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Crosby, Stills & Nash Want Their Music Removed From Spotify in Support of Neil Young
David Crosby and Stephen Stills are joining their former bandmates Graham Nash and Neil Young in requesting the removal of their music from Spotify. “We support Neil and we agree with him that there is dangerous disinformation being aired on Spotify’s Joe Rogan podcast,” the members of Crosby, Stills & Nash said in a statement. “While we always value alternate points of view, knowingly spreading disinformation during this global pandemic has deadly consequences. Until real action is taken to show that a concern for humanity must be balanced with commerce, we don’t want our music—or the music we made together—to be on the same platform.” According to a press release, Crosby and Stills are seeking the removal of their respective solo cata...
XXXTentacion Documentary Premiering at SXSW Film Festival 2022
The 2022 SXSW Film Festival, which takes place in Austin, Texas from March 11-19, has announced the slate of films set to screen at the festival. It includes Look at Me!, a Sabaah Folayan–directed documentary about XXXTentacion. Marc Hogan, a senior writer at Pitchfork, was interviewed for the film. A synopsis for Look at Me! reads: “Look At Me! explores how Jahseh Onfroy tapped raw talent, a gift for connecting with disaffected youth, and a mastery of social media to fashion himself into SoundCloud rapper XXXTentacion—one of the most streamed artists on the planet.” In 2018, XXXTentacion was killed in Florida at age 20. At the time of his death, the rapper faced numerous legal charges, including aggravated battery of a pregnant woman, domestic battery by strangulation, false imprisonment,...
Latin Superstar Maluma Discusses Versace, Hip-Hop Influences and Future Plans
As one of the leading voices in Latin music, Maluma – the stage name of Juan Luis Londoño – has achieved global stardom. With chart-topping songs, millions of albums sold, record-breaking concerts, awards, magazine covers and brand partnerships, his star continues to rise with the recent release of his EP #7DJ (7 Días en Jamaica). Hailing from Medellin, Colombia, Maluma is now preparing for his “Papi Juancho” world tour, and the excitement for his homecoming trip is evident. His Latin roots have left a major imprint on his musical styling, and his moniker — an amalgam of the first two letters of his mother, father and sister’s names — is a testament to his strong family bond. In celebration of his recent projects – including a Versace campaign and a new film with Jennifer Lopez – Maluma sa...
Dancefestopia Unveils Huge Lineup for 10-Year Anniversary Music Festival
The journey to Dancefestopia 2022 is officially underway. The organizers of the Kansas City music festival have announced the first wave of artists to perform in 2022, celebrating the fest’s 10-year anniversary from September 8th to 11th. You can purchase tickets to Dancefestopia 2022 here starting at $199 for three-day general admission. Payment plans are also available. Dancefestopia is set to kick off on Thursday with an official pre-party hosted by Seven Lions and his Ophelia Records imprint. This is no ordinary pre-party though, as the first night is chock full of performances and will run until 5AM. In fact, programming runs until 7AM daily. The beloved festival will feature over 200 music and visual artists, four stages, world-class production, and six nights of...
Juice WRLD’s “Go Hard 2.0” and New Track “Cigarettes” Receive Music Videos
Juice WRLD’s ‘Burn’ Track Receives a Music Video From the artist’s posthumous album ‘Fighting Demons.’ Dec 10, 2021 5,638 Hypes Watch the Official Music Video for Juice WRLD’s ‘Fighting Demons’ Track “Already Dead” Featuring unseen footage of the late rapper. Jan 5, 2022 4,026 Hypes New Posthumous Juice WRLD Album ‘Fighting Demons’ Receives Release Date The followup to July 2020’s ‘Legends Never Die.’ Nov 11, 2021 7,849 Hypes Best New Tracks: Silk Sonic, Juice WRLD and More Presented by Ray-Ban Enjoy the weekend with these 10 music projects. Presented by Ray-Ban /Nov 12, 2021 Nov 12, 2021 3,337 Hypes
‘The View’ Obstructed: Whoopi Goldberg Apologizes For Saying The “Holocaust Isn’t About Race”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jenny Anderson / Getty The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg has always been pretty hit-and-miss when it comes to making an argument that really makes use of thorough critical thinking skills. It’s like—on one hand she was always good for a blunt-yet-intellectual read when telling former co-host Meghan McCain to ST-entire-FU, but she also used to defend Bill Cosby like she was expecting a Huxtable-signed recommendation letter to Hilman. Recently on her show, Goldberg was having one of her “Nah, sis’, you really should have kept that one” moments when she spoke loud and wrong about the Holocaust during a discussion about the Tennessee school board’s ban of the book Maus. “Let’s be truthful about it because [the] Holocaust isn’t about race,” Goldberg said&...
Brian Flores Slaps NFL With Lawsuit On First Day of Black History Month Claiming Blatant Racism, Twitter Salutes Him
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Sun Sentinel / Getty The NFL was hit with a gut punch on the first day of Black History Month after it was slapped with a lawsuit by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores that is pretty much calling the “Rooney Rule” a glorified bandaid. Brian Flores shocked the world on Tuesday (Feb.1) when he not only announced his lawsuit calling out the league for blatant racism in the head coach hiring process and provided a stunning receipt. Flores shared a text message he received from New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick congratulating the wrong Brian for landing the Giants head coaching job. Belichick’s text message was received on Jan.24, two days before Flores was supposed to be interviewed for the job. A confused Flores can be seen in t...
Wale Reportedly Back On For 2022 Broccoli City Festival, Organizers Say “Miscommunication” Handled
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Wale can easily be categorized as the biggest Hip-Hop act to emerge from the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area, so it would make sense he’d perform at one of the city’s biggest music festivals. After Broccoli City announced its 2022 lineup, Wale shared with his Twitter followers that he’s no longer on the bill but it appears things are back on track. Broccoli City, now in its eighth year, has attracted some of the biggest acts in music to its stages. When this year’s lineup was shared, with Ari Lennox and Summer Walker listed as headliners, it turned heads that Wale was also on the bill. However, Folarin shared via his Twitter account he wouldn’t be present at the two-day festival on Tuesday (Feb. 1) “I’m Pullin out this show,...
Drake Was Filmed Scrolling on His Phone at a Raptors Game & Inspires Hilarious New Meme
Drake seemingly got in his feelings at a recent Toronto Raptors game, and his furrowed brow look has sparked a brand new meme for the Internet to enjoy. While attending Tuesday night’s (Feb. 1) Raptors and Miami Heat game, the “Laugh Now Cry Later” rapper was filmed intently scrolling through his phone. Fans on Twitter immediately began to jokingly speculate what Drizzy was looking at, and poked fun at everything from his former flame Rihanna‘s pregnancy news to his long haired, bearded new look. Explore Explore Drake See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Other Twitter users used the footage to relate to situations in their own lives, such as getting an unwanted text or being socially awkward in a group of people. Next week, Drake is set to make a spec...
HitPiece Wanted to Make an NFT for Every Song — Only Its Founders Forgot to Ask Artists First
Over the last couple days, a beta version of a new platform called HitPiece has sparked outrage and confusion throughout the music industry after artists and their teams began finding NFTs of their songs posted on the marketplace without their permission. The NFTs were listed as “available for auction” or as “live” auctions under individual song titles with corresponding album artwork, and while they were characterized as “music NFTs” they did not appear to contain audio. HitPiece’s mission, according to the company’s pitch deck, is to make a “1 of 1 NFT for every song,” allowing “USD and Crypto for payment.” The company launched in December, but it wasn’t until Tuesday that people began to really take notice that it was listing NFTs for artists ranging from XXXTentacion to John Lennon to ...
Twitch Reaches Deal With Merlin for Independent Labels
Live streaming platform Twitch has entered into an agreement with digital music licensing service Merlin to create revenue-earning opportunities for independent artists. Merlin represents more than 20,000 labels and hundreds of thousands of artists from every country in the world, who can now interact with fans, generate earnings and build community on Twitch. Similar to the recent agreements formed between Twitch and Universal Music and Warner Music’s recorded music divisions, the Merlin partnership is not a licensing deal. “We’re thrilled to collaborate with Twitch for this groundbreaking deal,” said Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota in a release. “We’ve been engaged in conversations with Twitch since the day I started at Merlin, and I’m pleased that our team found a path for Merlin members and t...
Rihanna Shares New Baby Bump Pic After Pregnancy Announcement
Rihanna is definitely enjoying her February. On Wednesday (Feb. 2), the fashion mogul and pop superstar took to Instagram and Twitter to share a new pic of her baby bump after she and A$AP Rocky announced Monday that they’re expecting their first baby. “how the gang pulled up to black history month,” Rihanna captioned a series of photos, which also includes pictures from the Monday announcement. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the new photo, Rihanna is wearing a vintage Procell No Limit jersey, pulling it up with orange-gloved hands to expose her belly. She was spotted in the streetwear look last week in New York, on Jan. 25. The outfit was just one way Rihanna has cleverly kept her pregnancy under wraps for the past month-plus. Rihanna and ...
