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Demon Time: Robbery Couple Puts Dollar Store Employee In Chokehold During The Jux
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty New York has survived the heat wave but it is still hot outside. A couple put a dollar store employee in a chokehold during a robbery in The Bronx. As per The New York Post a worker was roughed up after a failed heist last week. On Sunday, August 21 two unidentified would be shoppers entered the Family Dollar store on Webster Avenue near East 168th Street in the Morrisania section. They racked up about $400 dollars worth of merchandise. A 23-year-old employee was watching the caper the entire time through the shop’s security camera. “They had cleaning stuff, tissues, everything. They had everything from inside the store,” she said. When she confronted the thieves things got physical and the female culprit struck the worker and eve...
Que?: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Held Wedding at “Imitation Plantation”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s official wedding festivities took place this weekend at a Georgia estate owned by Affleck which has been called an “imitation plantation.” Affleck purchased the massive Georgia estate in 2003. The home sits on 87-acres, and is 6,000-square-feet and features a deep water port, a 10,000-square-foot guest house and equestrian facilities. Related Stories The Academy Award-winning actor tried to sell the property in 2018 three years after appearing on PBS’s “Finding Your Roots” series hosted by Harvard professor Dr. Henry Louis Gates. On the show, it was uncovered that Affleck’s ancestor, Benjamin Cole owned multiple enslaved African-Americans. Affleck listed the house twice...
Anitta & Missy Elliott “Lobby,” DaBaby “Waitress” & More | Daily Visuals 8.22.22
HipHopWired Featured Video It feels like it’s been forever since Missy Elliott was dominating the charts and dropping banger after banger, but today the iconic Hip-Hop artist returns to lend a hand to an up and coming talent that you’re sure to hear a lot from going forward. Linking up with Anitta for the visuals to “Lobby,” Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott comes out of hiding to show he hasn’t missed a beat since taking a break from the game and busts a move or two to prove she can still cut a rug on the dance floor in 2022. Related Stories DaBaby meanwhile looks to get his career back on track and off the “canceled” train and for his clip to “Waitress” crashes a MAGA-ish bar where the patrons are rowdy and ready for the next insurrection to go down in 2024. Check out the rest of today’s drops...
Kim Kardashian’s Beats Fit Pro Headphones: Where to Buy the Sold-Out Earbuds
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. It didn’t take long for Kim Kardashian’s Beats Fit Pro Headphones to sell out at Apple.com. The neutral-colored, true wireless, noise-canceling earbuds flew off the shelves after being released online last Tuesday (Aug. 16) and in Apple stores the next day. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Available in dune, earth and moon, the earthy headphones offer active noise cancellation with three listening modes (Active Noise Cancelling, and Transparency Mode, and Adaptive EQ) and wingtips to help them stay snuggly...
Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly & The Crickets Drummer and Songwriter, Dies at 82
Jerry “JI” Allison, the drummer for Buddy Holly and the Crickets (a.k.a. The Crickets), who is credited as a co-writer on influential rock ‘n’ roll hits “That’ll Be the Day” and “Peggy Sue,” has died at age 82, according to a post on the Buddy Holly Foundation’s Facebook page. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “JI was a musician ahead of his time, and undoubtedly his energy, ideas and exceptional skill contributed to both The Crickets, and rock n’ roll itself, becoming such a success,” the post reads. “Buddy is often heralded as the original singer-songwriter, but JI, too, wrote and inspired so many of the songs that would go on to be eternal classics.” Born Aug. 31, 1939, in Hillsboro, Texas, Allison attended the same middle school as Ho...
John Farnham, Australia’s Iconic ‘You’re The Voice’ Singer, Diagnosed With Cancer
John Farnham, the great Australian singer whose comeback hit from the 1980s, “You’re the Voice,” is considered the unofficial national anthem, has been diagnosed with cancer. The 73-year-old artist recently discovered a cancerous growth, for which he underwent surgery Tuesday morning (Aug. 23) in a Melbourne hospital, reads a statement from his family. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Cancer diagnosis is something that so many people face every single day, and countless others have walked this path before me,” the singer comments in the message. “The one thing I know for sure is that we have the very best specialist healthcare professionals in Victoria, and we can all be grateful for that. I know I am.” [embedded content] Farnham is one of Aust...
KCON 2022 Wraps With 90,000 Attendees at Los Angeles K-Pop Festival
Finally, Los Angeles again felt the full power of K-pop fandom as the scene’s premiere festival KCON made its grand return this weekend after two years away during the pandemic. Across three days of a convention at the Los Angeles Convention Center and two days of concerts in the Crypto.com Arena, KCON 2022 Los Angeles reported more than 90,000 fans in attendance in its first in-person event since 2019. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Plus, with a new, post-COVID emphasis on live streaming, the festival garnered a total viewership of 7.17 million viewers in more than 176 regions. KCON’s live comeback is a slight dip from its last in-person event (103,000 fans were reported attending in L.A. in 2019), but what 2022 can claim is some of its most ...
The Big Climate Thing Festival Postponed Until 2023
The Big Climate Thing, scheduled for September 16-18 at Forest Hills Stadium, NYC has been postponed. The artists, climate movement leaders and partners of this event take the responsibility of representing those fighting for survival on the front lines of ecological disaster and environmental justice incredibly seriously. Collectively, we felt that if we couldn’t produce the event in a way that met the high standards for participation, impact and sustainability that are the foundation of The Big Climate Thing, then it was the responsible choice to postpone until we can. Compared with the climate emergency itself, a concert postponement is hardly important news. However, for the fans who purchased tickets, the teams that have been working tirelessly behind the scene...
Watch Sleater-Kinney, Courtney Barnett, Fred Armisen Cover Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical”
Courtney Barnett’s touring festival Here and There stopped in Redmond, Washington on Sunday, August 21. During the show, Sleater-Kinney performed a cover of “Physical” by the late Olivia Newton-John. The band was assisted by Barnett and Fred Armisen, and the performance included headbands (of course) and some aerobic choreography (naturally). Corin Tucker also invited the audience to join them in singing the chorus in tribute to Newton-John, who died earlier this month. Watch it happen below. Sleater-Kinney’s last album was 2021’s Path of Wellness. Barnett’s documentary Anonymous Club, which covers the years surrounding the release of 2018’s Tell Me How You Really Feel, came to theaters this summer. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
California Legislature Passes Rap Lyrics Bill, Which Awaits Gov. Newsom’s Signature
The California Senate and Assembly both unanimously approved a bill today (August 22) that would restrict the use of rap lyrics as evidence, Billboard reports. The bill would ban lyrics from being cited in court cases unless prosecutors can illustrate that the words are directly relevant to the case in question and won’t “inject racial bias into the proceedings.” The bill will now go to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk, and he is reportedly expected to sign it into law. The bill would also require that courts consider testimony from experts on the genre of expression being discussed by prosectors, as well as testimony citing research and studies regarding how a genre is met with racial bias. “Under current law rap artists can feel as though they are being read their Miranda Rights before they even...
MoFi Faces Fraud Lawsuit for Selling Vinyl Reissues as “Purely Analog” While Using Digital Masters
Elite reissue label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab was mired in scandal in recent weeks after the company admitted to revelations that it was no longer using entirely analog practices in its vinyl pressings. In a Washington Post feature, the company confirmed that it has been using Direct Stream Digital (DSD) technology since 2011. It’s this situation that’s resulted in a new proposed class action lawsuit seeking damages and restitution, Billboard reports and documents viewed by Pitchfork confirm. The lawsuit, which includes diagrams outlining the vinyl production chain and MoFi’s specific branding, focuses on records labeled “Original Master Recordings” and “Ultradisc One Step” by MoFi. It argues that the company misrepresented products to consumers by using digital mastering in its production...
11APE Signs to E11EVEN Music, Delivers Debut Single “Bad Girls”
Perhaps best known for its eponymous nightlife venue in Miami, the famed E11EVEN brand is expanding. They recently announced E11EVEN Music, a new vertical of the rapidly growing brand that will operate as a record label and artist management company. “After we purchased Bored Ape Yacht Club #11 and put the E11EVEN hat on it, the ape was brought to life, and 11APE was born,” explains Gino LoPinto, Operating Partner of E11EVEN Music and E11EVEN Miami, who said 11APE is now “officially beyond the metaverse.” 11APE’s debut track is a summery house-pop earworm called “Bad Girls” alongside Latin EDM artist Vikina of Mr. 305 Records, an independent record label owned by Pitbull. Distributed by Sony Music’s The Orchard, “Bad Girls” marks ...
