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Florence Pugh’s Black Widow Will Reportedly Lead Marvel Studios’ ‘Thunderbolts’
In a recent appearance on The Town, Justin Kroll from Deadline hinted that Yelena Belova is expected to lead the MCU antihero team in the upcoming Thunderbolts movie. “[Florence Pugh] has got the Marvel superhero that’s already got a spin-off,” said Kroll. “Upcoming for her, actually, on that character is this Thunderbolts film, which is basically Marvel’s Suicide Squad. Hopefully, it has better results. But the concept is it’d be her leading the team of like Wyatt Russell‘s John Walker, Daniel Bruhl‘s Zemo, those anti-heroes that aren’t exactly good but aren’t exactly bad. So there’s that. And people seem to like the Yelena character.” Pugh first appeared as Yelena Belova in Black Widow (2021), taking place prior to Avengers: Endgame and is the adopted younger sister of Scarlett...
‘BMF’ Actor Lil Meech Won’t Face Charges In $250K Watch Theft
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty Looks like BMF star Lil Meech just avoided some legal troubles down in Miami as he’s been taken off the hook for a theft case involving a $250,000 watch. According to TMZ the son of the legendary Big Meech had found himself in legal hot water when Haimov Jewelers in Miami accused Lil Meech of dipping with a $250,000 Richard Mille timepiece. Luckily for Meech, investigators in Miami-Dade county eventually declined to charge him with anything as the jewelers ultimately got their merchandise back. Apparently, the whole situation was just one big mix-up. Meech’s attorney, Howard Srebnick, called the case “a misunderstanding that was amicably resolved.” Meech then took to Instagram to celebrate … along with a bold message to his haters.TMZ...
The Weeknd Apologizes To Fans For Canceling LA Show Mid-Performance
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Canadian superstar The Weeknd had to cancel a Los Angeles concert mid-performance on Saturday night. During the show at SoFi Stadium, the singer broke the sad news to his fans saying, according to CBS News, “I don’t know what just happened when I screamed, but I just lost my voice,” he said. “This is killing me, I don’t want to stop the show but I can’t give you the concert I want to give you right now.” The cancelation came just after the second song in the show and fans expressed their disappointment, however, The Weeknd promised them refunds and that he would set a new date. Related Stories “But I wanted to come out and personally apologize, not tweet it or Instagram or whatever. I wanted you guys to know that I can’t ...
London Drill Rapper M Lo Dead At 29
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Twitter Screenshot / Twitter M Lo, a London rapper who performed music within the Drill scene, was shot over the weekend and succumbed to his wounds. According to reports, M Lo leaves behind a pair of young daughters. According to the Evening Standard, M Lo, whose real name is Maximillian Kusi-Owusu, was found early Sunday (September 4) morning suffering from gunshot wounds. Upon being sent to a nearby hospital, the man died three hours later after being found by the authorities. A 29-year-old suspect was arrested and later released according to accounts from Scotland Yard. More from The Evening Standard: A family friend told The Standard: “Fame never changed Max. He’s a very straightforward, energetic and down-to-earth human being. “He was extremely tale...
‘Black Ink Crew: Chicago’ Recap: Phor & Nina Don’t Understand They Are Single, Don Can’t Reach His Baby Mama
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Courtesy VH1 / Phor This week on Black Ink Crew: Chicago, Phor and Nina try to talk about their issues but fail miserably. Draya meets her long-lost sister, Ryan loses an artist, and Don is having some baby mama drama. Draya Reveals She Might Have Siblings The episode opens up with 9 MAG undergoing some significant renovations. Ryan decided to add some new booths to the shop. The crew is excited about the changes to the shop but doesn’t want to get in the way of the work and will wait till the work is done and let Ryan decide who gets what booth. Anyway, Draya, who had always believed that she was an only child, reveals to her coworkers that she discovered that she might have siblings. Through social media, she connected with a young woman who might...
Eminem and 50 Cent Deliver Visualizer for “Is This Love (’09)”
Eminem and 50 Cent have shared an accompanying video for “Is This Love (‘09).” The animated visualizer sees small Eminems terrorizing a city while wearing a chainsaw and Jason Voorhees mask, while the dozens of Fifs successfully pull off a bank heist. “Is This Love (‘09)” appeared on Em’s second greatest hits album Curtain Call 2 and was originally recorded in 2009, and proved to be a highly-anticipated collab between the two. In addition to “Is This Love (‘09),” Curtain Call 2 also included the brand new tracks “The King and I” with CeeLo Green, which was part of the Elvis film soundtrack and “From the D 2 the LBC” featuring Snoop Dogg. The greatest hits album went on to debut at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 with 43,000 album-equivalent units in its first week and gave the rapper his 12th t...
Björk Parties at a Mushroom Rave in Video for New Song “Atopos”: Watch
Björk has shared the lead single from her forthcoming album, Fossora. Directed by Viðar Logi, the “Atopos” video takes place in a fungal underworld, where a masked Björk, a bass clarinet sextet, and Gabber Modus Operandi’s DJ Kasimyn gear up for a rave showdown. Watch it happen below. Björk wrote on Twitter yesterday that the track is “kinda like Fossora’s passport.” The album, out September 30, was partly inspired by the pandemic experience and lockdown raves. Its title is a word that Björk made up—the feminine of “fossore,” which means “digger, delver, ditcher,” as she put it in press materials. Fossora is the follow-up to 2017’s Utopia. Björk recently launched a podcast called Björk: Sonic Symbolism. The first three episodes document Debut, Post, and Homogenic. Check out “Revisiting Bjö...
Watch Black Country, New Road Cover Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever”
Black Country, New Road covered Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever” at Bowery Ballroom in New York Monday night (September 5). Check out footage below. Black Country, New Road issued their second album Ants From Up There in February, almost exactly a year after their debut For the first time. Frontperson Isaac Wood departed the group shortly before the arrival of Ants From Up There. “Good Will Hunting” from the album notably has a chorus that begins “She’s got Billie Eilish style/Moving to Berlin for a little while.” The band will continue to tour the United States through the end of September, performing no music from either of their albums on a trek opening for Black Midi. In November, they’ll perform at Pitchfork Music Festival London. Members of the group will also introduce a screenin...
Dave Matthews Band Announce Fall 2022 Tour
Dave Matthews Band has announced a new tour. The band’s fall 2022 dates follow a stretch of dates in Colorado, Arizona, and California, bringing them up to Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland and trekking across the United States, performing in cities like Chicago, Minneapolis, and Salt Lake City before concluding with two nights at Madison Square Garden in New York. Find the full list of dates below. The band is partnering with the Nature Conservancy as part of their Plant a Billion Trees program. Proceeds from the tour will allow the organization plant an additional one million trees, among other forest restoration efforts. To learn more about Dave Matthews Band’s work with the Nature Conservancy, visit dmbtrees.org. Dave Matthews Band formed in 1991. The band released their debut EP,...
Ging (f.k.a. Frank Dukes) Announces Debut Album, Shares New Song: Listen
Ging, the new project from the Toronto producer formerly known as Frank Dukes, has announced a new self-released album called We’re Here with a new song called “Miracles.” The LP is due out November 4. Check out “Miracles” below. Of the new song, Ging says: “‘Miracles’ is a life affirming psychedelic disco banger about the magic of the universe. We’re Here, My Dear is about a love that is free. The type of love with space to begin as one thing and become something new altogether.” As Dukes, he produced hit records for the likes of Ghostface Killah, BADBADNOTGOOD, Camila Cabello, The Weeknd, Drake, Rihanna, SZA, and many more. He announced the retirement of the Frank Dukes moniker in November 2021. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Now You Can Watch Maneskin’s Cheeky 2022 MTV VMAs Performance in a ‘Restored,’ Less-Censored Edit
When you watched the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards back on Aug. 28, were you wondering why the cameraman decided to use so many wide shots during Måneskin‘s performance of “Supermodel”? A lot of fans assumed it was because of frontman Damiano David’s barely there black leather chaps that exposed his backside — and that might have been part of it, but there was another, even racier outfit in the band. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Bassist Victoria De Angelis was originally wearing a one-armed blouse with a pasty covering an exposed breast, but during the performance, her sleeve slipped down, uncovering her other breast. Ever the rock star, De Angelis kept playing, even going out into the crowd in her newly topless look. Now, MTV has uplo...
Music Writer Jim DeRogatis Fighting Subpoena to Testify at R. Kelly Chicago Trial
A music writer who spent decades raising awareness about sexual misconduct allegations against R. Kelly is fighting a bid to force him to testify at the R&B singer’s federal trial on child pornography and trial-fixing charges, according to a Tuesday court filing. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Lawyers for Jim DeRogatis, who in 2019 released his book Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly, invoked constitutional and other protections for the press in asking Judge Harry Leinenweber to rule that DeRogatis need not testify. DeRogatis was a reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times in the early 2000s when he anonymously received a video that he gave to police that helped lead to Kelly’s child pornography trial in 2008 in state court.&nb...
