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Charli XCX Collects First U.K. No. 1 With ‘Crash’
Charli XCX has her first U.K. chart crown as Crash (Atlantic) smashes its way to No. 1. Just hours after Crash hit the summit of Australia’s chart, the British artist produces the same result on the Official U.K. Albums Chart. Crash is Charli’s fifth studio album, and her first to crack the U.K. Top Ten. Her previous best was a No. 14 for 2019’s Charli, while her most recent lockdown LP, the Mercury Prize-nominated How I’m Feeling Now, peaked at No. 33 in 2020. The new album crashes the Official Vinyl Albums Chart at No. 1, as physical formats generate over 70% of Crash’s total chart sales over the course of the week, the OCC reports. Expect the new collection to continue motoring along, thanks to the release last Friday of a deluxe version, featuring four new tracks. Explore See latest vi...
Aitch and Ashanti’s ‘Baby’ Takes Pole Position In U.K. Chart Race
The U.K. singles chart race is shaping up as a homegrown hip-hop battle, as Aitch looks set to bump Dave from the summit. Based on sales and streaming data collected from the first 48 hours in the cycle, Aitch (real name Harrison Armstrong) moves into pole position with “Baby,” which samples Ashanti 2003 song “Rock Wit U (Awww Baby)” and credits the R&B artist as its feature singer. The Manchester rapper’s lead is a narrow one. According to the Official Charts Company, just a small handful of chart sales separate “Baby” from Dave’s “Starlight,” which has ruled the weekly chart for three consecutive frames. If “Baby” can maintain its momentum, it’ll be Aitch’s first ever U.K. No. 1, and Ashanti’s second, after 2004’s “Wonderful” with Ja Rule and R. Kelly. Explore See latest videos, char...
Will Smith Smacked Fire Out Of Chris Rock & Wins Best Actor Oscar, Twitter In Shambles
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE The Oscars might have been a bit too Black this year—and we’re not saying that’s a bad thing at all. Chris Rock was lobbing jokes while presenting an award, and after a jab at Jada Pinkett Smith and proceeded to walk on stage and slap fire out of the comedian. The audio went silent, but if you looked closely you could hear Rock mouth “Will Smith smacked the sh*t out of me.” When the camera panned to Smith, it looked like he said, “Keep my wife’s name out of your f*cking mouth.” While Twitter asked if it was a stunt or real (Will & Jada are always on these e-streets after all), international footage confirmed that no acting was involved. And while Twitter was reacting, and missing a great speech by Questlove for in the process, the question was, what if ...
Doja Cat Apologizes After Publicly Claiming She’s Quitting Music: “I Do Owe People Sh*t”
Doja Cat took to Twitter to apologize after claiming that she was going to quit music. In a series of tweets, the Planet Her artist shared her introspections on her successful career and how it plays out in her life, explaining that she does “owe people shit” and herself: “I can travel, I can eat good food, I can see new people, I can smile, I can make memories that I dreamed of having, I can laugh, I can support my family and my friends, I can learn about the world, and I can give back to everyone because of you. I do owe people shit. I owe a lot.” “I owe myself a lot too. I owe myself the chance to open up and be good to people. I owe myself the death of my fears that don’t allow me to expand my heart. I didn’t come to another country to do something i can do everywhere else. that would ...
Watch Billie Eilish and Finneas Perform “No Time to Die” at 2022 Oscars
Billie Eilish and Finneas performed at the 2022 Oscars tonight. With Finneas on the piano and backed by strings, Eilish sang a rendition of their James Bond theme “No Time to Die.” Watch it happen below. “No Time to Die” won Best Original Song tonight. It was nominated alongside Beyonce’s King Richard track “Be Alive,” Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Encanto song “Dos Oruguitas,” Van Morrison’s “Down to Joy” from Belfast, and Diane Warren’s “Somehow You Do” from Four Good Days. The song previously won Eilish and Finneas the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. Earlier this year, the track earned them the Golden Globe for Best Original Song. Follow all of Pitchfork’s coverage of the 2022 Oscars. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Questlove Wins Best Documentary for Summer of Soul at 2022 Oscars
Questlove’s Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) won the Oscar for Best Original Documentary at the 94th Academy Awards. His directorial debut won over Attica, Flee, and Writing With Fire. He shares the award with producers Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent, David Dinerstein. “This is such a stunning moment for me right now, but it’s not about me,” Questlove said. “It’s about marginalized people in Harlem that needed to heal from pain. Just know that in 2022, this is not just a 1969 story about marginalized people in Harlem.” He took a pause, saying he was overwhelmed by the moment. Watch the speech below. The award was presented to Questlove by Chris Rock, who had just been struck by Will Smith following a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith. Summer of Soul won the...
Billie Eilish and Finneas Win Best Original Song for “No Time to Die” at 2022 Oscars
Billie Eilish and Finneas took home the trophy for Best Original Song at the 2022 Oscars tonight. Their James Bond theme “No Time to Die” beat out Beyoncé’s King Richard song “Be Alive,” Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Encanto number “Dos Oruguitas,” Van Morrison’s Belfast piece “Down to Joy,” and “Somehow You Do,” Diane Warren’s track from Four Good Days. During her acceptance speech, Eilish thanked Johnny Marr for “taking our song and making it worthy of James Bond.” Finneas added, “Thank you so much to the Academy. We promise not to lose these.” Earlier in the evening, Eilish and Finneas performed “No Time to Die” onstage together. The track previously won the siblings the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, as well as the Golden Globe for Best Original Song. Follow all of Pitchfo...
Coda Wins Best Picture at 2022 Oscars
Coda has won Best Picture at the 94th Academy Awards. It won over Belfast, Don’t Look Up, Drive My Car, Dune, King Richard, Licorice Pizza, Nightmare Alley, The Power of the Dog, and West Side Story. The film won in all three categories in which it received nominations. Troy Kotsur won Best Supporting Actor—the first deaf man to win an Oscar for Acting—and the film also won Best Adapted Screenplay. Eight categories were moved out of the live broadcast of the Oscars this year, including Editing, Original Score, Makeup and Hairstyling, and Production Design. The change in proceedings prompted some dissatisfied responses from industry members who felt that the move minimized the creative accomplishments of many departments responsible for a movie’s success. Follow all of Pitchfork’s cov...
Here Are All the Winners From the 2022 Oscars
The 2022 Academy Awards kicked off with Beyoncé’s epic performance of her Oscar-nominated song from King Richard – and she was just one of many music moments throughout the night, including Billie Eilish and Finneas’ “No Time to Die” from the James Bond film of the same name and a Megan Thee Stallion-assisted performance of “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” from Encanto. But who were the night’s biggest winners? Below find the full winners list from the 2022 Oscars. BEST PICTUREBelfast (Laura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik and Tamar Thomas, Producers)WINNER: CODA (Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, Producers)Don’t Look Up (Adam McKay and Kevin Messick, Producers)Drive My Car (Teruhisa Yamamoto, Producer)Dune (Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve ...
Questlove Wins Oscar for ‘Summer of Soul’ Documentary
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is now an Academy Award winner. The Roots drummer, music historian and filmmaker nabbed an Oscar for Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), which won the Academy Award for best documentary feature at the 2022 Oscars. Summer of Soul, directed by Questlove, tells the unjustly forgotten story of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, which included performances from Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Sly & the Family Stone, Mahalia Jackson and more iconic artists operating in the ’60s, making the case that had this not been a primarily Black festival, it would have been as well remembered and celebrated as Woodstock, which took place in New York that same year. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “It’s not lost on me that the story of the ...
Will Smith Apologizes to the Academy in Best Actor Acceptance Speech After Appearing to Hit Chris Rock at 2022 Oscars
Will Smith delivered an emotional acceptance speech at the Academy Awards Sunday (March 27) after winning the best actor award for his portray of Venus and Serena Williams’ dad Richard Williams in King Richard. The win came shortly after the actor stormed the stage and appeared to hit presenter Chris Rock in the face after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith‘s alopecia, which he seemed to apologize to the academy for in his speech. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family,” Smith said, seeming to allude to the viral moment, which viewers at home were unsure if it was scripted or an authentic reaction. He then mentioned some of his King Richard costars. “In this time in my life, in this ...
Questlove, Will Smith & More 2022 Oscar Record-Setters
CODA won best picture at the 94th annual Academy Awards, which were presented Sunday (March 27) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. The feel-good movie, directed by Siân Heder, is the third film directed by a woman to win best picture. Nomadland, directed by Chloé Zhao, won last year. The Hurt Locker, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, won 12 years ago. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Heder won an Oscar for best adapted screenplay, but she wasn’t even nominated for best director. CODA is the third film in the past decade to win best picture without its director being nominated for best director. It follows Argo, directed by Ben Affleck (2012); and Green Book, directed by Peter Farrelly (2018). Prior to the past decade, only th...
