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Louis The Child Announce Genre Defying “Alter-Ego” Takeover at Brooklyn Mirage
We’re tuned to expect specific sounds from our favorite artists. Go to an Excision show and you’re getting an abundance of ground-shaking bass and dubstep growls. Seeing Armin van Buuren entails a bright mix of progressive house and trance. But once in a while, major artists surprise us with stark deviations from their established sounds, like Dillon Francis trading his moombahton style for deep house or deadmau5 eschewing his signature electro flair in favor of obscure, pulsing techno under his TESTPILOT moniker. It’s rare to see an event dedicated to artists exploring their left-field tastes though—something Louis The Child hope to change with their latest event concept, “Alter-Ego,” a multi-stage takeover of the Brooklyn Mirage. “We wanted to create an event where artists ar...
Party Favor’s Sophomore Album “RESET” Is a Window Into the Struggle of Overcoming Anxiety
With his sophomore album, Party Favor felt the need to take one step back in order to move two steps forward. Despite a successful career path thus far by all accounts—one that garnered the producer over half a billion streams in the process—Favor found himself feeling a desire to disrupt his own status quo. At its core, RESET achieves exactly that. While his bold new chapter is finally reaching the public’s ears, the album touches on some of the producer’s limiting beliefs, including tormented feelings of anxiousness and the existential pressure that comes with being an artist. The album starts with a splash of cold water on the barnstorming “With Regard to Your Speakers,” a tone-setting introduction that bellows with ominous growl synths. The opening act is rounde...
Study Reveals the Best Times to Snag Resale Concert Tickets
When it comes to buying resale tickets, FinanceBuzz says it pays to wait. In a new study, the financial publication revealed that the best time to snag tickets to the sold-out show you’ve been eyeing may just be the day of the event itself. In fact, data revealed that discounts to resale tickets in 2022 are bountiful if you have the stomach to wait until the last minute. The study found that tickets were 33% less than the average cost when purchased on the day of the event, and 27% less on average when purchased the day before. FinanceBuzz Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Despite the obvious time constraints, second-hand sellers have seemingly no trouble attracting buyers at the eleventh hour, according to the data. The same study revealed that 7% of ticket vo...
Bootleg Tony Stark, AKA Elon Musk, Says He Wants Twitter To Be More Like TikTok & WeChat
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty The bored billionaire Elon Musk finally addressed Twitter employees since striking a $44 billion deal to purchase the social media company. Elon Musk Has The Answers, Allegedly During a Q&A session with employees on Thursday (Jun.16), Elon Musk shared his vision for the popular platform still struggling to make a profit. Musk has a plan to fix that, be like other social media platforms. Related Stories Musk drew comparisons to WeChat during the session with Twitter employees speaking on how to increase user base and engagement. “There’s no WeChat equivalent outside of China,” Musk pointed out. “There’s no WeChat equivalent outside of China.” Elon Musk also believes Twitter has to offer more to Twitter users and en...
Bootleg Tony Stark, AKA Elon Musk, Says He Wants Twitter To Be More Like TikTok & WeChat
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty The bored billionaire Elon Musk finally addressed Twitter employees since striking a $44 billion deal to purchase the social media company. Elon Musk Has The Answers, Allegedly During a Q&A session with employees on Thursday (Jun.16), Elon Musk shared his vision for the popular platform still struggling to make a profit. Musk has a plan to fix that, be like other social media platforms. Related Stories Musk drew comparisons to WeChat during the session with Twitter employees speaking on how to increase user base and engagement. “There’s no WeChat equivalent outside of China,” Musk pointed out. “There’s no WeChat equivalent outside of China.” Elon Musk also believes Twitter has to offer more to Twitter users and en...
Bootleg Tony Stark, AKA Elon Musk, Says He Wants Twitter To Be More Like TikTok & WeChat
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty The bored billionaire Elon Musk finally addressed Twitter employees since striking a $44 billion deal to purchase the social media company. Elon Musk Has The Answers, Allegedly During a Q&A session with employees on Thursday (Jun.16), Elon Musk shared his vision for the popular platform still struggling to make a profit. Musk has a plan to fix that, be like other social media platforms. Related Stories Musk drew comparisons to WeChat during the session with Twitter employees speaking on how to increase user base and engagement. “There’s no WeChat equivalent outside of China,” Musk pointed out. “There’s no WeChat equivalent outside of China.” Elon Musk also believes Twitter has to offer more to Twitter users and en...
HHW Gaming: More Than 30 Games Will Be Offered For Free During Amazon Prime Day
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Amazon Prime Day is right around the corner, and Prime Subscribers who enjoy picking up the sticks are in for a treat, FREE GAMES. Amazon Prime Day Is Offering Some Free Heat Starting June 21, ahead of Amazon Prime Day, 25 games, including Metal Slug 2 and two King of Fighters titles, will be free to pick up. When Amazon Prime Day officially kicks on its new dates, July 12 and 13, bigger titles will be available. One of the games that truly stands out is Mass Effect Legendary Edition, the remastered version of BioWare’s critically acclaimed action/RPG trilogy. Grid Legends and Need for Speed Heat are also on the list if you love racing games. [embedded content] Star Wars fans, there is something for you as...
Pharrell Williams Talks Admiration for Kendrick Lamar, Fight Against Racial Injustice & More Ahead of D.C. Festival
Pharrell Williams‘ Something in the Water Festival is officially underway. The ceremonious event started with an informative panel featuring Williams, retired NASA astronaut and NFL player Leland Melvin, and YELLOW executive director Stacey Owsley. The discussion, moderated by journalist Dan Kloeffe, focused on William’s youth-centric nonprofit organization YELLOW’s new partnership with STEM and the power of curiosity. The decorated panel members also led an interesting conversation around the importance of fostering and nurturing curiosity in our everyday lives, our homes, and our educational curriculum. During the hour-long forum, Williams exclaimed “that the educational system is not broken, but it is fixed, and it is our job to break it and redefine it to be beneficial for everyone.” P...
Shawn Gee & Live Nation Urban to Produce Juneteenth Event at Hollywood Bowl With CNN
Shawn Gee with Live Nation Urban will produce the 2022 Juneteenth Celebration at Hollywood Bowl on Sunday (June 19). CNN will serve as the official broadcast partner and will showcase the performances on all CNN platforms live on Sunday, beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The series will feature the The Re-Collective Orchestra, the first all-Black symphony orchestra to perform onstage in the Hollywood Bowl’s 100-year history. The 68-member orchestra was organized by LA Phil violinist Stephanie Matthews and will be led by Derrick Hodge and LA Phil principal conductor Thomas Wilkins. Adam Blackstone and the BBE All-Star Band will accompany the orchestra and serve as the evening’s house band with Robert Glasper le...
Drake, John Legend & Muni Long, FKA Twigs & More: Which New Music Release Is Your Favorite? Vote!
It’s new music Friday, which means there’s a fresh batch of new musical releases. One of hip-hop’s biggest names returns with a surprise album, two powerhouse R&B singers team up for a sultry duet, and an avant-garde artist returns with a hyper-catchy track. But which release was your favorite? Nine months after Certified Lover Boy‘s momentous arrival, Drake delivered another album with Honestly, Nevermind on Friday (June 17). His seventh LP, the Toronto rapper went against his usually well-calculated ways to announce the surprise album just mere hours before it landed on streaming services. Drizzy elected to keep his new full-length project shorter than his typically overstuffed albums with a modest 14 songs. Those expecting a rap album were sadly mistaken, as the superstar rapper lea...
Jonas Brothers, Irving Azoff & More Selected for Hollywood Walk of Fame Class of 2023 (Full List)
Music stars are well represented on the list of entertainment figures who will receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023. Half of the 24 honorees who were announced on Friday (June 17) come from the world of music. Eight honorees were named in the category of recording — Marc Anthony, Irving Azoff, Jonas Brothers, Sheila E., Lenny Kravitz, Jenni Rivera, Blake Shelton and Charlie Wilson. In addition, Ludacris, though named in the category of motion pictures, is probably even better known for music. And all three honorees named in the category of live theatre/live performance are music notables — Lang Lang, Melba Moore and Pentatonix. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Four of this year’s honorees have had multiple No. 1 albums on the Bill...
Flying Lotus Shares New Songs “The Room” and “You Don’t Know”: Listen
Flying Lotus is back with a new double single: “The Room” and “You Don’t Know.” Both songs feature Los Angeles–based soul vocalist Devin Tracy. Check out the new songs below. The most recent Flying Lotus studio album, Flamagra, came out in 2019. Since then, he shared Flamagra (Instrumentals), recorded the Yasuke score, dropped the title theme for the docuseries They Call Me Magic, and unveiled his plans for a new sci-fi horror film called Ash. Revisit Pitchfork’s feature interview “Flying Lotus and His Grandmother Talk Being in a Family Bound by Music.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
