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Johnny Marr Reveals Release Date for New Double Album and Livestream Performance
It’s a good day to be a fan of the non-terrible members of The Smiths. Johnny Marr just revealed the official release date for the full release of his upcoming Fever Dreams project after unveiling back in August that the first of its four parts would be out this Friday (October 15). “There’s a set of influences and a very broad sound that I’ve been developing – really since getting out of The Smiths until now, and I hear it in this record,” Marr said in a statement. “There are so many strands of music in it. We didn’t do that consciously, but I think I’ve got a vocabulary of sound. And I feel very satisfied that I’ve been able to harness it.” The 16-track double album is due out on February 25 via BMG and will be available in a number of collectible formats, including limited edition ...
Joshua Ray Walker Writes Songs Fit for Country Classics
Concept albums are a thing of the past in country music. High-minded conceits like Johnny Cash Sings the Ballads of the True West and Willie Nelson Red Headed Stranger were much en vogue in the 1960s and ‘70s. Today, an album like Sturgill Simpson’s The Ballad of Dood and Juanita are the exception, not the rule. Yet that’s exactly how Texas singer-songwriter Joshua Ray Walker came out of the gate. His third long-player, See You Next Time, completes a trilogy beginning with his 2019 debut Wish You Were Here that marks him as one of country’s most exciting storytellers. “I didn’t want to have that stigma of a concept album on my first releases,” Walker, sporting a cowboy hat, vest, and short-sleeve button-up, admits over Zoom backstage from the State Fair of Texas. The idea, revolving around...
No One Else Sounds Like Alice Longyu Gao, Period
By Jack Irvin Alice Longyu Gao celebrated the release of her bombastic hyperpop single, “100 Boyfriends,” produced by 100 gecs’s Dylan Brady, by inviting her fans to a private party on the terrace of Dumbo House, a luxury, members-only club and bar in Brooklyn. “I warned them,” the 27-year-old musician tells MTV News over Zoom from her Los Angeles home. “I literally said, ‘You know the type of music I play. Do you really think we can do this here?’” As instructed by the venue, Gao proceeded with her DJ set and performance, but her extremely high-energy sounds shocked the club’s opulent members and overwhelmed its weak speaker system. Nonetheless, her fans had a blast. “[Dumbo] House was trying to cut us short that night,” she says, noting that staff members found graffiti on the...
Meek Mill “Angels (RIP Snupe),” Styles P & Chris Rivers “The Myth & The Omen” & More | Daily Visuals 10.11.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty Meek Mill’s latest album, Expensive Pain, is fresh off the presses and already Meek has dropped a few visuals in support of his fifth project. Continuing to push EP, Meek comes through with a new clip for “Angels (RIP Snupe)” which follows what he’s been doing in his other videos: shining, poppin bottles, and even getting a message as he raps his verse. From Philly to NYC, we get a mix of some old and new school flavor as the OG known as Styles P links up with Big Pun’s resurrection, Chris Rivers, to lay it down for the hardcore Hip-Hoppers in their visuals to “The Myth & The Omen.” Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed over the weekend including work from Curren$y, Dro Fe, and more. MEEK MILL – “...
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Stadium Goods & BAPE Collab On New BAPE Sneakers [Photos]
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Stadium Goods / Stadium Goods Here’s a collaboration that only makes sense. Sneaker consignment destination Stadium Goods has teamed up with streetwear brand BAPE to drop BAPE STA and BAPE SK8 STA kicks due out later this fall. Source: Stadium Goods / Stadium Goods Look too fast and you might think you’re looking at the same shoe in different colorways, but you’d be wrong. The BAPE STA model is dipped in a “Lexington Grey” colorway that’s pretty much grey on grey. As for the SK8 STA, the grey, white and blue hues are deemed “Claremont Blue.” Both shoes will retail for a cool $315 each, and of course they will be released in very limited quantities. Related Stories Some of the design flourishes on the STA and SK8 STA, clearly based on the Nike Air Fo...
No Kap: Kaepernick Trends On Twitter After NFL Coach Jon Gruden’s Racist Emails Go Wide
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images / Getty Until yesterday (October 11), Jon Gruden was known around the NFL as a brilliant offensive mind and helped lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to their first Super Bowl title in 2003. After a series of emails were flagged by the NFL and sent to the Las Vegas Raiders, Gruden stepped down as head coach of the team, prompting many online to remind the world that Colin Kaepernick was indeed correct about the league’s widespread racism. Last Friday (October 8), the Wall Street Journal published a scathing report highlighting that Gruden used racist language towards NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith in an email dating back to 2011. The email was initially sent to the president of...
Fabolous “Gyalis Freestyle,” FaZe Kaysan ft. Future & Lil Durk “Made A Way” & More | Daily Visuals 10.12.21
HipHopWired Featured Video It goes without saying that Fabolous is one of the best lyricists left in the game today and though he doesn’t drop work like that on the regular, the BK MC does come through with that fire whenever he lets off a verse or two. Taking it back to where it all begun for him in his latest clip to “Gyalis Freestyle,” Fab holds court in downtown Brooklyn at Juniors where a star-studded soiree including the likes of Lil Kim, Cordae, Ciara, and Swizz Beatz. The cheesecake there is legendary. Elsewhere another dinner party has some pretty big names as well and for FaZe Kaysan’s visuals to “Made A Way,” he, Future and Lil Durk break bread while munching on lobster, steak, and other delicacies while in the company of many, many thick young women. Check out the rest of today...
Bad Boy Timz – Move
Check out this buzzing new piece of music titled “Move” coming from Bad Boy Timz out now. Talented Nigerian singer Bad Boy Timz comes through with a brand new song “Move” for his patient fans. For a while now, fans have been expecting new music from the sensational singer. However, his troubles with Anonymous Music his former record label have been a bane to him as regards the timely release of his music. Bad Boy Timz is already causing a buzz with his new single “Move” as many colleagues and fans are vibing to the tune already. This tune was produced by Semzibeatz. Listen, enjoy Bad Boy Timz – “Move” below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat...
Michael Kiwanuka Returns with New Single “Beautiful Life”: Stream
Michael Kiwanuka is back with “Beautiful Life,” his first new music in two years. Stream the track below. Serving as the title music for the new Netflix documentary Convergence: Courage in a Crisis, “Beautiful Life” was recorded in London with producer St Francis Hotel. Kiwanuka’s rich voice is enough to shake listeners out of their doldrums as he belts lyrics like, “I was caught in a nightmare/ Now we’re breathing the same air/ I live my life in a daydream/ All the colors are so clean.” “In this song I wanted to focus on the feeling that there’s a real strength in the human spirit when you try to look for beauty even in difficult situations,” explained the Mercury Prize winner in a statement. “Of course, in some situations that becomes more and more difficult. But I just wanted to ponder ...
Shamir Unveils His “Gay Agenda” on New Industrial Single: Stream
Leave it to Shamir to flip a fear-mongering term into a positive slice of art-pop. On his new single, “Gay Agenda” the Philadelphia-based musician leans into distortion for an anthem about taking pride in who you are and the way you live your life. Stream it below. Recorded with producer Hollow Comet of Strange Ranger, “Gay Agenda” sees Shamir embracing a new-to-him sound that’s more expansive and brooding than anything else he’s released prior. He leans into industrial synths, clanging drum machines, and sobering guitar for the track while letting his unmistakable voice scale to new heights. Truth be told, it feels more like an Arca deep cut than anything off his self-titled record, which was one of the best albums of 2020 — yet it still sounds totally like Shamir. In a press release, Sha...
Kacey Musgraves’ star-crossed Barred from Grammys Country Album Category
Country music’s ongoing identity crisis and the Recording Academy’s unceasing incompetence have joined together for one head-scratching decision. As Billboard reports, two-time Best Country Album Grammy winner Kacey Musgraves won’t be going for a threepeat in 2022, as her new studio set, star-crossed, has been declared ineligible for the country music categories. Musgraves has previously taken home top honors in the category for 2014’s Same Trailer, Different Park and 2018’s Golden Hour, which also won Album of the Year. On paper, star-crossed looks like a strong contender. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, and six singles have placed on the Hot Country Songs chart: “justified,” “simple times,” “breadwinner,” star-crossed...
Britney Spears Jokes About Releasing a Book After Jamie Lynn Spears’ Memoir Announcement
One day after Jamie Lynn Spears revealed her upcoming memoir, big sister Britney Spears had some words of her own about planning to release a book. The Zoey 101 actress announced Monday that she would be publishing her book, titled Things I Should Have Said, on Jan. 18, 2022, via Worthy Publishing. Under the description of the book on the publisher’s official website, it reads, “She spent years escaping into different characters—on All That, Zoey 101, and even in the role as Britney’s kid sister.” “I owe it to myself, my younger self, and to my daughters to be an example that you should never edit yourself or your truth to please anyone else,” the younger Spears wrote on her Instagram. “I know I still have ALOT of ...
