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SoundCloud Rebrands Creator Services Platform to “SoundCloud for Artists”
SoundCloud’s creator services platform is operating under a new name: SoundCloud for Artists. The rebrand comes from one of the leading minds in establishing Spotify’s own Spotify for Artists platform. And as the saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Tracy Chan, SoundCloud’s Senior Vice President of Creator, was previously the former Head of Music at Twitch and served as the Director of Product Management at Spotify before that. Chan led the development of Spotify for Artists’ analytics platform, which empowers artists to glean insights about their fanbase and better engage their audience. Chan describes the mission of SoundCloud for Artists in similar terms, calling it “an elevated, all-in-one platform for artists to co...
Watch Four Tet and Fred again.. Take Over a New York City Food Truck
There was more heat than just that of the sizzling waffle irons emitting from the food truck outside Terminal 5 over the weekend. Four Tet and Fred again.. took over the New York venue, but didn’t quite feel like turning down after their sets were over. Instead, the two took over a food truck serving waffles in the immediate vicinity after noticing those inside were having a good time playing music on boombox speakers. Naturally, once Four Tet and Fred again.. were given free reign over the aux, a crowd quickly began to form around the vehicle. The two artists were enjoying the moment, but as the crowd grew in mass, they were also looking to make an exit. That wasn’t before teeing up one last legendary crowd pleasing track, however. “Lolllll I said to @fourtetkieran alright las...
Westside Gunn Announces Release Date For ‘Hitler Wears Hermes 10’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Edward Berthelot / Getty It’s been a minute since Westside Gunn released his last project, Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Side B, but fans of the Buffalo, NY MC are about to get their fix as Gunn has just announced the release date of his next project, Hitler Wears Hermes 10 (what happened to 9?!). During an interview on Hot 97 with Peter Rosenberg, the “Jesus Crack” rapper announced that Hitler Wears Hermes 10 will be hitting the streets in just a two weeks on Oct. 28. That being said, Westside Gunn says that will be the final installment in the Hitler Wears Hermes series that he kicked off back in 2012 saying “The last one was going to be the final one, but I felt weird doing nine and not 10 of them, and you know, like in anything, you alway...
Amazon Music To Air Concerts After Thursday Night NFL Games, Hosted By 2 Chainz
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty In March 2021, when Amazon announced its “10-year agreements to exclusively broadcast 15 Thursday Night Football games and one pre-season game per year on Prime Video,” the response was overwhelmingly positive. The online retail giant—which also has television streaming and music DSP is now planning to kick off Amazon Music Live on October 27. Amazon Music Live will feature concerts after the football games featuring some of the hottest artists in the country. Lil Baby will be the first to perform. Also slated to appear is Megan Thee Stallion, who will take to the stage on November 3rd. According to Digital Music News, “more epic performances will be announced in the weeks to come,” for Prime subscribers. The concerts themselves wi...
Jay-Z Files Lawsuit Against Bacardi Over D’Ussé Cognac Financials
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Roy Rochlin / Getty One of the largest spirit companies has some answering to do. Jay-Z is suing Bacardi over the financials regarding his D’Ussé Cognac. As spotted on TMZ, the Brooklyn, New York native is taking one of his partners to court. This week the celebrity gossip website obtained paperwork which confirms that Hov’s corporation, SC Liquors, is demanding total financial transparency from the global conglomerate. In addition he is asking some very pointed questions regarding 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 effort to “monitor the conduct of [Bacardi’s] business to protect SC’...
Stupidity Is A Choice: Ye Says “He Doesn’t Believe In The Term” Antisemitism
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Davis / Getty In more Ye news, the coon in boots has added a new hot take to his growing list of tomfoolery, claiming that antisemitism is not real. Linking up with ex-CNN host Chris Cuomo who now has another show on the NewsNation, from his vehicle, the problematic hyphenate had a lot more stupidy to get off his mind. Among the topics discussed was Ye’s recent acquisition of Parler, the right-wing cesspool disguised as a social media platform, and his antisemitic statements. “I don’t like the term antisemitic,” West loudly and wrongly said when asked at the 4:30 mark in the interview about his insanely troubling comments about Jewish people. “It’s been a term that’s allowed people, specifically in my industry, to get away with murder—sometimes lite...
Kendrick Lamar to Livestream Paris Concert for 10th Anniversary of Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
This Saturday, Kendrick Lamar will livestream his concert at Paris’ Accor Arena, a show that marks the 10th anniversary of Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. The date is part of Lamar’s Big Steppers Tour behind Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. The performance airs from 2 p.m. Eastern on Prime Video, the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, and the Amazon Music app. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.) Last month, Lamar shared a “We Cry Together” short film with Zola star (and the track’s co-vocalist) Taylour Paige. He shared an “N95” video before that, which followed the pre-album single “The Heart Part 5” and its clip featuring deepfakes of OJ Simpson, Kanye West, Kobe Bryant, and others. Lamar recently played “N95” and “Rich Spirit” on Saturday Night ...
Belle and Sebastian Announce 2023 North American Tour Dates
Belle and Sebastian have announced a 2023 North American tour. After finishing up dozens of dates in Europe this winter, the indie pop group will kick off the new leg in Mexico on April 24. The tour will see the band stay on the road on through to May 19 in Missouri. Find Belle and Sebastian’s full list of upcoming tour dates below. A Bit of Previous, Belle and Sebastian’s first studio album in seven years, came out in May. The band later released the non-album track “A Bit of Previous” and stopped by NPR’s Tiny Desk to play “Unnecessary Drama,” “Working Boy in New York City,” “Reclaim the Night,” and “Judy and the Dream of Horses.” Read about Belle and Sebastian’s album If You’re Feeling Sinister in Pitchfork’s list of “The 150 Best Albums of the 1990s.” All products featured on Pitchfork...
Kate Bush Eulogizes Robbie Coltrane: “We’ve Lost One of Our Great Treasures”
Kate Bush has released a statement in remembrance of her late collaborator Robbie Coltrane. “I’m really grateful that he agreed to star in a video that we made some years ago,” Bush wrote, referring to the 2011 music video that she directed for the single “Deeper Understanding.” “It was incredibly exciting to watch him at work and to be in the presence of his deeply profound intelligence and earthy wit. He was so much fun. I’m really going to miss him.” Find Bush’s statement below. Robbie Coltrane died on October 14 at the age of 72. He was best known for his portrayal of Rubeus Hagrid in the Harry Potter films. Kate Bush: Robbie I was very upset to hear the news about Robbie. I’m really grateful that he agreed to star in a video that we made some years ago. It was ...
Kanye West Potentially Facing $250 Million Defamation Lawsuit From George Floyd’s Family
The family of George Floyd is planning to sue Kanye West after the rapper questioned Floyd’s cause of death during a recent appearance on Drink Champs. West suggested that Floyd—who was killed by Derek Chauvin—died due to fentanyl, despite the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office ruling Floyd’s death a homicide and Chauvin being convicted of murder and manslaughter. Roxie Washington will be filing the lawsuit on behalf of her and George Floyd’s minor daughter Gianna. The family will be seeking at least $250 million in damages, according to attorneys from the Witherspoon Law Group and Dixon & Dixon Attorneys at Law. The attorneys have also sent a cease-and-desist letter to West, according to a press release from the legal teams. “The interests of the child are priority,” Nuru Withe...
Beto O’Rourke Hands Kacey Musgraves a Beer During ACL Festival
It seems as though Kacey Musgraves is rooting for Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke. During the “Butterflies” singer’s headlining set during the second weekend of Austin City Limits Music Festival this weekend, the star told the crowd at one point, “Honestly, I could use a drink. Is there any beer or anything out there?” O’Rourke then surprised the crowd by briefly stepping onstage to hand Musgraves a bottle of beer. Though the duo said nothing at all about the interaction, the country singer-songwriter took a swig of the beverage and said, “That really hit the spot.” O’Rourke is seen waving to the cheering crowd, before walking off the stage to enjoy the rest of the show. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Musgraves is jus...
Ozuna’s ’OzuTochi’ Launches at No. 5 on Top Latin Albums Chart
Ozuna collects his sixth top 10 on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart as his latest full-length, OzuTochi, debuts at No. 5 on the list dated Oct. 22. The set concurrently opens at No. 4 on Latin Rhythm Albums. OzuTochi begins with 8,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Oct. 13, according to Luminate. While most of the album’s first-week total derives from streaming-equivalent album units, 500 stem from traditional sales and track-equivalent units combined. On the multimetric Top Latin Albums chart as measured in equivalent album units, each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The songs on OzuTochi logge...
