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Moviegoers Paid A Tad Bit Extra To See ‘The Batman’ In Theaters
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jonathan Olley™ & © DC Comics / The Batman The Dark Knight isn’t just responsible for saving Gotham City, but the movie industry as well. Over the weekend, moviegoers dished an additional $1 to $2 to see Robert Pattinson beat up goons and solve crimes in Warner Bros.’s latest flick starring the caped crusader, The Batman. The United States’ biggest movie theater chain, AMC Entertainment, announced charging those heading to theaters to watch the latest superhero film. Based on the box office returns, no one cared, despite AMC not sharing any breakdowns of ticket sales versus attendance metrics. AMC took a giant gamble on The Batman, and it paid off with the film raking $128 million during its opening weekend, making it the second-biggest opening...
Vince Staples “Magic,” Gucci Mane “Publicity Stunt” & More | Daily Visuals 3.7.22
HipHopWired Featured Video With his next album Ramona Park Broke My Heart slated to drop next month, Vince Staples is looking to get some buzz building up for his fifth studio album and comes through with a new entertaining visual to get people a-talking. In his latest visuals to “Magic,” Vince Staples finds himself at a convenience store to pick up a bag of ice before telling the story of how he got jumped at a house party by some dudes who obviously had it out for him. Least they didn’t use any deadly weapons. Related Stories From the West to the South, Gucci Mane shows us what a morning in his household is like and in his clip to “Publicity Stunt” it seemingly involves being ridiculously iced out even when doing everyday chores. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work you mig...
Akeos’ Production Genius Shines On Versatile EP, “Flesh Garden”
With each and every release, Akeos continues to showcase why her skill set has received so much attention early on in her career. The EDM.com Class of 2022 inductee has once again impressed on her latest EP, Flesh Garden, out via Never Say Die. The EP is a scintillating display of talent, reinforcing Akeos as one of the scene’s most promising and versatile production minds to watch. It’s her most complete project to date, encapsulating the highly refined skill set she’s developed thus far. Flesh Garden features four masterfully constructed tracks filled to the brim with brilliant sound design. It opens with “Void Virus,” a menacing and relentless cut replete with forward-thinking sound design. Akeos’ infectious bass house tune “PLZW8” comes n...
Tiësto Reveals He Has Two Unreleased Collaborations With Avicii
It turns out there are even more hidden gems in Avicii‘s archives, two of which we’ve learned are collaborations with Tiësto. In a new interview with Level One, Tiësto says he and Avicii were initially excited about one particular track they had in the pipeline, but it was still unfinished. However, upon the Swedish superstar’s tragic death, Tiësto, like so many of Avicii’s collaborators, ultimately found himself uncertain as to what Avicii would have wanted to do with the track. “We made a track together years ago and we wanted to release it. Actually, I have two tracks with him,” Tiësto recalls. “We never really finished both of them. After he passed away. I didn’t know if he would have wanted them to be released; so I decided not ...
Watch Florence and the Machine’s Video for New Song “Heaven Is Here”
Florence and the Machine have released a video for a new song titled “Heaven Is Here.” Directed by Autumn de Wilde, the video was shot in Kyiv, Ukraine, in November. Watch it below. According to Florence Welch, two of the dancers in the video are sheltering in their home city as it remains under siege by Russian forces. “To my brave and beautiful sisters Maryne and Anastasiia,” she wrote on Twitter, “I love you. I wish I could put my arms around you.” She shared another statement about the song: “Heaven Is Here” was the first song I wrote in lockdown after an extended period of not being able to get to the studio. I wanted to make something monstrous. And this clamour of joy, fury and grief was the first thing that came out. With dance studios also shut it was my dream to one day create ch...
Dizzee Rascal Found Guilty of Assaulting Former Partner
Dizzee Rascal has been found guilty of assaulting his former partner, The Guardian, BBC News, and The Associated Press report. The rapper will be sentenced on April 8, according to the reports. Following the guilty verdict, Dizzee Rascal reportedly took a press photographer’s camera and smashed it. Pitchfork has reached out to Dizzee Rascal’s representatives for comment and additional information. Dizzee Rascal, a pioneering grime artist and Member of the Order of the British Empire, was charged with assault in the summer of 2021. At the time, London’s Metropolitan Police said the charge resulted from “an incident at a residential address” that left a woman with “minor injuries.” The rapper had denied the allegations of assault. In court, prosecutors reportedly detailed the events of the a...
My Chemical Romance Cancel Concerts in Ukraine and Russia
My Chemical Romance have canceled their June tour dates scheduled in Ukraine and Russia. “We hope to be able to play for the fans there soon,” the band wrote on social media. Three dates are affected—one each in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Kyiv—with the rest of their tour of Europe and the United Kingdom going on as scheduled. The reunited My Chemical Romance are among many acts who have canceled tour dates in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, among them Björk, Nick Cave, HEALTH, and Green Day. Live Nation has ceased all business in Russia, and Spotify has closed its Moscow office indefinitely. After their Europe run, My Chemical Romance will tour the United States in September and October.
Superorganism Announce New Album World Wide Pop, Share Video for New Song “Teenager”
Superorganism have announced their new album. World Wide Pop is out July 15 via Domino. The follow up to their 2018 self-titled album includes the new single “Teenager,” which features CHAI and Pi Ja Ma and received a new video starring comedian Brian Jordan Alvarez. The album also features Stephen Malkmus, Dylan Cartlidge, Gen Hoshino, and others. Find the video and tracklist below, and check out the band’s forthcoming tour dates. The band—known for its members using pseudonyms—no longer features the member Emily, whose real name is Mark Turner. In 2019, it was reported that Turner sought restraining orders against two women who spoke out against him. The former members known as Robert and Ruby are also no longer in Superorganism. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it ori...
Dolly Parton Opens 2022 ACM Awards By Sending ‘Love and Hope’ to Ukraine
Hosting the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas alongside Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett on Monday (March 7) night, Dolly Parton opened the 2022 ACM Awards with a nod to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. “I don’t want to be political and this is not. I’d rather pass a kidney stone than do that. I want us to send our love and hope to our brothers and sisters in Ukraine,” Parton said. “Let’s dedicate this whole show to them and pray for peace around this crazy world.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news While the iconic country singer-songwriter opened the show with a few jokes – she called her co-hosts the “real deal” and quipped, “You know how I hate anything fake” – her segue into a deadly serious topic was deft and graceful. Few people can switch from a breast...
Chris Stapleton Performs ‘Watch You Burn’ in Remembrance of Route 91 Tragedy at 2022 ACM Awards
Chris Stapleton took the stage at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Monday night (Mar. 7) to play “Watch You Burn,” his song about the tragic shooting at Vegas’ Route 91 country festival in 2017. Introduced by Jason Aldean, who was performing at the festival when the shooting took place five years ago, Stapleton delivered an incendiary performance of the Starting Over album cut, with furious lyrics like “If I could snap my fingers, if I could flip a switch/ I’d make that last bullet first, you son of a b–ch.” Towards the end, a row of backing vocalists stationed in front of Stapleton raised their arms as the vocals rose in intensity, and the singer-guitarist’s shredding built to a cacophony — an intense climax for an emotional moment. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Staplet...
Old Dominion Thanks Dolly Parton for Paying Tribute to Ukraine at 2022 ACM Awards
The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards took place in Las Vegas on Monday (March 7) night, hosted by Dolly Parton, Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett. Parton opened the show by sending “hope and love” to Ukraine amidst an ongoing invasion from Russian forces. “I don’t want to be political and this is not. I’d rather pass a kidney stone than do that. I want us to send our love and hope to our brothers and sisters in Ukraine,” Parton said. “Let’s dedicate this whole show to them and pray for peace around this crazy world.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news It was a move that resonated greatly with Old Dominion. Shortly after winning the ACM Award for vocal group of the year for the fifth year in a row, the Nashville country rockers took the stage to accept the award and shout-out Parto...
Here’s Morgan Wallen’s Speech After Winning Album of the Year at 2022 ACM Awards
The 2022 ACM Awards, which took place at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Monday (March 7) night, made history as the first live major awards show to be exclusively livestreamed (on Prime Video). During the show, Morgan Wallen — whose Dangerous: The Album was the biggest album of 2021 on the Billboard 200, setting a record for longest stint in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 for a country album — won album of the year at the 57th annual Academy of Country Music Awards. That win arrives slightly more than a year after Wallen, country’s biggest rising commercial star, was caught on video using the n-word among his friends late one night in February 2021. Following the incident, Wallen apologized and asked fans not to defend him. While many radio stations initially pulled his songs, Wall...
