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McDonald’s Collabs With Cactus Plant Flea Market For Limited-Edition Happy Meal®
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: McDonald’s / McDonald’s Everyone remembers their first Happy Meal® as a kid and the can’t-sit-still feeling as you dug in to see what was inside. Cactus Plant Flea Market is reimagining that experience in a whole new way – this time, for adults. Source: McDonald’s / McDonald’s As per Hype Beast the Cactus Plant Flea Market Box, a first-of-its-kind collaboration made exclusively for McDonald’s fans by one of the most important brands in culture. It all starts with the box, which has been totally redesigned in Cactus Plant Flea Market’s signature style alongside McDonald’s iconic Golden Arches. Fans who purchase the Cactus Plant Flea Market Box on the McDonald’s App will automatically be entered for a chance to score exclusive merch for free every...
Safaree Is STRAIIIIGGHHTTTT Getting Clowned On Twitter After Hitting Himself With A Chair
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: @PhotosByBeanz/ Safaree Safaree tried to make a scene on a recent episode of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta but, in the process, became the butt of the joke. Nicki Minaj and Erica Mena’s ex made a fool of himself on the latest episode of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta. In a scene featuring himself, Rich Dollaz, Scrappy Mendeecees, Kirk Frost, and some other guy, forgive us, it’s been a while since we tuned in, Safaree had Twitter in stitches for an epic fail involving himself and a chair he tried to throw in frustration. Spotted on Complex, the reality star got BIG MAD after arguing with his fellow LHHATL co-stars about his co-parenting situation with Erica Mena. In the scene, Safaree can be seen “playing cards” before losing his cool because they wouldn’...
Paramore Announce New Album This Is Why, Share Video
As promised, Paramore have released their new song “This Is Why.” In addition to the comeback single, the band has announced its new album: This Is Why is due out February 10 via Atlantic. Check out the video for the new song—directed by Turnstile’s Brendan Yates and filmed in Malibu, California—below. Of the new song, Paramore’s Hayley Williams said in a statement: “This Is Why” was the very last song we wrote for the album. To be honest, I was so tired of writing lyrics but [guitarist] Taylor [York] convinced [drummer] Zac [Farro] and I both that we should work on this last idea. What came out of it was the title track for the whole album. It summarizes the plethora of ridiculous emotions, the rollercoaster of being alive in 2022, having survived even just the last three or four years. Y...
R. Kelly to Pay $309,000 in Restitution to Victims in New York Federal Case
R. Kelly is currently serving a 30-year prison sentence after being found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking in a New York federal court last year. The disgraced R&B singer has now been ordered to pay at least $309,068.18 in restitution to the victims of his sex trafficking, according to Courthouse News Service reporter Nina Pullano. Kelly also owes $140,000 in fines and assessments, according to Pullano. As of now, $300,668.18 will go to a survivor of Kelly identified as Jane; the other $8,400 will go to a woman identified as Stephanie. According to Reuters, the money will go toward the the costs of therapy and herpes treatment for the women. The total could also rise as prosecutors determine the cost of medication for Stephanie. In a different case, R. Kelly was recently foun...
Ciara and Summer Walker Come Together for New Song “Better Thangs”
Ciara is back with another new song. It’s called “Better Thangs” and it finds her teaming up with Summer Walker. It follows Ciara’s first new single in two years, “Jump,” which came out earlier this summer. Give “Better Thangs” a listen below. The most recent Ciara album, Beauty Marks, came out back in 2019. That same year, she dropped the song “Melanin,” which features Lupita Nyong’o, La La Anthony, and City Girls. In 2020, Ciara released the Hudson Mohawke and Stargate-produced single “Rooted.” Read about Ciara’s Beauty Marks track “Thinkin Bout You” in Pitchfork’s list of “The 100 Best Songs of 2019.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Watch FKA twigs’ New Video for “Pamplemousse”
FKA twigs has unveiled a new music video for her Caprisongs cut “Pamplemousse.” The visual for the song is directed by Aidan Zamiri and Yuma Burgess, and features a series of striking photographs and bold renderings of FKA twigs that progress rapidly, as if by stop-motion. Check it out below. Caprisongs came out at the top of this year. Since then, the mixtape has gotten music videos for a number of tracks, including “Papi Bones,” “Honda,” “Oh My Love,” and “Thank You Song.” After performing a brand new song called “Killer” during her “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” for NPR, she formally released the track along with its own video. In April, FKA twigs was cast in the forthcoming reboot of The Crow. She also directed and starred in a short film called Playscape that’s soundtracked by the X-Ray S...
Kelly Clarkson Says ‘Bye Bye’ with Jo Dee Messina’s Classic Country Hit for ‘Kellyoke’
Kelly Clarkson went all the way country on Wednesday’s (Sept. 28) episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show by covering Jo Dee Messina‘s “Bye Bye” for Kellyoke. Wearing a sky-blue dress covered in a sunny yellow floral print, the talk-show host stayed true to the sound of the 1998 country classic as she sang, “Bye bye, love, I’ll catch you later/ Got a lead foot down on my accelerator/ And the rear-view mirror torn off/ ‘Cause I ain’t never lookin’ back, and that’s a fact/ I’ve tried all I can imagine/ I’ve begged and pleaded in true lover’s fashion/ I’ve got pride, I’m takin’ it for a ride/ Bye bye, bye bye, my baby, bye bye.” Released as the lead single from her sophomore album I’m Alright, the anthemic song earned Messina her first-ever No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart and also pea...
El Fantasma’s ‘El Soldado Caído’ Hits No. 1 on Regional Mexican Airplay Chart
El Fantasma captures his fourth No. 1 on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart as “El Soldado Caído” takes over atop the Oct. 1-dated list. “El Soldado” jumps 3-1 and sends Los Rieleros del Norte’s “Cuéntame” to No. 2 after one week atop the list. The former earns the Greatest Gainer honors of the week thanks to its 32% increase in audience impressions, to 6.5 million, in the U.S. in the week ending Sept. 25, according to Luminate. El Fantasma’s new No. 1, released July 1st via Afinarte, arrives a year after the Mexican scored his third leader through a collaboration with Pepe Aguilar: “Tus Desprecios” ruled for one week in Sept. 2021. Plus, with “El Soldado’s” coronation on Regional Mexican Airplay, Afinarte adds a new No. 1 to its scoreboard on the 27-year-old list. It’s the label’s...
Phil Collins Catalog Sale Deal in the Works Now Includes Genesis Rights Too
A package of Genesis, Phil Collins and possibly Mike + the Mechanics music assets are said to be in the final deal stages, according to sources, but the name of the potential buyer is not yet known to Billboard. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Previously, Billboard reported that a package of Collins’ rights had been shopped for upwards of $200 million, according to sources. That package, sources says, has now morphed into a bigger deal that also includes all of the publishing for Genesis and possibly even Mike + the Mechanics, as well as their master recordings rights. Specifically, sources say the deal encompasses the artist’s share of the master recordings and publishing. In the case of Collins, that means a combination of artist royalties fo...
Grupo Firme & Nicky Jam Tease Upcoming Collab During ‘The Rockstar Show’ at Latin Music Week 2022
Billboard cover stars Grupo Firme joined reggaeton star Nicky Jam for a live taping of his The Rockstar Show on Wednesday (Sept. 28) at Billboard Latin Music Week in Miami. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news For a second consecutive year, Jam brought The Rockstar Show — now in its second season — to Latin Music Week, where the “El Perdón” singer spoke to the Mexican norteño group about their history-making music, upcoming projects and craziest anecdotes while on tour. At one point, and as is tradition for Firme, the band and Nicky Jam took a tequila shot and even offered audience members a shot — a few volunteered, of course. “They had told me to expect this when I interviewed Grupo Firme,” Jam joked. For 30 years, Billboard Latin Music Week has b...
Flume, ODESZA, Bonobo, More Featured On FIFA 23 Soundtrack
EA Sports‘ FIFA series continues to dominate video game soundtracks with one of their most diverse collections to date. Placing an emphasis on being “the world’s game,” the developers of FIFA 23 have set out to showcase music from all over the globe to represent their diverse player base. Unfortunately for readers of EDM.com, the soundtrack is markedly less focused on electronic music than those of previous years, but the genre is still heavily involved. It features music from Flume, The Knocks, San Holo, Lane 8, ODESZA, Bonobo, Disclosure, AC Slater and EDM.com Class of 2022 artist LODATO, among others. Check out the FIFA 23 soundtrack via EA Sports’ playlist below. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles In honor of his inclusion in...
‘Blade’ Director Bassam Tariq Steps Down As Executive Producer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Andreas Rentz / Getty Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe got blindsided as the director of the much-anticipated Blade movie is stepping down from the project before filming. According to reports, Bassam Tariq has stepped down as director of the movie with Oscar winner Mahershala Ali in the title role. Tariq confirmed the move in a statement released on Tuesday (Sept. 27). “It’s been an honor working with the wonderful folks at Marvel. We were able to put together a killer cast and crew. Eager to see where the next director takes the film,” he wrote. “Due to continued shifts in our production schedule, Bassam is no longer moving forward as director of Blade but will remain an executive producer on the film,” Marvel said in a statement to the press. “We ...
