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Post Malone and Swae Lee Have a Collab Album Ready to Release
Shortly after “Sunflower” broke the record for the highest-certified single in RIAA history with over 2.4 billion streams, news is now circulating that Post Malone and Swae Lee could have a new project on the way. In a recent interview with XXL, the Raesremmurd member revealed that he has been busy recording a number of tracks together with Posty. Adding that they could deliver a collaborative album at any moment. “Me and Post, we got a whole project together like, you know what I’m sayin’, we just been cooking up,” said Swae Lee. “That’s my bro. We been on tour together. We done it all. We got a project we could drop together right now if we wanted to.” Though it does not seem like the two have formally explored the idea but have worked together over the last few years and will continue t...
The 15 Best Black Friday Beauty Deals That You Can Shop Right Now
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Black Friday started early this year! From E.L.F. Cosmetics to major retailers like Ulta Beauty, early bird specials have been rolling out all over the web, and if you don’t feel like waiting until Friday (Nov. 25) to start shopping, we’ve rounded up a collection of the best early Black Friday beauty deals that you can shop right now. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Below, find a list of Black Friday sales on mascara, lipsticks, eyeshadow, lip liners, skincare products, hair tools and more items to grab w...
Louis Tomlinson’s ‘Faith in the Future’ Debuts at No. 2 on Top Album Sales
Louis Tomlinson’s second solo album Faith in the Future debuts at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales (dated Nov. 26), scoring the pop star his highest-charting set yet on the list, and best sales week (37,500 sold in the U.S. in the week ending Nov. 17, according to Luminate). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Faith in the Future also bows at No. 2 on Top Current Album Sales, Independent Albums and Vinyl Albums, No. 3 on Tastemaker Albums and No. 5 on the Billboard 200. Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan...
After ‘Embracing the Darkness’ & Confronting K-Pop Concerns, VERIVERY See Breakout Hit ‘Tap Tap’ as ‘A Fresh Start’
While making your debut into the K-pop industry is a battle in and of itself, carving your place in it is another conversation entirely that VERIVERY found required a series of experimenting and ultimately confronting harsh realities about themselves and their futures. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news After VERIVERY hit the K-pop scene in early 2018 with their feel-good, throwback-pop single “Ring Ring Ring,” the K-pop boy band dipped into singles that spanned into hard-hitting EDM, smooth-groove R&B, experimental electronica and more. The septet always had international expansion top of mind with a DIY mindset being hands-on with music they felt was relatable beyond core K-pop fans and creatively directing and editing some of their ...
Geoff Wonfor, Director of Beatles ‘Anthology,’ Dies at 73
Geoff Wonfor, a Grammy-winning British filmmaker who directed the Beatles’ acclaimed “Anthology” documentary series and worked on the 1980s music program “The Tube” as well as several projects with Paul McCartney, has died at age 73. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news His death was confirmed Tuesday by daughter Sam Wonfor, who said he died in Newcastle, where he grew up. Additional details were not immediately available. Released in the mid-1990s, “The Beatles Anthology” was an authorized, multimedia project that included an eight-part documentary, three double albums and a coffee table book. Wonfor spent 4 1/2 years on the film, which combined archival footage with new interviews with the then-three surviving Beatles (McCartney, Ringo Starr and G...
‘Black Ink Crew’ Recap: Rok & Krystal Make A Tough Decision, Ceaser Closes Another Shop
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paras Griffin / Getty This week on Black Ink Crew, Rok and Krystal finally decide what to do with Gods of Ink. Ceaser is forced to close another shop in New York, and Bux gets caught pillow-talking. Ceaser Says It Might Be A Wrap For Black Ink 125th. The episode opens up with Ceaser talking to Suzette, yes, they are still together, about possibly having to shut down his Black Ink shop on 125th street in Harlem. Ceaser reveals the only way he will be able to keep the shop is on a month-to-month lease, which is not sitting well with him. Suzette thinks the landlord is only doing this to push Ceaser out of the property to jack the rent up. Ceaser is pretty upset at the thought he will no longer have a presence in Harlem. Bux Gets A Surprise Visit Bux h...
Offset Takes To IG To Once Again Pay Homage To Takeoff
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jay L. Clendenin / Getty Though Offset wasn’t a part of the Migos for a while before the untimely passing of Takeoff, that doesn’t mean the tragic death isn’t hitting him as hard as anyone else in the family. A week after posting a heartfelt tribute to Takeoff, Offset once again took to Instagram to pay tribute to his Migos brethren by posting a pic of Takeoff with a caption that simply read “Missing everything bout you specially that smile.” It’s been three weeks since Takeoff was fatally killed in a shootout that took place on Halloween night at a bowling alley in Houston. Though there were many witnesses, police have yet to arrest any suspects even though DJ Akademiks seemingly broke the case wide open in a livestream following the tragic events. Since...
Harlem Man Dies After Attack By Gang Of ATV Riders
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bojan Brecelj / Getty Road rage has sadly taken another life. A Harlem man has died due to injuries suffered during an attack by a gang of ATV riders. As per the Daily News a gentleman faced a menacing crew earlier this month when driving his grey Mercedes-Benz C 300 sedan down 125th Street area. One of the riders apparently hit his car, cracking his passenger side mirror. When he got out of the car to survey the damage things quickly got hostile with the other party. About 30 or so men began to pummel Arthur Cooke until he was left bloody on the street. The unidentified individuals left him for dead and left the scene of the crime. To add even more insult to injury a man not believed to be associated with the bike riders jumped in Cooke’s car and stole i...
NBA YoungBoy “Hi Haters,” Millyz “Die Cloud” & More | Daily Visuals 11.23.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gary Miller / Getty NBA YoungBoy is probably the only rapper in the game whose music videos are always shot in the comfort of his own home and truth be told, it’s probably best that way. That being said, such is the case for his latest visuals to “Hi Haters,” in which NBA plays the role of head of the household as he kicks it on the couch with his wifey and daughter before stunting next to his car and showing off his jewelry collection. Back in Boston, Millyz continues to enjoy his ride to stardom and in his clip to “Die Cloud” gives us some behind the scenes look at how he lives before he takes the stage to rock the thousands of fans who hang onto his every rhyme. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from 38 Spesh and Harry Fraud, Rich Homi...
Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Performance Reportedly Being Turned Into a Documentary
Rihanna‘s Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show performance in February 2023 is supposedly the focus of a new documentary over at Apple TV+. Sources claim that the streamer shelled out millions of dollars for the docu, which will follow Rih’s journey back to music after giving birth to her and A$AP Rocky‘s child earlier this year. “She will be recorded during rehearsals and meetings in the lead-up to the big night and give an insight into what her life is really like now that she is returning to pop as a mum,” an insider alleges. “Rihanna is a massive force to be reckoned with when it comes to music and so Apple has paid millions.” “There is a massive appetite for everything to do with Rihanna, especially as this will be her major return to the stage for the first time in years,” the source added....
Shameik Moore & Snipes Team Up For New ‘The Come Up’ Campaign
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Snipes / Snipes It’s been two decades since the release of the cult-classic film, Paid In Full (feel old yet?). And though many of today’s youngins aren’t familiar with the story of Azie and Alpo, actor and artist Shameik Moore (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Get Down) and sneaker and apparel retailer Snipes have partnered up to put y’all on to game. Teaming up for a new campaign dubbed The Come Up, Snipes and Shameik Moore have recreated some of Paid In Full‘s most memorable scenes to promote the former’s new Fall Apparel Collection and we can’t help but love it. From working the laundromat to breaking bread at the trap house, Moore and his peoples walk around rocking the latest dope attire from Snipes without fear of stickup kids or Kermit The F...
Quentin Tarantino Defends Rampant ‘N-Word’ Use in His Movies
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Frank Trapper / Getty Director Quentin Tarantino went on a rant when asked about the content in his films—especially his extrajudicial use of the N-word. In an interview for the HBO Max series, Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace, Quentin Tarantino was indignant. Variety shared some of the interview, “You talk about being the conductor and the audience being the orchestra,” Wallace told Tarantino. “So when people say, ‘Well there’s too much violence in his movies. He uses the N-word too often.’ You say what?” “You should see [something else],” Tarantino answered. “Then see something else. If you have a problem with my movies then they aren’t the movies to go see. Apparently I’m not making them for you.” Where the response begs the question— who is Tarantino ma...
