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Little Brother Asks Fans Not to Buy or Stream Early Albums Over Unpaid Royalties
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ray Tamarra / Getty The dynamic group Little Brother is in the midst of a controversy involving their first two albums and their former label ABB Records’ shady moves behind new reissues of both. The MCs are humbly asking fans not to purchase or stream a paif of their first albums. Rapper Big Pooh broke the news of the indie label’s behavior via Twitter on Tuesday (September 21), claiming that they re-issued their second album from 2005, The Minstrel Show, without the group’s permission. He also stated that the group hadn’t been paid appropriately for that album and for their 2003 debut project, The Listening. Pooh closed by asking fans to not buy or stream those album reissues. “I see ABB Records has decided to put up a repress of The Minstrel Show on vi...
R. Kelly Chooses Not To Testify In Sex Trafficking Trial
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago Tribune / Getty The Pied Piper of R&B is keeping his mouth shut. Disgraced crooner and accused predator R. Kelly has decided not to testify in his sex trafficking trial in Brooklyn. “No, ma’am,” Kelly told U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly, per Raw Story, when he was asked if he wanted to testify on his own behalf. R’uh’s trial began on August 18 and jurors heard testimony from victims, witnesses and others who said they observed instances of his alleged illicit behavior. The Chicago native has pleaded not guilty to a count of racketeering and eight counts of illegally transporting people across state lines for prostitution. The testimony has been vile, particularly when involved the late singer Aaliyah, who R. Kelly married when she was still ...
Rihanna Is ‘Experimenting’ With Her Next Album: ‘You’re Not Going To Expect What You Hear’
Ahead of the premiere of the Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 3, Rihanna on Wednesday gave fans a small hint at what to expect from the long-awaited follow-up to her 2016 album Anti. During an interview with the Associated Press on the red carpet for the upcoming Amazon Prime-backed fashion video, the creative polymath confirmed that her forthcoming music release, commonly referred to as R9, will be “completely different” than what people might expect. “You’re not going to expect what you hear,” she said. “Just put that in your mind. Whatever you know of Rihanna is not gonna be what you hear. I’m really experimenting and music is, like, it’s like fashion. You should be able to play. I should be able to wear whatever I want and I treat music the same way. So, I’m having fun and it’s going to be com...
Reactions as Davido’s photographer Fortune dies
Another sad news coming from Davido’s camp as his official photographer Fortune dies. Top Nigerian photographer Fortunate Ateumunname has been reported dead. The prolific photographer reportedly died at a work location as he drowned. This unfortunate event has brought sadness to the members of the 30BG. It has only been a few weeks since the crew lost Obama aka 44 and now Fortune. The loss around 30BG include Tunji his bodyguard, Obama and now Fortune. Many fans of Davido have reacted to the loss and many others have had something to say on Twitter. Fortune, Davido’s photographer is dead? Damn, this is so sad! — big timi 🦅 (@timiPR) September 21, 2021 He wasn’t just Davido’s photographer, he worked for other artists too. Rip to him but stop all this agenda💔...
Dada Life Share Preview of Nostalgic New Electro Track, “Electronic Circus Weapon”
Veteran electro house duo Dada Life have shared a preview of their upcoming single “Electronic Circus Weapon,” which is set to drop on Friday, September 24th. “Electronic Circus Weapon” has an incredibly nostalgic sound, brimming with Dutch house and electro energy. A larger-than-life low-end rumbles around like a bulldozer while the synth melody demands attention with its deep and reverberant atmosphere. The duo teased new music that has been eight years in the making a few months ago. The track has went through numerous iterations over the years and will now see the light of day in 2021. “We made the first version of this track 2013,” Dada Life wrote. “We didn’t release it because we felt it didn’t deliver our vision. Each year sin...
Porter Robinson Highlights Anthony Fantano’s Infamous “Worlds” Album Review During Festival Set
If you blinked during Porter Robinson‘s captivating Second Sky festival set over the weekend, you may have just missed the electronic music artist taking a tongue-in-cheek shot at one of Worlds’ biggest critics. Years later, music reviewer Anthony Fantano, theneedledrop on YouTube, is still taking some flak from fans for scoring Robinson’s debut album a contentious 5/10 back in 2014. In that fateful review, Fantano said he wasn’t a fan of Robinon’s stylistic reset at the time, indicating he much preferred the direction of his more EDM-centric prior EP, Spitfire. Fantano has seemingly come around to Robinson’s musical stylings in more recent times, even awarding Nurture an 8/10 earlier this year. However, that didn’t stop Robinson from digging ...
Here Are the Lost Lands 2021 Set Times and Day-to-Day Schedules
Lost Lands is back, baby. The prehistoric-themed Ohio music festival, which doubles as a utopia for fans of head-banging electronic music, is officially returning this Friday, September 24th. The biggest and baddest in bass music are primed for monumental performances, such as Getter, Virtual Riot, Rusko, Barely Alive, Space Laces, G Jones, and of course Lost Lands founder Excision. Check out the official Lost Lands 2021 set times below as well as the schedule for the Discovery Center at the campgrounds Village Marketplace, which includes workshops, dance battles, and even a speed-dating matchmaker session for head-bangers. LOST LANDS DAY 1 SCHEDULE: Lost Lands schedule for September 24th, 2021. Recommended Articles LOST LANDS DAY 2 SCHEDULE: Lost Lands schedule for September 25t...
Watch Platinum-Certified Rapper Masked Wolf Drop Unreleased Collab With Tiësto
It looks like Tiësto‘s latest crossover hit is right around the corner thanks to Masked Wolf, who recently dropped the curtain on a brand new collab with the dance music legend. Masked Wolf is the man behind “Astronaut in the Ocean,” one of the biggest radio sleeper hits in recent memory. Despite its release in 2019, the catchy hip-hop tune rose to prominence in 2021 and has been streamed over a billion times en route to a Platinum certification by the RIAA. He took to Instagram to share a video of Tiësto debuting their brand new song live. From the sound of it, fans can expect a house-pop hybrid in the same vein as the DJ’s last high-profile collab, “Don’t Be Shy” with reggaetón superstar Karol G. Check out the clip o...
Baby Keem Adds Brent Faiyaz Feature to ‘The Melodic Blue’ Deluxe Version
Baby Keem has updated his debut album The Melodic Blue with a feature from Brent Faiyaz and two additional tracks. Two of the songs that arrived on disc two of the “deluxe” version of the EP, “no sense” and “hooligan,” had already been released prior, but the appearance of Faiyaz on a remix of the single “lost souls” is new material from the duo. The remix hears the Maryland-born R&B singer enter about halfway through the song, interjecting Keem’s punchy rap with his own vibe-heavy vocals, lamenting “sixteen missed calls.” “Sorry I was busy but I missed ya,” Faiyaz sings. The original version of “lost souls” sustains the same beat in the background throughout most of the song before fading in its final minute as Keem’s bars become more contemplative. While the remix maintains this beat...
Hear Brian Fallon’s Soft Rendition of Spiritual Classic ‘The Virgin Mary Had One Son’
Brian Fallon released the first single, “The Virgin Mary Had One Son,” off the album he also announced today, Night Divine, out on November 5. The Gaslight Anthem frontman covers the legendary spiritual, “The Virgin Mary Had One Son.” Combining a rippling guitar effect, his raspy, soothing voice, Fallon renders a beautifully modern, alternative twist to the Christian tune. Famously sung by the Staple Singers, Fallon respectfully and originally performs the song. Listen to the track below: “I heard Odetta sing an incredible live version of ‘Virgin Mary Had One Son,’ and it was actually one of the performances that inspired me to learn the piano,” Fallon said. “Joan Baez sang it back in the sixties too. From those two versions, I put down my own structure with the acoustic guitar and the voc...
The Skepta x Diesel Sound of the Brave Fragrance Was Designed to Fit the Artist’s Bold Lifestyle
Since Skepta has hit the scene, he’s proven time and time again to be a maven, not just with music, but in all corners of his lifestyle. The grime superstar and fashion anomaly is one of North London’s greatest creative exports, accumulating precision skill and sagacity over the years. His singular impression on culture is the result of the artist following his instincts to yield bold results — an approach that has transcended his native city to captivate a global audience like few U.K. rappers before him have done. As Skepta’s crossover success has grown, so has his appetite for new heights and imaginative measures. Most recently, his cross-disciplinary interests and never-stagnant nature have been encapsulated into one fist shaped-bottle — his all-new Diesel Sound of the Brave fragrance....
Ramin Djawadi and Brandon Campbell Bring Their Blockbuster Composing Talents to Amazon’s New World
When Amazon decided they wanted to get into developing video games, a lot of the gaming industry wasn’t sure exactly what to make of it. Sure, they could buy out studios, build their own platform, and basically sink unlimited resources into just about any aspect of game creation they want, but would endless pockets be enough to create a game that people actually want to play? Well, we’ll find out next week when Amazon Games launches its first flagship MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game, like World of Warcraft), New World. Players will venture to the continent of Aeturnum Island, where they’ll be responsible for battling, crafting, and exploring their way through a world filled with all kinds of creatures, both real and imaginary. So who does one of the biggest companies...
