Madonna wants to bring the headline-making moment of the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards to 2022. In a recent Instagram Live session, Madonna was asked if she would ever do a world tour again. “Hell yeah, I have to,” she replied. “Stadium, baby. Me and Britney [Spears], what about that? Yeah, I’m not sure she’d be into it, but it would be really cool. We could, like, reenact the original kiss.” Madonna wanna do a world tour with Britney pic.twitter.com/s1IWuHF0hH — MADONNA IS MY MOM (@Fishyboi95) January 26, 2022 Madame X, of course, was referring to her 2003 VMAs performance with Spears, Missy Elliott and Christina Aguilera, where the trio performed a medley of hits including “Like a Virgin” and “Hollywood.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Madonna...
Following his death last Thursday (Jan. 20) at the age of 74, Meat Loaf stages a chart-topping return in the land Down Under, making history in the process. Meat Loaf’s best-seller Bat Out Of Hell (Sony) hits No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, for its ninth non-consecutive week at the summit. The classic rock LP initially spent eight weeks in the top spot between June and August 1978, en route to locking-up 25 platinum certifications. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news According to ARIA, 2,269 weeks have passed since Bat Out Of Hell last appeared at No. 1, now the longest gap in Australian charts history, easily passing the Grease soundtrack which previously had the record with 657 weeks between No. 1s, from November 1978 to June 1991. Also this week...
Tim Farriss, founding guitarist with new wave icons INXS, is considering his next move after losing a legal battle against the owners and operators of a vessel on which he lost a finger. Farriss launched proceedings after the ring finger on his left hand was severed in a gruesome boating accident in Sydney’s Akuna Bay back in January 2015, when it was caught in a chain as he attempted to drop anchor. The rocker was treated at the Royal North Shore hospital for a week, and required several surgeries to reattach the digit. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The damage, however, is permanent. Seven years on, the finger is essentially “useless,” and he’s now in “forced retirement,” his reps told the NSW Supreme Court. It’s “in a state now where he can...
Willem Dafoe brings some seriously big Green Goblin energy to this week’s Saturday Night Live promo. The 66-year-old Spider Man: No Way Home star is positively giddy in the spot featuring this week’s musical guest, Katy Perry, and cast member Chris Redd. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Oh man! I love this sketch already,” Dafoe giggles as Redd gently explains that they’re filming the promo, not the show. “Hey, whatever you call it. It’s hilarious!” In the second bit the scene turns a bit dark as Redd and Perry seem to be working out some previously private drama. “Katy, can’t believe you’re back,” a distressed Redd says with a sigh about the singer’s upcoming (Jan. 29) fourth go-round as musical guest. “Why? Does that scare you?,” Perry — wear...
Grimes has released another new song, her second in recent months. It’s called “Shinigami Eyes” and it comes with a music video directed by Brthr and written by Grimes. Check it out below. Grimes discussed “Shinigami Eyes” in a new interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1. She said: Well, actually, OK, so this song, I’m not sure what I should say or not say. I always say a bunch of stupid shit and get in trouble, but either way. This is the label executive decision song. I love the record, but it’s just like, everyone’s like, what’s the deeper meaning? And it’s like, well, Nino Angelo just really had just watched Death Note and really liked it. Basically, I wrote the whole space opera thing and this is the only song that wasn’t this big narrative plot. Anyway, I actually do re...
Julie Doiron and Dany Placard have announced a new collaborative album titled Julie & Dany. It’s due out April 29 via Simone Records. The couple are teasing the record by sharing the new song “Mayo” alongside a music video by Sylvain Dumais. Check it out below. “‘Mayo’ is a day like many days in our little house in New Brunswick,” said Doiron in a statement. “And while it seems we are just singing of things like mayonnaise and carrots, we are mostly singing of the ups and downs and all the moments in between.” Spanning 11 tracks in total, Julie & Dany was written and recorded between Doiron and Placard’s homes in Quebec and New Brunswick during Canada’s mandatory stay-at-home orders. The real-life couple wanted to capture their love and desire to be with one another while end...
Note: This article contains graphic descriptions of alleged sexual assault. Chris Brown is being sued for allegedly drugging and raping a woman on a yacht docked at Diddy’s home in Miami, Florida, TMZ reports. The lawsuit was reportedly filed by a choreographer, dancer, and musician identified only as Jane Doe, who is suing for $20 million in damages. An attorney for Jane Doe confirmed the lawsuit in an email to Pitchfork. According to the suit viewed by TMZ, the alleged assault took place on December 30, 2020. Brown had allegedly invited Doe to Diddy’s home on Miami’s Star Island. Doe claims that she and Brown were on a yacht in the area and that Brown offered her a drink. According to the suit, Doe felt “a sudden, unexplained change in consciousness” after Brown filled her cup a second t...
Alice Glass has pushed back the release date for her debut solo album Prey//IV. Originally slated for release today (January 28), the LP will now arrive on February 16 via her own Eating Glass Records. Glass has also shared a new single from the record titled “Love Is Violence,” along with an extremely gory music video directed by Bryan M. Ferguson. That’s it below. “Almost everyone can relate to the sometimes unbearable ups and downs that occur in relationships,” Glass said of the inspiration for “Love Is Violence” in a press release. She continued: But for those of us who have dealt with manipulative or toxic partners, there is a whole other layer of pain. Any person who uses their partner’s “love” to control, use, and hurt them is using one of the most cruel and disgusting manipul...
Storying the life and career of rapper J.Dilla, a biography entitled Dilla Time: The Life And Afterlife Of J Dilla, The Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm is set to land on February 1. Curated by Dan Charnas — a long-time collaborator of the late rapper and producer — the 400-page book features in-depth interviews with over 150 family and friends, with discussions ranging from Dilla’s gifted childhood in Detroit and rise as a Grammy-nominated hip-hop producer, to the rare blood disease that caused his premature death at just 32 years old in 2006. Described as “a different kind of book about music” and “a visual experience with graphics that build those concepts step by step” in the accompanying book description, Dilla Time delves into “the histories of American rhythms: from the birth ...
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images / Getty We just had to take a moment to point out the craven stupidity. Political doofus Sarah Palin was spotted eating out in New York City, despite a recent positive COVID-19 diagnosis. Yep, there was the former Vice Presidential candidate raw dogging air. Reports TMZ: Apparently, the whole “self-isolate if you test positive for COVID” thing, doesn’t apply to everyone … at least, that’s what Sarah Palin seems to think. Related Stories Palin was spotted with former NY Ranger Ron Duguay and friends Wednesday night at Elio’s in New York. The issue? Palin, who is unvaccinated, tested positive for COVID two days prior … causing a judge to delay her defamation trial against the New York Times. Things got so overw...