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Photos: Duke Dumont Lit Up the Brooklyn Mirage In Explosive Debut
Amidst a busy summer touring schedule, Duke Dumont landed in New York to perform an explosive set at the Brooklyn Mirage on June 18th. Part of the Avant Gardner complex, the famed Brooklyn Mirage is the premier destination for dance music enthusiasts in New York with its eye-popping production and massive lineup of shows and brand takeovers. Dumont’s Brooklyn Mirage debut was a smashing success, finding him perform for a sold-out crowd. The night also featured stellar supporting DJ sets from the likes of Kamino and Cassian as well as option4, who took the party into the morning with his groovy house sounds. Cassian at the Brooklyn Mirage. Chris Lavado Kamino at the Brooklyn Mirage. Chris Lavado option4 at the Brooklyn Mirage. Chris Lavado While Dumont’s melodic house hits...
Ty Segall Announces 2022 Solo Acoustic Tour
Ty Segall’s new album “Hello, Hi” is due out later this month, and, following the release, the songwriter is heading out on tour. The solo acoustic tour will kick off at August Hall in Segall’s native San Francisco, coming through Portland and Seattle before crossing the country for a series of East Coast dates. Find the dates below. “Hello, Hi” is out July 22 via Segall’s longtime label Drag City. The release follows his surprise album Harmonizer and soundtrack for Whirlybird, a 2020 documentary from Matt Yoka. The film follows Zoey Tour and Marika Gerrard, who captured helicopter footage of O.J. Simpson’s famous 1992 chase across Los Angeles, among other iconic moments in areal videography. Read “A Guide to the Many Moods of Ty Segall” on the Pitch. Ty Segall: 11-02 San Francisco CA R...
Watch Harry Styles’ New “Late Night Talking” Video
Harry Styles has shared the video for his Harry’s House song “Late Night Talking.” The new visual was directed by Bradley & Pablo, who helmed the singer’s “Watermelon Sugar” music video. Watch Harry engage in a pillow fight and fly through the sky on a bed in the clip below. Styles dropped Harry’s House in May. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard albums chart shortly after, breaking Taylor Swift’s record for first-week vinyl sales (since 1991, the first year such data was collected). Styles is currently on tour in support of Harry’s House. Earlier this month, Styles canceled his Copenhagen concert after a mall shooting near the venue resulted in several deaths. In April, he brought out Lizzo during a Coachella set for a duet of “I Will Survive.” He’s set to star alongside Flore...
Flo Milli Reveals Debut Album Date, Shares New Song “No Face”
Flo Milli has shared a new song, “No Face,” along with the release date for her debut album. You Still Here, Ho ?, which follows the mixtape Ho, Why Is You Here ?, arrives July 22, via RCA. Listen to the Tasha Catour–produced “No Face” below. Since Ho, Why Is You Here ?, Flo Milli has collaborated with Rico Nasty for “Money,” sampled Fiddler on the Roof for a song called “Roaring 20s,” and made the XXL 2021 Freshman Class. She announced the new album last month with “Conceited.” Read about Flo Milli in Pitchfork’s rundown of “The 100 Best Songs of 2020.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” Enters Billboard Songs Chart for First Time After Stranger Things Placement
Metallica are the latest beneficiaries of the Stranger Things bump. The band’s 1986 song “Master of Puppets” has reached No. 40 the Billboard Hot 100, scaling the singles chart for first time since its release 36 years ago. The title track from their third studio album was recently featured in the season finale of Stranger Things’ fourth season. In one scene, metalhead Eddie Munson (played by Joseph Quinn) delivers the song’s shredding guitar solo while in the Upside Down. Last week, Metallica shared a statement thanking Stranger Things creators Matt and Ross Duffer for featuring “Master of Puppets” so prominently in the show. “It’s an incredible honor to be such a big part of Eddie’s journey and to once again be keeping company with all of the other amazing artists featured in the show,” ...
Doja Cat Calling Out ‘Stranger Things’ Noah Schnapp Cost Her 200,000 Instagram Followers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NBC / Getty Doja Cat airing out a 17-year-old Noah Schnapp for exposing her crush on his Stranger Things co-star didn’t sit well with social media. Doja Cat Lost Some Instagram Followers For Snitching On Teen The music star found herself the subject of debate on Twitter after she decided to call out Noah Schnapp for sharing direct messages she sent the teen asking him to hook her up with his co-star Joseph Quinn calling it “snake s**t.” Related Stories “The fact that this person, that Noah did that and went and posted a private conversation between me and him is so unbelievably socially unaware,” she said during the live session. “You know what I mean? Like., that’s like borderline snake s**t,” she continued. Many people disapproved of the 26-year-old mus...
Mario Addresses Adding Tory Lanez To New Single Amid Femme It Forward Partnership
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gary Gershoff / Getty Mario built up goodwill after his Verzuz win against Omarion last month. But, that all seemed to come to an end on Monday (July 11) when the “Let Me Love You” singer announced that his new single, “Main One,” would feature Tory Lanez. The backlash was swift especially after Mario had addressed Lanez’s alleged shooting of Megan Thee Stallion in August 2020. “This @theestallion & @torylanez situation got me in awe. Sad AF? Knowing Tory personally this sh*t crazy to me. Black men we gotta learn how to control our ego, anger etc. at some point the switch gotta turn off! Protect black women! Heal black men. Love & respect each other!,” he tweeted. During a livestream on Monday, Mario addressed the backlash saying, per VIBE, “As an...
Footage From Uvalde Shooting Tragedy Displays Incompetence Of Police On Scene
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Brandon Bell / Getty The Uvalde tragedy is still one of the most shocking school shooting events in recent history, and new details are coming forth from that horrible day. Footage shows local police officers toiling about on their phones instead of doing their jobs and protecting the innocent lives inside. As we understand the sensitive nature of the Uvalde shooting, we won’t show the footage of the police officers casually checking their phones as children were screaming in horror, according to reports saying that the audio of the footage was scrubbed. But what is especially angering is that several accounts from the ground stated that parents practically begged the officers to move into action, with some parents taking on the role of protectors t...
New BlackPlanet Doc Examines Its True Digital Influence
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: BlackPlanet / iOne Interactive Social media has become an integral part of our lives, and a new documentary from BlackPlanet examines the platform’s role in helping to create a space for the Black community to maximize its presence online. Sure, there’s not a day that goes by without us checking Facebook, Twitter, or other social media that we’re tapped into. It’s wild to imagine how it all started back in the late 1990s. BlackPlanet, the social media platform which became a launching pad for so many in the Black community as social media and networking on the Internet began, is now exploring that era in a new documentary. Related Stories Titled Black, Connected, and Copied, the film is hosted by the well-regarded historian and Black cultural expert T.L. ...
Jay Park Returns With New Single and Video “Need To Know”
Months after resigning as CEO of AOMG and H1gher Music, and subsequently launching his own label, MORE VISION, K-pop star Jay Park has made his return with a new song and video called “Need to Know.” Produced by Cha Cha Malone, the single lands as the first all-English release on his new record label, following the Korean-language song “GANADARA,” which dropped in March and featured fellow Korean artist IU. While Park is known for his rap skills, “Need to Know” is more of a feel-good R&B track “Feelin’ the breeze while I take you around / Up in the sky see the stars comin’ out,” Park sings in the second verse. “Call you my girl, you know, I’ll rep you so proud / Tunnel vision, ain’t no means to re-routе.” The accompanying music video tells the romantic story of Park taking his date to ...
Lil Baby Declares Himself ‘Living Proof’ in First Trailer for ‘Untrapped’: Watch
Amazon’s Prime Video unveiled the first look at its upcoming documentary Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby on Wednesday (July 13). “Lil Baby already cemented himself as a super important part of his generation,” Drake says from the confessional chair to introduce the clip. “He’s putting distance between himself and other people. He just continued to evolve. This guy’s the truth.” From there, the artist otherwise known as Dominique Armani Jones recounts his own journey from convicted felon to Grammy-winning star on the rise, admitting, “I never wanted to be a rapper; I was already young and turnt in the streets … But after I got locked up again, my perspective changed. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “America has a system in place,” he co...
Quavo Reflects on His Elevator Fight With Saweetie: ‘I Don’t Like What People Think’
It’s been more than a year and a half since a video of Quavo and Saweetie getting into a physical altercation in an elevator was leaked to the public, but according to a new GQ interview with the Migos rapper, the incident still weighs heavily on the 31-year-old’s mind. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The video in question began circulating shortly after the hip-hop power couple announced their breakup in March of 2021, something both Quavo and Saweetie gave statements on at the time. “While we have reconciled since then and moved past this particular disagreement, there were simply too many other hurdles to overcome in our relationship and we have both since moved on,” the 29-year-old “Best Friend” artist said, with Quavo telling&nbs...
