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4 Artists You Need to See at Neversea Festival 2022
Scheduled for July 7-10, the fourth edition of Neversea is a sun-kissed, seaside utopia chock full of can’t-miss performances. Some of the biggest names in electronic dance music are coming to the “Island of Dreams” at Constanța, Romania for the immersive festival experience, like Alesso, NERVO, Krewella, Tchami, Amelie Lens, Jamie Jones, KSHMR and Zeds Dead, among many others. Ahead of the festival, organizers revealed its stage-by-stage lineups. Read on to find out about four must-see performances at Neversea 2022. Four-day passes for Neversea are on sale now. More information about tickets and payment plans is available here. Madeon With cutting-edge production and visuals, the scale of Madeon‘s performances are hard to match. His recent ̶...
Watch the Aftermovie of DJ Snake’s Historic Parc des Prince Show, His Biggest Headlining Performance Yet
After his latest historic performance, it’s clear DJ Snake is on a mission to take dance music where it has never been before. The barnstorming DJ recently performed at the Parc des Prince stadium, the longtime home of fabled football club Paris Saint-Germain F.C. A diehard fan of the team, Snake performed for a staggering 60,000 people at the momentous hometown show, the biggest headlining performance of his storied career. “Every weekend, two teams go to battle in this stadium,” Snake says in the official aftermovie, out now. “Tonight there was only one.” Fans can now watch behind-the-scenes footage from the night in the new mini-doc, which encapsulates the many moving parts that coalesced to make the pie-in-the-sky performance a reality. It was a triumph fr...
Niantic Is Creating an All-World NBA Game
Pokémon GO developer Niantic on Tuesday announced a partnership with the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) to develop an original augmented reality game titled NBA All-World. The game, which places NBA fans into a real-world metaverse, is a free-to-play geolocational title that challenges players to find and compete against notable NBA players in their respective neighborhoods. Upon challenging top-tier players to games, fans can then recruit NBA icons to their own team before playing on the official court, where they will have the ability to outfit players in custom apparel. “We’re enveloping the world around you into a basketball universe, or what I personally like to call turning the real world into a basketball theme ...
Babyface Announces New Album ‘Girls’ Night Out’ Featuring Ari Lennox, Kehlani and More
Babyface has announced a new album, titled Girls’ Night Out, championing a pool of the top female talents in today’s R&B and hip-hop domain. The singer-songwriter-producer on Tuesday revealed that the record, which will feature artists including Ari Lennox, Kehlani, Ella Mai, Queen Naija, Doechii and others, will debut on October 29. The forthcoming project, which follows Babyface’s 2015 album Return of the Tender Lover via Def Jam, will mark the musician’s 11th overall album and his first record since signing with Capitol Records. “I am extremely honored and humbled to be signing to a legacy label like Capitol. They have welcomed me with open arms and treat me like family. And, in the end, that is what it’s all about – doing what you love with people who have the same love for mu...
Christian Bale Is Down To Return As ‘Batman’ On One Condition
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: JOSEP LAGO / Getty When it was reported that Ben Affleck would be taking on the role of Batman in the struggle film that turned out to be 2016’s Batman V. Superman, The Dark Knight at the time, Christian Bale revealed he was upset that he wasn’t approached to reprise the role he’d been taking on for years. While it seemed like Bale’s Batman days were over after Affleck, and most recently Robert Pattinson, had given their iterations of the caped crusader, Screen Rant is reporting that Christian Bale is very much open to returning to the streets of Gotham City, under certain circumstances. In an interview with the website, Bale said he would return for another installment of The Dark Knight but only if the franchise’s director, Christopher Nolan was at the ...
Run It Back: Kyrie Irving Returning To Brooklyn Nets After Opting In & Cashing Out On $36.5 Million Option
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Elsa / Getty Kyrie Irving is running back one more year with the Brooklyn Nets, and that could be either a blessing or a sign of another tumultuous season. Kyrie Irving Isn’t Going Anywhere, For Now. Brooklyn Nets fans have been going through it, which shouldn’t be the case for a fanbase when their team has Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and Ben Simmons. Sadly, that was not the case due to Kyrie Irving and the lingering feeling of him possibly leaving Brooklyn. Related Stories There was a strong possibility Irving would leave Nets fans reeling like he did Celtics faithful after telling them he planned on being in Boston for a long time. The All-Star point guard even submitted a “wishlist” of teams that included the Los Angeles Lakers, LA Clippers, New York K...
Lil Nas X Reveals Relationship With BET Has Been “Painful & Strained”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mark Sagliocco / Getty “Culture’s biggest night,” aka the 2022 BET Awards, was missing one person, Lil Nas X. The rapper decided to speak on his relationship, or lack thereof, with the network. Lil Nas X & BET Were Never On The Same Page Ahead of the BET Awards 2022, Lil Nas X made it clear how he felt about the network and its annual awards show after he was snubbed. In a statement issued to Rolling Stone, the “Old Town Road” crafter revealed he and the network had not seen eye-to-eye, alluding to some behind-the-scenes issues. Related Stories “My relationship with BET has been painful and strained for quite some time. It didn’t start with this year’s nominations like most people might think,” Lil Nas X said. “They did let me perform on their show la...
City Girls Down: Twitter Ponders Why Yung Miami Got Snubbed In Diddy’s Speech At BET Awards #BETAwards
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Prince Williams / Getty Yung Miami and Sean “Diddy” Combs appeared to be the next power couple in the game after the City Girls rapper interviewed her beau recently via her Caresha, Please show. Folks on Twitter are wondering if the rumored connection between the pair is all smoke and mirrors after the Miami rapper was snubbed during Diddy’s BET Awards speech. Yung Miami Snubbed At BET Awards? Over the weekend, Diddy accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award at the BET Awards, taking time to give praise to all the women in his life that supported him along the way. Among the mentioned was the late Kim Porter, the mother of three of his six children. Cassie, Diddy’s ex-girlfriend, also received a speech shoutout. While all this was going on, YM was in ...
HBO Reveals New Details of ‘Succession’ Season Four
Production for the fourth season of HBO‘s drama series Succession has officially started and the network has shared new details regarding what to expect in the upcoming season. Fans can expect the return of the main and supporting cast including Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Matthew Macfadyen, Nicholas Braun, J. Smith-Cameron, Peter Friedman, David Rasche, Fisher Stevens, Hiam Abbass, Justine Lupe, Scott Nicholson, Zoë Winters and Jeannie Berlin. HBO also revealed that season four will have a total of 10 episodes: “In the ten-episode season four, the sale of media conglomerate Waystar Royco to tech visionary Lukas Matsson moves ever closer. The prospect of this seismic sale provokes existential angst and familial division among the Roys as they anticipate...
Christian Bale Says He’ll Play Batman Again Under One Condition
During the press tour for Thor: Love and Thunder, Christian Bale sat down with Screen Rant to chat about the upcoming Marvel Studios release and if he would be open to playing Batman again. “No one’s ever mentioned it to me. No one’s brought it up.” said Bale when he was asked if he’s been approached to reprise his role of Bruce Wayne/Batman. “Occasionally people say to me, ‘Oh, I hear you were approached and offered all this.’ And I’m like, ‘That’s news to me. No one’s ever said that.’” When asked what it would take to have him don the cowl again, Bale said that he could be convinced if director Christopher Nolan was attached to a project. “I had a pact with Chris Nolan,” Bale added. “We said, ‘Hey, look. Let’s make three films, if we’re lucky enough to get to do that. And then let’s walk...
‘Spy x Family’ Previews Season 1 Part 2 in New Official Trailer
Spy x Family has just released its trailer for Season 1 Part 2, which is said to be released later this year. The first part of the season concluded over the weekend — which lasted 12 episodes. It is said that the next part will consist of over 13 episodes. However, the future beyond that is unknown. The minute-long teaser for Part 2 provides a small insight into what to expect in the next addition. It seemingly shows Twilight’s next mission to stop a terrorist bombing attack. The Forger family, including Anya and Yor, can be seen joining the mission as well. The teaser also teases Anya riding on the big white dog viewers seen in a late episode, giving fans a glimpse of a new addition to the Forger family. The anime series received high ratings, leading to increased manga sales. Part ...
Jason Reitman’s ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Sequel To Premiere in December 2023
The next film in the Ghostbusters franchise will premiere in theaters on December 20, 2023. The movie will arrive as a sequel to filmmaker Jason Reitman‘s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, which marked the revival of the highly-popular franchise. The film, which was released in November 2021, earned $200 million USD at the global box office and starred Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace and Paul Rudd alongside original cast members Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver and Annie Potts, who reprised their respective roles. The release date announcement comes after Sony unveiled the project in April, alongside plans to develop Venom 3. On June 8, or “Ghostbusters Day,” Reitman and co-writer Gil Kenan confirmed details of the sequel’s plot, revealing that the yet-to...
