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Rowdy Rebel Goes Sneaker Shopping With Complex
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Complex News / Complex Rowdy Rebel‘s been home for a minute now and now that he’s a free man and living his best life he’s making up for lost time and if a sneakerhead’s been removed from the game for six years (even though he rocked some heat in prison) y’all know he gonna go out and splurge on some exclusive footwear. In the latest installment of Sneaker Shopping With Complex, Double-R does just that as he hits up Stadium Goods in New York City with Joe La Puma to talk kicks and drop stacks. Reminiscing on his more humbler days of balling in adidas Pro Model 2G’s and Air Jordan XIII’s, Rebel gets into rocking dope kicks in prison, crying for a pair of Air Jordan 16’s, and the importance of comfort of kicks when it comes to playing on the court in them. ...
It’s Lit: Travis Scott Launches Agave Spiked Seltzer CACTI
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CACTI / CACTI Travis Scott is taking his Midas touch to the beverage business. He has just released his brand of hard seltzers right in time for spring. Source: CACTI / CACTI Cactus Jack has presented his newest venture CACTI™ Agave Spiked Seltzer nationwide as a founder with America’s leading brewer, Anheuser-Busch. Originally announced in December, CACTI™ Agave Spiked Seltzer is the future of the seltzer category. The 7% ABV seltzer made with 100% premium blue agave from Mexico will be available in 3 flavors at launch; Pineapple, Strawberry & Lime. Introduced fans to the world of CACTI™ for the first time with a new TV commercial which debuted during the 2021 GRAMMY Awards. Brought to life by Scott’s unparalleled creative vision...
Harry Styles Skips The Shirt For His Grammys Debut
Who needs a shirt when you’re the opening act at the music industry’s biggest night? Not Harry Styles. The sultry rock star set the tone for the night with a show-stopping performance at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (March 14). Serenading stans in a stunning leather tux — jacket open, sans the shirt — and a sage-green feather boa, Styles sang a spirited rendition of “Watermelon Sugar,” a feel-good single off Fine Line, his critically acclaimed sophomore album from 2020. It was his first time performing at the Grammys, but you certainly couldn’t tell by the way he commanded the stage. Styles was nominated for three Grammy Awards this year: Best Music Video and Best Pop Solo Performance for “Watermelon Sugar” and Best P...
Billie Eilish’s Enchanting Grammys Set Was Everything We Wanted
Billie Eilish never fails to give us everything we wanted. The 19-year-old alt-pop ingenue graced the stage for the second year in a row at the 63rd annual Grammys Awards on Sunday (March 14), and she didn’t disappoint. Twirling airily atop the hood of a car in a sequined tuxedo, Eilish performed an air-tight rendition of her Grammy-nominated hit single “Everything I Wanted” alongside her brother and co-writer Finneas, who played the keyboard. She was second in the lineup after Harry Styles. Her standout performance this year comes on the heels of her historic domination at the 2020 Grammy Awards. At just 18, she became the youngest artist in Grammys history to sweep the big four categories, scoring Record of the Year and Song of th...
Bad Bunny And Jhay Cortez Iced Out The Grammys Stage For ‘Dákiti’
The vivid video for Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez‘s luxe “Dákiti” shows the Puerto Rican pair stunning in a futuristic fever dream that’s as sensory-shaking as it is sumptuous. There’s a beach fire and bikinis but also a music box and an oceanic scene swimming with rich color — at one point, there’s even an underwater hallucination, suggesting a hint of something sinister. It’s all in keeping with Bad Bunny’s track record. At the 2019 VMAs, alongside J Balvin, he turned the stage into his own private video-game playground; throughout the pandemic, his performances have spanned the stylistic and the gauzy. Sunday night (March 14) at the 2021 Grammys, he teamed up with Cortez to bring that rococo vision of “Dákiti” to life. Standing ato...
GUNSHIP’s “The Video Game Champion” Featured in Fall Guys Season 4 Trailer
The popular battle royale game Fall Guys recently debuted a trailer for its fourth season, revealing a retrowave theme. With an excess of neon and plenty of 80s looks featured throughout, what better group to soundtrack the retrowave-inspired content than GUNSHIP. As many fans of the band and the niche genre may have noticed, the adorable footage of jellybean people playing games was set to the band’s appropriately-titled 2018 single, “The Video Game Champion.” While the video starts out with the original theme song of the game, about ten seconds in it shifts gears to the synthwave classic. Aside from the genre, the song famously features lyrics about video games, making it quite possibly the perfect companion to the game. Surprisingly, this is not the first tim...
Elon Musk is Selling a Song About NFTs as an NFT
Considering the rapidly growing hype surrounding NFTs, it’s no surprise that business mogul and one-time electronic music producer Elon Musk has entered the digital art space with his own contribution. Musk tweeted earlier today that his own NFT will soon be up for sale, complete with a trippy animated video showing a golden “vanity trophy” engraved with the phrase “computers never sleep.” The piece is also soundtracked by a catchy house song ostensibly produced by the eccentric Tesla founder, who famously released an electronic track called “Don’t Doubt Ur Vibe” in early 2020. Check out Musk’s announcement below. Grammy Award-nominated dance music duo Disclosure was quick to respond, noting that they offered a similar NFT sale two weeks ago. NFTs, o...
FEMME HOUSE’S LP Giobbi Hosted a Livestream With a Powerhouse Lineup of Women
In honor of Women’s History Month, FEMME HOUSE proprietor LP Giobbi put together an incredible event on Insomniac TV in support of Alicia Keys’ She is the Music. As a non-profit organization, their goal is to increase the number of women working in music as songwriters, engineers, producers, artists and industry professionals. The virtual show provided incredible house music and entertainment for a Saturday night at home, all while raising money for a charitable cause. Featuring powerhouse artists Hana, Anabel Englund, Kaleena Zanders, and LP Giobbi herself, the event got the full production treatment with a massive stage and psychedelic visual elements. Kicking off the night was songstress, gamer, and producer Hana. With her flowy purple hair and ethereal v...
Woov Helps Reimagine Livestreaming
With a brutal drought of concerts, the live music industry as a whole has witnessed an unprecedented surge of livestreamed concerts and events. Enter Netherlands-based immersive music technology company Woov. To kick off the launch of their company, Woov recently hosted an interactive livestream concert experience with a star-studded lineup. The carefully curated event featured immersive livestream experiences from veteran superstar DJs and producers Carl Cox, BT and Sunery James & Ryan Marciano. Each of the three sets presented a unique immersive environment. Cox spun a killer house set from his studio and BT played a set live from the beach with stellar visuals. Sunery James & Ryan Marciano’s set showcased footage of them from a performance at world-renowned...
DAVID ELLEFSON On MEGADETH’s Failed 2015 Reunion Of ‘Rust In Peace’ Lineup: ‘It Just Wasn’t Meant To Be’
MEGADETH bassist David Ellefson has reflected on the passing of the band’s onetime drummer Nick Menza. Nick died in May 2016 after suffering a heart attack during a concert with Chris Poland and Robertino “Pag” Pagliari in their band OHM: at The Baked Potato in Studio City, California. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner said Menza passed away of hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Regarding how he found out about Nick‘s death, Ellefson told “Waste Some Time With Jason Green” (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I remember we were in Albany, New York on the ‘Dystopia’ tour, and Dave [Mustaine, MEGADETH leader] called me in the middle of the night, in tears, just shaken up. He goes, ‘...
WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Says He Was Asked To Perform ‘Eruption’ At This Year’s GRAMMY AWARDS
Eddie Van Halen‘s son has confirmed that he was asked to pay musical tribute to his father at this year’s Grammy Awards but that he declined. The legendary VAN HALEN axeman was included in Sunday night’s “In Memoriam” segment at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, where The Recording Academy paid tribute to musicians who died in the past year. At one point in the segment, Eddie Van Halen‘s name flashed across the screen over a 20-second archival clip of the virtuoso playing a live “Eruption” solo while a spotlight shone on his iconic Frankenstrat. Not long after the section aired, a number of fellow musicians blasted The Recording Academy for its subdued treatment of Van Halen, with former VAN HALEN singer Gary Cherone tweeting: “Maybe an Ar...
ANTHRAX’s CHARLIE BENANTE And BUTCHER BABIES’ CARLA HARVEY Featured In ‘Punk Rock & Paintbrushes’ Art Book
Punk Rock & Paintbrushes has announced a new publication date for “Punk Rock & Paintbrushes: The Insides Of Artists Written By Outsiders”, co-created by Emily T. Nielsen (Punk Rock & Paintbrushes) and Warren Fitzgerald (THE VANDALS). The exclusive coffee table art book will be out April 15 and is available for pre-order now at www.PunkRockArt.com. Punk Rock & Paintbrushes is a unique arts management company and art show producer that bridges the gap between art and music. “The Insides Of Artists Written By Outsiders” features 26 chapters, each showcasing artwork and personal stories from participating artists. “Punk Rock & Paintbrushes: The Insides Of Artists Written By Outsiders” chapters include: * Tim Armstrong: Punk, Passion &...
