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‘Moon Knight’ Actor Gaspard Ulliel Killed In Tragic Skiing Accident
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: FRANCOIS GUILLOT / Getty Moon Knight hasn’t even hit Disney+ yet and already one of the series actors has passed away in a tragic accident. According to the BBC, Gaspard Ulliel was killed on Tuesday (January 18) in a skiing accident in the Alps. Per the report, the 37-year-old actor was skiing in the Savoie region of the Alps when he collided with another person. The impact was so bad that Ulliel suffered severe brain trauma and was airlifted to a hospital in Grenoble. Unfortunately, he passed away the next day. The other skier was hospitalized as well and authorities are investigating the matter as of now. The accident happened the day after the trailer to the highly anticipated Moon Knight premiered during Monday Night Football in which the French actor...
Straight Cap?: Pardison Fontaine Addresses Megan Thee Stallion Breakup & Domestic Violence Rumors
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Shareif Ziyadat / Getty 2022 hasn’t been a great year when it comes to some of our favorite celebrity couples. Rumors have been swirling that Megan Thee Stallion kicked Pardison Fontaine to the curb. He’s finally responding to those claims. Fontaine and Thee Stallion set the internet on fire with their love for each other after publicly announcing in 2020 they were dealing with each other. Following Megan Thee Stallion taking a social media break at the end of the year after falling ill, causing her to cancel some performance dates, some of her followers noticed she removed (or archived) all the photos of Fontaine from her Instagram timeline. Related Stories For those who don’t know, that usually means a breakup has happened, but the rapper is calling cap...
Mr. Nice Watch: ‘TAGGED’ Video Series Examines JAY-Z’s History Of Amazing Timepieces
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty JAY-Z has worn a number of rare and unique watches throughout his illustrious career. TAGGED takes a look at some of the rapper’s most unique timepieces that make it into his pictures and videos. As spotted on Hype Beast the Rap legend’s wrist wear is the subject of the lifestyle site’s newest episode of TAGGED. Even though Hov has been rich before Rap and has a long history of flossing some exquisite timepieces, this video short poses the question is he the greatest watch collector of all time. While justifying his spot as the horology GOAT might be a lofty goal, there is no denying he has long been ahead of his Hip-Hop peers for decades. Look no further to the imagery of his 1996 debut classic Reasonable Doubt ...
Gunna Breaks Down For The Public What It Means To Be “Pushin’ P”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty You might have been wondering what all those blue “P”s are that have sprung up all over your timeline or feed on social media. Fresh off his album release, Gunna took some time out to elaborate on what it really means for those lost. The Atlanta rapper is enjoying the spotlight after the release of his new album DS4EVER, and the first single “Pushin’ P” featuring Young Thug has proven to be so popular as to spark a new social media trend with the blue “P” emoji as the focus. Seeing that catch on, Gunna teased the public with a tweet asking the question: “B4 I tell u….What u think Pushing 🅿️ mean ????” Related Stories The phrase “Pushin’ P” has its origins in southern states like Texas and Georgia, and also owes some ...
Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky and Playboi Carti To Headline Smoker’s Club Fest 2022
The Smoker’s Club on Thursday announced the return of its music festival and unveiled a star-studded lineup featuring headliners Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky and Playboi Carti. The Smoker’s Club Fest, which is scheduled to take place on April 30 at the Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernardino, will also feature artists including Wiz Khalifa, 2 Chainz, Yung Lean, Rico Nasty, Wale, Ferg, Schoolboy Q and several others. “WE’RE BACK,” the festival wrote on Twitter alongside the official poster. WE’RE BACK. APRIL 30. SO CAL. https://t.co/sXMDsBpIji pic.twitter.com/5T5AecP2jo — The Smokers Club (@TheSmokersClub) January 20, 2022 The 2022 lineup enlists several of the same artist who performed at the 2018 festival in Long Beach, which included headliners Wiz Khalifa, Kid Cudi and Schoolboy Q. Artists in...
Jonas Blue & Why Don’t We Debut on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart With ‘Don’t Wake Me Up’
Jonas Blue and Why Don’t We score the leading debut on Billboard’s multi-metric Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart (dated Jan. 22) with “Don’t Wake Me Up” at No. 13. The track earned 1.4 million U.S. streams and sold 800 downloads in the Jan. 7-13 tracking week, according to MRC Data, following its Jan. 7 release. “Don’t” is Blue’s 20th chart appearance, dating to his first, his remake of Tracy Chapman’s 1988 Billboard Hot 100 top 10 “Fast Car,” featuring Dakota (No. 7, 2016). The British DJ/producer owns two other top 10s: “Mama,” featuring William Singe (No. 10, 2017), and “Rise,” featuring Jack & Jack (No. 9, 2018). The bow marks Why Don’t We’s first entry on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs. The quintet has tallied two top 10s on the Billboard 200 albums chart: 8 Letters (No. 9, 2018) and ...
Camila Cabello Shares Sweet Comment After Shawn Mendes Teases New Music
Shawn Mendes has been in the studio, seemingly working on the follow-up to his 2020 album, Wonder, and his ex-girlfriend Camila Cabello is just as excited as his fans. The 23-year-old “In My Blood” singer uploaded a 12-second clip to Instagram on Tuesday (Jan. 18), jamming out on FaceTime to a demo of a song he’s working on. The clip then cuts to Mendes in the studio, rocking out to the same track on guitar. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Y’all dig this?” he teased in the caption. See the clip on Instagram here. Cabello certainly did dig it, leaving a sweet High School Musical-themed comment under the post. “Ur crazy wildcat,” she wrote, in reference to Vanessa Hudgens‘ Gabriella and her signature line to Zac Efron‘s Troy. Afte...
David Waxman Appointed President of Ultra Records
Ultra Records has a new leader. On Thursday (Jan. 20), the venerable dance music label announced David Waxman as its president. Ultra’s parent company, Sony Music, confirmed that it now owns 100% of Ultra Records and that Ultra’s founder and now-former president Patrick Moxey has left the label. Moxey founded Ultra Records in 1995, and Waxman has been with the label as its head A&R for more than 20 years. The label entered a partnership with Sony Music in 2012, as dance music was experiencing a major rise in popularity in the United States. As president, the New York-based Waxman will oversee the day-to-day operations of the label, identify and develop new artists and projects and work with Sony Music to expand the Ultra Records roster and back catalog. During his tenure at Ultra Recor...
Keb’ Mo’ Sets His Heart Toward Home on New Album ‘Good to Be’
Keb’ Mo’ has lived in Nashville for more than a decade, but his latest album, Good to Be, out Friday on Concord Records, owes much of its genesis to the 70-year-old music icon’s childhood home in Compton, Calif. “In the years gone by, I would go to Compton and see my mom quite often, when she was alive — and I have one sister that still lives in Compton,” he tells Billboard. In 2018, just prior to his mother’s passing, Keb’ Mo’ purchased and renovated his childhood home. Explore Explore Keb’ Mo’ See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “She had been renting it out for some time,” he explains. “We bought it from her estate and fixed it up. We knocked the wall out between the little living room and the kitchen. We wanted to make it all it could be, to...
Pussy Riot Share New Song “Punish,” Co-Written by Tove Lo: Listen
Pussy Riot have shared a new song co-written with Tove Lo. It’s called “Punish” and it arrives with a new visual by Ksti Hu. Find the video and Pussy Riot’s upcoming tour dates alongside Marina below. “‘Punish’ is the first audio-visual artwork from Pussy Riot’s upcoming cycle that introduces a super(s)hero character who owns magic superwoman-like qualities & uses these powers to fight sexism,” Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova said in a statement. “She’s a strong dominatrix figure, and serves justice by punishing Weinsteins of the world. Talks about the vengeful shero are spreading, and now men are scared to misbehave, because they’re well aware that revenge is coming.” At the end of 2021, it was reported that members of Pussy Riot were named “foreign agents” by the Russian government....
Kendrick, Dre, Snoop, Eminem, and Mary J. Blige Feature in New Super Bowl Halftime Show Trailer
Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar appear in a new trailer for the Super Bowl LVI halftime show. The video, dubbed “The Call,” is directed by F. Gary Gray (Straight Outta Compton) and previews the Roc Nation–produced February 13 performance at Inglewood, California’s SoFi Stadium. Watch the clip below. “Each time I collaborate with Dre, it seems to mark an important moment in entertainment history, from projects like Friday, Set It Off, Straight Outta Compton, to now the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI halftime show,” Gray said in a statement. “As a super fan, I consider it an honor and privilege to authentically build and create this moment with five of the most legendary artists in music history. It’s been a blast!” Read Pitchfork’s recap of last year’s Super Bowl halfti...
Grimes Announces 10th Anniversary Reissue of Visions
Grimes has announced a special 10th anniversary reissue of Visions, her iconic 2012 LP, through monthly record subscription club Vinyl Me, Please. The pressing comes with an exclusive art print and liner notes illustrated and written by Grimes herself. See the vinyl record below. A preview of the Visions reissue shows Grimes reminiscing on her inspirations, choices, and musical growth over the years in the liner notes. Of “Infinite Love Without Fulfillment” she wrote, “Wow, I can hear myself learning how to make music in this song. I remember doing the vocal over the drums and then randomly trying that baseline and being like whoa! And kinda spiraling into this experiment.” Grimes’ most recent album, Miss Anthropocene, came out in 2020. Since then, she’s started an AI girl group called NPC...
