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The Roots’ Black Thought Announces New Album With El Michels Affair
Black Thought (of the Roots) has announced a new collaborative album with El Michels Affair called Glorious Game. It’s due out April 14 via Big Crown. Check out the full tracklist and “Grateful,” the first single, below. According to a press release, Black Thought and El Michels Affair founder Leon Michels began to work on their album during the pandemic. Glorious Game follows Cheat Codes, Black Thought’s collaborative LP with Danger Mouse. Read about Black Thought’s “Belize” in Pitchfork’s “The 43 Best Rap Songs of 2022.” Glorious Game: 01 Grateful02 Glorious Game [ft. Kirby]03 I’m Still Somehow04 Hollow Way05 Protocol [ft. Son Little]06 The Weather07 That Girl08 I Would Never09 Alone10 Miracle11 Glorious Game (Reprise)12 Alter Ego [ft. Brainstory]
Enigmatic British Producer Jai Paul to Make Live Debut at Coachella 2023
London-based producer and part owner of the The Paul Institute, Jai Paul is set to perform twice at Coachella 2023 — and they will be the musician’s first-ever live performances. Jai Paul, who has garnered a cult following since the demo release of his song “BTSTU” in 2010, will take to the stage at the California-based festival on April 16 and 23. Jai Paul’s music career appeared to end in 2013 when a collection of his demos were illegally leaked to the public via Bandcamp. However, the DJ returned in 2019 with new music after a seven-year hiatus. That April, Paul took to social media to celebrate the 10th anniversary of “BTSTU” and released a new song, “Super Salamander,” which was hosted on a website that recreated the artist’s old MySpace page. [embedded content] The page also listed a...
The Weeknd “Is There Someone Else?,” French Montana ft. Chinx “The Oath” & More | Daily Visuals 1.9.23
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty For a minute there, a Weeknd video used to feature the Canadian crooner in face prosthetics that had him looking like Martin Lawrence after Tommy “Hitman” Hearns put them hands on him. These days, the multiplatinum singer is back to being himself in his vids and we’re all the more grateful for it. Looking like his normal self to start off his latest visuals to “Is There Someone Else?” The Weeknd kicks it with a curvy young lady who gives him a seductive silhouette show in his home as he sings his heart out before—once again—putting on a plastic mask and making himself look like a potential serial killer. This man and his masks, man. Back in New York, French Montana keeps the memory of his homie alive and in his clip for Chinx featu...
Gucci Mane Accused Of Not Paying For Big Scarr’s Funeral, Keyshia Ka’oir Provides Receipts
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Radio One Digital / @Stretchd_34 for Radio One Digital A man associated with Big Scarr is claiming Gucci Mane did not pay for his funeral but the Trap God has come with receipts. As spotted on XXL Magazine, Mr. Zone 6’s reputation came under heavy criticism over his late artist’s home going ceremony. The young talent accidently died from an alleged overdose Dec. 22, 2022. Immediately after his untimely passing, Gucci offered to pay for his funeral services in an effort to offer financial relief to his family. Last week, Quezz Ruthless, Scarr’s little brother, took to social media to allege that Gucci didn’t come through as he promised. Related Stories “Them people called your phone to see if you was gon’ pay for the funeral, you blocked them,” Quezz ...
MAGA Buffoons Diamond & Silk’s Lynette Hardaway Dead After COVID Hospitalization, Twitter States The Obvious
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: NICHOLAS KAMM / Getty We couldn’t make this up with we tried. Lynette Hardaway of the infamous MAGA-loving and Black self-hating duo Diamond & Silk has passed away. It was Donald Trump himself who announced her passing via a post on his Truth Social Network. “Really bad news for Republicans and frankly, ALL Americans. Our beautiful Diamond, of Diamond and Silk, has just passed away at her home in the State she loved so much, North Carolina,” wrote Cheeto. For those of you who may be interested, Hardaway was Diamond. Trump added, “Silk was with her all the way, and at her passing. There was no better TEAM anywhere, or at any time! Diamond’s death was totally unexpected, probably her big and precious HEART just plain gave out. Rest In Peace our Ma...
Billboard’s Power Players’ Choice Award: Vote for Music’s Most Impactful Executive (Semifinalists)
The second round of voting is now open for Billboard‘s first-ever Power Players’ Choice Award, featuring the top 20 nominees voted by their peers. Voting is open to all Billboard Pro members, both existing and new, with one vote per member. Vote below. As previously announced, for the first time ever, Billboard is introducing a peer-voted award to its annual Power 100 ranking of the music industry’s most influential executives. This new Power Players’ Choice Award will honor the executive whose peers believe has the most impact across the music business over the past year, from recording and publishing to touring. The second round of voting featuring the top 20 nominees is now open and will end at 11:59 p.m. EST on Jan. 12. The top five vote-getters will proceed to the third round, beginni...
Austin Butler, Steven Spielberg, Justin Hurwitz & More Record-Setters at 2023 Golden Globes
The Oscar music races remain very much in flux following the 2023 Golden Globes, which were presented at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Tuesday (Jan. 10). “Naatu Naatu” from RRR won best original song, beating songs by three of the hottest female music stars on the planet – Rihanna, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift, as well as a song from Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio. “Naatu Naatu,” an Indian Telugu-language song, is the second song not performed in English to win the Globe for best original song. Remarkably, both of these songs have won in the last three years. The first was “Io sì (Seen)” an Italian-language song co-written by Diane Warren, Laura Pausini and Niccolò Agliardi for the soundtrack of the 2020 film The Life Ahead. M. M. Keeravani com...
SZA’s Unleashes Brutal ‘Kill Bill’ Music Video: Watch
It’s fair to say SZA’s “Kill Bill” has been killing it. Lifted from the R&B star’s long-awaited sophomore album SOS, “Kill Bill” this week soars to No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart. The fictitious murder-confession song marks her first leader on the list, and completes a rare chart double; SOS has lorded over the Billboard 200 for the past four weeks. On the other side of the Atlantic, “Kill Bill” is a top 5 hit. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news As “Kill Bill” takes out the opposition on sales charts, a bloody new music video should give it extra firepower. Directed by Christian Breslauer, the cinematic clip pays homage to Quentin Tarantino’s revenge film of the same name, and features a cameo from Vivica A. Fox...
Finn Wolfhard Delivers New Single “Pieces of Gold”
Finn Wolfhard has shared his latest Emile Mosseri-assisted track “Pieces of Gold,” which is credited under his latest musical project, Ziggy Katz. The Stranger Things actor’s latest single serves as the trailer for A24’s coming of age film When You Finish Saving the World, which stars Wolfhard and Julianne Moore as mother-and-son Evelyn Katz and Ziggy. The comedy drama is based on Jesse Eisenberg’s 2020 audio drama of the same name and had its premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Ziggy Katz marks Wolfhard’s newest musical project, following The Aubreys and now-disbanded Calpurnia. Stream “Pieces of Gold” above. When You Finish Saving the World premieres in US theaters January 20. Elsewhere in music, watch SZA’s “Kill Bill” music video. Read Full Article
Father John Misty Adds Spring 2023 Tour Dates
Father John Misty has announced a headlining spring tour in support of Chloë and the Next 20th Century, his fifth and latest studio album. After he finishes up performing in Europe, the singer-songwriter will being the U.S. leg on April 14 in Charlotte, North Carolina and stay on the road through May. Find a complete list of tour dates below. Back in August, Father John Misty stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform “Buddy’s Rendezvous,” where he was joined by a lounge-style band and string section. He also released a special cover of that same song sung by Lana Del Rey. As previously announced, Father John Misty is still in the midst of his original world tour behind Chloë and the Next 20th Century. His remaining stretch from that includes concerts in Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germ...
M. M. Keeravani, Kala Bhairava, and Rahul Sipligunj Win Best Original Song for RRR’s “Naatu Naatu” at Golden Globes 2023
M. M. Keeravani, Kala Bhairava, and Rahul Sipligunj have won Best Original Song at the 2023 Golden Globe Awards for “Naatu Naatu” from RRR. They were nominated alongside Taylor Swift (Where the Crawdads Sing’s “Carolina”), Rihanna (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s “Lift Me Up”), Lady Gaga (Top Gun: Maverick’s “Hold My Hand”), and Gregory Mann (Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’s “Ciao Papa”). Earlier in the evening, Justin Hurwitz won Best Original Score for his work on Babylon. “I’m very much overwhelmed with this great moment happening,” M.M. Keeravani said upon accepting the award. “It’s been an age-old practice to say that this award actually belongs to someone else. So I was planning to not say those words when I get an award like this, but I’m sorry to say I’m going to repeat the tradii...
SZA Releases New Video for “Kill Bill”: Watch
SZA has released a new music video for “Kill Bill” from her new album SOS. Directed by Christian Breslauer, the clip draws heavily from the Quentin Tarantino films of the same name, with a katana-wielding SZA seeking revenge on a violent ex-lover. It also features a second sequence with SOS track “Seek & Destroy,” in which SZA hangs nude from the ceiling restrained with shibari, a decorative style of Japanese bondage. Watch it below. “Kill Bill” is the third SOS track to get a music video, following “Shirt” and “Nobody Gets Me.” Starting on February 21, SZA will hit the road for a North American tour in support of the album. SOS is SZA’s second studio full-length, following 2017’s Ctrl, and her first No. 1 album. Across 23 tracks, the new LP features Phoebe Bridgers, Travis Scott, Don ...
