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The War on Drugs Release Two New Songs
The War on Drugs have released two new songs as part of a new deluxe album edition of I Don’t Live Here Anymore. “Oceans of Darkness” and “Slow Ghost” are both out now, ahead of the box set’s release this Friday, via Atlantic. Back in 2020, the band debuted an early version of “Oceans of Darkness” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where they performed remotely via separate livestreams during the early days of the pandemic. In a statement about the studio version of the song, frontperson Adam Granduciel said: One night in LA, while we were many months into working on what would be I Don’t Live Here Anymore, Dave [Hartley] uncovered a stripped-down demo in my Dropbox called ‘Oceans of Darkness,’ and insisted we try recording it. We were frustrated and exhausted at the time, but we s...
Beck Covers Neil Young’s “Old Man” for Sunday Night Football Promotion: Listen
Beck has shared a new cover of Neil Young’s “Old Man,” released to promote the October 2 Sunday Night Football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs. According to a press release, the line “24 and there’s so much more” in Beck’s context is a nod to both Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes winning Super Bowls when they were 24. Check out “Old Man” below. Beck’s contribution to the world of sports comes a day after the NFL announced Rihanna as its headlining halftime performer for the 2023 Super Bowl. Since releasing his 14th album Hyperspace in 2019, Beck has collaborated on re-worked material with Natalie Bergman and Paul McCartney. He worked with NASA on a visual counterpart for Hyperspace in 2020. Earlier this year, Beck joined Tenacious D and Dave Grohl to...
Aphex Twin Launches “Sample Mashing” App
Aphex Twin and the engineer Dave Griffiths have launched a “sample mashing” app called Samplebrain. The sound design software translates inputted sounds into similar samples, according to the pair. The concept, which has been in the works for some 20 years, arose after Aphex, aka Richard James, “mentioned an idea he had about something like a giant brain that you could feed samples to […] to recreate a new sound you fed it,” according to Griffiths. Aphex summarized the app in a statement through Warp: “What if you could reconstruct source audio from a selection of other mp3’s/audio on your computer? What if you could build a 303 riff from only acapellas or bubbling mud sounds? What if you could sing a silly tune and rebuild it from classical music files? You can do this with Sa...
Santigold Cancels North American Tour
Dear Friends, I am both sad and proud to announce my decision to cancel the Holified Tour. I am sad because it breaks my heart to disappoint those of you who consistently come out to show love and support me for what I do, those of you who have bought tickets and planned trips to come and see me. When I think of disappointing you all, I feel the disappointment deep in the pit of my stomach as well. I was excited to finally be back with you in person to celebrate and bring the music of this new record to life. I know that without you I would never have been able to continue making music for all of these years, and I am so grateful. But for the past several years we have all been through immense challenges, some physical, some mental, some spiritual, some economic. And yet, as we have begun ...
Kanye West Claims To Relate To London Mourners Because He ‘Lost My Queen Too’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Kanye West is letting the United Kingdom know that he shares in their pain. He recently posted that he “lost my queen too”. As per Complex, Kanye West, also known as Ye, is still doing the absolute most. In a stream of what seemed to be never-ending Instagram Story posts, the creative referenced the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Related Stories “London I know how you feel I lost my queen too,” he wrote. While many have speculated that the message was a reference to splitting with his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, fans say it’s really a nod to his late mother, Dr. Donda West. Regardless of the intended meaning, some folks felt the post was in poor taste and lacked empathy for the United Kingdom and the royal family. Earlier thi...
More Mess: “It’s Giving Coke” Trends On Twitter, Nicki Minaj Appears To Be The Target
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Nicki Minaj wasn’t thought to be a part of the current back and forth between Cardi B and Akbar V, but many on Twitter are suggesting the opposite. On Twitter, the trending topic “IT’S GIVING COKE” is ringing off and Nicki Minaj is seemingly the target. As most Hip-Hop fans are well aware, certain artists have a collective of fans, or “hives” that put all of their energy into celebrating their respective faves. Sometimes, these groups of fans really take their roles seriously and become digital foot soldiers on the battlefield which is social media. That said, Nicki Minaj probably didn’t help matters earlier today if the subtweeting Cardi B accusations are true. Rewinding just a bit, Cardi and Akbar V got into a nasty war of word...
Oprah Winfrey And Apple TV Part Ways After 4-Year Streaming Partnership
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jon Kopaloff / Getty Welp, it’s the end of a relatively short era as Oprah Winfrey and Apple TV are parting ways. For those who had no idea that the Black media queen and the steaming company even had a thing together, Winfrey struck a multi-year content partnership with the tech giant in January 2018. The arrangement with the streaming service didn’t produce a whole lot of content. There was The Oprah Conversations, and there was The Me You Can’t See, which was a special about mental health for Apple TV+. The Oprah’s Book Club was also a gem that could be found there. But for the most part, people likely didn’t pay much attention to it because, well, there just wasn’t much to pay attention to. Still, this might not mean a complete end to O...
Fabolous ft. Dave East “Bach To Bach,” Cam’ron “Killed A Man” & More | Daily Visuals 9.27.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Lately, it seems like Brooklyn and Harlem rappers have been developing some bromances thanks to Maino, Jim Jones, and Fabolous kicking it together as of late. But this time around, Fab links up with another Harlemnite for his latest offering and we ain’t complaining one bit. In his latest visuals to “Bach To Bach,” Fabolous recruits the talents of Dave East to kick it with him in front of a line of Maybach cars complete with hydraulics that makes them bounce like booty in the club. A Maybach that bounces. Who would’ve thought? Keeping the scene in New York, Cam’ron gives everyone a little history lesson, and his clip to “Killed A Man” breaks down how he got into the street game and the moves he made that made him the man he is toda...
Kelly Clarkson Delivers Soothing Cover of Faith Hill’s ‘Breathe’
Kelly Clarkson dipped into yet another genre for Monday’s (Sept. 26) “Kellyoke” installment, this time opting for a cover of Faith Hill’s 1999 country hit, “Breathe.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Dressed in a sleek, knee-length black dress with tights and black leather boots, the 40-year-old superstar performed a piano rendition of the track’s first verse, before her full band and backup singer joined her for the euphoric chorus. Hill’s “Breathe” logged five weeks at No. 2 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 beginning April 22, 2000, and spent 53 total weeks on the chart. Meanwhile, the song topped the Hot Country Songs chart for six weeks. The song was nominated for three Grammy Awards in 2000, including best country song and song of...
Latin Touring Goes International Panel | 2022 Billboard Latin Music Week
Lionfish Entertainment founder/CEO Rebecca Leon sits down with Hans Schafer, Live Nation SVP global touring, Marc Ventosa, director of booking for LAST TOUR and artists Wisin and Yandel to discuss how Latin and Spanish stars are conquering international markets with their live performances. [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_title” class=”fl-input” title=”Title” value=”” required=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”category” title=”Select category”][flexi-form-tag type=”tag” title=”Insert tag”][flexi-form-tag type=”article” class=...
You Have to See Cardi B’s Beyond-Cheeky Dress in Sexy Photos With Offset Amid Akbar V Feud
Cardi B is having the final say in her Twitter feud with fellow rapper Akbar V. Following online jabs back and forth between the duo, including some comments by Akbar bringing up the rumor that Cardi’s husband Offset had cheated on her with rapper Saweetie, the “I Like It” star took to Instagram on Monday (Sept. 26) to share a sultry photo with her man. “I fight for my b—-es and I’m fighting over d— too,” she captioned a photo set, in which she’s seen with her hand on Offset’s chest, as the Migos rapper leans against a door frame. Cardi is wearing a a satin black maxi dress that exposes a size-able portion of her bottom. The tension between Cardi and Akbar V seemed to have bubbled over when Cardi began celebrating that the music video for her GloRilla collab “Tomorrow 2...
White Supremacist Acts Are ‘Prevalent’ on Spotify, But the Streamer Says It’s Working On It
Spotify is vowing to remove racist, anti-semitic and other hate content from its platform following a new report that says music from a number of white supremacist acts is “prevalent” on the streaming service. The report, published by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Thursday (Sept. 22), found a total of 40 white supremacist acts hosted on Spotify, violating the platform’s rules against “dangerous content.” According to the report, “extremist” musical sub-genres encompassed by these artists include Fashwave, electronic music that espouses white supremacist ideology; Rock Against Communism, a sub-genre of punk that promotes racism and antisemitism; and National Socialist Black Metal (NBSM), a sub-genre of metal that espouses fascism and white supremacy. The ADL noted that several of thes...
