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Steve Lacy Confirms His New Album Is on the Way
Steve Lacy has confirmed that his sophomore studio album is officially on the way. The 23-year-old artist took to Instagram to share a photo of him in the studio with a simple caption that read, “album on the way [soon] tap in.” The news was greeted with excitement but other artists, including fellow The Internet member Syd, DJ Calvin Harris, BROCKHAMPTON‘s Kevin Abstract, Kali Uchis and more. Lacy’s last full-length release dates back to 2019’s Apollo XXI, which was released just in time for his 21st birthday. The 12-track record featured one guest appearance from Daisy on “Like Me,” was well-received by both fans and critics alike and earned Lacy a GRAMMY nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album — his first solo nod. Apollo XXI was followed by the 2020 compilation The Lo-Fis, which f...
How Taylor Swift Inspired Priscilla Block to Quit Her Job and Pursue Music
An unexpected run-in with Taylor Swift made a huge impact on Priscilla Block‘s life. The rising country singer behind “My Bar” was just about ready to leave Nashville when she had a chance meeting with Swift — while she was actually wearing a Taylor Swift T-shirt. “I’m about a year into town and just crumbling, day by day, and I call my sister one day and I was like, ‘Hey, I have no clue what I’m doing out here.’ It was just the whole ‘If you come home, you didn’t fail. It’s OK,’” Block, whose debut album Welcome to the Block Party just arrived, recalled on an episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show last week. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news She continued, “And that day, Taylor Swift was driving by. I was leaving work, and I was wear...
RZA and DJ Scratch Drop ‘Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater’ Single “Fate of the World”
RZA and DJ Scratch have officially released their brand new single “Fate of the World,” which is set to appear on their forthcoming joint record Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater. Clocking in at approximately three-and-a-half minutes, the cut arrives with an accompanying music video produced by Danny Hastings and The RZA. The Abbot stars as Sifu to his school of students and teaches them the Tao of the Wu, shaping them as warriors that can protect the world. Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater is billed as “a love letter to the kung fu movies that aired each Saturday on local tv channels when there were only 5 channels to choose from. The films inspired fantasy and imagination for a legion of young people and showcased gloriously violent lessons of good vs. evil.” Watch RZA and DJ Scratch’...
Jim Jones & Maino ft. Lyrivelli “Lobby Boyz Anthem,” Conway The Machine ft. Benny The Butcher & Westside Gunn “John Woo Flick” & More | Daily Visuals 2.18.22
HipHopWired Featured Video For the past few weeks Maino and Jim Jones have been sharing some hilarious posts on Instagram in which they get on each other for the outfits they were to the gym (Fab got some slander too), but today the two get together to put it down for the streets. Linking up with Lyrivelli in the visuals to “Lobby Boyz Anthem,” Jim Jones and Maino lay it down for the hardcore and get things lit with some pyrotechnic effects in the backdrop as they get down and gritty with their style and icey pieces on their chests. Speaking of hardcore, Conway The Machine reunites with his Griselda brethren in his clip for “John Woo Flick” where he kicks it with Benny The Butcher and Westside Gunn in an empty warehouse where he holds a baby in one hand and brandishes the toast in the othe...
Dr. Dre’s ‘2001,’ Eminem’s ‘Curtain Call’ Both Return To Billboard 200 Top 10
Dr. Dre and Eminem are returning to the top 10 of this week’s Billboard 200 following their Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show with Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige and Snoop Dogg. According to HITS Daily Double, Em’s Curtain Call: The Hits and Dr. Dre’s 2001 — both released under Aftermath/Interscope Records — moved up to Nos. 7 and 8, earning 30,635 and 30,274 in equivalent album units, respectively. Of Curtain Call’s 30,635 total units, 25,674 is credited to streaming equivalent album units, 3,611 in track equivalent album units and 1,350 in album sales, while 2001 earned 21,534 streaming equivalent album units, 5,101 in track equivalent album units in 3,639 in album sales. Meanwhile, Mary J. Blige’s newest record Good Morning Gorgeous is at No. 14 and Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city an...
Steve Aoki Says He Made More Money From NFTs In 1 Year Than a Decade of Streaming Royalties
The most fervent purveyors of NFTs have remained adamant in the technology’s ability to spark a paradigm shift in music, whereby the silos of power transfer from centralized companies and labels back to the artists. Now, Steve Aoki, one of the earliest adopters of the Web3 blueprint, has shared some eye-opening comments illuminating how his bets on NFTs are paying off. At a private Gala Music event, Aoki said he’s made more money from NFTs in the past year than he has through streaming royalties over the last decade, Decrypt reports. “But if I was to really break down, okay, in the 10 years I’ve been making music…six albums, and you [combine] all those advances, what I did in one drop last year in NFTs, I made more money,” Aoki explained. Released last year on ...
David Guetta Drops “Trap House” Remix of Kodak Black’s “Super Gremlin”
David Guetta‘s earliest international hits saw the synthesis of dance-pop and hip-hop. The superstar DJ’s innovation yielded “Memories” alongside Kid Cudi and “I Gotta Feeling” with The Black Eyed Peas, among other timeless classics. Guetta is now revitalizing his winning formula for a new generation of hip-hop fans. Teaming up with Kodak Black to remix the rapper’s “Super Gremlin,” Guetta pumps the song into overdrive with an electro production chock full of nostalgia. The forebear of Future Rave has always had a sixth sense for defining new creative lanes, and with his latest remix, he is fittingly defining the sound as “Trap House.” Preserving the menacing chord progression of the original, Guetta plays up the omino...
Idris Elba Says He’ll “Lean Away” From Acting to Focus On Electronic Music
The multi-talented Idris Elba has reached a critical creative juncture. In a new interview with Vanity Fair, the Golden Globe-winning actor said he intends to “lean away from the acting work” and pursue his career as a DJ more concertedly. Elba’s upcoming year on the big screen is slated to be a busy one. He is set to star in George Miller’s fantasy romance film, Three Thousand Years of Longing and Beast, which will see him portraying a widowed father who must fight to protect the lives of his children against a wild lion on a South African game reserve. Elba will also voice the part of Knuckles in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, out in April. Although he’s continued to enjoy a steady schedule as an actor, Elba has recently found himself weighing the risk of d...
John Williams Reportedly Returns To ‘Star Wars’ To Compose ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Theme
John Williams is reportedly back in the Star Wars universe for the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series. According to sources, the esteemed composer scored the Lucasfilm and Disney series’ theme with a Los Angeles orchestra “under tight security” last week. This will mark Williams’ first piece of Star Wars work since scoring the theme of Disneyland’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, and his first theme for a series since 2009’s Great Performances. The 90-year-old composer scored all nine Star Wars films as well as 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story. Back in 2018, Williams told KUSC radio that The Rise of Skywalker would be the last Star Wars title he will score. “We know (director) J.J. Abrams is preparing one (more Star Wars movie) now, that I will hopefully do next year for him,” he previously said....
Dallas Good, Singer and Guitarist of The Sadies, Dies at 48
Dallas Good, the singer and guitarist of Canadian rock band the Sadies has died of natural causes, the group confirmed on social media. He was 48. The Sadies shared the sad news in an emotional post to Facebook on Friday (Feb. 18). “It’s with unfathomable sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Dallas on Thursday, February 17th. Forty eight years old, he died of natural causes while under doctor’s care for a coronary illness discovered earlier this week, the band wrote.” The Sadies added, “A son, a brother, a husband, a friend, a bandmate, a leader, a force to be reckoned with, we have no words for the shock we are all feeling. We join the rest of our music community and fans in grief. The stage is dark today with the all too soon passing of one of music’s brightest lights. We love ...
‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Pushes Broadway Return to April 14
Mrs. Doubtfire is pushing its experimental Broadway return by a month. On Friday (Feb. 18), producer Kevin McCollum announced that the musical comedy based on the 1993 film starring Robin Williams would be coming back to the Great White Way a month later than its originally scheduled March 15 curtain up. On Jan. 10, the show — which initially opened on Dec. 5 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre — began a nine-week hiatus prompted by the omicron variant wave that hit Broadway. Speaking to The New York Times, McCollum explained that the decision to close the production temporarily was based partly on the decrease in COVID-19 cases across New York City — something that prompted Gov. Kathy Hochul to drop the state’s indoor mask mandate starting Feb. 8. (The Broadway League renewed its audience mas...
Summerfest Organizers Scale Back COVID Precautions
Organizers of Milwaukee’s Summerfest music celebration are planning to scale back COVID-19 precautions this year. WTMJ-AM reported that festival organizers announced Wednesday (Feb. 16) that guests won’t need to wear masks, show proof of a negative COVID-19 test or show proof of vaccination to enter the grounds this year. “MWF will monitor the situation and continue to work closely with health experts, while following local guidelines,” festival officials said in a news release. The move comes as COVID-19 cases continue to trend downward in Wisconsin. The seven-day average of confirmed tests stood at 1,371 as of Thursday, down from 18,101 on Jan. 16, according to the latest data from the state health department data. Organizers canceled the festival in 2020 after the pandemic began. Last y...
