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Bradley Cooper’s 10 Best Roles
The career of Bradley Cooper is a truly wild one, when you zoom out. Starting off as a supporting player in television, Cooper eventually transitioned to supporting roles in film (oftentimes as the asshole), which eventually led him to The Hangover. That role allowed him to be both the star and the asshole, a special kind of heat that has since propelled him towards receiving (to date) four Academy Award nominations for acting, not to mention a butt-ton of acclaim for his directorial debut, A Star Is Born. Cooper’s proven himself to be an adaptable and fiercely committed performer, something which has drawn the attention of filmmakers like David O. Russell, Clint Eastwood, Guillermo del Toro, Paul Thomas Anderson, Cameron Crowe, and more. In honor of Cooper’s 46th birthday today (January 5...
Pooh Shiesty Pleads Guilty To Firearms Conspiracy; Avoids Possible Life Sentencing
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty It seems Pooh Shiesty’s legal team is playing chess not checkers. He has plead guilty to a firearms conspiracy to avoid any possibility of getting served a life sentence. As spotted on Vulture the Memphis, Tennessee native has decided to hedge his bets when it comes to his various legal issues. This week he accepted some responsibility for three incidents. One that left two men shot at a Florida hotel. On July 7, 2020, in Memphis, Tennessee, Pooh was inside a car when an occupant of the car discharged a firearm at a gas station. Additionally he also took partial blame for an incident that took place on October 9, 2020 in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida where two victims where assaulted during a meeting where marijuana, codein...
Soulja Boy Says He’s Leaving The Rap Game To Be An Actor, Already Has TV Show Lined Up
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Looks like Soulja Boy is switching up his profession for the New Year and is leaving the rap game behind to embark on a career as a big time Hollywood actor. Shocking his millions of fans with his latest move, the “Crank That” rapper took to social media to announce that not only will he be focusing on being an actor going forward, but he even has a TV show already in the works. “2022 my new TV show coming out! January 21st, Revolt TV. Shout out to P. Diddy,” Soulja Boy proclaimed. Revealing that the new show would be dubbed Being Draco, SB said 2022 would be all about “positive energy” and that he had “no beef with nobody!” Related Stories Looking to leave all his drama filled rap life behind him, Soulja Boy stated that from here on ...
Early Morning Rowhouse Fire Leave 13 Dead In Philadelphia
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Thomas Winz / Getty Hearts are heavy in the Fairmount neighborhood in Philadelphia after a Wednesday morning (Jan. 5) rowhouse blaze left over a dozen dead, including children. Details are scant at the moment but officials say that they’re working to discover how this fire occurred. A report from local ABC affiliate WPVI-TV goes into detail about the blaze which included information delivered to the outlet by officials from the Philadelphia Fire Department. As it stands, seven children were among the 13 people who perished in the fire, and PFD authorities believe the number of fatalities may change as the recovery moves ahead. According to reporters on the scene, it was learned that 18 people lived in a second-floor apartment of the three-story rowhouse, ...
Kim Kardashian Can Breathe A Sigh of Relief, Kanye West & Julia Fox Seem To Be Getting Very Serious
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gotham / Getty Things are picking up quickly between Kanye West and his alleged new girlfriend, Uncut Gems star Julia Fox. Kim Kardashian can possibly breathe a sigh of relief. It seems Julia Fox is currently keeping rain boots wearing Kanye West’s attention right now. Per TMZ, the rumored new couple were spotted together in NYC on Tuesday (Jan.4) following a weekend in Miami that saw them hanging out with N.O.R.E and his wife. On Tuesday, West and Fox hit the Omicron-filled streets to catch Slave Play, one of the few Broadway plays that did not shut down due to the highly contagious COVID-19 variant. The popular but very polarizing play is right up West’s ally because it tackles topics like sex, race, gender, traumatic experiences, and, of course, interr...
Where Podcast Producers May Turn for Deals in 2022
If 2020 and 2021 were the years Hollywood stars proved their mettle in podcasting, 2022 could be the year top influencers find their stride in audio. A survey of U.S. listeners by Acast and Nielsen finds nearly 40 percent of respondents said they wanted podcasts from YouTubers and influencers, outranking interest in shows from music and TV personalities. “We anticipate that this consumer desire will drive content creators who are looking to please their fans to pick up microphones and test the waters in podcasting this year,” Tommy Walters, Acast’s North America Commercial Insights Manager, said in an email to The Hollywood Reporter, noting that “smart content creators” understand the potential of podcast advertising will be able to carry their followings over to t...
Los Temerarios & Carlos Vives Postpone Their 2022 U.S. Tours Amid COVID-19 Surge
Los Temerarios and Carlos Vives announced Wednesday (Jan. 5) that they’ve postponed their respective U.S. tours amid a surge in COVID-19 cases across the nation. In an official press release shared on their social media channels, the Mexican grupero band said that due to the “critical situation,” they decided to postpone their 2022 tour — which was set to kick off Feb. 4 — and move it to 2023. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “At this moment, everyone’s health is top priority, and although we want to return to the stage and reunite with our fans, we don’t want to put anyone at risk,” Los Temerarios, led by brothers Gustavo and Adolfo Angel, wrote. Tickets purchased for the 2022 tour will be valid for the new dates, which they’ll be announcing in...
Turnstile Rocks 7 ‘Glow On’ Tracks in a Room Packed With Stuffed Animals for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert: Watch
Turnstile is the latest artist to jam for NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series. The Baltimore quintet performed multiple tracks from their critically acclaimed 2021 album, Glow On, for the set made available Wednesday (Jan. 5). Members Brendan Yates, Franz Lyons, Brady Ebert, Pat McCrory and Daniel Feng rocked from Feng’s home in front of a mind-boggling installation of stuffed animals by John Scharbach, a sweet contrast to the seven high-energy, hardcore tracks from their recent release. The band opened up their live set with “Endless,” before Yates welcomed viewers to their Tiny Desk. Explore Explore Turnstile See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “We’re Turnstile. Thank you for being here, thank you, NPR, for having us. Welcome to the Turnstile NPR Tiny Desk,” ...
Disney’s ‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Enchants Billboard Charts
The soundtrack to the Walt Disney animated film Encanto vaults 110-7 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Jan. 8) for its first week in the top 10. The set is in its fifth week on the tally and shoots into the top 10 following the film’s premiere on the Disney+ streaming service on Dec. 24. Encanto is the most recently released soundtrack to reach the top 10 since Disney’s own Frozen II jumped 15-3 on the Dec. 7, 2019, chart, on its way to No. 1 a week later. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an...
MELVV On the Promise of NFTs: “Ownership Is Finally Returning to the Musicians”
You can roll your eyes and call “BS” on NFTs all you want, but their potential for musicians is undeniable. And no matter how many of those in the dark write them off as foolish without nary a Google search, independent artists will gladly continue to reap the rewards. Such is the case with MELVV, a popular electronic music producer and DJ who has performed at many of the nation’s most coveted music festivals, like Coachella, Electric Forest, and Lollapalooza. He, like many other artists, recently discovered a latent love of NFTs after a snakebitten lifecycle with a major record label. MELVV recently opened up about his experiences in a candid blog post on Mirror.xyz, a decentralized publishing platform. Due to sustained creative differences with his former label and the ...
EDDIE VAN HALEN’s First Wife Reveals His Last Words, Says The End Came In ‘Slow Motion’
Eddie Van Halen‘s ex-wife Valerie Bertinelli has opened up about the legendary guitarist’s death. In her new book, “Enough Already: Learning To Love The Way I Am Today”, which will be released on January 18, she reveals that she and their son, Wolfgang, were both present at the time of Eddie‘s passing after a years-long battle with cancer in October 2020. They were joined by other family members, including Eddie‘s second wife, Janie Liszewski, and his brother, Alex Van Halen. People magazine has published an excerpt from the book in which Valerie recalled saying to Eddie just days before his death as they cried together: “Maybe next time, right? Maybe next time we’ll get it right.” Eddie‘s death on October 6, 2020 came in “s...
FALLING IN REVERSE Releases New Single ‘Zombified’
Platinum-selling rock band FALLING IN REVERSE has released the official Jensen Noen-directed music video for its new single “Zombified”. The song was written by FALLING IN REVERSE frontman Ronnie Radke along with Cody Quistad and Jon Lundin. “Zombified” is expected to appear on FALLING IN REVERSE‘s upcoming EP, “Neon Zombie”, which will be released “soon,” according to the band’s social media. Last April, FALLING IN REVERSE took part in “Live From The Unknown”, an immersive livestream experience featuring two totally unique concerts with different setlists. FALLING IN REVERSE recently announced “Live From the Unknown: The Tour”, a winter 2022 headline run which kicks off on January 13 in Atlanta and runs th...
