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President Joe Biden Turns Attention To Brittney Griner Russia Case
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mike Mattina / Getty WNBA star Brittney Griner is currently jailed in Russia on drug charges as the nation is embroiled in an all-out assault on Ukraine. While it was assumed that President Joe Biden would put the player’s situation on the back burner, administration officials alerted members of Congress that they’re working on the matter. In an exclusive chat with theGrio, Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee says that White House officials told members of the Congressional Black Caucus that they’re actively looking to address Griner’s harrowing situation in Russia after the Phoenix Mercury standout was reportedly caught with THC vape cartridges. The arrest came at the top of last month but was only recently revealed to the global media, sparking high levels of conce...
Cardi B Pulls Out of ‘Assisted Living’ Movie, Paramount Players Forced To Halt Production
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jose Devillegas / Getty If you were looking forward to seeing Cardi B back on the big screen again, you’re going to have to wait a tad bit longer. Cardi B has pulled out Paramount Players comedy Assisted Living, leading to the studio pulling the plug on the $30 million project, Deadline exclusively reports. The film was just weeks away from beginning production before the other cast members and crew were informed the film had “temporarily been scratched.” Assisted Living produced by Temple Hill that was supposed to be directed by Thembi Banks, the Bronx native would have been showing off her comedic chops. She plays “a low-level criminal on the run when she’s wrongly accused of a crime in the film. She has to stay free long enough to prove her innocence a...
Belle and Sebastian Share Video for New Song “If They’re Shooting at You” in Support of Ukrainians: Watch
When the situation in Ukraine first started to happen it became clear that the lives of the people there, and probably “ours” too, were never going to be the same. The band had just started rolling out tracks for our new album, and it all felt a bit silly to be honest. We had one track called “If They’re Shooting at You,” it’s a song about being lost, broken, and under threat of violence. The key line is “If they’re shooting at you, kid, you must be doing something right.” We stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and hope that their pain and suffering can be brought to a halt as soon as possible. We got in touch with various photographers and creatives in Ukraine and they generously said that we could put their pictures to music. In creating this we aspire to show a hopeful, ...
Phoebe Bridgers Shares Acoustic Version of “Chinese Satellite” for Secretly Canadian’s 25th Anniversary: Listen
Phoebe Bridgers has shared a new version of her song “Chinese Satellite,” released as part of the 25th anniversary of the label Secretly Canadian. Bridgers recorded it in Los Angeles at Sound City Studios, and proceeds from the single go toward the label’s efforts to raise $250,000 toward relieving homelessness in Bloomington, Indiana. Listen to the acoustic re-cut of Punisher’s “Chinese Satellite” below. The new version of “Chinese Satellite” appears as part of Secretly Canadian’s SC25 Singles series. The label group’s anniversary releases have also included a swath of reissues and a podcast about its history and artist roster. Bridgers is set to begin a world tour next month, beginning in North America and covering Europe in June before returning to the United States for a West Coast leg...
Pink Floyd and David Gilmour Removing Music From Digital Platforms in Russia and Belarus
Pink Floyd are removing some of their catalog from digital music platforms in Russia and Belarus, the band announced today. “To stand with the world in strongly condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the works of Pink Floyd, from 1987 onwards, and all of David Gilmour’s solo recordings are being removed from all digital music providers in Russia and Belarus from today,” they wrote. The musical output that will disappear from Russian and Belarusian platforms includes the Pink Floyd studio albums A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987), The Division Bell (1994), and The Endless River (2014). Gilmour has also released four solo studio albums in his career, the most recent one being 2015’s Rattle That Lock. Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for Gilmour and the band for more information...
Executive of the Week: Spotify Global Head of Editorial Sulinna Ong
As global head of editorial at the biggest music streamer in the world, Sulinna Ong has plenty on her plate — not least of which is overseeing the programming of Spotify’s playlists across genres, territories and fandoms. And this past week has been a big one for Ong and her team, as they revamped Spotify’s flagship K-Pop playlist, K-Pop ON! (온), with a new name, a massive marketing push and a focused plan for new content catered to fans of the genre that has expanded significantly around the world in recent years. And the push has already started to pay off: daily streams and listening hours for the playlists grew 40% week over week, according to Spotify, and the playlist moved into the top five of the company’s most-streamed playlists, which Ong says is “a first for the playlist and the ...
How to Watch ‘Turning Red’ Online: All the Ways to Stream the Animated Film for Free
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. The red panda has landed! Turning Red, Disney and Pixar’s latest animated creation, premiered exclusively on Disney+ on Friday (March 11). The animated film centers around Mei Lee, a “confident, dorky” 13-year-old Chinese-Canadian girl whose inner red panda pops out when she gets too excited — or stressed out. Newcomer Rosalie Chiang voices Mei Lee and Sandra Oh voices her strict and overprotecting mother, Ming. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Ava Morse, Hyein Park voice Mei’s friends. Orion Lee, Wai Ching Ho, James Hong, Tristan Allerick Chen, Sasha Roiz, Addie Chan...
How a 2-Year Delay Changed ATEEZ’s First U.S. Arena Tour & Inspired Their Next Steps
When ATEEZ returned to America for the first time since 2019, the breakout K-pop group wasn’t as much amazed by upgrading from 800-person-capacity clubs to sold-out arenas as they were with finally reuniting with the actual people in the audience. “We just saw them on screens for two years, but now finally we see each other,” says Hongjoong, ATEEZ’s bubbly leader who turns into the fervent and fiery captain onstage. “When we were in Korea, we had online fan meetings with many American fans, but it felt like we were watching them on TV. It’s really amazing to see them in person; it’s almost unbelievable.” Explore Explore ATEEZ See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news With puppy-like energy palpable as they hang out together, hardly any question for ATEEZ g...
Russia Blocks Instagram Amid Widening Social Media Crackdown
(AP) — Russian regulators said Friday that internet users will be blocked from accessing Instagram because it’s being used to call for violence against Russian soldiers, in Moscow’s latest move to tighten up access to foreign social platforms. The communications and media regulator, Roskomnadzor, said in a statement that it’s restricting national access to Instagram because the platform is spreading “calls to commit violent acts against Russian citizens, including military personnel.” Facebook parent Meta Platforms, which also owns Instagram, didn’t respond immediately to a request for comment. Roskomnadzor specifically cited a Thursday tweet by Meta spokesman Andy Stone conveying a company statement saying it had “made allowances for forms of political expression that would normally viola...
Lil Durk Drops New LP ‘7220’ With Appearances From Future, Gunna and More
Lil Durk has unleashed his highly-anticipated The Voice follow-up, 7220, out via Only the Family, Alamo Records and Sony Music. The title of the album makes reference to the Chicago rapper’s grandmother’s address, “the house it all started,” per Durk’s words. Just yesterday, March 10, the rapper amped-up fans for the impending release by sharing a music video for the track “Golden Child” and revealed the project’s tracklist. Spanning 17-tracks, the LP packs in heavy-hitting features from Future, Gunna, Summer Walker and Morgan Wallen. Durk’s collaboration with Wallen “Broadway Girls” was released in October as the lead single for the project. To celebrate 7220’s debut, Durk requested that fans drop their Cash App handles on Twitter and announced that he’s going to give away $7,220 USD in B...
The Chainsmokers Drop Bubbly Single “iPad” Ahead of New Album: Watch the Music Video
The road to The Chainsmokers‘ fourth album continues with “iPad,” a brand new single exploring the transformation of a loved one to a stranger. The lovesick track follows the January release of “High,” The Chainsmokers’ first original song in three years. Both will appear on the duo’s upcoming fourth album, their first full-length record since 2019’s World War Joy. Bubbly and pensive, “iPad” arrives alongside an official music video. Directed by Kid Studio, the video follows Drew Taggart of The Chainsmokers as he navigates New York City, decompressing the end of an unhealthy relationship. The brooding video also features Taggart’s counterpart, Alex Pall, performing the song on the keyboard. Recommended Articles “Someti...
Takeoff Is Obsessed With “Crypto” on New Track Featuring Rich the Kid
Takeoff has returned with his first solo release in two years. Entitled “Crypto,” the new single sees the Migos rapper embrace his love for cryptocurrency and the fortune that it has brought him. Enlisting Rich The Kid for a guest appearance, the two rappers flex stacks of cash in the streets and rap onboard a private jet. “She want the info,” Takeoff raps. “I want to talk about crypto.” The last fans heard from Takeoff as a solo act was on his first album, 2018’s The Last Rocket. In the meantime, he worked on Migos’ Culture III, which dropped last year, and more recently, made an guest appearance on Roddy Ricch’s sophomore album Live Life Fast. Stream Takeoff and Rich the Kid’s “Crypto” now and watch the music video above. In other music news, Latto tapped 21 Savage for a motorcycle-...
