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Parquet Courts Share New Song “Watching Strangers Smile,” Perform It on Ellen: Watch
Parquet Courts have shared a new song called “Watching Strangers Smile.” Prior to releasing the track on streaming platforms, the band debuted it with a live performance on The Ellen Show yesterday morning (January 11). Listen to the track, and check out the band’s Ellen performance below. Last fall, Parquet Courts issued their latest full-length Sympathy for Life. They also shared music videos for the singles “Walking at a Downtown Pace,” “Black Widow Spider,” and “Homo Sapien.” Revisit Pitchfork’s 2016 interview “Parquet Courts Worship Prince’s Magic and Fred Durst’s Shamelessness.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Here’s a Playlist of Over 2,000 EDM Songs Released In 2021
With so many new songs released in 2021, it’s difficult to remember all of them, let alone keep track of each one. So we made a playlist with as much dance music as we could find. At the beginning of 2021, I set out to make a single playlist to house as much of the electronic dance music released in the year as I could. With help from the Reddit EDM community and multiple other sources, I was able to gather over 2,000 songs in one playlist, all released last year. Check out this massive playlist below, throw it on shuffle, and enjoy endless music for days. Recommended Articles FOLLOW PXEYES: Instagram: instagram.com/pxeyesSpotify: spoti.fi/3qdXOZh [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=...
Watch DJ Diesel Drop Massive Unreleased Collab With Hairitage
Following his collaboration with one of the biggest names in electronic dance music, Shaquille O’Neal—affectionately known in the scene as DJ Diesel—has previewed a track with one of bass music’s most explosive heatseekers. Over the weekend, the biggest DJ in the world (literally) took the stage before a sold-out crowd at The Marc in San Marcos, Texas. Throwing down track after track hard enough to tear down even the most reinforced backboard, he brought out Hairitage at one point for a preview of an unreleased collaboration. Featuring intricate, signature production from Hairitage, the upcoming single is a monster of a track. News of the track follows the release of Diesel and Aoki’s new single “Welcome to the Playhouse.” While the release was with a maj...
Tickets to Lane 8’s Album Launch Parties Are Hidden In Coded Mirrors Throughout Denver
Lane 8 fans scrambled around Denver on Tuesday to secure a coveted spot at the artist’s upcoming album release parties. And the only requirement? Look in the mirror. Not just any mirror, though. The renowned melodic house producer slyly “hid” special mirrors in plain sight—on public billboard spots. Lane 8 proudly calls Denver home, and he’s hidden five numbered mirror billboards around the city, each branded with a QR code. Scanning one of the codes was the only way fans could claim their coveted spot at one of two upcoming album launch events for his forthcoming album, Reviver. Lane 8 shot the metaphorical starting gun with a tweet at around 10AM PT. A little over three hours later, reports the shows had sold out begun to roll in. Of course, time was of the essenc...
Jaheim Says He Wants The Verzuz Smoke With Usher, Slander Quickly Ensues
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Jim Spellman / Getty For a while now fans of the Verzuz battles have been calling for Usher to go head-to-head with other notable singers for R&B supremacy, but it seems like Jaheim has another challenger for the “U Got It Bad” singer in mind — himself.Recently, Jahiem took to social media to challenge Usher to a Verzuz battle saying,”Someone set this up! ! !” and adding he’s giving Usher one month to reply because he probably wants it in writing and sent through snail mail. With a picture coupled with the caption “Let’s settle this once and for all,” you can’t help but wonder when the hell did the Jahiem vs. Usher talk even began. Yes, Jaheim has his fair share of hits and great songs, but Usher was once seen as the King of R&B. Jaheim was ...
Legendary Poet Maya Angelou Becomes 1st Black Woman Featured On U.S. Quarter
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: The Washington Post / Getty The late poet and civil rights activist Dr. Maya Angelou lived a rich and celebrated life due to her influential works and service to the world. Long immortalized in the annals of the written word, Angelou’s likeness will be featured on a U.S. quarter, making her the first Black woman to be featured on the coin. Angelou, who passed at the age of 86 in 2014, is the first featured figure for the American Women Quarters Program, which aims to feature several women from varying fields on the currency. More from the U.S. Mint: The United States Mint (Mint) has begun shipping the first coins in the American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program. These circulating quarters honoring Maya Angelou are manufactured at the Mint facilities in ...
Ari Lennox Responds To Backlash After Ghana Trip, Taking Social Media Break
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Aaron J. Thornton / Getty Ari Lennox recently announced that she was taking a break from social via Twitter late last week. The decision was made after the Dreamville star returned from a trip to Ghana and the subsequent reactions from outside observers. On January 7, Lennox tweeted, “My heart hasn’t changed. Nobody can take the peace I felt away from me. I do not like twitter. Or SM rather. So I’m giving my passwords to my label. Hopefully this will last. Love you all and thanks for the kindness.” Related Stories The “Shea Butter Baby” singer traveled to Ghana in December 2021 to perform at the Afrochella concert, which was hosted in Accra, per Yahoo. After Lennox performed, she used the rest of her trip to explore Accra, and the experiences really...
The Weeknd “Gasoline,” Uncle Murda “Rap Up 2021” & More | Daily Visuals 1.11.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Christopher Polk/NBC / Getty This past weekend, no pun, The Weeknd had his fans on cloud 9 with the release of his latest album, Dawn FM and already the Canadian crooner is busy dropping new visuals in support of his fifth offering. Days after dropping a video for “Sacrifice,” The Weeknd comes through with a new clip for “Gasoline” in which he returns to the prosthetics to make him look like an elderly man before stumbling upon a party that has him return to his youthful and able self. Abel Tesfaye really loves that makeup sh*t. Related Stories In other clips, Uncle Murda blessed the culture with his annual culture summary of the year, and in his visuals to “Rap Up 2021” uses old footage of everyone he talked about to paint a hilarious picture. Check out ...
Fat Joe Asks ‘Everyone That Has a Heart’ to Donate to Bronx Apartment Fire Relief Fund
New York native Fat Joe is giving back after the tragic fire that took place in the Bronx on Sunday. On Tuesday (Jan. 11), the hip-hop veteran announced that he teamed up with the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City to launch a relief fundraiser benefiting those impacted by the fire, which set the Twin Parks North West building ablaze and left 19 people dead and 32 with life-threatening injuries. In addition to his own financial contribution, Fat Joe has called upon his longtime collaborators Jay-Z and DJ Khaled to donate. Individuals can also support the cause by donating online at the official Mayor’s Fund website. Explore Explore Fat Joe See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Twin Parks North West is an affordable housing complex with 120 units in the Fo...
Trey Songz Accused of Sexual Assault by Basketball Player Dylan Gonzalez
Artist and former University of Nevada, Las Vegas basketball star Dylan Gonzalez has come forward claiming that Trey Songz raped her and caused her “unbearable PTSD.” She also has hired an attorney to represent her in a potential case against the singer. Explore Explore Trey Songz See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In a statement shared to Instagram on Tuesday (Jan. 11), Gonzalez wrote, “With what seems like endlessly reoccurring news of the alleged sexual assaults committed by Trey Songz, I am forced to repeatedly relive in my mind, and suffer anew, the long-suppressed horror and unbearable PTSD of my rape by his very hands at a well known Las Vegas Hotel.” Her post continued by sending “love, strength, and hope to all who are victims of sexual assault a...
Britney Spears Hints at Writing Her Memoir: ‘Shall I Start From The Beginning?’
Britney Spears’ sensational career and topsy-turvy life story could be retold by…Britney Spears. With Jamie Lynn Spears’ currently doing the rounds of U.S. network TV to promote her forthcoming memoir, Things I Should Have Said, the “Toxic” singer has apparently caught the writing bug. Late Tuesday (Jan 11), Brit dropped a string of clues on her Instagram account, none more obvious than a picture of an old-school typewriter with the caption “Shall I start from THE BEGINNING???” Spears has been the subject of countless features and exposes, most notably The New York Times’ 2021’s documentary Framing Britney Spears. In it, the one-time Disney star’s controversial conservatorship was brought under the microscope, as were the superfans who fueled the #FreeBritney movement and played a hand in ...
Tupac’s Sister Says Trustee ‘Embezzled Millions’ From Mother’s Estate
Tupac Shakur’s sister is suing the executor of their late mother’s estate, accusing him of having “embezzled millions” and refusing to hand over personal items with “tremendous sentimental value” that belonged to the hip-hop legend, including gold records. Explore See latest videos, charts and news In a lawsuit filed Monday (Jan 10) in Los Angeles court, Sekyiwa Shakur and The Tupac Shakur Foundation accused Tom Whalley of “blatant violations” of his duties as the executor of Afeni Shakur-Davis’s estate, including allegedly installing himself in a key management role despite a conflict of interest. “He has effectively embezzled millions of dollars for his own benefit,” Sekyiwa wrote. “Whalley has unreasonably enriched himself at the expense of the beneficiaries and in bad faith by taking e...
