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How To Get Tickets to Chris Rock’s 2022 Tour
Chris Rock has yet to publicly address the “slap see around the world,” but chances are he’ll speak about it when he launches his “Ego Death World Tour” later this week. As fate would have it, just days after his on-stage confrontation with Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars, Rock will embark on his first standup comedy tour in five years. You can get tickets here. What Is Chris Rock’s Next Tour? Originally announced back in February, Chris Rock’s “Ego Death World Tour” marks his first full-fledged standup comedy tour in half a decade. The lengthy tour includes multiple dates in Boston, Atlantic City, Reno, and Las Vegas, plus stops in Chicago, Seattle, Vancouver, and Radio City Music Hall in New York, with plenty of cities small and large in-between. The tour runs from the end of March through...
NYPD Releases Pictures Of Man Suspected Of Shooting 3-Year-Old Girl
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NYPD / NYPD Last Friday night (March 25) a 3-year-old girl became the latest victim of the gun violence that’s been plaguing the streets of New York and police want your help to bring the gunman to justice. Gothamist is reporting that the NYPD have released images of the perp involved in the incident and are hoping that someone recognizes the shooter or the getaway car he jumped into after the shooting. Related Stories “The gunman, who remains at large, fired multiple shots near the Creative Minds Day Care in Brownsville, Brooklyn, striking a 3-year-old girl in the shoulder as she left the facility with her father just after 6 p.m., police said. The child was in stable condition as of Sunday, an NYPD spokesperson said.” “Photos released Saturday show the ...
Despite The Slap, History Was Made During The 94Th Academy Awards, Full List of Winners
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: ROBYN BECK / Getty Based on your Twitter timelines, you would think Will Smith slapping Chris Rock was the only thing that happened during The 94th Oscars on Sunday night (Mar.28), but that is not the case. There were definitely huge moments that deserve our attention. The night got off to a historic start before Will Smith decided to slap that taste out of Chris Rock’s mouth after he joked about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair. While Denis Villeneuve’s remake of the classic sci-fi epic Dune racked up the wins, Ariana DeBose’s historic win stood out first for her exceptional performance as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story remake was a moment. Related Stories The win for DeBose was groundbreaking because she made history by becoming the first openly L...
Donald Glover Confirms Malia Obama On Writing Team for New Amazon Show
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Donald Glover is somebody who pushes the creative envelope on multiple levels, and that extends to who he has on his team in these efforts. And now he’s got another notable name lending an assist—Malia Obama. In an interview with Vanity Fair, the Atlanta creator and star did confirm that the daughter of former President Barack Obama is now part of the writer’s room for his upcoming unnamed series on Amazon. “She’s just like, an amazingly talented person,” said Glover on the red carpet at the Atlanta season three premiere, which took place at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. “She’s really focused, and she’s working really hard.” Related Stories His brother, Stephen Glover, also was in agreement. “Donald alw...
Following Suicide Attempt, Chika Gives Fans An Update On Her Well-Being
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Araya Doheny / Getty Chika had her fans over the weekend after sharing some disturbing messages about taking her own life. The rapper provided an update on her well-being. *This post contains content regarding suicide and self-harm.* Sunday morning (Mar.27), the Alabama native assured her followers and those deeply concerned about her well-being that she was doing okay. “Alive. wanna go home,” she shared on Twitter after leaving many folks thinking the worst after her scary messages. The 25-year-old rapper followed up with another tweet, “Leaving the hospital. not that i should care about updating anyone besides family. i just wanna be left alone, if that’s okay. i appreciate the prayers and stuff. thanks.” Before Chika provided the update, fans and other...
AUGUST BURNS RED Announces Summer 2022 U.S. Tour, BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale
Grammy-nominated Lancaster, Pennsylvania five-piece AUGUST BURNS RED will head back out on the road this summer. Having just wrapped a successful winter 2022 run supporting KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, the band will embark on a headline “Through The Thorns” trek starting on July 15 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The six-week tour will end on August 27 in Long Island, New York. Support on the trek will come from WE CAME AS ROMANS, HOLLOW FRONT and VOID OF VISION. “We are so excited to hit the road with this awesome package filled with our friends in WE CAME AS ROMANS, and two great new bands: HOLLOW FRONT and VOID OF VISION,” says AUGUST BURNS RED. “We will be hitting up some places we haven’t played in a VERY long time, as well as some familiar favorites. We hope to...
Ex-SEPULTURA Drummer IGOR CAVALERA: How BLACK SABBATH’s BILL WARD Inspired Me To Play Drums
In a new “Fan First” interview with Revolver magazine, former SEPULTURA drummer Igor “Iggor” Cavalera was asked what the first musician was that he put on a pedestal. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I think the first one, and still one of my favorites to this day, is Bill Ward from BLACK SABBATH.” Regarding how he first discovered SABBATH, he said: “It’s a funny story, because my father had a bunch of records, and later, me and Max [Igor’s brother and former SEPULTURA frontman], we were going through his collection and we found the first SABBATH record in the middle of it. But that was after we were already into rock music — not so much metal, but more rock. And then, of course, SABBATH became one of those bands that...
Diabolical – DESTRUCTION
RATING: 7.5/10 DESTRUCTION have been a thrashing machine for a whopping 40 years, and have been on a militant rampage, regularly releasing albums since their inception. That’s not including the extended period of limited recordings during the nineties, essentially the time frame that DESTRUCTION‘s only remaining original member, vocalist and bassist Schmier, was not a part of the band. But the hands of time have not weighed Schmier down nor held him back. He’s been marching forward with a talented group of musicians who have been with him for a handful of years, and the quartet has lived up to DESTRUCTION‘s great name with “Diabolical” an utterly relentless album. Not unlike their fellow, revered thrash metal countrymen SODOM and KREATOR, DESTRUCTION had...
HEART’s ANN WILSON Praises DOLLY PARTON For Offering To Take Herself Out Of Running For ROCK HALL: It Was ‘Beautiful’
HEART‘s Ann Wilson has praised Dolly Parton for offering to take herself out of the running for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame‘s 2022 class of inductees. Earlier in the month, the 76-year-old country music legend asked the Hall to withdraw her name from the 2022 ballot, saying “I don’t feel that I have earned the right. I really do not want votes to be split because of me, so I must respectfully bow out.” Parton is one of 17 artists nominated for the Rock Hall class of 2022, along with Eminem, Lionel Richie, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, JUDAS PRIEST and Beck, among others. Ballots are cast by an international voting body of more than 1,000 artists — including previous inductees — historians, music industry members and critics. Factors considered by voters conside...
Roxy Music Announce First Tour in 11 Years
Roxy Music are heading out on tour for the first time in 11 years, celebrating the 50th anniversary of their debut album. The current lineup of Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera, and Paul Thompson will play across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in September and October, supported on most of the North American dates by St. Vincent. (Support for shows in Boston and the United Kingdom has not yet been announced.) Check out the dates below. Roxy Music recently announced an anniversary-themed vinyl reissue campaign for all eight of their albums. Read Pitchfork’s Sunday Review of For Your Pleasure and the rundown of “The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s.” In 2013, Bryan Ferry spoke to Pitchfork about the soundtrack to his life for a “5-10-15-20” feature. All products f...
Florence and the Machine Announce 2022 North American Tour
Florence and the Machine have announced a North American tour that picks up in September. Arlo Parks, King Princess, Sam Fender, Yves Tumor, Japanese Breakfast, and Wet Leg are all set to take opening slots in different cities. See the full schedule below. Earlier this month, Florence Welch announced Dance Fever, her first new album since 2018’s High as Hope. She’s shared three singles from the album so far: “My Love,”“Heaven Is Here,” and “King.” Welch co-produced Dance Fever with Jack Antonoff and Glass Animals’ Dave Bayley, and the album arrives on May 13. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Florence and the Machine: Dance Fever Tour Florence and the M...
Harry Styles Announces New Song “As It Was”
Harry Styles has announced the first single from his new album Harry’s House. The new song is called “As It Was” and it’ll get released on Thursday, March 31, at 7 p.m. Eastern. Harry’s House is Styles’ third solo album, following 2019’s Fine Line and 2017’s Harry Styles. The new album shares a title with the 1975 Joni Mitchell song “Harry’s House / Centerpiece.” Mitchell’s official Twitter account wrote to Styles last week: “love the title.” Last year, Harry Styles won the 2021 Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance for “Watermelon Sugar.” He also got 2021 nods for Best Music Video (for “Adore You”) and Best Pop Vocal Album (for Fine Line). Later this year, Styles is going on tour and he is also headlining the 2022 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Read “4 Takeaways From the C...
