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Will Adele Ever Release a Holiday Album? Here Are 12 Acts We’d Love to Make a Seasonal Set
While it may seem like most every major artist has released a full-length holiday album, there are still quite a few superstars that have yet to drop a seasonal project – including such chart-topping acts as Adele, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Ed Sheeran. On the latest Billboard Pop Shop Podcast (listen below), hosts Katie and Keith discuss a dozen artists that are missing from the holiday cannon and debate whether we’ll ever actually get a seasonal album from them. (We’re looking at you, Paul McCartney!) Also on the show, the Pop Shoppers chat about SZA scoring her first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with SOS (and securing one of the biggest debuts of 2022) and how Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” reaches double-digits at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, spending i...
From GloRilla to Latto, What’s Your Favorite Hip-Hop Song of 2022? Vote!
It’s been a banner year for hip-hop and Billboard recently rounded up our critics’ picks of the genre’s 15 best tracks of 2022. But now that we’ve run through our favorites, we want to know which hip-hop song you loved the most. The past twelve months have seen newcomers like GloRilla and Ice Spice explode onto the scene and rising stars like Latto finally break through, while hitmakers such as Kendrick Lamar, DJ Khaled, Cardi B and more continued to successfully crank out smash singles and fan-favorite album cuts. In fact, not one but two tracks by GloRilla have landed in Billboard‘s top 10 picks of the year — “F.N.F. (LET’S GO),” her debut release, at No. 1 and its Cardi B-assisted follow-up “Tomorrow 2” at No. 6. Lamar is another artist who delivered multiple hits this year: “N95” and “...
Tekashi “Irony” 6ix9ine & Wack 100 Say Gunna Is Indeed A Snitch
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty Gunna is officially a free man but unfortunately for him it came with a great price, being labeled a snitch out on these Hip-Hop streets. While Hip-Hop’s most infamous snitch ever, Tekashi 6ix9ine proudly wears his “Henry Hill” badge on his chest, Gunna’s lawyer is denying his client is anywhere near the same vicinity as the “Gummo” rapper. But 6ix9ine and Wack 100 disagree and are taking Gunna to task for “tattle telling” on his YSL family. According to TMZ, DJ Akademiks got the ball rolling by DMing Gunna’s lawyer, Steven Sadow and asking him to clarify his position that Gunna isn’t a snitch. Sadow explained that Gunna’s plea deal wouldn’t affect anyone other than Gunna himself and that “Out of court statements at a plea hearing can...
Trey Songz Turns Himself In Over NYC Bowling Alley Assault Case
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Scott Dudelson / Getty Trey Songz has reportedly turned himself over to authorities in relation to his alleged role in an assault in New York City at a bowling alley. According to reports, the “Can’t Help But Wait” singer had voluntarily turned himself over to the New York Police Department at the end of November. Trey Songz, aka Tremaine Neverson, was booked and received a desk appearance ticket for a later date before being released. Related Stories The singer is accused of aggressively attacking a woman in the bathroom of a bowling alley in the city back in October. The woman, who is unidentified, claims Songz punched her in the face repeatedly and dragged her by the hair. A motive for the assault hasn’t been detailed. There were more details disclosed...
Hip-Hop Wired & CASSIUS Presents: The 2022 Holiday Gift Guide
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: AaronAmat / Getty The holidays are here and the shopping is set to commence. While we’re a little later than we wanted to be regarding this year’s gift guide, we’re sure some of the brands below are offering gift codes, expedited shipping, and other options. This gift guide will be a grab bag of goodies covering tech, spirits, gadgets, fashion, and more. Hopefully, something will catch the eye. Enjoy! Hippy Feet Socks are becoming quite the trendy item with brands rolling out bold designs perfect for any outfit one can dream of. Hippy Feet blasts past a lot of its competition not only for its head-turning looks but also the fact half of the company’s profits go towards assisting homeless youth. That’s something we can definitely get behind. Learn more abo...
The LAPD Has Not Opened A Missing Person Case For Megan Thee Stallion’s Bodyguard
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz / Megan Thee Stallion / Tory Lanez The Tory Lanez trial is playing out like an episode of your favorite courtroom drama. In the latest development, Megan Thee Stallion’s bodyguard, considered a key witness, has apparently gone missing, but the LAPD isn’t so sure about that yet. The Shaderoom first broke the news that Megan Thee Stallion’s bodyguard, Justin Edison, went missing right before he was supposed to testify, a source close to the situation revealed to the gossip blog. Related Stories Megan Thee Stallion’s attorney, Alex Spiro, confirmed The Shaderoom’s reporting telling TMZ, “We recently learned that Justin Edison went missing right before he was scheduled to appear in court. The LAPD is currently looking...
Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBrain Quietly Battled Laryngeal Cancer a Couple Years Ago
Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain was diagnosed with laryngeal cancer in 2020, but thankfully is now cancer-free. The metal veteran actually revealed his cancer battle last year in an inconspicuous interview with the University of Miami’s School of Medicine that has just been picked up by Blabbermouth. McBrain started noticing a change in his voice in 2019 that served as a cause of concern. He initially chalked it up to a habit he’s developed while drumming: “When I play drums with the band, I actually sort of scream and yell while I play, like a Judo guy slapping the mat.” However, he eventually felt that there was something more to his vocal issues this time around. “When you are lying down in a quiet room and you speak and hear your voice in your head and have a cold, you sound differen...
Bob Dylan Says He’s a Fan of Eminem, Metallica, and Wu-Tang Clan
Bob Dylan likes modern music so much that he literally wrote the book on it — or, at least, a book on it: the contentious The Philosophy of Modern Song. The legendary musician went into further detail about his own personal listening habits, however, in a new Q&A with The Wall Street Journal, revealing that his roster of favorite artists includes Eminem, Metallica, Wu-Tang Clan, The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, and more. Firstly in the interview, Dylan talked about how he first fell in love with music in the 1950s, turning to new-at-the-time sources like the radio, portable turntables, and jukeboxes: “Without postwar technology these songs may have dissipated and been overlooked,” he said. “The recording process brought the right people to the top, the most innovat...
Musicians to Mark 20th Anniversary of Joe Strummer’s Passing by Busking in Front of NYC Mural
A bevy of musicians will honor Joe Strummer on the 20th anniversary of his passing this Thursday (December 22nd) by busking in front of a famous New York City mural of the legendary Clash singer-guitarist. Featured artists include members of D Generation and Gogol Bordello. The annual “Gates of the West” holiday benefit takes place 6-8 p.m. at the painted Strummer memorial on the side of the bar Niagara on 112 Avenue A. If there’s rain or snow (currently rain is in the forecast), the tribute will move to the stage inside Niagara. Among the performers are Niagara co-owner and D Generation frontman Jesse Malin, Gogol Bordello singer Eugene Hutz, and the The So So Glows, plus a few dozen other artists. An after-party will begin at 8 p.m. at Malin’s new bar 96 Tears, right next door at 110 Ave...
Edie Falco Thought Avatar: The Way of Water Already Came Out and Just Flopped
If it feels like we’ve been waiting for Avatar: The Way of Water for over a decade to you, it’s because we literally have been. Delays on the long-awaited Avatar sequel from James Cameron have even thrown off new cast member Edie Falco, who shot her scenes so long ago that she just figured the film had already come out and just “didn’t do very well.” “I saw the first one when it was out,” Falco said during a recent appearance on The View. “The second Avatar I shot four years ago. I’ve been busy and doing stuff. Somebody mentioned Avatar and I thought, ‘Oh, I guess it came out and it didn’t do very well because I didn’t hear anything about it.’ It happens! The actor went on: “Someone recently said, ‘Avatar is coming out,’ and I said, ‘Oh, it hasn’t come out yet?’ I will never work...
Pusha T Confirms Leaving G.O.O.D. Music Position, Talks Drake In New Interview
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz It is upward and onward for Pusha T. He discusses stepping down from his position at G.O.O.D. Music and more in a new interview. The Virginia Beach, Virginia native has his sights on bigger and better in 2023. His album It’s Almost Dry is being heralded as the Rap album of the year by some key media outlets which has him feeling confident heading into the 2023 Grammy Awards. As part of his campaign run, Pusha T recently conducted an interview with XXL magazine where he discussed not only why he feels his fourth album is the clear front-runner for a Grammy win, but also gives a much-needed update on his dealings with Kanye West. Related Stories Recently, he vocalized his displeasure with West’s hate speech and confirmed he t...
Mutulu Shakur Free From Prison After 37 Years
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Family Of Dr. Mutulu Shakur / Family Of Dr. Mutulu Shakur Mutulu Shakur, who served 37 years for his role in a Brinks truck robbery that left three dead, was freed from prison last weekend due to a terminal illness. Shakur is the stepfather of late rapper Tupac “2Pac” Shakur and was married to his mother, Afeni Shakur. The Journal News wrote in a report that Mutulu Shakur, 72, was freed from a federal prison in Victorville, Calif. after receiving a terminal diagnosis of bone cancer. Under the conditions of his release, Shakur is not allowed to contact his sister, Assata Shakur, who has been living in exile in Cuba since 1984. Adding to its reporting, The Journal News shared details of Shakur being denied parole in 2016 and most recently in April of this y...
