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Evan Rachel Wood Speaks About Marilyn Manson’s Defamation Lawsuit
Evan Rachel Wood spoke publicly about Marilyn Manson’s lawsuit against her for the first time today on The View. “I can’t obviously speak about any of the specific allegations of the lawsuit, but I’m not scared,” she said. “I am sad, because this is how it works. This is what pretty much every survivor that tries to expose someone in a position of power goes though, and this is part of the retaliation that keeps survivors quiet. This is why people don’t want to come forward. This was expected.” Manson (whose legal name is Brian Warner) sued Wood for defamation, emotional distress, and “impersonation over the internet” earlier this month. Wood first alleged Manson abused her in February 2021; HBO’s forthcoming documentary series Phoenix Rising follows Wood as she seeks justice for Manson’s ...
Watch Earl Sweatshirt and Navy Blue in Wiki’s New Video for “All I Need”
Wiki has shared a new video for his Half God track “All I Need” featuring Earl Sweatshirt. The video also features Navy Blue, who produced the track, as well as the rest of Half God. Check it out below. Wiki has previously shared videos for Half God tracks “Can’t Do This Alone” and “Roof.” Earlier in 2021 he dropped Telephonebooth, a collaborative LP with the drummer and producer NAH. Earl Sweatshirt released his latest LP Sick! in January. Navy Blue released two solo albums in 2021: Navy’s Reprise and Songs of Sage: Post Panic!. Both Wiki and Earl Sweatshirt are performing at this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival, which takes place from July 15-17 at Chicago’s Union Park. Tickets are on sale now. Check out “Live From Wiki’s New York, With Love” on the Pitch. Content This content can also b...
Here Are the Lyrics to Em Beihold’s ‘Numb Little Bug’
Em Beihold shares the feelings behind depression and anxiety in her relatable 2022 single, “Numb Little Bug.” If you need a guide to follow along with Em Beihold’s “Numb Little Bug,” find the lyrics below: I don’t feel a single thingHave the pills done too muchHaven’t caught up with my friends in weeksAnd now we’re outta touchI’ve been driving in L.A.And the world it feels too bigLike a floating ball that’s bound to breakSnap my psyche like a twig And I just wanna see if you feel the same as me Do you ever get a little bit tired of lifeLike you’re not really happy but you don’t wanna dieLike you’re hanging by a thread but you gotta survive‘Cause you gotta surviveLike your body’s in the room but you’re not really thereLike you have empathy inside but you don’t really careLike you’re fresh o...
John Mayer Likens His ‘Neon’ Guitar Skills to ‘The Kid in School Who Could Turn His Eyelids Inside Out’
John Mayer knows his guitar playing skills on “Neon” are impressive, but he didn’t think they would become a trend on TikTok. During his first show at the Los Angeles Forum on Sunday (Mar. 13), before playing “Neon,” he shared that the song “is interesting to me because it’s one of my oldest songs, and I would have thought that time would just send it down the assembly line and the older songs go in the back and the newer songs go in the front.” “But, suddenly, this song now feels like a TikTok trick shot video challenge song and I feel kind of bad about it, because I wrote this song when I was playing alone in bookstores and cafés and stuff and wanted to get people’s attention,” he continued. “It’s a little cynical in the sense that it’s like, a little bit of circus trick.” Explore Explor...
K-Pop Label JYP Entertainment Doing ‘Full-Scale’ Expansion Into US
One of K-pop’s biggest record labels is firmly planting its foot into the U.S. market in the latest move to indicate South Korean pop music is increasingly creating significant stateside business. JYP USA, the North American subsidiary of JYP Entertainment, will focus on the U.S. development of JYP’s roster, as part of a “full-scale North American market development and global expansion maximization” by the South Korean label, Billboard has learned. JYP Entertainment, one of South Korea’s publicly traded agencies, was founded in the late 1990s by musician-producer J.Y. Park, who created early breakout stars like Wonder Girls, the first K-pop act to enter the Hot 100 chart in 2009. The North American launch follows last month’s news that JYP’s strategic partnership with Republic Records wou...
Rex Orange County Leads Midweek U.K. Chart With ‘Who Cares’
Who cares? Brits clearly do. Rex Orange County is on track for a first U.K. No. 1 with Who Cares, the English act’s fourth studio album. Who Cares (via Columbia) rules the Official Chart Update, and should establish a career-best for the 23-year-old Hampshire singer and multi-instrumentalist. Prior to Who Cares, the singer (real name Alexander James O’Connor) had a chart best of No. 5 with his previous LP, 2019’s Pony, his first with a major label. Rex Orange County has been a name-to-watch in the alt/indie scene since 2017, when he guested on Tyler, the Creator’s Grammy-nominated album Flower Boy and broke out with his own single “Loving Is Easy,” alongside Benny Sings. He went on to finish runner-up in the BBC’s Sound of 2018 poll. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See lat...
Ansel Elgort Takes on Yakuza in Trailer for Michael Mann’s Tokyo Vice: Watch
Ansel Elgort is shifting his attention from the Upper West Side gangs of New York to the Japanese Yakuza crime syndicate in the first official trailer for the upcoming HBO Max drama series Tokyo Vice, executive produced by Michael Mann. “I want to know the real Tokyo, what’s beneath the surface,” Elgort says in practiced Japanese. His character, rookie journalist Jake Adelstein, is subsequently brought in to cover the Tokyo Metropolitan Police and gets a frontline view of the street war between the city’s justice department and its criminal kingpins. Based on Adelstein’s 2009 memoir of the same name, the 10-episode show features an unflinching depiction of the writer’s experience during a 12-year stint on the Tokyo police beat starting in 1993. In the gritty preview alone, we bear witness ...
How to Get Tickets to Pearl Jam’s 2022 Tour
It’s been a long road for Seattle grunge rockers Pearl Jam to tour behind 2020’s Gigaton, but with frontman Eddie Vedder’s solo endeavor Earthling in the books and a bout with coronavirus in the rearview, the band is set to head out with rescheduled and additional dates two years in-the-making. Get tickets here, and read on for more info including pre-sale dates. What Is Pearl Jam’s Next Tour? The 2022 tour features rescheduled North American tour dates as well as a previously announced European leg that covers the summer into early fall. The tour kicks off on May 3rd in San Diego followed by two nights in Los Angeles, more postponed shows along the west coast, and a new closing date in Las Vegas on May 20th. The North American tour resumes in September with four concerts in Canada, a stop...
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Team with Tropical Fuck Storm for New EP: Stream
Australian rock bands King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard and Tropical Fuck Storm have shared a collaborative EP titled Satanic Slumber Party. Stream it below. The three-track project was recorded while King Gizzard were working on their 2019 album Fishing for Fishies with Tropical Fuck Storm’s Gareth Liddiard. Per the latter group’s Fiona Kitschin, the EP was born out of the same jam session that resulted in King Gizzard’s latest single, “The Dripping Tap.” “After a long day recording and a few too many drinks, the Gizz guys and us all wore hats and recorded a very long jam, which we called ‘Hat Jam,” Kitschin recalled in a press statement. “Gizz took ideas from the jam and made up a new song called the ‘Dripping Tap’ and Tropical Fuck Storm took the ‘Hat Jam’ recording and turned it into ...
Alice Cooper’s Coopstock 2 Fest to Feature Rob Halford, Scott Stapp, Larry the Cable Guy, Mike Mills, and More
The 2022 edition of Alice Cooper’s fundraising Coopstock festival boasts an eclectic lineup of performers. In addition to headliner Cooper, the one-day event also features Judas Priest’s Rob Halford, Creed’s Scott Stapp, R.E.M.’s Mike Mills, Larry the Cable Guy, and more. Coopstock 2 takes place April 30th at the Las Sendas Golf Club in Mesa, Arizona, with proceeds benefiting Alice Cooper’s Solid Rock Teen Centers in Mesa and Phoenix. Joining the aforementioned acts on the bill are Ed Roland of Collective Soul, Danny Seraphine of Chicago, Adrian Young of No Doubt, Chuck Garric of the Alice Cooper Band, comedian Gary Mule Deer, country band Sixwire, and actor Patrick Warburton (David Puddy on Seinfeld). Also performing will be young South Korean jazz musician Yohan Kim, as well as members o...
Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Tha Dogg Pound’s ‘Doggystyle,’ ‘The Chronic’ and ‘Dogg Food’ Removed From Streaming Services
The Death Row Records albums of Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Tha Dogg Pound have been pulled from several streaming services. According to reports, fans can no longer find 1993’s Doggystyle, 1992’s The Chronic and 1995’s Dogg Food on platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music. The removal occurred shortly after Snoop officially acquired Death Row Records and announced plans to turn the legendary hip-hop label into an NFT label, “We will be putting our artists through the metaverse and through a whole other chain of music. Just like how we broke the industry when we was the first independent to be major…I want to be the first major in the metaverse so Death Row will be an NFT.” Snoop, Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music have not commented. 2Pac’s All Eyez On Me and The Don Killumi...
DL Hughley Fires Back After Kanye West Threatens To “Hurt” Him
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bobby Bank / Getty D.L. Hughley is unfazed by Kanye West’s recent threats against him online after the comedian blasted him for his antics regarding Kim Kardashian, responding on social media over the weekend. The Original Kings of Comedy star clapped back at the Donda 2 rapper on Sunday (March 13th) on his social media accounts, mocking him for his behavior and swiping at his mental health issues. Hughley made his comments after West made a series of posts through his Instagram account targeting the comedian, who had taken him to task for his behavior towards estranged wife Kim Kardashian in an interview with DJ Vlad including stating that he was “stalking her” as the two are in the midst of a divorce. In a now-deleted post, the artist now known as Ye wr...
