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Beyonce’s Belated 41st Birthday Party Deep With A-List Celebs
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Steven Ryan / Getty Beyoncé’s birthday was on a holiday (Labor Day Weekend), so of course she was going to have the actual party this past weekend (Saturday, Sept. 10) in Bel Air. If you weren’t on this guest list, you ain’t as big of a star as you think, respectfully. The A-listers were in force to party with Queen Bey, including Hip-Hop stars like Drake and Hollywood elite like Zendaya and LeBron James’ homie, super agent Rich Paul, and his girlfriend Adele. Per TMZ: The stars were out and on the prowl Saturday night … hitting up a mansion in Bel Air, where Bey and Jay-Z were hosting to celebrate her the big 4-1. It would appear just about anyone who’s anyone got an invite — and they didn’t hesitate to take Bey up on her offer to rage. Huge celeb...
Ray J Drags Kris Jenner & Kim Kardashian After Polygraph Results Refute Sex Tape Release Claims
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Patrick McMullan / Getty Ray J is speaking out to finally clear his name regarding who actually released the now infamous sex tape between him and Kim Kardashian. On Saturday (Sept 10), the Raycon mogul called out Kris Jenner and Kim K after Jenner participated in a polygraph test during an interview on Late Night with James Corden allegedly refuting Ray J’s claim that she assisted in the release of the tape. Related Stories During the test, Kris sat next to Kylie as James Corden asked, “Did you help Kim release her sex tape?” –to which Jenner answered with a firm “No” to the question, before the examiner, John Grogan, said it was “true.” [embedded content] Catching wind of the news, Ray J took to social media to call out the Kardashian matriarch for not ...
Bad Bunny’s ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ Hits 10th Week at No. 1, Most Weeks Atop Billboard 200 in Over a Year
Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart dated Sept. 17 (rising 2-1) for a 10th nonconsecutive week atop the list. It now solely has the most weeks at No. 1 in 2022, surpassing the nine weeks logged by the Encanto soundtrack. Further, Un Verano Sin Ti has the most weeks at No. 1 in over a year, since Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album spent 10 weeks (all consecutive, from its debut) at No. 1 (Jan. 23-March 27, 2021, charts). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Un Verano Sin Ti earned 99,500 equivalent album units in the U.S. (down 6%) in the week ending Sept. 8, according to Luminate. Also in the top 10 of the new Billboard 200, Megadeth notches its eighth top 10 with the No. 3 debut of The Sick, the ...
Morgan Wallen’s ‘Dangerous’ Breaks Top 10 Longevity Record on Billboard 200 Chart
Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album has broken the record for the most weeks in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart among albums by a singular artist. The former No. 1 set collects an 86th nonconsecutive week in the top 10 on the chart (dated Sept. 17, rising from No. 5 to No. 2), surpassing the 85 nonconsecutive weeks tallied by Peter, Paul and Mary’s self-titled album in 1962-64. The latter album spent seven nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 in 1962-63 and included the top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hit “If I Had a Hammer.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Dangerous debuted atop the Jan. 23, 2021-dated chart and spent its first 10 weeks at No. 1. It has only fallen out of the weekly top 10 once since its arrival on the list. It include...
Lizzo, Steve Martin & Martin Short Added to 2022 Emmy Awards Lineup
Lizzo, Steve Martin and Martin Short are among the celebrities who have been added to the lineup for the 2022 Emmy Awards broadcast, which will air on Monday (Sept. 12). Kenan Thompson is set to host the show, which will emanate from Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Lizzo is nominated for outstanding competition program as an executive producer of Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls. She has topped the Billboard Hot 100 twice, with “Truth Hurts” in 2019 and “About Damn Time” this year. Martin is nominated in three categories for Only Murders in the Building at Monday night’s show — outstanding lead actor in a comedy series, outstanding writing for a comedy series and outstanding comedy series (as an executive p...
Nicki Minaj Announces New Song ‘Love In the Way’ With Bleu
Nicki Minaj has even more new music on the way. Fresh off the heels of her Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper “Super Freaky Girl,” the Queen of Rap announced through social media on Sunday (Sept. 11) that she’s teaming up with singer-rapper Bleu for the upcoming single “Love In the Way,” due out Sept. 16. “#LoveInTheWay F R I D A Y @bleuvandross,” Minaj wrote on Instagram alongside a fierce-looking photo of the pair standing alongside each other. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Bleu — whose 2020 R&B EP, Love Scars: The 5 Stages of Emotions, debuted at No. 9 on the Top R&B Albums — shared the same cover art on Instagram. “HITS ONLY! Watch this,” he captioned the post, adding a flexing arm emoji. “Love In the Way” follows Minaj’s Rick James-s...
Feid Takes Medellin by Storm With Three Sellout Concerts at Hometown Stadium
Feid had never headlined Plaza de Toros La Macarena — Medellin, Colombia’s fabled bullfighting ring, also used as a concert venue — before Friday (Sept. 9), which makes the artist’s decision to play his hometown venue for three consecutive nights all the more ambitious. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news It’s a feat no other act has ever pulled off. J Balvin and Nicky Jam are the only artists to even headline La Macarena on back-to-back nights. But some might say Feid, a reggaeton singer-songerwriter who has been on the rise for years, wasn’t ambitious enough in this case. Feid’s show Friday in front of a crowd of around 9,000 sold out in less than two hours. Medellin newspaper El Colombiano reported that his other two shows sold out in tw...
John Michael Montgomery Recovering After ‘Serious’ Tour Bus Accident
Country singer John Michael Montgomery was involved in a “serious accident” on his way to a concert in North Carolina on Friday (Sept. 9). “Yesterday we had a serious accident on the way to a concert in North Carolina. Everyone that was on the bus is recovering from their injuries,” Montgomery wrote in an update to fans on Facebook the day after the incident. “Despite some cuts and broken ribs, I am doing well,” he said. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I will take some time over the next couple of weeks to heal and be back on the road soon,” he added in his note. “I am grateful to the medics and highway patrol for their quick response to this difficult situation. Thanks to everyone for their concerns.” Montgomery — who’s the brother of...
Benny The Butcher & BSF ft. Conway The Machine & Cory Gunz “Pandemic Flow,” YG “Alone” & More | Daily Visuals 9.9.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Buffalo stand up! After watching the Buffalo Bills open up the 2022 NFL season by dismantaling the Super Bowl champs, LA Rams, Benny The Butcher blesses the Bills Mafia with some gangsta music to groove to. Coming through with his Black Soprano Family behind him, Benny enlists the talents of Conway The Machine and Cory Gunz for his clip to “Pandemic Flow” where the men blow smoke, drops bars, and toast to the success they’ve accumulated thus far in their careers. From East to West, YG looks like a man on an island and in his clip to “Alone” kicks it in the studio by his lonesome with nothing more than some masked security guards standing behind him as he lays down his vocals in the booth. Interesting concept that’s for sure. Check out...
Nike JDI Day Returns, Drake Hosts Nike Maxim Awards—Travis Scott & More Celebs Big Up Employees
Written By Alvin aqua Blanco , Director of Content Posted 3 hours ago @aqua174 Alvin aqua Blanco is the Director of Content in the Men’s Division for iOne Digital, steering Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. Representing the Bronx, he was nurtured by a steady diet of Hip-Hop culture and music. He graduated from the University of Virginia, with a B.A. in African American Studies and Psychology. His prior work has appeared in XXL, The Source, Vibe, The Village Voice, and other notable print and online publications. Other stops in his over 15-year journalism career include BET, MTV News, and AllHipHop.com. Alvin joined iOne in 2017 and continues to always make sure the culture—be it music, business, fashion, sports, sneakers, and everything in between—is thoroughly and accurately documente...
Kanye West Declares He’s “Releasing All Grudges” Following Queen Elizabeth II’s Death
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Leon Bennett / Getty Billionaire rapper/producer Kanye West, 45, has declared that he is turning his life around after news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II broke. “Life is precious. Releasing all grudges today. Leaning into the light,” West wrote in an Instagram post where he also shared two photos of the deceased monarch. [Note: He has since deleted the IG post, but this is the Internet.] Related Stories The rapper has also deleted many posts that he had been criticized for in recent days including criticism of his ex-wife Kim Kardashian and her family. Kanye shares North, nine, Chicago, four, Saint, six, and Psalm, three, with the Kardashians star. He was in conflict with his wife and her family related to where the children would attend ...
Lea Michele Skips ‘Funny Girl’ Performances After ‘Early Signs’ of COVID-19: ‘I’m Devastated’
Lea Michele was forced to cancel performances of Funny Girl after experiencing early signs of COVID-19. The Glee alum, who plays Fanny Brice in the Broadway revival show, announced on social media Saturday (Sept. 10) that she would be missing the day’s afternoon and evening performances at New York’s August Wilson Theatre. “I’m devastated to say that due to early signs and symptoms of Covid and an inconclusive test result – due to the production’s safety protocols I’m not allowed to perform today’s shows,” Michele wrote on her Instagram Story. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news After months of hype, the curtain went up on Michele’s stint as the Funny Girl lead on Sept. 6. She took over from standby Julie Benko, who had performed the role s...
