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LEE AARON Hopes To Release Her Autobiography In 2022
Canadian rock icon Lee Aaron, who is known primarily as a solo artist and songwriter, recently went on the podcast “Side Jams with Bryan Reesman” to talk about her new music as well as outside interests like interior design, art, special education, and neuroscience. She also revealed that she is working on her autobiography. “I have been writing memoirs off and on for about a decade,” she told “Side Jams”. “But now I’ve actually gotten serious about putting them into a book form, and actually going back and addressing incidents throughout my childhood that shaped me to become the artist that I ultimately became. Going back and delving into some of that stuff is like therapy, it’s kind of hard. My plan at this point is to have the book r...
Bart Scott Says Bills QB Josh Allen Should Take Viagra Ahead Of Game
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: United Archives / Getty The Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots are set to face off against one another in a wild card NFL contest this coming weekend with single-digit temperatures forecasted. Bart Scott, a former football star, had some advice for Bills QB Josh Allen, stating he should take Viagra ahead of the contest. Scott, who became a meme and viral legend via his “Can’t Wait” quip, now spends his days as a member of ESPN’s morning program, Get Up. Yes, we realize the pun just sitting right there. Related Stories “Take some Viagra before the game, baby,” Scott said. “That’ll get that circulation going right. Viagra was first a heart medicine, right? So, it builds up circulation, which makes sure it gets circulation to the feet.” Scott’s co-ho...
HHW Gaming: Sony Reportedly Planning To Make More PS4 Consoles To Address PS5 Shortage
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty The PlayStation 5 is still difficult to acquire, and that will be the case for the foreseeable future due to a shortage of the next-gen console. Sony has a solution for that problem, make more PS4 consoles. Sony initially said it planned to stop PS4 production at the end of 2021. Thanks to the global chip shortage affecting the company’s ability to manufacture PS5 consoles, Sony is possibly doing an about-face on that plan. According to a report from Bloomberg, Sony wants to address the PS5 shortage issue by making an additional million PS4 consoles being it uses significantly less advanced plus much cheaper to produce. Related Stories Now granted, this is not what people who already have a PS4 console want to hear because they want to...
Ye AKA Kanye West Under Investigation For Allegedly Punching Fan
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: JOCE/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, is at the center of a police investigation after a fan claims that the rapper allegedly punched him after seeking an autograph. The incident took place in Los Angeles in the city’s downtown section. Local outlet Fox 11 News broke the story first. The incident took place outside near the Soho Warehouse early Thursday morning (Jan. 13), although it isn’t known if Ye was an attendee of the establishment. More from Fox 11: Related Stories The alleged victim said that around 3 a.m., he spotted the Chicago native leaving the SoHo Warehouse located near the intersection of Santa Fe Avenue and 7th Street. The venue is an exclusive members-only club that includes a rooftop bar and a restaurant. The fan s...
The Box That Rocks: Ralph McDaniels On The Legacy of Video Music Box
Before Yo! MTV Raps and Rap City, the Tri- State area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut had the gift Video Music Box, hosted by VJ Ralph McDaniels and the Vid Kid aka Lionel C. Martin. It was like Santa came into our homes every day at 3:30pm, but instead of a chimney, he came through channel 31. When the introduction of the show kicked off, a large boom box in front of the NYC skyline and Whodini’s “5 Minutes of Funk” playing in the background, viewers were hypnotized for an hour with videos from local, now globally recognized artists, and any party anywhere in the area. In 1983, a music show called Studio 31 was released, which eventually morphed into Video Music Box—airing Monday – Friday (and early Saturday afternoons), unless a soccer game came on and we would be almost br...
FKA twigs Shares New Song “Jealousy”
FKA twigs has released a new song titled “Jealousy” ahead of the release of her forthcoming mixtape. Featuring Rema, the smooth track features a downtempo beat and marks the first time FKA twigs collaborated with the Nigerian artist. “I just wanna go outside and feel the sun is shinin’ on my better side/I’ve not always had my way, but I forgive my sins/Yeah, baby, that’s okay/Jealousy you put on me/You’re in your feelings way too deep,” echoes the song’s chorus. FKA twigs’ mixtape CAPRISONGS features the likes of The Weeknd, Daniel Caesar, Jorja Smith, Shygirl and more. Executive produced by FKA twigs and El Guincho, the 17 track project drops Friday, January 14. Check out the new track below. In related news, Lil Durk unveils “The 7220 Tour” dates. Read Full Article
Agent Zed Teams Up With HBz and Anna Grey to Breathe Life Into 1991 German Hit, “Aloha Hey”
On a mission to identify and rework influential hits from the 80s, 90s, and 2000s, Agent Zed’s latest release reimagines a German hit from 1991. Maintaining the original track’s earworm of a melody, Zed has transformed Achim Reichel’s 1991 single “Aloha Heja He” into a melodic house track with thumping beats, organic instrumentals, and a catchy chorus in English. For the creation of “Aloha Hey,” Agent Zed was supported by renowned German DJ and production duo HBz, who have worked on collaborations with the likes of THOVI, Lexi, and Harris & Ford, among others. The song also features the soothing vocals of rising 22-year-old singer-songwriter Anna Grey. You can find “Aloha Hey” on your preferred streaming platforms here and check out the official music vide...
Buzzing Label FIVE Music Is Providing the Soundtrack to Dubai’s Hottest Parties
Aiming to curate the soundtrack to Dubai’s hottest parties events and parties—and represent the dance music community on a global scale—FIVE Music is the city’s most exciting new music imprint. A lifestyle and hospitality conglomerate, FIVE Hotels and Resorts holds multiple luxurious estates in Dubai, most notably the impressive FIVE Palm Jumeirah, which houses 470 rooms and suites in addition to multiple restaurants, event spaces and The Penthouse, one of the emirate’s most coveted rooftop lounges. FIVE Palm Jumeirah FIVE Palm Jumeirah hosts weekly parties at The Penthouse with an astonishing lineup of resident DJs, while also providing an experience of international standards at Beach by FIVE. The outdoor venue regularly books some of the world’s most acclaime...
New Electronic Music Festival to Debut In D.C. With Martin Garrix, GRiZ, Seven Lions, More
A brand new music festival 20 years in the making is set to debut in the nation’s capital this spring. Insomniac Events and Club Glow have announced Project GLOW, a first-of-its-kind electronic music festival at the RFK Festival Grounds in Washington, D.C. Scheduled for April 30th and May 1st, the two-day, two-stage fest will feature performances from some of the biggest names in EDM, such as Martin Garrix, Seven Lions, Diplo, GRiZ, Krewella and SLANDER, among others. Tickets will go on sale Friday, January 14th at 10AM ET and you can purchase them here. The launch arrives after Insomniac’s late-2020 acquisition of Club Glow, which expanded the illustrious electronic music event promoter’s portfolio on the East Coast. Established in 1999, the company has over tw...
How I Met Your Father Review: Hulu’s Sequel Series Has Some Scraps of Potential
The Pitch: Somewhere in the vast wide multiverse, there is a planet Earth where, in the year 2022, the How I Met Your Mother spin-off series How I Met Your Dad is just now reaching its eighth season, with star Greta Gerwig thinking longingly about the indie film about growing up in Sacramento that she always wished she’d have a chance to direct. That planet Earth is not our planet Earth, where, in the year 2022, How I Met Your Dad ended as a 2014 CBS pilot that never made it to series, Greta Gerwig’s 2018 film Lady Bird received five Oscar nominations, and Hilary Duff is now starring in How I Met Your Father, a spiritual and literal sequel to the long-running CBS sitcom about the world’s most long-winded parent giving his kids way too much information about his past dating life. Does Sophi...
Nevermind Baby Spencer Elden Refiles Lawsuit Against Nirvana
Nevermind baby Spencer Elden has refiled his lawsuit against Nirvana, weeks after a judge dismissed his initial complaint. Elden, who was famously photographed as a baby on the cover to 1991’s Nevermind, first filed a lawsuit in August 2021 against the band’s surviving members, Kurt Cobain’s widow Courtney Love, and Nirvana associates. Elden, who is now 30, alleged that the image of his four-month-old self underwater with exposed genitals was child pornography, and said that by distributing it worldwide Nirvana had engaged in a “sex trafficking venture.” Nirvana’s surviving members, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic, as well Love, filed a motion to dismiss Elden’s lawsuit on December 22nd. They argued that the suit was “not serious,” filed years after the federal statute of limitations had ru...
Kanye West Under Investigation for Criminal Battery After Allegedly Punching a Fan
Kanye West is reportedly under investigation for criminal battery after getting into an altercation on Thursday morning, according to Fox 11 Los Angeles and TMZ. The Los Angeles Police Department is reportedly investigating a claim that West punched a fan near the Soho Warehouse in downtown LA around 3:00 a.m. local time. According to Fox 11, the fan told police that he approached West while he was in his car and asked him for his autograph. Allegedly, the two exchanged words, West exited his vehicle, and “then punched [the fan], knocking him the ground.” Police were called, but West had left the scene by the time officers arrived. Earlier in the evening on Wednesday, West posed for photos after having dinner with an all-star group of celebrities that included his new girlfriend, Julia Fox...
