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Gabrielle Union Calls Out Disney & Other Corporations For Silence Amid Florida “Don’t Say Gay” Bill
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Gabrielle Union stars in Disney’s remake of Cheaper by the Dozen, which is set to premiere on Disney + next week. But Union’s union with Disney did not stop her from calling out the entertainment giant for its complete failure to read the room in its response to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which made headlines last week. First, let’s start with what Disney CEO Bob Chapek said regarding Florida’s bill. “I want to be crystal clear: I and the entire leadership team unequivocally stand in support of our LGBTQ+ employees, their families, and their communities,” Chapek said in a memo sent. “And, we are committed to creating a more inclusive company ― and world. I understand that the very need to reiterate that commitment means w...
Gunna, Future and Young Thug Earn First Gold of 2022 With “Pushin’ P”
Atlanta rappers Gunna, Future and Young Thug have secured the first RIAA gold certification of the year for their single “Pushin’ P.” The song, which went viral on social media instantly upon its release, comes off of Gunna’s January LP DS4Ever. As the fourth and final installment in his Drip Season mixtape franchise, following 2018’s Drip Season 3, DS4Ever quickly became the rapper’s highest-charting project. The album ultimately beat out The Weeknd’s Dawn FM and secured the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart. In addition to the heavy-hitting Atlanta rappers behind the track, fans were drawn to the song for its eponymous “Pushin’ P” motto. “Man, Pushin P, it’s like a lifestyle,” Gunna explained in an interview with Vibe. “It’s like anything you’re doing that’s positive or just playe...
Big Bang’s G-Dragon and Taeyang Tease Forthcoming New Project
It appears that K-pop’s Big Bang has another project on the way. Two members of the boy band — G-Dragon and Taeyang — have taken to social media to hint at a forthcoming release next month. Posted on Instagram, the photo shows a black polaroid against a white background, with text noting a midnight release on April 5. While no other details were shared, the date likely marks the group’s comeback single and music video. In February, Big Bang’s label YG Entertainment announced that the band would be releasing new music sometime this year. Then, earlier this week, YG Entertainment confirmed to a South Korean media outlet that all four members of the band had wrapped up filming a new music video. “Big Bang’s G-Dragon, Taeyang, T.O.P and Daesung recently completed filming the music video f...
Tucson Music Hall to Be Renamed to Honor Linda Ronstadt
The Tucson Music Hall will be renamed in honor of Linda Ronstadt, a southern Arizona native who went on to become a Grammy-winning superstar, Mayor Regina Romero announced Friday (March 18). One of the top performers of the 1970s and a popular singer well into the 21st century, Ronstadt collected nearly a dozen Grammys in such categories as country, pop, Latin and children’s music. She stopped singing in 2009 when Parkinson’s disease robbed her of her singing voice. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “Linda Ronstadt is a beloved daughter of Tucson. It is time to honor her legacy and her ability to tell the story of our culture through music,” Romero said in a statement. Ronstadt arrived on the music scene in 1967 as the lead singer of the Stone Poneys, a country-folk trio that feat...
Kanye ‘Ye’ West’s Grammys Performance Pulled Over ‘Concerning Online Behavior’
Kanye “Ye” West’s rep says that an unannounced performance at the 2022 Grammy Awards has been pulled due to “concerning online behavior.” A representative for the rapper confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter details in a report, published on Friday by The Blast, which alleges West received a call Friday evening notifying him that he was scrapped from this year’s Grammys performer line-up. While West is up for five nominations this year, he was not among the first round of artists announced to perform by the Recording Academy ahead of the April 3 ceremony. A rep for West, whose legal name is Ye, declined to confirm whether he was still attending or invited to the show taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. THR has reached out to t...
Shawn Mendes Unveils New Song, Brings ‘Wonder’ on the Road in Billboard SXSW Showcase
“I never want to stop playing, even if I’m playing for 10 people in a bar,” Shawn Mendes recently told Billboard for a cover story preceding his South By Southwest showcase for Billboard + Samsung’s The Stage on Saturday night (Mar. 19). “And I only want to play bigger shows if I get to do it by making music that’s authentic.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news With a special performance at the Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park in Austin, Mendes was able to demonstrate both his unyielding passion for playing live shows and ambition for pushing his creative limits. At long last, Mendes will be able to support his 2020 album Wonder on the road later this year after pandemic-caused delays, and he used a hyper-spirited SXSW performance to preview blown-out, rafter-rattling treatments...
Exclusive: Master P Gets ‘UNCENSORED’ On TV One: “No Such Thing As Overnight Success”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: UNCENSORED / TV One Master P is a legendary rapper, businessman and philanthropist representing Hip-Hop culture, without question. The New Orleans native’s life gets spotlighted in the latest episode of TV One’s UNCENSORED, and he offers game for which smart business people would pay a King’s ransom. [embedded content] The episode explores how Master P, born Percy Miller, went from running a record to turning his independent No Limit Records label into an industry juggernaut. Part of how he made it happen was not falling for the okey-doke, which included passing on the million dollars that industry icon Jimmy Iovine offered to sign him. Related Stories “Bro, that white man offered me a million dollars, how much you think I’m worth?,” P rhetorically his br...
A ‘Patria Y Vida’ Documentary Will Showcase the Song That Is Changing Cuba
Cuban rapper Yotuel Romero and his superstar singer/songwriter wife, Beatriz Luengo, wrote the first verses of “Patria y Vida” in 2020 to “report the constant violations of human rights in Cuba and the repression of freedoms of expression for the artistic community,” said Luengo during a panel on March 17 at SXSW. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Today, even after “Patria y Vida” — which was also co-written with Gente de Zona, Descemer Bueno, Maykel Osorbo and El Funky — inspired Cuba’s current anti-government uprising and won the Latin Grammy for song of the year, change has been slow to come. But Romero and Luengo hope an upcoming documentary of the making of the song will take its message even further. “People have the power,” stressed the ra...
BTS’ Jin Undergoes Surgery After Injuring Finger
BTS‘ Jin is recovering after surgery, Big Hit Music revealed in a notice released on fan community platform Weverse on Saturday (Feb. 19). “We would like to provide you with some information regarding BTS member Jin’s finger injury,” said the company that manages BTS. “Jin injured his left index finger during his daily activities and visited the emergency room at a hospital nearby for examination and treatment on Friday, March 18. He consulted doctors and was told he required surgery as the tendons in the finger had been partially damaged. He underwent surgery to repair the extensor in his left index finger on the afternoon of Friday, March 18,” Big Hit wrote. Explore Explore BTS See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The note went on to offer the BTS ARMY an...
Arcade Fire’s Will Butler Leaves the Band
Will Butler, a longtime member of Arcade Fire, has announced his departure from the band. “Hi friends — I’ve left Arcade Fire,” Butler — who’s the younger brother of frontman Win Butler and has been a part of Arcade Fire since the group’s debut full-length album, Funeral — announced in a tweet on Saturday (March 19). “I left at the end of last year, after the new record was complete,” the multi-instrumentalist and songwriter clarified. “There was no acute reason beyond that I’ve changed — and the band has changed — over the last almost 20 years. Time for new things.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news His update continued, “I’m working on a new record; booking some shows this summer. I’m working on music for a David Adjmi play (which is so good). A few other projects percolati...
Sunflower Bean’s Julia Cumming Talks New Album at SXSW 2022: Watch
Ahead of the release of new album Headful of Sugar, Sunflower Bean headed to Austin, Texas, to play several shows at SXSW. Billboard‘s Tetris Kelly caught up with singer and bassist Julia Cumming to chat about what fans can expect from the new album, which artists she jams out to, her first concert memories and more. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I would say it is a gritty, psychedelic, pop-rock record,” Cumming said in an interview at the Samsung x Billboard Galaxy House at SXSW. She added, “I feel like the word psychedelic is really weighted. Everyone thinks that it has to be this giant, colorful thing, but our album … We’re from New York City. I’m born and raised in Alphabet City. It’s very much placed in the real world. But we tried to d...
He’s Back: Hardwell Confirmed to Close Out Ultra Music Festival 2022 After 4-Year Hiatus
Hardwell is officially back. The Dutch dance music icon, whose abrupt 2018 retirement shook the EDM community to its core, has been confirmed as the secretive closing artist of Ultra Music Festival 2022. Prior to the announcement, organizers had been heavily teasing a Sunday performance from “one of the most iconic artists in electronic music history.” Billboard reports that Hardwell will debut new music at Ultra’s 2022 edition, describing his revamped sound as “a departure—or evolution—from his previous, commercially focused work.” The story also alludes to an album in the works, which Laidback Luke—a chart-topping dance music veteran and one of Hardwell’s many collaborators—reportedly said “is going to be incredible.” Hardwell performed at ...
