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#BlackInkChi Recap: Ryan Confronts Steven, Prince Goes Ham on Charmaine & Neek
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: VH1 / ViacomCBS Ryan returns from his mental health sabbatical he embarked on last week’s episode, and Charmaine has an issue with another one of her artists on this week’s episode of Black Ink Crew: Chicago. Ryan Thinks Steven Didn’t Fulfill Guest Spot Obligation Last week’s episode took a more serious tone as Ryan decided to address his self-sabotaging ways. This week he returns and is thrust back into the madness that is Black Ink Crew: Chicago. Ryan decides to stop by 2nd City Ink to check up on his friend Charmaine who is fresh from laying her father to rest. Related Stories After Ryan thanks her for being at his therapy session, Charmaine reveals she too might need to sit down and talk with a therapist to help her deal with losing both her par...
Rhuigi Villaseñor Teases Jay-Z’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Varsity Jacket
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Jay-Z is officially a Rock and Roll legend, too, having been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of fame. With that comes some pretty cool perks including getting his very own varsity jacket to commemorate the historic honor. Taking to his IG stories to tease the custom thread made for Jay-Z, RHUDE‘s Rhuigi Villaseñor held out the leather sleeve of the aforementioned varsity jacket which featured a blue embroidery of Jay-Z’s full name and his catalogue of classics starting with Reasonable Doubt and ending with 4:44. We lowkey feel like the S. Carter mixtape was good enough to make the sleeve, but that’s a conversation for another day. Related Stories That “Hall of Fame Hov” just hits different when embroidered on a creamy butter sle...
Goofy Defense Attorney Uses “Runaway Slave” Imagery To Describe Ahmaud Arbery
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pool / Getty The defense lawyer for George and Travis McMichael, two of the three white men accused of killing young Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick, Georgia last February, came under fire for their closing arguments in the trial that painted Arbery in a highly stereotypical and shocking display. Laura Hough, representing George McMichael, painted a picture of Arbery in her closing arguments on Monday (November 22nd) that was unflattering to the point where she described him as wearing “khaki shorts, with no socks to cover his long, dirty toenails.” The statement elicited gasps from those in the courtroom gallery, which included Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones. As reported later, she arose and left the courtroom after Hough’s statement, saying...
Iman Shumpert Becomes First Former NBA Player To Win ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Mirrorball Trophy, Twitter Salutes Him
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Eric McCandless / Getty Iman Shumpert’s impressive dance moves helped him and his dance partner make history on ABC’s dance competition show Dancing With The Stars. Iman Shumpert has been wowing viewers of the popular dance competition show since he hit the dance floor and instantly became a favorite to win the highly-coveted Mirrorball Trophy. Shumpert and his fantastic dance partner Daniella Karagach did just that during Monday night’s (Nov.23) final. Related Stories Before the final round kicked off, all celebrity competitors reunited to perform an electric opening to BTS’s hit record “Dynamite.” Once that was out the way, the four couples left standing hit the floor to battle for the Mirrorball Trophy. When the dust settled, Shumpert and K...
Who Leads The 2022 Grammys Nominations? See The List Here
It’s Grammys season once again, and this year, it’s also Jon Batiste season. The Recording Academy unveiled its 2022 nominees today (November 23), including both surprising and not-so-surprising nods given to some of the biggest artists in the music world. Out of the stated 21,730 eligible entries, the Recording Academy members selected the jazz and R&B maestro (and Late Show with Stephen Colbert bandleader) as the most-nominated artist. He scored a total of 11 nods, including in the major categories of Record of the Year and Album of the Year. Right behind Batiste are Justin Bieber, Doja Cat, and H.E.R. with eight noms each; Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo trail just behind with seven each. Ahead of the nominees announcement, Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. re...
Grammy Awards 2022: Wizkid, Tems, bag nominations
Nigerian music icon Wizkid and his collaborator Tems have just bagged nominations for the 64th Grammy awards. Big news for fans of Wizkid and the Starboy himself as he secured two nominations for the forthcoming Grammy awards 2022. Wizkid alongside Tems was nominated in the “Best Global Music Performance” category. The “Essence” crooner and his collaborator were not the only Nigerians to bag a Grammy nod this year. Femi Kuti and his son Made Kuti was also nominated for the 2022 Grammy awards in the “Best Global Music Album” category for their joint album “LEGACY +”. Wizkid and Femi Kuti were nominated both in the “Best Global Music Performance” and “Best Global Music Album”. Burna Boy got another Grammy nomination this year as for his contribution to Angelique Kidjo’s song “Do Yourse...
Grammy Awards Nominations 2022: See Full List
The Grammy Awards is coming back for its 64th edition next year January 2022, a list of nominees has been announced by the CEO Harvey Mason Jr. during a live stream. “The 64th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony will be held on January 31, 2022. It will recognize the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from September 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021.” This year four Nigerians made the list of nominees, Wizkid, Tems, Femi Kuti and Made Kuti. Wizkid and Femi Kuti bagged two nominations while Tems and Made Kuti bagged 1 each. They were either nominated in the “Best World Music Album” category, “Best World Music Performance” or both. Check out the full list of Grammy 2022 nominees below. Record of the Year ABBA – I Still Have Faith in YouJon Batiste – Free...
The Surprises, Snubs, and Changing Rules for This Year’s Grammy Nominations
On Tuesday morning, the Recording Academy revealed the full slate of nominations for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. Over the past few tumultuous years, the Recording Academy has overseen changes in leadership and nominating procedures, with one more twist being announced just this morning before the nominations were unveiled: the Big Four general field categories (Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist) would grow from 8 to 10 nominees each. This is the second expansion in recent years, with only five nominees in those categories through 2018. The 10 nominees for Album of the Year include on-again-off-again rival superstars Kanye West and Taylor Swift. West, who was nominated for Album of the Year for each of his first three albums, has not been in the...
Spotify Launches Designated Netflix Hub Featuring Soundtracks, Playlists and Podcasts
Spotify has launched a designated “Netflix Hub,” where users can access curated playlists, soundtracks, podcasts and various exclusive content related to titles on the streaming video platform. The newly-created hub is accessible for both free and premium Spotify users in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Ireland and India. “It’s clear that after the credits roll, viewers are left wanting even more,” Spotify wrote in a blog post. “So much so that within two weeks of Squid Game’s debut on Netflix, Spotify listeners had created more than 22,500 unique themed playlists to keep the experience going.” Within the hub, users will be able to access official playlists for top titles including La Casa de Papel (Money Heist), Bridgerton and On My Block, as well as ...
Royalties for Kygo’s “Firestone” Land On Royalty Exchange’s Secondary Marketplace
One investor may soon have the opportunity to own the rights to Kygo‘s genre-defining hit, “Firestone.” It was only with the release of Kygo’s second original single, “Firestone,” that Kygo sparked an unmitigated hype cycle around the production of tropical house music. Nearly seven years after its original release, the track that lit up the world now flaunts over 1.5 billion streams across Spotify and YouTube alone. At the beginning of 2021, royalty flows for the Platinum hit went on sale via Royalty Exchange, an online direct and secondary marketplace for intellectual property. Recommended Articles Royalty rights for “Firestone” were direct-listed in January via auction, where one investor secured a deal for $275,000. Desp...
“I Feel More Alive”: How ACRAZE Achieved Chart-Topping Success Through Sacrifice
Imagine going from the opening slot at Exchange L.A.—performing to a near-empty venue—to headlining and selling out the following year. For 26-year-old DJ and dance music producer ACRAZE, this was reality. Before becoming the red-hot “Do It To It” artist we all know and love, his music production journey started on a much different path. In an exclusive interview with EDM.com, ACRAZE admits that growing up, he “was not very musically inclined.” But his interest was piqued during his senior year of high school, when he knew he wanted to become a DJ. ACRAZE then went on to release his first original production, “Pull Up,” in 2017 via 4B‘s MACA imprint. It’s now a far cry from what fans have come to know and expect ...
Photos: Relive the Electrifying Energy of Dreamstate SoCal 2021
Out of the many illustrious music festivals hosted by Insomniac each year, Dreamstate SoCal has earned a special place in the hearts of electronic music fans. With trance music at its core—along with the euphoric energy at the genre’s bedrock—Dreamstate is in a league of its own. Dreamstate SoCal touched down once again at the NOS Events Center this past weekend, bringing in renowned artists like Ferry Corsten, Aly & Fila, Gareth Emery, and Andrew Rayel for a one-of-a-kind two day festival. With dozens of other artists performing across four stages, such as Ilan Bluestone, Infected Mushroom, Arty’s Alpha 9, Gabriel & Dresden, Paul Van Dyk, BT, Darude, HALIENE and more, this year’s Dreamstate reinforced the fest as the go-to trance and progressive festival in the s...
