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Thundercat Announces 2022 North American Tour
Thundercat will embark on an expansive North American tour this summer. He’ll kick things off July 23 in Denver, Colorado, and stop off in Las Vegas, Seattle, Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, and many other cities before wrapping things up at Format Festival in Bentonville, Arkansas on September 25. Thundercat will open for Red Hot Chili Peppers and Khruangbin throughout his tour, as well as play a string of headline festival sets. Find his full schedule below. Thundercat shared his last studio album, It Is What It Is, back in 2020. The LP went on to win a Grammy, and Thundercat toured extensively behind the record in 2021 with support from Channel Tres. Later that year, he issued his most recent single “Satellite.” He recently reissued his debut album The Golden Age of Apocalypse. Read Thunderca...
Janelle Monáe to Play Josephine Baker in New A24 TV Series
Janelle Monáe has been tapped to play jazz icon Josephine Baker in a forthcoming television series from A24, Deadline reports. The show, titled De La Resistance, will center on Baker’s work as a world renowned jazz performer—and also her role as as a spy for the Allies during the French resistance in World War II. Jennifer Yale, who has worked on series such as See, Outlander, and Underground, is the creator and showrunner of De La Resistance. In addition to landing the lead role, Monáe will produce the series via her own Wondaland Pictures. Monáe’s latest Met Gala look nodded at Josephine Baker; the artist wore a close-cut, beaded Ralph Lauren gown with a fitted hood for the gilded glamour-themed event. Monáe’s most recent studio album Dirty Computer came out in 2018. She’s starred ...
Watch FKA twigs’ New Video for “Thank You Song”
FKA twigs has shared the final music video from her latest mixtape Caprisongs. The clip is for “Thank You Song” and it’s directed by Aidan Zamiri. In the video, FKA twigs can be seen riding an empty bus at night before eventually saddling up to another mysterious patron on the vehicle. Check it out below. FKA twigs recently released music videos for a number of songs from Caprisongs. Last month, she shared clips for “Honda” and “Oh My Love,” as well as a video for her Shygirl collaboration “Papi Bones.” Her most recent song to get the music video treatment was “Which Way” with Dystopia. Earlier this year, she also dropped visuals for “Jealousy” and “Meta Angel.” In April, FKA twigs was cast in the forthcoming reboot of The Crow. She also directed and starred in a short film called Pl...
MusiCares Launches Free Virtual Event Series for Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental health has never been more important in the music industry. After suffering blow after blow over the past two years due to the pandemic, music professionals around the globe were stripped of their income streams—and livelihoods. But as the music industry trends up, MusiCares wants the mental health of its professionals to grow in lockstep. The RIAA’s MusiCares program provides creatives around the globe with mental health awareness resources. In support of Mental Health Awareness Month, they’ve launched a free series of events that are open to all. You can check out the programming, courtesy of a press release MusiCares shared with EDM.com, below. Click the hyperlinks to register. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles In addition to MusiCares̵...
Selina Combines Music, Culture and Coworking In Stunning Locales Around Tulum, Cancún
Delivering incredible experiences in more than 145 destinations worldwide, Selina has positioned itself as one of the most recognized hospitality brands at the intersection of lifestyle, culture, adventure and coworking. Launched in 2015 by Rafi Museri and Daniel Rudasevski, who opened the first Selina in Pedasi, Panama, the brand is driven by a culture of embracing community. They actively remodel defunct and sometimes unconventional properties before transforming them into international hubs for the new generation of travelers. With remote work having picked up considerable steam—as well as more and more companies expanding internationally while employing people from across the world— now more than ever, digital nomads are finding themselves working at some of the world’s most unique cor...
A Pioneering Nightlife Brand Wants to Turn Ibiza Into “The NFT Island”
They say money can’t buy happiness—but it can buy an NFT with exclusive access to Ibiza’s top nightclubs. According to a press release shared with EDM.com, pioneering nightlife brand The Night League has plans to turn Ibiza into “The NFT Island” amid its longest clubbing season in history. They’ve partnered with the Party Degenerates NFT collective on the ambitious venture, which aims to “paint Ibiza’s streets and venues with the finest in digital art.” Starting May 7th, holders of Party Degenerates NFTs will have unprecedented access to all events throughout the season at Ushuaïa and Hï Ibiza, two of the world’s most iconic nightlife destinations. The NFT’s utilities enable owners to unlock special experiences at the clubs, which will ...
Kaskade Announces New Destination Music Festival In Cancún, Sun Soaked
A brand new destination festival from the mind of Kaskade could become dance music escapists’ ultimate getaway. Scheduled for December 16-18, 2022, the first-ever Sun Soaked event will go down at Cancún’s all-inclusive Paradisus and Fiesta Americana Resorts, the home of sun-kissed destination festivals organized by Excision (Paradise Blue) and ILLENIUM (Ember Shores). Kaskade has joined forces with the promoters of those events, Festication, to organize Sun Soaked, the third in a series of artist-curated destination festivals. According to the iconic Fire & Ice producer, he wants to break the mold of today’s moth-eaten festival landscape. “Sun Soaked has become a unicorn in an over saturated festival world. A perfect trinity of sun, water + sand,” Kaskade ...
The Evolution of: Kendrick Lamar
It’s been five years since the release of Kendrick Lamar’s GRAMMY-award-winning record DAMN., and the rapper is poised to make his long-awaited return. Next Friday, May 13, the rapper will be dropping his fifth LP, entitled Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. From launching his career under the name K-Dot to producing the entire Black Panther soundtrack, Lamar has cemented himself as one of rap’s most accomplished artists, with five critically-acclaimed studio albums – as well as a handful of fan-favorite mixtapes – to back it up. Ahead of Lamar’s latest musical release, HYPEBEAST looks back on a decade of the rapper’s discography and the evolution of his sound. Section.80 (2011) [embedded content] Lamar began working on his debut album around January 2011, releasing the project in July. Wh...
Peep The Latest Trailer To Disney+’s ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Disney+ / Disney+ May the 4th be with you! To celebrate Star Wars Day 2022, Disney+ has released a brand new trailer for the highly anticipated Obi-Wan Kenobi series and if you’re a hardcore Star Wars fan, you will not be disappointed… in the trailer at least. In the latest trailer we find that Obi-Wan was not only keeping tabs on a young Luke Skywalker on Tantooine, but was even already planning on training him in the ways of the Jedi when the time was right. A plan that Luke’s uncle wasn’t too fond of given how things played out with Luke’s father, Darth Vader. Living a life in exile while on the run from the Galactic Empire, Obi-Wan must find a way to survive until Luke is old enough to get the proper training and right the wrongs of his father. Spoile...
Eminem Will Be Inducted Into The Rock & Hall of Fame, Becomes The Only Artist To Make It In 1st Year
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin C. Cox / Getty Eminem’s place in the pantheon of Hip-Hop artists has been the subject of debate lately, but this latest news will give fans and stans of the Detroit artist more ammo for their arguments for his greatness. Slim Shady will be immortalized in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame after it was revealed that he is one of the 2022 class of inductees. The “Lose Yourself” crafter joins Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Dolly Parton, Eurythmics, Lionel Richie, and Carly Simon to be blessed with the prestigious honor. Related Stories To earn your place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, an artist has to have released their first record 25 years before induction. Eminem released his first album, Infinite, in 1996 and, with his induction, became the o...
Tyler, The Creator & Nardwuar the Human Serviette Kick It At Beat Street In Vancouver
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nardwuar / Nardwuar Fresh off his latest Grammy Award win for Best Rap Album, Tyler, The Creator is on top of the world right now and is still out here making time for a pretty entertaining interview with non other than the hilarious Nardwuar the Human Serviette. Linking up at a Beat Street Records in Nardwuar’s hometown of Vancouver, Canada for their fifth interview, Tyler and Nardwuar once again get familiar while strolling through the store’s impressive inventory (must-have items for Hip-Hop heads). After marveling at some of the rap themed action figures on the shelves and whatnot, Tyler opens about the importance of DJ Drama’s Gangsta Grillz mixtape catalogue saying they “really helped shape how a lot of people make music — including me.” Relate...
J.J. Redick Gets Praise For Smacking Down Host’s FOX News Undertones About Draymond Green
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Mitchell Leff / Getty J.J. Redick is a real one. The former Duke star and NBA pro had to call out a fellow ESPN host’s suspect, FOX News-friendly “undertones” when discussing Draymond Green’s style of play, and is getting praise from NBA Twitter that knows exactly what he was pointing out. In a segment for ESPN’s First Take, Redick got into it with Chris Russo, who came through with the tried and true “shut up and dribble” take when it comes to Green’s antics on the court. Russo took issue with Green’s commentary in a presser last night, where he expressed no remorse for flipping off fans, adding that if he gets fined it’s cool since he’s a millionaire. In true snowflake fashion, Russo was offended—and threw in a familiar racial dog whistle while he...
