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Evidence In NBA YoungBoy Fed Case Thrown Out, Trial Date Set
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gary Miller / Getty Rapper NBA YoungBoy now has a trial date for his federal firearms case, and new confidence in how he and his team will handle proceedings after a ruling by the judge in his favor. According to reporting from Rolling Stone, the date for Young Boy Never Broke Again’s trial is set for May 16th after an appearance in a Baton Rouge, Louisiana federal court on Monday (March 7th). The news comes a week after the rapper, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, and his defense team received a ruling in their favor from U.S. District Court Judge Shelly Dick. The judge ruled that video evidence presented by the prosecution allegedly showing the rapper in possession of one or more firearms that was retrieved during a search on SD memory cards came as...
Saweetie Chops It Up With Chlöe Bailey For ‘Icy University’ In The Metaverse
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Screenshot / Icy University Women’s History Month is in full swing and the good folks at Meta Quest have a full slate of programming in support of the celebration. Fans of Saweetie already know how much of a boss she is, and she welcomed to her Icy University platform a fellow superstar sister in Chlöe Bailey for a chat. Now in its second season, Saweetie’s previously hosted a number of stars from music and entertainment on Icy University such as Mozzy and G Herbo among others, and the appearance of Chlöe Bailey on the program is definitely one to not miss. In the clip, Chlöe shows off some impressive interviewing skills and asks the “Tap In” rapper questions that certainly have been brewing in the minds of her legion of fans. Related Stories In addition ...
HHW Gaming: ‘Returnal: Ascension’ DLC & More Announced During PlayStation State of Play Presentation
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Housemarque / Returnal: Ascension Sony held its first State of Play stream for 2022, and whether it was a hit or not is up to your interpretation, but the company did have some big announcements. We didn’t see anything about the Resident Evil 4 Remake, God of War: Ragnarok, Silent Hill, Metal Gear, or Final Fantasy XVI. If you thought that would happen, you deserve to be disappointed. We’re just keeping it a buck with you. Moving along, PlayStation’s straight-to-the-point State of Play presentation showed off trailers for games and DLC that we know for sure that we will be playing in this already stacked 2022, plus some new games dropping next year. PlayStation’s next rumored acquisition, Capcom, kicked things off by showing off a new IP called Exop...
George R.R. Martin Gives Update on Five HBO Shows He’s Working on Instead of Winds of Winter
May the old gods and the new bless George R.R. Martin, a man who scratched his A Song of Ice and Fire itch through HBO’s Game of Thrones series and now would rather work on anything else. In a new post on his blog, the author admitted that he hasn’t made much progress on the long-gestating sixth book in the series, The Winds of Winter, but he did gush about all the projects he finds more exciting, especially the more than five new HBO shows in development. “I know, I know, for many of you out there, only one of those projects matters, Martin wrote. “I am sorry for you. They ALL matter to me.” He added, “Yes, of course I am still working on The Winds of Winter,” the follow-up to A Dance with Dragons which has been in progress since at least 2011. “I have stated that...
Disney+ Unveils First Look of Tom Hanks in Live-Action Pinocchio Remake
Pinocchio is the latest beloved Disney classic to get the live-action remake treatment. Before it arrives exclusively on Disney+ this September, the streamer has shared the first look of the film, which stars Tom Hanks as Geppetto, the endearing wood-carver with a knack for puppetmaking. Robert Zemeckis will direct this new telling of Pinocchio, the motionless marionette who becomes transformed into a real boy (with a few caveats). While the character was first introduced in Carlo Collodi’s 1883 children’s novel The Adventures of Pinocchio, it was Disney’s 1940 cartoon that helped make him so recognizable. 13-year-old Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (The Haunting of Bly Manor) will star as Pinocchio, with Joseph Gordon-Levitt as his trusty “conscience” Jiminy Cricket. Other announced cas...
Ernie Hudson Joins Quantum Leap Reboot
Ernie Hudson has entered the Quantum Leap. Deadline reports that Hudson has joined the cast of NBC’s modern-day reboot of the series, starring alongside Raymond Lee. Set 30 years after Dr. Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) stepped into the Quantum Leap time traveling machine and vanished, the upcoming Quantum Leap sees a new team of scientists try to uncover the mysteries of the project. While Lee stars as Dr. Ben Seong, a physicist working on the machine who gets transported to the 1980s, Hudson is set to play Herbert “Magic” Williams, a Vietnam veteran who tries to get Dr. Seong back to the present. Nanrisa Lee, Mason Alexander Park, and Caitlin Bassett have also been cast in the reboot. Lee is set to play Jenn, head of security at Quantum Leap headquarters, while Park portrays Ian, t...
Ukrainian Orchestra Holds Concert for Peace in Kyiv Square
The Kyiv-Classic Symphony Orchestra performed a small concert in Ukraine’s Maidan Square Wednesday (March 9th), an act Conductor Herman Makarenko described as a call for peace amid the Russian invasion. The orchestra performed the Ukrainian national anthem as well as an excerpt from Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” on which the European Union’s anthem is based — both strong displays of Ukrainian sovereignty and a desire to move closer to Western Europe as Russian forces advanced on the country. “We would like to support our president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who called, calls and will call to all governments of the world (to) stop the war in Ukraine,” Makarenko said (per Reuters). While up to 70 musicians normally perform in the orchestra, Makarenko said he was only able to gather about 20 people fo...
See Ewan McGregor Return As Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Upcoming ‘Star Wars’ Miniseries
The first trailer is out for Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi limited series from director Deborah Chow. Scheduled to premiere exclusively on Disney+ on May 25, the Star Wars spin-off will see Ewan McGregor reprise his role as Kenobi alongside Hayden Christensen’s Darth Vader. Set a decade after 2005’s Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, which marked McGregor’s last appearance in the role, the Jedi master must contend with the corruption of his former friend and apprentice Anakin Skywalker, who has become Darth Vader. The story begins on the planet Tatooine, where Kenobi escaped with an infant Luke Skywalker. “The fight is done,” McGregor says in a voice-over. “We lost. Stay hidden.” With Darth Vader in power, however, it appears that Kenobi won’t be able to stay hidden for very long. The minise...
Women Made Up 27% of Music Festival Acts From 2020 to 2021, According to Study
A new study conducted by female:pressure revealed that 27% of music festival acts in 2020 and 2021 were female, an increase of 18% from 10 years ago. The data collected represented countries worldwide and with no restrictions, using a standardized form to collect single sets of data. The focus of the survey was from 109 different electronic music festivals and 159 festival editions. Once a fest was included in the data collection, the acts were counted regardless of their musical genre. They did not count installations, film screenings or discourse programs. With compounding pressure being placed on major festivals and venues around the world to be more inclusive to women, transgender, and non-binary individuals, female:pressure‘s “FACTS” study showed an increase in ...
A “Multi-Sensory” Daft Punk Experience Is Coming to Los Angeles
Fans of Daft Punk will soon be able to party in a room shaped like the duo’s iconic helmets. A “multi-sensory” Daft Punk tribute event is heading to the Wisdome in Los Angeles, a 12,000-square foot, domed LED screen. With a bespoke LED Pyramid stage and 360° projection-mapping, it’s one of the most immersive experiences in the City of Angels. The unique Daft Punk experience will take place on April 8th and 9th at 9PM, and the all-ages show will last about two hours. Famed Daft Punk tribute act ONE MORE TIME will be performing. General admission tickets are $49 and VIP passes are available for $110. An aerial view of Wisdome’s geodesic domes in Los Angeles. Wisdome.LA (via Facebook) Recommended Articles Daft Punk recently returned to social media&nbs...
Jamie Jones, The Blessed Madonna and More Are DJing at a 2,500-Year-Old Fort In Ibiza
A slew of renowned DJs are primed to breathe new life into a 2,500-year-old fort on the White Isle. The organizers of the International Music Summit (IMS), one of the world’s top electronic music conferences, have announced the return of their flagship IMS Dalt Vila event in Ibiza’s famous Old Town. For seven hours, Jamie Jones, The Blessed Madonna and more will perform at the historic fort of Dalt Vila, which was officially named a World Heritage Listed Site by UNESCO in 1999. Scheduled for April 29th in partnership with Pioneer DJ and Skiddle, IMS Dalt Vila will tie a bow on the summit’s 13th edition while launching the summer season on the island. In early 2022, tourism officials confirmed a late April target date for the return of Ibiza’s nightlif...
David Guetta and MORTEN Announce 2022 “Future Rave” Tour
After today’s announcement by David Guetta and MORTEN, it’s clear the future rave movement will only get stronger. The duo will soon kick off a U.S. tour dedicated to future rave, the genre they’ve been ushering into the electronic music sphere since as early as 2019. Heavily influenced by the underground, future rave is a dark yet electrifying blend of techno and progressive house. The sound has exploded over the course of the past year, and its progenitors are now ready to take it on the road. Guetta and MORTEN’s collaborative, four-date tour will officially start during Miami Music Week, when they’ll perform at STORY on March 24th. They’ll then stop in Los Angeles and New York before concluding with a high-profile DJ set at EDC Las Vegas. “...
