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Lizzo to Replace Yeah Yeah Yeahs as SNL’s December 17 Musical Guest
Yeah Yeah Yeahs have canceled their upcoming appearance on Saturday Night Live due to guitarist Nick Zinner’s current bout of pneumonia. The band announced the news via social media early this morning (December 11). “As many of our fans know Nick has had pneumonia over the past month and it’s been an up and down recovery process,” they wrote in a statement. “The band’s top priority is supporting Nick through a full recovery, as a result we had to pull out from our engagements of KROG’s Acoustic Christmas and Saturday Night Live.” The trio were slated to perform as musical guests on the December 17 installment. Now, SNL has announced that Lizzo will replace Yeah Yeah Yeahs for the episode. Elvis star Austin Butler is still scheduled to host. Elsewhere in their statement, Yeah Yeah Yeahs wro...
Ticketmaster Issues Apology After “Unprecedented” Ticket Fraud at Bad Bunny Concert in Mexico City
Bad Bunny fans with tickets purchased through Ticketmaster were left stranded outside his sold-out concert in Mexico City Friday night (December 9) when security claimed that numerous people had fake, duplicated tickets, or canceled tickets. Vulture and CNN report that hundreds of fans were denied entry to the venue, the 80,000+ capacity Estadio Azteca, and images from the concert on social media depicted large swaths of empty seats at the sold-out show. Pitchfork has contacted representatives for Bad Bunny and Ticketmaster for comment. In a statement posted to the verified Ticketmaster Mexico account, the company apologized to ticket-holders, claiming an “unprecedented” number of false tickets overwhelmed their systems, legitimate ticket-holders were denied entry, and that refunds w...
Patti LaBelle’s Milwaukee Concert Evacuated Following Bomb Threat
Patti LaBelle’s concert at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee was abruptly shut down last night (December 10), when the venue was cleared out due to a bomb threat. According to reports from The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Rolling Stone, the singer was transported off of the stage by venue security as she was chatting with a fan between songs. The moment was captured on video by a number of concertgoers. Following LaBelle’s departure, the crowd was evacuated from the venue without incident. Police later confirmed that “no explosive devices were discovered.” Pitchfork has reached out to LaBelle’s representatives for comment. In a statement shared with The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee Police Captain Warren E. Allen Jr. wrote: “Regarding the bomb threat in the 100 block of W. Wisco...
Offset Tweets “In A Dark Place” Amid Tragic Death Of Fellow Migos Rapper Takeoff
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jay L. Clendenin / Getty Unless you have had a family member or close loved one fall victim to gun violence, you can’t truly understand the degree of anguish and devastation those left to mourn are feeling. It’s a long, painful journey, and one Migos rapper Offset is still traveling ever since his cousin and fellow Migos member Takeoff was killed in Houston—a senseless crime for which a suspect was recently arrested. On Thursday, Offset tweeted four ominous words: “In a dark place.” Offset didn’t elaborate or give any definitive indication that the post was related to Takeoff’s tragic killing, but it’s hard to imagine anything else prompted the tweet. At any rate, his fans responded with an outpouring of support. Some fans offered the “Walk It Talk ...
YG & Lil Wayne “Miss My Dawgs,” Kool G Rap ft. 38 Spesh & AZ “Born Hustler” & More | Daily Visuals 12.9.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Legato / Getty It’s been a minute since we’ve seen Lil Wayne or YG in a music video but today the two come out of hiding and link up to pay tribute to the homies they’ve lost to the game over the years. Collaborating for the visuals to “Miss My Dawgs,” YG and Weezy show love to those no longer here with us and to drive that point home, use old footage of their dearly departed such as Nipsey Hussle and Slim 400 who was murdered one year ago today. Rest In Power, homies. Back on the East Coast, Hip-Hop legend Kool G Rap returns with some heat and in his 38 Spesh and AZ assisted clip to “Born Hustler,” they hit up a Ewing Athletic sneaker warehouse to show y’all how OG’s kick rhymes and stomp out the competition. We’re still tight Patrick Ewing never g...
Irv Gotti Says Cash Money Records Is The “Greatest Label Ever”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Arturo Holmes / Getty For better or worse when Irv Gotti talks, the culture listens. In a recent interview the mogul says that Cash Money Records is the greatest Hip-Hop label ever. As spotted on Complex, the Hollis, Queens native paid a visit to the team at the Earn Your Leisure podcast. The former Murder Inc. executive was asked about Birdman’s recent declaration that his company is the best to ever do it in Rap; Irv Gotti quickly agreed. “Yeah. As far as labels goes, there’s no disputing Cash Money is the greatest label ever. Think about it,” he said while reciting “HA.” “That sh*t was out over, what, 25 years ago? Them n****s been hot. They been hot all this time.” Related Stories Gotti went on to give more context to why he feels why CMR is the ...
Still Shootin’: Diddy Announced Birth Of Baby Daughter, Twitter Has All The Questions
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Leon Bennett / Getty Sean “Diddy” Combs recently announced that he is the proud daddy of a new baby girl. The surprise reveal has social media asking all types of questions—staring with, “Who is the mother.” The Bad Boy Records took to Twitter on TK to make the announcement. “I’m so blessed to welcome my baby girl Love Sean Combs to the world. Mama Combs, Quincy, Justin, Christian, Chance, D’Lila, Jessie and myself all love you so much! God is the Greatest!,” tweeted Diddy on Saturday (Dec. 10) afternoon. If you’re keeping count, Sean Love Combs is Diddy’s seventh child. Diddy, 53, has four children with the late Kim Porter, including Quincy, who he adopted, a daughter boring in 2006 with Sarah Chapman, and a since with Misa Hylton. As for his lates...
Bad Bunny Ends World’s Hottest Tour in Mexico City With Special Guests & Ticket Controversy
MEXICO CITY — For some fans, going to Bad Bunny’s Estadio Azteca show Friday night in Mexico City was a dream come true. But for others, it turned into a nightmare after they became victims of a scam, with Ticketmaster Mexico canceling their tickets at the entrance to the show saying they were fake and a throng of angry fans at the door demanding to go inside. Dozens of people who had arrived hours and some days earlier — coming from different places in Mexico and the U.S. — were not able to get inside Bunny’s fist night in Mexico City, which also marks the end of his tour. Valeria Carrillo, a young fan who came from the seaside town of Isla Mujeres and said she had paid over 9.000 Mexican pesos (some $455), was one of the unlucky ones. She stood in line since early in the morning to be on...
Fetty Wap Drops a “Sweet Yamz” Remix With Wiz Khalifa
Fetty Wap was feeling festive this season and tapped into the Thanksgiving spirit by dropping his track “Sweet Yamz.” The track has already gone viral for its timing and association with the holiday feast, but it has regained our attention as Wiz Khalifa has been tapped to hop on the tune for a remix. “Sweet Yamz” is a remake of “Yamz” by Masego and Devin Morrison which was released in 2021. For this latest iteration, Wiz adds his own flavor to the feel-good number by spitting a verse on the latter half of the song. Instead of executing his signature rap sound, the Pittsburgh native cranks up the autotune and sings soulfully. “I hit it once, she let me do it again, I got enough fruit for you and your friends, come to my spot, now you know what it is / And then I brought a pound on the jet,...
Watch Brandi Carlile Perform “The Story” and “You and Me On The Rock” on SNL
Brandi Carlile was the musical guest on the December 10 episode of Saturday Night Live. The Steve Martin and Martin Short–hosted episode saw Carlile perform the In These Silent Days cut “You and Me On The Rock” with Lucius and “The Story,” the title track from her 2007 sophomore LP. Check it out below. Carlile previously performed on Saturday Night Live in October 2021. On the episode, hosted by Jason Sudeikis, she played “Broken Horses” and “Right on Time.” In These Silent Days is up for Album of the Year at the 2023 Grammy Awards. Carlile also received nominations for Record of the Year, Best Rock Performance, Best Americana Album, and more. She scored five nominations at the 2022 Grammys and played “Right on Time” during the televised ceremony. Content This content can also be viewed on...
Lizzo to Replace Yeah Yeah Yeahs as Final ‘Saturday Night Live’ Musical Guest of 2022
NBC announced Saturday (Dec. 10) that Lizzo will step in for previously announced performers Yeah Yeah Yeahs on next weekend’s Saturday Night Live as the final musical guest of 2022. When she joins host Austin Butler on the Dec. 17 episode, it will mark the third time the pop-rap star has performed on the show. Yeah Yeah Yeahs announced on their socials that they had to cancel because guitarist Nick Zinner is still recovering after contracting pneumonia last month. In addition to SNL, the band also pulled out of KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas festival in Los Angeles on Saturday. “As many of our fans know Nick has had pneumonia over the past month and it’s been an up and down recovery process,” the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ statement reads. “The band’s top priority is supporting Nick through a ful...
Steve Martin & Martin Short Joined by Selena Gomez for ‘SNL’ Opening Monologue
Steve Martin and Martin Short brought their A-game to their joint Saturday Night Live opening monologue, reading each other eulogies and surprising viewers with an appearance from their Only Murders in the Building co-star Selena Gomez. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Before diving into each other’s eulogies, the comedians took a second to reminisce about their past SNL hosting gigs, with the Dec. 10 episode being Martin’s 16th time hosting the show and Short’s third. “You see, we are like Harry and Meghan,” Short said, referring to Netflix’s new docuseries from the couple. “No one’s rooting for us, but you’ll tune in to watch anyway.” Martin then went on to joke about how working with Short for him is like watching the World Cup: He ju...
