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Nicki Minaj Announces Release Date of New Single “Freaky Girl”
Nicki Minaj has officially unveiled the release date of her upcoming single “Freaky Girl,” along with a brand new episode of Queen Radio. Taking to social media to share the news, the rapper confirmed that Episode 18 of Queen Radio will premiere on August 11 via Amazon Amp, the platform’s newest live radio app, while “Freaky Girl” will drop the next day on August 12. The new cut was teased by Minaj earlier this July, sharing the song’s sample of the Rick James classic “Super Freak” on social media. She also teased the arrival of “Nick James,” tweeting, “#NickJames is coming to do what the girls SHOULD’VE done. #NickJames is coming to show the girls why they should’ve just sat there & ate their foods. #NickJames is coming to show the boys how to REALLY gag the girls. Pauz #NickJames is ...
Sylvan Esso Announce New Album No Rules Sandy, Share New Song
Sylvan Esso have announced their fourth studio album. Titled No Rules Sandy, the album is out August 12 via Loma Vista. The band has also shared a new single called “Didn’t Care.” Take a listen below. Sylvan Esso—the duo of Nick Sanborn and Amelia Meath—recently performed No Rules Sandy in its entirety at the Newport Folk Festival. In a statement, Meath said, “[No Rules Sandy] feels like who we actually are. It just feels like us. We’re not trying to fit into the mold, just happily being our freak selves.” Sanborn added, “I think that the ultimate effect of our last record and the pandemic has been the feeling of like, ‘Fuck that, I know what I want.’ And it’s now or never. So let’s get out there and do it.” No Rules Sandy is the follow-up to the band’s Grammy-nominated 2020 album Free Lov...
Joni Mitchell Gives Rare Surprise Performance at Newport Folk Festival
Joni Mitchell, who hadn’t performed live since 2013 until earlier this year, made a surprise appearance today at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival. She joined Brandi Carlile, who herself has covered Mitchell’s Blue in full and has regularly spoken of her love for Mitchell. The duo sang Mitchell’s classic “A Case of You,” and Mitchell performed “Just Like This Train.” Mitchell last appeared at the festival in 1969. Watch it happen below. Mitchell was honored as MusiCares’ Person of the Year during this year’s Grammy weekend, where she also gave a brief performance alongside the musicians honoring her. She accepted a Grammy for Best Historical Album and appeared during the televised program, as well. They were rare public appearances following a brain aneurism in 2015. Earlier this year, she jo...
Dave East “What Y’all Want,” French Montana & Ayoud “Slidin” & More | Daily Visuals 7.22.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Dave East been keeping a low profile for a minute but today the Harlem representative comes through with some new heat on an old banger. Borrowing’s Eve’s instrumental to her classic “What Ya Want,” Dave East gives it the East Mix treatment and spits his bars over the Swizz beat while rolling through NYC with his peoples and taking in this sweltering summer temperatures. Keeping the scene in NYC, French Montana links up with Ayoud to creep through the Big Apple in some exotic automobiles and spiffy bubble jackets for the clip to “Slidin.” Judging from the attire this video was shot sometime in June when it was still cold. Goddamn climate change. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from the RZA, Southside and Lil Durk, and more. DAVE EAST – “WHAT Y’...
‘Renaissance’ Revealed: Collabs For Beyoncé’s New Album Include Jay Z, Pharrell, The-Dream & Drake
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: adidas / adidas Everyone in the Beyhive is anticipating Beyoncé‘s seventh full-length solo album Renaissance and we’re all just wondering what “Formation” singer has in store for us. Well, to hear the album, you’re just going to have to wait until it drops on July 29, but in the meantime, Queen Bey has revealed the credits, collaborations and even the track list for her upcoming album. No one is likely to be surprised that Jay-Z will be featured on the project and has credits on three songs. I mean, at this point, Jay-Z and Beyoncé go together like—well—actually, there’s no better simile for this than just Jay-Z and Beyoncé. Related Stories But it looks like Renaissance is a whole star-studded event as it will also feature a host of supers...
6 Moments From The ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Trailer That Gave Us The Feels
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube / Marvel Should we be surprised that Marvel has done it again? During the brand’s San Diego Comic-Con presentation, the first trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was revealed, and they delivered and then some. The sequel to the beloved Black Panther, which starred the late, great Chadwick Boseman, was already delayed, so there were rumblings that the film wouldn’t live up to expectations. But from the two minutes of footage the world has seen, director Ryan Coogler was playing no games, and will likely have us sobbing in the theater. Related Stories From the jump it’s clear that in the film the characters will be mourning the death of T’Challa aka the Black Panther. Rather than a recast, the story embraces the loss of Boseman’s T’Challa, wi...
Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello Tackled by Security at Band’s Toronto Concert
Rage Against the Machine‘s Tom Morello had a run-in with security during the rock band’s concert at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on Saturday (July 23). As seen in a fan-captured video, midway through the group’s closing song “Killing in the Name,” the iconic guitarist was accidentally knocked over by a security guard sprinting toward an unruly fan who snuck onto the stage. Rage frontman Zack de la Rocha — who was seated because of a recent foot injury — continued performing the heavy protest track for a few moments before realizing there was a problem and stopping the show. “Hold up, hold up, hold up,” the rapper repeated, motioning to his bandmates to halt the performance. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news As the lights went up, Morello was seen q...
Bad Bunny’s ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ Lands Sixth Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200
Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti lands a sixth week atop the Billboard 200 chart (dated July 30). The set earned 103,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending July 21 (down 2%), according to Luminate. Only three albums have notched at least six weeks at No. 1 since January of 2021 — Un Verano Sin Ti, Adele’s 30 (with six) and Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album (10 weeks). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Also in the top 10, Lizzo scores her highest-charting album yet with the No. 2 debut of Special, Steve Lacy achieves his first top 10 with the arrival of Gemini Rights and ITZY nets its first top 10 with the bow of Checkmate. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-me...
Marvel’s Kevin Feige Teases Harry Styles’ Return as Eros to Marvel Cinematic Universe
Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige is teasing Harry Styles‘ return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The former One Direction star made his debut in the MCU as the character Eros during a post-credits scene in the 2021 movie Eternals. Eros, also known as Starfox, is the brother of supervillain Thanos. In the brief clip, Styles appears alongside the small, furry CGI character Pip, who is voiced by Patton Oswalt. During an interview at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Feige hinted that Styles’ would return as Eros in the “cosmic” part of the MCU, but didn’t specify any specific films or television shows. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Yes, the adventures of Eros and Pip is something that is very exciting for us,” the Marvel Studios head to...
Jennifer Lopez Poses Nude for JLo Body Launch on 53rd Birthday
Jennifer Lopez is celebrating her 53rd birthday with a JLo Body, an expansion of her JLo Beauty skincare line. The singer and actress marked the occasion in the nude to show off a new product. Lopez shared the news of JLo Body’s first product, a beauty balm intended to be used on the booty, with her loyal fans subscribed to her On the JLo newsletter, where she linked to an exclusive announcement video. “I’m always full of surprises that I love to share with you first,” she wrote in the email sent on Sunday (July 24). Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the clip for fans, she poked fun at herself for dropping a “booty balm”: “That’s right,” Lopez, who just married Ben Affleck in an intimate Las Vegas wedding ceremony last week, said with ...
Future Brought Out Travis Scott at Rolling Loud Miami
For those out of the loop, Rolling Loud Miami 2022 has proven to be an action-packed weekend. Day one included a wild turn of events with Kid Cudi leaving the stage after festival-goers threw water bottles at the artist. Cudi stepped in as the replacement for Kanye West who decided he would not be performing as the headliner. The choice for Cudi was a curious one considering the existing beef between the duo who have brought us classic works such as their collaborative Kids See Ghosts project. Shortly after Cudi’s departure from the Rolling Loud stage as the day one headliner, West would appear as a guest during Lil Durk’s set. For day two, while the crowd seemed to regain control, another major guest appearance took place during Future’s headlining set. The rapper first brought out Lil Du...
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Gets First Trailer
The sequel to Black Panther—Ryan Coogler’s Oscar-nominated superhero film based on the Marvel comic—has received its first trailer. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever features many of the actors who starred in the original 2018 film, such as Lupita Nyong’o as Nakia, Angela Bassett as Ramonda, Winston Duke as M’Baku, Letitia Wright as Shuri, and more. The film hits theaters November 11. Watch the trailer below. The teaser was revealed during Marvel’s panel at San Diego Comic-Con last night. Marvel’s YouTube page also teased something called “Wakanda Forever Prologue – New Music Releases July 25,” although full soundtrack details have not been released. In August 2019 it was reported that the film would be released May 22, 2022. Chadwick Boseman, who played the Black Panther/King T’Challa ...
