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Lady Gaga Unveils “Hold My Hand” for Top Gun: Maverick Soundtrack: Stream
Lady Gaga has contributed a new song called “Hold My Hand” to Top Gun: Maverick, the long-delayed sequel to the 1986 action classic. Ahead of the film’s May 27th release, “Hold My Hand” is streaming in full below. “When I wrote this song for Top Gun: Maverick, I didn’t even realize the multiple layers it spanned across the film’s heart, my own psyche, and the nature of the world we’ve been living in,” Gaga wrote on Instagram last week to tease the song. “I’ve been working on it for years, perfecting it, trying to make it ours. I wanted to make music into a song where we share our deep need to both be understood and try to understand each other — a longing to be close when we feel so far away and an ability to celebrate life’s heroes.” The singer continued: “I’m so grateful t...
Portishead and IDLES Deliver Truth and Fury at War Child UK Benefit Concert: Recap + Setlist
A variety of local heroes turned out for the UK’s “Help! A War Child Benefit Concert” at Bristol’s O2 Academy on Monday night – but it was the city’s twin bastions of loud and quiet rebellion who stole the show. With all donations from the night contributing to the unfolding crisis in Ukraine – alongside match-funding from the UK government – the concert offered an opportunity for the bands on show to nail their colors to the evening’s philanthropic mast in style. Alongside Portishead and IDLES, the lineup featured Katy J Pearson and Heavy Lungs. It’s worth remembering that Bristol was the English city whose residents dumped the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in their harbor in the summer of 2020, leading to an international debate that rippled across the US and beyond about whose n...
John Woo’s English Remake of ‘The Killer’ Is Heading to Peacock
John Woo‘s English remake of his 1989 film The Killer is heading to Peacock. The upcoming adaptation is being produced in collaboration with Universal Pictures and is scheduled for a 2023 release. A cast is yet to be announced but is expected follow a similar storyline to Woo’s original Hong Kong action thriller, which saw Chow Yun-fat as Ah Jong, an assassin who accidentally damages the vision of singer Jennie, portrayed by Sally Yeh, during a shootout of what he initially wanted to be his last job. He soon learns that Jennie must undergo an expensive medical operation or else she will go blind, so he performs one more job to get her the money. Hollywood has attempted to remake The Killer several times over the last three decades, but none of them ever went past development. A screenplay ...
The First ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Film Stills Have Surfaced
Following the official title reveal for the first upcoming sequel to Avatar — Avatar: The Way of Water, a series of stills have been revealed offering first looks at the characters and landscapes in the highly-anticipated film. Likely taken from the first official trailer that was screened privately during Disney’s CinemaCon 2022 presentation, the stills reveal the indigenous Na’vi people preparing for war while mounted on submerged sea beasts, underwater shots of a big whale-like creature, and close-ups of the main protagonists Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) and Jake Sully (Sam Worthington). “Set more than a decade after the events of the first film, Avatar: The Way of Water begins to tell the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths the...
Marvel Studios Sparks Rumors of ‘Moon Knight’ Season 2 After Changing Tweet From “Series Finale” to “Season Finale”
Rumors of a second season for Moon Knight took Twitter by storm after an eagle-eyed fan spotted a very important change to a promotional tweet made by Marvel. Twitter user kellie_dixon shared two screenshots of the Marvel Studios tweets promoting the upcoming sixth episode of Moon Knight, pointing out that Marvel changed the description from “the epic series finale” to “the epic season finale” — possibly signalling that viewers will get a second season of the Oscar Isaac-led show similar to Loki. Variety previously noted that Isaac is “not contractually obligated to remain in the MCU after ‘Moon Knight’ ends its six-episode run in May,” but the actor was seemingly open to continuing his work as Marc Spector/Steven Grant. “And luckily, we all agreed that this [show] is what we’re going to f...
Louis Leterrier Replacing Justin Lin as ‘Fast X’ Director
Essentials: KB Lee The Emotionally Unavailable co-founder and global creative consultant returns for a second installment a decade later. 1 Min ago 27 Hypes ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ Announces Return With New Trailer The likes of Freddie Gibbs, DaBaby, Latto and Saba are set to appear. 13 Mins ago 500 Hypes The 2022 Met Gala Red Carpet Brought Out Dripping Jewels, Leather and Gloves This year’s theme emphasized “Gilded Glamour.” 45 Mins ago 40 Hypes
‘Yo! MTV Raps’ Announces Return With New Trailer
Yo! MTV Raps is making a return thanks to a revamp of the iconic hip-hop TV show coming to Paramount+ later this month. Paramount+ has released an official trailer of the rebooted version. The trailer revealed the new version will be hosted by battle rapper Conceited and DJ Diamond Kuts. According to the teaser, the format fo the show will feature, “mic-dropping cyphers, original videos, iconic tributes and performances you won’t see anywhere else.” The artists revealed to appear in the show feature Freddie Gibbs, DaBaby, Latto, Saba and more. Since its debut in 1988, the show has been a major hit amongst hip-hop fans. The show was originally hosted by Fab 5 Freddy, and later Dr. Dre, T Money and Ed Lover. Yo! MTV Raps was awarded one of the highest-rated programs in MTV history, paving th...
HHW Gaming: Razer Announces It’s On-Going Collaboration With Marvel Will Continue
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Razer / Razer x Marvel Hey true believers, if you wanted more Marvel-themed Xbox controllers from Razer, we have some good news. On Monday (May.2), Razer, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, announced that its collaboration with Marvel would continue. While not getting into details about what other Marvel properties are coming, gamers can look forward to more limited-edition gaming peripherals like The Falcon and the Winter Soldier-themed Xbox controller paired with a charging stand from Razer. Razer also revealed more Star Wars-themed gaming accessories like The Mandalorian and Boba Fett “will span across multiple IP with many more still to come,” hinting at a possible announcement coming this May the 4th. Razer will also be expanding its cons...
Black Teen Barred From Texas School Over Dreadlocks Hairstyle
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Screenshot / Click 2 Houston The absurdity of school districts creating a stigma over Black hairstyles is back in the news, as a teenager has been barred from attending a Houston-area school over having dreadlocks. According to local reports, a mother in East Bernard, Texas was shocked when a school official told her that her son, Dyree Williams, cannot enroll because he has dreadlocks and his mother refused to cut them. “The boys cannot have hair past their ears. I explained to her that my son has locks in his hair, and well, she was like, ‘Well he’s going to have to cut those,’” the boy’s mother, Desiree Bullock, said to the local news station. They had relocated to the area from Cincinnati, Ohio in February. The East Bernard ISD student handbook does s...
Elon Musk “Stop Hitting On Me” Response To Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Shows He Has The Maturity Of A Teen
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty A lot of people are understandably concerned about Elon Musk‘s purchase of Twitter because we all know that when privileged white men start talking about “freedom of speech,” they tend to be specifically fighting for the freedom to be ignorant, bigoted and prone to ridiculous conspiracy theories that trade critical thinking for pseudo-intellectualism. And if Musk was looking to prove that he isn’t trying to return the platform to its pre-Trump ban roots of being a dumping ground for remedial dude-bros with all the intellectual prowess of a deer galloping toward headlights, he’s not getting off to a good start with his response to congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Related Stories On Friday, AOC tweeted out her concerns about Tw...
Cordae “C Carter,” Vince Staples “When Sparks Fly” & More | Daily Visuals 5.2.22
HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been a few months since Cordae dropped his sophomore studio album, From a Birds Eye View, but the young lyricist isn’t about to move on from his previous project and continues to put out work in support of his album. Coming through with some new visuals to the album cut “C Carter,” Cordae takes it back to his block to link up with his peoples and get a shape up at the barbershop while reminiscing about his struggles growing up. Related Stories Back on the Left Coast, Vince Staples keeps his latest album Romona Park Broke My Heart buzzing out in these streets and in his clip to “When Sparks Fly” Vince lays his head on a young lady’s thigh while kicking it on a park bench in the middle of the night. Seems comfortable actually. Check out the rest of today’s dro...
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Sign to Secretly Canadian, New Music Coming This Fall
Yeah Yeah Yeahs have signed to Secretly Canadian, and promise that new music will arrive this fall. The pivotal indie rock trio has also announced a string of new concert dates, including shows in New York and Los Angeles. They will play New York’s Forest Hills Stadium on October 1 with support from the Linda Lindas, who will also appear alongside Japanese Breakfast at Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ October 6 Hollywood Bowl show. Find an announcement video and their full schedule, including previously announced UK and Australian dates, below. Of the concerts, Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O said in press materials: It’s with true life affirming pleasure to announce our two headline shows in our two hometowns NYC AND LA supported by two wildly gifted bands Japanese Breakfast and the Linda Lindas at the Hollywoo...
