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Films About Billie Eilish, The Velvet Underground & More Shortlisted for Documentary Feature Oscar
Films about Billie Eilish and The Velvet Underground and the acclaimed Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) are on the shortlist of 15 films vying for the Oscar for documentary feature. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences released shortlists in 10 categories on Tuesday (Dec. 21). Members of the documentary branch voted to determine the shortlist for documentary feature, which was drawn from 138 eligible films. They will vote again to determine the five nominees in the category, which will be announced on Feb. 8. All Academy voters will vote to determine the winner, which will be announced at the 94th annual Academy Awards on March 27. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news R.J. Cutler wrote and directed B...
The Matrix Resurrections Review: A Wild, Meta, Sometimes Muddled, Occasionally Transcendent Love Story
The Pitch: Here’s the problem with reviewing The Matrix Resurrections: At this point, we basically have to accept that the franchise peaked with the first installment. This isn’t meant as an insult, but an honest statement of fact– this is what happens when a film is a masterpiece. If 1999’s The Matrix is a nearly perfect movie, almost transcendent at some points with how it blended genre and technology in service of its storytelling, then yeah, it may be impossible to top it. What makes Resurrections such a fascinating viewing experience, though, is the fact that the movie knows this. And, rather than try to shift the narrative to some different angle on the original, director Lana Wachowski, who co-wrote the script with David Mitchell and Aleksandar Hemon, decides to take on that problem...
Dave Navarro and Anthony Kiedis Reunite to Cover Lou Reed’s “Walk on the Wild Side”: Watch
Remember when Dave Navarro pissed off every Red Hot Chili Peppers fan by replacing John Frusciante? Well, over two decades after Navarro’s infamously tumultuous departure from the band, the guitarist made an unexpected onstage reunion last night (December 20th) with none other than the lead Chili Pepper himself, Anthony Kiedis, for a rendition of Lou Reed’s classic “Walk on the Wild Side.” This reunion was fairly spur of the moment; Navarro recently put together a charity concert called Above Ground benefiting MusiCares at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles, with performances paying tribute to the Sex Pistols’ Never Mind the Bollocks and Lou Reed’s Transformer. The roster of high-profile guests included Billy Idol and Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins, but they both had to back out of l...
New Found Glory’s Chad Gilbert Undergoes Emergency Cancer Surgery
New Found Glory guitarist Chad Gilbert spent the last two weeks in the hospital after undergoing emergency cancer surgery. In a lengthy post uploaded to Instagram on December 19th, the musician said that after his wife found him unconscious in bed, doctors discovered he had pheochromocytoma, a rare form of cancer. “On December 5th, my wife found me unresponsive in bed,” Gilbert wrote. “I’d been waking up drenched in sweat the last few days and we thought I was sick. Not being able to wake me, she called 911 and performed CPR and mouth to mouth. Apparently I was doing something called “agonal breathing” and was minutes from death.” Gilbert went on to explain that his blood sugar dropped to dangerous levels while his blood pressure skyrocketed. Upon further inspection, doctors discovered tha...
Nandi Bushell Covers Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever”: Watch
Nandi Bushell blew up with her hard-hitting covers of rock classics, but the 11-year-old musician goes for modern hits as well. In her latest cover, Bushell took on Billie Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever.” “I will love Billie and Finneas forever more!!!” Bushell captioned the cover, which she posted to Instagram. While she didn’t perform the full song, the clip — which focuses on the end of “Happier Than Ever,” when Eilish’s ballad explodes with firecracker drums — shows off Bushell’s skills like the best of them. She stomps along to the breakup kiss-off for about a minute before ending with her famous scream. Check it out below. “Happier Than Ever” isn’t really a strange choice for rocker Bushell. Eilish all but confirmed her status as a rock singer with her own performance of the song on Sat...
Gucci Mane Pays Tribute to Young Dolph With New “Long Live Dolph” Video: Watch
Gucci Mane has shared the music video for “Long Live Dolph,” a tribute to the late Memphis rapper Young Dolph. The visual includes photos of Gucci Mane with Dolph, as well as footage from Dolph’s recent memorial. Watch the visual, directed by Omar the Director, below. “Long Live Dolph” is the closing track on Gucci Mane and the New 1017’s new album So Icy Christmas. Gucci Mane and Young Dolph collaborated on numerous songs during the latter’s lifetime, including “That’s How I Feel,” “Bling Blaww Burr,” and “Go Get Sum Mo.” In addition, Gucci Mane and Dolph released the collaborative East Atlanta Memphis in 2013. Young Dolph was shot and killed on November 17. A street in Memphis was recently renamed Adolph “Young Dolph” Thornton, Jr. Avenue in the rapper’s honor. Read “Remembering Young Do...
Hit-Boy Opens Up About Kanye’s ‘Drink Champs’ Interview
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Vivien Killilea / Getty Now that Big Sean has finally responded to the shots that Kanye West took at him on Drink Champs, Hit-Boy is opening up about his feelings on the situation and is just as confused as Big Sean was at the initial slander. Chopping it up with DJ Akademiks on his Off The Record podcast, Hit-Boy said he was taken aback by Ye calling his Big Sean signing the “worst” thing he’s ever done as the three of them were kicking it together just days before the interview aired and Ye was acting like things were on the up and up. Related Stories “That was confusing for me, because me and Sean was with him for two days straight and he had already recorded the Drink Champs so it was weird for him to not say nothing. That sh*t threw me off.” He was c...
Blac Youngsta Responds To Criticism of Young Dolph Diss Track Performance
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Sometimes beef lasts beyond the grave. At least according to Blac Youngsta after a clip of him performing his diss track directed at the late Young Dolph appeared online. On Friday (December 17), the rapper held a show at the Aces of Dallas nightclub in Dallas, Texas. During the show, he wound up doing “Shake Sumn,” a song from back in 2016 which levies a diss at Young Dolph: “Young Dolph Thornton wanna play ho/I’m on tour with the K ho/Mac 11, Smith & Wesson, extended clip, 100 rounds though/How the fuck you the king of Memphis, you ain’t from the city, you from Chicago/F*ck boy, you better lay low/Killers move when I say so.” He paused to light up a blunt and then finished doing the song. Related Stories Video of the performance...
50 Cent Hints 6th Studio LP Could Be His Last, Says He’s Top 10 Dead Or Alive
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: MEGA / Getty It might be hard to recall 50 Cent and his mastery of music considering his current career ascension as one of the film and TV industry’s top executives, but that’s where he began. Hinting towards retirement from music, the Queens rapper suggests that his upcoming sixth studio album might very well be his last. 50, given name Curtis Jackson, got his start officially in the music business in the early 2000s with a series of acclaimed mixtapes that showed his gift for songwriting, chorus construction, and gritty tales from the block. These days, Fif’s mastery within the world of storytelling has extended to his visionary projects such as Power, For Life, and other ventures like Branson Cognac. While he could easily rest on his legacy, 50 ...
Kanye West & Model Girlfriend Vinetria Are Done, Expect More Begging For Kim Kardashian To Come Back
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David Livingston / Getty Kanye West and his model girlfriend Vinetria are officially done. Page Six exclusively reports the couple has decided to call it a quits after “dating” for a couple of months. The gossip column pointed out that Yeezy no longer follows Vinetria on Instagram, but she still follows him. Page Six first broke the news of West and Vinetria dealing with each other for “a while” after she was spotted with him at his Donda Academy’s debut basketball game in Minneapolis together. Even though they have been dealing with each other, that didn’t stop Yeezy from showing his a** and begging for his now ex-wife, Kim Kardashian, to come back home. It would appear Vinetria grew tired of seeing the man she was allegedly hooking up with pleading for ...
The Weeknd Collaborates With Hajime Sorayama on New “Echoes of Silence” Music Video
Commemorating ten years since its release, The Weeknd has shared the original version of Echoes Of Silence on streaming services. This release follows the release of House of Balloons and Thursday on streaming and completes the mixtape trilogy. With this last drop, The Weeknd created a visual for the tape’s title track. Directed by Hajime Sorayama, a Japanese illustrator known for his portrayals of robots, the music video follows different bots through their exploration of a seemingly apocalyptic world. One especially poignant scene sees a feminine dance in the center of the city during rainfall. In addition to the visual, the rapper collaborated with Sorayama on a capsule collection that reimagines his XO logo alongside the illustrator’s iconic robot. Available on The Weeknd’s website, th...
Interstellar Music Festival Announces Move to Kentucky Speedway In 2022
Following a memorable debut in Cincinnati in 2021, the organizers of Interstellar Music Festival have announced a move to the Kentucky Speedway in 2022. Hosted by Uncut Republic, an electronic music-focused promoter based in Cincinnati, Interstellar will comprise three immersive stages, each of which feature state-of-the-art festival production. It’s here where the fest’s 115-plus artists will throw down until 5AM—yes, 5AM—for an expansive dance music spectacular. A lineup has not yet been announced, but prospective attendees can subscribe for updates to be among the first to find out. Fans are safe to expect a massive lineup, considering last year’s fest featured performances from Boombox Cartel, Adventure Club, Liquid Stranger, Herobust, and many more. Recommended Artic...
