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Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow and More To Perform at 2022 GRAMMYs
With the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards set to take place in less than a month, the Recording Academy has unveiled the first batch of artists who are set to perform at the ceremony. Viewers can expect 2022 nominees Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow, BTS, Olivia Rodrigo, Brothers Osborne and Brandi Carlile to grace the stage of the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas for their performances. This year, Eilish received a total of seven nods while Lil Nas X received five, Harlow received two for “MONTERO,” Rodrigo received seven, BTS received one, Brothers Osborne received two and Carlile received five. The 2022 GRAMMYs was postponed from its original date of January 31 to April 3 due to COVID-19 concerns, and will be held outside Los Angeles or New York City for the first time since 1973. ...
Charli XCX Shares Video for New Song “Every Rule”: Watch
Charli XCX has shared the final single ahead of her next LP Crash, which arrives this Friday (March 18). The new track is called “Every Rule,” and it features production from A. G. Cook and Daniel Lopatin (aka Oneohtrix Point Never). Check it out below. Since she announced Crash last fall, Charli XCX has released a string of singles, including “Good Ones,” “New Shapes,” “Beg for You,” and “Baby.” She performed the latter two tracks during her slot as musical guest on Saturday Night Live earlier this month. Charli XCX will kick off a massive North American tour behind Crash next week. Revisit Pitchfork’s 2019 Cover Story “Charli XCX Is the Pop Star of the Future.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. This article was originally published on Monday, March 1...
Third Man Records to Issue Prince’s Previously Unreleased 1986 Album Camille
Third Man Records have revealed plans to issue Prince’s previously unreleased 1986 album Camille. “We’re finally going to put it out,” label co-founder Ben Blackwell told Mojo. “Prince’s people agreed – almost too easy.” The late musician originally planned on dropping the LP under his pseudonym Camille, a feminine alter-ego he embodied through pitched-up vocals and androgynous fashion, but the album was shelved shortly after getting a test pressing. Camille includes eight tracks in total, all of which have been officially released—although hard to track down, to some extent—over the years. “Housequake,” “Strange Relationship,” and “If I Was Your Girlfriend” appear on Sign o’ the Times; “Feel U Up” is the B-side to Batman single “Partyman;” “Shockadelica” is the B-side to 1987 single “If I...
Be Your Own Pet Reunite for First Shows in 14 Years. Jemina Pearl Talks How It Happened and What’s Next.
When Jack White announced the many artists opening for him on his forthcoming tour today, the long list of supporting acts included one particularly exciting name: a reunited Be Your Own Pet. The Jemina Pearl-fronted Nashville punk band, notorious for putting on wild shows in the ’00s, broke up in 2008 after releasing two albums: their self-titled LP in 2006 and its 2008 follow-up Get Awkward. The band will perform on April 38 and 30 at his shows in Atlanta and their hometown of Nashville, respectively. “I’ve been really blown away by the response today, to be honest,” Pearl said over the phone from her home in Nashville after the news was shared. “I wasn’t sure if people would give a shit. I’ve had so many people like reaching out to me—I feel like it’s my birthday or something.” Sa...
NIGO Teases ‘I Know NIGO’ Collaboration With Lil Uzi Vert
NIGO Teases Upcoming Release of First ‘I Know NIGO’ Single Revealing the track title with an AWGE produced video featuring Pharrell, A$AP Rocky and Lil Uzi Vert. Jan 25, 2022 9,538 Hypes NIGO Reveals Features for Upcoming ‘I Know NIGO’ Album Announcing the return of the Teriyaki Boyz. Dec 20, 2021 9,597 Hypes ‘I Know NIGO’ Album Sets Are Available for Pre-Order The designer’s first solo album in almost two decades. Feb 22, 2022 5,866 Hypes Take a Look at the Upcoming Lil Uzi Vert x Nigo’s HUMAN MADE Collection The rapper and the BAPE founder’s collaboration goes on sale tomorrow night. Sep 10, 2021 20,120 Hypes
Selena Gomez Developing New Series Based on ‘Sixteen Candles’
Make a wish, because Selena Gomez is putting a Latinx spin on the John Hughes classic Sixteen Candles. Together with collaborators Tanya Saracho and Gabriela Revilla Lugo, the pop star is developing a new half-hour sitcom titled 15 Candles, which will take a page from the 1984 coming-of-age movie starring Molly Ringwald. According to Variety, the comedy series “will follow four young Latinas in high school, navigating feelings of invisibility while exploring what it means to leave childhood behind as quinceañera season approaches.” Gomez will serve as executive producer on the project, which is headed to NBC streamer Peacock, while Saracho and Lugo are both expected to write and executive produce. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The Latinx-inspired take on Sixteen Candles is har...
Billboard Explains: South by Southwest
South by Southwest takes over Austin, Texas, every year, intertwining film, music and interactive media — but how did it become one of the arts’ biggest festivals? The inaugural SXSW took place in 1987 as an extension of an already-existing New York City festival. When those plans fell through, Ronald Swenson of the Austin Chronicle — who is now the CEO of SXSW — decided to co-organize it as a local music festival. SXSW has 15 tracks of programming in various formats, including summits, keynotes, panels, workshops, podcasts and more. “It would be like if every creative person in the world went on spring break together in Austin, Texas,” Brian Hobbs, SXSW programming manager, tells Billboard‘s Tetris Kelly. With inspiring speakers, major film screenings and headline-making performances...
Run the Jewels’ Killer Mike Strikes Publishing Deal with Reservoir
Rapper and actor Killer Mike has signed a publishing deal with Reservoir Media, including future works and his back catalog. The agreement will include the independent publisher taking a stake in the discography of Run the Jewels, the rap duo comprised of Killer Mike and EL-P, who have released such hit tracks as “Legend Has It,” “Close Your Eyes” and “Blockbuster Night, Pt. 1.” Born and raised in Atlanta, Killer Mike has dropped four landmark albums with Run the Jewels over the course of his career, as well as six solo projects dating back to his 2003 debut record Monster, released via Columbia Records. He’s also renowned for his collaborations with other hip-hop heavyweights including Jay-Z, Outkast, T.I. and Big Boi. As an actor, Killer Mike has had roles in films such as Baby...
Ed Sheeran Sets 2023 Stadium Tour of Australia and New Zealand
Ed Sheeran is returning to the scene of his all-time box-office blockbuster — Australia and New Zealand. The British singer and songwriter sets his + – = ÷ x Tour (pronounced The Mathematics Tour), which will see him fill stadiums across both countries next February and March. Scheduled to kick off Feb. 2, 2023 at Sky Stadium in Wellington, NZ, the jaunt is Sheeran’s first here since the 2018 Divide Tour, during which he destroyed the old mark for the highest-selling domestic tour in history. Divide shifted 1,006,387 tickets across Australia and New Zealand, according to Frontier Touring, bettering the 950,000 tickets Dire Straits sold for a single tour in the late ‘80s. That’s according to the independent concerts giant which produced the Divide tour, and is behind the upcoming shows. Exp...
Freddie Gibbs Says Jussie Smollett Should’ve Got 3-5 Years In Prison
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jim Bennett / Getty It’s safe to say that not many people came to the defense of Jussie Smollett following his sentencing last week, and now you can count Freddie Gibbs as one of the many people who believe Jussie is simply reaping what he himself has sowed. TMZ caught up with the “Big Boss Rabbit” rapper and asked him to weigh in on the fact that capitol rioters a.k.a. insurrectionists are getting lighter prison sentences than Jussie Smollett did to which Freddie said “The capitol rioters should go to jail and “Juicy” Smollett should go to jail too, man.” He then added that “Juicy” Smollett shouldn’t see the light of day until three years from now as opposed to the 5 month sentence he got hit with last week. Related Stories “He did that bullish*t, he sho...
Will Smith Claims “No Infedelity” In Marriage To Jada Pinkett Smith
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: VALERIE MACON / Getty Will Smith has been listening to a lot of the chatter out there concerning the state of his marriage with Jada Pinkett Smith, and he’s out to make everything crystal clear that there has been no cheating taking place. In a sit-down profile interview with Gayle King on CBS’ Sunday Morning, the multi-faceted entertainer was asked about his ‘unconventional marriage’, referencing the multitude of rumors surrounding their 25-year relationship. The King Richard actor answered in a straightforward fashion. “Never. There’s never been infidelity in our marriage,” he responded. “Jada and I talk about everything and we have never surprised one another with anything, ever.” The marriage between the couple has been one that has been highly scruti...
Lil Durk “Barbarian,” Kodak Black “Vulnerable” & More | Daily Visuals 3.15.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Lil Durk’s latest album 7220 ain’t been out but a few seconds and already the Chiraq artist has a second video out in support of his 7th studio album. This time around Durk creates some new visuals for the album cut “Barbarian” in which Durk flosses cement blocks of cash on a private plane before kicking it with James Harden and Meek Mill during his tour stops. Homie really living his best life right now. Down in Miami, Kodak Black dresses down in all black as he takes a stroll through his neighborhood by his lonesome all in his feelings in his clip to “Vulnerable.” Least by the end of the video he was giving away hundreds of dollars to the residents of his hood. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Takeoff and Rich The Kid, NBA YoungBoy and mo...
