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DaBaby Charged With Felony Battery in Connection With Music Video Incident
DaBaby has been charged with felony battery by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. The charges stem from a December 2020 incident in which Gary Pagar, a 65-year-old rental property owner in Los Angeles, accused DaBaby of hitting him and knocking out his tooth, TMZ reports and court documents confirm. Last year, Pagar filed a lawsuit against DaBaby and the rapper’s manager, alleging that DaBaby and his associates rented one of Pagar’s properties for a “private vacation” with “no more than nine people.” Pagar claimed that DaBaby agreed “in writing” that he would neither bring additional guests nor “use the house for commercial purposes, specifically including filming.” DaBaby allegedly hosted “40 people and a commercial film crew” at the house to shoot a music video for his si...
Naomi Judd, Country Singer in the Judds, Dies at 76
Naomi Judd, the singer and television actress best known as the matriarch of country music duo the Judds, died Saturday (April 30). She was 76 years old. “Today we sisters experienced a tragedy,” her daughters Wynonna and Ashley Judd said in a statement. “We lost our beautiful mother to the disease of mental illness. We are shattered. We are navigating profound grief and know that as we loved her, she was loved by her public. We are in unknown territory.” Last fall, the Judds were announced as part of the Country Music Hall of Fame class of 2021 alongside Ray Charles, veteran session drummer Eddie Bayers, and pedal steel guitarist Pete Drake. The mother-daughter duo were scheduled to be formally inducted at a ceremony in Nashville tomorrow, May 1. Born Diana Ellen Judd in January 1946, Nao...
Hardwell Conjures “BLACK MAGIC” In Fourth Single From “Rebels Never Die” Album
Hardwell‘s forthcoming REBELS NEVER DIE album continues to unfurl with the producer conjuring up another menacing single, “BLACK MAGIC.” Hardwell’s comeback saga has been nothing short of a subversion of expectations. His reveal of an ominous new aesthetic and his techno-laden set to close out Ultra Music Festival spoke volumes as to where he sees his future. Hot off the release of the album’s heated third single, “F*CKING SOCIETY,” Hardwell continues to storm the gates with another thumping track, “BLACK MAGIC.” The song’s twangy bassline forges a spirited rhythm as the broader sonic spectrum unfolds into a melodically dense concoction of reverberating synths and cinematic strings. Scroll to Conti...
This Artist Reimagines Iconic Electronic Albums as Play-Doh Creations
Nolan Wall is harnessing his artistic gift with the pencil—and with Play-Doh. Wall, an aspiring Art Director and student at Michigan State University, is taking modeling with this colorful clay to the next level. Over the last several months, he’s reimagined some of the world’s most iconic album artworks in Play-Doh form and is building a multi-genre library of works. Sharing his art on social media, Wall has shared a variety of Play-Doh-based works. Many of them recreate classic albums that served to shape electronic music as it exists today, like Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and Radiohead’s Kid A. More recently, Wall has paid tribute to more contemporary albums, including Porter Robinson‘s Nurture and Daft Punk‘s evergreen classic, Discovery. Scr...
Electronic Music Industry Tops $6 Billion In 2021, Makes Key Strides In Web3: IMS Business Report
According to the newly published annual IMS Business Report 2022, electronic music continues to have an optimistic growth trajectory in a variety of key areas. As a sector, electronic music was valued at $6 billion in 2021, which is up 71% from 2020, but down 20% from 2019. Throughout the report, encouraging signs of the industry bouncing back in the aftermath of the pandemic continue to be apparent. Metrics including the number of festivals that book electronic artists and the quantity of search results for flights to Ibiza are up significantly year-over-year, but there’s still ground to cover when it comes to achieving the pre-pandemic levels of 2019. While the world was in a variable state of lockdown over the last two years, dance music made key strides in the digital arena. In 1...
Anderson .Paak Celebrates Artists Worldwide With New Track “Yours to Take”
Anderson .Paak has dropped a new song as part of Budweiser’s Tomorrow is Yours to Take campaign. Celebrating what it means to hustle and chase success, the campaign connects creatives located around the world and gives them the opportunity to showcase their work on a global stage. Representing those determined to achieve their artistic dreams, .Paak’s new single, entitled “Yours to Take,” is featured in Budweiser’s video highlighting creatives working across industries. Among the lineup is French soccer player Sean Garnier, Brazilian rapper Xamã, Swedish fashion designer Julia Dang, Colombian graffiti artist Wanda Pot, Argentinian singer Lara91K, Brazilian graphic artist Gabriel Massan and British drummer Louise Bartle. “My new music for the campaign isn’t just a song, it’s an anthem! The ...
Action Bronson Drops New LP ‘Cocodrillo Turbo’
Action Bronson has released his new studio album Cocodrillo Turbo. Out via Loma Vista Recordings, the 10-track album packs in features from Conway The Machine, Roc Marciano, Hologram, Meyhem Lauren with production from The Alchemist, Daringer, Marciano and Bronson himself. On the record, Bronson set out to once again prove his versatility as an artist and creator. “I don’t feel like I’m given the f***ing respect that I deserve,” he explains. Arriving alongside the album is an eleven-minute short film directed by Jason Goldwatch. Entitled Spirit Crocodile, the film delves into Bronson’s process of making the album and what the crocodile represents to him. Kicking off May 1 in Vancouver, Bronson will tour alongside Earl Sweatshirt on the duo’s NBA LEATHER run. After hitting select cities in ...
Priscilla Presley Praises ‘Elvis’ Film Star Austin Butler: ‘He Had Big Shoes to Fill’
Priscilla Presley is offering her thoughts on the upcoming film about late ex-husband Elvis Presley after attending a private screening. Presley, 76, took to Facebook on Friday (April 29) to share her praise for director Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, which premieres at Cannes Film Festival next month ahead of Warner Bros. releasing the movie theatrically on June 24. The Naked Gun actress said she saw the film with Elvis’ longtime friend Jerry Schilling and was particularly impressed by Austin Butler in the title role. “This story is about Elvis and Colonel Parker’s relationship,” Presley posted. “It is a true story told brilliantly and creatively that only Baz, in his unique artistic way, could have delivered. Austin Butler, who played Elvis is outstanding. Halfway through the film Jerry and I loo...
Shawn Mendes Effortlessly Co-Hosts ‘Tonight Show’ With Jimmy Fallon & Performs ‘When You’re Gone’: Watch
Shawn Mendes could have a bright future career as a late-night TV host. During Friday’s (April 29) episode of The Tonight Show, the 23-year-old singer-songwriter effortlessly stepped in as co-host alongside Jimmy Fallon, delivering jokes during the monologue, interviewing guests, participating in games, and even serving as the evening’s musical guest. Dressed in the same black suit and skinny tie as Fallon, Mendes first appeared during the opening monologue, assisting the comedian-turned-host with wisecracks about electric busses in New York City and annoying alarm clocks. From there, the Canadian pop star helped out with Fallon’s Thank You Notes segment before the co-hosts challenged each other to a game of Egg Russian Roulette, where they smashed eggs against their heads not knowing whet...
Stagecoach 2022 Day 1 Highlights: Thomas Rhett Has ‘Bucket List Moment,’ Tanya Tucker FaceTimes Brandi Carlile & More
After two years of pandemic-induced cancellations, country music festival Stagecoach returns this weekend as thousands of music fans descended on Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., for night one of the three-day festival on Friday (April 29). Temperatures stayed relatively mild for the area, rising into the 90s, while festival-goers noshed on a variety of foods from different vendors and took in the sounds of a range of artists including Charley Crockett, Ingrid Andress, Breland, Midland, Maren Morris, headliner Thomas Rhett and more. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Here are some highlights from day one of Stagecoach 2022. 5:05 p.m.: During his Mane Stage set, singer-songwriter Ryan Hurd nodded to the two years that have passed since the l...
Olivia Rodrigo Welcomes Avril Lavigne for Rocking ‘Complicated’ Duet at Toronto Concert: Watch
Olivia Rodrigo trilled fans at her Sour Tour stop in Toronto on Friday (April 29) by welcoming a very special guest to assist her with a pop-punk classic. During her first of two sold-out concerts at the city’s Massey Hall, the 19-year-old singer-songwriter welcomed Avril Lavigne onstage for a duet of the Canadian star’s 2002 breakout hit “Complicated.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I’m so, so, so lucky because she came here tonight to sing with me,” a visibly overjoyed Rodrigo said when introducing the pop-punk princess. “Please give it up for Avril Lavigne!” Dressed similarly in plaid pleated skirts and black boots, the two stars rocked out, trading verses on Lavigne’s popular early 2000s track, which appeared on her debut album, Let Go, a...
U.N.I.T.Y.: Queen Latifah Builds Affordable Housing In Brick City
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bennett Raglin / Getty Queen Latifah has been someone who’s the epitome of “show and prove”, and the multihyphenate entertainer is doing so again by helping to build affordable housing in her Newark, New Jersey hometown. The star of the CBS action series The Equalizer appeared at the groundbreaking ceremony in the South Ward district of Brick City on Tuesday (April 27th) which was led by BlueSugar Corp., a development company that the rapper and actress is co-president of. The other companies involved in the project are Life Assets Development and GonSosa Development. “I grew up around here playing in West Side Park, a block away,” Latifah said during her speech at the ceremony. “My grandfather’s hardware store was blocks from here. I...
