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Disclosure Announce Release Date of Collaboration With Zedd
Zedd and Disclosure are turning sage words of advice into dance music’s next coveted collaboration. Fans won’t have to wait long for it either. “You’ve Got To Let Go If You Want To Be Free,” is due out this Friday. Though this announcement may come as a surprise to many given the stylistic differences in the artists’ backgrounds, signs of a potential collaboration have been bubbling for some time. Most recently, the two were slipping fans clips from a studio session back in October immediately following the release of Disclosure’s Never Enough EP. The friendly dynamic between the two was nothing new. In fact, Zedd in particular has made his appreciation for Disclosure quite public in the past. “Can we pls talk about how amazing this...
Steve Angello Bets On Blockchain Marketplace to Revolutionize Music Rights Ownership
Steve Angello is placing a bet on the future of music rights and throwing his weight behind anotherblock, a Swedish startup dedicated to expanding public access to royalty investing by way of NFTs. Founders Sebastian Knutsson and Mattias Miksche both boast impressive pedigrees from different sectors of the technology industry. Knutsson is the founder of King, the publishing and development company behind Candy Crush, while Miksche’s company Stardoll has operated as an angel investor in AI-learning platform Sana Labs, among other successful early stage companies. According to a press release shared with EDM.com, the Swedish House Mafia star threw his hat in the ring during anotherblock’s latest pre-seed funding round, which raised $1.2 million. The platform will seek to tokenize...
Skrillex Previews New Music With Mura Masa, PinkPantheress, Willow In Heartfelt Instagram Post
“Life does speak to you in whispers but if you don’t listen it can become an earth quake,” Skrillex wrote in a poignant Instagram post previewing new music. The upcoming track, a collaboration between PinkPantheress and Willow which features additional production from Mura Masa, was first teased on PinkPantheress’ TikTok over the weekend. The singer’s caption called the song a dream collaboration years in the making, and the clip has since garnered over two million views. In the brief preview, PinkPantheress’ playful hook is contrasted by Willow, who interjects with vocals crying out, “Now my life’s a downward spiral…” Despite the magnitude of the collab—and the buzz surrounding it already—Skrillex kept his announcement down ...
Twitter Puts On Their Capes To Defend Bow Wow After Tweet Asks Users To Name 3 of His Songs
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Prince Williams / Getty When it comes to Bow Wow, aka Shad Moss, he’s usually the butt of the jokes on social media, BUT this time, Twitter is putting on their capes for the Hip-Hop star. You can clown Bow Wow for all of the ridiculousness he may get involved in sometimes, but one thing you can’t take from him is the hits he has produced. On Twitter, the no.1 place for social discourse, a user shared a ridiculous tweet stating, “imagine a n***a puts a gun to your head and tells you to name 3 bow wow songs.” We can name quite a few off the top of our heads here, “Bounce With Me,” “Like You,” “BasketBall,” “Outta My System,” the man has got a plethora of hits. As expected, he got flamed in the quote retweets with numerous followers telling him to put ...
Unreleased Pusha T Track Teased At NIGO’s Kenzo Paris Fashion Week Show
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Stephane Cardinale – Corbis / Getty Pusha T earned the right to be considered one of Hip-Hop’s top lyricists, and anticipation for new tunes remains high among his supporters. Fans of King Push are currently abuzz after the news went wide that an unreleased track from the Virginia great was teased at a Paris Fashion Week event.A Bathing Ape founder NIGO is the newly appointed head designer for the luxury brand Kenzo, and the moment was capped by a Paris Fashion Week showing that unveiled a new collection. Details on the event are below. From Paris Fashion Week: On the final day of Paris Fashion Week Men’s, Nigo unveiled his first combined womenswear and menswear collection for Kenzo in the Galerie Vivienne — the same venue as the late house fo...
Seeing Sounds: Pharrell Williams Announces Tiffany & Co. Collaboration
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Stephane Cardinale – Corbis / Getty Pharrell Williams continues to prove why he is our favorite influencer’s favorite influencer. He has a forthcoming collaboration with Tiffany & Co.. As spotted on Hype Beast the Virginia Beach, Virginia native is lending his unique approach to style with American luxury jewelry retailer. Last week he attended the Kenzo Fall/Winter 2022 show in Paris, France which was curated by his long time friend NIGO. As expected Pharrell showed up dressed to impress wearing an army green hooded parka coat, a Human Made pizza logo t-shirt, jeans and a beret. But it wasn’t the fit that turned heads but his lenses. P was sporting custom Tiffany & Co. sunglasses that take eyewear grandeur to new levels. Related Stories...
Watch Kanye West Talk Same Jive In New ‘Hollywood Unlocked’ Interview
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: B4859 / Avalon / WENN Kanye West sat down for an interview with Hollywood Unlocked and it’s what you should be used to by now. A comfortable Ye chatted with Jason Lee about everything from his current co-parenting relationship with Kim Kardashian to his politics of wearing the MAGA hat, again, and more. The last-minute interview started with Ye adding context to that time he was spotted kicking it with Madonna, Floyd Mayweather, Antonio Brown and more, and maskless, in a room together. Besides the stuff about not playing with him when , there wasn’t much new ground covered in thee interview. And he soon enough began mentioning Blacks getting flack for being Republicans, bringing up Hillary Clinton and offering another red hat explainer. “I wore a [red] ha...
Denzel Curry Debuts New Single “Walkin,” Announces 2022 World Tour
With his new album Melt My Eyez See Your Future on the horizon, Denzel Curry debuted its first single, “Walkin’.” The Kal Banx-produced cut arrives with an accompanying music video helmed by Adrian Villagomez, which sees the rapper in an epic sci-fi western setting as he treks across a desert planet before facing off with his nemesis, John Wayne. Curry described his forthcoming album as “everything” he wasn’t able to give fans o his previous records, “I like traditional hip hop, I like drum and bass, I like trap, I like poetry, so a lot of that is going to be interwoven in this album including jazz and a lot of genres that I came up on as a kid and just being in my parents’ house. This album is made up of everything that I couldn’t give you on TA13OO or Imperial because I was going through...
Watch Kanye West’s ‘Hollywood Unlocked’ Interview
Remaining relatively open to the media, Kanye West recently sat down with Jason Lee for Hollywood Unlocked. In the new interview, Ye speaks candidly about a variety of headline news related to him. The 45-minute long conversation sees the normally enigmatic artist offer more insight into everything going on in his life. Touching on his public feuds, Ye denied that the Free Larry Hoover benefit concert with Drake was designed to be a Verzuz-like set up. Noting that the Canadian artist wrote his setlist and that they almost wore matching Off-White™ x Air Jordans designed by Virgil Abloh. Moving on to share that he still has “love” for both Big Sean and John Legend despite recent comments made. Ye then touched on his recent physical altercation, clearing things up, saying that the pers...
Lane 8’s “Reviver” Album Is Sonic Rejuvenation
Lane 8‘s brand new album is an introspective search for a more hopeful tomorrow. In the lead-up to the “Run” producer’s first album since 2020, he previewed a kaleidoscopic offering of singles. While tracks like “Automatic” (with Solomon Grey) and “What Have You Done To Me?” (with Arctic Lake) showcased the melancholic deep house sound Lane 8 fans have come to know and love, he wasn’t intent on simply rehashing history. The album’s titular track “Reviver” and “Nuclear Lethargy” bring a distinctly energizing new flare to the producer’s discography that in some respects feels like his preparation for the festival stage. Lane 8 has become a relatively new favorite on the festival circuit and will b...
Dr. Fresch and Nostalgix Drop Gritty Midtempo Single “Ghost” On House Call Records
Dr. Fresch has returned to to his very own House Call Records for his latest single “Ghost.” Featuring the bold vocal stylings of Vancouver DJ, producer and rapper Nostalgix, the midtempo track is dark and gritty. With sinister synths and powerful brass shots, the beat builds anticipation and suspense before it culminates in a huge a midtempo drop. The lyrics of “Ghost” are all about taking the power back and moving on from a toxic relationship: “I’ve been trying too long, it’s time to move on, so ‘poof’ like a ghost I’m gone,” Nostalgix raps. “The idea for ‘Ghost’ arrived abruptly in the midst of the chaos of the pandemic,” Dr. Fresch explained. “I had been isolated for quite awhile and had a sudden burst of energy, dreaming of being ba...
Lost Lands to Add New Stage at 2022 Festival
Headbangers will have a brand new stage to enjoy at Lost Lands 2022. The organizers of the prehistoric-themed music festival, one of the world’s most popular for fans of dubstep and bass music, recently announced a slew of updates to the event’s infrastructure for its 2022 edition. And after revealing a brand new stage, it seems Excision and his team are planning to go bigger than ever. They took to social media to announce the new Village Marketplace Stage, adding that it will feature a blend of international and local artists. The stage’s name derives from the campgrounds’ Village Marketplace and Discovery Center, which offers food, shopping, workshops and more. Another major update coming to the festival this year is a revamped camping entryway. Organiz...
