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Ministry Announce First-Ever Livestream Show as Last Concert of 2022
Industrial pioneers Ministry are offering fans worldwide a chance to see the band in concert with their first-ever livestream show set for November 20th. Frontman Al Jourgensen and company recently opened for Nine Inch Nails at a special one-off concert in Cleveland, and also performed at the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville. However, they were supposed to tour Europe this fall but had to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances. In order to reach fans around the globe, the band is staging a special livestream show to close out their 2022 performances. “We never intended for Cleveland with NIN to be our last show this year,” stated Jourgensen. “Due to circumstances beyond our control we had to cancel Europe but we didn’t want to end 2022 without one last show, and this will be one for...
Jamal Bryant Gives Fiery Sermon Blasting Herschel Walker, Goes Viral
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Pastor Jamal Bryant laid into Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker in a recent sermon that has gone viral for its blistering tone. On Sunday (Oct. 30), Bryant began his sermon before his congregation at Newbirth Baptist Missionary Church in Atlanta with a decidedly firm tone as he spoke of the GOP’s candidate running against current Senator Raphael Warnock. “They thought we was so slow, that we was so stupid, that we would elect the lowest caricature of a stereotypical, broken Black man…. “ he began. “Since Herschel Walker was 16 years old, white men been telling him what to do, telling him what school to go to, where to live… where to pay for abortions, where to buy a gun, and you think they not gon’ tell him how to vote?” Br...
Kanye West Stans Launch Multiple GoFundMe Campaigns To Make Ye A Billionaire Again
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty Now that the artist formerly known as Kanye West has been drooped by several brands, including adidas, causing his net worth to plunge like his spirit has plunged deep into the sunken place, Ye stans have started multiple GoFundMe campaigns to make the Donda rapper a billionaire again. From Page Six: Supporters launched several pages — one succinctly being named “Make Kanye West a Billionaire Again” with a fundraising goal of $1 billion — after West’s net worth took a serious hit last week when Adidas dropped him. That specific fundraiser only raised $5 and has since been taken down, as have copycats that popped up in its place, AllHipHop reported. First of all, MKWABA is a terrible acronym that will never roll off of the white...
Ye Can’t Sell “White Lives Matter”, 2 Black Men Own The Trademark
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty Ye aka Kanye West’s potential goal of selling his controversial t-shirts looks to be thwarted thanks to an unlikely duo owning the trademark. The “White Lives Matter” t-shirts that the controversial rapper sported a couple of weeks back along with conservative advocate Candace Owens, have added to the outrage he’s incurred. According to a recent interview, any potential plan Ye may have had to sell those tees for profit is dead on arrival because ownership of the phrase belongs to two Black men – Ramses Ja and Quinton Ward, hosts of the radio show Civic Cipher. The Phoenix, Arizona-based duo revealed that they came into ownership of the trademark thanks to an anonymous donor who had scooped it up to prevent it from getting into th...
Pharrell Teases BTS Collaboration for His Upcoming Album
Pharrell Williams has confirmed that he has a BTS collaboration in his upcoming album. In a recent conversation with BTS’ RM for the latest Rolling Stone cover story, Pharrell unveiled the title of his new project and briefly opened up about the collab, sharing his excitement over what they created. “Well, my project, it’s called . . . it’s [under] my name, and the title of the album is Phriends. It’s the volume one,” he said. “You guys [BTS] are on there, obviously. And I’m actually talking about this way more than I’m supposed to, but it’s a song from my album that [BTS] sang and it’s amazing, and I’m super grateful.” RM shared the same sentiments, “I f*cking love it.” RM also confirmed that he is about 90% done with his solo record, and also explained how temporarily stepping away from ...
Diddy & Jay-Z Are The Richest Rap Artists, Ye’s Rank Drops
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Winter / Getty While they might not be this generation’s favorites Jay-Z and Diddy are still moving accordingly. A long time financial writer has ranked them as Rap’s wealthiest acts. As spotted on Variety Magazine, the list for Hip-Hop’s biggest money makers have shifted this year. According to former Forbes journalist Zack O’ Malley Greenburg Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs are now the genre’s top earners; in order. The writer detailed his findings on his Zog Blog website. “Jay-Z reclaims the top spot on the list as his fortune increases to $1.5 billion—a personal best—buoyed by the success of a diversified empire, with investments in everything from records to real estate and spirits to startups,” he wrote. Greenburg also gives further context ...
Saweetie Could Drop Two Albums Before 2022 Ends
Saweetie is planning to drop two albums by the end of 2022. The rapper shared the news to Rolling Stone, revealing that fans might be able to listen to The Single Life and her highly-anticipated Pretty Bitch Music records before the year ends. The Single Life, which is billed as Sawetie’s “reflection on life” since her split with Quavo in 2021, is expected to release first. “I’m excited to share what I went through,” she said of the album, “I think as I was making it, I was more proud to be single. Because I realized that I was growing, I realized that I was elevating. And I realized that I was becoming a better woman.” She added, “It was definitely revolutionary. It was heartbreaking. It was honest. It was a reflection. It’s just me being Saweetie in full transparency.” Meanwhile, Saweeti...
MF DOOM and Madlib’s ‘Madvillainy’ Is the Focus of a New 33 1/3 Book
MF DOOM and Madlib‘s Madvillainy will be the focus of a new book in the 33 1/3 series. Written by Will Haggle, the 152-page book will feature interviews from the people involved in the creation of the album but will be penned by the different perspectives of three fake music journalist superheroes. “…this book blends fiction and non-fiction to celebrate Madvillainy not just as an album, but as a folkloric artifact. It is one specific retelling of a story which, like Madvillain’s music, continues to spawn infinite legends,” the official description reads. Madvillainy was released by the late DOOM and Madlib in 2004 and is widely considered as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time. It marked the beginning of the pair’s Madvillain side project, but their debut studio album unfortunat...
Here’s How to Shop the Varsity Jacket Trend Without Going Broke
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Shopping for a new jacket? Varsity jackets are always in season and they’ve becoming a large part of music fashion. Which music stars love varsity jackets? More like which ones don’t love varsity jackets. Justin Bieber might be considered a connoisseur of varsity jackets (just Google “Justin Bieber varsity jacket” for proof), Drake likes to rock them as well, and so does A$AP Rocky (the Harlem native linked with Human Made for a varsity jacket collab). Dua Lipa, BLACKPINK, Cardi B, Halsey, and BTS members have all been spotted in varsity jackets. LL Cool J s...
From AC/DC to Zeppelin: The 11 Best Band T-Shirts to Buy Right Now
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Sprucing up your wardrobe? It’s never a bad time to celebrate your favorite rock band but you don’t have to be you don’t have to be a music lover to rock a band T-shirt. If you haven’t noticed, band tees are incredibly trendy and have been for decades. They pair nicely with jeans, skirts, pants, leggings or shorts, and if you’ve been working from home lately and don’t want to think about what to wear to your next Zoom meeting, throw on a graphic T-shirt and call it a day (provided that it fits the dress code). Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and ne...
Migos Label Quality Control Music Mourns Takeoff’s Death: ‘We Are Devastated’
In the wake of Migos member Takeoff‘s untimely death, the hip-hop trio’s label, Quality Control Music, took to Instagram on Tuesday (Nov. 1) to mourn the loss of the rapper. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “It is with broken hearts and deep sadness that we mourn the loss of our beloved brother Kirsnick Khari Ball, known to the world as Takeoff,” a statement posted to the label’s social media reads. “Senseless violence and a stray bullet has taken another life from this world and we are devastated.” The heartfelt statement concluded by asking fans to “respect his family and friends as we all continue to process this monumental loss.” The post was captioned with a dove and broken heart emoji. Takeoff was shot and killed early Tuesday morning (Nov...
Mariah Carey Unwraps Christmas Merch Collection
All I want for Christmas is a Mariah Holiday Apron. And a Naughty and Nice Adult Onesie. And maybe a Merry Christmas Red Ornament. Mariah Carey fans have their wishlists sorted, now that the Queen of Christmas has unwrapped her new holiday merch collection. Just hours after Carey reminded us that, yes, Christmas is coming, the pop superstar ushered in her latest range of presents. Prices for her exclusive apparel, accessories, music and more are priced from $15 – $140 and are available at MariahCareyShop.com. Carey is the undisputed Queen of Christmas, with her 1994 holiday original topping the Billboard Hot 100 for eight non-consecutive weeks and ranking as the most popular song of all time on the Billboard Holiday 100. On the other side of the Atlantic, the evergreen hit brief...
