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Snoop Dogg Announces ‘A Death Row Summer’ Compilation Album Alongside First Single
Snoop Dogg on Tuesday evening announced an upcoming compilation album, dubbed A Death Row Summer, under his Death Row Records label. Though he did not disclose further details on the project, he did release the lead single off the record, “Touch Away,” featuring October London. “About to drop this Death Row summer album,” he said in a video posted to Instagram. “A Death Row Summer. New single just dropped last night. Check it out. We’ve been in the metaverse, now we back in the universe.” Snoop did not provide a release date for the project, though he did confirm that it is “coming soon.” The album will arrive as the second record from Death Row this year, following Snoop’s acquisition in February. The top-shelf rapper, who released a sizable portion of his discography via the label, inclu...
Lizzo Is Getting Her Own HBO Max Documentary
A documentary about Lizzo is officially in the works, and honestly, it’s “About Damn Time.” The singer announced the news on Wednesday (May 18) at the Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront presentation at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, and revealed that HBO Max will be taking on the yet-to-be titled project, which is set to arrive this fall. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news An official press release about the forthcoming documentary says the film will explore “the journey of a trailblazing superstar who has become the movement the world desperately needed just by being herself. The HBO Max documentary shares the inspirational story behind her humble beginnings to her meteoric rise with an intimate look into the moments that shaped her h...
Oscars Change Rule on How Many Songs From a Film May Be Submitted
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced rule changes for the 2023 Oscars, including a big one in the best original song category. Going forward, no more than three songs from any one film may be submitted, regardless of writer(s). The old rule was that “no more than five songs from any one film may be submitted, regardless of writer(s). The submission deadline for the original song and original score categories is Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. The Academy recently announced that the 95th Oscars will take place Sunday, March 12, 2023. The show will air live on ABC from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood (formerly known as Hollywood & Highland). The eligibility period for Academy Awards consideration will return to the full calendar year: a feature film must have a quali...
Official HIGE DANdism’s ‘Mixed Nuts’ Rises to No. 1 on Japan Hot 100
After holding at No. 2 for three consecutive weeks, Official HIGE DANdism’s “Mixed Nuts” rises to take the No. 1 spot on this week’s Japan Hot 100, dated May 18. The opener for the animated series SPYxFAMILY is at No. 1 for streaming for the fourth straight week (from 9,145,511 to 9,521,583 weekly streams). In other metrics, the song slips to No. 2 for downloads (from 19,062 to 15,946 units) and rises to No. 5 for video views (from 1,383,391 to 1,514,729 views). Powered by these three metrics, “Mixed Nuts” hits No. 1 on the Japan Hot 100 five weeks after debuting on the chart. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news [embedded content] Kenshi Yonezu bows at No. 2 with “M87,” the theme of Shin Ultraman, the reimagined new Ultraman movie by Hideaki Anno a...
Harry Styles Talks Showing His ‘Bum Bum’ on Film, Denies ‘Daylight’ Is About Taylor Swift on Howard Stern
Harry Styles visited Howard Stern’s SiriusXM show on Wednesday morning (May 18) to perform a pair of tracks from his upcoming Harry’s House album, talk about getting naked on screen and reveal his reaction to Will Smith’s Oscar’s attack on Chris Rock. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news But, of course, the things Stern was most interested in was whether the sensual House song “Cinema” — which includes the line “if you’re getting yourself wet for me I guess you’re all mine” — is about the singer’s paramour: actress/director Olivia Wilde. “Most of the time when I write songs they kind of start out as, like, I guess mine,” Styles said while measuring his words. “It’s important to write from whatever you’re going through at the time,” he added, saying ...
Set Times and Special GRiZ Performance Announced for Movement 2022
Time to start planning, Movement‘s set times are finally here. Coming soon to Detroit, Michigan is the world-renowned celebration of techno. Artists like Jeff Mills, The Martinez Brothers, Carl Craig, Maya Jane Coles, Flying Lotus, Chris Lake, Duck Sauce, The Blessed Madonna, and many, many more are set to take the stage for the festival’s first outing since 2019. Each of them will helm one of the festival’s six stages, including the newly-reworked, Underground Stage, for three days of entertainment celebrating the beautiful midwestern city and its beloved genre. Also new to this year’s event is the Detroit Stage presented by the cannabis retailer, JARS, which will feature a lineup consisting of only Detroit artists. Unfortunately for fans h...
Apple Music Launches Concert Livestream Series, Kicking Off With Harry Styles
Apple Music is launching a new concert series, Apple Music Live. Available to subscribers across 167 countries for free, the series will see some of the music industry’s leading artists take the stage. Describing the series, Apple Music said that it’s designed to “give the biggest stars in music the biggest possible platform to flaunt how they connect with audiences and how their songs translate to live performance.” The series is indicative of a greater trend, in which artists are broadcasting their concerts to reach listeners who can’t physically attend in person. In December, Kanye and Drake’s Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert was livestreamed on Amazon Prime, becoming its most-watched stream in history. Last month, YouTube streamed the tenth iteration of Coachella. For its first concer...
Vic Mensa & Chance The Rapper “Wraith,” Ne-Yo “Don’t Love Me” & More | Daily Visuals 5.16.22
HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been a hot minute since we’ve heard from Chance The Rapper and Vic Mensa, much less on the same track, but today the two Chicagoans reunite for the love of the game and of course the Windy City. In their visuals to “Wraith,” Vic Mensa and Chance The Rapper kick it from the recording studio to an department store where they convince an employee to turn up with them while they record this video. Hopefully he didn’t get into trouble for participating in the visual. On the R&B side, Ne-Yo comes out of hibernation to drop some new baby makin’ music and in his black-and-white clip to “Don’t Love Me” shows that even relationships that look great on the surface also deal with some kind of struggle underneath it all. Check out the rest of today’s drops and some j...
$kinny, Swizz Beatz & French Montana “Salam,” Beanie Man “Blessings Pon Blessings” & More | Daily Visuals 5.17.22
HipHopWired Featured Video For a while now Swizz Beatz has been keeping himself busy setting up Verzuz battles for the culture (dropped the ball on that last one though), so if any artist is lucky enough to get some music from the Hip-Hop legend you know he gonna deliver. Blessing $kinny with some new work, Swizz Beatz and French Montana join the kid in the visuals to “Salam” where the three men turn up in the desert with some thick young women who look like they’re ready to make some wishes come true. From the middle east to Jamaica, Beanie Man gets back on his grizzly and in his latest clip to “Blessings Pon Blessings” enjoys the natural beauty of his home and makes viewers want to visit the island and blaze some ganja. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Fredo Bang, ...
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Spike Lee Drops Nike 50th Anniversary Short Film [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke Nike has been changing the game and keeping us fresh for the past 50 years and to celebrate the half-century mark one of their day one’s, Spike Lee has directed a short film paying homage to the swoosh brand. Source: Nike / NIke Dubbed Seen It All, the Spike Lee joint features the legendary director reprise his Mars Blackmon persona while revisiting some classic Nike commercials and showcasing some of sports biggest superstars over the past few decades including Tiger Woods, Bo Jackson and of course, Michael Jordan. Sitting across up and coming star Indigo Hubbard-Salk, Spike (or Mars rather) talks about all the sports events and moments he’s witnessed over his lifetime while Indigo counters with talk of some of today’s up and coming sports le...
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Big Bronx Energy: Remy Ma Honored With Street In Her Name [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: TV ONE / TV One One of New York City’s greatest talents has received a special distinction. Remy Ma has been honored with a street in her name. As per Vibe Magazine the “All The Way Up” rapper is now officially in the Big Apple history books. Earlier this week a ceremony was held to unveil the newest addition to the Bronx Walk Of Fame on Saturday, May 14. Hosted by Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson and Deputy President Janet Peguero Remy was joined by her husband Papoose, longtime friend Fat Joe and some of her family. Related Stories She took to social media to share her appreciation. “Today I was given my own street sign in The Bronx!” Remy Ma wrote. “I’ve come so far from the girl that used to take the 6 train and ride the Bx22 bus. I’ve h...
Braxe + Falcon Detail EP, Share New Song “Elevation”: Listen
Back in March, the French house producers Alan Braxe and DJ Falcon came together to release two singles under the banner Braxe + Falcon. The musicians have now released another new single and shared the details of their debut EP. The new song is called “Elevation” and it’ll appear on the duo’s Step by Step EP, which comes out digitally on June 24 via the Domino imprint Smugglers Way. Listen to “Elevation,” featuring Los Angeles musician Sunni Colón, below. Alan Braxe is well known as one of the three members of Stardust, the trio whose lone single, “Music Sounds Better With You,” is a staple of the French house genre. The other two Stardust members were singer Benjamin Diamond and Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter. DJ Falcon has also worked with Bangalter, co-writing and co-producing “Contact,”...
