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Lil Nas X and NBA YoungBoy Drop New Single “Late To Da Party”
Rappers Lil Nas X and NBA YoungBoy have joined forces for a new track. On “Late To Da Party,” produced by Take A Daytrip, Lil Nas X takes aim at the 2022 BET Awards, which he didn’t receive any nominations for this year. Lil Nas X began teasing the song earlier this week with a roughly 30-second teaser advertising live performances from him and NBA YoungBoy at the awards show, calling it “culture’s biggest night.” The rapper had a breakthrough year with two top singles, “Industry Baby” with Jack Harlow and “Montero [Call Me By Your Name].” His debut album Montero was also certified platinum. BET has since responded to Lil Nas X with a statement citing his nomination at the awards last year, as well as his “Old Town Road” performance with Billy Ray Cyrus at the event in 2019: “He was nomina...
Listen: EA Sports’ F1 2022 Racing Game Features an All-EDM Soundtrack
Electronic music continues its unexpected crossover into the world of Formula 1 racing with EA Sports’ upcoming game. As we saw firsthand at Red Bull Racing’s Guest House party at the Miami Grand Prix last month, electronic dance music has slowly become the de facto genre of the high-speed sport. The developers at EA Sports have taken notice and revealed that for the first time ever, this year’s F1 video game will feature an all-EDM soundtrack. Gamers will be able to blaze through racetracks to the sounds of “Fallaway” by RL Grime and Baauer, “Renegade” by Kavinsky and Cautious Clay, “Channel 43” by Wolfgang Gartner and deadmau5, and “Carry Us” by LP Giobbi and Kaleena Zanders, among many others. The complete list ...
Listen to a Hyperactive Drum & Bass Mix From Shaq
The biggest DJ in the world is working to add drum & bass to his arsenal. Shaquille O’Neal, affectionately known as DJ Diesel in the electronic dance music community, has released a drum & bass mini-mix on SoundCloud. It appears as if sharing the stage with the legendary Rusko had a profound impact on the NBA superstar-turned-festival headliner, considering the new mix comes days after they performed together at Echostage in D.C. Check out footage from the rare performance here: Included in the short-but-sweet mix are tracks from Nikademis, Macsen, Mylky, ACRAZE, Mat Zo, Porter Robinson, Jack Ü, Noisia and many more. Running at just over 13 minutes, it provides a quick and powerful dose of frenetic drum & bass music. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles ̶...
Enforcing Rights Just Got Much Easier for Copyright Owners
Copyrights are very expensive and timely to enforce. The United States established the Copyright Claims Board (CCB), which allows copyright owners to file disputes and resolve issues more efficiently and avoid an expensive federal court case. Comprising three members who are well-versed in copyright law, the CCB was developed from the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act of 2020. Damages can’t exceed $30,000, which seems like a lot. If you use an attorney you can get an additional $5,000 and $2,500 if you don’t. But if you’re a musician with work that gets stolen from someone whose track ultimately goes Platinum, you could likely sue for much more in damages. “Copyrights [are] an issue for federal courts only—it’s not a state ...
Wreckno Drops Fiery Hip-House Track, “DELUSIONAL”
Does Wreckno have an “off” button? The magnetic Class of 2022 star has been on a rampage as of late, performing at a slew of major festivals and releasing new music at a dizzying pace. Their latest comes in the form of “DELUSIONAL,” an unapologetic hip-house track oozing with the signature swag of the surging queer rapper and producer. “DELUSIONAL” will appear on Wreckno’s upcoming EP The Fantasy, a four-track, Pride-themed project scheduled to release in full on June 29th. The song arrives ahead of a landmark performance at Electric Forest, the festival that inspired their career in music, according to a press release. Check out the official lyric video for “DELUSIONAL,” developed by Brooklyn-based 3D visual artist Sarah...
Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder Of Lil Tjay
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Mendez / Getty More details are emerging about the shooting of Lil Tjay, born Tione Jayden Merritt, 21, early Wednesday morning (June 22) in New Jersey. A suspect been arrested in connection with the attack, which left two people shot, including the Bronx rapper. As previously reported, Tjay was shot in Edgewater, New Jersey, and his wounds required surgery. NBC News reports that the shooting occurred at a Chipotle located at a “residential and outdoor shopping center” per the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office. The Edgewater PD responded to a 911 call about 10 minutes after midnight and they found Tjay with multiple gunshot wounds. Related Stories Another victim, Antoine Boyd, 22, was found about a mile away at an Exxon gas station with a gunshot wo...
Twitter “Notes” Allows Writers To Basically Drop Blog Posts On The Platform
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Nope, we still can’t edit tweets after we hit send, BUT soon we can drop blog posts instead of being reduced to threads. Twitter Now Allowing Blog Posts On Wednesday (Jun.22), Twitter officially unveiled its latest feature, “Notes.” Essentially it will bring long-form writing to the social media platform because it encourages writers to publish their freeform content without worrying about character limits. “Notes” not being restricted to the usual 280-character limit allows writers to drop blog posts that can feature photos, videos, and other tweets inside of a Note. Writers can also share the Notes with their followers via tweets and on their Twitter profiles. In the tweet introduction, Twitter’s editorial director Rembert Browne exp...
Sneakerhead Arrested For Assault Over A Pair Of Nike “Panda” Dunks, Seriously
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke The sneaker game has already been ruined by bots, resellers, and Nike’s decision to limit the amount of highly sought after sneakers on the market. But now violence is becoming the new norm and at the end of the day it’s simply becoming not worth it for most OG sneakerheads. The latest incident comes out of New York City where the grand opening of a new sneaker spot, HBX, turned bloody when a fight broke out and one man was left sliced up as a result. The New York Daily News is reporting that Miguel Ovidio of Brooklyn, was arrested and charged with assault, menacing and possession of a weapon after he slashed another man outside of HBX at Division St. in Manhattan’s Chinatown. Ovidio started swinging the knife after getting crushed by people i...
Normani’s Appearace In Chris Brown’s New Video Is Not Receiving A Warm Embrace On Twitter
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty Chris Brown is gearing up to drop his next album, “BREEZY,” and his new single “WE (Warm Embrace)” features a new visual starring Normani, and she is receiving a lot of flack for being in it. Chris Brown Can’t Escape His Past Brown’s past accusations of being a colorist and his physical abuse of ex-love interests Rihanna and Karrueche continue to haunt him. At the same time, it’s also shining a spotlight on Black women who continue to work with him despite his well-documented issues. Former Fifth Harmony member, now bubbling solo artist Normani is receiving a lot of criticism for her appearance in Brown’s latest video that features them performing a sensual dance number. In a post sharing the clip from the video, Normani wrot...
New Vinyl Pressing Plant From MoFi and Music Direct to Open in California
A new vinyl pressing plant is headed to Oxnard, California, Billboard reports. The sorely needed addition to the vinyl economy—amid ongoing reports of backlogs and bottlenecks—will arrive thanks to the elite reissue label Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab and its parent company, Music Direct. The plant, which is purporting to become America’s “premier vinyl production facility,” is a partnership between MoFi, Music Direct’s Jim Davis, and vinyl engineers Rick and Edward Hashimoto. With eight presses from Nashville company Record Pressing Machines, the group will initially aim to press 2 million records a year with a strict focus on “quality—not quantity,” according to a press release. The increased production capacity will enable MoFi to “issue records that aren’t just the standard classic rock an...
Angel Olsen Covers Lucinda Williams’ “Greenville”
Angel Olsen has shared a new cover of Lucinda Williams’ song from 1998’s Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, “Greenville.” The Amazon Original song includes vocals from Hand Habits’ Meg Duffy and was engineered by Kyle Thomas (aka King Tuff). Listen at Amazon and below. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.) “Before I wrote Big Time I found a new obsession and love for Lucinda’s body of work,” Olsen said in a statement. “There is no one like her out there. It’s clear to me that her songs come from a very real place, and that’s the only kind of writing I like.” She continued: I recorded my version of “Greenville” in Los Angeles earlier this month with Kyle Thomas of King Tuff. We’ve known each other for a while, but never recorded music together. Ky...
Stereolab Announce New Switched On Compilation Pulse of the Early Brain, Share “Robot Riot”
Stereolab have announced Pulse of the Early Brain (Switched On, Vol. 5). The fifth volume of their long-running compilation series is out September 2 (via Warp/Duophonic UHF Disks). With today’s announcement, they’ve shared “Robot Riot,” which was written for a sculpture made by the band’s collaborator on 1995’s Music for the Amorphous Body Study Center, Charles Long. Listen below. Pulse of the Early Brain will be available as a 3xLP vinyl collection, with a color vinyl and Mirriboard sleeve pressing available in a lottery for those who sign up for Duophonic UHF Disks’ mailing list. It will also be available on 2xCD and streaming platforms. The previous installment of the Switched On series was 2021’s Electrically Possessed. This fall, Stereolab will tour North America. Find those dates be...
