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Meek Mill Granted Pardon By Pennsylvania Governor
HipHopWired Featured Video Meek Mill has endured a number of legal issues over his career, but now he’s able to say that one hurdle is cleared in his home state. MIll was among a group of individuals who were granted a pardon by Pennsylvania’s Gov. Tom Wolf, with the Philadelphia rapper vowing to do more for his community on the back of the news. Meek Mill shared an image of the declaration from Gov. Wolf via his Instagram page and wrote a brief yet hopeful message in the caption of the post. Related Stories “Thank y’all [crying emoji],” Meek wrote. “I’m only gone do more for my community, on god! [series of shining star emojis] #newlevelsunlocked.” The rapper born Rihmeek Williams was slapped with weapons and drug charges in 2008 and sentenced in January 2009 by Common Pleas Judge Genece ...
Lakers Blast Alleged No-Call After Loss Against Mavericks
HipHopWired Featured Video Los Angeles Lakers fans saw their team scrap their way back in a Thursday night game (Jan. 12) against the Dallas Mavericks and force the contest to go into overtime. The Lakers, most especially team captain LeBron James, believe that the referees missed a foul call against one of its team members that could’ve won the game. The Los Angeles Lakers fell to 19-23 in the contest against the 24-19 Dallas Mavericks but showed exceptional grit despite a poor shooting night for James. The squad was without talented big man Anthony Davis but backup center Thomas Bryant, a former Washington Wizards player, has proven to be a useful asset. Russell Westbrook has also found a bit of a rhythm and before Davis went down with an injury, the Lakers looked to be surging. Of conce...
Saweetie Will Make An Appearance In ‘Bel-Air’ Season 2
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: WWD / Getty / Saweetie When viewers tap in for season 2 of Bel-Air, they will be Saweetie gracing their television screens. Variety exclusively reports that the “ICY GIRL” rapper will appear in the second season of the popular Peacock series Bel-Air. Per the website’s reporting, Saweetie will be playing herself in the show. This will not be the first time she will play herself on show. Saweetie has made numerous appearances during the third season of the Black-ish spinoff Grown-ish that lives on Freefrom. Saweetie won’t be the only new face fans of Bel-Air can expect to see on the show’s second season. Brooklyn McLinn, Jazlyn Martin, and Riele Downs will join the cast in recurring roles. Per Variety: Brooklyn McLinn (“Cloak & Dagger,” “Black-ish”), Ja...
Gucci Mane x Kodak Black Head to the Club in New “King Snipe” Music Video
Gucci Mane and Kodak Black’s history of collaboration goes a long way back. The two rappers first officially hit the studio together in 2016 for “Vibin in This Bih,” Just two years later, they linked once again alongside Bruno Mars for the single “Wake Up in the Sky.” Since then, they’ve appeared on several tracks together. Their newest partnership, out for streaming now, is “King Snipe,” a club banger hinged on Black’s distinct trappy sound. “I triple crossed them ’cause I seen it was planted / Truck had me out, must didn’t know how to count,” Mane raps. “Told her ring up, they didn’t know the amount / Expensive new ferries, I couldn’t even pronounce.” In an accompanying video, Mane and Black party at the club, performing in front of a purple-lit crowd of fans. Later, in the parking lot, ...
Shakira’s 16 Best Collabs Ranked: Staff Picks
Shakira, the powerful rockera singer-songwriter from Colombia who we all came to know for her heart-wrenching ballads and pop anthems, didn’t really collaborate with any other well-known artists in the first decade of her career. It wasn’t until 2005, when she released Fijación Oral, Vol. 1 and Oral Fixation, Vol. 2, that she turned heads with superstar collaborations, the Alejandro Sanz-assisted “La Tortura” and “Hips Don’t Lie” with Wyclef Jean. The only other artists she featured in those two albums were Gustavo Cerati and Carlos Santana. Since, Shakira has been more open to collaborations, teaming up with an elite list of partners that includes Maluma, Prince Royce, Maná and Black Eyed Peas, for songs that are also more experimental sonically — embracing urban-leaning beats and incorpo...
‘Uptown Funk’ at Heart of New Royalties Lawsuit Against BMG
BMG Rights Management is facing a new lawsuit claiming the publisher has failed to pay royalties from Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars‘ smash hit “Uptown Funk” to the families of late members of the Gap Band who are credited as co-writers on the song. In a complaint filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court, the heirs of Robert and Ronnie Wilson claim that BMG breached a 2015 deal that was inked because “Uptown Funk” incorporated elements of the Gap Band’s 1979 song “I Don’t Believe You Want to Get Up and Dance (Oops Upside Your Head).” “Despite its obligations to account for and pay to plaintiffs their share of all income received from the Uptown Funk musical composition, BMG has refused and failed to provide either the funds due to plaintiffs or an accounting despite plaintiffs’ repeated deman...
Bizarrap’s 12 Most Watched Sessions Ranked: Critics’ Picks
The element of surprise is one of the many things that make Bizarrap‘s music and freestyle sessions some of the most watched videos on YouTube. Who will his next guest be? No one really knows, but when the Argentine producer drops a new session, it gets millions of views in a matter of hours. His music session with the Spaniard Quevedo is among his most watched, and it’s the one that has catapulted him to global success. Their “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52” scored both their first entry on the Billboard Hot 100. Currently, it has more than 400 million views on YouTube. Additionally, the track is only the second fully Spanish-language song to top the Global 200 in the chart’s two-year history, following Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez’s “Dákiti” in 2020. “The first ‘session’ b...
Nick Jonas Reveals He & Priyanka Chopra Celebrated Baby Malti’s Birthday ‘In Style’
Nick Jonas and wife Priyanka Chopra have been celebrating all of their daughter Malti’s milestones, so when she turned 1 recently, Jonas couldn’t help but share a few details about her birthday party on Friday’s (Jan. 13) episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Clarkson inquired about Malti’s age, asking if she is about to turn 1. “She did, over the weekend. We had to celebrate,” Jonas shared. “She went through a pretty wild journey in the earlier part of her life, and so we had to celebrate in style. She’s 1, she’s beautiful, she’s amazing. The best.” Jonas and Chopra first revealed back in January 2022 that they had welcomed Malti via a surrogate. On Mother’s Day, the Jonas Brothers singer updated his followers tha...
Rihanna Tells Angry Media Voices to “Shush” in New Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show Trailer
Exactly one month ahead of Super Bowl LVII, Halftime Show headliner Rihanna released the first official trailer for her hotly-anticipated set, which is notably the first to be sponsored by Apple Music. In the visual, shared on the Barbadian singer-songwriter’s social media accounts, Rihanna appears wearing a dramatic fur coat in the shadows of a spotlight, as cut-together soundbites from angry broadcasters and news reporters detail RiRi’s absence from the spotlight and long-awaited return. Amidst all the noise, Rihanna appears under the bright lights and tells the world to “shush” with one finger over her mouth, before a snippet of her hit Anti track “Needed Me” closes the clip. Stitched together, the many media voices say, “It’s been 2,190 days… It’s been over six years… Rihanna is w...
Offset and Hit-Boy Join Forces on Party Track “2 LIVE”
Offset has teamed up with Hit-Boy for a new single called “2 LIVE.” Debuting as part of Hit-Boy’s Mixed & Mastered collaboration with Patrón, the track hears the rapper and producer drop bars about balling out on a night in Atlanta. “She get crazy, I blew eighty / We got faded, I woke up, bought her Mercedes,” Offset raps. “Racks on top of the table, she got Birkins, alligators / She was a waiter, but she left you for my paper.” “2 LIVE” is the first song Offset has released following the tragic death of his cousin and Migos collaborator Takeoff. His last album, Father of 4, dropped in 2019. Hit-Boy, meanwhile, recently joined forces with Nas for November’s King’s Disease III. He also produced a standout track on Beyoncé’s Renaissance, “THIQUE.” Stream Offset and Hit-Boy’s new song “2 ...
8 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Margo Price, Belle and Sebastian, 03 Greedo, and More
With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums, mixtapes, and EPs from Margo Price, Belle and Sebastian, 03 Greedo & Mike Free, BabyTron, Rozi Plain, One Step Closer, Oliver Coates, and Daniel Pioro. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Music Friday newsletter to get our recommendations in your inbox every week. (All releases featured here are independently selected by our editors. When you buy something through our affiliate links, however, Pitchfork earns an affiliate commission.) Margo Price: Strays [Loma Vista] In her usual righteous fashion, Margo Price tackles a bevy of issues on her fourth al...
The 2023 BRIT Award Nominees Have Been Announced to Widespread Criticism
The BRIT Awards is receiving backlash after unsuccessfully recognizing a single woman in the Artist of the Year category. All the BRIT nominees have now been announced ahead of the forthcoming ceremony on January 12 – with the organization having abandoned gendered categories for the second consecutive year. For the top prize for this year — that celebrates the best in UK music — the only nominees are men: with Central Cee, Fred again.., George Ezra, Harry Styles, and Stormzy all up for the award. The shortlist represents a big step backwards, after Adele won the award in the gender-neutral category in 2022. Commenting on the news, Tim Burgess, frontman of the legendary Brit Pop band, The Charlatans, said: “So the BRITS introduced an Artist of the Year category as a ...
