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New 007 Lashana Lynch Tapped To Play Bob Marley’s Wife Rita In Upcoming Paramount Biopic
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pascal Le Segretain / Getty The upcoming Bob Marley biopic has found its Rita, and it’s none other than No Time To Die star Lashana Lynch. Deadline exclusively reports that after an extensive search, Lashana Lynch was tapped to take on the role of the late Bob Marley’s wife Rita in the upcoming Paramount biopic. The film will be directed by King Richard helmer Reinaldo Marcus Green starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as the iconic Reggae artist. Lashana Lynch Met The Criteria For The Role The website reports, like the previous search for who will play Bob Marley, the criteria for the role of Rita was an actress of Jamaican decent. Per Deadline: Similar to the casting of Bob, a large net was cast when it came to finding the right person to play Rita including looki...
10 More Years of Lollapalooza: Festival Strikes New Deal With City of Chicago
For all of us on the Lollapolooza train—we’re not getting it off of it anytime soon. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has announced that the city’s long-running music festival, held annually in Grant Park, will take place for at least another 10 years. Lightfoot publicly called Lollapalooza “not only a significant economic driver for our city, but a truly iconic Chicago summer festival.” The Chicago Tribune reports a contract between C3 Presents and the city of Chicago calls for the Chicago Park District to receive a share of all C3 revenue streams ranging from 5% to 20%, including admission, goods and services, licensing sales, sponsorships and streaming. The deal also states that the maximum number of attendees can’t exceed 115,000 at any time. ILLENIUM ...
Beyoncé Taps Honey Dijon, will.i.am, More for “BREAK MY SOUL” Remix EP
And the Beyoncé house music era continues. A new remix EP for “BREAK MY SOUL,” Bey’s breakout dance track, was released this week, featuring a club-ready jungle and bounce rendition by Honey Dijon. Clocking in at an additional two minutes longer than the original, Dijon’s version replaces the song’s heady keys with a booming drum programming and pulsing basslines throughout. Dijon also traded out Big Freedia’s break-down-the-door vocal feature and Queen Bey’s delicate harmonies for textured rhythmic arrangements and power chords. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles The remix EP also includes takes by will.i.am, Terry Hunter and Nita Aviance, and follows the July 29th release of Beyoncé ‘s seventh studio album, Renaissance. Honey Dij...
Watch SHADES’ Alix Perez and EPROM Throw Down In an Underground Train Station
Here’s something you didn’t know you needed: watching SHADES throw down in an underground train station. The acclaimed duo of Alix Perez and EPROM have uploaded a recording of their performance at DEF’s underground train station and parking garage in Atlanta. The riveting DJ set transports fans to the darkest alleys of their unique sound, dosing them with celestial synths, eerie drum breaks and sublime bass drops. Listen closely and you’ll also hear live debuts from SHADES’ brand new album, From A Vein, which dropped today. Watch the underground train station performance in full below. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Out today on Perez’ acclaimed 1985 Music imprint, “From A Vein” is a 14-track song-cycle of relentless, slithering bass. It includes the duo’s ...
You Could Be Dancing to Your Own Voice In the Club, Thanks to This DJ’s Clever Voicemail Scheme
What would you do if you were dancing in a club and—all of a sudden—you heard your own voice? This could actually happen thanks to Dutch-Latvian electronic music artist ANNNA and her new solo project, Might Delete Later. In May, the singer-songwriter and DJ posted her phone number on socials, allowing anyone to record a message which could then be used in one of her upcoming tracks. In just three hours, the inbox was full of messages that ranged from intimate to fun to not-so-appropriate. Whether it was someone struggling to say the words “I love you” to their other half or someone who has had a hearing aid singe the age of 22, these voicemails and personal stories from random people demonstrated how our dreams, worries and experiences connect us all as humans, ANNNA said. Crea...
Rap Song of the Week: Doechii and Rico Nasty Are “Swamp Bitches”
Rap Song of the Week breaks down your must-hear hip-hop tracks every Friday. Check out the full playlist here. This week, Doechii taps Rico Nasty for her new track “Swamp Bitches.” Doechii has been positioned to be the next one up from Top Dawg Entertainment after being chosen for the 2022 XXL Freshman Class. Boxing in the Tampa native as a rapper would be downplaying her talents, however, because she is just as comfortable with the flirtatious singing on tracks like her SZA collab “Persuasive” as she is with delivering hard-hitting bars on “Bitch I’m Nice.” Both tracks appear on Doechii’s new EP, she / her / black bitch, which opens with the Rico Nasty collaboration “Swamp Bitches.” In the most impressive display of her rapping skills to date, Doechii kicks the track off with snarling bar...
John Leguizamo Calls Out James Franco’s Casting as Fidel Castro: “He Ain’t Latino!”
John Leguizamo wasn’t shy about sharing his thoughts when it came to James Franco’s recent controversial casting as Fidel Castro. “How is this still going on?” the actor wrote on his Instagram. “How is Hollywood excluding us but stealing our narratives as well? No more appropriation Hollywood and streamers! Boycott! This F’d up! Plus seriously difficult story to tell without aggrandizement, which would be wrong! I don’t got a [problem] with Franco but he ain’t Latino!” The Encanto star shared his unfiltered thoughts alongside a screenshot of a Deadline story confirming Franco’s role in the upcoming film Alina of Cuba opposite Mía Maestro and Ana Villafañe. The movie will be the former Oscar host’s second project after taking an extended break from acting in the wake of being sued by two of...
Duckwrth Announces New EP Chrome Bull, Shares “Ce Soir” Featuring Syd: Stream
Back in March, Duckwrth shared a party-ready song called “Power Power.” Turns out, that was the lead single to his newly-announced EP Chrome Bull, which is due out August 26th via STEM. To keep the momentum going, he’s shared another new song today called “Ce Soir” with Syd, and he’s also unveiled a hefty list of tour dates across North America and Europe. While Duckwrth is keeping most other details about Chrome Bull EP under wraps for now, he’s promised that “once you press play, you won’t want to sit down.” Informed by innovative artists ranging from N.E.R.D. to Thom Yorke, what we’ve heard from Chrome Bull EP so far indicates it’ll be a staple for late-summer dance parties. “Ce Soir,” which translates to “tonight” in English, is sultry and soulful while still keepin...
Anne Heche Seriously Injured After Crashing Car into Los Angeles Home
Anne Heche was seriously injured in a single car crash in the Mar Vista area of Los Angeles on Friday. TMZ reports that the 53-year-old actress crashed her car into a home, causing both the vehicle and the home to catch on fire. She suffered severe burns and was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where she was intubated. Her current condition is unknown, but TMZ reports that she is expected to survive. Heche was reportedly involved in another accident earlier on Friday, when she crashed her car into the garage of an apartment complex. Residents of the complex told TMZ that after the crash, Heche reversed her car and sped off. Advertisement Related Video The cause of the crash is currently under investigation. This is a developing story… [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”...
Kim Kardashian Supports Ex Kanye West With Her Family’s Futuristic Fashion Choices: See Pics
Kim Kardashian is showing support to ex-husband Kanye West with her family’s fashion choices. On Thursday, the Skims founder shared images of her and her two daughters — North and Chicago West — sporting chrome sunglasses from the rapper’s Yeezy collection in futuristic outfits to match. The 41-year-old is twinning with North and Chi in the photos. The first image features Kardashian holding up a peace sign as Chicago holds the phone steady for the snap, while the second image features a solo snap of the SKKN mogul wearing the visor-like sunglasses and an all-leather outfit. North and Chicago also get solo photos of their own, which round out the gallery before a sweet picture of Chicago and North sharing a mother-daughter embrace. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest vide...
The Ledger: In Strong 2022, Advertising Is Rare Weakness for Music Biz
The Ledger is a weekly newsletter about the economics of the music business sent to Billboard Pro subscribers. An abbreviated version of the newsletter is published online. With a handful of music companies’ quarterly earnings releases now in the books, the outlook for the second half of the year appears strong almost across the board. There is one area of weakness, however: online advertising. On Wednesday, French music company Believe slightly raised its guidance for fiscal 2022 but warned in its investor presentation that organic growth will slow in the second half of the year “as the ad-funded streaming activities should be affected by rising inflation and economic uncertainties.” Spotify also pointed to some weakening in advertising. “For advertising, we did see some softening in tren...
Here Are the Answers to the Latest Billboard x VersusGame Matchups: Cardi B, The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, More
The most-recent Billboard and VersusGame matchups challenging your chart-predicting pedigree, from the charts dated July 11, featured Cardi B’s “Hot Shit,” featuring Kanye West and Lil Durk, and The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s “Stay.” Billboard and VersusGame have joined forces to bring music fans a one-of-a-kind, user-generated experience with games that test knowledge of pop culture for a chance to win prizes. Billboard is hosting bi-weekly head-to-head challenges on entertainment and pop culture gaming app VersusGame, where fans can vote on their favorite artists and songs and wager on who will top the charts and more. VersusGame data shows that fans have predicted correct chart outcomes nearly three out of four times so far. Explore See latest videos, charts ...
