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Damon Dash Announces ‘In Love For A Living’ Docuseries
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Hollywood To You/Star Max / Getty Damon Dash has continued to find new ways to bring his well-heeled business savvy from his days as a Roc-A-Fella executive to helming various brands of his own. In a new report, the Harlem, N.Y. native has shared details of a new docuseries and struck down his past depictions in reality television. In an exclusive report from Deadline, Dash will be making a re-entry in the television space by way of a new docuseries titled In Love For A Living. Deadline has more: Dash told Deadline, “I’ve been on a couple of shows. I was on Growing Up Hip Hop and a couple of other ones with BET and VH1, and I never really liked the way the narrator portrayed me or the way we were projected and I wanted to just showcase the reality of what...
Pop Prodigy Daneliya Tuleshova Channels EDM for Massive “Like You Used To” Remix Package
Young pop sensation Daneliya Tuleshova has recruited a bevy of distinguished EDM producers to remix her latest single, “Like You Used To.” Born and raised in Kazakhstan, Tuleshova seems to be strapped into a rocketship to stardom. In 2019 she was a Top 10 finalist on the hit show America’s Got Talent at only 13 years of age. She then went on to become the youngest to ever win The Voice Kids, a Ukrainian music talent show, before representing Kazakhstan in 2018’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Tuleshova has now released three sublime remixes of “Like You Used To” by Los Padres, Vinny Vibe, and Max Vangeli and RudeLies. It’s the latter rework, however, that rises above as a surefire highlight. Vangeli and RudeLies dial up the BPM ...
Orioles Cancel Diplo’s Performance at Camden Yards Following Sexual Assault Allegations
Diplo‘s forthcoming performance at Camden Yards, home of Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles, has been cancelled in the wake of new sexual assault allegations against the superstar music producer. Diplo’s on-field performance, part of the Birdland Summer Music Series, was slated to take place on July 24th following Baltimore’s matchup against the Washington Nationals. The show has now been axed after the team shared a statement on Twitter. The Orioles’ social media statement regarding the cancellation was brief, offering no specifics behind the decision to call off the upcoming show. However, as the Baltimore Sun notes, the team had been promoting the concert as recently as Wednesday, July 7th, the same day that new allegations against Diplo ...
MK Unveils Flappy Bird-Style Web Game Based on New Song “Chemical”
MK‘s recent dance-pop single “Chemical” is the focal point of a new online game, Chemical Chase. The song’s bubbly harmonies found an unlikely mouthpiece in the official music video, which features a rugged, anthropomorphic Boxer singing along to every word and ear-flapping to the beat. The surreal face of the track has now made his reprise in Chemical Chase, a game in which players must strive to navigate the dog through a neon-washed cityscape. The game play is extremely similar to Flappy Bird, which many will recall was a game that suddenly vanished from the App Store and Google Play store near the height of its release in 2014. At the time, the game’s creator Dong Nguyen said he felt uneasy with his observations as to how addictive the game had become...
Spotify Editors See Rising Appetite for Underground Genres in Dance Music
A fascinating deep dive into dance music was recently published to Spotify‘s For the Record, a dedicated blog and podcast managed by the streaming giant. According to Spotify’s “The State of Dance Music” report, For The Record spoke with the company’s global dance curators about current and future trends they’re observing within the genre. This is the team responsible for providing listeners with playlist content for Crate Diggers, mint, and a plethora of other popular dance music playlists. The piece provides a prescient perspective into how these decision makers view the genre at large—and where we may be headed. Overall, the health of dance music’s immediate future received glowing remarks. Despite stagnation related to closed c...
Barack Obama Heats Up Summer 2021 With Playlist Featuring Silk Sonic, H.E.R., Migos & More
In keeping with past tradition, Barack Obama is sharing some of his favorite summer tunes as we head into the blistering season. On Saturday (July 10), the former U.S. president shared his annual “Summer “Playlist,” featuring music by Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak‘s Silk Sonic, Bob Dylan, Migos, H.E.R., The Rolling Stones, SZA, Stevie Wonder and many more. “With so many folks getting together with family and friends, there’s a lot to celebrate this summer,” Obama captioned his tweet. “Here’s a playlist of songs I’ve been listening to lately—it’s a mix of old and new, household names and emerging artists, and a whole lot in between.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating shou...
Jamie Lynn Spears Penning Memoir Scheduled for Release in Early 2022
Earlier in the day, Worthy’s website stated that Jamie Lynn’s book would be titled I Must Confess: Family, Fame, and Figuring It Out, a reference to her older sister Britney Spears‘ hit 1998 song “…Baby One More Time,” People reports. The publisher later corrected the information, stating that the title was “erroneously released” to book retail websites. “We deeply regret that incorrect and incomplete information about her book has appeared in the public space, particularly at this sensitive time for Jamie Lynn and her family,” Worthy said in a statement. “We look forward to sharing accurate and complete details about the project at the appropriate time and to celebrating the release of her memoir with Jamie Lynn and her fans next...
Steven Van Zandt Praises Educators While Being Honored by American Federation of Teachers
“There are no wrong answers in the arts,” Van Zandt said. “The arts provide a comfort zone, and that extends to other disciplines. I can’t overstate my appreciation for all you do and for this award. I salute you. You are helping to create the next generation of engineers, scientists, doctors, nurses, artists, activists, writers and even musicians.” Van Zandt is a founding member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and also leads his own group, the Disciples of Soul. Additionally, he is an award-winning actor and a noted activist. With the E Street Band, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the musical excellence category in 2014. With the rest of the cast of HBO’s The Sopranos, Van Zandt received two SAG Awards (and seven nominations) for outstanding performance in a dr...
‘Bo Burnham: Inside’ to Debut in Theaters for Just One Day
The self-shot musical comedy that chronicles Burnham’s loneliness over the course of an isolating pandemic hits theaters on July 22. Bo Burnham’s one-room Netflix special made during the pandemic is headed for theaters this July for one day only. The comedian’s self-shot Inside, which is filled with catchy dystopian songs that chronicle his loneliness over the course of an isolated year (as well as knocks on internet culture), will hit theaters on July 22 in conjunction with Netflix and Iconic Events. Following Inside‘s release on May 30, the singer-artist put out an accompanying album, Bo Burnham: Inside (The Songs), featuring popular tunes such as “Welcome to the Internet.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should b...
Sneaker Pimps Share First Two Singles Off Squaring the Circle
In May, Sneaker Pimps revealed their return by announcing Squaring the Circle — their first album in 18 years. Now, the ’90s trip-hop pioneers have shared the first two singles off the project: “Fighter” and the title track. “Fighter” sees co-vocalist Simonne Jones take the lead, while “Squaring the Circle” sees her dueting with founding member Chris Corner. “‘Fighter’ is a plea for courage and strength against prevailing mental health crises. ‘Squaring the Circle’ (via Nietzsche) is a heartfelt ode to eternal returns of love, in the face of desperate adversity,” founding member Liam Howe explained in a statement. “Contrasting in nature, hopefully these songs describe the diversity and essence of the new album.” “It’s taken many years and many false starts to get Sneaker Pimps ...
Netflix Buys Rights to New Documentary About the ‘Tinder Swindler’
Netflix has purchased the rights of a new documentary from Don’t F*** With Cats maker Raw TV based around the Tinder Swindler. As the name of the documentary suggests, the upcoming show follows the crimes of a man who used the popular dating app Tinder to trick Scandinavian women into giving him millions of dollars by posing as a Russian oligarch by the name of Simon Leviev and claiming he needed money for extensive security needs. As it turns out, Leviev was actually an Israeli man named Shimon Hayut, who fled to Europe twice in order to escape fraud, forgery and theft charges back in Israel. Hayut was ultimately arrested and sent to prison in December 2019 but served only five months of his 15-month sentence. “I’m a single mom to a daughter and I gave him all the savings I had,...
Rare X-Men Comic Book Goes for $800,000 USD at Auction
A 1963 X-Men comic book racked up a record-high price of $807,300 at a recent auction as the resale value of collectables continues to soar. The fast-paced auction took place online at www.ComicConnect.com with over 50 bidders and wrapped up on June 24. “The winning bid came from an American who invests in many types of collectibles, but sees vintage comics as a rising alternative asset class,” ComicConnect COO Vincent Zurzolo said in a statement. The comic was created during what collectors call the “Silver Age,” delineating comics created from 1956 to 1970. It also features the first appearance of X-Men leader Professor X. Eight years ago, the same X-Men #1 comic sold for a fraction of the recent sale at $250,000 USD. “Collectors know Silver Age values will only keep rising.” Zurzolo sai...
