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Billboard Explains: Why Concerts Tickets Are So Expensive
Can you name the top touring artist right now? Given the high demand to see the Puerto Rican superstar, Bad Bunny concerts ticket prices surged through the industry standard dynamic pricing. So what is dynamic pricing? Who does your ticket money actually go to? What’s with all those fees? This is Billboard Explains why are concerts so expensive. [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_title” class=”fl-input” title=”Title” value=”” required=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”category” title=”Select category”][flexi-form-tag type=”tag” title=”Insert tag&...
Ye ‘Weaponized Fame’ to Stiff Production Company $7M, Lawsuit Claims
Ye (Kanye West) is facing a new lawsuit that claims he owes $7.1 million in unpaid fees to a production company that worked on his Donda 2 release show as well as his canceled Coachella performance. In a complaint filed Thursday (July 14) in Los Angeles court, attorneys for Phantom Labs say the design and production firm “faithfully performed” the work requested by Ye, deploying “countless hours of in-house talent” and also making advanced payments to numerous other vendors. “Event after event, Ye and his representatives promised that if Phantom continued work on the budgeted and approved projects, Phantom would be paid promptly for the balance and the new work,” wrote Howard King, a well-known entertainment attorney who is repping Phantom. “More recent events have made clear that defendan...
Halsey Shares Adorable Photos of ‘Fiercely Determined’ Son Ender in Celebration of His 1st Birthday
Halsey is celebrating the 1st birthday of their adorable son, Ender Ridley Aydin. The 27-year-old pop star took to social media on Thursday (July 14) to share a heartfelt tribute to her baby baby, whom she shares with boyfriend Alev Aydin. The Instagram post included a reflective photo gallery documenting Ender’s first year of life with his loving mother alongside him. “my little tiny baby is a big one year old today! time flies, and I want to land the plane. permanently. your baba and I love you so much,” the artist captioned the cute snapshots. “you are smart and fiercely determined and sweet and curious and funny. I am so lucky that you found me Ender Ridley!” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Halsey wasn’t the only one celebrating End...
Grammys 2023 Set for February in Los Angeles
The Recording Academy has announced the date and venue for the 2023 Grammy Awards. The ceremony is currently slated to take place on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena. The Grammys last took place at the venue formerly known as Staples Center in 2020. And the show last occurred on a February date in 2019. The 2023 ceremony will broadcast live on CBS and stream live on Paramount+. The 2022 Grammy Awards took place this past April at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Recording Academy had initial planned for the 2022 Grammys to occur in January, but pushed back the ceremony due to concerns about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The previous year, the Grammys took place in March after also being postponed from a planned January date. The 2021 Gramm...
Ian Sweet Releases New Star Stuff EP
Ian Sweet, the project the Los Angeles–based artist Jillian Medford, has released the new Star Stuff EP. In addition to the previously released track “Fight,” it includes the new single “Die a Million Times.” Watch the video for the track, and listen to the full EP, below. “‘Die a Million Times’ is about being stuck in a negative thought loop that you know you could escape from if you really tried but you’re not willing to let go yet,” Medford said in a statement. “A thought loop that is so painful and destructive to your brain but yet you want to keep replaying certain memories over and over. I was living in a fantasy world about a relationship that didn’t end up working out and kept inviting in the thoughts and memories that I knew would continue to destroy me but I wasn’t ready to...
Hyd Shares Video for New Caroline Polachek–Produced Song “Afar”
Hyd, the moniker of interdisciplinary artist and PC Music associate Hayden Dunham, has shared a new song called “Afar.” Caroline Polachek produced and co-wrote the track. “Afar” also comes with a music video directed by Rose Schlossberg and Hyd, in which the artist bathes in hot steam clouds. Check it out below. “Afar” was written during a period in which Hyd temporarily lost their eyesight. “Caroline and I started ‘Afar’ in Santa Monica and finished it at her house in Brooklyn. The productions are distilled to feel like a vapor den,” explained Hyd in a statement. “The voice in the song is meant to emanate from an imagined guardian—a presence without a body, an angel next to me. My vision was gone and I had to steam my eyes regularly with hot water vapor, which was the predominant element ...
Polaris Prize 2022 Short List Announced: Destroyer, Charlotte Day Wilson, Pierre Kwenders, and More
The Polaris Music Prize, an annual award for Canada’s best album of the year, has announced its short list of nominees today. Destroyer, Charlotte Day Wilson, and Pierre Kwenders all made the cut, as did Ouri and Hubert Lenoir. For the first time since 2019, the winning album will be revealed live at the Polaris Gala in Toronto on September 19. The artist who wins will receive a $50,000 prize with the honor. See the full list of nominees below. A 197-member jury consisting of writers, programmers, and broadcasters considered 223 albums for this year’s Polaris Music Prize. The previously announced 2022 long list of nominees spanned 40 albums in total, including records by Arcade Fire, the Weeknd, Destroyer, Tanya Tagaq, Orville Peck, PUP, Julie Doiron, and 2020 winner Backxwash. Last year, ...
Peep The Teaser Trailer to Amazon Prime’s ‘The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ben Rothstein / Prime Video The Lord of The Rings film trilogy was all the rage between 2001 and 2003, but can a TV series based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic novel capture the same magic that director Peter Jackson created two decades ago? We’re about to find out. Source: Ben Rothstein / Prime Video Today (July 14) we’ve got a new teaser trailer for Amazon Prime Video’s The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power and it actually looks like it’ll be an intriguing adventure for viewers. Taking place thousands of years before the events of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, The Rings of Power will be set in Middle Earth and center around the creation of the destructive rings and how the diabolical Sauron rose to power as a result. While the story of S...
Jay-Z Denies He Is Retired In New Interview With Kevin Hart
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Noel Vasquez / Getty It has been a couple of years since Jay-Z’s last album and fans are asking what’s good? Thankfully he has confirmed retirement isn’t an option in a new sit down with Kevin Hart. The living legend recently spoke with the comedian for an upcoming episode of Hart To Heart. In a teaser clip Kev outright asks Jigga if he is hanging up his microphone for good. Related Stories “Nah, I tried that. I am terrible at that” he responded jokingly as a nod to his failed attempt back in 2003. “I just needed a break. I was really burnt out at that time. I was releasing an album every year… I just looked up one day and was like, ‘I’m tired.’ I had never been on a vacation until I wanna say 2000 — my whole life. I was really burnt out in that moment.” ...
Ben Affleck Adds Joel Gretsch and Gustaf Skarsgård To His Nike Film
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin / Getty A few months ago we reported that Ben Affleck and Matt Damon were surprisingly working on a new film centered around Nike’s pursuit of Michael Jordan and while we haven’t gotten word on who’ll be playing his Airness, some casting news is afoot. Deadline is reporting that Joel Gretsch and Gustaf Skarsgård are the latest additions to Affleck’s as-yet-untitled Nike film. Joel Gretsch has been featured in films like The Legend of Bagger Vance and Glass House: The Good Mother while Gustaf Skarsgård has been seen in shows like Vikings and Westworld. In other words, we don’t know them like that, but apparently Ben Affleck feels like they’ll be good additions to his upcoming film as Gretsch will play former Converse CEO Jo...
Boosie Badazz Erupts While In Handcuffs During Georgia Traffic Stop
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: TMZ / TMZ Boosie Badazz had a bad day after a run-in with police officers in Georgia, which saw him boil over into a rant while handcuffed. According to reporting from TMZ, Boosie was pulled over while riding in a black Cadillac SUV on Tuesday afternoon (July 12th) being driven by a 19-year-old associate, De’Shun Lawrence. Officers approached the car and informed the two that they could smell marijuana emanating from the vehicle. After requesting that they exit the SUV, the officers searched it and found a large bag of cash along with a bag of weed. At that point, the officers handcuffed the Baton Rouge native and Lawrence who had been standing alongside the vehicle. The ensuing encounter was then captured on one officer’s body camera. Related Stories Boo...
Jay-Z Confirms He Is Not Retired From Rap
JAY-Z has officially confirmed that he is not retired from the rap game. Since it has been five years since he has released his most recent album 4:44, many fans have wondered if he will ever be getting back to music. In a recent sneak peek of Kevin Hart‘s Hart to Heart, the comedian sat down with the 24-time Grammy award winner and spoke about what he has in store for his career in the coming years. While JAY-Z did not give any concrete plans, he does confirm that he does not have plans to fully leave music. “I don’t know what happens next. I’m not actively making music, or making an album or have plans to make an album, but I never wanna say I’m retired. It’s a gift and who am I to shut it off?” JAY-Z initially announced his retirement from hip-hop after the release of his 2003 mixtape T...
