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St. Patrick’s Day: Ed Sheeran, Paul McCartney and More Celebrate the Day of the Irish
Throw on something green, hit up your local Irish pub and use the four-leaf clover emoji with reckless abandon — it’s what all the celebrities are doing. From Ed Sheeran to Paul McCartney, keep reading to see what your favorite musicians are doing this St. Patrick’s Day. Ed Sheeran celebrates five years of “Galway Girl” (feat. Saiorse Ronan) 🍀 HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY 🍀And a Happy Five years to ‘Galway Girl’, released on this day in 2017 💥 pic.twitter.com/Sldr90on2F — Ed Sheeran HQ (@edsheeran) March 17, 2022 Paul McCartney reminisces on a long-ago trip to Ireland Here’s to Ireland and St. Paddy – Paul 🍀 📷 By Linda McCartney pic.twitter.com/rDmNYH9G8X — Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) March 17, 2022 Liam Gallagher gets ready to drink...
UFC Fighter Kevin Holland Chokes Out Gunman At Houston Sushi Spot
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Kevin Holland might soon need to don a uniform of some sort if he’s going to keep stopping crime in the streets like the caped and masked fellow cleaning up Gotham. The talented UFC welterweight helped subdue and eventually choke out a gunman inside a Houston sushi restaurant earlier in the week and a profile on the fighter reveals more details. The Houston Chronicle exclusively spoke with Holland one-on-one to have him explain the happenings this past Monday (March 14) at RA Sushi in Houston. Holland,29, was with friends having a good time next to a large group of patrons celebrating a birthday. Holland explains that he heard a gunshot ring off inside the establishment, and sprung into action. More from the Chronicle: Holland ran ...
Juicy Privilege: Jussie Smollett Freed From Jail On Bond, MAGA Gang Is Big Mad
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Scott Olson / Getty On Wednesday (March 16), Jussie Smollett was freed from jail on bond, for now. That was fast—and on cue, the MAGA crowd is big mad. Per various reports, Smollett’s lawyers were able to convince an appeals to court to release Smollett while the actor contests his conviction of faking a hate crime and lying to the police. So on Wednesday night he was able to walk out of Cook County Jail Late last week, Smollett was sentenced to a five-months in jail. Ever since the judge told him how long he would be on an involuntary vacation, it has been nothing but drama. In the courtroom Smollett said he respected the decision, but was adamant that he was not suicidal. The days since were spent insisting that he should be freed. Smollett a...
Bon Iver and Ethan Gruska Share New Song “So Unimportant”: Listen
Ethan Gruska and Bon Iver have shared a new single called “So Unimportant.” The track is a long-distance, early pandemic collaboration that features strings from Rob Moose and percussion from Blake Mills and Matt Chamberlain. It’s part of the Psychic Hotline singles series. Give it a listen below. “The fact that I now have a song with Justin [Vernon of Bon Iver] just completely blows my mind,” Gruska said in a statement. “He’s been my pie in the sky // I’d do anything to collaborate with artist for a really long time and having this song together is one of the most special things that has ever happened to me in my musical life. Life in general! Justin is my favorite pen pal, person and artist, and I’m so grateful to have made this together!” “My dear friend and great drummer, JT Bates...
Watch Father John Misty’s New Video for “Goodbye Mr. Blue”
Father John Misty has shared a new music video for the song “Goodbye Mr. Blue” from his forthcoming album Chloë and the Next 20th Century. It’s directed by Noel Paul, who previously helmed the “Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings” visual. The new video is “an elliptical portrait of a family reunion, and was shot in and around Sofia, Bulgaria in September 2021,” as described in a press release. Watch below. “Goodbye Mr. Blue” is the third single from Chloë and the Next 20th Century, following “Funny Girl” and “Q4,” and Father John Misty recently performed it with a band on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. The album is due out April 8 via Sub Pop and was produced by Jonathan Wilson. The deluxe edition comes with a 7″ featuring album tracks covered by Lana Del Rey and David Lynch (bille...
Evan Rachel Wood, in Documentary on Marilyn Manson, Reveals Torture Allegations
Wood said that after she apologized to him repeatedly, Manson cut his hand and made her drink his blood, and then cut her and drank her blood. She described how a feeling of disassociation and subsequent trauma changed her life. “The world is just never the same,” she said. “It’s never the same because everything that happens to you after that point is through the veil of this memory. You know it’s out there. You know that’s in the world. You know that people are capable of doing something like this.” She alleged that during the filming of the 2011 HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce, she learned that she was pregnant. “From the beginning of our relationship, he always had an issue with whatever birth control I was using,” Wood said. “I went through like every type to see which one he liked, and...
Andrew Bird Shares Video for New Song “Atomized”: Watch
Andrew Bird has released a new single. It’s called “Atomized,” and it arrives with a new video directed by Matthew Daniel Siskin. Watch it below. The song is inspired by the words written by the late Joan Didion: “It was the first time I had dealt directly and flatly with the evidence of atomization, the proof that things fall apart.” “Didion was updating W.B. Yeats for the fractious ’60s,” Bird added. “This song takes it to the pixelated present where it’s not just society that is getting atomized but the self that is being broken apart and scattered.” Bird is touring with Iron & Wine this year. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Ram Is Booted on ‘The Masked Singer’
Ram hit the wall on Wednesday night’s edition of The Masked Singer, as the horned beast became the season’s second contestant to be sent packing. Ram got episode 2 away with a cover of John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” facing off against Firefly, who impressed with a rendition of Ariana Grande’s “God Is a Woman.” In the end, Ram got the flick. Behind the mask was Joe Buck, the Emmy winning sportscaster who, to make matters even more interesting, has just announced his departure from Fox Sports to ESPN. The easter egg, for those hunting, was the Los Angeles Rams, winners of the 2022 Super Bowl. If there’s a silver lining for Buck, he now has more time to prepare for that new gig. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news He joins Duff Goldman, ...
2022 ACM Awards Shine on Billboard’s Country Charts
The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards (ACMs) shine on Billboard’s country charts, as a bevy of songs and albums showcased on the March 7 show dot the March 19-dated tallies. For the first time, the ACM Awards were not broadcast on television, and instead, streamed live on Amazon Prime Video. It was the first major awards show to be exclusively livestreamed. The two-hour, commercial-free show began at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET on March 7, and was hosted by Dolly Parton, with special co-hosts Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett. In 2021, the ACMs were broadcast on CBS-TV. Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album, which won the ACM award for album of the year, holds steady at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart for a 49th nonconsecutive week. The set earned 45,000 equivalent album units in the U...
Mushroom Group Aims for ‘New Heights’ Through Partnership With UMG’s Virgin Music
Mushroom Group, the independent music juggernaut, partners up with Universal Music Group’s indie label and artist services division on a multi-tiered arrangement that promises to lift the Australia company to “new heights” and secure global opportunities for its artists. The alliance, announced Thursday (March 17), is a two-way street, pumping fresh content into the Virgin Music Label & Artist Services (VLMAS) pipeline, and providing support and distribution services for Mushroom artists’ releases, for the world outside of Australia and New Zealand. Under the terms of the new deal, VLMAS will activate its global promotion, marketing and audience label services for Mushroom’s existing U.S. and U.K. activities, and, in situations where both parties agree on a project, certain Mushroom ar...
Duran Duran Talk Rock Hall Nomination, Perform ‘Tonight United’ on ‘Corden’: Watch
Duran Duran are more than 40-years deep into a recording career that has delivered the wild boys ample fame, fortune, and, just maybe, induction into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame. The British ‘80s stars are the runaway leaders in the Rock Hall fan vote, and with the announcement earlier this week of a long-overdue tour of North America, DD are guaranteed to spark more chatter in the months ahead. On Wednesday night (March 16), founding members Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Roger Taylor stopped by The Late Late Show for a chat with its host James Corden, and a performance from their 15th and latest studio album, Future Past. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Will Duran Duran earn Rock Hall glory on their first nomination? Time will tell, though a development in recen...
Lil Nas X Teases Collabs With YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Saucy Santana
Lil Nas X made his return to social media with some exciting news about new music. The MONTERO rapper revealed that he has two new collaborations on the way, even asking fans which joint he should release first. Nas X confirmed that he has one track with YoungBoy Never Broke Again possibly entitled “Late to the Party,” and another one entitled “Down Souf Hoes” with Saucy Santana. Nas X returned to social media for the first time since December, tweeting “why are people surprised i’ve been away for so long? have y’all really never heard of maternity leave?” and i’m so happy i’m back on the internet. i missed me so much.” He also shared a few photos with friends and the hairstyles he’s add over the past few months, filling fans in with what he’s been doing during his absence. Stay tuned for ...
