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Olivia Rodrigo Celebrates ‘Drivers License’ Anniversary With Throwback Clip: Watch
Last month Olivia Rodrigo was celebrating her first tour selling out. This month, she’s celebrating her breakthrough single, “Drivers License,” turning one. “happy first birthday to the little song that changed my whole life,” she wrote on Instagram on Saturday (Jan. 8). “I made this video a day or two after I wrote drivers license in my living room (with a very squeaky sustain pedal lol). crazy to think how quickly life changes.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news “thank u to everyone who has supported me so tenderly. music is the most magical thing in the world,” the singer added. The post was accompanied by a black-and-white throwback video of Rodrigo at home, singing what would soon become a blockbuster hit. “Drivers License,” released on Jan. 8, 2021, debuted at No. 1 on the H...
Suspect Linked To Young Dolph Murder Turning Himself In
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty The murder case of Young Dolph saw new developments recently after a chief suspect in the December killing was publicly named. Justin Johnson, the man linked to the shooting death of the popular rapper, shared that he intends to turn himself over to authorities while claiming innocence. Johnson, who also raps under the stage name Straight Drop, shared an Instagram story post stating that he’ll turn himself into the police this coming Monday (Jan. 10). “Turning Myself In Monday @201 I’m Innocent I’ll Be Back Sooner Than You Can Blink,” Johnson wrote. Related Stories Via an Instagram post, Johnson shared a video of a news story that, based on the framing and caption made by Johnson, was intended to paint him in a favorable light. If ...
In 1983, Alan & Marilyn Bergman Were First to Land 3 Oscar Nods for Best Song in 1 Year
With the announcement on Saturday (Jan. 8) of the death of Oscar- and Grammy-winning lyricist Marilyn Bergman at age 93, it’s a good time to look back on one of the most impressive feats in Oscar history. When the nominations for the 55th annual Academy Awards were announced on Feb. 17, 1983, lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman accomplished an unprecedented feat: They had three of the five nominees for best original song. What’s more, all three songs were from different films and were written with with different composers. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the nearly four decades since then, four other songwriters or songwriting teams have landed three best original song nods in the same year, but, in each case, all were from the same film. The...
Glastonbury Festival Slid to Record £3.1 Million Loss Last Year Amid Pandemic
LONDON – Glastonbury Festival lost £3.1 million ($4.2 million) last year when it cancelled the event for a second consecutive summer because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the company’s latest financial results. Accounts filed with Companies House, the U.K.’s registrar of businesses, reveal that in the year ended March 31, 2021, turnover fell to £936,000 ($1.3 million), down from £45 million ($61 million) in the previous financial year. The total operating loss of just over £3.1 million for 2021, which followed a loss of £358,780 ($487,600) in 2020, is understood to be a record drop for the 52-year-old festival. But Glastonbury said it was able to cover the losses with profits retained from previous years. Paul McCartney, Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift had been due to headline the...
Sinead O’Connor’s 17-Year-Old Son Found Dead After Going Missing
Sinead O’Connor’s 17-year-old son, Shane, was found dead in Ireland on Friday (Jan. 7) after the Irish singer-songwriter notified authorities that he had gone missing. Police said the missing person case was closed after a body was found in the eastern coastal town of Bray, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Dublin. Explore See latest videos, charts and news O’Connor posted on Twitter that her son, “the very light of my life, decided to end his earthly struggle today and is now with God. May he rest in peace and may no one follow his example. My baby, I love you so much. Please be at peace.” Earlier, the 55-year-old singer had appealed to her son on social media not to harm himself. She noted that he had been hospitalized following two suicide attempts. Shane was one of O’Connor’s fou...
Buoyed By Pool Noodles, Festival Attendees Enjoy Underwater Ambient Electronic Set
A new Sydney concert attraction sends listeners adrift to the sounds of electronic music. In this case, we mean “adrift” quite literally. The only place the music in “Floors Of Heaven: Submersive Study” can be heard is underwater. Electronic music artist Leon Vynehall soundtracks the event, held at Woolloomooloo Bay’s Andrew (Boy) Charlton Pool, to the relaxing sounds of ambient music. Attendees float on the water’s surface with ears submerged; their only means of exposure to the sounds of Vynehall, whose ambient serenade broadcasts via a special underwater sound system. Attendees placidly drift, propped up by pool noodles for flotation assistance, for 45 minutes while enjoying an ethereal atmospheric view above. The early evening s...
Denver Officials Permanently Shut Down Beta Nightclub Due to Hazardous Conditions: Report
It’s a new year, and the same old story for Denver’s Beta Nightclub. Once again, the beloved venue’s future is left hanging in the balance. Though the club has historically been instrumental in fostering Denver’s electronic music community, the downtown establishment has sustained a long series of closures, reopenings, and even a rebrand as Beta 2.0 in late 2019. Despite its various woes, the club persisted, though a new directive from the City of Denver has once again forced operations to grind to a halt—perhaps permanently. According to reporting by the Denver Post, Beta Nightclub began to fall under scrutiny upon law enforcement’s investigation of increasingly prevalent reports of violence happening in the area. Police testimony from DPD Officer...
How Skrillex Influenced The Weeknd’s “Dawn FM” Album
In the music industry, there’s seemingly only a few degrees of separation between Skrillex and any given hit. One such track on The Weeknd‘s new Dawn FM album stands as a prime example. The story of how Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys came to be involved with the project is something of a butterfly effect—with Skrillex playing a pivotal role. Johnston, now 79, tells the Los Angeles Times that he was out surfing at Zuma Beach and decided to stop in at the nearby Shangri-La Studios afterwards. There, the legendary musician met Skrillex, who was working with multi-Platinum producer Rex Kudo and renowned guitarist Heavy Mellow at the time. Johnston explains that Skrillex and the artists in his orbit at Shangri-La have an unrelenting work ethic, likening them to “the Wr...
Calvin Simon, Parliament-Funkadelic Co-Founder, Dies at 79
Calvin Simon, a founding member of Parliament-Funkadelic, died on Thursday, report bandmates George Clinton and Bootsy Collins. “We lost another original member of Parliament/Funkadelic. A friend, bandmate & a cool classic guy, Mr. Calvin Simon was a former member of Parliament/Funkadelic,” Collins wrote in a statement on Instagram. “Rest in peace to my P-Funk brother Mr. Calvin Simon, longtime Parliament-Funkadelic vocalist. Fly on Calvin!” Clinton wrote on Facebook. Simon was 79. Born in Beckley, West Virginia in 1942, Simon grew up singing in a church choir for weekly radio broadcasts. When his family relocated to New Jersey, he found work as a barber at 13 years old and soon befriended fellow barbers Clinton and Grady Thomas and customers Ray Davis and Fuzzy Haskins. Together, they...
Lizzo Claps Back at Lil Yachty for Dissing Her Mustard & Oreos Combo
Lizzo sent TikTok into a frenzy when she tried out the viral Oreos and mustard combination that was circulating around the platform at the end of 2021… and actually liked it. One of the 2.1 million viewers of the clip was fellow star Lil Yachty, and he was not thrilled. He took to TikTok on Wednesday (Jan. 5) in response, sharing a video grabbing a mustard bottle and muttering, “You know this don’t go on there.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news He then took out his own pack of Oreos, but instead of trying out the salty and sweet combination, he looks at the camera and says, “You’re dead wrong.” @lilyachty #stitch with @lizzo ♬ original sound – lilyachty But Lizzo wanted no mustard and Oreo slander, posting yet another video in response to “...
Departure Festival Cancels Playa Del Carmen Event
Departure Festival has canceled its inaugural show in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. The electronic event was scheduled to begin Friday (Jan. 7) in the resort destination and extend through Jan. 11 with a stacked lineup featuring more than 70 artists, including Black Coffee, Adam Beyer, Amelie Lens, Vintage Culture, Lee Foss and many more. “We have been liaising with local authorities from Playa Del Carmen and with the recent severe rise in the cases of Omicron in the past few days, the Governor announced last night that Playa Del Carmen is returning to yellow tier COVID restrictions and therefore we cannot continue with a show of this size as planned,” organizers wrote in a statement posted to social media on Friday. The statement continues that attendees, some of whom have already arrived in ...
21 Savage Raps About Kim Kardashian & Ye’s Split on Gunna’s New Album
21 Savage has been keeping up with the Kardashians and their turbulent romances, as evidenced by his reference to Kim and Ye‘s divorce on Gunna‘s new album DS4EVER released Friday (Jan. 7). On fifth track “thought i was playing,” 21 raps in the second verse, “SF90 cost a M, dumped his Glock like Ye did Kim.” The lyric alludes to the Kimye split announced last February, when Kardashian filed for divorce from West after six-plus years of marriage. The billionaire duo cited irreconcilable differences for the split and asked for joint legal and physical custody of their kids — although that’s not how 21 sees it, by making Ye the one who dumped her. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news [embedded content] It didn’t seem like Ye was ready to let his estran...
