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Mary J. Blige Announces 23-City Good Morning Gorgeous Tour
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: BPC / Black Promoters Collective Fresh off celebrating her recognition as one of Time magazine’s icons listed in “The 100 Most Influential People of 2022” and the recipient of the 2022 “Billboard ICON Award,” the undisputed Queen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige, announces her Good Morning Gorgeous tour presented by Hologic in partnership with The Black Promoters Collective (BPC). The GRAMMY Award-winning and Oscar-nominated Blige will perform in 23 cities with special guests, platinum-selling, GRAMMY Award-winning artist Ella Mai and platinum-selling rising star Queen Naija beginning on Saturday, September 17, in Greensboro, NC, and ending on Saturday, October 29 in Atlantic City, NJ. Related Stories The Good Morning Gorgeous tour tickets are a...
Internet Explorer Finally Being Put To Pasture, Twitter Says Their Goodbyes To The Web Browser
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: SOPA Images / Getty Internet Explorer, you know, the web browser nobody uses, has finally been put to bed by Microsoft. RIP Internet Explorer Microsoft announced it would no longer support Internet Explorer after nearly 27 years, deciding to retire the web browser. Those who have still been loyally using IE will now be instructed to use Microsoft Edge, the other browser a lot of people don’t care for. Microsoft began the transition away from IE in 2015 with the rollout of Windows 10. The news of Microsoft’s OG web browser’s impending death won’t affect regular web users. The Verge reports that “usage of Internet Explorer plummeted in recent years” and that IE accounts for less than half a percent of the overall browser market share, according to Sta...
Lil Wayne Denied U.K. Entry Ahead of Strawberries and Creem Festival
Lil Wayne will no longer perform at the Strawberries and Creem festival this weekend after being denied entry to the United Kingdom, festival organizers announced Wednesday (June 15). Ludacris will replace him at the top of the lineup for this Saturday, June 18, according to an announcement posted on the festival’s website. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Due to extreme circumstances beyond our control or influence, we are very sorry to inform you that Lil Wayne is now unable to perform at the festival on Saturday 18th June. Lil Wayne has been refused entry to the UK directly by the Home Office in a last minute decision. We are deeply disappointed by this sudden and negative ruling,” the announcement read. “We have received very minimal notice...
Avenged Sevenfold’s M. Shadows: Why the Future of Music Is Web3 (Guest Column)
Over the past year, I’ve had dozens of conversations with bands, managers and labels looking to get into NFTs. Many, I feel, are missing the point when it comes to the possibilities of Web3. Beneath the flashy ape jpegs, FOMO and hype is a tool that, if used correctly, facilitates a new form of engagement and transparency for artists and communities alike. In fact, we now find ourselves at the crossroads of an old business model and a burgeoning technological breakthrough. Building the future is exciting, no doubt, but will bring a battle for power between the old guard and the musicians, artists, and creators shaping the Web3 music industry. The new world will bring artists and their communities closer than ever while providing true ownership over assets and relationships that music...
The Story Behind Erika Vidrio’s New Corrido ‘La Niña de la Montaña’
While waiting for a flight at an airport earlier this year, Erika Vidrio went to a bookstore to kill time. While window-shopping, the regional Mexican singer-songwriter spotted a book that caught her attention: Los Sueños de La Niña de la Montaña. “I started reading the description and it described this woman named Eufrosina Cruz as ‘the Zapotec activist who changed the Mexican constitution.’ I was like, wow I’ve never heard of her,” Vidrio remembers. So she bought the book, read almost all of it during her flight and finished it when she got home. Right after, she picked up her guitar and started writing Cruz her very own corrido. “I was inspired by Eufrosina’s story. I finished writing the corrido in 40 minutes,” she says. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest vid...
Beabadoobee Shares New Song “10:36”: Listen
Beabadoobee has released the new song “10:36.” It’s the third single from the artist’s sophomore album Beatopia, following “Talk” and “Lovesong.” Take a listen below. “‘10:36’ was written after Fake It Flowers and just before Our Extended Play, and I had envisioned it to be on that EP, but I was just sitting on that riff for ages and then I properly made a demo during lockdown,” Beabadoobee said in a press release. “It was called ‘10:36’ because that was the time I finished writing it. It’s basically about how I have this weird dependency on human contact to sleep.” Beatopia is out July 15 via Dirty Hit. Read about Beabadoobee’s “Care” at No. 89 in Pitchfork’s “The 100 Best Songs of 2020.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Kid Cudi Reveals Premiere Date for New Netflix Show Entergalactic
Years ago, Kid Cudi revealed that he was making an animated Netflix series and accompanying album called Entergalactic. Recently, Cudi and Netflix shared some images from the show and announced various cast members, including Jessica Williams, Timothée Chalamet, Ty Dolla $ign, Teyana Taylor, 070 Shake, Vanessa Hudgens, Macaulay Culkin, and Jaden Smith. Now, Cudi has shared that his series premieres on Netflix on Friday, September 30. Take a look at some previews for Entergalactic below. This past Friday, Cudi released a new single from the Netflix show called “Do What I Want.” According to a press release, the Entergalactic album is coming in the fall. Find the song below, too. The Entergalactic show follows a young artist named Jabari (voiced by Cudi) as he navigates love and success in N...
Overmono Announce Fall 2022 North American Tour
Overmono—the sibling duo of Tom and Ed Russell—have announced a fall 2022 tour in support of their recent album Cash Romantic. The Russell brothers will kick things off in London on September 22, stopping over in several UK cities before heading to North America in mid-October. Overmono will play Los Angeles, Chicago, Brooklyn, and more before wrapping things up in Europe in early November. Find their full tour schedule below. Prior to issuing Cash Romantic this spring, Overmono dropped a compilation album for fabric’s beloved mix series in 2021. fabric presents Overmono featured music by Equiknoxx, Blawan, Orca, Actress, and more, as well as four tracks from Overmono. That same year the duo released a track called “Pieces of 8.” All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selecte...
Rina Sawayama’s Invitation to Eternal Damnation Is One We Cannot Refuse
Any wedding DJ in their right mind knows you can’t just start out the night with “Call Me By Your Name.” Jesus. That’s one you’ve got to build up to. And that’s why Rina Sawayama had to create “This Hell.” It’s the perfect amuse-bouche to Lil Nas X’s Temple of Raunch because it’s a love jam with the same warning label: If I’m not enough for God, I’ll happily ride with the Devil. Or as Sawayama puts it: “God hates us? Alright then!” “Saw a poster on the corner opposite the motel, turns out I’m going to hell If I keep on being myself,” Sawayama sings in the first verse. “Don’t know what I did, but they seem pretty mad about it.” With that out of the way, Sawayama spends the rest of the song in celebration mode. The video, which was directed by Ali Kurr, shows the pop star two-stepping down t...
Grace Ives Announces Tour, Shares New “On the Ground” Video: Watch
Grace Ives has announced a North American tour. The New York pop songwriter has also shared a new music video for her Janky Star song “On the Ground.” It’s directed by Sara Magenheimer and finds Ives singing the song directly into a camera while colorful flowers and words flash across the screen. Check it out below. Ives’ upcoming shows will mark her first-ever headlining tour. She will perform in Brooklyn tomorrow night (Thursday) before heading out on the road for her tour this fall. The trek kicks off in Brooklyn on September 8 and will see Ives stop in major cities such as Philadelphia, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, Seattle, and more before concluding in Portland, Oregon on September 25. Ives will also perform live in Europe later in November. See the full list of tour dates below. Co...
So Long, Internet Explorer: Microsoft Finally Kills Off Browser at 26
Even most Windows users would be surprised that Microsoft’s once-dominant Internet Explorer was still operational until today, but now the web browser has officially been shut down. Now out of support, Internet Explorer 11 has been pushed out in favor of Microsoft Edge after nearly 27 years in existence. Microsoft first announced IE would be retired in May 2021, revealing June 15th, 2022 to be its expiration date. “Not only is Microsoft Edge a faster, more secure, and more modern browsing experience than Internet Explorer, but it is also able to address a key concern: compatibility for older, legacy websites and applications,” the company wrote in a blog post. Starting today, the few stragglers who still use Internet Explorer (yes, apparently they exist) will be redirected to Edge. IE...
Tim McIlrath Breaks Down Rise Against’s Nowhere Generation II EP Track by Track: Exclusive
Our feature series Track by Track allows artists to run through every song on their newest release. In this latest edition, Rise Against frontman Tim McIlrath dissects the band’s surprise new EP, Nowhere Generation II. Rise Against surprise-released the new EP Nowhere Generation II this past Friday (June 10th), featuring five new songs not included on last year’s full-length album, Nowhere Generation. In an exclusive for Consequence, frontman Tim McIlrath breaks down the EP track by track. The new EP comes ahead of Rise Against’s headlining North American summer tour, also featuring The Used and Senses Fail. The outing kicks off July 15th in Las Vegas, and runs through an August 8th show in Norfork, Virginia. Tickets are currently available via Ticketmaster. Advertisement Regarding th...
