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Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Announce 2023 Tour
Bruce Springsteen has announced a 2023 tour, which marks the long-awaited live return of the E Street Band. The group’s tour—their first since The River tour wrapped up in 2017—kicks off in February 2023 in U.S. arenas, continues in European stadiums starting April 28, and continues with a North American run beginning in August. All U.S. dates will be announced at a later date, with additional UK and Belgium dates on the way as well. “After six years, I’m looking forward to seeing our great and loyal fans next year,” Springsteen said in a statement. “And I’m looking forward to once again sharing the stage with the legendary E Street Band. See you out there, next year—and beyond!” The European dates include shows in Barcelona, Dublin, Paris, Ferrara, Rome, Amsterdam, Landgraaf, Zurich, Düss...
A Lil’ Kim Biopic Is Currently in the Works
Lil’ Kim recently confirmed that she has a new biopic on the way and will be arriving later this year. In a conversation with the New York Post, Lil’ Kim said that her life story is about to hit the big screens, revealing that her forthcoming biographical flick is “absolutely” on the way. The Brooklyn rapper also said that she plans to release the film in tandem with her upcoming memoir, set to hit bookshelves sometime this year. The book is said to feature intimated details between Lil’ Kim and Biggie, whom she shared a passionate relationship with at the time he was still married to Fait Evans. Kim alludes, “Oh my God, everyone’s gonna know things that they’ve never known.” In another recent interview with PEOPLE, Lil’ Kim revealed the title of the memoir, The Queen Bee and how it explor...
2Pac’s Former Bodyguard Shares Rare Footage of the Rapper on Tour With Digital Underground
Kaiso Aaron Allen, a self-defense expert and one of 2Pac‘s former bodyguards, recently unearthed rare footage of the late rapper while he was on tour with Digital Underground. Allen took to Instagram to share the short video with some context, noting that it was filmed during the time he was already working for Pac. “32 YEARS LATER REAR FOOTAGE OF ME AND TUPAC SHAKUR WHEN I WAS HIS PERSONAL BODYGUARD,” he wrote as per HipHopDX. “1990 I WAS CHUCK D BODYGUARD AND LATER BECAME TUPAC IN THE FEAR OF A BLACK PLANET TOUR. CHECK OUT A YOUNG PAC HE WAS DANCING WITH THE GROUP DIGITAL UNDERGROUND.” Pac previously worked as a roadie and hypeman for Digital Underground, and the Shock G-led group is considered as partially responsible for helping launch the late rapper’s career. He appeared on the group...
2Pac’s Former Bodyguard Shares Rare Footage of the Rapper on Tour With Digital Underground
Kaiso Aaron Allen, a self-defense expert and one of 2Pac‘s former bodyguards, recently unearthed rare footage of the late rapper while he was on tour with Digital Underground. Allen took to Instagram to share the short video with some context, noting that it was filmed during the time he was already working for Pac. “32 YEARS LATER REAR FOOTAGE OF ME AND TUPAC SHAKUR WHEN I WAS HIS PERSONAL BODYGUARD,” he wrote as per HipHopDX. “1990 I WAS CHUCK D BODYGUARD AND LATER BECAME TUPAC IN THE FEAR OF A BLACK PLANET TOUR. CHECK OUT A YOUNG PAC HE WAS DANCING WITH THE GROUP DIGITAL UNDERGROUND.” Pac previously worked as a roadie and hypeman for Digital Underground, and the Shock G-led group is considered as partially responsible for helping launch the late rapper’s career. He appeared on the group...
Letitia Wright Says ‘Black Panther 2’ Properly Honors Chadwick Boseman’s Legacy
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Marvel Studios / Marvel Studios Not much is known about how Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever will be playing out without it’s star Chadwick Boseman (R.I.P) nor how they’ll address his passing, but according to Letitia Wright, the sequel will indeed be properly honoring Boseman’s legacy. In an exclusive interview with Variety, the actress who’s expected to take up the mantle of the Black Panther in the highly anticipated sequel says that she’s “excited” about how the sequel will be paying respect to Chadwick Boseman’s legacy and can’t wait to see how fans react to the film once it’s all said and done. “It is an incredible honor for Chadwick Boseman, it’s jam packed with exciting stuff,” Wright told Variety. Related Stories “We honored him by committing our...
Kanye West aka Ye’s ‘DONDA 2’ Is Still Arriving In Final Form, Allegedly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gotham / Getty The enigmatic, extended and elusive path toward the release of Kanye West’s 11th album, DONDA 2, continues. The announcement of a new soundtrack tied to the documentary on late rapper XXXTentacion includes a song that features Kanye West and is scheduled to be on the “proper” release of the aforementioned, mythical album. Donda 2 was technically released in late February, but it was only available via a Stem Player and it was not the completed project, with plans to release new songs in batches after an initial four songs. The initial singles for the project included “Eazy,” whose video featured Pete Davidson getting murdered and “City of Gods,” featuring Fivio Foreign. The critical reception to the album was tepid, and since it is sti...
Kendrick Lamar Becomes Seventh Artist in History to Debut Four Songs on Top 10 Simultaneously
Kendrick Lamar has made history as only the seventh artist to debut four songs on the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 chart simultaneously. According to Billboard, that list is led by “N95” at No. 3 with 37.2 million streams, 942,000 airplay audience impressions 2,300 sold, followed by “Die Hard” featuring Blxst and Amanda Reifer at No. 5 with 27 million streams and 2.4 million airplay audience impressions, “Silent Hill” featuring Kodak Black at No. 7 with 26.5 million streams and “United in Grief” at No. 8 with 25 million streams. K-Dot joins Bad Bunny, Juice WRLD, Lil Wayne, J. Cole, Drake and Future as an artist with four or more simultaneous debuts on the Hot 100 top 10. All of the other songs on Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers also debuted in this week’s Hot 100. Mr. Morale &...
Lin-Manuel Miranda to Receive NMPA Songwriter Icon Award for 2022
Lin-Manuel Miranda will receive the National Music Publishers’ Association’s (NMPA) Songwriter Icon Award at its 2022 annual meeting, the organization announced Monday (May 23), while the keynote speech will be delivered by Universal Music Group chairman and CEO Sir Lucian Grainge. The annual meeting is being held at Lincoln Center on June 15, marking the first in-person iteration of the event since 2019. Manuel’s honor this year feels timely, arriving on the heels of his surprising Hot 100 No. 1 hit “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from Disney’s Encanto soundtrack. NMPA president and CEO David Israelite says in a statement that the composer possesses “inimitable style and passion [that] continues to enrich our cultural landscape.” As the first-ever theatrically focused Songwriter Icon rec...
Don’t Worry, Katy Perry Isn’t Moving to Kentucky: ‘The Source Is Telling You No’
Katy Perry cleared up rumors that she’s relocating to Kentucky following the season 20 finale of American Idol on Sunday night. “You can’t believe everything you hear or read. You’ve got to hear it from the source, and the source is telling you no,” the pop star told Extra after the finale. “But I did spend a lot of time there because Orlando [Bloom] just wrapped filming a movie there for two months, so I was there for a month and change and I loved it. It was so beautiful to see the heart of America…Also just to be ‘Mom’ every day, all day — I love that.” Still, the “Harleys in Hawaii” singer gushed about her love of country music including “Where We Started,” the new collaboration with Thomas Rhett that she performed during the finale episode. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts an...
Nikki Glaser & Her Dad Perform a Raunchy Rendition of ‘Shallow’: Watch
Nikki Glaser is off the deep end, watch as she dives in. The comedian and her dad, EJ Glaser, turned the A Star Is Born hit song, “Shallow,” into a NSFW jam in a sneak peek for an upcoming episode of Welcome Home Nikki Glaser?, shared by E! The new, provocative take on the track was inspired by the podcast host’s time living with her parents in St. Louis, Missouri, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In the preview clip, Nikki and EJ are seated at home, with guitars in hand, ready to perform their fresh take on Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper‘s Oscar-winning duet. “Tell me something Dad,” Nikki begins singing in the opening verse. “What did I do to make you so damn mad? This song’s off the deep end. Where did we go wrong? I want us to get along.” Explore See latest videos, charts and ...
Travis Scott Caused Stampede at Rolling Loud Miami in 2019, Lawsuit Says
Travis Scott is facing new accusations that he caused a 2019 stampede at Rolling Loud in Miami, including by flatly ignoring police demands to shut down the “dangerous and uncontrollable” concert. Scott, who is separately facing hundreds of legal claims over the deadly Astroworld festival, was added last month as a defendant to an existing lawsuit filed against Rolling Loud’s organizers in 2020 by Marchelle Love, a woman who says she was severely injured during the May 2019 incident. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the latest version of the complaint, Love’s attorneys claim that police rushed backstage shortly after Scott began his set and demanded that he stop performing because the crowd was getting unsafe – a plea that the star ra...
The Balenciaga x Adidas Triple S Sneaker Collab Is Here
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sean Zanni / Getty The Balenciaga x Adidas collaboration is here and best believe hype beasts have been waiting for this moment ever since pics of the collaboration leaked a minute ago. According to Highsnobiety, the collection is now live on Balenciaga for pre-order at the tune of $1,100 for a pair of Triple S’s and though these aren’t carrying the same hype as the Dior x Air Jordan 1’s, they’ll still be a hot commodity out in these streets. Y’all know when two brands come together for a collaboration heads will be copping regardless of hype and these joints are pretty cool. Related Stories Unlike its Gucci monogrammed Triple S sneakers, Balenciaga’s adidas Triple S opts for a more chill vibe with a noise-free white, black, and grey color scheme. The&nbs...
