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Shooting Wounds 4 in Downtown Austin as City Hosts South by Southwest Festival
Four people were shot and wounded in downtown Austin, Texas, early Sunday (March 19) as the city hosts the annual South by Southwest festival, police said. According to the Austin Police Department, the shooting took place on the 400 block of 6th St. Officers told people to avoid the area at around 2:50 a.m., warning via Twitter that the gunman was still at large. However, police tweeted that a suspect was in custody shortly before 5 a.m. Police and the Austin-Travis County EMS said the victims’ injures were not life-threatening, and all four had been taken to the hospital. The coronavirus pandemic forced the SXSW festival to go virtual the last two years. In 2019, multiple shootings took place as the festival drew to a close, prompting Austin’s police chief to pledge more security for the...
How SXSW’s Only Ukrainian Act Fled Kyiv to Bring ‘Masters of War’ to Austin
To get to this moment — singing “Masters of War” at the Speakeasy in Austin, Texas, on Saturday (March 19) with Bob Dylan‘s guitarist while fans draped in Ukrainian flags roared from the balcony — Oleksandra Zaritska endured a terrible journey. On Feb. 25, the 29-year-old singer for popular regional trio Kazka was living in central Kyiv when Russia invaded her country. Early that morning, she witnessed the bombing from her balcony. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I will remember this for my whole life,” Zaritska tells Billboard, with the occasional help of a translator, during South by Southwest at a downtown Austin food hall a day prior to the Speakeasy gig. As emergency sirens blared throughout the city, Zaritska, better known as Sasha, deci...
Barbara Morrison, Legendary L.A. Jazz & Blues Singer, Dies at 72
Barbara Morrison, a legendary singer in the Los Angeles jazz and blues music community, has died. She was 72. Morrison passed away on Wednesday (March 16), according to her brother Richard Morrison. A cause of death was not disclosed. “We are working on keeping the Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center open to preserve my sister’s legacy,” Richard Morrison said in a statement, referring to the L.A.-area facility his sister founded in 2009. In early March, a GoFundMe was launched for Morrison after she was admitted to the hospital with cardiovascular disease, the Los Angeles Times reports. The page helped raise more than $13,000. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Born in a suburb of Detroit in 1949, Morrison moved to Los Angeles in the early 1970s at the age of 21 and went o...
Fivio Foreign ft. Quavo “Magic City,” Lil Durk “Computer Murderers” & More | Daily Visuals 3.18.22
HipHopWired Featured Video There was a time when every single Migos video took place in the strip club and though they’ve since moved on to bigger and better things Fivio Foreign takes one Migo back to where it all began. Linking up in the visuals for “Magic City,” Fivio Foreign and Quavo head to the t*tty bar to get completely swarmed by thick and twerking women who make that thunder clap while the two rappers make it rain. Looks like they had a helluva time. Back in Chicago, Lil Durk continues to drop new clips in support of his latest LP 7220 and in his latest clip to “Computer Murderers” does pushups with stacks of cash in both hands to flex on some next ish. Well, can’t say we’ve ever seen that done before. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from R.A. the Rugged Man fe...
‘Maury’ Show Cancelled After Thirty Year Run
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NBC / Getty It’s the end of an era. Maury, the syndicated talk show hosted by Maury Povich for over 30 years, had been canceled. Deadline reports that NBCUniversal will cease production at the end of the current season, with Povich set to retire. Original episodes are scheduled to air through September, and reruns will continue in syndication. Originally titled The Maury Povich Show, it premiered back in 1991. The show covered a variety of subjects like teenaged runaways, domestic violence, bullying and other salacious topics. But Maury (as it became officially known in 1998) became a pop culture sensation thanks to the paternity test episodes. Viewers would wait for Maury to say “You are (or, are not) the father,” which became a catchphrase. The lie dete...
Bun B Shares How To Boss Up At “Earn Your Masters” Pop-Up At SXSW
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @alivecoverage / @alivecoverage The South By Southwest festival is always a place to get enlightenment from some of the best in various fields, and one great example from this year’s edition was found in Texas’ own Bun B being part of a special pop-up event. The veteran MC and one-half of the iconic duo UGK took part in the Earn Your Masters keynote conversation at the festival in Austin, Texas on Thursday (March 18th). The event, held at Mala Vida, was presented by the hosts of the Earn Your Leisure podcast, Troy Millings and Rashad Bilal in conjunction with UnitedMasters, the creative coalition founded by music industry legend Steve Stoute as a platform for independent artists to fully take command of their artistic journey from owning their recording m...
Gabrielle Union Calls Out Disney & Other Corporations For Silence Amid Florida “Don’t Say Gay” Bill
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Gabrielle Union stars in Disney’s remake of Cheaper by the Dozen, which is set to premiere on Disney + next week. But Union’s union with Disney did not stop her from calling out the entertainment giant for its complete failure to read the room in its response to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which made headlines last week. First, let’s start with what Disney CEO Bob Chapek said regarding Florida’s bill. “I want to be crystal clear: I and the entire leadership team unequivocally stand in support of our LGBTQ+ employees, their families, and their communities,” Chapek said in a memo sent. “And, we are committed to creating a more inclusive company ― and world. I understand that the very need to reiterate that commitment means w...
Gunna, Future and Young Thug Earn First Gold of 2022 With “Pushin’ P”
Atlanta rappers Gunna, Future and Young Thug have secured the first RIAA gold certification of the year for their single “Pushin’ P.” The song, which went viral on social media instantly upon its release, comes off of Gunna’s January LP DS4Ever. As the fourth and final installment in his Drip Season mixtape franchise, following 2018’s Drip Season 3, DS4Ever quickly became the rapper’s highest-charting project. The album ultimately beat out The Weeknd’s Dawn FM and secured the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart. In addition to the heavy-hitting Atlanta rappers behind the track, fans were drawn to the song for its eponymous “Pushin’ P” motto. “Man, Pushin P, it’s like a lifestyle,” Gunna explained in an interview with Vibe. “It’s like anything you’re doing that’s positive or just playe...
Mr Raw ft Deejay J Masta – Anaba Anaba
Check out this brand new single from Mr Raw titled “Anaba Anaba”, out now. Nigerian indigenous rapper Mr Raw comes through with a brand new single titled “Anaba Anaba“, featuring Deejay J Masta. The new record “Anaba Anaba” is an impressive track produced by Luminary Beatz, mixed and mastered by NAJMIXX. “Anna Anaba” fills in as a follow-up to his previously released track titled “Crossroad“. Listen and share Mr Raw ft Deejay J Masta – “Anaba Anaba” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Mr_Raw_-_Anaba_Anaba_ft_Deejay_J_Masta__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Eedris Abdulkareem – Sex For Marks ft Nymphteri
Check out this new single from Eedris Abdulkareem titled “Sex For Marks”. Nigerian music star Eedris Abdulkareem dishes out a brand new single titled “Sex For Marks” featuring Nymphteri. The new record “Sex For Marks” is an impressive single that discourages the exploitation of students sex-wise by lecturers/teachers just to give good grades. “Sex For Marks” is quite a clear piece of advice to youths and the elderly. Listen and share Eedris Abdulkareem ft Nymphteri – “Sex For Marks” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Mr_Raw_-_Eedris_Abdulkareem_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Big Bang’s G-Dragon and Taeyang Tease Forthcoming New Project
It appears that K-pop’s Big Bang has another project on the way. Two members of the boy band — G-Dragon and Taeyang — have taken to social media to hint at a forthcoming release next month. Posted on Instagram, the photo shows a black polaroid against a white background, with text noting a midnight release on April 5. While no other details were shared, the date likely marks the group’s comeback single and music video. In February, Big Bang’s label YG Entertainment announced that the band would be releasing new music sometime this year. Then, earlier this week, YG Entertainment confirmed to a South Korean media outlet that all four members of the band had wrapped up filming a new music video. “Big Bang’s G-Dragon, Taeyang, T.O.P and Daesung recently completed filming the music video f...
SLAYER’s PAUL BOSTAPH: ‘Hell Awaits’ Drum-Cam Footage Featuring PHIL DEMMEL
Drum-cam footage of SLAYER drummer Paul Bostaph performing the song “Hell Awaits” with his bandmates can be seen below. The video was apparently filmed when former MACHINE HEAD guitarist Phil Demmel filled in for SLAYER guitarist Gary Holt for four European shows in the fall of 2018 after Gary returned home to be with his dying father. In August 2020, Bostaph confirmed that he is involved in a brand new project headed up by his SLAYER bandmate Kerry King. The duo has spent the last couple of years working on music with the hopes of recording it properly once the coronavirus pandemic has subsided. The drummer opened up about his latest collaboration with King in an interview with Australia’s Riff Crew. Asked to describe the musical direction of the music he has been workin...
