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Killer Mike Teams Up With Black Barbers For Mental Health Awareness
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: The Confess Project / The Confess Project Killer Mike is all about helping the community, and the latest example of that has him teaming up with a non-profit that trains Black barbers to be mental health advocates for a new initiative. Source: The Confess Project / The Confess Project The Confess Project announced on Wednesday, May 12 that they are hosting a Mental Health Awareness Day and that they’re partnering with The Swag Shop, a barbershop run by veteran MC and one half of Run The Jewels, Killer Mike, to host the event. Founded in 2016 in Arkansas, The Confess Project is a movement dedicated to training Black barbers about mental health awareness so that they can help foster a strong culture of good mental health among Black men and boys in a safe s...
A Boogie & DJ OMINAYA Headline YouTube’s Family Reunion Google’s NYC Employee Campus Grand Opening
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rachel Jackson / YouTube / Rachel Jackson / YouTube Google and YouTube are proving that they have taste. The two brands brought A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and DJ OMINAYA to perform for their staff at the opening of their new NYC employee campus. To celebrate the grand opening of Google’s New York City employee campus at Pier 57, the American multinational technology company enlisted the talents of A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and DJ OMINAYA. On Wednesday, May 11 the Bronx natives took the stage at Google’s new performance space as the first ever recording artists ever to perform live at the private venue. The rapper and DJ duo treated executives and guests at YouTube’s Family Reunion to a medley of hits including “Look Back At It”, “Drowning”, “My Sh*t”, “Swervin” ...
New Spinal Tap II Movie in the Works
A long-awaited sequel to This Is Spinal Tap is on the way, according to Deadline. Rob Reiner will return to direct Spinal Tap II, which is tentatively slated for release on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Reiner will also reprise his role as the fictional in-film director Marty DiBergi. Also returning are core cast members Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, and Christopher Guest, portraying Spinal Tap’s David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls, and Nigel Tufnel, respectively. Rob Reiner explained to Deadline: I’m back playing Marty DiBergi. The band was upset with the first film. They thought I did a hatchet job and this is a chance to redeem myself. I am such a big fan and I felt bad they didn’t like what they saw in the first film. When I heard they might get back together, I was a visiting adjunct teacher’...
My Chemical Romance Share First New Song Since 2014: Listen
It’s already been over two years since My Chemical Romance played their lone reunion show at Shrine Exposition Hall in Los Angeles. Now, as Gerard Way and the band get ready to return to the road, they’ve shared their first new song since 2014. Listen to “The Foundations of Decay” below. “The Foundations of Decay” is produced by Doug McKean, Gerard Way, and the band’s guitarist Ray Toro. McKean also served as the track‘s recording engineer. “The Foundations of Decay” is the first piece of new music from My Chemical Romance since the release of “Fake Your Death,” a song originally recorded for their unfinished fifth album that was instead included on the greatest hits compilation May Death Never Stop You in 2014. The greatest hits compilation was released a year after My Chemical Romance in...
Woman Sues Travis Scott and Live Nation for Death of Unborn Child After Astroworld 2021
A Dayton, Ohio woman and her husband have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Travis Scott and Live Nation after losing their unborn child following the 2021 Astroworld tragedy. According to a report from Rolling Stone, plaintiffs Shanazia Williamson and her husband Jarawd Owens were expecting a child when in attendance at the festival, which took place at NRG Park in Houston, Texas on November 5. According to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone, Williamson and Owens allege that, while at the festival, Williamson was “trampled and crushed resulting in horrific injuries and ultimately the death of her and Jarawd’s unborn child.” Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for Scott and Live Nation for further information and comment. Williamson and Owens’ attorneys declined to com...
Burna Boy Shares Video for New Song “Last Last”: Watch
Burna Boy has shared a new song, “Last Last.” The Chopstix-produced track samples Toni Braxton’s 2000 single “He Wasn’t Man Enough” and will land on the Nigerian singer’s upcoming album Love, Damini. The song arrives with a music video directed by Burna Boy. Check it out below. Love, Damini was announced at Burna Boy’s recent show at Madison Square Garden where he became the first Nigerian artist to headline the venue. At the same concert he performed “Last, Last” for the first time. The new album will get released on Thursday, June 30, at 7 p.m. Eastern. In the last few months the Grammy-winning artist has appeared on remixes of songs by Asake and Black Sherif. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Kelly Osbourne and Slipknot’s Sid Wilson Expecting a Baby Together
Kelly Osbourne, daughter of Ozzy Osbourne, and her boyfriend, Slipknot’s DJ Sid Wilson, are expecting a very metal child together. The couple shared the news on their respective Instagram accounts. Kelly, who will be a first-time mom, shared a pic of herself holding a sonogram image on Instagram, writing, “I know that I have been very quiet these past few months so I thought I would share with you all as to why… I am over the moon to announce that I am going to be a Mumma. To say that I am happy does not quite cut it. I am ecstatic!” Wilson posted the sonogram image with a bunch celebratory emojis. Related Video Kelly’s mom, Sharon Osbourne, also shared the news, tweeting, “My heart could not be more full! So excited to share this beautiful journey with you @KellyOsbourne!” Advertisement O...
My Chemical Romance Release New Song “The Foundations of Decay”: Stream
Welcome (back) to the black parade! My Chemical Romance have unveiled “The Foundations of Decay,” which marks their first new recording in eight years. Listen to the song below. The song is the band’s first recorded output since reuniting in 2019 for what was initially thought a one-off show in Los Angeles and new merch line. A full-blown reunion tour grew out of the massive outpouring of support from fans over the band getting back together, though its planned 2020 kickoff has been pushed back not once but twice due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Expected to begin next week in the UK, the tour has now expanded to include 64 dates and festival stops at When We Were Young, Aftershock, Firefly, and Riot Fest. Openers for the global trek will feature a wide array of acts like Badfl...
Surprise Norm Macdonald Stand-Up Special, Filmed Prior to His Death, Coming to Netflix
Norm Macdonald was working on new stand-up material for a Netflix special before his death, but he never got to try out the routine in front of a live audience. Fortunately for fans, the comedian committed his jokes to tape in a home-recorded video that the streaming platform will soon unearth for the first time. Macdonald was diagnosed with cancer in 2012, but kept his illness private from the public. According to Lori Jo Hoekstra, the comedian’s longtime friend and producing partner, he recorded his final special before heading into the hospital in 2020 as a precautionary measure. “His test results were not good, so during the heart of COVID-19 pandemic and literally the night before going in for a procedure, he wanted to get this on tape just in case — as he put it — things went south,”...
Apple TV+’s The Essex Serpent Is Sumptuous, Supernatural Gothic Romance: Review
The Pitch: 1890s England: a time where the rapid rise of scientific knowledge — medicine, technology, archaeology — clashed with Christian superstitions and fairy tales. In the middle is Cora Seaborne (Claire Danes), a woman recently widowed from a wealthy, abusive spouse, who sees the opportunity to find out who she is and what she really wants out of life. A fortuitous report out of Essex gives her the chance: A winged, fanged “serpent” is reportedly snatching people up outside the sleepy port town of Aldwinter. Armed with her wits, her interest in “naturalism,” her curious son Francis, and adventurous maid/companion Martha (Hayley Squires), Cora leaves her comfortable London life to solve the mystery once and for all. But she quickly finds herself at odds with the paranoid, God-fea...
Las Vegas Nightlife Was In a Rut—Then Zouk Group Came Around
If the pandemic proved anything, it was that even the mightiest could fall. Case in point was Las Vegas, a city whose economy was dependent on sin but suddenly found itself devoid of sinners. In March 2021, the number of visitors to Las Vegas dipped a staggering 49.5% compared to March 2019, according to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. But the numbers were only part of the story. If you visited Vegas during the pandemic, odds are you saw a shell of the hedonistic lotusland you once knew. Masks concealed the unbridled joy of a newlywed couple who hit blackjack; sanitizer stations replaced water fountains; and understaffed teams trudged around sticky, soda-stained casino floors under constant threat of being furloughed. So when Zouk Group came around, Las Vegas was in a rut....
6 Bucket List Electronic Music Events to Attend In B.C., Canada
It’s that time of the year again: festival season is well underway. Canada is home to some unique commercial events and festivals, yet the underground rave culture is where things can also get really exciting. Ahead of this year’s highly anticipated festival season, we decided to present to you some of our bucket list festivals and events for dance music enthusiasts in B.C., Canada. Shambhala Music Festival Shambhala is making its anticipated return in 2022 after a two-year hiatus, for its 23rd edition from July 22-25. Canada’s longest-running independent electronic music gathering, the beloved festival boasts 6 stages with performances from the likes of CloZee, What So Not, Subtronics, Mr. Carmack, SLANDER and so many more. Shambhala 2022 is 90% sold-out, wit...
