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Karol G Honored With Rule Breaker Award at 2022 Billboard Women in Music
During Wednesday evening’s (March 2) Billboard Women in Music awards, Karol G accepted the Rule Breaker Award, which honors female artists who use their music and platform to defy expectations. Previous honorees of the award have included SZA, Alessia Cara, Kehlani and Demi Lovato. Explore Explore Karol G See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Thanks to hit songs including the collaboration “China” alongside Anuel AA, Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, and J Balvin; the Becky G collaboration “MAMII”; the Nicki Minaj collaboration “Tusa”; and solo hits such as “Sejodioto” and “Bichota,” Karol G has topped Billboard‘s year-end top Latin artists female chart for the past three consecutive years — in 2021, 2020 and 2019. Sabrina Claudio introduced Karol G to the stage during t...
Genesis Owusu’s ‘Smiling With No Teeth’ Wins Australian Music Prize
Genesis Owusu adds the 17th annual Australian Music Prize to their bulging collection. With their debut full-length LP Smiling With No Teeth (Ourness/AWAL), the hip-hop and funk oracle wins the Soundmerch AMP, awarded to the 2021 Australian album of the year. Along with the winner’s spoils, Owusu snares A$30,000 ($22,000) in cash, thanks to headline sponsor Soundmerch. Owusu accepted the prize via satellite from soundcheck at his sold-out show at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre. “This means a lot,” comments Owusu. “This is an award with a lot of esteem, not to mention putting real money back into music at a time like this is so crucial. I’m super grateful, and I’m keen to use this prize to help spread my art across the world, shouting out Australian talent on the way.” Explore See latest videos, c...
Swizz Beatz, Timbaland and Lena Waithe Team up for Amazon Documentary ‘Gifted & Black’
Inspired by the music phenomenon VERZUZ, Amazon Studios has partnered with Swizz Beatz, Timbaland and Lena Waithe in a new feature-length documentary titled Gifted & Black. According to Deadline, the documentary is set to “explore the traditions of Black music to connect, going from the plantation to the Pulitzer Prize.” The documentary takes in consideration the pandemic and recent racial reckoning and dives into the context of Black excellency and resilience in the music industry. The documentary is rooted in Black music. Through interviews and archival footage, the documentary is a looking glass at Black communities and Black musical artists. The feature will also pinpoint the insights as to how Black music continues to be a source to uplift communities during tough times. On behalf...
The Internet Speculates Release Date of Kendrick Lamar’s New Album After Now-Deleted Rolling Loud Tweets
A now-deleted tweet from Rolling Loud sent the internet into a frenzy as fans speculated the possible release date of Kendrick Lamar‘s highly-anticipated upcoming album. Shortly after announcing K-Dot as a Rolling Loud Miami 2022 headliner alongside Kanye “Ye” West and Future, the Rolling Loud Twitter account shared, “Kendrick headlining Miami again means exactly what you think it means. It’s been 5 long years.” As fans flooded the replies with their own theories, the tweets were deleted and replaced with “It’s been 5 long years since Kendrick headlined Rolling Loud Miami.” The tweets referred to Lamar’s headlining set at Rolling Loud Miami 2017, which took place less than a month after he dropped DAMN. in April of that year. Fans shared that “it would be insanity” if the Compton rapper he...
‘Fortnite’ Developer Epic Games Acquires Bandcamp
Epic Games, the developer behind the battle royale game Fortnite, has officially announced its acquisition of music streaming and purchasing platform Bandcamp. Both companies confirmed the news on separate blog posts, but did not disclose the terms and cost of the deal. Bandcamp CEO and co-founder Ethan Diamond also clarified that the acquisition will not change how the platform operates, stating that he will remain in his position and that Bandcamp will still be “a standalone marketplace and music community.” The involvement of Epic Games, however, will allow the platform to “expand internationally and push development forward across Bandcamp, from basics like our album pages, mobile apps, merch tools, payment system, and search and discovery features, to newer initiatives like ...
Megan Thee Stallion Teams Up With AmazeVR For First-Ever 10-City Virtual Tour
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Amaze VR / Megan Thee Stallion x AmazeVR Hip-Hop superstar (regardless of what Joe Budden says) Megan Thee Stallion is bringing her signature knees and twerking to the world to a VR concert stage near you. Megan Thee Stallion is teaming up with AmazeVR for “Enter The Hottieverse,” a history-making 10-city virtual tour across the United States that kicks off in April and wraps in July. If you’re a hottie who wants to attend but are worried because you don’t have a VR headset, don’t fret, AmazeVR and Thee Stallion got you. Related Stories AmazeVR is using this opportunity to present this as a new way to experience your favorite artists in a world still on edge from the COVID-19 pandemic, so understandably there are people not comfortable heading to packed c...
Wale Drops New Visuals For “Tiffany Nikes” In Time For NTWRK Sneaker Raffle
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kayla DeLaura / Getty While many rappers (if not the majority of them) are well-known sneaker collectors, not many of them have really dropped records about their love of the sneaker game or sneaker collecting, but today Wale does just that as he pays homage to the Nike SB Dunk Low in “Tiffany Nikes.” To coincide with his partnership with NTWRK and their raffling of the Tiffany Nike SB Dunks for mere $1, the visuals to “Tiffany Nikes” finds Wale visiting the Diamond Supply clothing and sneaker shop in L.A. where he kicks it Nicky Diamonds and Paul Rodriguez. Laced up in a pair of Tiffany SB Dunks himself, Wale kicks it in the shop with the aforementioned guest stars as he praises the sneakers that resell for more than $4,000 a pair saying “Tiffany, T...
Jay-Z & Ye FKA Kanye West Named Highest Paid Hip-Hop Artists Of 2021
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Patrick McMullan / Getty Among the wide range of Hip-Hop superstars both past and present, few command the attention garnered by Jay-Z and Ye, also known widely as Kanye West. A new report highlights the fact that the Watch The Throne collaborators were the highest paid Hip-Hop artists last year, joining a list of other familiar names. Former Forbes editor Zack O’Malley, best known for the “Hip Hop Cash Kings” tally at the finance outlet, now works on his own substack newsletter, Zogblog. VIBE published a report regarding O’Malley’s findings, which zeroes in on a total sum of the earnings hauled in by these recording artists, including their brand partnerships and other related business holdings. The top 10 highest paid Hip-Hop artists of 2021 are listed ...
Chandra “Deelishis” Davis And Central Park Five’s Raymond Santana Are Getting Divorced And Keeping The Drama Quiet
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: VALERIE MACON / Getty Love is, apparently, no longer in the air for model and former Flavor of Love contestant Chandra “Deelishis” Davis and exonerated Central Park Five victim Raymond Santana. Late in 2019, the couple announced their engagement and got married about six months later. Many of us saw it as a major glow-up for a Black man who, as a teenager, was left at the mercy of a racist justice system that treated him and four other Black youths like their lives weren’t worth the ink used to fingerprint them. But TMZ reports that, sadly, Santana has filed for divorce from the reality TV star and Davis is claiming he was unfaithful to her. Santana and Davis have reportedly been separated since November 1, of last year. Santana claimed in filing for...
Fortnite Creator Epic Games Acquires Bandcamp
Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite and Unreal Engine, is reportedly acquiring popular music platform Bandcamp. The acquisition is the latest move in the gaming juggernaut’s foray into the music creator economy. This afternoon, Bandcamp shared a blog post penned by Ethan Diamond, its co-founder and CEO, announcing that the company is joining the Epic Games family. Neither Epic Games nor Bandcamp have disclosed financial details, but key infrastructure moves have come to light. Diamond will continue to serve as Bandcamp’s CEO and his team will “keep operating as a standalone marketplace and music community.” In his announcement, Diamond reassured users that the platform they know and love will remain intact after the acquisition while lauding Epic...
Photos: Relive the 2022 Wasteland Festival, a SoCal Hard Dance Utopia
There are few avenues left for Insomniac to influence in the electronic dance music landscape, but the team at Basscon is ensuring that hard dance is represented—and represented well. Last weekend, Basscon took over San Bernardino’s NOS Events Center for their annual Wasteland music festival, a celebration of all things hardstyle. Wasteland featured a massive lineup of global hard dance artists, such as Sub Zero Project, Da Tweekaz, Lady Faith and more. From its production to its logistics, Wasteland 2022 was a major success for Insomniac. This year, organizers debuted a revamped stage design with towering LED walls and lasers galore, among other stage elements that offered no shortage of visual stimulation. EDM.com was on the ground throughout the fest...
The Blessed Madonna, Róisín Murphy, More to Perform at Fundraising Rave for Ukraine
In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, London-based music collective R3 Soundsystem are planning a fundraising rave to support humanitarian efforts. The event will take place on Friday, March 11th at the South London club Venue MOT and will run for nine hours, from 10PM to 7AM. Craig Richards, The Blessed Madonna, and Róisín Murphy will perform DJ sets, among others. “As part of the fundraiser, we will raise crucial funds destined for aid, refugee assistance and evacuations,” R3 Soundsystem said. “The money raised, the group added, will go to Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft (Alliance for Development Help), Fulcrum UA and All Out to provide humanitarian help on the ground, and support people in Ukraine and refugees in the neighbouring countries that they are f...
