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2023 New Year’s Eve Specials: All the Ways to Watch & Stream
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Out with the old, in with the new! It’s almost time to say goodbye to 2022 and welcome a new year. The global pandemic has made the last few years challenging (to say the least), but 2023 offers us another chance to start fresh. What are the best ways to celebrate New Years Eve? That depends on whether you prefer to stay in or go out. While there are plenty of New Year’s Eve parties, concerts and other events happening this weekend, such as New Year’s Eve with The Roots, Weekends with Adele and other Las Vegas residencies and Bruno Mars’ New Years’ Eve conce...
Carin León & Grupo Frontera Secure Second Top 10 on Hot Latin Songs With ‘Que Vuelvas’
Carin León and Grupo Frontera each land their second top 10 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart as “Que Vuelvas,” their first team-up rallies 15-5 on the Dec. 31-dated ranking in its second week on the chart. “Que Vuelvas” was released Dec. 9 via BorderKid/Sony Music Latin. The track traces its arrival to the top 10 on the multi-metric tally to a robust streaming activity, earning the Greatest Gainer/Streaming honors of the week. On the streaming front, the track logged 7.2 million official U.S. streams, up 64%, in the Dec. 16-22 tracking week, according to Luminate. The boost yields a 16-5 ascent on Latin Streaming Songs, to secure León his first top 10 there. The song also sold 1,000 downloads holding at No. 2 on Latin Digital Song Sales. Meanwhile, radio airplay also accounts for “Que ...
We Went to an Electronic Music Festival On a Remote Island In Fiji—Here’s What It Looked Like
As humans, our need for connection is primal. But sometimes we have to travel to the edges of the Earth to find it. We recently crossed the Pacific for Your Paradise, an idyllic destination music festival on the remote Fijian island of Malolo Lailai, or “The Island of the Resting Sun.” 6,000 miles away from the influencer-infested covens of Los Angeles, we discovered a community as vibrant as the island’s crystalline waters. Roughly 500 people converged on Fiji’s Mamanuca Islands for the 2022 edition of Your Paradise, the first since the return of live music in the wake of the pandemic. Nestled in a halcyon shoreline, the festival is what happens when daydreams shed their idealistic layers and become reality. “If you come to Your Paradise once, you’ll com...
ILLENIUM Launches Decentralized Fan Community
Thanks to blockchain technology, “Illenials” now have access to ILLENIUM like never before. The Grammy-nominated dance music superstar has launched “The Phoenix Family,” a new community offering his diehard fans “first access for all things ILLENIUM.” Powered by the Polygon blockchain, “The Phoenix Family” was developed in partnership with Medallion, a Web3 platform that helps artists enhance their connection with fans. The community’s name derives from ILLENIUM’s signature emblem depicting a phoenix, which he integrates into his logo, visuals, merchandise and more. ILLENIUM performs at Chicago’s North Coast Music Festival on September 3rd, 2022. Christian Wade/EDM.com Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles “...
Chris Rock To Headline First Netflix Live Global Comedy Event
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Netflix / Netflix Chris Rock will be making comedy history as his next special with Netflix will be streamed live to a global audience. According to a press release from the streaming platform, the new special, Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, will air March 4, 2023. The new stand-up special will take place in Baltimore, Maryland, airing at 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT. It will also be the first comedy event to be streamed live across the globe to Netflix viewers. The venue for the special has not been announced, and there is no word on when tickets for the show will be available. Related Stories “Chris Rock is one of the most iconic and important comedic voices of our generation,” said Robbie Praw, Netflix Vice President of Stand-up and Comedy Formats in a statem...
Kim Kardashian Cries Talking About Co-parenting With Kanye West
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube / Netflix In a sit-down with radio icon Angie Martinez for her IRL Podcast, style maven and reality TV star Kim Kardashian shared the challenges of co-parenting with her ex-husband Ye—formerly known as Kanye West. “Co-parenting is hard,” Kim Kardashian said. She added, “It’s really f**king hard.” The couple shares four children North, 9, Saint, 7, Chicago, 4, and Psalm, 3. Related Stories Kardashian said, “I had the best dad, and I had the best memories and the greatest experience and that’s all I want for my kids as long as they can have that.” She shed tears as she spoke about her late father, Robert Kardashian. “That’s what I would want for them,” she continued. “If they don’t know the things that are being said or what’s happening ...
Tory Lanez Fans Start Ridiculous Petition Calling Out JAY-Z, Roc Nation & The Protect Black Women Movement
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Greg Doherty / Getty / Tory Lanez Tory Lanez spent Christmas in a cell after a jury of his peers found him guilty on all three charges, specifically, shooting Hip-Hop superstar Megan Thee Stallion. Now, his “fans” hope a petition will get him a new trial and keep him out of prison. Spotted on TMZ, a petition sprouted up on Change.org immediately following the jury delivering the guilty verdict to the Canadian musician. Related Stories Tory Lanez’s family, friends, and fans are calling out the music industry, mainly Jay-Z, his company Roc Nation, and the jury, pushing a wild argument that Lanez is some sacrificial lamb for the “protect Black women” movement. According to this crazy petition that has ridiculously garnered over 38,000 signatures, Tory Lanez’...
Recipes Lost: Eastbay Shutting Down At End Of 2022, Sneaker Twitter Reminisces
Written By Alvin aqua Blanco , Director of Content Posted 30 mins ago @aqua174 Alvin aqua Blanco is the Director of Content in the Men’s Division for iOne Digital, steering Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. Representing the Bronx, he was nurtured by a steady diet of Hip-Hop culture and music. He graduated from the University of Virginia, with a B.A. in African American Studies and Psychology. His prior work has appeared in XXL, The Source, Vibe, The Village Voice, and other notable print and online publications. Other stops in his over 15-year journalism career include BET, MTV News, and AllHipHop.com. Alvin joined iOne in 2017 and continues to always make sure the culture—be it music, business, fashion, sports, sneakers, and everything in between—is thoroughly and accurately documente...
BNXN – Omo Elewa
Out now is BNXN’s fresh new single, “Omo Elewa.” Nigerian phenomenal musician BNXN (Buju)r releases a brand- new single titled “Omo Elewa” exclusively for his beloved fans. Dj Blacky – Best Of Ghana & 9ja Xmas Mixtape DJ Shugga – End Of The Year Mix DJ Lawy – The Wavy December Mix (Mixtape) The new single “Omo Elewa” follows a couple of excellent songs he featured in recently that include “In The Middle,” “Dance 4 Me,” and “Lay Low,” also not forgetting his previous solo single, “Traboski.” However, it is an impressive piece of music for your listening pleasure. Listen and share BNXN – “Omo Elewa” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/BNXN_-_Ono_Elewa_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Lil Yachty’s New Album ‘Sonic Ranch’ Reportedly Leaked Online
Lil Yachty has reportedly been hit with the leak of his upcoming studio album, Sonic Ranch. The LP was intended to land as his fifth studio LP, following his 2020 album Lil Boat 3 and last year’s Michigan Boy Boat mixtape. Songs from the project were first discovered online on Sunday, December 25. Sonic Ranch was allegedly going to be released by Yachty next month, along with a mixtape from the rapper’s label Concrete Boys. Fans were excited to hear what direction the rapper would be going in, having cryptically billed the project as a “non-rap album.” Sonic Ranch had been rumored to mark an “alternative” new sound for Yachty, dipping more into psychedelic production elements, similar to that of Tame Impala. Yachty has yet to respond to the commotion, save for replying to one fan’s report ...
Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ Holds Atop Hot 100, Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’ Hits Top Five
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” hangs atop the Billboard Hot 100’s highest bough for an 11th total week. It leads for a third week this holiday season, as it has topped the chart over the holidays each year since December 2019. Plus, Wham!’s fellow Yuletide classic “Last Christmas” reaches the Hot 100’s top five for the first time, rising from No. 6 to No. 5, and Taylor Swift’s former leader “Anti-Hero,” at No. 9 on the latest Hot 100, becomes the most-heard song on U.S. airwaves, ascending to the top of the Radio Songs chart, where Swift becomes the first artist to have reigned in the 2000s, ’10s and ’20s. The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data. All charts (dated Dec. 31) will update on Billboard.com t...
Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ Keeps at No. 1 on Billboard Global Charts
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” holds at the (north) pole position on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts. The carol adds a 12th total week at No. 1 on the former and a seventh week atop the latter, dating to the charts’ inceptions two years ago. Plus, holiday hits by José Feliciano and Ariana Grande, among others, make further worldwide gains, while SZA’s “Kill Bill” surges in its second week on the surveys. The two global charts, which began in September 2020, rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Billboard Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the U.S. Char...
