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Toby Keith Reveals Stomach Cancer Diagnosis: ‘I Need Time to Breathe, Recover and Relax’
Toby Keith revealed that he has been battling cancer and receiving treatment for the disease. The 60-year-old country music star took to social media on Sunday (June 12) to share the news about his illness with fans. “Last fall I was diagnosed with stomach cancer,” Keith began his tweet. “I’ve spent the last 6 months receiving chemo, radiation and surgery. So far, so good. I need time to breathe, recover and relax.” The singer added, “I am looking forward to spending time with my family. But I will see the fans sooner than later. I can’t wait.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Keith had a handful of North American concert dates between mid-June and early November listed on this website at press time. A representative for the artist tells...
Halsey Covers Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ & Performs New Song ‘So Good’ at 2022 Governors Ball
Halsey pulled out some surprises at this year’s Governors Ball in New York. During their headlining set on Saturday (June 11), the singer performed a cover of Kate Bush‘s classic 1985 song “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God),” which has enjoyed renewed success on the Billboard charts after being featured in the new season of Stranger Things. “truly wish I wrote this song more than anything in the world I’m soooo happy it’s having this resurgence,” Halsey tweeted after the performance. “I knew immediately I wanted to do this.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news truly wish I wrote this song more than anything in the world I’m soooo happy it’s having this resurgence. I knew immediately I wanted to do this 🥺 https://t.co/JqErzFiKyH — h (@h...
Jurassic Park Movies Ranked From Best to Worst
Welcome to Dissected, where we disassemble a band’s catalog, a director’s filmography, or some other critical pop-culture collection in the abstract. It’s exact science by way of a few beers. This time, we sort through the best and worst of the franchise born from a simple question: What if dinosaurs lived again? For over three decades now, the Jurassic franchise has dwelled happily at the intersection of horror and action, but when digging into them, what stands out is how the ones which feel the least successful are the ones that feel compelled to treat this as a monster movie franchise. Yes, aesthetically a T. Rex and Godzilla have some similarities, but the reason Jurassic Park remains a masterpiece is that it’s a tightly made disaster movie, where dinosaurs are just one facet of...
Halsey Covers Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” at Governors Ball: Watch
Halsey surprised the crowd at their Governors Ball set on Saturday night by covering “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” by Kate Bush. Watch a clip of the performance below. In fan-captured footage from the show, the pop singer is seen pacing the stage in a crop top and printed pants as she sings, “So if I only could/ I’d make a deal with God/ And get him to swap our places/ I’d be running up that road/ Be running up that hill/ With no problems.” At the end of the number she also tells the crowd, “I just had to do it! I’m sorry, guys, I just had to do it!” Halsey — who uses both she/her and they/them pronouns — then closed out their 16-song festival set with Manic-era No. 1 hit “Without Me” and “I Am Not a Woman, I’m a God” from 2021’s If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power. Advertisement...
Squid Game Officially Renewed For Season 2
Netflix has officially renewed Squid Game for a second season. In a message accompanying the news, Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed that both Gi-hun and the Front Man would return for Season 2. “The man in the suit with ddakji might be back. You’ll also be introduced to Young-hee’s boyfriend, Cheol-su,” Hwang further teased. Season one of Squid Game centers on a contest in which participants, all in deep financial debt, play children’s games in an attempt to win a huge cash prize. While the winners take home billions, the losers are shot dead. Lee Jung-jae stars as Seong Gi-hun, a divorced father and gambling addict who enters the contest to support his daughters. Related Video Of course, Netflix’s decision to renew Squid Game for a second season was merely a formality. Se...
Roddy Ricch Arrested After Attempting to Enter Governors Ball with Loaded Firearm
Roddy Ricch missed his scheduled set at Governors Ball on Saturday after he was stopped trying to enter the festival’s grounds with a loaded weapon. TMZ reports that Ricch and two other individuals were arrested after police officers allegedly found a loaded firearm inside the vehicle that was transporting them to the festival. The rapper is facing four counts of criminal possession of a weapon, possession of a large capacity ammo feeding device, and unlawful possession of that device, and is expected to be arraigned on Monday. Ricch wasn’t the only Governor Ball performer who missed their scheduled set this weekend. Migos pulled out of the festival at the last-minute, and were replaced by Lil Wayne, who missed his set due to plane problems, and was replaced by A$AP Ferg. Advertisement Rel...
Jim Jones & Migos “We Set The Trends,” Pharrell Williams ft. 21 Savage & Tyler, The Creator “Cash In Cash Out” & More | Daily Visuals 6.10.22
HipHopWired Featured Video NFT’s have been all the rage for a minute now and while many Hip-Hoppers aren’t really up on the new digital art movement, Jim Jones and Migos are looking to cash in on the latest craze. In their latest visuals to “We Set The Trends,” Migos (all three of them too) get digitalized and rock in the metaverse before Jim Jones turns the White House into the trap house while taking to the podium all in the name of digital art. This is the first ever NFT music video too so it should be interesting to see how this goes. Speaking of a digital world, Pharrell too leaves reality to get into a more computer generated existence for his clip to “Cash In Cash Out” where he, 21 Savage and Tyler, The Creator get the clay animation treatment and go through all kinds of dope transf...
No Hands: Blac Chyna Catches Celebrity Boxing Fade, Match Is A Draw
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Aaron Davidson / Getty Yes, Blac Chyna is a celebrity boxer now. She had a match last night with a “celebrity fitness influencer” and despite looking like she was catching the proper fade, the fight was a draw. This really happened. Reports TMZ: Chyna’s ring showdown with fitness model Alysia Magen wasn’t the greatest display of the sweet science — but both women threw lots of punches — and while BC might argue this, Alysia got in the best single shot. Related Stories There was only one knockdown, and that was Alysia putting Blac Chyna on her ass … but she was able to get back up. When the Saturday night PPV event was over the judges called it a tie. Neither “fighter” was thrilled with that outcome … in fact, they both called it “bulls**t,” and neith...
Roddy Ricch Arrested For Gun In NYC Before Governors Ball, Performance Is A Wash
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty Roddy Ricch was supposed to perform at Governors Ball in New York City this weekend. However, the Compton rapper was popped on weapons charges as he was entering the venue in Queens, and his plans went kaput. The “The Box” rapper was supposed to perform on Saturday (June 11), but that was a no-go thanks to a gun in the whip. Related Stories According to TMZ Hip Hop, Roddy and his team were stopped at a security checkpoint to the Queens festival and law enforcement said they found a loaded in the vehicle. According to the cops, they also found “about 9 rounds of ammo as well as a large capacity magazine.” Roddy and two other people in the vehicle were arrested and the rapper was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, pos...
Yung Miami Leaves Diddy Speechless in Teaser for New ‘Caresha Please’ Podcast
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Yung Miami is turning the heat up this summer with her new podcast Caresha Please and the teaser that features a speechless Diddy confirms that she didn’t come to play. In the trailer that’s making its rounds across social media, she casually asked the music mogul about his new R&B label Love Records, and how life has been for him since the passing of Kim Porter. Related Stories The sexy City Girl turned up the heat later in the episode when she asked Diddy if he was ready for the smoke in which nothing was off-limits. The “Rap Freaks” star then fired off questions about his sex life, relationship status, if he’s faithful or not, and why he never married. She even turned things up a notch by inquiring about th...
Roddy Ricch Arrested on Gun Charges Before Governors Ball
Roddy Ricch was arrested yesterday evening (June 11) while trying to enter Governors Ball in Queens, New York. The New York Police Department confirmed the news to Pitchfork after TMZ broke the news. The NYPD says officers found a loaded gun with nine rounds of ammunition in Ricch’s vehicle, following a report by a private security company at the Governors Ball venue, Citi Field. Police arrested Ricch on four counts of criminal possession of a weapon, along with charges of possession of a large capacity ammo feeding device and unlawful possession of a large capacity ammo feeding device. Two others in the vehicle received similar charges. Ricch remains in custody, according to TMZ. Governors Ball tweeted overnight that Roddy Ricch would not be performing but did not elaborate. Pitchfo...
Ed Reed Has MAGA Stans Big Mad After Checking Coach Jack Del Rio Over Jan. 6 Capitol Attack Comments
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Kevin C. Cox / Getty Ed Reed is no longer swiping footballs out of the air as an All-Pro safety, but he’s still making an impact on the game in other ways. The Hall of Famer called out Washington Commanders Jack Del Rio over comments the defensive coach made about the January 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, stating that Del Rio’s $100,000 fine was “not enough.” Ed Reed Calls Out Jack Del Rio Reed to took to Twitter to air his frustrations over Del Rio getting an essential slap on the wrist for calling the Capitol attacks a “dust up” and equating the event to protests that cropped up nationwide after George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officers.“Today, im sick and tired! A dust up! 100,000 is not enough, money ain’t nothing to a person who i...
