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Backstage at the Rock Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony with Duran Duran, Lionel Richie & More
This year’s inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame all gave heartfelt speeches from the stage of Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater detailing what the honor meant to them. And when a number of the Class of 2022 stopped backstage to Billboard’s one-on-one booth, they were able to share even more. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Duran Duran Before speaking with Billboard’s, the band stopped in the general press room where Duran Duran lead singer Simon LeBon talked about how he felt reading former bandmate Andy Taylor’s letter on stage about having stage four prostate cancer — a diagnosis that had not been previously made public. “It is devastating news to found out that a colleague — not a colleague, a mate, a friend — is no...
The Rock Hall of Fame 2022 Induction Ceremony: 10 Best Moments
The 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony brought a handful of legends to Los Angeles on Saturday night (Nov. 5) to commemorate and celebrate one another. And as John Sykes, chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, revealed, L.A. will now join Cleveland and New York as a regular home for the annual honors. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The 2022 class included Dolly Parton, Eminem, Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo, Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Lionel Richie and Carly Simon. Judas Priest and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis also joined the Rock Hall with the “award for musical excellence.” Yet they were far from the only stars in the room: attendees included Dave Grohl, Mary J. Blige, Gwen Stefani, Ed Sheeran and B...
Harry Styles Postpones LA Concerts Due to the Flu
Harry Styles has been forced to postpone a trio of upcoming tour dates after coming down with the flu. The “As It Was” singer is currently in the midst of a 15-show residency at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. “Towards the end of the show on Wednesday I started feeling ill and I’ve been in bed with the flu ever since,” he explained in a post to Instagram. Styles previously postponed Friday’s concert, which he rescheduled for Sunday. Now, though, he’s again called off that show, as well as concerts scheduled for Saturday and Monday. Advertisement Related Video “I’ve been doing everything I can to be able to sing,” Styles added, “but I’m leaving the doctor now and I’m devastated that it’s just not possible.” “Until very recently I haven’t had to postpone a show due to illness in the 12 years I...
Smino ft. J. Cole “90 Proof,” Macklemore ft. NLE Choppa “Faithful” & More | Daily Visuals 11.4.22
HipHopWired Featured Video It’s not everyday that J. Cole will lend his talents to his Hip-Hop peers, but luckily his man Smino was able to lock a feature down so y’all know the next logical step was to shoot a video for the cut. Coming though with visuals for their collaboration cut “90 Proof,” Smino and J. Cole take it back to the South with a house warming party filled with friends, family and even a few balloons to get into a festive mode going for the intimate get together. Not enough people get balloons for their parties. Just sayin.’ Macklemore meanwhile returns to the rap scene and in his clip for “Faithful,” calls on NLE Choppa to meet him at a diner for a little coffee and some bar droppin.’ Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Trippie Redd featuring Don Tolive...
Diddy Creates Largest Black-Owned Cannabis Company
Diddy has officially created the largest Black-owned cannabis company, spending $185 million USD to acquire several licensed cannabis operations in the United States. The Bad Boy Records founder purchased Cresco Labs, the No. 1 U.S. wholesaler of branded cannabis, and Columbia Care in the states of New York, Massachusetts and Illinois, and will be the country’s first minority-owned and operated, vertically integrated multi-state operator upon closing. Diddy will be able to grow and manufacture cannabis products in wholesale, distribute the products to licensed dispensaries in areas like New York City, Boston and Chicago and operate retail stores in the three states. “My mission has always been to create opportunities for Black entrepreneurs in industries where we’ve traditionally been deni...
Duran Duran Reveal Andy Taylor’s Cancer Diagnosis During 2022 Rock Hall Ceremony
Duran Duran performed at the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday (November 5). After being inducted by actor Robert Downey Jr., lead singer Simon Le Bon read a letter from founding guitarist Andy Taylor, who was not present during the celebration. Le Bon revealed that Taylor’s absence was due to his Stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer diagnosis, which he received four years ago. According to The Los Angeles Times’ live report from this year’s ceremony, Taylor’s letter read: Just over four years ago I was diagnosed with Stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer. Many families have experienced the slow burn of this disease and of course we are no different; so I speak from the perspective of a family man but with profound humility to the band, the greatest fans ...
Dave Chappelle to Host SNL Next Week with Musical Guest Black Star
Saturday Night Live has announced Dave Chappelle will host the show next week (November 12), with a reunited Black Star (Yasiin Bey and Talib Kweli) serving as the musical guests. The last time Chappelle hosted the show was November 2016, the week after the U.S. general election. At that show, Chappelle implored the audience to “Give Trump a chance” in his monologue; he later expressed regret, admitting “I fucked up.” He would go on to win the Emmy for Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for the speech—his first. Chris Rock joined him for an election night sketch, and A Tribe Called Quest was the musical guest. After an extended hiatus, Black Star reunited and released No Fear of Time, produced by Madlib, earlier this year. Check out “Revisiting Dave Chappelle’s Block Party, A ...
Donald Glover Will Be in Community Movie, Dan Harmon Says
Earlier this year, the exciting news that Community was coming back with a movie was somewhat dampened when it appeared that Troy Barnes (Donald Glover) wasn’t included in the returning cast. Now, however, Community co-creator Dan Harmon says that omission was simply a mistake, and that Glover will actually be in the movie after all. It seemed understandable that Glover wouldn’t return to Community, which originally ran from 2009 to 2015, since the multi-hyphenate has grown increasingly busy with Atlanta and his music career as Childish Gambino in the years since the sitcom’s end. But according to Harmon, who addressed the reboot at a recent Variety Business Managers Breakfast, “For lack of a better word, there was a ball fumbled… [Glover] is down to...
Duran Duran’s Andy Taylor Reveals Battle with Stage 4 Prostate Cancer
Duran Duran’s longtime guitarist Andy Taylor was absent from the band’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday after revealing he is suffering from stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer. In a letter read by Simon Le Bon during Duran Duran’s induction speech, Taylor explained that he was diagnosed “just over four years ago.” “I have the Rodgers and Edwards of doctors and medical treatment that until very recently allowed me to just rock on,” he wrote. “Although my current condition is not immediately life threatening there is no cure. Recently I was doing okay after some very sophisticated life extending treatment, that was until a week or so ago when I suffered a setback, and despite the exceptional efforts of my team, I had to be honest in that both physically and mentally...
Dave Chappelle and Black Star to Appear on Next Episode of SNL
Dave Chappelle will host Saturday Night Live’s November 12th episode alongside musical guest Black Star, the hip-hop duo of Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey, a.k.a. Mos Def. In what has become something of a tradition, Chappelle is once again tasked with hosting the first SNL episode following a major US election. He previously hosted shows following presidential elections in 2016 and 2020; now, he’ll return to Studio 8H for the first episode in the wake of the 2022 midterms. Chappelle will be joined by Black Star, making their SNL debut. The duo recently released their sophomore album, No Fear of Time, through Luminary, the podcast network which counts Chappelle as among its main investors. Advertisement Related Video Saturday Night Live is currently in its 49th season. The season premiere was ...
Olivia Rodrigo Covers Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain” at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: Watch
Carly Simon was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday night. As the veteran singer-songwriter was unable to attend the ceremony, Olivia Rodrigo appeared in her place and sang “You’re So Vain. Watch fan-captured footage of the performance below. Meanwhile, during a video montage honoring Simon, Taylor Swift described “You’re So Vain” as “the best song that’s ever been written… that is the best way anyone has addressed a breakup, it’s amazing.” In addition to Simon, this year’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class included Eminem, Dolly Parton, Judas Priest, and Duran Duran. A recording of the ceremony, which took in Los Angeles, will air on HBO on November 19th. Advertisement Related Video Back in August, Rodrigo helped induct another musical legend — Alanis Morissette — into...
Mariah Carey Teases Possible Millie Bobby Brown Collab on ‘Tonight Show’: ‘Maybe It’s Not Just Musical’
Mariah Carey brought some holiday cheer to The Tonight Show. The iconic singer-songwriter paid a visit to host Jimmy Fallon on Friday (Nov. 4) to promote her new children’s book, The Christmas Princess, and her upcoming Christmas concerts in Toronto and New York. During her sit-down with Fallon, the “All I Want for Christmas Is You” songstress dished on her friendship with Stranger Things actress Millie Bobby Brown and confirmed that the pair has a secret collaboration in the works. In late October, the 18-year-old actress revealed on The Tonight Show that she’s recorded music with the Elusive Chanteuse. While noting that Carey casually breaks into whistle tone while they eat Chinese food, Brown also let slip that the pair “have sung together… like in her studio sung together.” Carey addre...
