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Jay-Z’s Famous 2001 Summer Jam Performance With Michael Jackson Finally Unearthed [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ron Galella / Getty It’s been two decades since Jay-Z made Hip-Hop history by bringing out the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, out to that Summer Jam stage in 2001. Although it happened at a time when camera phones weren’t even a possibility, someone actually recorded Jay’s whole set that night and yesterday (April 12) HipHopVCR uploaded it to YouTube for the world to enjoy. Taking the stage in an oversized Knicks jersey and baggy jean shorts, Jigga had the concertgoers in the palm of his hands and after dropping some of his popular radio cuts, he debuted his classic “The Takeover” much to the shock of the crowd who knew exactly who he was talking about when he was dropping his bars. Then came the infamous moment when Jay put Prodigy (R.I.P) on blast and th...
NY Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin Resigns After Shocking Arrest
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty The once-promising career of New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin has apparently crashed and burned, as he has resigned his position after being arrested by federal authorities. On Tuesday (April 12th), Benjamin resigned from his post after leaving a federal courthouse in Manhattan. The second-in-command to Governor Kathy Hochul had surrendered to Federal Bureau of Investigation agents that morning. Governor Hochul confirmed the news in a statement through her office released in the afternoon. “I have accepted Brian Benjamin’s resignation effective immediately. While the legal process plays out, it is clear to both of us that he cannot continue to serve as Lieutenant Governor. New Yorkers deserve absolute confidence in t...
Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite Announces Memoir Spaceships Over Glasgow
Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite has announced a memoir. Spaceships Over Glasgow: Mogwai and Misspent Youth is out September 1 via White Rabbit. The book covers his time in Mogwai, his early love for bands like Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine, and Jesus and Mary Chain, and his formative live encounters with Nirvana and the Cure. Its title is a lyric from 2001’s “Take Me Somewhere Nice.” “I am immensely proud to be working with White Rabbit on my first book Spaceships Over Glasgow,” Braithwaite said in a statement. “The process of researching it and writing it has been challenging but one that I’ve really enjoyed. It’s incredibly exciting to be able to share it with the world.” He added on Twitter that the book was about his “teenage idiocy, life in general, gigs and playing in Mogwai.”
KeiyaA Shares New Song “Camille’s Daughter”: Listen
KeiyaA has returned with a new song that’s set to appear on the new compilation Soon Come from Errol and Alex Rita’s south London–based music incubator Touching Bass. The track, “Camille’s Daughter,” is the first new music from KeiyaA as lead artist since the release of her 2020 debut Forever, Ya Girl. Find it below. Soon Come is out July 1. The A-side, which includes KeiyaA’s song, has a theme of “day” while the B-side is themed “night.” Today, a new song from the B-side by Ben Hauke called “Turn It On” was also shared. Revisit the Rising feature “KeiyaA’s Divine Soul.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Faye Webster Shares Video for New Song “Car Therapy”: Watch
Faye Webster has shared the video for her new song “Car Therapy.” Directed by Sean Valdivieso and edited by hbaCreate, it shows the process of recording at Spacebomb Studios with a Trey Pollard–led orchestra for an orchestral EP. Car Therapy Sessions is out April 29 via Secretly Canadian. Watch the video below. The new EP features songs from I Know I’m Funny Haha and Atlanta Millionaires Club. “The recording experience was beautiful, I was truly fighting tears,” Webster said in a statement. “I think I had actually even cried listening to the demos. I was put in a position where I could see the conductor as well as the producer, which I needed because I honestly couldn’t pick up on my cues sometimes even though I wrote the songs. I was so distracted in how beautiful the orchestra soun...
Harlem Festival of Culture, Inspired by Questlove’s Summer of Soul, Announced for 2023
Today, the inaugural Harlem Festival of Culture has been announced. The event was inspired by Questlove’s award–winning documentary Summer of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised), which centered on the long-forgotten Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969. The reimagined festival will take place in the summer of 2023 at the same location as the original event: Marcus Garvey Park, formerly known as Mount Morris Park. Exact dates have not been revealed, however the lead-up to the event will consist of a series of live entertainment and social and economic development programs, culminating with a multi-day outdoor music festival, according to press materials. The Harlem Festival of Culture was founded by Musa Jackson, (editor in chief of Ambassador Digital Magazine) wh...
Rick Springfield and Zoot Cancel Australia Tour
Rick Springfield’s long-overdue homecoming reunion tour with Zoot has been scrapped. “It is with much sadness and disappointment that we must announce that the Zoot tour of Australia is cancelled,” reads a statement issued Wednesday (April 13) from DRW Entertainment, producer of the multi-city trek. “Much has changed in the two years since we announced the tour, and individual members of the band, whilst excited about the potential offered by the tour, are now unfortunately not in a position whereby they can move forward with the tour as scheduled,” the message continues. The reunion dates were scheduled to visit Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne this October, for Zoot’s first Australian shows in over 50 years. Springfield was to be joined on stage by Rick Brewer, Beeb Birtle...
Alicia Keys, Ricky Martin, Wu-Tang Clan & More Selected for 2022 National Recording Registry: See the Full List
The 25 recordings that were added to the National Recording Registry on Wednesday (April 13) run the gamut from the Disneyland Boys Choir’s 1964 earworm “It’s a Small World” to Wu-Tang Clan’s 1993 rap classic Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The selections span 89 years — from 1921 (James P. Johnson’s “Harlem Strut”) to 2010 (an episode of the popular podcast WTF With Marc Maron featuring guest Robin Williams). This year’s inductions bring the number of titles in the registry to 600. The roster of 2022 honorees includes two albums that topped the Billboard 200 – Bonnie Raitt’s Nick of Time (1990) and Alicia Keys’ Songs in A Minor (2001) — and two singles that topped the Billboard Hot 100 – The Four Tops’ “Re...
Kelly Clarkson & Melissa McCarthy Are Among 2022 Gracie Awards Winners
The Kelly Clarkson Show, Pose, Melissa McCarthy and acclaimed programs that looked at Aretha Franklin and Janet Jackson are some of the music-related programs and personalities that will be honored at the 47th annual Gracie Awards. The awards will return in-person on May 24 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The Gracies, presented by The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, recognize outstanding programming created by, for and about women in radio, television, cable and interactive media. Honorees are selected in national, local and student markets, including both commercial and non-commercial outlets. “Throughout this past year we have seen a number of remarkable projects by and about...
Jennifer Lopez Spills Details on Ben Affleck Bath Tub Proposal: ‘I Was Quite Literally Speechless’
The second time seems to be the charm for Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez. The Marry Me singer shared the details of the couple’s sequel engagement in her “On the JLo” newsletter on Tuesday (April 12), which included Affleck popping the question while Lopez was in her happy place. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Saturday night while at my favorite place on earth (in the bubble bath), my beautiful love got on one knee and proposed,” she wrote in the newsletter (which requires registration). “I was taken totally off guard and just looked in his eyes smiling and crying at the same time trying hard to get my head around the fact that after 20 years this was happening all over again. I was quite literally speechless and he said, ‘Is that a ‘yes?R...
Druski Slammed After Some Say Creepy Dude At Party Skit Glorifies Sexual Assault
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Druski made his mark in the social media space via his comedic skits and penchant for bringing humor into almost any situation. However, many on Twitter are aiming cancel darts toward the funnyman after a now-deleted skit prompted many to say that he’s glorifying sexual assault. In the clip, Druski depicts a situation where a man is at a party completely ready to turn up and handing out shots to a bunch of women who all are unsuspecting of his insidious intentions. The caption of the skit was “That Friend that tries to make the girls OVERLY drink,” complete with a crying laughing and facepalm emoji. Because of this caption, some believe Druski was only going for cheap laughs instead of calling out men who behave in that fashion...
Phoebe Bridgers Teases New Song “Sidelines”
Phoebe Bridgers‘ newest single “Sidelines” is on the way. The track, which marks her first new solo release since her GRAMMY-nominated 2020 album Punisher, was teased in the trailer for Hulu’s upcoming series adaptation of Sally Rooney’s 2017 novel, Conversations With Friends: “‘Conversations with Friends’ follows Frances, a 21 year old college student, as she navigates a series of relationships that force her to confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time.” The show stars Alison Oliver, Joe Alwyn, Sasha Lane and Jemima Kirke, and is executive produced by Ed Guiney, Emma Norton, Andrew Lowe, Lenny Abrahamson, Tommy Bulfin and Rose Garnet. Watch the trailer above and check out the snippet of Phoebe Bridgers’ “Sidelines,” which will drop on April 15. Meanwhile, Conversations wit...
