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Brian Flores Slaps NFL With Lawsuit On First Day of Black History Month Claiming Blatant Racism, Twitter Salutes Him
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Sun Sentinel / Getty The NFL was hit with a gut punch on the first day of Black History Month after it was slapped with a lawsuit by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores that is pretty much calling the “Rooney Rule” a glorified bandaid. Brian Flores shocked the world on Tuesday (Feb.1) when he not only announced his lawsuit calling out the league for blatant racism in the head coach hiring process and provided a stunning receipt. Flores shared a text message he received from New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick congratulating the wrong Brian for landing the Giants head coaching job. Belichick’s text message was received on Jan.24, two days before Flores was supposed to be interviewed for the job. A confused Flores can be seen in t...
Wale Reportedly Back On For 2022 Broccoli City Festival, Organizers Say “Miscommunication” Handled
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Wale can easily be categorized as the biggest Hip-Hop act to emerge from the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area, so it would make sense he’d perform at one of the city’s biggest music festivals. After Broccoli City announced its 2022 lineup, Wale shared with his Twitter followers that he’s no longer on the bill but it appears things are back on track. Broccoli City, now in its eighth year, has attracted some of the biggest acts in music to its stages. When this year’s lineup was shared, with Ari Lennox and Summer Walker listed as headliners, it turned heads that Wale was also on the bill. However, Folarin shared via his Twitter account he wouldn’t be present at the two-day festival on Tuesday (Feb. 1) “I’m Pullin out this show,...
BILLY IDOL Pulls Out Of JOURNEY U.S. Tour; TOTO To Step In
Billy Idol has pulled out of his previously announced tour with JOURNEY in order to undergo surgery for a chronic sinus infection. The 66-year-old rocker, who burst on to the scene in the 1980s, was scheduled to support JOURNEY on the “Freedom Tour 2022” beginning on February 22 and ending on April 5, after which TOTO was slated to fill the opening slot. As a result of Idol‘s cancelation, TOTO will now support JOURNEY on the entire tour, which will end on May 11 in Hartford, Connecticut. Earlier today, Idol released the following statement: “I haven’t felt like myself since mid-December with a sinus infection that won’t respond to medication. It has worsened to the point where I have no choice but to have a procedure which I expect will put me on a path ...
BRUCE DICKINSON Reveals His Favorite Female Vocalist Of All Time
During the question-and-answer portion of his January 27 spoken-word show at Riffe Center Theatre Complex in Columbus, Ohio, IRON MAIDEN singer Bruce Dickinson was asked to name his favorite female vocalist of all time. He said: “The one that rolls off the tip of my tongue is Ann Wilson from HEART. Although she didn’t have the kind of — not charisma; notoriety or whatever of somebody like a Janis Joplin, an equally great voice and things like that, she’s just a complete all-arounder. The most amazing voice… A beautiful folk singer, fantastic metal singer with a lovely edge to it, flawless technique. Honestly, not worthy. Amazing.” Dickinson is considered one of the world’s most storied musicians. Aside from decades spent delivering high-octane performances wit...
Ex-TYPE O NEGATIVE Drummer On Hypothetical PETER STEELE Tribute Concert: ‘I’d Want A Female Vocalist’
In a new interview with the “Loaded Radio” podcast, former TYPE O NEGATIVE drummer Johnny Kelly was asked if there has ever been any talk of staging a concert in honor of the band’s late frontman Peter Steele. He responded (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Coffee talk. There was never any serious consideration, like, should we do something? Is there even a point of doing it? Or also, is it just a blatant cash grab? So all these things go through your head. “People celebrate [Peter] all the time,” he continued. “They do it daily. I see it online all the time and the impact that he had. “Maybe somewhere down the road there may be something that’s… I don’t know. But I know that for me, it would have to include Kenny [Hickey, gui...
New SLIPKNOT Album Has A Title: ‘The Artwork’s Done’, Says COREY TAYLOR
Corey Taylor says that SLIPKNOT‘s new studio album will arrive within the next three months. The follow-up to 2019’s “We Are Not Your Kind” was recorded in 2021 with producer Joe Barresi, who has previously worked with AVENGED SEVENFOLD, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE and CHEVELLE, among many others. The 48-year-old singer offered a possible timetable for the new SLIPKNOT album release during an appearance earlier today (Wednesday, February 2) on SiriusXM‘s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk”. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “The record is actually in the process of being mixed right now. Everything is finished, so it’s just being mixed right now, which is rad news. So it’s probably gonna take… I think it’s probably gonna...
Drake Was Filmed Scrolling on His Phone at a Raptors Game & Inspires Hilarious New Meme
Drake seemingly got in his feelings at a recent Toronto Raptors game, and his furrowed brow look has sparked a brand new meme for the Internet to enjoy. While attending Tuesday night’s (Feb. 1) Raptors and Miami Heat game, the “Laugh Now Cry Later” rapper was filmed intently scrolling through his phone. Fans on Twitter immediately began to jokingly speculate what Drizzy was looking at, and poked fun at everything from his former flame Rihanna‘s pregnancy news to his long haired, bearded new look. Explore Explore Drake See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Other Twitter users used the footage to relate to situations in their own lives, such as getting an unwanted text or being socially awkward in a group of people. Next week, Drake is set to make a spec...
HitPiece Wanted to Make an NFT for Every Song — Only Its Founders Forgot to Ask Artists First
Over the last couple days, a beta version of a new platform called HitPiece has sparked outrage and confusion throughout the music industry after artists and their teams began finding NFTs of their songs posted on the marketplace without their permission. The NFTs were listed as “available for auction” or as “live” auctions under individual song titles with corresponding album artwork, and while they were characterized as “music NFTs” they did not appear to contain audio. HitPiece’s mission, according to the company’s pitch deck, is to make a “1 of 1 NFT for every song,” allowing “USD and Crypto for payment.” The company launched in December, but it wasn’t until Tuesday that people began to really take notice that it was listing NFTs for artists ranging from XXXTentacion to John Lennon to ...
Twitch Reaches Deal With Merlin for Independent Labels
Live streaming platform Twitch has entered into an agreement with digital music licensing service Merlin to create revenue-earning opportunities for independent artists. Merlin represents more than 20,000 labels and hundreds of thousands of artists from every country in the world, who can now interact with fans, generate earnings and build community on Twitch. Similar to the recent agreements formed between Twitch and Universal Music and Warner Music’s recorded music divisions, the Merlin partnership is not a licensing deal. “We’re thrilled to collaborate with Twitch for this groundbreaking deal,” said Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota in a release. “We’ve been engaged in conversations with Twitch since the day I started at Merlin, and I’m pleased that our team found a path for Merlin members and t...
Rihanna Shares New Baby Bump Pic After Pregnancy Announcement
Rihanna is definitely enjoying her February. On Wednesday (Feb. 2), the fashion mogul and pop superstar took to Instagram and Twitter to share a new pic of her baby bump after she and A$AP Rocky announced Monday that they’re expecting their first baby. “how the gang pulled up to black history month,” Rihanna captioned a series of photos, which also includes pictures from the Monday announcement. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the new photo, Rihanna is wearing a vintage Procell No Limit jersey, pulling it up with orange-gloved hands to expose her belly. She was spotted in the streetwear look last week in New York, on Jan. 25. The outfit was just one way Rihanna has cleverly kept her pregnancy under wraps for the past month-plus. Rihanna and ...
Nicki Minaj Reveals Why Her Kanye West Collab “New Body” Was Never Released
Nicki Minaj has offered more details on her unreleased Kanye West collab “New Body,” which was initially meant to appear on Yandhi. Speaking in a recent interview with Hot 106, the rapper explained that while the teasers for “New Body” were well received, it was just not fit for Ye’s gospel era. “I respect everybody and where they are in life, where they are spiritually,” Minaj shared. “The public adored ‘New Body.’ Like, ‘New Body’ is the biggest hit record that never came out. So what I thought was interesting was that Kanye made me write my ‘New Body’ verse four times over in order to fit into where he was creatively and spiritually in his life, right, only to then go on the internet a few months later to see him on ‘Drink Champs.’” She added, “Had ‘New Body’ been out when he was not in...
Flume Announces New Album Palaces, Shares Video for New Song Featuring May-A: Watch
Flume has announced a new album: Palaces is out May 20 via Future Classic and Transgressive. It features contributions from Damon Albarn, Caroline Polachek, Oklou, Kučka, and Vergen Maria. The Australian producer’s album announcement arrives today with the video for the album’s lead single “Say Nothing,” featuring May-A. Watch it below. “This song is about feelings of post relationship clarity,” Flume said in a statement. “We wrote the song midway through 2020 while the pandemic was still pretty new. I was really excited about the initial idea but it was only once I got back to Australia in early 2021 and linked up in the studio with May-A that the song really came to life.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Palaces: 01 Flume: “Highest Building” [...
