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Alabama Shakes Drummer Steve Johnson’s Child Abuse Case Dismissed
The child abuse case against Alabama Shakes drummer Steve Johnson was dismissed last Thursday (December 16th). Per local CBS affiliate WHNT, Circuit Judge Matthew Huggins dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning it can’t be refiled. Back in March, Johnson was arrested after being indicted on charges of “willful torture, willful abuse, and cruelly beating or otherwise willfully maltreating a child under the age of 18.” He spent 15 days in jail before being released on a $26,5000 bond. Johnson previously pleaded guilty in March 2020 to violating a domestic violence protection order. He received a suspended sentence of a year in jail, with 24 months on probation. Advertisement Related Video The musician’s attorney Nick Lough told The Associated Press on Friday that the allegations were rela...
Mac DeMarco Covers “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”: Stream
Mac DeMarco is back with a new addition to his Christmas covers cannon. This year, he’s taken on the 1943 classic “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” Written by Kim Gannon and Walter Kent, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” was originally recorded by Bing Crosby, centering around Crosby’s slow crooning and a swell of lush strings. In DeMarco’s chilled-out version, the singer’s go-to piano adds a jazzy touch to the standard, and a bent-note guitar solo makes the song sound like a DeMarco original. In the accompanying music video, an anthropomorphic inflatable tree traverses the streets before setting up shop in a Christmas tree farm. Check out the video below. Advertisement Related Video DeMarco has been covering Christmas songs for some time now, and they somehow always manage to stand out among the j...
Rick Ross Takes Bathroom Break Mid-Interview, Never Returns
It’s nothing too out of the ordinary for artists to make a getaway mid-interview, but Rick Ross pulled off possibly the best Irish Goodbye in recent memory. During an appearance on The 85 South Comedy Show last week, the rapper told hosts DC Young Fly, Karlous Miller, and Chico Bean that he needed to use the bathroom, only to never return. All seemed to be going well in the interview, with Ross happily engaging in conversation as weed and snacks made the rounds among the group. After gladly discussing his early singles “Hustlin’” and “Push It,” Ross asked to be excused: “Let me use the bathroom one time,” he said, taking a swig of his drink before walking off the set. After a few minutes of the hosts passing the time on their own, a crew member emerged to inform them that Ross has ex...
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” Makes Historic Return to No. 1
Mariah Carey‘s holiday classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has made history as the first song in Billboard Hot 100 history to return to No. 1 for the third year in a row. According to Billboard, the tracking week of December 10 to December 16 saw an increase of 7% in both radio airplay audience impressions and downloads. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” also extends Carey’s record of most weeks at No. 1 to a whopping 85 weeks, where she is followed by Rihanna at 60 weeks and The Beatles at 59 weeks. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” was first released in 1994 as part of Carey’s Christmas album and has since become a holiday staple. The single was the first holiday song to be certified diamond by the RIAA, and topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time ever in 2019. A...
50 Cent Reveals That His Next Album Could Be His Last
50 Cent has long been considered one of hip-hop‘s biggest names. However, fans have not heard a new project from Fif since the release of his 2015 The Kanan Tape. While that is the case, the rapper still seems to think that he holds one of the top ten spots in the list of greatest hip-hop artists of all time. The artist recently took to Instagram to give fans an update on his next mixtape project. He drops an announcement that his “next album might be [his] last.” He added a friendly reminder to his peers and fans, “terrorized hip hop for 14 years, don’t believe me Nielsen, the numbers will never lie but i’m nobody’s favorite SMH Nah I’m Top 10 dead or alive and i’m not done.” The comments regarding his new album come approximately five months after he last teased his upcoming project. The...
NIGO Reveals Features for Upcoming ‘I Know NIGO’ Album
Following months of teasing, NIGO has now announced features for his upcoming I Know NIGO album. Serving as the streetwear icon’s first music release in nearly two decades, NIGO signed with Universal Music Group earlier this year and is planning to release his project through Victor Victor Worldwide. Taking to Instagram, NIGO shared a potential album cover along with a series of images revealing the name of artists he has worked with for the album. Leading the crew is longtime friend Pharrell, followed by Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky, Lil Uzi Vert, Pusha T, Famlay and Tyler, the Creator. While the last slide notes the return of the Teriyaki Boyz, the influential hip-hop group of Ilmari and Ryo-Z from Rip Slyme, Verbal from M-Flo, rapper Wise that NIGO served as DJ for back in the early 2000s. The ...
American Soccer Star Christian Pulisic Compared To LeBron James In Viral ‘Pawn Stars’ Clip
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Visionhaus / Getty America is known for a number of sports but when it comes to soccer or football around the globe, the country isn’t one of the powerhouses. Christian Pulisic, a rising player who has achieved much and is still not yet 25, became the subject of a viral clip after he was compared to one of the greatest athletes of all time in LeBron James. On the long-running reality television series Pawn Stars, a fan brings in a signed Pulisic jersey from his Premier League team, Chelsea Football Club, trying to hawk the shirt for darn near $1,500. One of the show’s hosts compares the 23-year-old Pulisic to global soccer superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. While Pulisic is certainly one of the best Americans to ever make it to the world stage...
NYPD Rookie Cop Under Investigation For Giving Her Lieutenant A Lap Dance
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: WENN.com / WENN Everyone knows that things tend to get out of hand whenever the holiday Christmas party goes down and someone ends up doing something (or someone) they regret the next morning. But now an NYPD rookie is being held accountable for getting a bit too freaky at the precinct’s holiday soiree. The New York Post is reporting that a female rookie police officer has found herself under investigation for giving her lieutenant an off the cuff lap dance during the Christmas bash. Unfortunately for her, the wild moment was caught on camera (of course) and made its way to the higher-ups who were infuriated such behavior was on display in front of everyone. “The newbie female cop is seen in the seamy footage wearing a checkered black-and-white miniskirt,...
COVID-19 Hits Congress Hard Over Weekend, Senators Warren & Booker Test Positive
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Tom Williams / Getty The recent coronavirus surge in the United States due to the Omicron variant has struck Congress, as Senator Elizabeth Warren(D-MA) and Senator Cory Booker(D-NJ) have announced they’ve tested positive. Senator Warren shared the news of her test coming back positive for COVID-19 on Sunday (December 19th) through her Twitter account. Warren, who had a celebrated run for the Democratic nomination for President in 2020, stated that she had tested negative earlier in the week but tested positive as “a breakthrough case”, adding that she had recently received her booster shot. “Thankfully, I am only experiencing mild symptoms and am grateful for the protection provided against serious illness that comes from being vaccinated and boosted,” s...
ESPN & NTWRK Team Up To Give Away Sneaker Grails Including Kobes
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NTWRK / NTWRK NBA players might be having a hard time getting their hands on Nike Kobe sneakers, but ESPN and NTWRK might be able to bless one or two of them just in time for the holidays. Source: NTWRK / NTWRK On Tuesday, December 21, ESPN and NTWRK will be hosting and in-person and digital event where they’ll be giving away a limited amount of holiday themed sneakers including grails such as the Nike Kobe 6 Grinch x2, Kobe 8 Stained Glass, Jordan 4 Fire Red and the Jordan 11 Jubilees. The event will go down at the Crypto.com Arena and feature personnel from ESPN, NTWRK host Kylie Mar, and Hip-Hop artists Money Man and Yung Bleu. Related Stories “Fans can win by searching ESPN, clicking on the episode title and select the product or products they’re inte...
In His Own Words: Franky Wah Recaps “Mind-Blowing” Debut North American Tour
With official remixes out this year for the likes of Gorgon City (“Oxygen”) and Shouse (“Love Tonight”), along with high-profile projects with Carl Cox, Lee Foss, Pete Tong and LOWES, it’s clear that British beatsmith Franky Wah is having a major moment. Only emphasizing the now-global success of the Anjunadeep-backed artist was his debut headlining tour in North America. It saw the genre-shapeshifter, whose latest EP pulled together progressive trance, garage and melodic house, touch down in seven cities across the U.S. and Mexico. This career-affirming move for Wah included performances at keystone venues like Sound Nightclub in Los Angeles, Elsewhere in Brooklyn, and Bar Standard in Denver, as well as an appearance at We Are FSTVL in Cancún....
Late METALLICA Bassist CLIFF BURTON’s ‘Dawn Of The Dead’ Shirt Returned To His Family After More Than 30 Years
A “Dawn Of The Dead” t-shirt that once belonged to Cliff Burton has been returned to the late METALLICA bassist’s family 35 years after his death. Cliff was reportedly a big fan of the the original “Dawn Of The Dead” film, widely considered to be one of the scariest zombie movies from the 1970s, and often appeared in public and in photographs wearing a shirt displaying the film’s title logo across his chest. Earlier today, the Instagram account that is controlled by Burton‘s family shared a photo of FAITH NO MORE drummer Mike “Puffy” Bordin holding a vintage “Dawn Of The Dead” t-shirt and it included the following message: “A huge Thank You to Mike ‘Puffy’ Bordin for bringing Cliff‘s original Dawn of ...
