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Watch Kurt Vile & The Violators Perform “Hey Like a Child” on Seth Meyers
Kurt Vile & The Violators were the musical guests on the latest episode of Late Night With Seth Meyers. They performed “Hey Like a Child” from Vile’s latest album, (watch my moves). Earlier in the show, “Weird Al” Yankovic and his doppelgänger Daniel Radcliffe stopped by to chat with Meyers about their new pseudo-biopic, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, in which Radcliffe plays the star role. They chatted about some of the unlikely truths slipped into the mostly made-up film and much more. Watch it all go down below. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story will stream on Roku starting tomorrow (November 4). The movie also stars Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna, Rainn Wilson as Dr. Demento, and Quinta Brunson as Oprah Winfrey. Vile issued (watch my moves) back in April. Earlier this month, the longtime Ph...
Everything But the Girl Say They’ve Made Their First Album in Over 20 Years
Everything But the Girl have said that they have completed a new album and will release it in spring 2023. Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt shared the news on Twitter yesterday (November 2), adding that more details would follow soon. The new record will be their first under the Everything But the Girl name since 1999’s Temperamental, which they reissued in 2020. Though the duo quietly came to an end in 1999, Thorn and Watt, who are married, occasionally worked together as Thorn released a string of solo records and Watt ran his Strange Feeling record label. Thorn has also released four memoirs since Temperamental, the latest being last year’s My Rock ’n’ Roll Friend, partly about her friendship with Lindy Morrison of the Go-Betweens. Read Pitchfork’s Sunday Review of Walking Wounded and the revi...
Diddy Celebrates Turning Another Year Older By Singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Himself
Diddy rang in his 53rd birthday on Friday (Nov. 4) by, well, celebrating himself, of course. In a video posted to his Twitter account, the rapper lays in bed while being the first person to wish himself a happy birthday in song. “Happy birthday to me/ Happy birthday to me/ Happy birthday to meeee/ Happy birthday…to…me!” he sings with increasing enthusiasm before excitedly shouting, “Thank you God! I lived another year! Woo!” “THANK YOU GOD FOR LETTING ME WAKE UP LIKE THIS!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME! LOVE! LOVE!! LOVE,” he captioned the post followed by a series of emojis. For his big day, the mogul appears to have gifted himself multiple cannabis companies in New York, Illinois and Massachusetts, thereby priming him to head the largest Black-owned cannabis business in the country (according t...
Morat on ‘No Se Va’ Going Viral, Pedro Almodovar’s Passionate Speech & More Highlights From Los40 Music Awards
With riveting performances by artists such as Rosalía, Maria Becerra, Manuel Turizo, Lola Índigo, Marc Seguí, Tiago PZK and many more, Los40 Music Awards was the place to be on a cold Friday night in Madrid. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The 2022 edition of the award’s ceremony took place Nov. 4 at the WiZink Center near the city’s downtown area. While performances were among the show’s highlights, there were also red carpet interviews and a speech by the legend Pedro Almodóvar that are worth an entry in the best moments of the night. Below, highlights from this year’s Los40 Music Awards. Morat on “No Se Va” Going viral The Colombian band’s 2019 single “No Se Va” is currently having a moment — thanks to a cover by emerging regional Mexican en...
Los40 Music Awards: Winners List
Los40 Music Awards are a wrap. The 2022 edition of the ceremony took place Friday (Nov. 4) live from the WiZink Center in Madrid. The fan-voted awards, produced by the Los40 radio station, were broken into three categories: Spain, International and Global Latin. The artists among the top nominees of the night were Rosalía, who was up for best album (Motomami) in the Spain category and Bad Bunny, who was nominated in the Global Latin category for best album (Un Verano Sin Ti) and best song (“Titi Me Preguntó”). The international category was ruled by David Guetta thanks to “Crazy What Love Can Do,” his collaboration with Becky Hill and Ella Henderson, and Adele who was up for best album (30), best song (“Easy On Me”) and best music video (“Oh My God”). &nb...
The Ledger: How Much More Revenue Can Streaming Price Hikes Bring?
The Ledger is a weekly newsletter about the economics of the music business sent to Billboard Pro subscribers. An abbreviated version of the newsletter is published online. Apple Music’s recent subscription price increase and a likely forthcoming price hike by Spotify would provide a boost to U.S. and global music revenues and likewise impact catalog valuations. Higher prices for Apple Music and Spotify’s individual plan could be worth hundreds of millions in additional subscription revenue annually in the U.S. Incremental revenues resulting from these price increases have the potential to reach roughly $650 million a year for streaming services. That assumes 7% growth in subscribers in 2023, no additional churn, a full year of higher prices and higher prices for both self-paid and p...
Prodigy ft. Faith Evans “Angel,” Wiz Khalifa “Keys” & More | Daily Visuals 11.3.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gary Gershoff / Getty It’s been five years since the untimely death of Prodigy of Mobb Deep, but luckily for his fans, his estate is blessing us with unreleased material, and today we get a new visual from his posthumous album, The Hegelian Dialectic Volume 2: The Book of Heroine. Featuring Faith Evans, the visuals to “Angel” is comprised of stock footage featuring Prodigy when he was alive and well, walking through the streets of NYC as Faith Evans takes a stroll through the beach in an all-black outfit. Rest In Power, King. Wiz Khalifa meanwhile keeps on living the lavish life of a successful stoner and in his clip to “Keys” burns on some ganja while getting rubbed on by an attractive young lady who can’t seem to get enough of him. He’s living the dream...
Bacardi Claims Jay-Z Is Trying To Inflate The Value Of D’ussé Prior To Sale
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Winter / Getty The legal battle between between Bacardi and Jay-Z continues to unfold. Hov is being accused of inflating the value of D’ussé prior to selling off his percentage. As spotted on TMZ, the Hip-Hop mogul might be in for another high profile legal battle. Earlier this month the Brooklyn, New York native filed a lawsuit against the spirits conglomerate. He alleges that they were being less than forthcoming with regards to the expression’s sales performance and profitability of the dark liquor. In addition, his SC Liquor company inquired about the production process including “the location of all warehouses storing D’Ussé barrels, bottles and accessories.” Furthermore Carter wants Bacardi to fully detail their inventory process in an ef...
La La Anthony Showed Up To Support Ex-Hubby Carmelo Anthony’s New NYC Club
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Shareif Ziyadat / Getty La La Anthony and Carmelo Anthony may no longer be living in wedded bliss, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that there’s no love left between the two. As a matter of fact, it seems like they still have each other’s backs. Earlier this week Carmelo Anthony celebrated the grand opening of his new semi-private club, 9 Jones (interesting name), and naturally all kinds of celebrity friends showed up to show support, but one that stood out was his ex-wife, La La Anthony. According to Page Six, the mother of his son showed up to the launch of Melo’s newest endeavor and judging from the scene of things, it seemed to be all love between the two. On Wednesday, she attended a preview of the Greenwich Village spot, popping by “at around 8.45p...
The Hotties Are Giving Drake Fits For Alleged Shady Megan Thee Stallion Subliminal Diss
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Prince Williams / Getty It’s getting sticky for Drake after fans feel he took a shot at Megan Thee Stallion on a new song. The hotties are dragging Drake by his braids after the rapper, who claims “he studies rap battles for a living,” spit some shady bars that many feels were a subliminal jab at Megan Thee Stallion. Drake and 21 Savage’s joint effort Her Loss has finally arrived after a slight delay due to Noah “40” Shebib catching rona. While Twitter is already debating if the album is a “classic,” one song is the subject of harsh criticism. On the song “Circo Loco,” many believe Drake took a shot at Megan Thee Stallion and made light of the incident where she was shot allegedly by Tory Lanez, who, like Drake, also happens to be Candian. “This b**...
Rihanna’s New Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 Features Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp appears in Rihanna’s forthcoming Prime Video special Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4, TMZ reports and Pitchfork can confirm. The actor was described by TMZ as “a featured surprise guest,” and he has not been mentioned in press releases for the program. Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 premieres on Prime Video on Wednesday, November 9. The program will feature performances from Anitta, Burna Boy, Don Toliver, and Maxwell, as well as appearance from Taraji P. Henson, Taylour Paige, Simu Liu, Bella Poarch, Winston Duke, and others. Last year’s special, Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3, featured Jazmine Sullivan, Nas, Normani, surprise guest Cindy Crawford, and more. Johnny Depp has been returning to the spotlight after a jury found that he was defamed by his ex-wife Amber Heard when she called her...
Showtime’s George & Tammy Gets Premiere Date and New Trailer: Watch
Showtime has picked up a forthcoming, six-episode miniseries chronicling the legacy of country icons (and one-time spouses) George Jones and Tammy Wynette. George & Tammy, which stars Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain as the titular musicians, will premiere on Showtime on Sunday, December 4, at 9 p.m. Eastern. Watch the trailer below. George & Tammy is based on the book The Three of Us: Growing Up With Tammy and George, which was written by the former couple’s daughter, Georgette Jones. In addition to Shannon and Chastain, the series will star Steve Zahn as Wynette’s final husband and manager George Richey, Walton Goggins as songwriter and frequent Jones collaborator Earl “Peanutt” Montgomery, Pat Healy as Wynette’s second husband and collaborator Don Chapel,...
