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Johnny Depp’s Abuse Allegations Cost Actor Sixth ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Film, Court Hears
May 27, 2016, was the day that Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s marriage went from private misery to public, career-killing spectacle. Heard, who had just filed for divorce, arrived at a Los Angeles courthouse that day to seek a temporary restraining order, showing up with a clear mark on her face, which she said Depp inflicted during a fight six days prior. Photographers captured the scene, and the allegations became tabloid fodder across the globe. Depp says he never hit her, and now he’s suing Heard for libel in Fairfax County Circuit Court. On Wednesday, jurors in the case heard from police officers who responded to the couple’s penthouse immediately after the fight. None of the officers saw the red mark that was so prominent six days later. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See ...
“It Just Clicked”: Aluna and Jayda G On Their Rich, Retro Collaboration, “Mine O’ Mine”
“It really is more of a memento,” said Aluna of her new collaboration with Jayda G, “Mine O’ Mine.” “It’s a snapshot of the beginning of a beautiful new friendship.” Released April 26th via Mad Decent, “Mine O’ Mine” is a surprise release from two of the hottest names in today’s dance music landscape (just this month, Jayda G made her Coachella debut). Delightfully, the track features vocals from both: “Giving up, lying down, baby it’s misery. I need to get what’s mine o mine,” they intermingle on its chorus. Jayda G’s sonic strengths play out with rich, retro synths and a whirling guitar riff. Meanwhile, the ethos of Aluna shines through with a sultry topline and high-energy house b...
Pusha T Names JAY-Z as the “Best Rapper, Period”
Pusha T expressed his appreciation and admiration for JAY-Z, going as far as calling his “Neck & Wrist” collaborator the GOAT. In a recent SiriusXM interview, King Push referred to Hov as “the best rapper, like, just period.” He also went into detail about their collaborative process, stating that they have a very sharp creative relationship, “When I reach out to him about a record, I feel like he sort of knows that, you know, I’m not reaching out to him about no bullshit. It’s like, nah, I must really think that this is a joint, or something that’s gonna add to the great legacy that he has.” “So I basically just write the verse, lay the hook down, I do everything and just send it to him with a space open. I send it and I just hope he’ll hit back,” Pusha said of their process. “And thi...
Arcade Fire Share New Song “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)”: Listen
Arcade Fire have shared their new song “Unconditional I (Lookout Kid).” The track appears on their forthcoming new album WE. Give it a listen below. “There’s nothing saccharine about unconditional love in a world that is coming apart at the seams,” Win Butler said in a statement. “WE need each other, in all of our imperfection.” He continued: “Lookout Kid” is a reminder, a lullaby for the end times, sung to my son, but for everyone…. Trust your heart, trust your mind, trust your body, trust your soul. Shit is going to get worse before it gets better, but it always gets better, and no one’s perfect. Let me say it again. No one’s perfect. WE is out May 6. The album features the previously released single “The Lightning I, II.” The album’s release follows a string of surprise performances, in...
Lady Gaga Announces New Top Gun: Maverick Song “Hold My Hand”
When I wrote this song for Top Gun: Maverick, I didn’t even realize the multiple layers it spanned across the film’s heart, my own psyche, and the nature of the world we’ve been living in. I’ve been working on it for years, perfecting it, trying to make it ours. I wanted to make music into a song where we share our deep need to both be understood and try to understand each other—a longing to be close when we feel so far away and an ability to celebrate life’s heroes. I’m so grateful to Tom and Hans and [director Joseph Kosinski] for this opportunity—and it’s been a beautiful experience working with them. Me, BloodPop, Ben Rice and everyone else who worked on it with us are so excited to share it with you. This song is a love letter to the world during and after a very hard time. I’ve wante...
Migos’ Quavo to Star in New Action Thriller Film Takeover
Migos’ Quavo has been cast in a new action thriller movie from Quality Films and Trioscope titled Takeover, Deadline reports. Directed by Greg Jonkajtys, Takeover features a script penned by Jeb Stuart (Die Hard, The Fugitive) and Brandon Easton (Marvel’s Agent Carter). Quavo will star as Guy Miller, a parolee who’s trying to get his life back in order but gets roped back into Atlanta’s dangerous street racing scene. Takeover will use live-action performances and animation to capture the stunts, sideshows, and tricks that define that corner of car culture. This is the latest acting role for Quavo, who’s previously starred in series like Atlanta, Black-ish and Narcos: Mexico as well as Randall Emmett’s forthcoming film Wash Me in the River. “I’m really excited for this opportunity, especial...
Pusha T Shares New Video for “Call My Bluff”: Watch
Pusha T has released a new music video for “Call My Bluff” from his new album It’s Almost Dry. In the clip, directed by Omar Jones and Onda, the rapper can be seen yukking it up at a fancy dinner with dozens of guests. Spliced throughout are scenes of Pusha T rapping in the backseat of a car, eating steak in a plastic-wrapped room, and watching as two hitmen drag a human body off the street and, later on, toss it into a river. Watch the video below. It’s Almost Dry is produced by Kanye West and Pharrell Williams, the latter of whom handled “Call My Bluff.” The album credits list contributions from Jay-Z, Kid Cudi, Lil Uzi Vert, Don Toliver, Nigo, Labrinth, and Pusha T’s brother and Clipse bandmate No Malice. It’s Almost Dry follows Pusha T’s 2018 album Daytona and includes the singles “Die...
Tyler, the Creator Receives 10 New Gold and Platinum RIAA Certifications
Tyler, the Creator earned 10 new gold and platinum certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for his work on IGOR and his latest studio album CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST. The RIAA revealed that Tyler received six gold plaques for the stand-alone single “BEST INTEREST” and the IGOR cuts “ARE WE STILL FRIENDS?,” “IGOR’S THEME,” “PUPPET,” “RUNNING OUT OF TIME” and “A BOY IS A GUN*,” plus platinum certifications for the album tracks “GONE, GONE/THANK YOU” and “NEW MAGIC WAND,” and for the CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST number “WUSYANAME” featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Ty Dolla $ign. Both IGOR and CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST have received plaques from the RIAA, with the former going platinum in July 2021 and the latter hitting gold earlier this February. In case you mi...
The MTA Will Try To Crackdown On Fare Evasion, Has Cost Them $500 Million So Far
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Noam Galai / Getty A few days ago this particular New Yorker surprisingly witnessed a teenager hop over the turnstile in a train station and make his way onto platform right in front of three uniformed police officers who could seemingly care less about the MTA missing out on that $2.75 and continued on with their conversation (where were these kind of police when I was growing up?!). For a while now, fare evasion has become a big problem for the MTA and the Gothamist is reporting that with subway ridership still down and fare evasion going up, the higher ups at the MTA are looking to take measures to tackle both problems in the coming future. On Tuesday (April 26) announced that they’d be creating a “blue ribbon” panel dubbed “Fareness” to look at how th...
Killer Mike Says Pardoned Drug Offenders Should Be Legal Weed Sellers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Winter / Getty According to Killer Mike, drug offenders who have recently received clemency should be able to be the first ones to take part in the legal marijuana dispensary industry. In an interview with TMZ, the rapper and entrepreneur opened up about his thoughts on the subject after President Joe Biden granted clemency to 78 people who were serving long prison sentences for possession with intent to sell, or simple possession. The Run The Jewels MC flatly stated that while what the administration did was okay, it should be doing more. For starters, he feels that the number of those who were released should be “quadruple” what it was. The “Ghetto Gospel” rapper went on to say that non-violent drug offenders need to be put at the front of t...
Universal Music Group Sued Over Kanye West “Power” Sample
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty It’s been more than a decade since Kanye West released his classic My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, but apparently, UMG has been shortchanging a prog Rock band for sampling their work that was used on the album. According to Variety, Declan Colgan Music Ltd (DCM) has filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group over it’s sampling of a King Crimson song “21st Century Schizoid Man” which was used on Kanye’s cut “Power” claiming that UMG has been underpaying on streaming royalties from the song for a while now. Related Stories In the lawsuit filed, DCM claims that Kanye originally sampled “21st Century Schizoid Man” without permission or a license before uploading the track to YouTube in 2010, where it has since hit a...
GA Students Protest After Black Student Suspended For Slapping White Student Who Called Him N-Word
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Marilyn Nieves / Getty When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over a tasteless but relatively soft joke at the expense of Jada Pinkett-Smith, a lot of Black folks were suddenly on team “violence is never the answer. Well, I’d wager most of those Black people would feel differently about a Black student in Georgia who slapped a white student for calling him the N-word, reminding us that sometimes—people just need to be slapped. According to 11 Alive, it all started at Locust Grove High School in Locust Grove, Ga. The Henry County high school is investigating the incident in which a Black male student slapped a white female student for calling him the racial slur. The Black student involved in the incident, which was caught on camera, was suspended over th...
