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Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers Perform “These Are the Ways” on Kimmel
Red Hot Chili Peppers stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform “These Are the Ways” from their new album Unlimited Love. They also paid The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon a visit to play “Black Summer” later that evening, too. Check out both performances below. Unlimited Love is the band’s first new album in a decade, and the first since guitarist John Frusciante rejoined the band. They’ve previously shared the singles “Not the One” and “Poster Child,” in addition to “Black Summer” and “These Are The Ways.” Red Hot Chili Peppers second guitarist Jack Sherman died in 2020. Read about Red Hot Chili Peppers in Pitchfork’s “Longform” feature “Radio-Friendly Unit Shifters.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Content This content can also be viewed on t...
Joni Mitchell to Present at the 2022 Grammys
Joni Mitchell will make a rare public appearance this Sunday when she presents an award at the 2022 Grammys. Mitchell has kept a low profile since her brain aneurysm in 2015, her most notable appearance being when she was recognized during the 44th Kennedy Center Honors. This year, the folk legend is nominated for Best Historical Album at the Grammys for Joni Mitchell Archives, Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963-1967). On Friday night, Mitchell was honored as the 2022 MusiCares Person of the Year by the Recording Academy. The tribute concert included special performances by Beck, St. Vincent, Jon Batiste, Mickey Guyton, Leon Bridges, Herbie Hancock, Sara Bareilles, Brandi Carlile, Chaka Khan, Angélique Kidjo, Cyndi Lauper, and others covering songs from Mitchell’s career. During a group singalo...
Inside the MusiCares Person of the Year Gala Honoring Joni Mitchell: ‘You Are Immortal’
A silence fell over a hushed crowd at the MGM Grand’s Marquee Ballroom in Las Vegas as Billy Porter took on “Both Sides Now.” Originally released 53 years ago and first recorded by the singer Judy Collins, the monumental song with its ruminative lyrics and unforgettable melody, is perhaps one of Joni Mitchell’s most well known. Here at the MuisCares Person of the Year Gala honoring Mitchell on Friday (April 1), Porter had the unenviable task of covering the classic. But as he reached the song’s second chorus it was clear his interpretation, with sparse instrumentation coupled with a stunning and poetic vocal prowess, effectively put Mitchell’s words front-and-center both audibly and visually (her handwritten lyrics were shown scrolling, karaoke-style, behind him). The combination of one pa...
Denzel Washington Prayed With Will Smith During Oscars After Chris Rock Slap: ‘I Couldn’t Have Sat in My Seat’
Denzel Washington has spoken publicly for the first time about the 2022 Oscars and his response during the ceremony after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on the stage of the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. On Saturday (April 2), the Oscar-winning actor appeared with author and pastor T.D. Jakes as part of his International Leadership Summit in a discussion centered on Washington’s career and faith. During the panel, the conversation turned to Sunday night’s Oscars, where Smith took to the stage in an unscripted move and slapped Rock after the comedian and presenter made a reference to Jada Pinkett Smith, her bald hairstyle and the film G.I. Jane. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news After the slap, Washington — who was nominated for Macbeth — wa...
2022 Dance/Electronic Grammy Preview: Afrojack on His David Guetta Collab & Why a Nomination Is ‘The Best Firepower You Can Have in This Industry’
Editors note: In this series, Billboard Dance is speaking with each 2022 Grammy nominee from the dance/electronic categories ahead of the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on April 3 in Las Vegas. In more ways than one, it’s kind of a fluke that Afrojack and David Guetta are up for a Grammy this year. Their nominated single “Hero” is classic main stage EDM, a sound Guetta and Afrojack pioneered and popularized worldwide in the early 2010s — and a sound the best dance/electronic recording category has largely turned away from in the last few years as its embraced more IDM and experimental sounds. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news With “Hero” released independently by Afrojack’s Wall Recordings last May, the duo also just kind of… forgo...
Jim Jones ft. Dave East, Maino & Fabolous “Fit Lit (Betty White),” Lil Durk ft. Future “Petty Too” & More | Daily Visuals 3.31.22
HipHopWired Featured Video For a minute there Jim Jones, Dave East, Maino and Fabolous were constantly posting video on social media roasting each other for the outfits they wore to the gym, so it makes sense that the New Yorkers would eventually just get around to making a song about it. For the visuals to “Fit Lit (Betty White),” Jones, East, Maino and Fab take to the gym dripped out in official attire and hella ice while some gym rats pump iron and thick women work on their curves. Leave it to rappers to rock expensive attire while working out. Back in Chicago Lil Durk keeps those 7220 visuals coming and in his latest clip to the Future assisted “Petty Too,” Durk takes a thick young woman on a shopping spree before meeting Future on the roof of the building. That Chicago skyline is some...
E-40 Retrieves More Revenue With Launch Of ‘Goon With The Spoon’ Ice Cream Brand
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Goon With The Spoon / Goon With The Spoon E-40 remains a fixture in Hip-Hop culture as he keeps pace with the younger generation without forsaking a second of his legacy. Viewed as one of the savviest business minds in Hip-Hop, the Bay Area boss retrieves more revenue with the launch of his new Goon With The Spoon ice cream brand. On Friday (April 1), the rapper and entrepreneur announced the ice cream launch which falls under his ongoing Goon With The Spoon brand. The ice cream at launch will feature six flavors: Cookie Dough, Bourbon Vanilla, Vanilla Bean, Strawberry, Mint Chocolate, and Salted Caramel. E-40 has worked on the ice cream development for the past four years and boasts a creamery that uses clean energy and the product itself is made without...
Bad Beat: Dame Dash Ordered To Dish Out $800K Over Copyright Infringement
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy of Damon Dash / Damon Dash Dame Dash just took a significant hit to his pockets after a court ruling directing him to pay over $800,000 to the director and producers of a movie he attempted to pass off as his own. According to reports, the verdict against the entrepreneur was issued earlier in the week after a jury found in favor of the plaintiffs, director Josh Webber and Muddy Water Pictures who made the motion picture Dear Frank. The film stars Brian White, Claudia Jordan, Nick Turturro, Lil Durk, and Columbus Short. They sued Dash in 2019 after it was discovered that he was trying to shop the movie around as his own despite being removed from the project, even to the point of sending promotional material to outlets such as BET – with the...
Bronx Man Wanted For Fatal Gang Stabbing Nabbed In Florida Hotel
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: AFP Contributor / Getty A fugitive’s run has come to a close. United States Marshalls have finally booked a man that is suspected of killing a gang rival in the Bronx. As spotted on The New York Daily News Abdiel Payano was apprehended on Thursday, March 10 at the Hollywood Gateway Inn in Hollywood, Florida. He was arrived back in the Bronx on Wednesday, March 30 where he was charged with murder, manslaughter and gun possession. The 25 year-old Bronx native is thought to have stabbed Christopher Martinez near West 183rd Street and Sedgwick Avenue in the University Heights section of The Bronx on September 10, 2021. After the melee, locals reported the incident and medics rushed to the scene. Martinez was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital were he hung on...
Waka Flocka Flame Confirms Split From Tammy Rivera: “That’s My Best Friend”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Waka Flocka is opening up about his separation from Tammy Rivera, assuring fans that everything is great between them. During a recent interview with “It’s Tricky With Raquel Harper,” Flocka revealed that there was no beef between the two, despite calling it quits after eight years of marriage, noting that he still considers her his best friend. “That’s my best friend, that’s my dog,” Waka said before quickly addressing critics of their breakup by adding that there wasn’t any beef or a reason that they split other than they just “grew apart.” Related Stories The Atlanta rapper said after a divorce people expect the pair to be “fighting and hating,” but he says, “I’m grown.” “People just want it to be fighting and hating and something...
HHW Gaming: E3 2022 Officially Put On Ice, Gamers React To The Sad News
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Christian Petersen / Getty No one should be surprised by this news, but E3 is dead, well, the 2022 edition of the convention that focuses strictly on video games. Thursday (Mar.31), the ESA, the company behind the Electronic Entertainment Expo aka E3, has officially canceled its virtual convention after axing the prospect of a return to an in-person event back in January. Sadly, there will be no E3 this year, but don’t fear gamers. The ESA does have plans of trying to revitalize E3 in 2023, but it’s still currently on life support, hanging on for dear life. “We will devote all our energy and resources to delivering a revitalized physical and digital E3 experience next summer,” the ESA said in a statement shared by IGN. “Whether enjoyed from the show...
SOCAN Collections Rebound 6% to $325M
The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) saw collections rebound 6.4% to 416 million Canadian dollars ($325.5 million) from the prior year’s total of 391 million Canadian dollars ($305.9 million), despite the pandemic’s lingering economic impact in 2021. The SOCAN revenue collection total breaks out to $310 million Canadian ($242.55 million) in domestic receipts and 105 million Canadian dollars ($82.94 million) from foreign receipts. Domestically, that represents a 6.5% increase from 2020’s 291 million Canadian dollars ($227.64 million), while it’s a 6% increase over the 100 million Canadian dollars ($78.2 million) the society took in from foreign territories that year. “Given the challenges of the pandemic, at the end of 2020 we prepared for a financially a...
