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Germaine Franco Wins 2022 SCL Award for ‘Encanto’: Is Oscar Next? (Full Winners List)
Germaine Franco’s Oscar-nominated score for Encanto won outstanding original score for a studio film at the third annual SCL Awards, which are presented by the Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards. The awards were presented on Tuesday (March 8) at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Franco’s score was competing here with three other Oscar-nominated scores — Nicholas Britell’s Don’t Look Up, Hans Zimmer’s Dune, and Jonny Greenwood’s The Power of the Dog. Franco, the first woman to score a Disney animated feature film, is vying to become the first Latina to win an Oscar for best original score. The fifth Oscar-nominated score, Alberto Iglesias’s Parallel Mothers, competed in a di...
Dizzee Rascal Found Guilty of Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: James Manning – PA Images / Getty Veteran U.K. rapper Dizzee Rascal has been found guilty of assault by beating in court, and faces jail time as a result. According to reports in, the rapper who pioneered the grime genre (whose real name is Dylan Kwabena Mills) was found guilty of assaulting his former partner, Cassandra Jones in the Wimbledon Magistrates Court on Monday (March 7th). The assault took place at Jones’ residence on June 8th, 2021. Prosecutors stated that the reason Mills went there was due to frustration over custody arrangements with her over their two children. The incident, as detailed in court by prosecutors from the reports of the London Metropolitan Police, stated that Mills barged into Jones’ home as he was with his son and began to b...
An Omicron Variant Is Doubling In Numbers In New York City
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: TIMOTHY A. CLARY / Getty Even though it’s beginning to feel like normal again, the world is still not done with the Coronavirus pandemic as an omicron “subvariant” is rapidly spreading across New York City just as mask and vaccine mandates are being relaxed. According to The Gothamist, the omicron variant known as BA.2 is becoming the dominate strain going around New York City and studies show that it spreads 30% faster than the original BA.1. Apparently the BA.2 strain has been doubling statewide every two weeks and accounts for one in every 10 sequenced cases. Luckily it’s not as lethal as the Delta variant or even the original Rona virus that caused the world to come to a standstill in 2020. Still, even with millions of New Yorkers being vaccinate...
King Von “Too Real,” Onyx “Ruff & Rugged” & More | Daily Visuals 3.8.22
HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been a few years since the tragic murder of King Von and while his hardcore fans are still mourning his death, they might be happy to see him living and breathing once again in his latest posthumous music video. In his recently released clip to “Too Real,” King Von takes a Bentley into his O-Block neighborhood where he pulls out a flame thrower to get the block hot while he turns up with his man and a few twerking strippers. Back in NYC, Onyx continues to keep their Southside Queens hood gritty and grimey in 2022 and in their visials to “Ruff & Rugged” pull out some nostalgic attire from the early 90’s and remind us why y’all need to bacdafucup if you run into them in the streets. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from OT The Real and Ha...
Kanye West Posts Divorce Poem To Instagram Following Kim Kardashian’s Restored Single Status
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Byron Cohen / Getty Welp, it happened. Kim Kardashian is finally legally a single woman again, and, of course, Kanye West is in his feelings about it. Ye, who frankly has been giving us borderline stalker vibes throughout this whole saga, recently defended his “Eazy” video, in which he buried alive a clay version of Kim’s new boo Pete Davidson. Ye said the visuals in the video were “art” and that art “is therapy just like this view.” Well now, Yeezus is getting his “therapy” through a softer form of art. He wrote a poem about the pain of divorce and posted it on Instagram. “Divorce feels like your doctor don’t know shit / Divorce feels like walking on glass,” Kanye wrote. Related Stories He then likens the split with Kim to “running throu...
Drake Lists His Three-Home “YOLO Estate” in Hidden Hills for $22 Million USD
Drake is officially moving out of Hidden Hills, California. The OVO head listed his mansion — dubbed the “YOLO Estate” — in the exclusive neighborhood for a whopping $22.2 million USD. According to reports, the YOLO Estate is actually comprised of three homes situated right next to each other with a total size of 6.7 acres. The main English Tudor house, which is going for a solo selling price of $14.8 million USD, is spread across 12,500 square feet and features six fireplaces, a wine cellar, tasting room, 25-seat theater and a primary bedroom suite that is almost 2,000 square feet complete with a spa with marble soaking tubs. The lucky buyer will also acquire a myriad of amenities, including a swimming pool, swim-up bar, an 80-foot long rock waterslide, spa grotto, waterfalls, t...
Travis Scott Announces “Project HEAL” Program
Months after the Astroworld Festival tragedy, Travis Scott has now launched his new philanthropic effort, “Project HEAL.” Taking to Instagram, the artist noted the project will serve to advocate for students, creatives, music fans, and concertgoers with an initial donation of $5 million USD. $1 million USD of the donation will go to HBCU scholarships, continuing the Waymon Webster Scholarship Fund which provides financial support for Black students. Travis and his team aim to support at least 100 students, with the only requirement being that students must be seniors with a 3.5 GPA or higher. The other $4 million USD will be split between launching a free mental health program for children, led by Houston-based behavioral health expert, Dr. Janice Beal and expanding the Cactus Jack Foundat...
Pitchfork Music Festival 2022 Lineup and Dates Announced
Pitchfork is thrilled to announce the 2022 edition of the Pitchfork Music Festival, taking place Friday, July 15 through Sunday, July 17 at Chicago’s Union Park. The 16th iteration of the fest will be headlined by The National, Mitski, and The Roots and will feature performances by Spiritualized, Japanese Breakfast, Toro y Moi, Parquet Courts, Lucy Dacus, Earl Sweatshirt, Tierra Whack, Low, Noname, Amber Mark, Magdalena Bay, BADBADNOTGOOD, Dawn Richard, Dry Cleaning, Cate Le Bon, and many more. See the full lineup, broken down by day, below. Tickets go on sale Friday March 11th at 10 a.m. Central. Three-day passes are $200 and single-day passes are $99. The Pitchfork PLUS upgrade, including a range of exclusive amenities, is $399 for a three-day pass and $199 for a single-day pass. More de...
Spiritualized Share New Tour Dates and “The Mainline Song” Video: Watch
Spiritualized have expanded their tour to include more North American shows, including one at Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. Scroll down to check out the new September itinerary, along with their previously announced North American dates. To accompany the announcement, the English space rockers have shared the music video for a track from their forthcoming LP Everything Was Beautiful. Watch the “The Mainline Song” visual, directed by J Spaceman, below. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Spiritualized® Live™ US Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Spiritualized: 03-31 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater04-01 ...
Universal Music Group Suspends Operations in Russia
Universal Music Group has suspended all of its operations in Russia and closed its offices in the country, reports Billboard. UMG’s staff will continue to receive their salaries for an undetermined period, but artists will see most of their recording activity put on hold, notes Variety. “Effective immediately, we are suspending all operations in Russia and closing our offices there,” Universal Music Group said in a statement. “We urge an end to the violence in Ukraine as soon as possible. We are adhering to international sanctions and, along with our employees and artists, have been working with groups from a range of countries (including the US, UK, Poland, Slovakia, Germany, Czech Republic, and Hungary) to support humanitarian relief efforts to bring urgent aid to refugees in the r...
Sorry Announce 2022 North American Tour
Sorry have announced a North American tour that’s set to start in April. The London rock band will open for Sleaford Mods on all of the dates, except for one headlining show in Los Angeles on April 29. See the full itinerary below. The tour is Sorry’s first trek to the US since they released 925, their debut album, in March 2020. They originally planned on touring North America in support of the LP that year, but they only got to perform one scheduled show before leaving the US due to the pandemic. Last year, Sorry followed up their debut with the five-song Twixtustwain EP. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Sorry: US & Canada Tour 2022 Sorry: 04-28 ...
‘Euphoria’ Synchs Drive Streaming Gains ‘Unlike Any Other TV Show’
Since its debut in 2018, HBO’s high school drama Euphoria has been a sensation, but when the show came back for its long awaited second season on Jan. 9, 2022, it reached new heights — and helped a handful of hits experience a second spike of popularity along the way. With a viewership doubling over the first three episodes, as Variety reported in February, Euphoria‘s new season quickly became an important vehicle for massive streaming bumps of older tracks. For the show’s music — which pivots from Thelonius Monk or Judy Garland to Lil Xan and 100 Gecs’ Laura Les within a single hour-long episode, all curated by music supervisor Jen Malone and featuring an original score by producer-artist Labrinth — there was a measurable spike in listenership after each episode aired for nearly every s...
