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Prize Fight: DJ Akademiks Seen Barking On Girlfriend, Breaks Up Fade
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Earl Gibson III / Getty is once again trending for all the wrong reasons. Footage hit social media that showed Livingston in a heated argument with a woman reported to be his girlfriend, and he can be heard yelling “I’m the prize.” Details are slowly but surely coming in about what is happening in the clip, and it’s all struggle. Apparently it went down after a Ak appeared on the Fresh & Fit podcast. [embedded content] We got so many questions. Like, are these women really scrapping over Akademiks? Did he retrieve his hat that was hurled to the side? Why was he hanging on to the purse (or duffle bag) as if for dear life? Who are these women, with no hands, poorly attempting to fade his girl? Twitter also has plenty of jokes, mostly about the aud...
Nicki Minaj Addresses “Super Freaky Girl” Being Moved From GRAMMY’s Rap to Pop Category
Nicki Minaj has responded to the moving of “Super Freaky Girl” from the GRAMMY‘s rap to pop category, stating that certain people are “moving the goalposts” for her as a way to profit off her success. “They stay moving the goalposts when it comes to me, because in order for them to uplift the people who they want to shine,” she said on Instagram. ‘The people who these corporate giants can make the money off of, the people who control a lot of things behind the scenes — they have to elevate someone that they profit off. They must move the goalposts for me, all the time.” “Now, let’s say that ‘Super Freaky Girl’ is a pop song. Let’s just say that. What is ‘Big Energy’?” she added, touching on Latto’s track. “If you move ‘Super Freaky Girl’ out of rap and put it in pop, do the same thing for ...
Lil Baby Wants You to Know ‘It’s Only Me’ With Extensive New Album
Lil Baby has dropped off his third studio album, It’s Only Me. Clocking in at an hour and five minutes, the extensive 23-track record features guest appearances from Nardo Wick on “Pop Out,” Young Thug on “Never Hating,” Fridayy on “Forever,” Future on “From Now On,” Rylo Rodriguez on “Cost to Be Alive,” Jeremih on “Stop Playin,” EST Gee on “Back and Forth” and Pooh Shiesty on “Shiest Talk.” It’s Only Me marks Lil Baby’s first solo full-length effort since 2020’s My Turn, which was lauded as one of the year’s best albums, and arrives shortly after his documentary Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby hit Prime Video. Stream Lil Baby’s It’s Only Me on Spotify and Apple Music. Elsewhere in music, Drake and The Weeknd are continuing their GRAMMYs boycott. Read Full Article
Rihanna Reportedly Embarking on Stadium Tour in 2023
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Taylor Swift Seeks Red Redemption, Submits Taylor’s Version to 2023 Grammys
Voting for the 2023 Grammy Awards begins today, and there are a number of notable submissions from Taylor Swift: A year after withholding Fearless (Taylor’s Version) from Grammys consideration, Swift has chosen to submit Red (Taylor’s Version) in the Album of the Year and Best Country Album categories. She also submitted “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (The Short Film)” for consideration in the Record of the Year and Song of the Year categories, and “I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault)” for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance. Notably, Fearless won Album of the Year and Best Country Album at the 2010 Grammys, while Red was nominated in both categories at the 2014 Grammys but won neither. Explaining the reasoning behind withholding Fearless (Taylor...
Grammys 2023: Beyoncé Submits Renaissance and “Break My Soul” in Dance/Electronic Categories
Beyoncé is looking to secure her first Grammy nominations in the dance/electronic music categories. Voting for the 2023 Grammy Awards begins today, and the ballot reveals that Renaissance was submitted for Album of the Year and Best Dance/Electronic Album. Similarly, “Break My Soul” was submitted for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Dance/Electronic Recording. In addition to attempting to compete in the general and dance/electronic categories, Beyoncé submitted music for R&B consideration: “Heated” and “Virgo’s Groove” are eligible for Best R&B Performance, while “Cuff It” was submitted for Best R&B Song. Beyoncé is the winningest female artist in Grammys history, having taken home 28 awards throughout her career. She’s been nominated 79 times, getting nods in the...
Mitski, Snail Mail, Soccer Mommy, and More Seek Best New Artist at 2023 Grammys
A ton of musicians are seeking nominations for Best New Artist at the 2023 Grammy Awards. Voting begins today, and the ballot shows a lot of interesting names, including: Babyface Ray, Babytron, Bartees Strange, Benny the Butcher, Black Country, New Road, Cate Le Bon, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul, Denzel Curry, Dijon, Flo Milli, Glorilla, Grace Ives, Idles, Julia Jacklin, the Linda Lindas, Makaya McCraven, Mitski, Muna, Nilüfer Yanya, Rina Sawayama, Shygirl, Silvana Estrada, Snail Mail, Soccer Mommy, Sudan Archives, Turnstile, Wet Leg, and Whitney. The 2022 Grammy Award for Best New Artist went to Olivia Rodrigo, who beat out Japanese Breakfast, Arlo Parks, Baby Keem, and others. Before Rodrigo’s victory, the previous three winners were Megan Thee Stallion, Billie Eilish, and Dua Li...
Drake and the Weeknd Continue to Snub Grammys, Don’t Submit Solo Music for 2023 Consideration
Voting for the 2023 Grammy Awards begins today, and the ballot reveals that Drake and the Weeknd are continuing to withhold their music from awards consideration. Both artists appear across the ballot numerous times for their guest work, but their respective eligible solo albums—Honestly, Nevermind and Dawn FM—are nowhere to be found, nor are their major solo singles, such as “Sticky” and “Sacrifice.” Drake has long expressed frustrations with the Grammy Awards and the Recording Academy, memorably skipping the show in 2017 and criticizing the academy for nominating “Hotline Bling” in rap categories despite insisting his hit was a pop song. Last year, he pulled his music from consideration after receiving nominations for Certified Lover Boy and “Way 2 Sexy.” The Weeknd began his boycott of ...
HHW Gaming: ‘PGA Tour 2K23’ Is Video Game Golfing For Dummies & That’s A Great Thing
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: 2K / PGA Tour 2K23 Golf, immediately a few terms come to mind when thinking about the sport, boring, complicated, and insanely difficult. But your favorite hoopers and politicians love to play it for whatever reason. This leads to gamers asking the burning question, can the folks at 2K turn it into a successful sports video game franchise that F U N? The answer is yes, yes; they can. It turns out 2K deciding to skip PGA Tour 2K22 and build off the momentum of PGA Tour 2K21 was wise. Outside of fans of the sport, nobody is running to their local video game retailer or their console of choice to download PGA Tour 2K23, but let’s say they did out of curiosity. There is a good chance they will become a fan of the sport. Steep Learning Curve But Re...
Selena Gomez Was Pursued for a Role on ‘Big Bang Theory,’ New Book Reveals
In the new book The Big Bang Theory: The Definitive, Inside Story of the Epic Hit Series, the show’s creators and producers discuss the Hollywood heavy-hitters who could have been on the cast — including Selena Gomez. Big Bang Theory executive producer Steve Molaro revealed that the producers approached the Only Murders in the Building star several times. Before it was established that Amy (Mayim Bialik)’s parents were still together, Molaro had “kicked around an idea that Amy had been complaining about her awful stepsister,” who would be played by Gomez and be “beautiful and great and everyone loves her.” However, things never worked out due to scheduling conflicts. Selena Gomez Gets Vulnerable in First Trailer for ‘Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me’: ‘I’m Grateful to Be… 10/13/2022 It’s no ...
Bjork Bows at No. 2 on Top Dance/Electronic Albums Chart With ‘Fossora’
Björk begins at No. 2 on Billboard‘s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart (dated Oct. 15) with Fossora. The set starts with 10,000 equivalent album units earned, including 9,000 in album sales, in the Sept. 30-Oct. 6 tracking week, according to Luminate. It’s the Icelandic songstress’ sixth top 10 dating to the chart’s 2001 inception, a run that began with Vespertine (three weeks at No. 1, 2001). Björk’s other top 10s are Greatest Hits (No. 2, 2002), Family Tree (No. 6, 2002), Volta (nine weeks at No. 1, 2007) and Biophilia (No. 1, 2011). Björk landed five earlier titles on the Billboard 200, led by Homogenic (No. 28, 1997). Volta brought Björk her highest rank, and lone top 10 to date, on the chart (No. 9). Concurrently, Fossora arrives on Top Album Sales (No. 7), Vinyl Albums (No. 7; 5...
‘The Voice’ & ‘America’s Got Talent’ Singer Nolan Neal’s Cause of Death Revealed
The Voice contestant Nolan Neal died due to a fatal overdose involving fentanyl, according to a spokesperson from the Davidson County Medical Examiner’s office. The late singer, who was vocal about his struggle with substance abuse, was pronounced dead at age 41 after being found in his apartment on July 18. A spokesperson told Page Six that the singer suffered “acute combined drug toxicity.” In addition to fentanyl, morphine, methamphetamine and acetyl fentanyl were also present in Neal’s bloodstream, according to his autopsy report. The member of the rock band Hinder shared that he relapsed after joining, citing his own internal pressures to fit in with the members. The singer also revealed he was battling substance abuse during his time on The Voice in an interview with WBIR in 2020. ...
