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Paul McCartney Backs PETA’s Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Initiative: ‘No Animal Should Suffer for Beauty’
Paul McCartney is continuing his work with PETA — this time advocating for the nonprofit animal rights organization’s “Save Cruelty Free Cosmetics” European Citizen’s Initiative to uphold the ban of animal testing for cosmetic items. The Beatles legend issued a statement through PETA to both show his support for the initiative and vehemently oppose the European Chemical Agency’s current practices. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “We all thought the battle was over and that cosmetics tests on animals in Europe were a thing of the past, but sadly, that’s not the case,” his statement reads. “The European Chemicals Agency continues to demand the use of thousands of rabbits, rats, fish, and other animals in cosmetics ingredients tests. But you can help put a stop to it. No animal sho...
Billie Eilish Responds to Kanye, Britney Spears Gets Personal, Janet Jackson Returns & More Top Stories | Billboard News
Billie Eilish is reacting to Kanye West demanding she apologize to Travis Scott, Britney Spears opens up about depression and how she thought she was being treated for cancer during 13-year conservatorship, Janet Jackson’s streaming sales soar thanks to documentary series and BLACKPINK’s Rosé celebrates her birthday with a new cover. This is Billboard News for Friday, Feb. 11. [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_title” class=”fl-input” title=”Title” value=”” required=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”category” title=”Select category”][flexi-form-tag type=”tag...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Links Drill Music to Gun Violence & Wants It Pulled From Social Media
Newly elected New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expressing concern over the drill music scene that has been quickly growing in his home borough of Brooklyn over the past decade. Adams spoke to reporters on Friday (Feb. 11), linking the musical subgenre to gun violence, and appearing to put pressure on social media companies to remove the music from their platforms. “I had no idea what drill rapping was, but I called my son and he sent me some videos, and it is alarming,” he explained. “We are going to pull together the social media companies and sit down with them and tell them that you have a civic and corporate responsibility.” “We pulled Trump off Twitter … yet we are allowing music displaying of guns, violence.” — NYC Mayor Eric Adams (D), after his son sent him drill rap videos, says ...
Tiago PZK, LIT Killah, Nicki Nicole & Maria Becerra’s ‘Entre Nosotros’ Rules Argentina Hot 100 for 12th Week
Tiago PZK, LIT Killah, Nicki Nicole and Maria Becerra are pushing to break a record as their remix of “Entre Nosotros” tops the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart (dated Feb. 5) for a 12th week. It’s the third-most weeks at the top, along with Maluma and The Weeknd’s “Hawai” and Pedro Capo’s “Calma” with Farruko (both spent 12 weeks at No. 1), since the chart launched in 2018. They stand just behind Karol G and Nicki Minaj’s “Tusa” with 25 weeks atop the ranking, and “Otro Trago,” the all-star collab by Sech, Darell, Nicky Jam, Ozuna & Anuel AA (13 weeks at No. 1). Here’s the list of the titles with the most weeks at No. 1 on the Argentina Hot 100 ranking: Weeks at No. 1, Title, Artist25, “Tusa,” Karol G & Nicki Minaj13, “Otro Trago,” Sech, Darell, Nicky Jam, Ozuna & Anuel AA12,...
Jazmine Sullivan Drops ‘Heaux Tales, Mo’Tales: The Deluxe’ & Twitter Reacts To “Issa’s Tale”
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Jazmine Sullivan had an amazing 2021 with her last project Heaux Tales enjoying well-deserved praise and Grammy Awards nominations to boot. On Friday (Feb. 11), the Philadelphia songstress delivered the deluxe edition of the release titled Heaux Tales, Mo’Tales: The Deluxe, and Twitter is especially fond of the “Issa’s Tale” interlude. Featuring the all-star talent that is Issa Rae, “Issa’s Tale” follows the format of interludes from the previous release with the subject sharing their own personal “heaux tales” experience. We won’t spoil it, but Rae’s description of a final encounter with an ex-boyfriend shipping off to foreign lands ends on a pretty humorous note. To that end, fans on Twitter have zeroed in on this particular ...
Omaha Worker Fired For Calling Delta Flight Attendant N-Word
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NurPhoto / Getty In today’s episode of How TF You Get Fired On Your Day Off? an Omaha software company employee got himself fired for allegedly hurling the n-Word at a flight attendant after she confronted the passenger and the group they were with, some of whom were reportedly being loud, drunk, obnoxious and maskless. The group of passengers appeared to be coworkers and some of them wore masks with their company’s logo on them. In other words: Some racists just be trying to lose their job. According to the Lincoln Journal Star, the whole thing took place Monday during a Delta flight from Omaha to New York. Multiple passengers reported a group of people who had been drinking in an Omaha airport bar just before boarding the flight and some of t...
Took Long Enough: Trial Date For Jam Master Jay’s Murder Set For This Fall
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bob Berg / Getty Jam Master Jay’s family has sought answers about his murder for the last 20 years but no luck. They seem to be closer to getting justice as the trial has been set for this fall. As exclusively reported by AllHipHop.com the two men who are accused of killing the DJ legend will have their day in court in the coming months. Investigators believe that Karl “Lil D” Jordan and Ronald “Tinard” Washington were the two assailants who killed him in his Queens, New York recording studio on October 30th, 2002. According to the court documentation the duo entered the workspace armed while Jay was playing video games. Jordan is alleged to have shot two bullets one that killed JMJ instantly and wounded his friend Uriel “Tony” Rincon. There were als...
Eve Welcomes A Baby Boy with Husband Maximillion Cooper
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: VALERIE MACON / Getty The family of rapper and actress Eve just got a little bigger, as she and her husband Maximillion Cooper announced the arrival of their baby boy to the world on Thursday morning (February 10th). In a post made on her Instagram account, the 43-year old rapper shared a photo of her first child with her husband and entrepreneur Cooper. The caption to the charming photo of the newborn wrapped up in a comfortable blanket read: “Our Beautiful boy was born Feb 1st 2022 💙…Wilde Wolf Fife Alexander Somers Cooper 💙…Words can’t describe this feeling ✨✨✨” Cooper also shared the same photo to his own Instagram account, with his caption ending with the phrase “Let the wild rumpus begin!!” The arrival of Wilde W...
Smiles Only Drop Ferocious “New Era” EP
Contrary to their name, the new EP from Smiles Only is far from a ray of sunshine. The budding Canadian electronic music duo have dropped New Era, a blistering five-track EP out now via Emengy Records. While the EP runs roughshod with dubstep influences, it contains tinctures of melodic bass music that infuse layers of depth within. New Era kicks off with its titular track, which begins with a public service announcement and transports listeners right into the EP’s dystopian storyline: “The human race is in a state of panic.” What follows is a ferocious melodic dubstep tune that expertly blends heavy bass with fluttering arpeggios. Next comes two ominous midtempo bangers, “No Escape” and “Save The Humans,” each of which feature vicious sound d...
It’s The Bob For Me: Beyoncé Breathes Life Into The Bob Hairstyle In Latest Ivy Park Ad
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ADIDAS / Ivy Park Beyoncé is back with a bay-yang and a bob to be exact for her new ad for the latest installment of her Ivy Park Collection. Showing off her red-hot Valentine’s Day designs for Ivy Park, Queen Bey poses in a fiery latex dress with a matching mini puffer jacket and gloves, a baseball hat perched on top of her short new ‘do. The love-themed collection named “Ivy Heart” features dozens of trendy silhouettes, all in red and pink colorways and embellished with Valentines-inspired patterns such as hearts and lips. In total, the all-red-and-pink line includes a knit turtleneck, a furry heart-shaped fanny pack, and classic activewear styles like snake-printed windbreakers, leggings, and sneakers. Along with five footwear styles including Adidas U...
Cardi B And Offset Get Matching Tattoos To Commemorate Their Wedding Date
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / ATLPics.Net It seems Cardi B and Offset’s love has no limits. The celebrity couple commemorated their vows with matching tattoos. As per Complex the duo are doubling down on their union. On the most recent installment of Facebook’s Cardi Tries the Bronx bombshell learns how to ink under the instruction of Nikko Hurtado and chooses none other than her husband as her first client. Naturally Offset obliged but asked that she also get some art so they both can honor the day they both said “I do”. The Trap duo decided to go with 9/20/2017 on both of their hands. For an added touch Nikko arranged that the art would be placed vertically so when they hold hands the dates align with each other. This is not the first time Hurtado has worked with t...
Culture Vultures Are Global: Brussels Hair Salon Promotes ‘African Hair Style’ With Kim Kardashian Photo
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: VALERIE MACON / Getty One thing to know about cultural appropriation—it’s a global phenomenon. That’s why it isn’t terribly surprising that a hair salon in Brussels, Belgium, used the image of the culture vulture queen herself, Kim Kardashian, to promote “African hair style.” Now, as the New York Post notes, Kim’s image was likely used in the ad without her permission, but seeing as Black people have been dragging Kardashians for years because they adopt Black aesthetic like white actresses adopt Black children, it’s still kind of her fault for having so many “I wanna be a sista’ so bad” photos out there in the first place. From the Post: The incident comes right on the heels of the mogul being accused of “blackfishing” in her recent Vogue cover shoo...
