. Chart
Raye had the feel-good chart story of 2023 with “Escapism,” a slow burner that finally climbed to No. 1 earlier in the month for the British singer’s first leader. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news With Lewis Capaldi’s “Pointless” pushing “Escapism” to No. 2 on the latest chart, published last Friday (Jan. 13), Raye is making another push for the summit. “Escapism,” featuring U.S. rapper 070 Shake, leads the U.K.’s First Look survey, which ranks the most popular singles after the first 48 hours in the chart cycle. It’s not a done deal. Miley Cyrus is hot on her heels with “Flowers,” the Official Charts Company reports. It’s new at No. 2 on the chart blast. The lead off to Cyrus’ eighth studio set Endless Summer Vacation, due out March 10, “Flower...
Chart Rewind: In 1988, George Harrison ‘Got’ Another Hot 100 No. 1 for a Solo Beatle
On the Billboard Hot 100 dated Jan. 16, 1988, George Harrison notched his third solo No. 1, as “Got My Mind Set on You,” from his album Cloud Nine, rose from the runner-up spot. Harrison had previously topped the Hot 100 outside The Beatles with “Give Me Love – (Give Me Peace on Earth),” for a week in June 1973, and the double-sided single “My Sweet Lord”/”Isn’t It a Pity,” for four frames starting in December 1970. The Beatles, with Harrison as a member, ran up a record 20 Hot 100 No. 1s, in 1964-70 – while their members went on to notch a combined 16 as soloists. Harrison became the first to lead on his own and, thanks to “Got My Mind Set on You,” remains the most recent. Ringo Starr (who guests on drums on the song) reigned with two titles in 1973-74; John Lennon, with two in 1974-81; a...
Pink Siifu and Ahwlee Announce B. Cool-Aid Album, Share New Song: Listen
B. Cool-Aid, the duo of Pink Siifu and Ahwlee, have announced a new album: Leather Blvd. is due out March 31 via Lex Records. The group has also shared a new song, “Cnt Go Back ( Tell Me ),” featuring Liv.e, Butcher Brown, Jimetta Rose, V.C.R., and Maurice II. Find it below. B. Cool-Aid released their debut, Brwn, in 2017, following it with Syrup in 2019. Last year, the duo shared the songs “Coo” and “UsedToo.” Pink Siifu and Ahwlee are longtime collaborators, with the producer having contributed to Siifu’s 2018 breakthrough, Ensley, as well as 2020’s FlySiifu’s, 2021’s $mokebreak EP, and 2022’s Gumbo’! Read more about the $mokebreak EP in Alphonse Pierre’s “7 Rap Mixtapes From 2021 That Deserve More Attention.”
Bria Fisher Is Breaking New Ground as a Director of Communications
Bria Fisher is evidence that success requires more than just hard work. It also necessitates passion, manifestation, timing and organic relationships — all of which played a pivotal role in her being named EMPIRE’s first-ever Director of Communications. When the Long Island, New York native found her passion for music PR work in college, she made the quick decision to switch her major and began interning where she could, eventually landing at Atlantic Records. Fisher’s fervor led her across the country to Los Angeles, starting off her professional career with AKW PR before moving on to FYI Brand Group and Biz 3 Publicity, where her work involved executing high-level GRAMMY campaigns for the likes of Jhené Aiko and 21 Savage, campaigns for Juicy J and Jessie Reyez, as advocacy org...
Yukihiro Takahashi, Yellow Magic Orchestra Co-Founder, Dies at 70
Legendary Japanese drummer, YMO co-founder and music producer Yukihiro Takahashi passed away Jan. 11 at 5:59 a.m. Japan time. He was 70. According to an announcement from his management, Takahashi had been diagnosed with a brain tumor in the summer of 2020, and had been in and out of hospital repeatedly after surgery while undergoing rehabilitation. The pioneering musician had been recuperating at home since November, but his condition deteriorated at the end of the year and he passed away from aspiration pneumonia associated with his brain disease. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Takahashi was born in Tokyo in 1952. He began his career as a studio musician in high school, and after playing in Sadistic Mika Band, he formed Yellow Magic ...
Lewis Capaldi Outpoints Raye In U.K. Chart Race
Following a tight chart race which saw Raye take an early lead, it’s Lewis Capaldi who takes the U.K. crown with “Pointless” (via Vertigo). The Scottish singer songwriter bags his fourth No. 1, as “Pointless,” co-written by Ed Sheeran, finishes just 1,200 combined sales ahead of its closest competition, Raye’s independently-released hit “Escapism” (Human Re Sources), featuring 070 Shake. “Pointless” improves 15-1 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, published Jan. 13, powered by physical and digital download sales, the Official Charts Company reports, as “Escapism” dips 1-2. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Pointless” is the second single lifted from his upcoming second studio album Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent, slated to drop in May. “4...
Critics Choice Awards: Janelle Monáe, ‘Elvis,’ ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ Among Winners
The 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards were handed out on Sunday night, with A24’s Everything Everywhere All at Once winning best picture — one of its four prizes of the evening. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Filmmaking duo Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert) also won best original screenplay and best director(s) for Everything Everywhere All at Once. Accepting the award for the latter category, in which they beat veterans like James Cameron, Baz Luhrmann and Steven Spielberg. Kwan held up the envelope to show their names to the audience as Scheinert said, “It’s not a mistake!” Addressing their fellow nominees, Scheinert added, “Thank you to all the storytellers and filmmakers that inspired me to become ...
Taylor Swift Continues U.K. Chart Reign With ‘Midnights’
It’s still Taylor Swift time in the U.K., where Midnights (via EMI) enters a fifth non-consecutive week at No. 1. Swift’s 10th and latest studio album extends its lead as her longest-reigning champion on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, and it’s the longest-running No. 1 in the U.K. since Harry Styles’ Harry’s House logged six weeks atop the survey. The best-seller at the midweek point, Midnights leads an unchanged top five ahead of SZA’s SOS (via RCA/Top Dawg) and The Weeknd’s greatest hits collection The Highlights (Republic Records/XO), respectively, while Lewis Capaldi reenters the top 10 with former No. 1 Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent (EMI). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Divinely Uninspired lifts 16-10 on the latest survey, publ...
A$AP Rocky Drops Reworked “Angels Pt. 2” Music Video
A$AP Rocky is celebrating 10 years of his debut studio album Long.Live.A$AP. with a reworked “Angels” music video entitled “Angels Pt. 2.” Directed by AWGE and Sam Lecca, the visual sees a young Rocky with his crew along with unreleased footage and homages to the late A$AP Yams, who is featured with a halo above his head. “TODAY MARKS THE 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY FOR MY 1ST COMMERCIAL ALBUM,” Flacko wrote on Twitter. “I WANT 2 TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT & THINK ABOUT THE PPL I MISS & THE TIMES WE HAD. RIP YAMS & VIRGIL, THANK U 4 THE HELP ON THIS 1ST PROJECT. LONG. LIVE. A$AP.ANGELS -PT 2 AWGE EDIT OUT NOW!” Long.Live.A$AP. dropped on January 15, 2013 and featured guest verses from Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, 2 Chainz, Drake, Big K.R.I.T., Santigold, Overdoz, Yelawolf, Florence Welch...
NBA YoungBoy Earns His 13th Top 10 Effort With ‘I Rest My Case’
YoungBoy Never Broke Again opens at No. 9 on this week’s Billboard 200 at with I Rest My Case. The project earned 29,000 equivalent album units in its first week, including 27,000 in streaming equivalent album units (39.59 million on-demand official streams of the 19 tracks) and 1,000 in album sales and track equivalent album units each. I Rest My Case gives YB his 13th top 10 entry and 28th effort on the Billboard 200 since his August 2017 debut. Elsewhere on the chart, SZA logs her fifth consecutive week at No. 1 as SOS experiences a less than 1% decrease from last week and is the first album since Adele’s 30 to spend its first five week atop the chart. SOS is also the first R&B album by a solo woman to log five weeks at No. 1 since Mariah Carey’s Daydream between 1995 to 1996. Taylo...
