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Kate Bush Talks ‘Extraordinary’ Comeback In Rare BBC Interview: ‘The World’s Gone Mad’
There are comebacks, and there is Kate Bush. The 63-year-old English singer, songwriter and national treasure is the hottest property in pop right now, with a little help from a hit sci-fi series. It’s a comeback you didn’t see coming, and couldn’t have made up. Powered by its sync in season four of Netflix’ Stranger Things, Bush’s 1985 hit “Running Up That Hill” has sprinted to No. 1 in the U.K., Australia and the Billboard Global 200 Chart for the first time, and lifted to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, for her first career Top 10 appearance in the U.S. With its U.K. chart supremacy, Bush busts three long-standing records. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news It’s a strange thing indeed. Make no mistake, Bush has been watching the a...
Tyler, the Creator Celebrates Kendrick Lamar’s Honesty on ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers’
Tyler, the Creator took a moment to share his appreciation and admiration for Kendrick Lamar and his new album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, explaining that the Compton rapper’s honesty is an important focus on raising this generation. During his latest Converse All Star Series panel, the CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST artist first opened up about how honesty is changing the way younger kids handle their relationships. “I think honesty is awesome — with yourself, with [other] people… I think when you’re making something, it doesn’t have to be so obvious, but just being honest with how you’re approaching shit is when the best shit comes,” Tyler shared. “N****s don’t know how to give each other hugs and I hope we get past that. We will, though. The younger kids is like, ‘What’s up, bro? You go...
Lucas Throws Hands, Eleven Is Back & More In ‘Stranger Things 4’ Volume 2 Trailer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Netflix / Netflix Part two of the fourth season of Stranger Things kicks off on Netflix on July 1. Until then, we got hit with a trailer and it looks like it’s only upping the ante on the action as the characters we’ve come to love face peril. Source: Netflix / Netflix Lucas blessing the local Hawkins douchebag and nerd-hater with the fade immediately has us sold—not that it would take much. SPOILERS AHEAD. If you caught the first part of the penultimate season of the Stanger Things saga, you know Eleven is getting her powers back while Vecna, the demon witch wreaking havoc from the Upside Down turned out to be Papa’s first subject. While the crew is scattered about the nation, and Hopper is in Russia, their paths should surely lead to some sort of reunio...
DC Rapper No Savage Wanted In Connection To Tysons Corner Shooting
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: @nosavagegg / Instagram No Savage, a rising rapper out of Washington, D.C., is wanted in connection to a weekend shooting at a popular shopping mall in the region. Savage allegedly brandished and fired a handgun inside Tysons Corner shopping mall before escaping in a vehicle. Search On For No Savage By Fairfax County Police Local outlet WJLA reports that Savage, real name Noah Settles, was inside Tysons Corner Center this past Saturday (June 18) when he apparently got into an argument with another group of men. Smartphone footage of the argument made its way to social media and it appears that Savage was being taunted which prompted him to go for his firearm. Several shots were fired, causing panic inside the mall but no injuries were reported. Acco...
Secret Wars?: Marvel’s Kevin Feige Hints At New Crossover Saga In MCU
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Marvel / Disney+ With the release of the certified classic Avengers: Endgame, Marvel Studios really set the bar incredibly and probably impossibly high as far as superhero crossover films go. And now we may have an idea on how the house that Stan Lee built plans on topping it in the upcoming Phase 5 of the MCU films. In an interview with Total Film, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige is finally hinting at the next big saga that the MCU is setting up and according to him, it’s been apparent for quite some time to anyone who’s been paying attention to recent Marvel films. Related Stories “I think there have been many clues already, that are at least apparent to me, of where this whole saga is going. But we’ll be a little more direct about that in the comi...
Rollout: Ludacris To Get Hollywood Walk Of Fame Honor
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Joseph Okpako / Getty Ludacris can now add a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to the list of tremendous achievements he’s amassed within his career. The three-time Grammy Award-winning rapper and actor shared the news last Friday (June 17th) through his Twitter account. “Hey Momma, Your Son Is Being Selected To Recieve a STAR on the Hollywood Walk of Fame In 2023 GOD IS THE GREATEST”, the tweet accompanying the official nomination picture said. Related Stories The official announcement was made earlier that day by the chair of the Chamber’s Hollywood Walk of Fame selection panel, radio host Ellen K. Ludacris will be part of the 2023 class for motion pictures, which includes actors Uma Thurman, Bill Pullman, Vince Vaughn, and director John Waters. Anothe...
Vince Staples Compares Reactions to Drake’s ‘HONESTLY, NEVERMIND’ to His ‘Big Fish Theory’
In a recent interview on The Joe Budden Podcast, Vince Staples reflected on Drake‘s surprise album HONESTLY, NEVERMIND and compared it to the feedback he received for Big Fish Theory. With HONESTLY, NEVERMIND receiving mixed reactions, Budden asked the Compton rapper if he believed Drake’s release of a dance album “gets us closer to the elimination of rap music as a whole.” Staples reminded Budden that he did the same thing in 2017 and “n*****s was on me.” He continued to mock the people who criticized his album in the day, “That Big Fish Theory, n****s was mad at that. ‘What’s up with this n***a?’” Staples added that he personally thinks music is visual, using Michael Jackson’s moonwalk and Tupac’s aesthetics as examples. “So when you think about where music is heading, everything is...
Weezer Announces Broadway Residency
Weezer is making their way to the Broadway stage this fall as they drop the latest installment in their SZNZ project, which is a collection of four EPs matching each season. The band announced a brief residency at The Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway) from September 13 to September 18 and is billed as as “unlike any shows Weezer have played before.” Each show will correlate with a different season’s EP as well feature a setlist comprised of classics that have not been played in a long while. The fifth night will be comprised of all the songs from the SZNZ project and Weezer fan favorites that were performed from the past four nights. The group’s latest SZNZ: Summer EP follows Spring from March and features a total of seven tracks that take cues from Weezer’s classic ’90s alternative rock so...
The Mars Volta Return With First New Song in 10 Years: Listen
The Mars Volta are back. The duo of Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodríguez-López have shared “Blacklight Shine”—their first new music since issuing Noctourniquet in 2012 and breaking up the following year. The new single arrives with a black and white music video directed by Rodríguez-López, which you can watch below. Along with the song, the Mars Volta have announced a string of North American tour dates—their first live shows since 2012. Find their full schedule below. The lyrics of “Blacklight Shine” help to illuminate the idea of “a wave of rolling blackouts washing memories onto shore, a heartbeat that still remembers everything,” Bixler-Zavala said in press materials. The Mars Volta teased their new single on Sunday (June 19) with a mysterious cube that appeared in Los Angeles’ Gran...
Alex G Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song: Watch
Alex G has announced his next studio album, God Save the Animals. The follow-up to 2019’s House of Sugar arrives September 23 via Domino. The prolific singer, songwriter, and producer has also shared the LP’s latest single, “Runner,” along with a music video shot by Aldo Fisk. Watch Alex G perform alongside his bandmates—guitarist Sam Acchione, keyboardist Molly Germer, bassist John Heywood, and drummer Tom Kelly—in the clip below. God Save the Animals includes the single “Blessing,” which came out last month. In keeping with his longtime process, Alex G wrote and demoed the songs on God Save the Animals alone at home. Then, to engage in “a routine that was outside of [his] apartment,” as he put it in press materials, he enlisted several engineers at multiple studios throughout greater Phi...
Lorde Shares New Video for “The Path”: Watch
Lorde has shared a new video for her Solar Power song “The Path.” The clip was co-directed by Lorde and frequent collaborator Joel Kefali. Check it out below. In a statement in her newsletter, she wrote of the video: “On the occasion of the solstice, I wanted to share a sixth video with you, for THE PATH. This video is the first chapter in the mystical Solar Power story, a prequel to the title video. You see my character joining her friends and family on the island where they’ve chosen to start life anew, arriving in her trademark suit and quickly being transformed by nature’s strange magic. I’m so proud of my buds for learning the dance in this one. Hope you like it.” Lorde has previously released videos for Solar Power tracks “Secrets From a Girl (Who’s Seen It All),” “Leader of a ...
WarnerMedia Discovery Announces Music Supervisor Program for “Marginalized Voices”
WarnerMedia Discovery—the new media company created by the April merger of AT&T’s WarnerMedia and Discovery, Inc.—has announced a new program through its Access division that aims to provide opportunities in music supervision to people from historically underrepresented communities. The Warner Bros. Discovery Access Music Supervisor Program offers participants access to training and experience in TV and film music supervision, covering topics such as production, IP management, publishing, soundtracks, negotiations, record labels, research, clearance and licensing. After classes are completed, participants get to shadow a Warner Bros. Discovery music supervisor on a show or feature film with HBO, HBO Max, WBTV or Warner Bros. Pictures. Applications for the six-month program ...
