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Man Who Shot Ahmaud Arbery Gets Federal Life Prison Sentence, Too
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pool / Getty Travis McMichael, one of three men responsible for the death of Ahmaud Arbery, was sentenced to life in prison on federal hate charges in a Georgia courtroom as Arbery’s family was present. On Monday (August 8th), U.S. District Judge Lisa G. Wood sentenced McMichael to life in prison plus ten years without the possibility of parole for his act of fatally shooting Arbery in February 2020. “You received a fair trial,” Judge Wood said to Travis McMichael as he was being sentenced. “It was the kind of trial Ahmaud Arbery did not receive.” His father, Greg McMichael, would also receive that same sentence later on in the day. William “Roddie” Bryan, their neighbor would receive a prison sentence of 35 years. Related Stories The men were sente...
Twitter Explodes Over FBI Raid On Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Miami Herald / Getty The web went into a frenzy as it was revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation executed a search warrant at the resort of former President Donald Trump in Florida, which he confirmed through a statement. On Monday evening (August 8th), the former POTUS issued a statement confirming that FBI agents had arrived at his Mar-a-Lago Resort to execute a search warrant. “My beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,” his statement read, which included the claim: “They even broke into my safe!” According to reports, the agents began their search earlier in the day focusing on the section of the resort complex where his personal quarters and offices a...
Bad Bunny & adidas Team To Send Fans To Puerto Rico In “Flight To Remember” Contest
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: adidas / adidas Bad Bunny is the hottest reggaeton artist in the game today and with the help of adidas, he’s about to make someone’s summer as hot as his career with a trip to his homeland of Puerto Rico. Source: adidas / adidas According to adidas, anyone looking to get away from it all for a minute will have the chance to register for a free trip to Puerto Rico on the adidas Confirmed app and fly the friendly skies in an exclusive plane that’s draped in baby blue just for this occasion. So long as they win, of course. Spending a night in Puerto Rico and briefly encapsulating the ultimate summer, travelers will then ride on a custom wrapped baby blue airplane from Puerto Rico to New York. The plane will have all things baby blue and give each invitee th...
TVBOO Taps GRiZ for Wonky Lead Single From Debut Album: Listen to “Bass Music”
Why aren’t DJs allowed to work at aquariums? Because they always drop the bass. Despite that awful dad joke, read on to discover the lead single from TVBOO‘s debut album, “Bass Music,” a heavy-hitting collaboration with GRiZ. “Bass Music” is a tongue-in-cheek dubstep banger replete with the wonky sound design of TVBOO, who has quickly emerged as one of the genre’s most jocular characters. GRiZ’s heady bass and fluttery arpeggios take over the verse before making way for the song’s drop, which features TVBOO’s signature saws and slithering bass patches. TVBOO said that working with GRiZ, who was named one of EDM.com‘s best music producers of 2021, was “one of the coolest things to happen” in his career. “...
Look Inside Meow Wolf’s 2022 Vortex Festival, a Surrealist Escape In Denver
Different city, same Meow Wolf. Teeming rain in Denver couldn’t stop the brand’s flagship music festival, Vortex, from making a statement in 2022. Moving the fest from New Mexico to the Mile High City for the first time, Meow Wolf proved their prestige is immutable. Vortex made a splash over the weekend at The Junkyard, a new open-air venue promising immersive live music experiences in Denver. Attendees of the event found themselves in an adult playground where—at any turn—Alice in Wonderland syndrome could’ve set in. Revered for conceptualizing experiential activations that distort reality, Meow Wolf enthralled and titillated at The Junkyard. You’d be hard-pressed to find a more vibrant community. Attendees of Meow Wolf’s Vortex festival pose f...
Eric Prydz Is Bringing His Mind-Bending HOLO Show to ADE 2022
European fans will have just one more chance to see Eric Prydz‘s stupefying HOLO show in 2022. Despite world-class stage design and hundreds of the biggest artists in electronic dance music to see live, there was one performance at this year’s Tomorrowland festival that everyone simply could not stop talking about. That, of course, was Prydz and his inconceivable HOLO production. Now, Tomorrowland is bringing Prydz’s mind-bending show to the 2022 Amsterdam Dance Event for its last European appearance of the year. Prydz will take the stage for his Tomorrowland-powered HOLO performance on the second day of ADE, Thursday, October 20th at The Ziggo Dome. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Pre-sale passes go on sale Wednesday, August 10th at 12pm CEST before the general t...
King Von’s Estate Releases “Get It Done” Music Video
Today, King Von’s estate has released the “Get It Done” music video from the rapper’s posthumous album, What It Means To Be King. In addition to providing fans with a visual of the highlight track featuring OMB Peezy, the music video release celebrates King Von’s 28th birthday. The visual shows the two rappers linking up while being watched by their enemies before taking off in a silver Maserati with stacks of money. Directed by 20kvisuals, the music video also showcases King Von and OMB Peezy rapping in a secluded location. When King Von’s What It Means To Be King was first released in March of this year, the album debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 Chart with 59,000 equivalent album units at the time. Aside from OMB Peezy, the album features G Herbo, Fivio Foreign, Moneybagg Yo, ...
Martha Reeves, The Four Tops’ Duke Fakir Mourn Death of Lamont Dozier
Next to the Supremes, Martha and the Vandellas and the Four Tops were the primary recipients of Holland-Dozier-Holland’s hitmaking prowess at Motown. So it’s no surprise that the principals of those groups had only warm memories about Lamont Dozier as news spread on Tuesday (Aug. 9) of his death at the age of 81. “Such a great guy,” Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the sole surviving founding member of the Four Tops, told Billboard about Dozier, who was also a close personal friend and running buddy. “He was so talented. He could sing really well. He was a good writer, a good producer, really an integral part of Holland-Dozier-Holland.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Martha Reeves, meanwhile, remembered that Dozier “had the greatest sense of humor. He made...
J-Hope Reveals Inspiration for ‘Jack in the Box’ Cover Art in New Video: Watch
J-Hope took fans behind the scenes of the cover shoot for his debut solo album Jack in the Box on Tuesday (Aug. 9). “I’m thinking of an album art that also has me in it, and I’m honored to say that art designer KAWS agreed to create a great art cover,” the BTS member says directly to the camera in the video uploaded to the boy band’s official YouTube channel. “It’s a great honor. I’m so happy that I can’t hold it in.” (English translation courtesy of YouTube.) Partway through the shoot, J-Hope gets a surprise visit from none other than his BTS bandmate Jung Kook, who stops by after having his own picture taken for a graduation ID. After Jung Kook wishes him “good luck,” J-Hope then moves on to his second outfit: the black-and-white checkered suit inspired by an optical illusion that ultima...
Normani Shuts Down Claims She No Longer Has ‘Motivation’ to Make Music: ‘Just Shut the F— Up’
Normani is not tolerating any comments about her work ethic. On Tuesday (Aug. 9), the singer gave a pointed response to Twitter users who believe she is no longer passionate about her music endeavors. “No idea where Normani’s motivation (no pun intended) has gone but I just dont see the same passion from her as I used to,” one user wrote in a tweet, which has since been listed as private. “Before yall start, its not depression so dont even go THERE!” A second user replied to the first user’s tweet and wrote, “What happens when you’ve gotten comfortable and you’re not HUNGRY anymore.” Normani, incensed by the comments, jumped into the conversation and simply replied, “Just shut the f— up.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The comment...
Whitney Houston’s 20 Biggest Billboard Hits: A Look at Her Legendary Chart Career
The late Whitney Houston‘s legacy on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart is legendary. Her biggest single on the Hot 100 chart is her iconic “I Will Always Love You,” from the soundtrack to her 1992 film debut, The Bodyguard. The track spent a staggering 14 weeks atop the list and at the time was the longest-running No. 1 single in history. In celebration of what would have been her 59th birthday on Wednesday (Aug. 9), Billboard has compiled Houston’s top 20 Hot 100 singles, and unsurprisingly, “I Will Always Love You” tops the tally. It is followed by the buoyant “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me),” which was her fourth of 11 career No. 1s on the list. All 11 of her No. 1 hits are present on the recap (below) and also happen to comprise the entire top 11. Whit...
Beyoncé Joins The Isley Brothers for a New Song
On the heels of her newly released seventh studio album, Renaissance, Beyoncé is set to deliver more music as she has now joined The Isley Brothers for a new song. With the collaboration, the two musical entities are reworking The Isley Brothers’ 1975 song, “Make Me Say It Again Girl, Pts. 1 & 2.” Earlier today, Ronald Isley shared a short and sweet preview of the forthcoming track on Instagram. In the preview, listeners can hear the Houston-born songstress opening the song’s first verse with the words: “oh, I believe you are a rainbow.” Recently, Beyoncé has released several remixes of “Break My Soul” from her seventh No. 1 solo album with Madonna, Honey Dijon, will.i.am, Terry Hunter and Nita Aviance. The latest remix titled, “Break My Soul (The Queens Remix),” fuses the track’s...
