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Fancy Hagood Teams With Kacey Musgraves on ‘Blue Dream Baby’
Country-tinged singer/songwriter Fancy Hagood has teamed with longtime friend Kacey Musgraves on his new single “Blue Dream Baby,” accompanied by a highly entertaining animated music video that find the two artists galavanting with real or imagined “gayliens” in outer space. [embedded content][embedded content] “Kacey and I share stuff we’ve written from time to time with each other,” Hagood says, “but it was actually her boyfriend who heard ‘Blue Dream Baby’ first. He told her about it, and later that night, she and I were texting, when she asked to hear it. To my absolute amazement, she was super into it, and the rest is history. I’m still pinching myself that I get to put out a song in the world with someone who is not only one of my favorite artists, but also one of my closest friends....
Jxdn On Mourning and Celebrating Late Best Friend Cooper Noriega With New Music: ‘It Was Therapy’
Not even three weeks ago, on June 9, jxdn lost a best friend in fashion model and influencer Cooper Noriega. Days later, the artist went to the studio with his collaborator and label boss Travis Barker to work through his grief — and emerged with two new singles, released today (June 28), to honor what would have been Noriega’s 20th birthday. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “It felt like everything just stopped for me, and even to this day it still feels that way,” says jxdn, admitting he still feels “foggy” and “delayed” while speaking of and processing his loss. “But especially the days after, I felt like I couldn’t do anything, couldn’t go anywhere, and I didn’t really have any words to say. I was getting really frustrated. I didn’t ...
Depeche Mode Reveals Co-Founder Andy Fletcher’s Cause of Death
Depeche Mode co-founder Andy Fletcher’s sudden death on May 26 at the mere age of 60 shocked the band and fans around the world. Now, Martin Gore and Dave Gahan are sharing Fletcher’s cause of death at the behest of his family. “As you can imagine, it’s been a strange, sad, disorienting few weeks for us here, to say the least,” noted their statement, which was posted to the band’s social media pages on Monday (June 27). “But we’ve seen and felt all of your love and support, and we know that Andy’s family has too.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “A couple of weeks ago we received the result from the medical examiners, which Andy’s family asked us to share with you now,” Gore and Gahan’s message continued. “Andy suffered an aortic dissec...
Sony Music to Offer Financial Support for College Students With New Initiative
Sony Music Group will offer financial and other support to students studying music and music business-related fields via a new program announced Tuesday. Funding for the program is being provided by Sony’s $100 million social justice fund, unveiled by the company in June 2020. The Sony Music Group Global Scholars Program will provide scholarships to up to 50 students from diverse backgrounds who are enrolled at accredited colleges and universities across the globe. Students accepted into the program will receive annual financial support for the period of the degree program or upon completion, whichever is sooner, depending on a student’s financial need and the region where they’re based. For students in countries where colleges and universities are publicly funded or subsidized, applicants...
Morgan Wallen Scores Sixth No. 1 on Country Airplay Chart With ‘Wasted on You’
Morgan Wallen achieves his sixth No. 1 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart as “Wasted on You” ascends to the top of the list dated July 2. In the tracking week ending June 26, the song gained by 4% to 29.4 million in audience, according to Luminate. Wallen wrote the song with ERNEST, Josh Thompson and Ryan Vojtesak. Concurrently, “Wasted” rules the multi-metric Hot Country Songs tally for a seventh frame. It corralled 12.2 million U.S. streams (up 2%) and sold 5,000 downloads (up 13%) in the week ending June 23. The 29-year-old Wallen, from Sneedville, Tenn., last led Country Airplay with “Sand in My Boots” for a week in February. He first topped the survey with “Up Down” (featuring Florida Georgia Line) for a frame in June 2018 and reigned again with “Whiskey Glasses” for three weeks sta...
Here’s What Went Down at the CENA Festival 2k22 in São Paulo
After a hiatus of more than two years due to the impacts of the pandemic, the Brazilian trap festival CENA 2K22 returned to the joy of local fans. In its second edition, CENA presented a line-up full of attractions, all of whom performed on the three stages located at the Sambódromo do Anhembi, in São Paulo. The event attracted thousands of people for the performances, alongside the option to buy merch items signed by CENA and the local streetwear brand Sufgang. 1 of 9 Amanda Adász/Poppin 2 of 9 Amanda Adász/Poppin 3 of 9 Amanda Adász/Poppin 4 of 9 Amanda Adász/Poppin 5 of 9 Amanda Adász/Poppin 6 of 9 Amanda Adász/Poppin 7 of 9 Amanda Adász/Poppin 8 of 9 Amanda Adász/Poppin 9 of 9 Amanda Adász/Poppin At the invitation of the CENA team, HYPEBEAST teamed up with Poppin‘s creatives to provide...
Watch Nnamdï Run Over Paparazzi in ‘I Don’t Wanna Be Famous’ Video
Chicago-bred indie rocker Nnamdï has unveiled his forthcoming album, Please Have a Seat, his first with Secretly Canadian. The paparazzi-invading video for its first single, “I Don’t Wanna Be Famous,” is out now. [embedded content][embedded content] The Austin Vesley-directed clip finds Nnamdï taking matters into his own hands to avoid paparazzi photographers, all the while indulging in a lavish lifestyle in a big mansion. Please Have a Seat is slated for release on Oct. 7 in tandem with Nnamdï’s own Sooper Records imprint. Nnamdï wrote, produced and performed all 14 of its tracks himself. Shortly after the album release, Nnamdï will begin a North American tour Oct. 18 in Davenport, Ia. Tickets go on sale Friday (July 1). Please Have A Seat track list: “Ready to Run”“Armoire”“Dib...
Brittney Griner To Stand Trial Over Alleged Cannabis Possession This Week
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV / Getty Brittney Griner and her ongoing cannabis possession case in Russia will be moving on to a trial to occur this coming Friday (July 1). The WNBA star was allegedly caught with cannabis in her travel bags, landing her in hot water with Russian authorities and creating a standoff of sorts. Brittney Griner Could Face Up To 10 Years Griner, 31, was arrested over four months prior in Moscow and held in custody since, sparking a series of statements from both the WNBA and the NBA in support of her gaining freedom. As reported by ESPN, Griner will head to trial where she could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of large-scale drug transportation. The charges read as excessive to observers since Griner was allegedly found with can...
Hide Your Cats, All Episodes of ALF Now Streaming for Free
Great news for Earthlings, Melmacians, and anyone with complicated feelings about cats: All 102 episodes of the classic sitcom ALF are now streaming for free on Amazon’s Freevee (formerly IMDb TV). Created by longtime Jim Henson associate Tom Patchett (The Great Muppet Caper, Muppets Take Manhattan) and veteran puppeteer Paul Fusco, ALF debuted in 1986 and ran for four Hawaiian shirt-filled seasons. It followed the terrestrial hijinks of Gordon Shumway, an Alien Life Form (ALF) and escapee from the destroyed planet Melmac whose intelligence was matched only by his hairiness. In the pilot episode, he crash landed in the suburban garage of the Tanners, and when he wasn’t trying to eat their pet cat, Lucky, he spent his time avoiding detection, staving off boredom, and att...
Win Rome & Duddy’s Good Times CBD Flower and Accessories Bundle
Consequence recently teamed with Sublime with Rome’s Rome Ramirez and Dirty Heads’ Duddy B to launch our latest collection of CBD products, Good Times. Rome & Duddy’s line features a range of gummies, CBD hemp flower and pre-rolls, tinctures, balms, and a variety of accessories. Now, we’re giving you a chance to try out some of these great new items with our Rome & Duddy’s Good Times Bundle Giveaway! This exclusive bundle features a 4-gram jar of Good Times CBD flower, the Good Times rolling papers, the Good Times wooden two-part grinder with glow-in-the-dark etching, and palm leaf Good Times rolling tray (the latter of which is only available as part of this bundle!). Priced at just $66.99, this all-in-one collection is a great way to get introduced to Rome & Duddy’s...
Pearl Jam Announce Live Album Gigaton (Tour Edition)
Pearl Jam are expanding their latest album with Gigaton (Tour Edition), a new project that includes the original LP as well as 11 Gigaton live cuts. The album hits streaming services on July 8th and will be available as a limited-edition LP/CD combo in independent record stores, while members of the Pearl Jam Ten Club can order it as a standalone CD. Pearl Jam unveiled Gigaton in 2020, and like most artists, they’ve had a sporadic, COVID-willing touring schedule ever since. Earlier this year, when drummer Matt Cameron came down with the virus, everyone from Josh Klinghoffer, Richard Stuveru, original drummer Dave Krusen, and numerous young fans filled in behind the kit to keep the tour going — until bassist Jeff Ament got sick as well. In better news, the band more recently broug...
New ‘PUBG: Battlegrounds’ Map Features a Gigantic Chicken in the Sky
PUBG: Battle Grounds has just unveiled their latest and upcoming map, Deston, during a dev talk event. Teased previously by game developer Krafton, the map is said to launch on July 13. Deston will become PUBG’s first swampland environment, including a mangrove forest and a gigantic chicken in the sky. “Deston is the largest, tallest, and densest map the game has ever seen,” Krafton said. “Throughout a match on Deston, players will experience dense urban settings with tall vertical buildings to rolling hills, plains and newly designed swamps. The map aims to deliver the sweet spot between fun gameplay and immersing players in realistic battlegrounds. Deston will challenge players to learn each biome of the map to understand how it will challenge them to consider different gear, vehicles, a...
