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Above & Beyond Announce Two-Day Group Therapy 500 Event In Los Angeles
Planning is already underway for one of the biggest career milestones in the Above & Beyond saga. One of dance music’s most tenured and dependable mix shows, Group Therapy Radio is surpassing 500 episodes this year. To celebrate, the iconic trio is planning a massive show set to take place in Los Angeles. Launched in 2012, Group Therapy Radio was the spiritual successor to the group’s former program, Trance Around the World. Since the launch, Above & Beyond have celebrated each 50-episode milestone with a performance in a different city. Most recently, Group Therapy 450 celebrations took place in London late last year. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles The two-day celebration in Los Angeles will feature two Above & Beyond performances on the op...
Miami Police Report “Record Low” Number of Arrests From Ultra Music Festival 2022
Ultra Music Festival attendees were on good behavior at the brand’s flagship Miami event in 2022. The sold-out fest was as big a draw as ever, as 150,000 dance music fans descended upon Bayfront Park for three jam-packed days of action with David Guetta, Martin Garrix, Hardwell and many more. After two years on ice, Ultra returned in some ways smoother than ever. At least that was the impression some members of law enforcement had. Following the weekend, Miami police reported just 18 arrests in total: four on Friday, 10 on Saturday and four on Sunday. Most of those arrests were drug-related, according to CBS Miami. The 2022 edition of Ultra Music Festival at Miami’s Bayfront Park. Alive Coverage Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles For context, Miami Police Departm...
A DJ Remixed Will Smith and Chris Rock’s Viral Oscars Moment—And It Slaps
These Chris Rock-Will Smith memes are getting out of hand. Odds are your devices have been bombarded with memes depicting Smith’s viral slap on Rock, who made a joke at the Oscars at the expense of Smith’s wife, Jada. In a heated, impromptu moment, the King Richard actor approached Rock onstage and walloped him for jesting about Pinkett Smith’s bout with alopecia, an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss. “Keep my wife’s name out your f****** mouth,” Smith yelled after returning to his seat. The audio on the U.S. broadcast was abruptly cut, but those watching in Japan heard it loud and clear. Now, a DJ has remixed Smith’s rant—and it slaps. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles In the wake of the slap-heard-round-the-world, Kodat ha...
Jim Jones Takes The ‘Drip Report’ To Fox 5 New York For The Weather Segment
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Beanz Smalls / Bernard Beanz Smalls, Watch out Al Roker, Jim Jones is coming for your spot as the man who’s known for his social media Drip Report is out here giving us the weather report on national TV. Yesterday the Harlem representative dropped by Fox 5 New York to give viewers a hilarious weather rundown for the tri-state are and the rest of the US as only he could. Related Stories “We looking like we’re in our fifth or sixth winter, it’s pretty chilly. It’s supposed to be spring, spring is outta here. New York City, you’re in the dubs. You in the twenties, when you in the twenties you gotta drop down and get your eagle on. Baby girl cover that waist front up, because it might get a little bit chilly.” He’s not lying. New Yorkers went fro...
Eleven Hour Gap In Trump White House Call Logs On January 6th, Allegedly
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Washington Post / Getty The latest revelation from the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s actions during the January 6th insurrection has many declaring him worse than notorious former President Richard Nixon. Robert Costa, who has been working with veteran reporter Bob Woodward of the Washington Post, revealed on Tuesday (March 29th) morning that they had access to the daily diary of the former president and the call logs on the day of January 6th, 2021 when the infamous insurrection at the U.S. Capitol took place. The CBS News reporter shared the links to the files via his Twitter account, simply stating “Woodward and I have the docs,” inviting the public to read them. The most alarming piece of information from the official document...
‘The Flast’ Ezra Miller Arrested At Hawaii Bar For Hating On Karaoke Singers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Spicer / Getty Ezra Miller is not here for your terrible karaoke singing while trying to enjoy an alcoholic beverage. Spotted on the New York Post’s website, the actor best known for being The Flash in the Warner Bros. shaky DCEU ended up in a Hawaii jail Monday night (Mar.28) after losing his cool because of patrons singing karaoke. The 29-year-old Fantastic Beasts star was slapped with a disorderly conduct and harassment charge due to the incident at the South Hilo bar. Per The New York Post: “During the course of their investigation, police determined that the man, later identified as Ezra Miller, became agitated while patrons at the bar began singing karaoke,” according to the Hawaii Police Department report. “Miller began yelling obscenities and...
Ludacris Calls For Atlanta Unity In Freestyle Reply To Omeretta The Great’s “Sorry Not Sorry”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: John Parra / Getty Ludacris put the city of Atlanta on his back over the course of his still ongoing career although he wasn’t born there or the state of Georgia itself. Via a new freestyle verse, the veteran rapper and actor called for unity within Atlanta while replying in part to Omeretta The Great‘s buzzy “Sorry Not Sorry” track. Ludacris dropped a quick verse atop “Sorry Not Sorry” and while he doesn’t mention Omeretta The Great by name, it’s clear that he’s hoping to clear the air over who can claim Atlanta proper and staying in so many words that the city and its surrounding regions are stronger as one. “I was born in Illinois/Mama making hella noise/’cause a star was born and I’ll take this as Omeretta gave him credit for it/’cause early I moved t...
Angel Olsen Announces New Album Big Time, Shares Video for New Song: Watch
Angel Olsen has announced her new album Big Time. It’s out June 3 via Jagjaguwar and features the new single “All the Good Times.” Watch the video for the album’s opening song below. According to the album’s announcement, Big Time was written during a period of time when Olsen was coming out as queer. “Some experiences just make you feel as though you’re 5 years old, no matter how wise or adult you think you are,” Olsen said in a statement about coming out to her parents around that time. “Finally, at the ripe age of 34, I was free to be me.” Both of her parents died just before she began recording the album. Kimberly Stuckwisch directed the new “All the Good Times” music video, which stars Olsen and her partner. “Angel’s story is a gift,” Stuckwisch said in a statement. “It allowed me to ...
The National Announce 2022 North American Tour Dates
The National have announced a North American tour. It begins with the band’s headlining slot at Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival on Friday, July 15, and continues through September. The National are partnering with Plus1 to donate $1 from each ticket to the Plus1 Ukraine Relief Fund and also Buffalo String Works. Find the band’s schedule below. “We are excited to finally share our full tour itinerary for summer 2022,” the National remarked in a press release. “The last couple years have given us ample time for reflection and rejuvenation. Summer 2022 is a time for reunion. We look forward to gathering with friends, old and new. United in music and light, suspended in time. We hope you can join us.” The National released I Am Easy to Find in 2019. Read about the band in “The 200 Most Impo...
KMRU and Aho Ssan Announce New Album Limen
Sound artists KMRU and Aho Ssan have announced the collaborative album Limen. The record is out April 29 via Subtext. Below, listen to a preview of the album’s first song “Resurgence.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. KMRU is the moniker of Kenyan musician Joseph Kamaru, and Aho Ssan is the moniker of French artist Niamké Désiré. Kamaru and Désiré wrote and produced the tracks of Limen, which was mastered by Joker. Read Pitchfork’s 2021 Rising interview “Meet KMRU, the Ambient Musician With His Ear to the World.” Limen: 01 Resurgence02 Rebirth03 Ruined Abstractions
Foo Fighters Cancel Tour Dates After Death of Drummer Taylor Hawkins
Foo Fighters are canceling all of their upcoming tour dates, following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins. “We’re sorry for and share in the disappointment that we won’t be seeing one another as planned,” the band wrote. “Instead, let’s take this time to grieve, to heal, to pull our loved ones close, and to appreciate all the music and memories we’ve made together.” Find the statement below. Foo Fighters’ statement does not mention the band’s planned performance at the 2022 Grammy Awards. The performance was announced on March 24, and Hawkins died the following day. Pitchfork has reached out to Recording Academy representatives for comment and more information. Taylor Hawkins died in Bogotá, Colombia ahead of the band’s scheduled performance at Festival Estéreo Picnic. The drummer’s last ...
Gunna Delivers a Smooth Performance of “Private Island” for ‘A COLORS SHOW’
Gunna has returned to the A COLORS SHOW stage to deliver a smooth performance of his track “Private Island.” The live rendition showcases the lead track from Gunna’s third studio album, DRIP SEASON 4EVER, which was released this past January. Dressed in sky blue and slate gray, the Atlanta-born rapper delivers his melodic lines against camel brown surroundings. “I’m just kickin’ it with a baddie, smokin’ on exotic / Ain’t it ironic, look at me now, I used to sell narcotics / Couldn’t sell it whole, had to break it down, but now it’s all profit,” echoes the song’s chorus. “They don’t like advice, but I know this life just ain’t for everybody / I done heard too many times you can’t get rich with no knowledge / Told the shawty if she mine, then promise me you keep it solid / You know bitches ...
