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Meta Quest Rolls Soul Sessions For Juneteenth Weekend & Black Music Appreciation Month
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Meta / Meta As Black Music Appreciation Month rolls on and Juneteenth looms ahead, artists new and established are back to showing off their talents. Meta Quest will add to the pot this coming weekend with Soul Sessions, featuring three dynamic performers. Soul Sessions Kicks Off On Juneteenth Weekend Soul Sessions is a new activation from the minds of Meta Quest, featuring Lucky Daye, UMI, and serpentwithfeet via a Juneteenth weekend showcase of vocal performances and interviews. Savvy music fans are probably well aware of St. Louis’ Daye, who won a Grammy Award this year for his EP, Table For Two. UMI, a native of Seattle, just released her major-label debut studio album this year in Forest in the City. Brooklyn by way of Baltimore vocalist serpentwithf...
Cordae Makes His TED Talk Debut
At just 24 years old, the 2-time GRAMMY Award-nominated rapper Cordae makes his TED Talk debut with a speech titled “The Hi Level Mindset.” Cordae’s talk walks through his journey as a young dreamer to where he is now, having achieved much of what he laid out in his early visions. The young hip-hop artist attributes the “Hi Level Mindset” to his mother, who gave birth to him at 16 years old and raised him as a single mother. As a way to navigate life, and especially the trying times, Cordae lays out five rules that he lives by: 1. Remain Positive2. Always be intentional with your desires3. Discipline = Excellence4. Remove Negative People5. Create a legacy Tying in his personal experiences, Cordae encourages listeners to do everything that you put your hands on at the highest possible level...
DJ Khaled Hints at Another JAY-Z Collaboration in New Album
After hinting at new music with the likes of Lil Baby and 21 Savage for his upcoming album, DJ Khaled threw an impressive name in the mix: JAY-Z. Much like his previous teasers, the producer took to Instagram to share a photo of him and Hov with a caption praising the Roc Nation founder. “IT BREAKS MY HEART THEY DIDN’T BELIEVE US, JAY Z DID! GOD DID!” Khaled wrote. “Album mode it’s special. VERY!” The possible collab will followup their famed KHALED KHALED track “Sorry Not Sorry,” which also featured Nas, James Fauntleroy and Beyoncé. The 2021 record included additional guest appearances from Lil Wayne, Jeremih, Lil Baby, Lil Durk, Cardi B, H.E.R., Migos, Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, Justin Bieber, 21 Savage, Bryson Tiller, Roddy Ricch, Drake, A Boogie wit da Hoodie,...
Music Stocks and Cryptocurrencies Hit by Recession, Inflation Fears
Music and other entertainment stocks fell sharply on Monday (June 13), following a string of worrisome events and expectations the Federal Reserve will make a substantial rate hike to slow inflation. The S&P 500 declined 3.9%, putting the index in bear market territory — down more than 20% from its high in January. The Nasdaq declined 4.7%. Radio broadcaster Cumulus Media fell 20.3% to $9.17, the largest decline of any music-related stock on Monday. Cumulus is “thinly traded and has high leverage,” Noble Capital Markets’ Michael Kupinsky tells Billboard in an email response. “Both are issues when [the stock is] out of favor and the market has its sights on an economic downturn.” Radio stocks had the worst day among music-related companies on Monday as four leading companies’ stocks dro...
Britney Spears’ First Husband Jason Alexander Charged With Stalking Her at Her Wedding
A man once briefly married to Britney Spears was charged Monday (June 13) with felony stalking after showing up at the pop star’s wedding to longtime boyfriend Sam Asghari. Jason Alexander, 40, pleaded not guilty in Ventura County court to the charge, along with misdemeanor counts of trespassing, vandalism and battery. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Alexander remained jailed, and appeared in court via video conference. A judge set his bail at $100,000 and issued a restraining order requiring him to stay at least 100 yards from Spears for three years. Alexander was Spears’ first husband. The two were married for less than three days in 2004 before an annulment. Spears, 40, and Asghari, 28, were married Thursday at her home in Thousand O...
GAYLE, Rostam, Rob Thomas & More Team to Help ‘Reinvigorate the NYC Music Scene’
Anti Social Producers Club, described as an “underground collective of music producers,” will host its second annual Anti Social Camp in New York City from Monday through Friday (June 13 to 17) in an effort to help rejuvenate the city’s music scene. “We created Anti Social Producers Club to build community and remind the music industry that there is still a wealth of talent here in New York,” Anti Social Producers Club founder Danny Ross said in a statement. “Anti Social Camp is not only the biggest songwriting camp in recent memory — with 150 signed artists creating 100 songs in 3 days — but it’s a vehicle to reinvigorate the NYC music scene. Thank you to our partners for building this historic event with us. For all those who believe that the music industry has completely shifted to L.A....
Lady Gaga in Talks to Join Joaquin Phoenix in ‘Joker 2’ Musical
The Joker is back, and this time he’s bringing a friend. Lady Gaga is in early talks to star opposite Joaquin Phoenix in director Todd Phillips’ sequel to Joker, the 2019 Oscar-winning, $1 billion Warner Bros. hit based on the DC character. Phillips has been co-writing the script with Joker co-writer Scott Silver for some time and has finally shown it to the studio. Last week, Phillips revealed on social media the title of the new project — Joker: Folie à deux — the title referencing a medical term for an identical or similar mental disorder that affects two or more individuals, usually members of the same family. And while the same social media post showed Phoenix reading the script, the actor’s involvement is not exactly a legal fait...
The Smile to Tour North America
The Smile will tour North America this fall for the first time. The project from Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, with jazz drummer Tom Skinner, begins its trek in Providence, Rhode Island, in mid-November, and works its way toward a finale in Los ANgeles the following month. Check out all their forthcoming dates below. The Smile released their debut album, A Light for Attracting Attention, last month. They are currently touring Europe. Read “The Smile’s New Songs, Debuted in London, Sound Like Radiohead. (That’s a Good Thing.)” on the Pitch. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The Smile: North American Tour 2022 The Smile: 06-24 Reims, France ...
The Smile to Tour North America
The Smile will tour North America this fall for the first time. The project from Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood, with jazz drummer Tom Skinner, begins its trek in Providence, Rhode Island, in mid-November, and works its way toward a finale in Los ANgeles the following month. Check out all their forthcoming dates below. The Smile released their debut album, A Light for Attracting Attention, last month. They are currently touring Europe. Read “The Smile’s New Songs, Debuted in London, Sound Like Radiohead. (That’s a Good Thing.)” on the Pitch. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The Smile: North American Tour 2022 The Smile: 06-24 Reims, France ...
Post Malone Announces 2022 Tour
Post Malone has announced a North American tour in support of his new album Twelve Carat Toothache. The Twelve Carat Tour begins in September and stretches into November. Joining Malone at a number of dates on the trek is his “Cooped Up” collaborator Roddy Ricch. Check out the tour dates below. Malone’s last major trek was the Runaway Tour, featuring opening acts Swae Lee and Tyla Yaweh. The first leg of the Runaway Tour took place from September to November 2019. The second leg took place in February and March 2020 but was cut a bit short due to the pandemic. Twelve Carat Toothache is Post Malone’s follow-up to the Grammy-nominated Hollywood’s Bleeding. Guests on the new album include Fleet Foxes, the Weeknd, Doja Cat, Gunna, and Roddy Ricch. Ahead of the album, Malone released the single...
JAY-Z and Damon Dash Settle Reasonable Doubt Lawsuits
Jay-Z and Damon Dash have settled their respective lawsuits over JAY-Z’s 1996 debut album Reasonable Doubt, Billboard reports and documents viewed by Pitchfork confirm. Each party’s claims were dismissed without prejudice, allowing for future suits. Each side is responsible for their respective legal fees. Roc-A-Fella Records first sued Dash— who co-founded the label with Jay-Z and Kareem “Biggs” Burke—after he attempted to auction Reasonable Doubt as an NFT. The auction was canceled. At the time, Sotheby’s was auctioning an NFT that Jay-Z had commissioned from the multi-disciplinary artist Derrick Adams —created to celebrate Reasonable Doubt’s 25th anniversary—called Heir to the Throne. It ultimately sold for $138,600. Dash then filed his own suit, accusing JAY-Z of transferring str...
The Top Moments From Hot 97’s Summer Jam 2022 Concert
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty The official start of the summer in NYC is Hot 97’s Summer Jam Concert, and yes it definitely indicated that this year we are indeed back outside. Summer Jam 2022 Brought The Heat The annual concert made its triumphant return in 2021 after taking a year off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hot 97 looked to build off the energy it started last year with another strong concert packed with performances from new and current Hip-Hop stars, including the rain. As with every Summer Jam show, fans got warmed up outside of the Metlife Arena, enjoying performances from artists who aren’t big enough to rock inside the stadium but deserving of a place on the festival stage. Emerging artists like Girll Codee, Nardo Wick, BabyFace Ray, Drewski &...
