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Danny Brown Accuses Die Antwoord Member Of Sexual Assault
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NBC / Getty Danny Brown, the talented rapper and media figure came forth recently to discuss a harrowing incident that we must warn might be triggering to some. The Detroit wordsmith accused a member of the South African group Die Antwoord of sexual assault during a recent podcast appearance. Brown, 41, was a guest on the 2 Bears, 1 Cave podcast sharing his tales of life on the road, groupies, and other related factors of his musical career. However, the conversation turned to a darker moment when Brown shared that Ninja, one half of Die Antwoord, tried to come on to him without consent. The incident occurred at an afterparty after one of Die Antwoord’s shows in Paris, France with Brown saying that Ninja invited him to the event via a private message. How...
Fivio Foreign ft. Queen Naija & Coi Leray “What’s My Name,” Gucci Mane ft. Lil Baby “All Dz Chainz” & More | Daily Visuals 6.30.22
HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been a few months since Fivio Foreign dropped his debut album, B.I.B.L.E., but his fans continue to clamore for more videos and today he blesses them with the help of two up and coming young ladies in the rap game. Linking up with Coi Leray and Queen Naija for the visuals to “What’s My Name,” Fivio Foreign and the two aforementioned artists take to the club to turn up, make it rain and blow bubbles because it ain’t a party if no one’s blowing bubbles for no reason. It’s the little things that make the environment joyful. Money falling from the sky helps too though. Back in the South, Gucci Mane recruits Lil Baby for the clip to “All Dz Chainz” where the two men try to give Mr. T a run for his money and flaunt a gang of iced out chains around their necks. Mr....
Xzibit Puts Viacom On Blast For Cutting Him Out of ‘Pimp My Ride’ Merch
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael Loccisano / Getty Xzibit‘s old school MTV show Pimp My Ride was all the rage when it debuted back in the day. But allegedly Viacom has been trying to erase Xzibit from their history books and X is calling them out on it. TMZ is reporting that the “B*tch Please” rapper has called out Viacom for removing his “image and likeness” from the DVD’s in an attempt to get around paying him royalties for the show. As to who still watches the show, we have not clue, but X wants his coin and is putting Viacom on blast for jerking him out of his checks. He says episodes cut for DVDs and streaming were also re-edited to remove his music, and DVD covers removed his image and likeness. We checked, and that tidbit appears to be true. Taking to IG to vent his frustr...
Announcing Pitchfork Music Festival Berlin, Initial Lineup and Dates for Paris and London Festivals
Pitchfork is pleased to announce an expanded European festival, with the first-ever edition of Pitchfork Music Festival Berlin taking place November 4-6, along with the return of Pitchfork Music Festival London, from November 9-13, and Pitchfork Music Festival Paris, from November 14-21. Each festival will be presented in a multi-venue format, spanning a variety of iconic music clubs in each city. In its inaugural year, Pitchfork Music Festival Berlin’s musical lineup includes Black Midi, Squid, the Comet Is Coming, I. JORDAN, Nation of Language, Desire, Dehd, Yeule, Club Intl, Fake Fruit, Nia Archives, Crack Cloud, Ivy Sole, Mothermary, Luna Li, DOSS, strongboi, Guerilla Toss, Loshh, and more. Venues taking part in the first-ever Berlin fest include Zenner, Columbia Theater, silent green ...
Caribou Announces New Daphni Album Cherry, Shares Song
Caribou’s Dan Snaith has announced a new Daphni album, Cherry, on the heels of releasing the title track last month. The stalwart Canadian producer has also shared a new track called “Cloudy.” Listen to that below and scroll down for the album’s cover art and tracklist. Snaith said of “Cloudy,” “The essence of this one is keeping it aloft—like occasionally nudging a balloon that’s only just heavier than air to keep it afloat. For something so buoyant, I’m surprised how much it bangs in a club.” Before “Cherry,” Snaith’s last Daphni song was 2019’s “Sizzlin’,” a flip of Paradise’s 1981 song “Sizzlin’ Hot.” (It does not feature on the new record.) Last year, Snaith released a Caribou song called “You Can Do It” with a dog-filled video. Joli Mai, the last Daphni album, came out in 2017. ...
Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein Detail New Stranger Things 4 Score
Tomorrow (Friday, July 1), Lakeshore Records is releasing Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein’s Stranger Things 4 (Original Score From the Netflix Series). Like the Netflix show’s fourth season, the 80-track album is divided into two volumes. Below, listen to two new songs from the album (via Consequence). The first volume of Stranger Things’ fourth season prominently featured Kate Bush’s “Running up That Hill.” The 1985 single reached No. 1 in the United Kingdom and hit the U.S. top 10 for the first time. After several rare statements about the song’s success, Bush spoke with BBC Radio 4’s Emma Barnett, saying, “What’s really wonderful, I think, is this is a whole new audience who, in a lot of cases, have never heard of me and I love that. The thought of all these really young people hearing the...
Logic Signs With BMG After Def Jam Departure: ‘I’m Just Glad to Move On’
Logic has signed with BMG after exiting his previous deal with Def Jam, the Bertelsmann label announced Thursday (June 30). The first new music from the rapper-producer’s forthcoming studio album is expected soon. The international, multi-album partnership with BMG allows Logic to own his own sound recordings for the first time in his career. The move marks the artist’s first label switch since releasing his debut studio album, Under Pressure, via Def Jam in 2014. “There’s a lot of bulls— in the music industry,” Logic said in a statement. “I’m just glad to move on to a place where I can be independent and respected as an artist, and feel like I’m in control of my career.” Tim Reid, senior vp of repertoire and marketing at BMG, added, “As an artist, creator and entrepreneur, Logic is the pe...
Want to See Mario Live? Here’s Where You Can Buy Tickets to His Next Concert
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. For the first time since their epic Verzuz battle, Mario and Omarion are once again preparing to share a stage — but they won’t be going up against each other. The R&B stars will perform in Mario’s home state of Maryland next month for Femme It Forward Presents: Serenade. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The concert will be held at The Theater at MGM National Harbor in National, Harbor, Md., on July 29. Pleasure P is also featured on the bill. Tickets range from $49.50 up to about $250 for front-row passes. Yo...
How Can Country Music Better Support Black Artists & Fans?
Banning Confederate flags at country music concerts, dedicating nights to Black performers at Nashville’s Lower Broadway bars and instating a basic monthly stipend for Black artists in Nashville — these are some of the Black Music Action Coalition’s suggestions to better support Black talent in the primarily white country music community. While country music festivals including Stagecoach and CMA Fest have specifically banned the use of Confederate flags at their festivals, BMAC urges other country music festivals and events to follow suit. “It’s important that we understand that these symbols that country music has affiliated itself with, they are racist in origin and in current practice,” says BMAC board member Naima Cochrane, who has been a contributing writer to Billboard. “It’s not OK...
‘Elvis’ Is Already One of the Top 10 Grossing Music Biopics Since the Mid-1970s: Here’s the Top 25
After just one week in theaters, Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis has grossed more than $40 million in the U.S. and Canada, according to boxofficemojo.com. The film, starring Austin Butler as the King, Elvis Presley, is already one of the 10 highest-grossing biopics of musicians since the 1970s. How high will it climb on the list of top-grossing music biopics? It’s off to a fast start, but it’s not even one-fifth of the way to matching the “domestic” (meaning U.S. and Canada) grosses of the leader. (Can you guess what that is? All will be revealed.) The 25 biopics of musicians on this list cover a wide range of genres. Pop/rock artists are the focus of eight the 25 films, followed by R&B (four); rap and classical (three each); country, Latin and traditional pop (two each); and contemporary Christi...
GORDO Announces Summer 2022 Residency In Mykonos
The dusk of Carnage signaled an exciting new chapter for GORDO, who has now announced his first residency after retiring his former DJ moniker. GORDO will lead a new residency at the stunning Destino Pacha Mykonos, where he’ll perform under his very own TARAKA brand this summer. Running from July 5th to August 11th, the residency will also see performances from a number of guest DJs, including Loco Dice, Jackmaster, Seth Troxler and The Martinez Brothers. Schedule for GORDO’s summer 2022 residency at Destino Pacha Mykonos. c/o Press Thanks to its lavish beach clubs and sublime views of the Aegean Sea, Mykonos has emerged as one of the world’s most coveted clubbing designations in recent years. According to a press release shared with EDM.com, GORDO’s ...
Tiësto and Charli XCX Drop Sultry Dance Anthem, “Hot In It”
Tiësto has a new album on the horizon, and his latest single has the feel of one that encapsulates its most anthemic qualities. With its hypnotic deep house grooves, “Hot In It” is rooted in the formulaic style of a modern Tiësto dance anthem. The new track features a swaggy Charli XCX, whose sultry vocal flair is as potent as ever. XCX’s topline is an unapologetic rallying cry to instill regret in someone who took her for granted: “You won’t see me beggin’ for a second chance / Say I need you ’cause it don’t make sense / Boy, you just lost a ten out of ten.” Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles “I was so honored when I got the call, to be honest, because I feel like we’ve been in each other’s ether for m...
