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Louis Tomlinson’s ‘Faith in the Future’ Debuts at No. 2 on Top Album Sales
Louis Tomlinson’s second solo album Faith in the Future debuts at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales (dated Nov. 26), scoring the pop star his highest-charting set yet on the list, and best sales week (37,500 sold in the U.S. in the week ending Nov. 17, according to Luminate). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Faith in the Future also bows at No. 2 on Top Current Album Sales, Independent Albums and Vinyl Albums, No. 3 on Tastemaker Albums and No. 5 on the Billboard 200. Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan...
After ‘Embracing the Darkness’ & Confronting K-Pop Concerns, VERIVERY See Breakout Hit ‘Tap Tap’ as ‘A Fresh Start’
While making your debut into the K-pop industry is a battle in and of itself, carving your place in it is another conversation entirely that VERIVERY found required a series of experimenting and ultimately confronting harsh realities about themselves and their futures. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news After VERIVERY hit the K-pop scene in early 2018 with their feel-good, throwback-pop single “Ring Ring Ring,” the K-pop boy band dipped into singles that spanned into hard-hitting EDM, smooth-groove R&B, experimental electronica and more. The septet always had international expansion top of mind with a DIY mindset being hands-on with music they felt was relatable beyond core K-pop fans and creatively directing and editing some of their ...
Geoff Wonfor, Director of Beatles ‘Anthology,’ Dies at 73
Geoff Wonfor, a Grammy-winning British filmmaker who directed the Beatles’ acclaimed “Anthology” documentary series and worked on the 1980s music program “The Tube” as well as several projects with Paul McCartney, has died at age 73. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news His death was confirmed Tuesday by daughter Sam Wonfor, who said he died in Newcastle, where he grew up. Additional details were not immediately available. Released in the mid-1990s, “The Beatles Anthology” was an authorized, multimedia project that included an eight-part documentary, three double albums and a coffee table book. Wonfor spent 4 1/2 years on the film, which combined archival footage with new interviews with the then-three surviving Beatles (McCartney, Ringo Starr and G...
‘Black Ink Crew’ Recap: Rok & Krystal Make A Tough Decision, Ceaser Closes Another Shop
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Paras Griffin / Getty This week on Black Ink Crew, Rok and Krystal finally decide what to do with Gods of Ink. Ceaser is forced to close another shop in New York, and Bux gets caught pillow-talking. Ceaser Says It Might Be A Wrap For Black Ink 125th. The episode opens up with Ceaser talking to Suzette, yes, they are still together, about possibly having to shut down his Black Ink shop on 125th street in Harlem. Ceaser reveals the only way he will be able to keep the shop is on a month-to-month lease, which is not sitting well with him. Suzette thinks the landlord is only doing this to push Ceaser out of the property to jack the rent up. Ceaser is pretty upset at the thought he will no longer have a presence in Harlem. Bux Gets A Surprise Visit Bux h...
Offset Takes To IG To Once Again Pay Homage To Takeoff
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jay L. Clendenin / Getty Though Offset wasn’t a part of the Migos for a while before the untimely passing of Takeoff, that doesn’t mean the tragic death isn’t hitting him as hard as anyone else in the family. A week after posting a heartfelt tribute to Takeoff, Offset once again took to Instagram to pay tribute to his Migos brethren by posting a pic of Takeoff with a caption that simply read “Missing everything bout you specially that smile.” It’s been three weeks since Takeoff was fatally killed in a shootout that took place on Halloween night at a bowling alley in Houston. Though there were many witnesses, police have yet to arrest any suspects even though DJ Akademiks seemingly broke the case wide open in a livestream following the tragic events. Since...
Harlem Man Dies After Attack By Gang Of ATV Riders
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bojan Brecelj / Getty Road rage has sadly taken another life. A Harlem man has died due to injuries suffered during an attack by a gang of ATV riders. As per the Daily News a gentleman faced a menacing crew earlier this month when driving his grey Mercedes-Benz C 300 sedan down 125th Street area. One of the riders apparently hit his car, cracking his passenger side mirror. When he got out of the car to survey the damage things quickly got hostile with the other party. About 30 or so men began to pummel Arthur Cooke until he was left bloody on the street. The unidentified individuals left him for dead and left the scene of the crime. To add even more insult to injury a man not believed to be associated with the bike riders jumped in Cooke’s car and stole i...
NBA YoungBoy “Hi Haters,” Millyz “Die Cloud” & More | Daily Visuals 11.23.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gary Miller / Getty NBA YoungBoy is probably the only rapper in the game whose music videos are always shot in the comfort of his own home and truth be told, it’s probably best that way. That being said, such is the case for his latest visuals to “Hi Haters,” in which NBA plays the role of head of the household as he kicks it on the couch with his wifey and daughter before stunting next to his car and showing off his jewelry collection. Back in Boston, Millyz continues to enjoy his ride to stardom and in his clip to “Die Cloud” gives us some behind the scenes look at how he lives before he takes the stage to rock the thousands of fans who hang onto his every rhyme. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from 38 Spesh and Harry Fraud, Rich Homi...
Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Performance Reportedly Being Turned Into a Documentary
Rihanna‘s Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show performance in February 2023 is supposedly the focus of a new documentary over at Apple TV+. Sources claim that the streamer shelled out millions of dollars for the docu, which will follow Rih’s journey back to music after giving birth to her and A$AP Rocky‘s child earlier this year. “She will be recorded during rehearsals and meetings in the lead-up to the big night and give an insight into what her life is really like now that she is returning to pop as a mum,” an insider alleges. “Rihanna is a massive force to be reckoned with when it comes to music and so Apple has paid millions.” “There is a massive appetite for everything to do with Rihanna, especially as this will be her major return to the stage for the first time in years,” the source added....
Wilko Johnson, Game of Thrones Actor and Dr. Feelgood Guitarist, Dead at 75
Wilko Johnson, the British musician who also portrayed Ser Ilyn Payne in Game of Thrones, has died. He was 75. The news was shared early Wednesday morning via Johnson’s social media: “This is the announcement we never wanted to make, & we do so with a very heavy heart: Wilko Johnson has died,” reads a tribute post. “He passed away at home on Monday 21st November. Thank you for respecting the family’s privacy at this very sad time. RIP Wilko Johnson.” Born John Peter Wilkinson in Essex, England, Johnson rose to prominence in the ’70s as the guitarist of the rock band Dr. Feelgood, known for his distinctive percussive sound. Dr. Feelgood released three studio albums throughout their short tenure, as well as a 1976 live album Stupidity, which would go on to top the UK album char...
Mötley Crüe Announce “Crücial Crüe: The Studio Albums 1981-1989” Vinyl Box Set
Mötley Crüe have announced the Crücial Crüe: The Studio Albums 1981-1989 box set, which collects their first five albums on vinyl and CD. Both formats are set to arrive on February 17th. The LP box set will contain colored-vinyl variants of the following albums: Too Fast for Love (white/black splatter); Shout at the Devil (yellow/black splatter); Theater of Pain (hot pink magenta/black splatter); Girls, Girls, Girls (cyan blue/black splatter); and Dr. Feelgood (coke bottle green/oxblood splatter). The vinyl and CD sets are each limited to 10,000 copies worldwide. It’s the first time the Crüe’s iconic ’80s output has been housed in one package on vinyl and CD. Previously, the band offered up those five albums as part of a limited 40th anniversary cassette box set for Record Store Day in 202...
Jason Isbell, Jim James, and Doug Martsch on Scorsese, Live LPs, and New Music
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS In this special three-part episode, Kyle Meredith features a trio of recent interviews that were taped in front of a live audience during WFPK Members Only performances. Advertisement Related Video The first interview is with Jason Isbell, who talks about putting on his own festival, what authenticity means for him, and being featured in Martin Scorsese’s upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon. Then, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James tells us why he loves Halloween more than the other holidays, how public radio has helped out the band throughout their career, and how they go about choosing the releases for...
Nandi Bushell and Shane Hawkins Jam to “Everlong,” “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” and More: Watch
It’s been around six weeks since Wembley Stadium hosted the London iteration of the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert, but we haven’t forgotten the star-studded event — and neither has Nandi Bushell. The tween drummer took to Twitter Wednesday to give a heartfelt shoutout to another young musical prodigy: Hawkins’ 16-year-old son Shane. Bushell spread the love with a minute-long video comprised of clips of the duo rocking out together before the tribute concert: “Jamming with Shane backstage at Wembley is one of my favourite ever moments,” she wrote in the caption. “Shane is one of the nicest, friendliest, talented people I have ever met. He is so much fun to be around and has so much energy.” The pair practice a handful of songs in the video, including Foo Fighters’ classic “Everlong” and Ni...
