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Porter Robinson Announces Debut of New “Nurture” Live Show With a Full Band
Porter Robinson has a habit of pulling out all the stops to make his own Second Sky Music Festival a memorable experience, and this year will be no exception. Robinson has announced his plans to showcase a new experience for Nurture, his scintillating sophomore album. He took to Twitter to reveal a “reimagined” live show, which will feature a full band at his side. Robinson elaborated that rehearsals for his headlining set, dubbed “”Porter Robinson (Together Live),” with the live band are already well underway. And there’s a familiar face in the ranks that fans of the “Mirror” producer are likely to recognize. YouTube creator keudae, a musician with over 75,000 subscribers, has filmed several popular piano covers of Robi...
New Book Revisits Daft Punk’s First-Ever Interview and Unmasked Cover Shoot
Daft Punk may no longer be together, but we’re not ready to stop reliving the duo’s golden days just yet. Fortunately, Disco Pogo‘s forthcoming book, Daft Punk – We Were The Robots, makes it easy to rediscover and celebrate the duo’s many historic achievements. The hardback book aggregates the stories, interviews and photographs that shaped Daft Punk’s meteoric rise to greatness, including several gems from the pre-internet era that may have otherwise been lost deep in the electronic music archives, like handwritten notes and drawings. Much of the book covers Daft Punk through the lens of their earliest media appearances, including their first-ever interview. The chat was printed in Jockey Slut, a British publication which ran from 1993 to 200...
Fans Threaten To Boycott ‘Game Of Thrones’ Book After Authors Cry About Black Valyrians
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ollie Upton / HBO People are moving to boycott a new “Game of Thrones” book because its two co-authors are joining the chorus of whiny white and white-adjacent crybabies who have their medieval-era long johns in a bunch over the casting of Black actors to portray characters who were described as pale in the source material. From The Grio: Fans of the sprawling fantasy series are boycotting the new book out this month, “The Rise of the Dragon: An Illustrated History of the Targaryen Dynasty, Volume One,” because of what they perceive as a “history of racism” from co-authors Linda Antonsson and Elio M. García Jr. Fans’ dismay with Antonsson and Garcia dates to well before George R.R. Martin’s fantasy epic was adapted for HBO. The husband-and-wife writing te...
Sharon Osbourne Agrees With Kanye West BLM ‘Scam’ Comments
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Steven Ferdman / Getty Former talk show co-host and reality star Sharon Osbourne offered her opinion on Kanye West’s recent antics—including designing a shirt that said “White Lives Matter” for his YZY SZN 9 fashion show. The famous Brit who is married to rock legend Ozzy Osbourne was caught by TMZ while out shopping on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and asked about the shirt. She replied by saying that “everybody matters.” When told that West said that “Black Lives Matter is a scam,” Osbourne laughed saying, “Well, we gave $900,000 to that and I’d like my money back… I wish he would have said that before.” TMZ surmised that the couple presumably donated the money in 2020. She was adamant in saying that West shouldn’t be “canceled” a...
President Biden Gives Pardons As Part Of Federal Marijuana Reform
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Pacific Press / Getty President Joe Biden took a huge step in advancing marijuana reform in the nation, issuing pardons for those convicted of simple possession as part of a new policy. On Thursday afternoon (Oct. 6), President Biden issued a statement through his official account on Twitter, stating he was “taking steps to end our failed approach” regarding the federal government’s stance on marijuana. As the first step, he issued a pardon for all of those convicted of simple possession of marijuana on the federal level. Related Stories “There are thousands of people who were previously convicted of simple possession who may be denied employment, housing, or educational opportunities as a result. My pardon will remove this burden,” he wrote. The second s...
Kodak Black Is Big Mad That Latto Won Song Of The Year At BET Hip Hop Awards
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: (Photo by Johnny Louis/FilmMagic) / (Photo by Johnny Louis/FilmMagic) Kodak Black is having a hell of a comeback run. But the fact that Latto won the trophy he thought he should of won got him in his feelings. As spotted on Complex the Pompano Beach, Florida native has been very vocal about the recent BET Hip Hop Awards. Latto’s “Big Energy” won for Song Of The Year and he took to Instagram Live to share his opinion on it. “Why y’all ain’t make my sh*t tie with cappuccino? But y’all made sure Caresha Please be a tie with Drink Champs. This whole sh*t looked like a damn plot,” he exclaimed. “Then I look at the ‘gram like what shawty blocked me for? They probably hollering at BET, like don’t give him that sh*t. I told weeks ago. Wat...
Jazmine Sullivan Releases New Song “Stand Up”: Listen
Jazmine Sullivan is back with new music. Her latest single, “Stand Up,” was made for Till, Chinonye Chukwu’s new film about Emmet Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley. Find the song, produced and co-written by Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II, below. “I’m honored to be able to contribute to such a powerful film about such a historic and tragic moment in American history,” Sullivan said in a statement shared with Variety and Rolling Stone. “I believe that part of my purpose is to give space for stories that are often ignored and silenced; the Black experience in particular.” “It was a genuine dream come true to have Jazmine Sullivan pen and perform ‘Stand Up’ as the end credit song of Till,” Chinonye Chukwu added in a press statement. “A passionate artist and activist, Jazmine delivers an anthem ...
Low Cancel More Shows as Mimi Parker Continues Cancer Treatment
Low have called off their remaining European dates as Mimi Parker continues to receive treatment for ovarian cancer. The cancellations follow the news in August that the duo would pull several dates on the continent as a precautionary measure. “We were hoping she would be healthy enough to do the UK/Europe tour we had planned for November, but it is clear that we should stay home and continue with treatment and care as she is still struggling with ovarian cancer,” the band’s Alan Sparhawk wrote. The statement continued: There have been difficult days but your love has sustained us and will continue to lift us through this time. Our hearts go out immediately to others in similar situations but who don’t have as many people sending such love and healing wishes. Find someone who is alon...
Coachella Sues Ghanaian Music Festival Afrochella for Trademark Infringement
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and its organizer, Goldenvoice, are suing Ghana’s Afrochella for alleged trademark infringement. In the lawsuit—filed in a California federal court on Wednesday (October 5) and obtained by Pitchfork—Coachella and Goldenvoice claim that Afrochella is “intentionally trading on the goodwill of [Coachella and Goldenvoice’s] well-known COACHELLA and CHELLA festivals and trademarks by actively promoting music events in the United States and in Ghana using the confusingly similar mark ‘AFROCHELLA’ and by fraudulently attempting to register Plaintiffs’ actual trademarks as their own.” Coachella Music Festival, LLC and Goldenvoice, LLC filed a similar lawsuit last year against Live Nation Entertainment for contributory trademark infringement. The complai...
Beyoncé Shuts Down Right Said Fred’s “Erroneous” Sampling Claims
On her new album, Renaissance, Beyoncé interpolated Right Said Fred’s hit “I’m Too Sexy” on “Alien Superstar.” As a result, the group’s Fred and Richard Fairbrass, as well as past member Rob Manzoli, are credited as co-writers of “Alien Superstar.” In a recent interview with the British tabloid The Sun, however, the Fairbrass brothers claimed, “Normally the artist approaches us but Beyoncé didn’t because she is such an arrogant person she just had probably thought ‘come and get me’ so we heard about it after the fact when you did. But everyone else, Drake and Taylor Swift, they came to us.” Beyoncé has now responded Right Said Fred. In a statement shared with Pitchfork, the musician said: The comments made by Right Said Fred stating that Beyonce used “I’m Too Sexy” in “Alien Superstar” wit...
Listen to Tiësto’s Energizing Club Remix of Black Eyed Peas’ “Pump It”
Tiësto has teamed up with Black Eyed Peas to produce a modern-day club spin on the group’s ageless hit, “Pump It.” The track was in Tiësto’s regular club rotation over the summer before it officially hit streaming platforms today. He wastes no time and cuts right to the chase, reworking the 2006 hit into a fresh house anthem. “As a fan and supporter of will.i.am’s work and Black Eyed Peas, I couldn’t be more excited to collaborate directly with them on this project,” gushed Tiësto, who said his fans “go absolutely crazy” when he plays the track at clubs and festivals. There’s no mistaking Dick Dale’s’s instantly recognizable “Misirlou” 1962 surf sample, and it’s not long before Tiësto builds the arrangement before an energizi...
WILLOW Drops Hard-Rocking New Album ‘<CopingMechanism>’
WILLOW on Thursday dropped off her hotly-anticipated new album, <COPINGMECHANISM>, alongside a self-directed music video for “ur a <stranger>,” co-starring Paris Jackson. In a message to fans posted to Instagram, WILLOW said she was at a loss for words when it came to describing her emotions surrounding this release. “No words can describe the gratitude and joy that I feel in this moment,” she wrote. Produced by WILLOW and Chris Greatti, the new record follows the 21-year-old artist’s 2021 effort, lately I feel EVERYTHING. The tracklist includes 11 tracks with just one feature from Yves Tumor on “Perfectly Not Close To Me.” In Greatti’s words, “bracing oneself for an intensely hard-rocking yet emotional experience while listening is strongly recommended.” Now, WILLOW is gearing...
