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Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus’ ‘Old Town Road’ Music Video Hits 1 Billion Views on YouTube
A whole lot of prospective cowboys have taken a metaphorical horseback ride down the old town road. As of Aug. 10, the music video for Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus’s hip-hop/country crossover smash “Old Town Road” has surpassed one billion views — the first project for either artist to hit that milestone. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the video for Lil Nas’ breakout hit, the 23-year-old gallops around feeling like an outsider in his modern town — until he meets up with the “Achy Breaky Heart” country king himself. Together, they mosey into a community center filled with like-minded Wild Westerners and partake in some square dancing, while performing onstage in cowboy hats, boots and bedazzled, fringed shirts. The “Industry Baby” rapper an...
Luca Guadagnino’s Timothée Chalamet-Starring New Film Bones and All Gets First Teaser Trailer: Watch
Call Me by Your Name director Luca Guadagnino is working with Timothée Chalamet on a new horror film called Bones and All. The director and actor have shared a short teaser ahead of the film’s release, which depicts Chalamet and co-star Taylor Russell in a tender moment before the clip cuts to shots of the pair on the run in the desert. Based on the Camille DeAngelis novel of the same name, the film tells the story of two teenage cannibals in 1980s America. As Guadagnino recently told Deadline: There is something about the disenfranchised about people living on the margins of society that I am drawn toward and touched by. I love these characters. The heart of the movie is tender and affectionate towards them. I’m interested in their emotional journeys. I want to see where the possibilities...
A$AP Rocky to Be Sued By A$AP Relli Over Los Angeles Shooting
On April 20, A$AP Rocky was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport in connection with a previously unreported shooting that occurred on November 6, 2021. A$AP Relli, a former member of A$AP Mob, has now come forward claiming to be the victim of that shooting. His lawyers have revealed to Rolling Stone that Relli (whose real name is Terell Ephron) will file a civil lawsuit against Rocky. According to attorneys Jamal Tooson and Brian Hurwitz, Rocky lured Relli to a central Hollywood location under the understanding that they would “discuss a disagreement between the two of them.” The attorneys claim that Rocky arrived with a semi-automatic handgun. “After arriving at the location, a conversation ensued whereby without provocation, warning, or any justification, A$AP Rocky produced the...
Weezer Cancel 2022 Broadway Residency Due to “Low Ticket Sales,” Rivers Cuomo Says
In June, Weezer announced a six-night Broadway residency to celebrate the release of their four-EP Sznz project. But now roughly one month before the residency was supposed to begin, the band are no longer moving forward with their Broadway shows, as Exclaim and Brooklyn Vegan point out. Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo broke the news to fans on the band’s official Discord server, where he wrote (as viewed by Pitchfork): I just learned that our Broadway shows have been cancelled (due to low ticket sales and unbelievably high expenses.) I’m very sorry to be telling you this now after we’ve already invested so much time, thought, and emotion. Extra apologies to those of you who cleared schedules and made travel plans to be with us. Thanks to @Broadway Producer for all your hard work and great id...
Missy Elliott Honored With Street Name in Her Hometown
Missy Elliott has been honored in her hometown of Portsmouth, Virginia on Tuesday when the city council unanimously approved a citizen’s request to name a street Missy Elliott Boulevard, WTKR reports. “I am forever GRATEFUL,” Elliott wrote on Twitter. It’s a section of McLean Street between Airline Boulevard and Greenwood Drive. It’s a section of the city that includes Woodland Park, the Portsmouth campus of Tidewater Community College, Victory Crossing Shopping Center, and the future site of the Portsmouth Rivers Casino. Elliott got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last year, and she also joined the inaugural class of the Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame. She recently offered some free advice to all artists working on their sophomore albums. Read “Watching Missy Elliott Get ...
Rosalía Drops Beachside “Despechá” Music Video
Spanish songstress Rosalía has dropped the music video for her latest single “Despechá.” Shot on the Balearic Island of Mallorca, the beachside music video is full of what makes beach days fun. Directed by previous collaborator Mitch Ryan, the video cycles between shots of swimming, laying in the sand, eating, dancing, laying seashells and riding in a boat. Consisting of a high-energy dance beat, the track details leaving behind a toxic relationship and living your life. The new music video comes shortly after the single, which arrived on July 28 of this year. This past March, the Sant Cugat del Vallès-born musician released her third studio album, MOTOMAMI. “I’m very grateful to all the people that have been part of the album, but this album wouldn’t exist without the sacrifice and the de...
Ja Rule & Irv Gotti Respond To Fat Joe’s Criticism Of Their ‘Drink Champs’ Interview
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty For the past few days social media has been roasting Irv Gotti for unnecessarily making his old affair with Ashanti the topic of discussion during Nore’s latest Drink Champs episode, and now Fat Joe has weighed in on the matter and it didn’t make Irv nor Ja Rule too happy. After the Hip-Hop legend called Irv Gotti a “sucka” for obsessing over his love affair with the “Rain On Me” singer and called out Ja for not defending Ashanti during the interview, Ja Rule took to social media to clap back at his one-time Verzuz opponent. Said Ja: “STOP saying I didn’t defend sis and all women when I clearly told Gotti stop calling Ashanti/women the B word same way I told Joe at Verzuz watch the interview before you talk sh*t…” Related Stories Irv ...
Donald Trump Pleads The Fifth During Deposition With Black NY Attorney General
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: STRINGER / Getty After months of ducking and dodging New York Attorney General Letitia James and her team of lawyers as part of a three-year investigation into his shady business practices, Donald Trump was finally deposed early this morning and sho’nuff, he pleaded the fifth. According to CNN the man who years ago called out his political opponents by saying “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the fifth Amendment?” once again found out that karma is a b*tch when he did the same exact thing as investigators began asking him questions about whether or not his Trump Organization misled lenders, insurers and tax authorities by providing them misleading financial statements. Naturally the man who has lied more than any President in American history knew h...
Michael Jordan’s “Last Dance” NBA Finals Jersey Up For Auction
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sotheby’s / Sotheby’s Sports memorabilia fans are primed to be hyped up as one of the rarest items from Michael Jordan’s “Last Dance” season with the Chicago Bulls will now be available for auction next month after a public exhibit. Source: Sotheby’s / Sotheby’s In an announcement made on Wednesday (August 10), the famed RM Sotheby’s firm has announced that they will be displaying the game-worn jersey that the NBA legend wore in 1998 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals which featured the Chicago Bulls against the Utah Jazz. That 1997-1998 season – Michael Jordan’s last with the Bulls – has been enshrined as a cultural moment, heightened by the award-winning ESPN/Netflix documentary series The Last Dance. The jersey will be displayed for the first time in 20 years...
You Sure?: Iggy Azalea Announces Her Return To The Music Game
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gary Gershoff / Getty Just when you thought you’d never have to hear from Iggy Azalea again, the controversial Atlanta “rapper” has announced she is no longer retired and ready to make the comeback that no one asked for (no shots). A year after saying she was walking away from her music career to pursue other career opportunities, Iggy took to Twitter yesterday to announce that she only took a step back from music because of the “negative energy” she got from the culture, “But what I’ve learned is that even when I’m minding my business, y’all gonna be negative AND nosey. So if I can’t have peace, neither can you. I’m coming back. Cry about it.” We guess she realized that there wasn’t too many lucrative opportunities for her out there like that. Though she...
“We Are the Dork Side That Prevent People From Going to the Dark Side”: How Shambhala Is Pioneering Harm Reduction at Music Festivals
Between 1964 and 1975, an estimated 40,000 Americans crossed the border illegally into Canada, mostly to dodge the threat of being drafted to the military and the fear of combat in the Vietnam war. Some came due to the threat of imprisonment as President Nixon declared the “war on drugs” and addressed drug use as “public enemy #1.” A significant portion of these “draft dodgers” came to find a new home and Canadian diaspora in the Kootenay region of British Columbia and the central hub in the town of Nelson, per BC: An Untold History. The historic past and culture of challenging the definition of war and reducing harm is still very much alive in the Kootenay region. Shambhala Music Festival’s harm reduction culture and programs are a timely testament. EDM...
Avicii’s “Waiting For Love” Eclipses 1 Billion Streams, Martin Garrix Pays Tribute In Heartfelt Post
Avicii has added another page to his story after “Waiting For Love” hit the one billion stream milestone. The late dance music legend’s single, the opening song on his celebrated sophomore album, Stories, recently joined Spotify’s billion-stream club. To celebrate, Martin Garrix, who is credited as a songwriter and producer on the track, took to Instagram to cheer on the astounding achievement. “I miss you @avicii! Waiting for love reached 1 billion streams today and I wish we could celebrate it together,” Garrix wrote alongside a “heart” emoji. In nabbing the milestone, “Waiting For Love” joins a number of dance tracks which have also established a place on the coveted list. Axwell /\ Ingrosso’s “More...
