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SPIN First Drop Coachella 2022: SLANDER
DJ/producer duo SLANDER are LA’s Derek Andersen and Scott Land. As one of the hottest acts in electronic dance music today, they’ve helped push melodic bass into the mainstream, hence Sunday night’s headlining slot at the Sahara tent. They’ve remixed the likes of Halsey, Excision, Adele, and Post Malone, and their momentum appears to be unstoppable. We got a chance to hang with them just before they made the climb up to their elevated decks. Get behind the booth at Coachella 2022 and watch SLANDER’s exclusive SPIN First Drop below. To check out more SPIN First Drops, head over to SPIN TV. Photo Credit: Drew Resler “It was really great hanging with SPIN at Coachella! We also hope everyone at the shows had a good time. We worked for a few months perfecting the show, and we feel really good a...
MusiCares Hosts Series of Online Events for Mental Health Awareness Month
Throughout May, which is Mental Health Awareness Month, MusiCares will host a series of weekly virtual events on MusiCares.org dealing with such topics as suicide prevention, stress management and disordered eating. The sessions are open to all music professionals and creators. “The pandemic has left a lasting impact on the overall health and wellness of those in the industry and on their mental health in particular,” the organization said in a statement. “…Mental health support is an ongoing need within the music community and MusiCares is committed to delivering services to anyone in the community who needs it and breaking down the stigma surrounding mental health. The 2021 Wellness in Music survey, distributed by MusiCares, found that 20% of respondents reported moderate to severe level...
Offset Shares Adorable Father-Son Photos With His & Cardi’s Baby Wave
Offset is on proud dad duty. The Grammy-nominated rapper shared Instagram photos Tuesday carrying his and Cardi B‘s infant son Wave. “BIG WAVE,” he captioned the adorable father-son snapshots, along with a tidal-wave emoji. Justin Bieber was among those to react to the post, commenting with a series of red hearts. Offset and Cardi welcomed Wave, their first son and second child together, in September. They welcomed their first child together, daughter Kulture, in July 2018. Offset is also the dad to two more sons (Jordan and Kody) and one daughter (Kalea) from previous relationships. The famous couple and Offset’s children fronted the cover of Essence in April. Offset opened up about fatherhood and marriage to the outlet and the importance of blending his family. “It’s a blessing to be abl...
Ashley Judd Honors Her Mother Naomi Judd in Touching Post: ‘Be Free, My Beautiful Mother’
Ashley Judd is remembering her mother and thanking the public for its “outpouring” of support in the wake of Naomi Judd’s death. The actress, who announced her mother’s death on Saturday along with sister Wynonna, posted an online video and photo memorial to the Judd matriarch on Instagram Tuesday. Noami passed away at the age of 76 near Nashville, just a day before she and Wynonna, both halves of the famed country music duo The Judds, were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. “Your outpouring is reaching me,” Ashley wrote. “Thank you for every thought, prayer, message, text, email, post, expression. We each are alone and we are in fellowship, broken and held, protected from nothing and sustained in everything. It’s the beginning of an old story, life...
PSY Embraces his ‘Second Chapter’ With New Album, Executive Role & Friendship With BTS
The week before releasing his first album in five years, PSY is extremely cautious not to let the identity of his comeback single’s special guest star leak. Speaking to Billboard on a video call from an office in Seoul, PSY refers to Suga as “that person” when discussing his new single, “That That,” produced by and featuring the BTS superstar. The precaution may seem over the top just days before the reveal, but a lot is riding on what the original viral musician deems his “second chapter.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In 2018, PSY left Korean mega label YG Entertainment, the agency which helped him achieve his international success with “Gangnam Style” in 2012 and is the current home to acts like BLACKPINK and BIGBANG. At the top of...
Jack Harlow Responds To NBA Refs Who Didn’t Know Who He Was
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Adam Glanzman / Getty Jack Harlow might be coming up in the world, but that doesn’t mean everyone is going to recognize him off the rip. Recently the “Nail Tech” rapper was spotted court side at the TD Garden in Boston to take in some NBA actions between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks and when he was show on the Jumbotron and introduced to the crowd, the games referees Scott Foster and Ed Malloy had no clue who the hell he was. Related Stories In the exchange captured on camera you can clearly see Foster ask “Who’s Jack Harlow?” to which Malloy responded “I have no idea.” After the clip of the two trying to figure out who he was and why he’s famous went viral, Harlow decided to have some fun with it and chime in on his Twitter page. Posting th...
Leaked SCOTUS Opinion Draft Shows Roe V. Wade To Be Overturned
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Alex Wong / Getty A leaked opinion draft by the Supreme Court has apparently shown that they have made the decision to officially overturn Roe V. Wade, effectively leading to the severe restriction and banning of abortion in the United States. In a stunning development, a leaked draft majority opinion written by conservative Justice Samuel Alito published on Monday night (May 2nd) shows that the conservative-dominated Supreme Court will overturn the decision in the historic 49-year-old Roe V. Wade case, upending years of federal protection for women’s reproductive rights in the nation. The opinion, if it stands by the end of the SCOTUS term in June would also overturn the decision in Planned Parenthood V. Casey. In the draft which was apparently published...
Authors Say Jared Kushner Used Ye FKA Kanye West To Direct Black Voters Away From Biden
HipHopWired Featured Video Jared Kushner rose to infamy as a notable, if inexperienced, member of former President Donald Trump’s political inner circle. A new book makes the claim that Kushner employed the spectacle of Ye FKA Kanye West‘s failed presidential run as an attempt to divert Black voters away from President Joe Biden. In a report from Raw Story, New York Times reporters Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin write in their joint book This Will Not Pass that Kushner used the Chicago superstar’s name for an ultimately botched political advantage. West, who aligned himself with Trump ahead of his aims to run for president, found himself an unlikely candidate running on a platform that didn’t exactly mirror campaign runs in times past. “The president’s son-in-law possessed limited cam...
2022 American Black Film Festival Taps Issa Rae To Be Ambassador
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @BeanzGotGamez Issa Rae will be handling ambassador duties for the 2022 American Black Film Festival. Per Variety, the Insecure creator and now entertainment mogul will be heading to Miami, and she is bringing her new HBO Max series Rap Sh!t with her to close out the festival on June 18. “I’m honored to be this year’s Festival Ambassador,” Rae said in an announcement. “ABFF was the first major festival to showcase my work, and they continue to elevate Black creatives from the ground level.” In typical Issa Rae fashion, she also threw in, “It’s also fun as hell.” As ambassador, Rae will join ABFF founders Jeff and Nicole Friday onstage at Miami Beach Friday, June 15, to issue opening remarks at what many call the premiere platform for Blac...
Black Star Return With First Album in 24 Years
Black Star have released their second album No Fear of Time, which also happens to be their first album in nearly 24 years. The album is exclusively available on the subscription-based audio entertainment platform, Luminary. Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) and Talib Kweli’s previous album, Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star, was released in 1998 and became an instant classic. Since then, while they’ve released projects on their own, the duo hasn’t released a full-length project together, though released an occasional song every few years. No Fear of Time was produced by Madlib. Talk of creating a new album together began several years ago as Kweli was visiting Bey who was living in Europe at the time. “About 3-4 years ago I was visiting Yasiin in Europe and we started to talk about ...
1da Banton – No Wahala (Latin Remix) ft. Brytiago
Download 1da Banton No Wahala (Latin Remix) ft. Brytiago Mp3 Download SquareBall Media recording artist, 1da Banton has released the Latin remix to his single titled, ‘No Wahala‘. On the Latin remix for ‘No Wahala‘; 1da Banton employs the vocal services of Puerto Rican singer, Brytiago who did well on the song. The song was taken from 1da Banton’s debut album, ‘Original Vibes Machine‘ which features Zlatan, Seyi Shay, Duncan Mighty, and Stonebwoy. .ua991cf0c83ad355fe4aa5fea1bc08442 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2ECC71; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid inherit!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2...
KingP ft Zlatan – Get Down
Check out this brand new single titled “Get Down” by KingP. The talented recording artist KingP comes through with his second song release for the year he calls “Get Down“, he teams up with Zlatan. The new record “Get Down” is a fantastic tune dedicated to his fans and supporters. It fills in as a follow-up to his previously released track “Commoner” featuring BNXN. Listen and share KingP ft Zlatan – “Get Down” below. Download coming soon.
