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Ari Fletcher Dropped By Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty Brand Due To Toxic Domestic Violence Take?
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Aaron J. Thornton / Getty Ari Fletcher fumbled the bag something crazy, allegedly. The “socialite” recently offered up some questionable takes on domestic violence, and after the backlash, it looks like her days of representing Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty brand are a wrap. In case you missed it, late last year Fletcher basically said she was pro-domestic violence. Ari, who is dating Moneybagg Yo, joked that she’d be all good with the rapper pulling a gun on her to demand she stay if he threatened to leave. Twitter immediately flamed her for her commentary, and there have been repercussions. As Madame Noire points out, Fletcher’s images on the Savage x Fenty website soon after got wiped. It leads many to believe that Rihanna, herself a domestic violence...
MICK SWEDA On His Latest Exit From BULLETBOYS: ‘I Feel A Huge Sense Of Relief Every Time I Leave This Band’
Original BULLETBOYS guitarist Mick Sweda, who recently exited the band, along with drummer Jimmy D’Anda, discussed his departure from the group in a new interview with Waste Some Time With Jason Green. Asked if he informed singer Marq Torien about his decision to exit the group after BULLETBOYS‘ canceled December 16 concert at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California — a gig that went ahead as a Torien solo performance — Mick said: “I think that [Marq] pretty much expected that that was gonna happen. Who’s to say that this wasn’t part of a plan, in the beginning, that at the first opportunity he was going to find a way to go back to having his subservient musicians playing. I don’t know. It’s hard to say. And frankly, it doesn’t inter...
METALLICA And TOOL Have Used COVID-Sniffing Dogs For Tour Safety At Recent Shows
According to Rolling Stone, METALLICA and TOOL are among the artists who have have recruited dogs specially trained to sniff for traces of COVID-19 in members of their crew, entourage or anyone else who gets backstage. METALLICA hired an Ohio-based firm, Bio Detection K9, for its fall shows in Fort Lauderdale and Atlanta and also at the band’s 40th anniversary gigs in San Francisco last month. “So far, knock on wood, the dogs have been knocking it out of the park,” says John Peets of Q Prime, the management company that represents METALLICA. “We haven’t had a dog miss anybody.” Bio Detection K9 has been in the business of using dogs to detect viruses, bacteria, and fungus for over a decade in partnership with the US Department of Agriculture and other go...
DISTURBED’s DAVID DRAIMAN Condemns Comparisons Of COVID-19 Mandates And Holocaust
DISTURBED‘s David Draiman has blasted people who compare COVID-19 vaccination requirements to the Holocaust. The 48-year-old Hawaii-based singer, who is Jewish, took to his social media earlier today (Sunday, January 9) to write: “People who compare having to have proof of vaccination to get in a restaurant to the Holocaust are cordially invited to go fuck themselves.” A number of right-wing politicians and conservative media pundits worldwide have comparisons to the Holocaust, saying society’s widening exclusions of the unvaccinated was headed down a similar path taken by Nazi Germany between 1941 and 1945 when an estimated six million Jewish people were killed during World War II. Draiman is not the only hard rock or heavy metal musician to speak out against compa...
CHEAP TRICK Performs At Baltimore Ravens Vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Game: Video, Photos
CHEAP TRICK performed at today’s (Sunday, January 9) Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. The legendary rockers played from the Bud Light Touchdown Club during halftime. Video footage and photos of their appearance can be found below. Founded in 1974, CHEAP TRICK is an indisputable American institution, beloved around the globe for its instantly identifiable, hugely influential, brand of pop-rock ‘n’ roll. The bandmembers are true pioneers with an unparalleled streak of certifiably classic tunes, from “He’s A Whore”, “California Man” and “Dream Police” to “Surrender”, “I Want You To Want Me” and the worldwide No. 1 hit single “The Flame”. ...
JayBoi – Yeobayae ft Olamide
Check out this brand piece of music titled “Yeobayae” coming from JayBoi featuring Olamide out now. Promising Nigerian music star JayBoi links up with YBNL boss Olamide for his first single of the year “Yeobayae“. This is not the first time the two artistes have worked together, JayBoi was featured on Olamide’s “999” album a few years back. Baddo was also on another dope track with TI Blaze titled “Sometimes“. Maybe this year we would see more collaborations between new acts and the OG. Listen, enjoy JayBoi – “Yeobayae” ft Olamide below. Download
R.I.P. Michael Lang, Woodstock Festival Co-Founder Dead at 77
Michael Lang, a co-founder of the famed Woodstock Festival, has died at the age of 77. A family spokesperson said Lang passed away Saturday (January 8th) from a rare form of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Lang was one of the chief architects of the 1969 Woodstock Festival. Taking place over four days in August at a family farm in Bethel, New York, the festival welcomed nearly half a million attendees to watch performances from Jimi Hendrix, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, The Band, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Who, Santana, and more. With copious amount of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, the festivals became emblematic of late-60s counterculture, while also launching the career of countless future Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. Due to the success of Woodstock, The Rolling Stones enlisted Lang a...
A Remarkable Zendaya Anchors Euphoria Season 2: Review
The Pitch: HBO’s provocative teen drama returns on Sunday, January 9th, and while plenty of things have changed for the characters in this neon-soaked, nightmarish dreamscape of Southern California, so much is still the same. That’s the thing about addiction, isn’t it? It’s a cycle that’s very, very hard to break. But we as the audience are once again in the hands of young addict Rue as our omniscient narrator, who continues to be lovingly brought to life by Zendaya, the youngest person ever to win an Emmy for Best Actress for a Drama Series. Still Don’t Know Her Name: “I don’t think I’m a good person.” Repeated like a refrain, delivered like a prayer, this sentence is a concise summary of many of the central struggles in Season 2 of Euphoria. To that end, things pick up in fairly familiar...
Indianapolis Man Makes Bomb Threat to Jump Line at Doja Cat Show
An Indianapolis man attempted to jump the line at a Doja Cat concert Saturday, January 8th, by telling those around him that he had a bomb in his backpack, police said. Doja Cat performed at the AT&T Playoff Live concert in downtown Indianapolis that coincided with the College Football Playoff National Championship set for Monday. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer William Young told the IndyStar that the man made the threat around 5 p.m., just as concert goers began to enter the concert at Monument Circle. Police cleared the crowd for about 20 minutes and searched the man, who did not, in fact, have a bomb. He remains in custody as police continue to investigate. “A fan wanted to advance in line so he exercised very poor judgment and told those around him in line he h...
Warner Bros. Reveals Closer Look at The Riddler and Penguin From The Batman
Superhero flicks are notoriously shrouded in mystery prior to release, but as Matt Reeves’ The Batman approaches its March 4th premiere, more details about the film have begun to emerge. Over the weekend, Warner Bros. shared new photos from the film, including closer looks at two of Batman’s biggest foes, Paul Dano’s Riddler and Colin Farrell’s Penguin. Dano’s Riddler gives off a Zodiac-killer vibe in this Batman adaptation, dressed head to toe in army green and covered up with a terrifying mask Penguin, meanwhile, maintains his classic purple suit. Other new photos show the villains in action, as the maniacal Riddler wields some duct tape and the Gentleman of Crime consults his paperwork. It’s not a lot to go on, but it’s still fun to see. Check out the press images below. Beyon...
Demi Lovato Gets a Giant ‘Grandmother Spider’ Tattoo on the Side of Their Head
Demi Lovato is unveiling some new eight-legged ink. The 29-year-old singer, who recently debuted an edgy new buzzcut, took to their Instagram Story on Saturday (Jan. 8) to show off a large black spider tattoo on the side of their head. “It was Grandmother Spider who taught us many things,” Lovato wrote in a post debuting the new body art. “She taught us about pottery and weaving. She taught us about fire and light and dark. She taught us that we are all connected on the web — each one of us having our place in this world.” The tattoo, which sits just above the “Skyscraper” singer’s ear, was done by celebrity tattoo artist Dr. Woo, who also shared images of the new ink on his Instagram Story. Explore See latest videos, charts and news In addition to the new body art, Lovato also entered 202...
Michael Lang, Woodstock Organizer and Co-Creator, Dies at 77
Michael Lang, organizer and co-creator of the legendary 1969 Woodstock Music & Arts Festival, died on Saturday (January 8) at Sloan Kettering hospital in New York City, Rolling Stone and Variety report. Michael Pagnotta, a longtime family friend and representative for Lang, confirmed the news to both publications, stating that the cause of death was a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Lang was 77 years old. Lang was born in Brooklyn in 1944. He attended New York University briefly before dropping out and heading to Coconut Grove, Florida, where he opened a head shop around 1967. The year after, Lang and Richard O’Barry helmed promotion for the Miami Pop Festival, which featured performances from the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Chuck Berry, Frank Zappa’s group the Mothers of Invention, ...
