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Carmelo Anthony Docuseries Is In The Works Courtesy of NBA Star
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Stephen McCarthy / Getty Sports docuseries seem to be all the rage these days and though they’re usually reserved for retired or dearly departed athletes, Carmelo Anthony is about to see his career play out before his eyes while he’s still active in the NBA. Deadline is reporting that Carmelo Anthony has linked up with Westbrook Studios and Falkon Entertainment to produced a docuseries based on himself dubbed Seven. Feeling like it was time for him to tell his side of his story, Seven will chronicle the life and times of the future NBA Hall of Famer even though he’s still got a year or two left in the tank before he calls it a career. Naturally Carmelo knows the question everyone is asking behind this announcement and for that he has a simple answer....
Oscars Officially Apologize to Sacheen Littlefeather, 50 Years Later
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bettmann / Getty The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has formally apologized to Sacheen Littlefeather, the Native woman who took to the Oscars stage in 1973 to decline an award that was given to actor Marlon Brando. According to reports, the Academy announced that they had reached out to Littlefeather, also known as Marie Louise Cruz, in June with a letter of apology for the abuse she received while appearing on behalf of Brando, who had won the Oscar for Best Male Actor for his role in The Godfather in 1973. Brando chose to boycott the ceremony, citing Hollywood’s and the federal government’s ill-treatment of Native Americans. Then 26 years old, Littlefeather declined the award and was subjected to booing from the audience, with John Wayne ha...
Sudan Archives Shares New Video for “NBPQ (Topless)”: Watch
Sudan Archives has shared a new video for her song “NBPQ (Topless),” a track from her forthcoming album Natural Brown Prom Queen. Agusta YR directed the busy, surreal visual. Take a look below. Natural Brown Prom Queen is the second full-length from the Los Angeles-based Brittney Parks. It arrives on September 9, three years after 2019’s Athena. After releasing the single “Home Maker” in March, she followed it “Selfish Soul” in May. “NBPQ (Topless)” first arrived with news of the album in early July. Parks released “Selfish Soul” in the spring as another early preview of the album. She’s set to tour the United States later this year after a handful of dates in Europe. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Chloe Moriondo Announces Tour and New Album Suckerpunch, Shares Video
Suckerpunch: 01 Popstar02 Fruity03 Trophy04 Knockout05 Hell Hounds06 Hotel for Clowns07 Dress Up08 Plastic Purse09 Celebrity10 Cdbaby<311 Hearteyes12 Diet Heartbreak13 Cry Chloe Moriondo: 08-17 Hamburg, Germany – Nochtspeicher08-19 Cologne, Germany – Helios 3708-20 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands – Lowlands Festival08-21 Hasselt, Belgium – Pukkelpop Festival08-23 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg08-24 London, England – Heaven08-26 Leeds, England – Leeds Festival 202208-27 Edinburgh, Scotland – Connect Music Festival08-28 Reading, England – Reading Festival 202208-30 Manchester, England – Gorilla08-31 Glasgow, Scotland – SWG3 Studio Warehouse09-01 Leeds, England – The Wardrobe09-23 Dover, DE – Firefly Music Festival1...
Mac DeMarco, Blondie, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, More Participate in Band Shirt Day Benefit
MerchFriends—a non-profit organization dedicated to building a sustainable ecosystem for independent music merchandise—has announced that it will be hosting a new celebration called Band Shirt Day. Similar to Record Store Day, the event brings artists and musicians together to commemorate the power of the band T-shirt, raising money for charity in the process. The inaugural Band Shirt Day takes place on September 16, 2022. Blondie, Mac DeMarco, and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are included in the first round of participating artists, with more to come later this year. Proceeds from Band Shirt Day T-shirt sales will go to charities including Planned Parenthood, Children of Ukraine, The Ally Coalition, MusicCares, TransLifeline, and the ACLU. “Independent music has a deep history of ...
Joy Division’s Ian Curtis Mural in Manchester Destroyed by Aitch Album Advertisement
Manchester rapper Aitch has apologized after an advertisement promoting his new album Close to Home was painted overtop a beloved mural of a late hometown hero, Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis. The advertisement, which is located on Port Street in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, went up today, August 16 ahead of the rapper’s album release this Friday. Aitch tweeted a statement following a social media uproar, promising to “fix” the mural. “It’s come to light that the iconic Ian Curtis mural on Port Street has been painted over with my album artwork,” he tweeted. “This is the first time I’ve heard of this, me and my team are getting this fixed pronto. No way on earth would I want to disrespect a local hero like Ian.” The rapper also claimed he wasn’t consulted about the location of this adv...
Vegas Nightlife Entrepreneur to Open Cannabis Museum In New York City
There’s more than one way to celebrate cannabis than lighting up. Earlier this year, New York legalized adult use of recreational cannabis, and one Las Vegas-based nightlife entrepreneur is readying his effort to bring the city a major cultural touchpoint in celebration of the plant. The House of Cannabis, or THCNYC for short, is Robert Frey’s project to turn a sprawling 30,000 square-foot space into an immersive museum that will explore the history of cannabis and spotlight the creative arts and culture it has influenced throughout the decades. Frey is the former owner of Vegas’ Pure nightclub and the Pussycat Dolls Lounge. More recently, he became the owner of a 50,000 square-foot cannabis production facility and owned the city’s Zen Leaf dispensary. Frey has sinc...
Amnesia Ibiza Tests App That Converts Dance Moves to Donations
Desperados is helping ravers dance towards a brighter future. Desperados, a subsidiary of the Heineken company, is the manufacturer of the world’s first tequila flavored beer and certainly no stranger to making the world feel in their element on the dancefloor. However, the company recently found a new way to engage concert-goers with their Rave To Save app. The app incentivizes dancing by tracking the user’s steps and converting their steps into charitable donations. The initiative arrives in the wake of surveys conducted by Desperados, which revealed that 60% of respondents believe the party scene should be more active in supporting charitable causes. To that end, clubbers have since had no trouble putting their money where their feet are. Scroll to Continue Recommended...
Win Tickets for Creamfields 2022 and Accommodation at St. Christopher’s Inn London
The beloved dance music festival Creamfields is primed for its long-awaited return to Daresbury, Cheshire this month. One of Europe’s largest electronic music gatherings, the long-standing fest is celebrating its 25th anniversary with over 250 names slated to perform across its illustrious stages. 2022’s edition boasts arguably the most diverse lineup Creamfields has ever featured, alongside a bevy of label and brand takeovers from the likes of Axwell’s Axtone, Martin Garrix’s STMPD RCRDS, Above & Beyond’s Anjunabeats, and Michael Bibi and Pawsa’s Solid Grooves, among others. Throughout its opening day on Thursday, August 25th, Creamfields is slated to host four stages, with Arty, DubVision, Sick Individuals and more taking the decks. Friday, Saturday and Sunday will then be soun...
Fred again.. and Kenny Beats Are Throwing a Free Pop-Up Rave In London
You may be wondering why you can’t escape the name Fred again.. lately. The surging producer recently went viral for his explosive Boiler Room DJ set, where he debuted unreleased collaborations with the likes of Skrillex and Swedish House Mafia, among others. Now gearing up for the release of his third studio album, Actual Life 3, Fred again.. is building the hype with another “you had to be there” performance. This time around, he’s teaming up with one of the world’s most prolific hip-hop producers, Kenny Beats, for a rare pop-up rave in London. And fans lucky enough to be there will hear another trove of unreleased music. “Got a bunch of USB weapons for this one,” Fred again.. tweeted. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Kenny Beats is also a...
DJ Khaled Teases ‘GOD DID’ Collab With Lil Baby and Future
DJ Khaled has teased an upcoming collaboration with Future and Lil Baby for the title track on his forthcoming 13th studio album, GOD DID. Khaled confirmed the news on Instagram with an image of himself and the two chart-topping rappers, writing, “Biggest album coming #AUG26 #GODDID. Today we made more history!” He later confirmed that Future will feature on two GOD DID tracks and thanked the two artists for “believing” in him. “They don’t believe in us, Future did, Lil Baby did,” Khaled added in a clip. “Album August 26th. Be ready. It’s special.” The soon-to-be-released cut will arrive shortly after the debut of Khaled’s first GOD DID single, “Staying Alive,” which features Drake and Lil Baby. The forthcoming studio album will land as the follow-up to the producer’s 2021 record Khal...
#BRUHNews: The Polio Virus Has Reemerged In New York City
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jackyenjoyphotography / Getty Just as the American people began accepting that the Coronavirus is here to stay and Monkeypox might become problematic going forward, polio has reemerged in New York City thirty years after the last recorded case in Gotham. According to The Washington Post, health authorities announced on Friday (August 12) that the polio virus was found in the waste water of New York City and though they haven’t revealed where the information was collected from, they say they found six positive samples in June and July. “The risk to New Yorkers is real but the defense is so simple — get vaccinated against polio,” city Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan said in a news release. “With polio circulating in our communities, there is simply nothing...
