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Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Has Biggest No. 1 Debut of 2022
Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers has had the biggest No. 1 Billboard debut of 2022 so far. Mr. Morale stepped over Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti peak—274,000 album-equivalent units—with 295,500 album-equivalent units; Bad Bunny had previously beaten Future’s I Never Liked You high of 222,000. This marks Lamar’s fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart. The Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper revealed that he was working on new material last summer, posting a statement to a new website titled Okloma. He said that the project would be his final release for Top Dawg Entertainment. In February, he joined Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, and Eminem for the Super Bowl halftime show, and he formally announced Mr. Morale in April. He offered one more cryptic tease...
ADE Announces First Wave of 2022 Speakers & Showcases
Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is gearing up for a full return and the first key participants in the 2022 conference have been revealed. The ADE Pro conference will return to host an illuminating series of discussions from prolific artists and industry power players alike. The panel of diverse perspectives includes Diplo, Youssou N’Dour, Suzanne Ciani, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, IMPALA Executive Chair, Helen Smith, Ben Turner, and many more. Hailing from all corners of the world, and various functional areas of the music industry itself, these subject matter experts will impart their knowledge and expertise to the current and future generation of industry professionals. Of course, the live element of ADE is something participants are eager to reignite in full force. Various ...
Steve Aoki & Snoop Dogg to Airdrop Singles From Forthcoming EP To NFT Holders
Web3 certainly has a knack for bringing people together, oftentimes in ways you wouldn’t expect. Case in point – Steve Aoki and Snoop Dogg, or should we say the Alpha Doggz. Indeed, the two legendary talents have forged a new creative chapter together that will see the release of their debut EP later this month. The forthcoming five-track effort will be released in partnership with the blockchain-based Gala Music platform. The first two tracks, to be released Thursday, May 19th, 2022, will be airdropped to existing holders of the A0K1VERSE Passport NFT and holders of The Doggfather’s Snoop Stashbox respectively. Both artists have remained consistently at the forefront of the flourishing movement toward digital assets. Recently, Snoop Dogg announced that with his acquisition of Death ...
Deorro Connects with Los Tucanes De Tijuana and Maffio for Rhythmic New Single “Yo Las Pongo”
After months of teasing the song in his live sets, Deorro has finally released his collaboration with Los Tucanes De Tijuana and Maffio, “Yo Las Pongo,” via Ultra Records. First premiering at EDC Mexico, “Yo Las Pongo” has quickly become a fan favorite. Though all three acts’ distinct sounds seem unlikely to mix at first glance, they’ve done an excellent job at allowing each to flourish. Los Tucanes De Tijuana’s unmistakable presence sets the tone for the entire track, while Deorro and Maffio’s distinct production styles are also given room to shine. The result is a remarkable tune that’ll get anyone on their feet. Listen to “Yo Las Pongo” below. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles “Yo Las Pongo” i...
Rivessi Unveils Radio-Ready House Heater, “Say Goodbye”
With strong foundations within the music industry and the skills to match his impressive accolades, 21-year-old producer, Rivessi, is well on his way towards making waves in the world of dance music. Hailing from the UK, the talented artist got his start in the music industry as a digital marketer at the age of 14, supporting fellow artists by carrying out marketing and public relations campaigns. After multiple years of operating behind the scenes, Rivessi decided to introduce himself to the world in late 2021 with his dancefloor-ready single, “How You Control It.” He would then go on to release a handful of singles ever since while amassing an impressive following on social media. Rivessi’s latest independent release, “Say Goodbye,” has just landed on all major st...
Pete Davidson Confirms ‘SNL’ Exit in Goodbye Note, Thanks Team for ‘Always Believing in Me’
Pete Davidson is saying goodbye to Saturday Night Live, his home for the past eight seasons. In an Instagram post shared via the account of friend and SNL writer Dave Sirus and credited to Davidson, the King of Staten Island star can be seen hugging Jerrod Carmichael in a throwback video. In the post’s caption, Davidson confirmed that Saturday’s (May 21) episode of NBC’s sketch comedy series will be his last as a regular, and he explained that Carmichael sent this video to him Friday that was taken in 2014 on the night of Davidson’s first-ever episode. “In the video I had just gotten back from doing my very first update and sketch,” Davidson wrote. “It’s crazy to think that today I’ll be doing my last one. When I got the show I was 20 years old and I had no idea what I was doing. I still d...
Pete Davidson References Kanye West and Ariana Grande in Final ‘SNL’ Appearance: Watch
Pete Davidson has said goodbye to Saturday Night Live. For his hilarious send-off, the 28-year-old comedian appeared on the “Weekend Update” segment of the season 47 finale on May 21 to look back on his eight-year journey as a cast member on the iconic sketch comedy series. Sitting alongside “Weekend Update” co-hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che, Davidson opened by acknowledging the “millions of people only watching to see if I bring up Kanye,” a reference to his relationship with Kim Kardashian and he ex-husband Kanye “Ye” West. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The King of Staten Island star later recalled some fond memories of longtime SNL producer Lorne Michaels, including their phone call about the comedian’s engagement to Ariana Grande. “He a...
Eminem Puts Pete Davidson in His Place During Hilarious ‘Forgot About Dre’ Parody on ‘SNL’: Watch
Eminem is fed up with Pete Davidson‘s rap music video parodies. During the season 47 finale of Saturday Night Live on May 21, Marshall Mathers made another memorable cameo in a musical sketch paying tribute to longtime show producer Lorne Michaels. In the cut-for-time skit, titled “Forgot About Lorne,” Davidson raps about Lorne’s accomplishments over the beat from Dr. Dre‘s 1999 hit “Forgot About Dre,” featuring Eminem. In the setup for the parody, Davidson — who made his final appearance on SNL after eight seasons — is approached on set by host Natasha Lyonne, who tells him that Lorne is depressed because he has always wanted to appear in a music video alongside the 28-year-old comedian. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “That guy has literally ...
Sneaker Jig: Travis Scott’s Nike Raffle Gets Over 1 Million Entries In 30 Minutes
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SNKRS / NIkesne Scoring a pair of Travis Scott Nikes at retail is like hitting the lotto. The Houston rapper had a raffle for the privilege to cop a pair of his latest collab with the Swoosh brand, and it received over 1 million entries in just 30 minutes. This is according to TMZ, that reports the Travis Scott Air Trainer 1 x CACT.US CORP, in two colorways (“Grey Haze and Dusty Sage” and “Archaeo Brown and Rust Pink”), had his fans, and resellers, going nuts. Keep in mind that it was a “source close to Travis” that provided this intel, meaning it’s just as likely they pulled that number out of thin air rather than actual metrics. Related Stories But Cactus Jack’s Nike collabs are heavily hyped affairs, with his past release still commanding top dollar on...
Bad Bunny Makes History With Latest Reggaeton Album ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Bad Bunny is to Reggaeton what Jay-Z was to Hip-Hop in the early 00’s and now everyone outside the Latin community is taking notice of that as Variety is reporting that the current King of Reggaeton (sorry J. Balvin) is out here making history with his latest album. According to the report, Bad Bunny’s fourth solo album, Un Verano Sin Ti has been doing crazy numbers on the streaming side of things ever since it dropped on May 6th claiming 18% of all U.S. Latin on-demand streams and becoming Latin’s highest streaming week to date with over 1.8 billion weekly ODA streams just last week (May 12). Not bad for a man who isn’t really recognized outside of the Latino community. That figure surpasses any weekly streaming tot...
SpaceX Paid $250K To Silence Elon Musk’s Sexual Misconduct, Allegedly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty More controversy has arrived for Elon Musk, as news broke of one of his companies paying a massive settlement to keep an incident of sexual misconduct involving him quiet. According to published reports, SpaceX allegedly paid a former flight attendant $250,000 to guarantee that she wouldn’t sue the company or speak out against it after Musk propositioned her for sex. The incident reportedly occurred in late 2016, according to accounts shared by a friend of the victim to Insider. Related Stories The flight attendant worked as a crew member during a SpaceX corporate flight and was asked by Musk to give him a massage. (The story notes that she was encouraged to obtain a masseuse license by the company.) During the massage, Musk exposed hi...
Flava, You ARE The Father: Flava Flav Finds Out He Has A 3-Year-Old Toddler
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Arturo Holmes / Getty In today’s episode of Flava Of Love Child, Hip-Hop icon Flava Flav has been informed, at 63-years-old, that he is the father of an eighth child. According to TMZ, a paternity test has proven the Public Enemy hype man and Hip Hop producer has a 3-year-old son named Jordan, whose mother is Flav’s former manager. The manager was only identified by TMZ as “Kate,” but Page Six noted that “a LinkedIn profile for a woman named Kate Gammell shows she worked as Flav’s manager in 2017,” and that Gammell’s Instagram page features photos of the same child. Either way, Flav reportedly asked for a paternity test because, for some time, he didn’t believe the child was his. Listen, Flav having his little Maury moment may have been seen by...
