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Rex Orange County Charged With 6 Counts of Sexual Assault in the U.K.
British singer-songwriter Rex Orange County has been charged with six counts of sexual assault in his native U.K., Billboard has confirmed. The charges stem from an accusation that the artist (born Alexander O’Connor) twice assaulted a woman in the West End on June 1. That was allegedly followed by four additional assaults against the same woman the following day: once in a taxi and three more times at his home in London’s Notting Hill district. On Monday (Oct. 10), O’Connor denied all counts during an appearance at Southwark Crown Court in London. He has been set free on unconditional bail ahead of a provisional trial date on Jan. 3. The news was first reported by The Sun. “Alex is shocked by the allegations which he denies and looks forward to clearing his name in court,” said a represen...
Inaugural ‘Hollywood & Mind’ Mental Health Summit Set for May 2023
Hollywood & Mind, a new mental health and entertainment-focused event, will launch its inaugural iteration in May 2023. The one day experience and brainchild of veteran entertainment journalist Cathy Applefeld Olson will take place on May 11, 2023, at the Beverly Hills campus of founding sponsor United Talent Agency. Additional sponsors include Hallmark Media, Milk & Honey Music + Sports + Ventures, MTV Entertainment Studios and Publicis Health. “Hollywood & Mind is a formal expression of the need and willingness for both mental health professionals and the entertainment industry to come together to provide a powerful platform for discussion,” Olson said in a statement. “We are thrilled to be having our in-person launch event on UTA’s beautiful campus.” Cathy Applefeld Ols...
Robert Glasper Drops New Song “Therapy Pt. 2” With Mac Miller
Robert Glasper has enlisted the late rapper, Mac Miller, for a new track. Titled “Therapy Pt. 2,” the song appears on Glasper’s forthcoming album, Black Radio III: Supreme Edition. The forthcoming deluxe album expands the foundation of Black Radio III, which was released this past February. In its elevation, the work’s “Therapy Pt. 2,” aptly posits the vocals and cadence of the late rapper as a follow-up to Miller’s 2014 track, “Therapy.” “You will find that we not very different, no you and I / Although I usually, usually find a way out / Feelin’ like I’m in the skies / My hands could separate clouds,” raps Miller in the first verse. In Glasper fashion, the smooth track harbors a steady tempo, while incorporating elements of hip-hop, jazz and piano. “I was working with my friend. We were ...
Katt Williams Trends After Photo With Dave Chappelle, Madlib & More Goes Wide
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 2 hours ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor for Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. D.L. covers a variety of topics including breaking news, politics, Hip-Hop music and culture, fashion, and Black history. He currently heads the SPIRIT.ED column for Cassius Life, which focuses on adult beverages and their history. D.L. has worked in the past for MTV News, Billboard, and several other publications. His first big break in journalism came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation’s first ...
Kanye West AKA Ye Cut Off From Twitter & Instagram For Antisemitic Comments
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Stephane Cardinale – Corbis / Getty Kanye West, AKA Ye, went on recent social media rampages, airing out personal conversations and hurling accusations against some of his business associates. During these rants, the famed rapper, producer, and designer took aim at the Jewish community with antisemitic comments, causing him to be cut off from Twitter and Instagram. Over the weekend, Kanye West was already locked out of Instagram for violating its user policies and used Twitter to call out Meta owner Mark Zuckerberg, whose company owns Instagram and WhatsApp. Later, Elon Musk welcomed Ye back with open arms on the platform that the Tesla founder is reportedly slated to purchase. Related Stories Hip-Hop Wired reported on one of the tweets in question that s...
Fever Ray, Alvvays, Oso Oso, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our writers are playing obsessively and highlighting some of the Pitchfork staff’s favorite new music. The playlist is a grab-bag of tracks: Its only guiding principle is that these are the songs you’d gladly send to a friend. This week’s Pitchfork Selects playlist features Fever Ray, Horse Lords, Nia Archives, Oso Oso, and more. Listen below and follow our playlists on Apple Music and Spotify. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our ...
Sade Are Recording New Music
Sade have been working on new music, Billboard reports. The band has been recording at Miraval Studios in Correns, France. The French producer and composer Damien Quintard, who co-operates the studio, told Billboard, “You could feel the love that she and the band had for this place.” Sade last issued an album in 2010 with Soldier of Love. The band returned in early 2018 with “Flower of the Universe,” released on the soundtrack for Ava DuVernay’s adaptation of A Wrinkle in Time. Sade followed with another soundtrack contribution later that year: “The Big Unknown” for Steve McQueen’s Widows. Between the two singles, band member Stuart Matthewman said the group had “a bunch of songs” underway. Pitchfork has contacted Sade’s representatives for comment on the new project. Sade have been workin...
Animal Collective Cancel 2022 European Tour
Animal Collective have canceled a European tour that was due to start next month. “[P]reparing for this tour we were looking at an economic reality that simply does not work and is not sustainable,” the band shared in a statement. “From inflation, to currency devaluation, to bloated shipping and transportation costs, and much much more, we simply could not make a budget for this tour that did not lose money even if everything went as well as it could.” Find Animal Collective’s full statement below. Animal Collective’s scheduled show at Hackney Church for Pitchfork Music Festival London is among the canceled dates. In a statement, the Pitchfork Music Festival London team said: “We are sad to report that due to logistical reasons Animal Collective have been forced to cancel their appearance ...
Listen to Robert Glasper’s New Song With Mac Miller
Robert Glasper has shared a new song featuring the late Mac Miller. It’s called “Therapy Pt. 2” and it’ll appear on Glasper’s forthcoming record Black Radio III: Supreme Edition—out Friday (October 14) via Loma Vista. Listen to “Therapy Pt. 2” below. “I was working with my friend. We were just finishing up this specific beat. I immediately sent it to him, and literally within an hour he sent me back that track,” Glasper recalled of the new song’s creation in a press release. “Everything was on there—both verses the choruses—and you could tell it was not something that he had written before. He sang the chord changes. You can tell he really came up with that in the moment.” The estate of Mac Miller (who was born Malcolm James McCormick) added: “We’re honored to share this beautiful song tha...
WILLOW Brings New Album ‘<CopingMechanism>’ to SNL
On October 8, WILLOW stopped by SNL to perform a couple of songs from her newly released album <CopingMechanism>, including “curious/furious” and “ur a stranger.” The new work marks WILLOW’s fifth studio album, which just arrived on Friday, October 7 – making SNL one of the first stops on the project’s live journey. With a full band alongside her and a medley of blue, purple and fuschia-colored lights, WILLOW opened the performance with the album’s third track, “curious/furious.” To bring forward the next track “ur a stranger,” WILLOW switched from her previous graphic print tailored set to an all-black leather look. As the new album harbors a high-energy rock cadence, WILLOW closes the performance by smashing her guitar through a tv – recreating the album’s cover artwork. WILLO...
Reba McEntire Talks Extending Her Tour, Expanding Her Business Empire and ‘Yellowstone’ Hopes: ‘I Just Love a New Challenge’
When Reba McEntire announced that she is extending her Reba: Live in Concert Tour into 2023, the slate of 14 new tour dates included one particularly special stop: a headlining gig at New York’s Madison Square Garden, set for April 15. For the multi-faceted entertainer — whose glitzy, cinematic concerts have been drawing audiences for decades — the April show will mark her first headlining show at the storied venue. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news McEntire tells Billboard that MSG has been on her bucket list “forever,” and when she plays the venue, she will be carrying on a family tradition. McEntire’s father, steer roper Clark McEntire, was the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) steer roping world champion in 1957, 1958 and 1961. He...
Kanye West Drops 30-Minute Documentary Featuring Combative New Song: ‘You Don’t Really Love Ye/ Go Listen to Drake, B—h’
Kanye West served up a new anthem combating his haters on Monday morning (Oct. 10), tucking it into a disjointed half-hour video diary in which the controversial rapper again cuts no corners when it comes to speaking his mind and naming names. “You a fake b—h/ You don’t really love Ye/ Go listen to Drake, b—h,” the MC who now goes by Ye raps over a muffled beat as he mouths along while riding in a car. “You don’t have no idea what it take, b—h,” he continues, encouraging fans to listen to Lil Baby or Future if they don’t like what he has to say. “Trynna pass judgment on me like I ain’t s–t/ I’m too much of a real one for a fake b—h,” Ye raps on the song in which he describes feeling like a fugitive; the track appears unfinished, as it finds West mumbling some unintelligible phrases and get...
