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Peep The Trailer To Hulu’s ‘Look At Me: XXXTENTACION’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: HBO / hulu It’s going on four years since up and coming rap star XXXTENTACION was murdered in his home state of Florida and though he’s been gone since 2018 he still holds a space near and dear to his fans hearts. Now Hulu will be delving into the life and times of the most streamed Soundcloud artist of all-time in the new film, Look At Me: XXXTENTACION, which hardcore XXXTENTACION fans will surely appreciate. Comprised of archive footage of X while he was experiencing his ascension in the rap game and commentary from close family, friends, and “romantic partners,” Look At Me is the film that XXXTENTACION fans have been waiting for since his untimely death. Related Stories “For someone struggling very openly, to put that on a stage and to offer it up for ...
Poor Elon Musk aka Phony Stark Looks To Drop Twitter Bid, Critics Call Cap
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty Billionaire investor and entrepreneur Elon Musk is apparently seeking to drop his highly publicized bid to take over Twitter, but critics are poking holes in his reasoning for doing so. According to reports, Musk has stated that he cannot move forward with his $44 billion offer to purchase the wildly influential social media platform Twitter “unless the social media giant can prove bots make up fewer than 5% of its users,” which he has claimed was one of the reasons he sought to purchase the platform in the first place. In a response to a filing from Twitter Inc. with the SEC that spambots represent less than 5% of Twitter users, Musk clarified his position on Twitter, writing: “My offer was based on Twitter’s SEC filings being accu...
Virginia Karen Komplains Critical Race Theory Has Her Biracial Son Refusing To Do Chores Because, Racism
HipHopWired Featured Video By all indications, there’s a white mother in Charlottesville, Virginia, who is using her biracial son’s newfound appreciation for his Blackness as an excuse to be racist AF and express her long-held belief that Black people invoke racism to evade accountability, not because we actually experience racism all the damn time. Or at least that’s my best guess for why she’s out here claiming her son is calling her racist because she makes him do chores. “We didn’t have issues before. He is in eighth grade,” Melissa Riley told Fox News. “He’s seeing himself just as a Black man. He’s seeing things that don’t go his way as racism. And he is finding safety in numbers now.” Riley is among other plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit against the Albemarle County School Board in Dec...
Bauhaus Kick Off 2022 Reunion Tour in Portland: Photos + Setlist
Bauhaus kicked off their 2022 reunion tour on Tuesday night (May 17th) at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon. The legendary rock act’s set featured several covers and leaned heavily on their seminal 1980 album In the Flat Field. Interestingly, their recent single “Drink the New Wine,” Bauhaus’ first new music in 14 years, was absent from the setlist. Photographer Jeffrey Donavan was on the ground, soaking up the action for Consequence; the night marked the group’s first headlining show after they a trio of shows in late 2019. Additional US dates were scheduled in 2020, but naturally were canceled due to the pandemic. Advertisement Related Video Bauhaus (Peter Murphy, Daniel Ash, Kevin Haskins, and David J) are next set to hit Seattle’s Paramount Theatre on May 20th, foll...
Idris Elba Grants Tilda Swinton Three Wishes in Teaser for George Miller’s Three Thousand Years of Longing: Watch
If a Djinn had granted us three wishes, we might very well have spent one conjuring Three Thousand Years of Longing, the new flick from Mad Max mastermind George Miller. It stars Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton, and a 20-second teaser is out now. Swinton has been cast as Dr. Alithea Binnie, a levelheaded academic who doesn’t believe in magical nonsense. But while attending a conference in Istanbul, she chances upon an ancient Djinn (Elba), who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. According to the official logline, “This presents two problems. First, she doubts that he is real and second, because she is a scholar of story and mythology, she knows all the cautionary tales of wishes gone wrong. The Djinn pleads his case by telling her fantastical stories of his pas...
Shit Gets Real in Trailer for Peacock’s Queer as Folk Reboot: Watch
Peacock is rebooting Queer as Folk for the modern age, and this time around, the drama is more about real-life messes than fantastical escapades. Watch the trailer for the series, which drops June 9th, below. Creator, executive producer, writer, and director Stephen Dunn took the reins from original series creator Russell T. Davies for this iteration of Queer as Folk, which is set not in 1999 Manchester, but 2022 New Orleans — “one of the most unique queer communities in North America,” the writer said in a statement. Subsequently, the updated series is much more diverse and much more willing to tackle the nuances of LGBTQ life. To that end, the series’ trailer depicts a group of friends — Brodie (Devin Way), Mingus (Fin Argus), Ruthie (Jesse James Keitel), Shar (CG), N...
Dethklok and Run the Jewels Top the Bill for 2022 Adult Swim Festival Block Party
The mighty Dethklok will return to the stage at the 2022 Adult Swim Festival Block Party, which is being staged on the East Coast for the first time. The three day event is taking place August 5th through 7th in Philadelphia, and will also headlining performances from Run the Jewels and Tierra Whack. Dethklok, of course, are everyone’s favorite band from the beloved Adult Swim animated series Metalocalypse. While the series was canceled back in 2013, just last year it was announced that a new Metalocalypse movie is in development. Brendon Small, the creator of Metalocalypse and musical mastermind behind Dethklok, will lead the live band. Run the Jewels will be making their appearance at the Adult Swim Festival in between gigs opening for Rage Against the Machine on the latter’s highly anti...
S.H. Fernando Jr. Explores the Mysterious Life of MF DOOM in New Biography
Publisher Astra House has officially announced The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Rap’s Masked Iconoclast, an MF DOOM biography authored by veteran music journalist S.H. Fernando Jr. The book will see Fernando Jr. “recount the rise, fall, redemption, and untimely demise” of MF DOOM, whose death on October 31, 2020 was not made public by his wife until December 31 of that year. “[MF DOOM]’s story has been recounted endlessly on the internet,” Astra House senior editor Danny Vazquez said. “Amateur music historians have tried, and failed, time and time again, to tell his complete story.” The life of the late rapper was been discussed a number of times since his death; in October 2021 — a year after his death — it was announced that he will be the topic of the second season of the Did I E...
Hilary Duff Named ‘Chief Mom Officer’ of Carter’s, Will Release Limited-Edition Capsule Collection This Fall
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. Hilary Duff has a new title: Chief Mom Officer. The How I Met Your Father star has signed on to become the first-ever chief mom officer of Carter’s, the children’s clothing company announced Wednesday (May 18). In her new position, Duff will work directly with Carter’s as a parenting consultant and creative director designing two limited-edition capsule collections for babies, and a few goodies for moms to enjoy. The 34-year-old actress put her personal touch on the exclusive collections of apparel and accessories. Additionally, Duff will curate shoppin...
TINI Leads Billboard Argentina Hot 100 With ‘La Triple T’
TINI scores her third No. 1 on the Billboard Argentina Hot 100 chart as “La Triple T” flies 53-1 on the ranking dated May 14. It’s the biggest jump to the top since her own “Miénteme,” with Maria Becerra, rocketed up the chart 75-1 on the May 8, 2021-dated list. It’s the Argentinian’s first champ as a soloist, unaccompanied by any other act. “La Triple T” dethrones Paulo Londra and Bizarrap’s “Paulo Londra: BZRP Music Sessions, Vol. 23,” from its two-week reign. Karol G adds a second title to the upper tier as “Provenza” lifts 25-9. One spot below, “Mamiii,” with Becky G, holds at No. 10 for a third week. The Hot Shot Debut of the week goes to Bad Bunny, as “Ojitos Lindos,” with Bomba Estéreo, starts at No. 19. It’s the first career entry for the Colombian ensemble. Meanwhile, Bad Bunny, w...
Fyre Festival Founder Billy McFarland Released From Prison to Halfway House
McFarland has been released from the Milan Federal Correctional Institution in Milan, Michigan, where he was being held, according to the Bureau of Prisons website and confirmed by his attorney Jason Russo. He is now under the management of Residential Reentry Management New York — the administrative office overseeing halfway houses located in southern New York, eastern New York and New Jersey. TMZ first reported the news. McFarland’s release date from the halfway house is currently set for Aug. 30. In 2018, McFarland was sentenced to six years in prison after admitting to defrauding investors in the disastrous 2017 Fyre Festival, which was promised to be a luxury destination music event with extravagant promotion from A-list celebrity influencers. But when ticket-holders showed up to the ...
2022 PGA Championship: How to Watch Tiger Woods & More Golf Stars
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. The 2022 PGA Championship is ready to tee off live from the Southern Hills Championship Course in Tulsa, Okla., on Thursday (May 19). ESPN+ is the only way to get unprecedented access to four days of PGA Tour coverage, plus exclusive content with four feeds per day, along with access replays, speed round recaps and more. First round coverage will air on ESPN+ on Thursday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET and will continue on ESPN from 2 until 8 p.m. ET. The same schedule applies for Friday (May 20), while Saturday’s (May 21) tournament coverage will air on ESPN+ from...
