HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Shahar Azran / Shahar Azran The Apollo Theater had a huge night during their annual Spring Benefit raising a record-breaking $3.7 million including a $500,000 gift from Tyler Perry who made the surprise announcement during his acceptance speech. As per Variety the esteemed director, producer and actor gave back to the Black
Free Gunna. Amid his RICO charge and his recent open letter from jail, Gunna shares the accompanying video to “Banking On Me”. Produced by Metro Boomin, the self-directed video finds Wunna celebrating his wealth and indulging in various women from city to city. The track was first released on Valentine’s Day and arrived off the
[embedded content] (New York – June 3rd 2022) New York based singer-songwriter Kayana officially kicks off the start of summer today with the release of her new single ‘Paradise’ – out now on all major streaming platforms. Written and produced by Kayana and recorded at Goldheart Studios, ‘Paradise’ channels the sound of summer with a
Could Beyoncé‘s next album be closer than we think? On Tuesday (June 15), Beyoncé’s BeyGOOD foundation posted a tweet celebrating Black musicians. The tweet honored Black Music Month with a collage of iconic albums. “Celebrating the brilliance and creativity of Black Musicians who have influenced the world through their art,” the account said. Eagle-eyed fans
Simon & Garfunkel were one of the most successful singer-songwriter duos in history. But behind the scenes, the men, whose friendship stretched back to their childhood days, were constantly at each other’s throats. Considering the beautiful harmonies they made together, it’s hard for many fans to comprehend just how disharmonious Simon & Garfunkel’s relationship was.
Robert Plant once turned down the opportunity to guest star on the HBO series Game Of Thrones, according to a new interview with the former Led Zeppelin frontman. Plant revealed the story during an interview with Canadian broadcaster George Stroumboulopoulos, following up a question about the fantasy series. The singer said that, although he didn’t watch
Rina Sawayama has released the music video for her single “This Hell.” Sawayama’s upcoming album, Hold The Girl, drops Sept. 2 via Dirty Hit. The “This Hell” visual was directed by Ali Kurr. Read more: Listen to Halsey’s new single “So Good” In the video, Sawayama dons her cowgirl boots while taking aim at bigots
“Glimpse of Us” – out now. Stream: https://joji.lnk.to/GlimpseofUs SMITHEREENS TOUR ON SALE THURSDAY JUNE 16TH 10 AM LOCAL TIME. Presale starts Wednesday June 15th. Register for access at https://jojimusic.com Director & Editor – Dan Streit Production Companies – Stink Films & Grin Machine Executive Producer – Ryland Burns Producer – Andy Ruse Associate Producer –
There are only a handful of bands who consistently release new material that makes me wonder what the fuck everyone else is doing, but Japan’s Sigh are high among them. The outfit’s mixture of black metal, psychedelic rock, and cinematic soundtrack music is always more compelling than 95% of the other stuff out there. So
The Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival returns this Saturday, June 18, to Leimert Park Village in Los Angeles, California. The free event, held from noon PT to 9 p.m. PT, will feature art, food, educational activities and music. There will be live performances from Alexy Isley, Kenyon Dixon, Cocoa Sarai and more. Amazon Music’s R&B/hip-hop brand,
Play video content NBC Amber Heard says she has a lot of mixed feelings about Johnny Depp post-trial, but one of those feelings is apparently love … even after all of the nasty back and forth. The final clip from actress’ sit-down with “Today” aired Wednesday, and a range of topics was covered … including
The latest series in a string of upcoming originals from Taylor Sheridan dropped a teaser trailer today. Tulsa King, starring Sylvester Stallone, will premiere on Paramount+ on November 13, 2022. Although there have been details floating for some time, the teaser brings it to life, and it looks good! Tulsa King follows New York mafia
Pixar, after seeing its movies sidelined to Disney+ during the pandemic, returns to the big screen this weekend with Lightyear, the origin story of the spaceman toy which little Andy plays with in the Toy Story movies. Comps here are Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog 2, which is the biggest family movie to open during the pandemic with $72M stateside.
News Rina Sawayama Shares New “This Hell” Video: Watch Rina has a ho-down wedding in the glitzy Hold the Girl visual By Madison Bloom June 15, 2022 Facebook Twitter Rina Sawayama in “This Hell,” directed by Ali Kurr Facebook Twitter Rina Sawayama has shared a music video for her Hold the Girl single “This Hell.”
Lil Wayne has been denied entry to the UK and forced to cancel a planned appearance at Strawberries & Creem Festival 2022 over a past criminal conviction. Strawberries and Creem first announced the news on Twitter, writing, “Lil Wayne has been refused entry to the UK directly by the Home Office in a last minute
Megan Thee Stallion wants to see Tory Lanez behind bars. The Houston rapper graces the cover of Rolling Stone for the first time. In the interview, she recounts the infamous evening of July 11, 2020 when she left Kylie Jenner’s pool party with Lanez and her former best friend, Kelsey Harris, before an argument broke
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Jerrod Carmichael and A$AP Rocky might not seem to be the likeliest of friends, but that notion is quickly dashed after a recent chat between the pair was published. Carmichael and Rocky both dished on fashion, sexuality, their friendship, and much more. Jerrod Carmichael and A$AP Rocky
Pleasant travels. Powers Pleasant brings the noise from across the country in his new video featuring Maxo Kream, Bas, Erick The Architect, and Kenny Mason. Shot in three cities in the span of two days, the Pro Era producer begins his trek from NY and jets to Houston where he links with Maxo Kream. In
While it’s still early in Halsey’s career to start considering a biopic about their life, that doesn’t mean they can’t start dreaming about who could play them. On Monday, Jimmy Fallon interviewed the singer and brought up the idea of a movie: “I was thinking of who could play you,” he said before pulling out
Kiss were faced with the very real possibility that their career was over after the spectacular failure of 1981’s Music From ‘The Elder.’ Easily capable of selling out any arena in America just three years earlier, they were now unable to find a promoter to back any kind of tour after alienating fans with three