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Ari Lennox Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song “Hoodie”
Ari Lennox has shared a video for “Hoodie,” a new song produced by her Dreamville colleague Elite. She also announced that her second album is titled Age/Sex/Location and that it’s out September 9 via Dreamville and Interscope. Check out the “Hoodie” video and the LP artwork below. Age/Sex/Location is the follow-up LP to Lennox’s 2019 debut Shea Butter Baby. The new album includes the singer-songwriter’s 2021 single “Pressure.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
700 Bliss Announce Tour Dates, Share New “Nothing to Declare” Video
700 Bliss—the duo of Moor Mother and DJ Haram—have released the music video for the Nothing to Declare title track. The visual was directed by Richard R Ross. Watch below. 700 Bliss will play a handful of concerts this summer and autumn. Find the duo’s schedule—featuring shows in August and October—below. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. 700 Bliss Tour Dates 700 Bliss: 08-17 Seattle, WA – Barboza08-18 Portland, OR – Holocene08-21 Los Angeles, CA – The Moroccan Lounge10-15 Krakow, Poland – Unsound Festival10-30 Los Angeles, CA – Blacktronika: Now Is the Time Festival at MOCA Content This content can also be viewed on the si...
Bill Pitman, Wrecking Crew Session Guitarist, Has Died at 102
Bill Pitman, guitarist for Los Angeles’ legendary “Wrecking Crew” ensemble of session players, has died. Janet Pitman, his wife, told the New York Times that he died at home under hospice care, several weeks after breaking his spine in a fall. He was 102 years old. As a session player in California, Pitman helped shape the sound of popular music in the mid-20th century. His extensive résumé include recording on the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby” and the Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations.” He also played the ukulele intro on BJ Thomas’ “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head,” which became a hit through the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Pitman got his start in music from his childhood in New York City, taking after his father, a staff bassist for NBC Radio. Though Pitman had made a name...
NBA To Honor Bill Russell By Retiring No. 6 Across The League
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ethan Miller / Getty Bill Russell, the legendary NBA big man who triumphed mightily despite enduring racism and hardships, passed away last month at the age of 88. The NBA will honor Russell by retiring the No. 6 across the league. The magnitude of Bill Russell and his impact on the game of basketball can be measured by both his skill, but also his 11 NBA championships as a member of the Boston Celtics. As reported by NBA.com, Russell will become the first player to have his number retired league-wide. From NBA.com: Related Stories “Bill Russell’s unparalleled success on the court and pioneering civil rights activism deserve to be honored in a unique and historic way,” said NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. “Permanently retiring his No. 6 across every NBA tea...
Megan Thee Stallion Celebrates ‘Traumazine’ With ‘GMA’ Performance, Hotties React To The Album’s Release
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Noam Galai / Getty Megan Thee Stallion isn’t letting her drama with her label steal her joy. The Houston rapper’s second album, Traumazine, has arrived, and it’s her most personal album yet. Traumazine is here, and it sounds like Megan Thee Stallion is relieved to get her latest body of work out to her fans. Before the project hit streaming services, the “Big Ole Freak” crafter took to Twitter to talk to her loyal fans and expressed how open she was on her latest project. “Hotties I opened up to yall on this album,” Thee Stallion tweeted. “So if you’re comfortable, how bout we have a conversation abt some things you might be going through or just want to vent about that you’ve been through that may help someone else.” The 18-track album features the...
Tattoo Papi: Drake’s New Face Ink Is A Tribute To His Momma
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MediaNews Group/Bay Area News via Getty Images / Getty Drake is notorious for having the most random tattoos and shows no signs of letting up in that department. The Canadian superstar has some new ink, and it’s on his mug. The Honestly Nevermind crafter took to unveil his latest tattoo, a tribute to his mother. In a post captioned “Sandra Gale,” Drake showed off the face ink, an “SG” located right under his left eye. Related Stories The artist tasked with tattooing the “Sticky” rapper, @_n.a.l, shared a clip of a peaceful Drake getting his latest body art. Drake Clowned His Father’s Tattoo Drake’s new ink comes days after he clowned his father, Dennis Graham, for getting a rather obnoxious-sized tattoo of his son’s face on his body several years ago. For...
San Diego’s Day.MVS XL Festival Lives Up to Its Name In 2022
After a successful launch last year, San Diego’s Day.MVS XL Festival returned to the picturesque grounds at Waterfront Park. Curated by FNGRS CRSSD, the two-day event is an offshoot of the more prominent CRSSD Festival, which takes place each spring and fall at the same downtown locale. Keiki Knudsen Acting as a sort of warm-up to its older brother, the festival retains a sense of familiarity for those who have attended CRSSD Festival in the past. The same general layout is used throughout the expansive grounds, offering two distinct stages with plenty of grassy areas and the infamous interactive water fountains on full display. Daniela Becerra Speaking of stages, both of the structures were jam-packed with a memorable roster of techno and house music’s biggest DJs. From ...
Natalia Dyer Recalls Her First Film Role in ‘Hannah Montana: The Movie’: ‘It Was a Big Deal!’
Natalia Dyer may be most famous these days for her role as Nancy Wheeler in Netflix’s Stranger Things, but on Thursday night, she looked back on her very first role alongside Miley Cyrus in Hannah Montana: The Movie. The opportunity came as the actress was growing up in Nashville, she explained on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “It wasn’t a huge film town at the time and then, this sort of major production was rolling through,” she told Jimmy Fallon and guest host Megan Thee Stallion of the 2009 movie based on Cyrus’ Disney Channel series. “It was a big deal. Everyone was very excited. “They had these two British, like, twin roles that they decided to cast locally and somehow I, yeah,” she added ...
Bill Pitman, Revered Wrecking Crew Guitarist, Dies at 102
Bill Pitman, a guitarist and bassist known for his work as part of the iconic Wrecking Crew in Los Angeles, died on Thursday (Aug. 11). He was 102 years old. The New York Times confirmed the news, adding that the session musician died at his home in La Quinta, California. No cause of death was revealed, but Pitman recently fractured his spine after a fall. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Pitman was born in Belleville, New Jersey in 1920 and grew up in New York City, and went on to study composition at the Los Angeles Conservatory Of Music. As a member of the legendary group of 1960s Los Angeles session musicians, known as the Wrecking Crew, Pitman played on albums by Sam Cooke, Nancy Sinatra, the Monkees, James Brown and the B...
How to Watch ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ Season 2 Without Cable
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. The second season of Power Book III: Raising Kanan, a prequel spin-off series from 50 Cent’s Power franchise, premieres Sunday (Aug. 14) on Starz. In season 2, Raquel “Raq” Thomas (Patina Miller) is done “vying for street corners” in South Jamaica Queens and looks toward the Garden State for new opportunities. Meanwhile, Raq must earn her son, Kanan’s (Mekai Curtis), trust back. After shooting Detective Marvin Howard and getting out of Queens, Kanan returns to find Howard (who is secretly his father) still alive. The season 2 cast includes Joey Bada$$, Londo...
Here Are the Lyrics to Beyoncé’s ‘Church Girl’
Beyoncé charted all 16 songs from her new album Renaissance on the latest Billboard Hot 100 (dated Aug. 13), with the twerk-ready “Church Girl” coming in at No. 22. Her Renaissance album, meanwhile, opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The first part of what Beyoncé has called a three-act project debuted with the second-best first week of 2022, behind Harry Styles’ Harry’s House. If you need a guide to follow along with Beyoncé’s “Church Girl,” find the lyrics below: (Lord, place me)(Lord, place me)Ooh, ooh (I wanna be centered)Ooh, ooh (I wanna be centered, I wanna be centered in thy will) I’ve been up, I been downFeel like I move mountainsGot friends that cried fountains, oh I’m warning everybody, soon as I get in this partyI’m gon’ let...
Watch Panda Bear and Sonic Boom’s New “Danger” Video
Panda Bear and Sonic Boom (aka Spacemen 3’s Peter Kember) have shared a video for their Everly Brothers–sampling single, “Danger,” directed by Fernanda Pereira. The kaleidoscopic visual merges Noah Lennox and Kember’s faces with a tutu-clad ballet dancer twirling under a disco ball. Check it out below. Panda Bear and Sonic Boom released Reset today, their first full album as a duo. They shared a video for “Edge of the Edge” last week. That track samples Randy & the Rainbows’ 1963 song “Denise.” Read “Panda Bear and Sonic Boom Wring Joy Out of Terrible Times on Their Collaborative Album Reset” over on the Pitch Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
