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Tom Holland’s Salary Could Be Eight Figures if He Continues To Play Spider-Man
Tom Holland‘s Spider-Man trilogy has proven to be widely successful for both Marvel Studios and the entirety of the entertainment industry. Just recently, Spider-Man: No Way Home was even named the highest-grossing film of this year. Recently, there has been speculation surrounding whether or not Holland would return as the titular character of Spider-Man. Variety has pointed out that Spider-Man: No Way Home was the first pandemic-era film to cross $1 billion USD globally and has evidently made Holland a household name. The publication reported that should Holland continue his role as the superhero, his next film could have him making somewhere in the low eight-figures. Before appearing as Spider-Man, he would earn under $1 million USD for his roles, however now he could make anywhere betw...
Listen to Jhay Cortez’s New Song “ENTERRAUW”
Jhay Cortez has shared a new song called “ENTERRAUW.” The 7-minute track is squarely aimed at Puerto Rican crooner Rauw Alejandro, with whom Cortez has traded lyrical barbs since their joint appearance on the remix of Ankhal’s “Sí Pepe.” Listen to “ENTERRAUW” below. “Tu dices respeta a las mujeres pero apoyas a el abusador de Chris Brown,” Cortez sings on “ENTERRAUW,” referencing a recent tweet from Alejandro. The Vice Versa singer appeared to be responding to a Cortez lyric from the “Sí Pepe” remix, which opaquely references Alejandro’s girlfriend, the Spanish singer Rosalía. In September Cortez released his second album Timelezz, which features Skrillex, Buscabulla, and Anuel AA. He dropped his debut LP Famouz in 2019. Read about Jhay Cortez and Myke Towers’ “Los Bo” in “The 10 Bes...
Ask Dr. Mike: Making Mental Health Your New Year’s Resolution
Supplementing the Going There with Dr. Mike podcast presented by Consequence and Sound Mind Live, the monthly “Ask Dr. Mike” column is here to answer listeners’ questions. As we come up on the New Year, Dr. Mike is here to help us set intention with our resolutions to take care of our mental health. Right now, many of us are looking ahead towards the New Year as a time to make change in our lives. We think about who we are at this moment, and who we want to be at the end of the upcoming year. We craft goals in the form of New Year’s resolutions that we hope will help us attain our life’s vision. It can be a very exciting time, full of promise and hope that we can improve the quality of our lives. Over the past year on the Going There with Dr. Mike podcast, we have...
R.I.P. John Madden, Legendary NFL Coach and Broadcaster Dead at 85
John Madden, the legendary NFL coach, television broadcaster, and namesake of the popular football video game franchise, has died at the age of 85. In a statement released on Tuesday evening, the NFL said Madden passed away “unexpectedly” earlier in the day. A cause of death was not immediately disclosed. Madden coached the Oakland Raiders between 1969 and 1978. Under his tenure, the Raiders went to the playoffs nine times and won Super Bowl XI in 1977. In 2016, Madden was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his accomplishments with the Raiders. Advertisement Related Video In 1979, Madden transitioned into television as a color commentator and analyst. Over the course of his four decade career as a broadcaster, Madden worked for all four major television networks,...
Madonna Calls Out Pint-Sized Rapper Tory Lanez On Social Media For Lifting Her Music
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mondadori Portfolio / Getty Tory Lanez has another situation brewing with a female musician – this time, it’s Madonna, who’s called him out for using one of her classic hits for one of his songs without her permission via social media. According to reports, last Wednesday (December 22nd), the 63-year old singer left a comment underneath an Instagram post made by the Canadian rapper. “Read your messages [for] illegal usage of my song get into the groove!” she wrote. Her comment raised eyebrows and suggested that she had been trying to reach out to Lanez through private messages but received no response. The song in question she’s referring to is his latest track, “Pluto’s Last Comet,” produced by Orlando tha Great and Chaz Jackson. The comment has since be...
Stalker Vibes?: Kanye West Buys New Home Across The Street From Kim Kardashian
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David Livingston / Getty Kanye West has been making an embarrassment of himself with the way he’s been begging Kim Kardashian to come back into his life. Still, the man decided to go from embarrassing to straight-up disturbing with his latest stunt to get closer (literally) to his former wife. Fresh off of breaking up with his model girlfriend, Vinetria, TMZ is reporting that Kanye West not only bought a new home across the street from Kim Kardashian’s residence, but the man even overpaid to own the property! Dropping a cool $4.5 million for the 3,650 square foot property, Yeezy reportedly paid $421,000 over the asking price just to live a stone’s throw away from Pete Davidson’s current girlfriend. Related Stories While one would think that Kanye made a m...
Today’s Price: BLEU Scores $50K Lil Wayne Beat Placement A Week Into Production Career
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty 2022 is already looking great for BLEU. He just secured a $50K beat placement with Lil Wayne only a couple of days into producing. As spotted on HipHopDX, the Mobile, Alabama native is closing the year in championship form. The artist formerly known as Yung Bleu was already touting a Lil Wayne collaboration, but he is taking his working relationship with him to another level. On Monday, December 27, he announced on Instagram that he landed an official production credit on a forthcoming Weezy project. “TO ALL YALL N-GGAS WHO WAS TALKIN SH***TTT !” he wrote in the caption. “LIL WAYNE PLACEMENT !!!! I want 50. should got it’s when it was cheap yesterday price not Today price what ya say @fatjoe @moonboyhitz.” he wrote. He then too...
NFL Hall Of Fame Legend & Broadcaster John Madden Dead At 85
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Focus On Sport / Getty John Madden, who made his mark as an NFL coach and later a notable broadcaster, has died. The Hall of Fame figure led the Oakland Raiders to a Super Bowl championship and is perhaps best known for the award-winning video game series that carries his name. According to a report from the NFL, Madden was not battling any known illnesses and died unexpectedly. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell issued a statement honoring the coach and broadcaster. From NFL.com: “On behalf of the entire NFL family, we extend our condolences to Virginia, Mike, Joe and their families,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. “We all know him as the Hall of Fame coach of the Oakland Raiders and broadcaster who worked for every major network, ...
JOHN CORABI To RATT: ‘Check Your Egos At The Door’ And Get Classic Lineup Back Together
In a recent interview with Rock Show Critique, former MÖTLEY CRÜE singer John Corabi spoke about his nearly decade-long stint (2001-2008) as the rhythm guitarist in RATT. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET) “For the eight years that I was in the band, even when Jizzy [Pearl] was there [singing for the group], RATT was just constantly bickering and fighting within… Now, in the beginning, it was just Warren [DeMartini, guitar] and Bobby [Blotzer, drums]. Warren would say, ‘Bobby, you’re playing the songs too fast.’ And Bobby would go, ‘You’re playing ’em too slow.’ And they would go back and forth. And then meanwhile, our crew guy Craig and me, Robbie [Crane, then-bassist] and Jizzy would go get a sandwich, go home and make a Bundt cak...
GENE SIMMONS Says KISS Museum In Las Vegas Will Include ‘Close To Ten Thousand Items’
Gene Simmons spoke to TMZ Live about the KISS museum which is tentatively scheduled to open in Las Vegas in March. The 2,000-square-foot expansion of the glow-in-the dark attraction Kiss By Monster Mini Golf at the Rio Hotel & Casino will be attached to what will eventually become a 15,000-square-foot KISS-themed space in Masquerade Village. “My personal collection is gonna be at the Rio hotel, and it’s gonna be a chance for all the fans to go up there and see close to ten thousand items — lyrics and things and guitars,” Gene said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “No band has got this. We are the juggernaut of them all in licensing and merchandising. But instead of being in one of my big houses, the fans will be able to go there, see, look, touch, take phot...
CANDLEBOX’s KEVIN MARTIN: ‘I Probably Don’t Deserve The Success I’ve Had’
In a recent interview with Darren Paltrowitz, host of the “Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz”, CANDLEBOX‘s Kevin Martin was asked if he is the type of artist who works on music every single day. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “No, man. I’m not prolific at all. I probably don’t deserve the success I’ve had. [Laughs] I don’t work very hard at it. And that’s a terrible thing to say, ’cause when I’m in the studio, I do. But I don’t look at music that way. I don’t have that desire. I guess it probably stopped… When I met my wife Natalie is when I really lost that kind of drive to just produce music every day. I fell madly in love, and I still am. So I think I’d much rather hang out with my wi...
TWISTED SISTER’s JAY JAY FRENCH Recalls Threatening To Sue HARLEY-DAVIDSON Over Tire Name
In a recent interview with Joe Rock, TWISTED SISTER guitarist Jay Jay French revealed that he once threatened legal action to prevent iconic motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson from using the TWISTED SISTER name in connection with one of its products. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “There were so many attempts to use the trademark, and I had to sue everybody — I had to keep suing people ’cause I have the trademark. And I got a phone call one day from a guy representing Harley-Davidson. He said, ‘We wanna name our tire ‘Twisted Sister‘, and we did our due diligence and found out you own the trademark. And we’re calling you to let you know we’re gonna use the name and we’re gonna call the tire ‘Twisted Sister‘.’ An...
