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Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Sets Premiere Date, Reveals First Look Photo
After some COVID-19 pandemic delays, Amazon’s blockbuster Lord of the Rings TV series finally has a premiere date. It’s set to air Friday, September 2nd, 2022 on Prime Video in 240 territories around the world. New episodes will arrive on a weekly schedule. The streamer also released a gorgeous first look photo from the show’s first episode featuring an unidentified character. Check it out below. Little is known about the series at this time, including its title. What we do know is it’s set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Read the official description below: “Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to M...
Governors Ball Drops DaBaby Like A Bad Habit
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Rawls / Radio One Digital DaBaby just lost another gig due to his bout of homophobia while on the Rolling Loud Miami stage. On Monday (August 2). the Governors Ball music festival announced it was removing the Charlotte rapper from its lineup. This news comes a day after the Lollapalooza music festival in Chicago dropped DaBaby the same day he was scheduled to perform on Sunday. “Founders Entertainment does not and will not tolerate hate or discrimination of any kind,” read a tweet from the official Governors Ball account. “We welcome and celebrate the diverse communities that make New York City the greatest city in the world.” Governors Ball is three days, September 24 – 26, 2001, and DaBaby was originally set to perform on Friday, September 24. No...
Death Of Fetty Wap’s 4-Year-Old Daughter Confirmed By Turquoise Miami
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Back in June, reports went wide that Fetty Wap‘s four-year-old daughter passed away but they were largely unconfirmed. Over the weekend, Turquoise Miami, the mother of the child, confirmed the tragic loss via a moving Instagram post. Over the weekend, Turquoise Miami posted a brief video of her beautiful baby girl and the caption illustrates not only the love she had for little Lauren but also what joy she brought to her mom’s life. From IG: This is my amazing ,beautiful , funny , vibrant, loving ,talented , smart and hardheaded princess mermaid Aquarius. If you see this post scrolling by with her comment or just say to yourself “ i love you LAUREN ”because they say that souls can feel your love #rip Again, as we said back in June, ou...
Go Fast: Lovers & Friends Festival Tickets On Sale Now, Usher, Ms. Lauryn Hill, & TLC Among Headliners
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Lovers & Friends / Instagram Lovers & Friends was supposed to be one of the premier music festivals of 2020 but COVID-19 had other ideas for our summer that year. With a revamped lineup, the festival will make a triumphant return and just launched a pre-sale on Monday (August 2) for the show that will feature the likes of Usher, Ms. Lauryn Hill, TLC, Ludacris along with many more. TIckets for Lovers & Friends just went live at 10 AM PST/1 PM EST and offer a wide range of ticket options beginning as low as $175. Fans will be able to put $19.99 as a down payment for tickets and the ranges are what one should expect for an event of this magnitude. General Admission prices begin at $175 as previously mentioned and a General Admission plus package ...
The Weeknd Can Now Feel His Face, Says He Is “Sober Lite” After Quiting Hard Drugs
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Winter / Getty The Weeknd’s music might be sounding a whole lot different going forward. It’s no secret that some of The Weeknd’s biggest hits were referencing drug use, but now the Canadian-born singer will be singing a different tune. In the cover story for GQ’s upcoming September issue, The Weeknd revealed that he now considers himself “sober lite” after stopping his use of hard drugs and alcohol as a means of coping. The 31-year-old singer, born Abel Tesfaye, isn’t going cold turkey, admitting that he still will puff on weed and drink “occasionally,” but he now considers himself to be clean outside of that. “I’m not a heavy drinker, as much as I used to be. The romance of drinking isn’t there,” he tells GQ. The “Save Your Tears” crafter ad...
Thomas Bangalter’s First Post-Daft Punk Project Is a Ballet Score
The first official post-Daft Punk musical project will land in summer 2022. Legendary Daft Punk member Thomas Bangalter has been confirmed to score a new ballet called Mythologies, which will run July 1-10, 2022 at the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux in Bordeaux, France. His music will be performed by the Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine. Directed by choreographer and Ballet Preljocaj founder Angelin Preljocaj, the 90-minute production will explore the “founding myths that shape the collective imagination.” Daft Punk split up in February 2021 after 28 years. Wikimedia Commons Recommended Articles “Dance, the art of the unspeakable par excellence, is it not the best way to lay bare our fears, our anxieties, and our hopes?” according to Preljoca...
Moore Kismet Makes History As Youngest Artist to Ever Perform at Lollapalooza
It’s safe to say you’re watching the future of electronic music unfold before your eyes, thanks to Moore Kismet. At just 16 years of age, the prodigious producer and vocalist made history over the weekend as the youngest artist to ever perform at Chicago’s iconic Lollapalooza music festival. Kismet, a member of EDM.com‘s Class of 2021, threw down a typically colossal DJ set brimming with the glitchy, hypnotic bass that has propelled them to the forefront of EDM’s next wave. They performed at the famed Perry’s Stage, kicking off the festival’s final day on one of it’s most beloved stages. “one of the proudest moments of my entire career,” they wrote in an Instagram post. “I’m still at a loss for words at how great t...
LSDREAM Announces New Album, Drops Wobbly Single “PEACE LOVE & WUBZ”: Listen
LSDREAM is charting the course for his his third full-length album, aptly titled PEACE LOVE & WUBZ. The dubstep and experimental bass music star recently announced the new LP, but stopped short of sharing a release date. However, he did unveil the album’s titular track, a mind-bending banger blending elements of trap and funk. In addition to disco-inspired synths and filthy bass patches, “PEACE LOVE & WUBZ” also flaunts verses from Cojaxx, a rapper and hip-hop artist who has performed as 12th Planet’s MC. Check out the wobbly single below, the third to be released from the upcoming album. Recommended Articles PEACE LOVE & WUBZ will be LSDREAM’s first album since 2019’s Renegades of Light, which featured joint tracks with Champa...
25 Artists, 25 Albums, 25 Years of Vagrant Records
For much of the last quarter-century, Vagrant Records has been synonymous with the emo and alternative scenes. Much like how Epitaph Records and Fat Wreck Chords have become well-established homes for punk, Vagrant remains one of the most significant labels in the world thanks to a catalog featuring hundreds of beloved albums and dozens of all-time classics. Beginning with the launch of the Get Up Kids’ Something to Write Home About on Sept. 28, 1999, Vagrant went on a several-year run that included some of the biggest names of the 2000s, ranging from Saves the Day to Alkaline Trio, Dashboard Confessional to Rocket from the Crypt. But rather than hanging the past when artists left for to major labels, breaking up, or otherwise parting ways with Vagrant, the label adapted, expandi...
DaBaby Replaced on Day N Vegas Lineup After Homophobic Comments
During his Rolling Loud performance in Miami two weeks ago, Baby uttered homophobic and misogynistic comments. “If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, or any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that’ll make you die in two to three weeks, then put your cellphone lighter up,” he said to attendees. “Ladies, if your p—y smell like water, put your cellphone lighter up. Fellas, if you ain’t sucking di– in the parking lot, put your cellphone lighter up.” His comments sparked outrage across the LGBTQ community, and many artists, including Elton John, Madonna and Demi Lovato, condemned Baby for his statements. Dua Lipa, who collaborated with DaBaby on a remix of her song “Levitating,” said she was “surprised&...
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber’s ‘Stay’ Hits No. 1 on Global 200, Ed Sheeran’s ‘Bad Habits’ Holds Atop Global Excl. U.S. Chart
Billboard‘s two global charts (the latest of which are dated Aug. 7) began last September and rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by MRC Data. The Billboard Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the U.S. Chart rankings are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations. The Kid LAROI & Bieber Begin ...
Luis Fonsi, Wisin & Yandel, Natti Natasha Lead 2021 iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina Lineup
Additionally, Fonsi will receive the iHeartRadio Corazón Latino Award, honoring “his big heart through his selfless work enhancing the lives, heritage and future of the Latin community,” an official statement expressed. “Nothing matches the energy of live Latin music,” Santos said. “After a wonderful virtual event in 2020, we are excited to be back in person at the Amway Center with a truly impressive lineup. We are especially excited to present Luis Fonsi with the iHeartRadio Corazón Latino Award, for his dedication to uplifting the Latin community and sharing Latin culture around the world.” The concert will stream exclusively via LiveXLive, on various iHeartMedia Spanish radio stations, and broadcast live on iHearRadio.com. Tickets for iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina will go on sale at noon E...
