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Willie Nelson Adds More Dates to Outlaw Music Festival Tour 2022
Wille Nelson is taking his Outlaw Music Festival Tour to even wider pastures. Today, the Red-Headed Stranger has announced that he’s expanding the 2022 iteration of his concert tour through October, featuring headlining performances from himself as well as appearances from The Avett Brothers, Black Pumas, and more. The newly-added Outlaw dates will go down October 14th, 15th, and 16th in Mountain View, Wheatland, and Irvine, California, respectively. In addition to the previously mentioned artists, each of the three evenings will include performances from Larkin Poe and Particle Kid. This brings Nelson’s annual US trek to 22 dates total, with the initial batch of shows announced back in March. Those dates will begin in June, with performances from Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Nathaniel R...
Amy Winehouse Biopic in the Works from Fifty Shades of Grey Director Sam Taylor-Johnson
Many have tried and many have failed to tell Amy Winehouse’s life story, but it looks like Fifty Shades of Grey director Sam Taylor-Johnson may be the first filmmaker to get a proper Winehouse biopic off the ground. According to Deadline, Taylor-Johnson is spearheading Back to Black, a new film about the late singer, for Studiocanal. The script to Back to Black was written by Matt Greenhalgh, while Alison Owen, Debra Hayward, and Tracey Seaward serve as producers. No star has been cast yet, but Deadline reports that Winehouse’s estate has given the project its blessing. Winehouse has inspired numerous projects since her tragic death in 2011. At one point, Swedish actress Noomi Rapace was set to portray the artist in a biopic, but it never came to fruition. Then, la...
Musician Francisco Martin’s Journey to Embracing His Filipino-American Heritage
I was born in San Francisco, CA to parents who were both born and raised in the Philippines. Per the norm with Filipino families, music was a huge part of our everyday lives. We had a large family living relatively close by alongside an even larger Filipino community which came with a plethora of adopted aunties and uncles. Every family party had sing-alongs, performances by the various family members, and, as is common with most Asian families, a very typical “let me show you how talented my child is” mentality. On top of that, my dad’s dream was to be a musician, so our house was full of guitars and basses. My dad would often have our neighbors over to jam in our garage and he was always playing music around the house. He loved OPM, original Filipino music, and classic rock. Although I d...
Amy Winehouse Biopic Coming From Fifty Shades of Grey Director
It has been a long time coming, but an Amy Winehouse biopic is finally moving forward. According to Deadline, Back to Black will be directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, best known for directing the first film in the box office-busting Fifty Shades of Grey franchise. The script was penned by Matt Greenhalgh (The Look of Love, Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool). Named after Winehouse’s classic 2006 sophomore album, Back to Black will chronicle the sudden rise and tragic downfall of the artist, who died in 2011 at the age of 27 after suffering from drug and alcohol abuse. Per Deadline, the film is being made with the blessing of Winehouse’s estate. Casting for the lead role will begin in the coming weeks. A Winehouse biopic has been a Hollywood white wale for years. Noomi Rapace was attached to st...
Mario Faces Twitter Wrath After Featuring Canadian Negro Napoleon Tory Lanez On New Track
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Prince Williams / Getty Mario stunned the world recently after mopping up Omarion and his watermelon-eating brother at VERZUZ, giving his career an unprecedented boost. However, folks on Twitter are a bit let down after learning that Mario added Negro Napoleon Tory Lanez to his new track “Main One” and the reactions are relentless. Mario, 35, was riding the VERZUZ win wave pretty high but put a halt to his momentum via his #MARIOMONDAYS post by announcing the aforementioned “Main One” and he was apparently pretty excited about featuring the Canadian Varmint. “#MARIOMONDAY special announcement! This Friday dropping new music! This one called “MAIN ONE”! S/O to my bro @torylanez! We went crazy tap in!” read the Baltimore native’s tweet. Perhaps Mario ...
The Murlocs Blast Back With New Album, Fall North American Tour
The Murlocs conjure a beguiling cast of misfits, skate punks and petty criminals on their sixth album, Rapscallion, inspired in part by frontman Ambrose Kenny-Smith’s real-life upbringing in the southeast Australian port city Geelong. Rapscallion is due Sept. 16 from ATO Records and is led by the single “Virgin Criminal.” “It’s about him doing his first crime, ripping off a convenience store and getting off on the thrill of being an outlaw,” says Kenny-Smith of the song and the nameless main character whose adventures are woven through Rapscallion. [embedded content][embedded content] The 12-track album is the follow-up to 2021’s Bittersweet Demons and was recorded in band members’ individual home studios during the first era of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kenny-Smith and bassist Cook Craig are...
HHW Gaming Exclusive: ‘NBA 2K’s Ronnie 2K & Alfie Brody Talk Choosing Cover Athletes, Players Only Tournament & More
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: 2K Sports / NBA 2K23 Hip-Hop Wired chops it up NBA 2K’s Ronnie Singh, aka Ronnie 2K and Vice President of Global Marketing for NBA 2K Alfie Brody, about the next installment in the annual video game franchise. The Official Start of The NBA 2022-23 Season Is Here Unless you’ve been under a rock, NBA 2K23 has been the talk of the video game and sports world. The annual sports video franchise took a more unconventional route with its covers this year by staggering the announcements. Of course, it was only right that the first reveal went to the GOAT, Michael Jordan, who will grace the cover of the Michael Jordan Edition and the first-ever Championship Edition of the video game. Source: 2K / NBA 2K23 Michael Jordan Edition Related Stories The second reveal be...
Phony Stark aka Elon Musk Officially Attempts to Bail On Twitter Bid
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty Elon Musk has officially declared that he is backing out of his agreement to purchase Twitter, citing that the social company made “false and misleading” statements during negotiations. On Friday(July 8th), the billionaire and his team filed a motion with the Securities and Exchange Commission stating that they were terminating the agreement with the social media platform. They claim that Twitter was in “material breach” of the previous agreement where Musk would buy the company for $44 billion. “For nearly two months, Mr. Musk has sought the data and information necessary to ‘make an independent assessment of the prevalence of fake or spam accounts on Twitter’s platform,’” his legal team wrote in the filing. “Twitter has ...
RZA (Bobby Digital) “Under The Sun,” Ciara ft. Coast Contra “Jump” & More | Daily Visuals 7.11.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tommaso Boddi / Getty We may not see another Wu-Tang Clan album for a hot minute but at least some members continue to churn out work for the culture and today The Abbot of the iconic group returns with his alter ego in tow. Coming through with some new visuals to “Under The Sun,” the RZA a.k.a Bobby Digital goes the animated route and uses samurai-ish comic book art to get his words to manifest throughout the video. Would love to see this Ninja Bobby go up against Afro-Samurai. Just sayin.’ Related Stories Back in the word of reality, Ciara shows and proves that married life hasn’t kept her from losing a step and in her Coast Contra assisted clip to “Jump” Mrs. “Goodies” Wilson throws on a cheerleading outfit and gets to rump shakin’ much to the delight ...
Cat Power to Recreate Bob Dylan’s Iconic 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert
Dylan famously “went electric” on his world tour with the Hawks
Cat Power to Recreate Bob Dylan’s Iconic 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert
Dylan famously “went electric” on his world tour with the Hawks
Cat Power to Recreate Bob Dylan’s Iconic 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert
Dylan famously “went electric” on his world tour with the Hawks
