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Pitchfork Music Festival Teams With Advocates for Urban Agriculture
Pitchfork Music Festival is pleased to announce a partnership with Advocates for Urban Agriculture (AUA), a Chicago-based organization that empowers urban growers to foster thriving communities through sustainable agriculture and equitable food systems while honoring Indigenous sovereignty, Black liberation, and immigrants’ rights. A portion of the proceeds from Pitchfork Music Festival 2022 will be donated to AUA. “AUA is excited to partner with Pitchfork Music Festival in supporting the urban agriculture community in Chicago,” co-operations steward Jazmin Martinez said in a statement. “Now more than ever, there is a need to know where our food comes from and who is growing it. Through this partnership, Pitchfork and its attendees are strengthening Chicago’s local food system and supporti...
BTS’ Jungkook and Charlie Puth Are Hopeless, Goofy Romantics in ‘Left and Right’ Video Preview
Get ready for the launch of the BTS break era. After teasing last week that he would drop his collaboration with BTS’ Jungkook if he got 500,000 pre-saves, Charlie Puth posted a pair of tantalizing previews of the duo’s bubbly pop tune “Left and Right” on Thursday morning (June 23). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Memories follow me left and right/ I can feel you over here/ I can feel you over here/ You take up eery corner of my mind,” Puth croons in his signature falsetto in the video sneak peek. In the short clip, the two men cycle through a series of outfits as they sing back-to-back and Jungkook tries to listen to a conversation on the other side of a wall using a glass and hangs on to a car hood for dear life as it speeds through town. Pu...
Luke Combs Talks New Album ‘Growin’ Up’: ‘It’s Time to Dig Into This Life Thing’
When Luke Combs played his current single, “The Kind of Love We Make,” for his wife, Nicole, her reaction was perhaps not what one would expect to the mid-tempo slow burner about a sexy evening of romance. “She was like, ‘Geez,’ and she gave me one of those eye rolls,” the low-key country superstar says with a chuckle, relaxing in a low-slung chair in Los Angeles during a press stop. “We have a great relationship and we’re totally not afraid to make fun of each other either. We get a lot of laughs out of stuff like that. She’s great. She just takes everything with a grain of salt. She keeps me humble, let’s put it that way.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Marrying Nicole is just one of the major changes for Combs since he released his ...
Vinyl Prices Might Seem High Today, But They Were Worse in 1978
As far as albums go, 1978 was one for the record books. The Saturday Night Fever and Grease soundtracks topped the Billboard 200 album chart for a combined 36 weeks. Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, released in 1977, was the No. 1 album in the U.S. the first two weeks of the year. Billy Joel’s 52nd Street topped the chart for the final seven weeks of the year. The Rolling Stone’s Some Girls and Boston’s Don’t Look Back each topped the chart for two weeks. It was also a notable year for another reason: In 1978, vinyl records were more expensive than any other time since the RIAA began tracking sales in 1973. That year, the average retail sale price of a vinyl EP/LP was $7.32 – equal to $30.18 in today’s dollars when adjusted for inflation. That was the second-highest vinyl sales year in U.S. histor...
Meghan Trainor Announces ‘Old School’ New Album ‘Takin’ It Back’: ‘The Lyrics Are Stronger Than Ever’
It’s been about eight years since Meghan Trainor took over the world — and the charts — with her refreshingly real doo-wop sound on songs such as “All About That Bass” and “Dear Future Husband.” And now, having just announced that her next album Takin’ It Back is coming this fall, she’s gearing up to do it again. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The 28-year-old singer-songwriter delivered the news Wednesday (June 22) via Instagram that the album is set to drop Oct. 21, marking her fourth full-length project since 2020’s Treat Myself — not counting last year’s Christmas record, A Very Trainor Christmas, or the 2021 reissue of her EP The Love Train with three additional tracks. Captioning a photo of the upcoming LP’s brightly colored ...
AJ Tracey, Nines and Knucks to Headline size?sessions Festival in Manchester
Streetwear and footwear retailer size? has announced the launch of its very own size?sessions music festival. Taking place in the city of Manchester, the festival has been designed to unite the cultures of music and fashion. By hosting three stages across the 02 Victoria Warehouse venue, a collective of UK-based talent will be performing. The likes of of AJ Tracey, Nines, Miraa May, and Knucks – who recently went number 3 in the U.K. album chart with his album ALPHA PLACE – have taken the top spots on the bill. As well as the headline names, other rap artists such as Mancunian up-and-comer Comfy and Juice Menace will be performing alongside singer-songwriter Tamera and Manchester’s own “Sisterz of Darkness” duo The KTNA. First debuting as an in-store-only experience, size?sessions have con...
Tom Brady Calls Pusha T’s ‘It’s Almost Dry’ Album of The Year
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Pusha T’s latest album has gotten a championship co-sign from none other than NFL superstar Tom Brady in a recent social media post. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback expressed his love for It’s Almost Dry in a post through his social media accounts on Tuesday (June 21st). The post shows Brady going for a run through the streets of New York City, with the Ye-produced “Dreamin of The Past” serving as the backdrop. The video is an ad for BRADY Run Apparel, the player’s new athletic clothing line. That line is set to make its debut Thursday, complete with its own color, “Brady Blue.” “You guys know I have 1,124 career rushing yards, right? No accident. RUN is available Thursday,” the tweet read. Pusha got wind of the tweet ...
To Brunch In LA: Tupac Shakur’s Estate Opens Restaurant In Los Angeles
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Raymond Boyd / Getty The legacy of Tupac Shakur will live on forever but now it has a path in the culinary scene. His family has opened a pop up restaurant in Los Angeles. As per Page Six, the estate will be bringing one of the “Hit Em Up” rapper’s ideas to life. Prior to his death he imagined opening up an establishment called Powamekka Café as per one of his notebooks that have been since recovered. As per his notes and sketches the business would cater to “divas” and “playaz” with separate entrances. He described the ambiance as “a passionate paradise 4 people with power 2 play and parlay,” with the goal of being “the perfect hideout 4 those who wish 2 escape the world’z cold reality.” Related Stories The “California Love” rapper came up with the conce...
NYPD Destroys A Mountain Of Dirt Bikes & ATV’s
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NYC Mayor’s Office / NYC.gov Looks like there’s going to be a lot less dirt bikes and ATV’s motoring loud and proud in your neighborhood as New York City just destroyed a gang of them. The Gothamist is reporting that the New York City Police Department straight up crushed a mountain of ATVs and dirt bikes at the Brooklyn auto pound this past Tuesday (June 21). Why? Well, for “public safety” of course even though there isn’t a surge of people getting ran over by dirt bikes or ATV’s out here. Still, Commissioner Keechant Sewell feels these are death on wheels and wants to send a clear message to the wannabe Ruff Ryders of New York. “We will seize that bike and we will destroy it,” she said at a press conference at the Erie Basin Auto Pound. “We take th...
Alton Brown Drops Knowledge On The Origin Of Korean Fried Chicken
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: skaman306 / Getty Chef Alton Brown who is a staple of the Food Network and host of several shows had a mic drop moment on Netflix’s Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend. The moment came as Brown and co-host Kristen Kish were watching challenger chef Esther Choi and iron chef Marcus Samuelson whip up some dishes, as reported by Blavity. As they noticed Chef Choi dropping stuffed chicken wings into the fryer, Brown said that the challenger was about to serve the judges stuffed Korean fried chicken wings. Kish, who is Korean, added, “Korean fried chicken is by far the best fried chicken on the face of the earth.” “And do you know why?” Brown asked Kish. “Because it was taught to Korean cooks by African American GIs after the World War....
Kid Cudi Announces 2022 Tour
Kid Cudi has announced a 2022 tour. The singer and rapper’s To the Moon World Tour begins in Vancouver in August. While on the road, Cudi will perform at the Moon Man’s Landing Festival. The rapper curated the Cleveland event’s lineup, featuring Playboi Carti, Haim, Pusha T, and others. Check out the tour itinerary below. While Kid Cudi has performed live numerous times in recent years, the To the Moon World Tour will mark his first official concert tour since 2017’s Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin’ Tour. Kid Cudi issued his latest album, Man on the Moon III: The Chosen, in December 2020. He is readying the new record Entergalactic for a fall 2022 release. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links...
Watch Roger Waters Perform “Another Brick in the Wall” on Colbert
Roger Waters was the musical guest on last night’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Ahead of his upcoming North American tour dates, he stopped by the show for a performance of music from 1979’s The Wall: “The Happiest Days of Our Lives,” “Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2,” and “Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 3.” Watch Waters and his band play the medley below. In 2020, Waters released the Us + Them concert film. The Pink Floyd co-founder’s last studio album was 2017’s Is This the Life We Really Want?. Last year, Waters claimed that he received a request to have Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall” soundtrack an ad for Instagram. “The answer is, fuck you! No fucking way,” he enthusiastically said while telling this story. Content This content can also be viewed on the sit...
