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Little Simz Wins 2022 Mercury Prize for Sometimes I Might Be Introvert
Little Simz has won the 2022 Mercury Prize for her album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert. After performing a song from the winning album, she was awarded a trophy and a check for £25,000 at a ceremony held at Eventim Apollo in London. Little Simz was previously nominated in 2019 for her third album Grey Area. In a statement, the Mercury Prize judging panel said: “In a year that has, to put it mildly, presented rather a lot of challenges, British and Irish music has thrived more than ever. That made it extremely hard for the judges to choose an overall winner from the 12 ‘Albums of the Year’ on the 2022 Mercury Prize with FREE NOW shortlist, simply because all of them had so much to offer. When it came down to it, the judges were so impressed by Sometimes I Might Be Introvert...
Kanye West Mocks Supreme Creative Director Tremaine Emory
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty For the past few days Ye’s been making headlines for his divisive point of views that are akin to that of a White Nationalist and now he seems to be taking shots at Supreme’s creative director, Tremaine Emory. Page Six is reporting that recently the artist formerly known as Kanye West wore a shirt that featured a drawing of Emory’s face with a hand clad in Stars and Stripes covering his mouth. Above the illustration the word “Tremendez” was printed as that’s Ye’s new nickname for his former friend and collaborator. The shot taken at Tremaine comes on the heels of Emory criticizing Kanye West’s “White Lives Matter” t-shirt that caused an uproar amongst non-racist people and calling out Kanye for invoking Virgil Abloh’s name in one of his rants...
HHW Gaming Review: ‘Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed’ The Perfect Ghostbusting Video Game Experience
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Illfonic / Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed There have been multiple video games based on the Ghostbusters movie franchise, many of which are not memorable. Illfonic, a game studio with plenty of experience turning popular movie franchises into video games, decided it was time to give Ghostbusters fans the video game they have been waiting years for with Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed. The timing of Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed couldn’t have been more perfect. The game arrives after Sony’s movie franchise was given new life thanks to the exceptionally good film Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Like Afterlife, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed is heavy on fan service but in a good way. All the ghostbusting tools (except Ecto-1) are at your disposal; the Ray Parke...
Kaalan “KR” Walker Convicted At Rape Trial, Slapped With 50 Year To Life Sentene
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Koerner / Getty Kaalan Walker, stylized also as Kaalan “KR” Walker, was convicted of serial rape earlier this year with intention of appealing the charges. On Monday (Oct. 17), Walker was convicted at trial and slapped with a sentence of at least 50 years up to a life sentence. The Los Angeles Times, which has been closely following the Kaalan Walker matter, reported that the 27-year-old was accused of using his status to lure models into his clutches after promising them access to the modeling world. In April, Walker was convicted of three counts of forcible rape, two counts of statutory rape, and two counts of rape by intoxication according to the Los Angeles County DA’s office. Via social media, Walker would reportedly invite the models to a prop...
Dave East x SNIPES Collaborate On New Timberland Boots
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Snipes / Snipes Here’s a collab that only makes sense. Harlem representing rapper Dave East has teamed with sneaker and apparel retailer Snipes and Timberland for a collection of boots. The collab includes a campaign featuring Dave East and three new Timberland styles, as well as an original song from the rapper featured in a video promoting the project. The clip takes you on journey with East as he gets his workout on in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem and hits the studio to create the song you’re listening to. While Harlem is the centerpiece of the clip, the campaign vid also highlights the Dave East x Timberland x SNIPES versions of the classic 6-Inch Premium Boot ($198), the 6-inch Field Boot ($175) and the mid-cut Field Boot ($160). If you want to cop a...
Lewis Capaldi Announces New Album ‘Broken By Desire to Be Heavenly Sent’
The king of heartbreak is back. Lewis Capaldi took to Instagram on Tuesday (Oct. 18) to reveal that his sophomore album, Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent will be arriving on May 19, 2023. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In addition, the star will be embarking on a global tour, which kicks off on January 14 in Leeds, England, and will stretch across Europe until March 15 in Munich, Germany. On March 30, Capaldi will cross the pond to begin his North American tour in Nashville, Tenn., on March 30. His US dates wrap up on May 11 in Houston, Texas, before he heads off to Australia and New Zealand. Capaldi revealed on Instagram that he is signing the first 2000 copies of his album that have been pre-ordered. The announcement comes just a...
TWICE Celebrate 7th Anniversary by Sharing Their Most Meaningful Singles Yet: Exclusive
When a K-pop group hits the seven-year mark, it traditionally marks a decisive and sometimes challenging moment for an act to decide whether or not its members would like to renew their contracts and move forward together. Luckily for TWICE, their upcoming seventh anniversary on Oct. 20 can be a day of pure celebration for the group and their fans as all nine members of the K-pop super group renewed their contracts with longtime label JYP Entertainment in July. “Ahead of the expiration of their exclusive contracts this fall, all members of TWICE completed renewing their contracts,” JYP Entertainment shared with the media. “TWICE, who played a crucial role in establishing JYP’s status, and JYP, which became a reliable source of support for TWICE growing to become a representative K-pop girl...
Bebe Rexha ‘Shocked But Grateful’ for Global Success of ‘I’m Good (Blue),’ Hints at Mystery Album
In a sea of out-of-left-field hit songs this year (Kate Bush, anyone?), David Guetta and Bebe Rexha‘s “I’m Good (Blue)” stands out as one of the most unpredictable. Guetta and Rexha’s throwback dance-floor filler interpolates Eiffel 65’s 1999 novelty hit “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” (itself an unexpected success story), and as Rexha tells Katie & Keith on the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast (listen to the new episode below), the collab was actually made years ago and then unearthed by savvy fans. “[David] had played it at a festival after we had cut it, and somebody took a YouTube video of it and posted it,” Rexha recalls. “Then somebody found that and made a remix and posted it to TikTok. Then this big gamer posted it from TikTok, and then it blew up from her page. “It’s crazy, because you just neve...
Blink-182 Team With Cole Bennett, Get to Work on Oversize Bunnies In ‘Edging’ Video: Watch
First, Blink-182 reunited with Tom DeLonge, then gave us new music in the form of “Edging,” with its official music video. The skate-punk favorites give us a little more action, this time with the “alternate version” of “Edging.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Cole Bennett returns to direct the fun new clip, which features the trio at a circus, surrounded by adults dressed as bunnies, and cameos from Lil Tracy and Bennett himself. Matters take a dark turn, as DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and Travis Barker showcase their knife-throwing skills with the rabbits the hapless targets. It’s more Monty Python than Donnie Darko, as the floppy-eared friends get taken out. “Oh no, look at the mess we started,” sings DeLonge and Hoppus. Indeed. Bennett, ...
2 Chainz Hosts New “Amazon Music Live” Concert Series
Yet to miss as the star of GQ‘s Most Expensivest Sh*t, 2 Chainz has now been recruited by Amazon to host its new weekly live-stream concert series, “Amazon Music Live.” Lil Baby is set to perform his most recent album, It’s Only Me for the first show of the series later this month, followed by shows from Megan Thee Stallion and Kane Brown. The move follows a similar initiative from Apple Music which launched “Apple Music Live,” a free live-streaming concert series earlier this year. Amazon Music Live will air every Thursday coinciding with Thursday night football and preceding new music on Friday. Each week’s performance will be filmed in front of a live audience with attendance being by invitation only. “Every Thursday night, I’m bringing the biggest and brightest stars in music to t...
Amazon Music to Livestream Kendrick Lamar’s ‘The Big Steppers Tour’ Paris Concert
Amazon Music is set to livestream Kendrick Lamar‘s upcoming Paris concert at the Accor Arena for his ongoing The Big Steppers Tour. Although the tour supports the rapper’s latest album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, the concert will also commemorate the 10th anniversary of K-Dot’s sophomore studio album, good kid, m.A.A.d city. Fans will get “a special look” at the rapper’s 65-date world tour, along with sets from pgLang artists Tanna Leone and Baby Keem, when they tune in on October 22 at 2 p.m. EST to catch the show live and for free via Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide, the Amazon Music Twitch channel and on the Amazon Music app. “As a kid from the west side of Compton, hearing good kid, m.A.A.d city for the first time and seeing Kendrick’s ...
George Floyd’s Estate Is Suing Ye for $250 Million USD for False Claims on Death
Ye‘s comments on the podcast Drink Champs have just landed him a lawsuit from the family of George Floyd. Filed on behalf of George Floyd’s daughter by her mother, the lawsuit is for “harassment, misappropriation, defamation, and infliction of emotional distress.” The defamation comes from Ye’s claim that George Floyd’s untimely death was due to the drug fentanyl rather than at the hands of the Minneapolis police. N.O.R.E. of Drink Champs could be seen trying to push back on Ye’s statements on the podcast but ultimately fans of the show were upset for his decision in giving him a platform — the video has since been taken down. N.O.R.E. has also given a full apology for the situation, “We apologize to the family of Mr. Floyd and anyone else hurt by this episode.” George Floyd’s estate is se...
