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Families Of Sandy Hook Victims Awarded $73M Settlement In Wrongful Death Lawsuit
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images / Getty In 2014, the families of five children and four adults who were killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting sued the now-bankrupt manufacturer of the gun a monster used to cut down 20 six and seven-year-old children along with six adults. On Tuesday (Feb. 15), those families’ attorneys announced a huge win for the victims of that senseless and heartbreaking tragedy. According to CNN, the families were awarded a $73 million settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit against bankrupt gun manufacturer Remington and four of its insurers. Along with the multi-million dollar payout, the plaintiffs have “obtained and can make public thousands of pages of internal company documents that prove Rem...
Surprised?: Maralee Nichols Claims Tristan Thompson “Has Done Nothing” To Support Son
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dylan Buell / Getty It appears that Tristan Thompson is allegedly keeping up with everyone but his son after the mother of his newborn, Maralee Nichols, alleges he has done “nothing” to support their son. According to Page Six, the reps for the trainer issued a statement refuting claims that the NBA star was allegedly ordered to pay $40,000 a month in child support to each of the mothers of his children, including Nichols, Khloe Kardashian, and Jordan Craig totaling more than $120,000 a month. “Despite news reports stating otherwise, Tristan Thompson has done nothing to support his son,” Nichols’ rep, Harvey Englander, said in a statement to the publication. “He has not made any attempt to meet their son nor has he provided any financial assist...
The Game Is Surprised He Wasn’t Invited To The Super Bowl Halftime Show
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Robert Gauthier / Getty Last Sunday’s Super Bowl Halftime Show was one for the OG Hip-Hoppers but with the festivities taking place in California, LA’s most recognizable representative, The Game is wondering why he wasn’t invited to join in on all the fun. With Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige leading the star-studded lineup for the halftime performance, everyone was shocked when 50 Cent made a surprise cameo which led many to speculate that Compton-bred, The Game would be next to pop up out of the 50 yard line. Unfortunately it did not play out that way and The Game took to Instagram to state that he too should’ve been a part of the entertaining halftime segment. Reposting a fans IG story where he wrote “FYI: @losangelesconfidential ...
CRT FRESH: Clyde Guevara Is On A Mission To Prove Brooklyn Will Always Have Something To Say
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dana Rice / D.R. The point of the CRT FRSH (formerly Certified Fresh) segment of Hip-Hop Wired was to serve as a hub of up-and-coming talent in the Hip-Hop and fashion space. Today (Feb. 16), we’re introducing the Hip-Hop Wired masses to Clyde Guevara, a rising star who aims to channel his hardships into audio art. Hip-Hop Wired had the honor of speaking with Republic Records artist Clyde Guevara from his adopted home of Los Angeles earlier in the month, and the Brooklyn native spoke in a tone that signified how much he’s endured over the course of his life along with how he is currently positioning himself as an artist with longevity at the core of his purpose. We opened the chat about his upbringing in the tough streets of Red Hook “Growing up in Red Ho...
Trey Songz Sued for Alleged Rape, Calls Allegations False
Note: This article contains discusses alleged sexual assault. Trey Songz has been sued by a woman who alleges that he raped her in 2016, TMZ and NBC News report. The woman, identified in the lawsuit as Jane Doe, is seeking $20 million in damages, according to TMZ. The lawsuit reportedly states that the woman was anally penetrated by Songz at a house party in Los Angeles after she repeatedly told him she did not want to have anal sex with him. The woman reportedly claims in the lawsuit that she left the location in an Uber, and when her driver noted that she was in distress, he drove her to a hospital where a sexual assault exam was conducted. She spoke to police, but says she didn’t name Songz out of fear of retaliation, according to TMZ. In a statement to NBC News, a representative for Tr...
Turnstile Share New Video for “Underwater Boi”: Watch
Turnstile have shared a new music video for their Glow On single “Underwater Boi.” The animated clip was directed and edited by the band’s own drummer Daniel Fang and was captured in Second Life, the MMORPG (massively multiplayer online role-playing game) that introduced a realistic virtual world back in 2003. Check the video out below. Earlier this month, Turnstile kicked off their massive world tour in support of Glow On, which will keep them on the road through July. Turnstile recently made internet history as the first-ever hardcore band to perform a “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” for NPR, and they celebrated the ocassion by linking up with Hate5six and Give’s John Scharbach for the memorable set. The band also made its TV debut on Late Night With Seth Meyers back in December. Revisit Pitc...
HEALTH and Lamb of God Share New Song “Cold Blood”: Listen
HEALTH have announced Disco4 :: Part II, the sequel to its 2020 counterpart. It’s out April 8 via Loma Vista. The album features the band’s previously shared collaborations with Nine Inch Nails and Poppy. It also includes new songs made with Backxwash, the Body, Perturbator, Ada Rook, and more. Today, they’ve released “Cold Blood,” a new song made with the metal institution Lamb of God. Listen to it below. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Disco4 :: Part II: 01 HEALTH x Poppy – Dead Flowers02 HEALTH x Nine Inch Nails – Isn’t Everyone03 HEALTH x Ada Rook x PlayThatBoiZay – Murder Death Kill04 HEALTH x Maenad Veyl – Identity05 HEALTH x Lamb of God – Cold Blood06 HEALTH x The Body – AD 100007 HEALTH x Backxwash x HO99O9...
Lil Peep’s Management Must Face Wrongful Death Trial, Judge Rules
The wrongful death and negligence lawsuit filed by Lil Peep’s mother Liza Womack against her late son’s management team will move forward, Rolling Stone reports. At a court hearing in Los Angeles today, Judge Teresa Beaudet upheld Womack’s 2019 lawsuit—which centers on the events leading to her son’s death at age 21 by drug overdose while on tour—and rejected a request for dismissal from First Access Entertainment (FAE). Tour manager Belinda Mercer and FAE must face the lawsuit, which heads to trial in March 2023. FAE, a management and label services company that oversaw Peep’s career, centered their request on testimony from Gothboicliq artist Cold Hart. A portion of Cold Hart’s deposition was thrown out by Judge Beaudet as inadmissible hearsay. The management team also claimed that Womac...
From Ariana Grande to Usher: 8 Celebrity Fragrances That Are Actually Worth Buying
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. Celebrity perfume used to be big business. Despite a decline in sales over the last several years, the business of celebrity fragrances could be bouncing back. Nowadays, it seems that every celebrity has a signature scent — but it wasn’t always that way. In 1937, Mae West became one of the earliest — if not the first — star whose likeness inspired a perfume bottle. Decades later, Elizabeth Taylor blazed the trail for Britney Spears, Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez and more celebrities who have built perfume empires. Explore See latest videos, charts and ...
Bad Bunny’s ‘Te Deseo Lo Mejor’ Lands in the Top 10 on Latin Pop Airplay Chart
Bad Bunny captures his 15th top 10 on Billboard’s Latin Pop Airplay chart as “Te Deseo Lo Mejor” surges 22-8 in its second week on the Feb. 19-dated ranking. The new top 10 is the sixth single from El Último Tour Del Mundo, his third studio album, which led Top Latin Albums for 27 weeks between December 2020 and July 2021 (it sits at No. 2 on the current list). “Te Deseo Lo Mejor” rises with a robust 82% in audience impressions, to 3 million, earned in the week ending Feb. 13, according to MRC Data. The song is one of many promoted at radio as part of his 36-date El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo arena tour, which kicked off Feb. 9. The song gives Bad Bunny his 15th top 10 among 26 chart entries and five champs. It’s the only track from El Último Tour, released Nov. 27, 2020, that has secured a pla...
Korean Speedskater Has a BTS Moment, Earns Shoutout From RM
Korean speedskater Kwak Yoon-gy has enjoyed a particularly memorable Winter Olympics. He won a medal, then won over ARMY by busting out some BTS dance moves. Kwak Yoon-gy helped South Korea to the silver medal in the 5,000-meter men’s relay on Wednesday (Feb. 16), just behind the Canadian team. When it came time for the presentations, the pink-haired athlete let loose with some dance moves from the K-pop superstars’ hit “Dynamite.” Explore Explore BTS See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news His performance blew up on social media and even got a shoutout from BTS’ RM, who shared the moment on his Instagram stories. “Whatever you do, don’t bring any attention to yourself”Us: pic.twitter.com/NSuPMed1cH — Peacock (@peacockTV) February 16, 2022 “D...
Recorded Music NZ CEO Damian Vaughan Announces Resignation
After nine years leading Recorded Music NZ, Damian Vaughan is ready to the leave the job. Vaughan has served as CEO of New Zealand’s labels association since June 2013, following a years-long stint as NZ Licensing Manager at APRA, the Australasian PRO. In a statement distributed Thursday (Feb. 17) to the local music industry, Vaughan admits it’s time to “move on and find my next challenge.” The past decade, he notes, has been a transformative one for the domestic industry and music fans, one that finds itself in a much better place. Vaughan’s recruitment to NZ’s labels body coincided with the dawn of the streaming age. In 2013, he explains, wholesale industry revenues were NZ$67.4 million and were comprised predominantly of physical sales and digital downloads. Fast forward to 2022, and “t...
