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Desiigner “Letter To Ye,” Jim Jones & Migos “We Set The Trends” & More | Daily Visuals 12.10.21
HipHopWired Featured Video For a while there it seemed like Desiigner was in the ideal situation when he was signed to Kanye’s GOOD Music Records imprint. Unfortunately things didn’t pan out and the Brooklyn rapper began to campaign for his release and eventually got his wish. Looking for some kind of closure to the situation, Desiigner dropped some visuals to “Letter To Ye” in which he reminisces about the good times he had under Yeezy’s mentorship while burning down some sticky-icky and playing stock footage of his shows with the man formerly known as Kanye West. Ye must not be returning his calls or something. Back in Uptown, Jim Jones rolls out the red carpet for his Atlanta brethren and for the visuals to “We Set The Trend” has the Migos drop through Harlem where they show off ridicul...
It’s Over: Kim Kardashian Files To Be Legally Single Despite Kanye Wanting Her Back
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gotham / Getty It looks like Kim Kardashian is over it. The reality star has filed paperwork to become legally single, even after Kanye West used his massive platform to beg for her to come back, repeatedly. Should anyone be surprised considering she was the one who filed for divorce, though? And you know it’s real since she’s reportedly going to formally drop “West” from her name. Reports TMZ: Related Stories Kim filed legal docs Friday … which if signed off by a judge, will make her officially single. She’s essentially asking the judge to separate issues of child custody and property from marital status. Kim is also asking that her maiden name be restored … aka, drop the “West.” It’s interesting … Kim’s lawyer is disso queen Laura Wasser, who has f...
LaFlame Out: Coachella Removes Travis Scott From 2022 Festival
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Emma McIntyre / Getty Things haven’t been easy for Travis Scott ever since 10 people lost their lives at his Astroworld concert a few weeks back. And it seems like the fallout will continue for the foreseeable future as his career is suffering the consequences of the tragic concert. Aside from getting sued for millions by the families of the victims of the dearly departed, Travis Scott has been losing some of his business ventures and his performance cancellation at Coachella is the latest example of the toxicity that Travis Scott’s name carries with it. According to Variety, the “Highest In The Room” rapper has been taken off Coachella’s 2022 lineup due to the backlash that keeping him on the roster might get them as a Change.org petition to kick him off...
Kentucky Black Man Jim Finch Praised For Feeding Residents After Tornado Wrecked State
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Victor Ordoñez / @TheOrdonezTimes We would like to extend our thoughts and positive energy to the families affected by the storms that passed through the midwest and southern states. In hard-hit Kentucky, one man, Jim Finch, is being hailed for stepping up in a major way to aid families during this tough time. Journalist Victor Ordoñez approached Finch during his charitable act in Mayfield, Ky., where the residents are still recovering from the wide swath of storms that ripped through Kentucky and five other states, leaving behind a path of death and destruction that is unfathomable. FInch, who was born in Paducah, Ky., says he came from a good distance from the town of Carrsville. Finch tried his best to keep focused on the mission of feeding the p...
Top 12 Live Shows of 2021
Our 2021 Annual Report continues with our Top Live Shows list. As the year winds down, stay tuned for more awards, lists, and articles about the best music, film, and TV of 2021. You can find it all in one place here. Not to be dramatic, but the absence of live music for the majority of 2020 was miserable. In the face of some serious global trauma, many of us were looking for a communal experience to lift us up. Yet, with each scary news headline came an even scarier thought: Would live music ever return? And when it did, would it be the same? Lucky for us concertgoers, the first major wave of COVID-19 vaccinations in early 2021 allowed for us to visualize a world in which concerts could return safely, and as summer rolled around, we emerged from the fray and experienced live music again. ...
Comedian of the Year Bo Burnham Captured Our Collective Anxiety in 2021
Our 2021 Annual Report continues with the announcement of Bo Burnham as our Comedian of the Year. As the year winds down, stay tuned for more awards, lists, and articles about the best music, film, and TV of 2021. You can find it all in one place here. There’s a moment of context in Bo Burnham’s Inside where things start to click in a different way, and the whole special gets cast in a new light. At the end of the first verse and chorus of “All Eyes on Me,” Burnham describes making the decision to return to stand up comedy after a four-year hiatus from the form. In a supremely ironic fashion, he made this decision in January 2020, finally deciding that he was ready to be vulnerable in front of an audience again — all before a global shutdown. Hindsight is (clears throat) 20/20, but regardl...
Golden Globes 2022 Nominees Revealed: See the Full List
On Monday morning, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association revealed the nominees for the 2021 Golden Globes. The 79th annual entertainment awards are set to be given out on January 9th, 2022, and Snoop Dogg was on hand to help reveal the nominated TV and film projects. Belfast and The Power of the Dog ran away from the nomination pool with seven nods each, including Best Motion Picture, Drama; Best Director (Kenneth Branagh and Jane Campion, respectively); and Best Screenplay (again for Branagh and Campion). Jamie Doran and Ciarán Hinds from Belfast will compete against each other in the Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture category, where they’re also up against The Power of the Dog’s Kody Smit-McPhee. Caitriona Balfe (Belfast) and Kirsten Dunst (The Power of the Dog) are also c...
ADRIAN SMITH + RICHIE KOTZEN Announce First-Ever Shows In U.S., U.K.
Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen‘s project SMITH/KOTZEN will play its first ever-live shows in the U.S. and U.K. in early 2022. The dates are as follows: U.S. tour dates Jan. 15 – Ventura Theatre – Ventura, CA Jan. 20 – The Whisky A Go-Go – Los Angeles, CA Jan. 22 – Count’s Vamp’d – Las Vegas, NV Jan. 23 – Brick By Brick – San Diego, CA Jan. 26 – Goldfield Trading Post – Roseville, CA Jan. 27 – The Siren – Morro Bay, CA U.K. tour dates Feb. 27 – Manchester Club Academy Feb. 28 – Leeds Brudenell Social Club Mar. 02 – Glasgow Garage Mar. 03 – Wolverhampton KK’s Steel Mill Mar. 05 – Leamington Spa Winters End Mar. 07 – Bristol Fleece Mar. 08 – London Islington Asse...
KORN’s BRIAN ‘HEAD’ WELCH Partners With New App PYVOTT To Fight Human Trafficking
Brian “Head” Welch (KORN, LOVE & DEATH) and Tommy Green (SLEEPING GIANT) have partnered with new ethical social media app Pyvott to raise funds for the nonprofit Run Against Traffic, which supports aftercare initiatives for survivors of human trafficking. The partnership comes in the form of a unique dollar-per-download model. The social media startup Pyvott will be donating one dollar to Run Against Traffic for every app download between now and January 11, up to 100,000 downloads. It’s a method that opens the door to new ways of doing both social media and counter-trafficking activism. Green, formerly of metalcore outfit SLEEPING GIANT, is the founder of Run Against Traffic. “Our long-term vision was to create a foundation for supporting human trafficking surv...
SLIPKNOT’s COREY TAYLOR Surprised With Ultimate Cake For 48th Birthday
SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR singer Corey Taylor celebrated his 48th birthday this past Friday (December 10) at Steel City Con, the pop culture celebration that takes place a few times a year at the Monroeville Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The organizers of Steel City Con surprised Corey by presenting him with a special cake in the shape of his current SLIPKNOT mask, which Taylor — whose birthday is actually on December 8 — designed earlier this year with the help of a Halloween mask sculptor named Connor Deless. Steel City Con uploaded a video of the cake presentation to its Facebook page and included the following message: “Steel City Con sings Happy Birthday to Corey Taylor! Now that’s a cake! We hope it tastes as good as it looks and our singing wasn’t to...
Coldplay, Lil Nas X Drop Off UK Jingle Ball Show After Positive COVID Tests in Camps
Both Lil Nas X and Coldplay were forced to drop off the line-up of the UK’s annual Jingle Ball all-star concert after unspecified members of their teams tested positive for COVID-19. “Sadly we have to announce that Coldplay and Lil Nas X have had to pull out of performing at this weekend’s Jingle Bell Ball with Barlaycard,” read a statement from host Capital FM released on Saturday (Dec. 11). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Both acts have had members of their teams test positive for COVID-19 and therefore are not able to perform. We’d like to wish the very best and a speedy recovery to Coldplay, Lil Nas X and their teams. Of course, everyone at Capital is absolutely gutted, but the show must go on…” Their slots were filled by newly added acts ...
Evanescence, Halestorm Postpone Cincinnati Date Due to COVID Cases: ‘Grateful We Are All Vaccinated’
Yet another tour has been interrupted by COVID-19 cases in their camps. “Our tour has been hit by COVID and we are forced to postpone our show tonight in Cincinnati,” Evanescence announced on Sunday morning (Dec. 12), just hours before they were set to co-headline the Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati alongside tour mates Halestorm. “We were able to reschedule the show for Monday, Dec. 20th, so hold onto your tickets! Be on the lookout for an email with additional information. Please be safe out there! ” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In a follow-up tweet, Evanescence added, “Even when you have every precaution in place, you can still get and transmit this virus. Grateful we are all vaccinated and nobody’s symptoms are severe. Please be smart...
