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Serena Williams Is Definitely Still Retired Despite Recent Chatter Of A Comeback
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kimberly White / Getty Serena Williams will go down in the annals of sports history as one of the greatest athletes of her generation. Now that she is no longer in competition, it appears that folks misheard a recent comment from the legendary tennis star that suggested she was making a comeback to the game. Serena Williams sat down for a conversation with TechCrunch deputy editor Jordan Crook at the TechCrunch Disrupt event in San Francisco last week (Oct. 19). During the chat, Williams told Crook that there was a chance that she’d return to the court albeit not in the way her legions of fans might hope. “What are the chances that we get to see you play again?” Crook asked Williams, digging into the retirement discussion more. Williams fired back saying,...
Not The Answer: Kanye West Gets Curved By Skechers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: MEGA / Getty The artist formerly known as Kanye West is having an absolutely horrible week. Not only did Ye get dropped by adidas, costing him his alleged billionaire status, but apparently he got soundly curved and rejected by Skechers when he reportedly stepped to them about a deal. If you initially thought Skechers reached out as some means of gaining traction on the competition. you would be totally wrong. Apparently, Ye rolled up to Skechers HQ unannounced, only to get curved. According to TMZ, on Wednesday (Oct. 26), Ye was an uninvited, non-guest at Skechers’ corporate offices in Manhattan Beach, CA. Not only was Ye there with a film crew to reportedly document his search for a new partner and distributor of his Yeezy sneakers, after a chat he was ...
Phyno – B.B.O (Bad B**ches Only)
Penthauze unveils another good tune for your listening pleasure titled – B.B.O (Bad B**ches Only). Nigerian indigenous rapper Phyno dishes out a brand new solo single he calls Bad B**ches Only (B.B.O), produced by talented music producer, Yung Willis. The new record is a fantastic and groovy track you will love upon hearing it. It fills in as a follow-up to his previous track featuring Tekno titled Full Current. More so, Phyno made an appearance on Johnny Drille new release song – Lover, which you should check out. Listen and share Phyno – B.B.O below. Download coming soon.
The Men Announce New York City Album, Share Video for New Song “Hard Livin’”: Watch
The Men have announced a new album: New York City is due out February 3 via Fuzz Club. It’s the Men’s ninth studio album and was inspired by their time in New York during lockdown. “When everyone left NYC, the sewer opened and we crawled out,” the band shared in a statement. Along with the announcement, the band has shared a new single called “Hard Livin’,” which arrives with an accompanying music video. The visual opens with grainy shots of New York taken from the city’s subway system before taking to the streets to capture footage of the city’s streets and skyline. Check it out below. In a statement accompanying the single, guitarist and vocalist Nick Chiericozzi said the song was about the difficulties of life and being alone. “‘Hard Livin’’ is a song trying to find a way to adjust betw...
Adele Shares New “I Drink Wine” Video: Watch
Adele has shared a new video for “I Drink Wine,” the latest clip from her latest LP, 30. It’s directed by Joe Talbot. Check it out below. “I Drink Wine” is Adele’s third 30 visual, having previously shared music videos for “Easy on Me” and “Oh My God.” On social media, Adele noted that the clip for “I Drink Wine” was actually the first she had shot in the album cycle. 30 became the best-selling album of 2021 just three days after its November release. In February 2022, she performed “I Drink Wine” at the BRIT Awards, where she won Album of the Year for 30 and Song of the Year for“Easy on Me.” In July, Adele hosted a two-night stand at London’s Hyde Park, with support from Kacey Musgraves and Nilüfer Yanya. In August, just weeks after announcing the rescheduled dates for her residency at Ca...
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Condemns Kanye West’s “Awful” Antisemitic Comments, Says He Has No Authority to Remove His Music
Spotify’s Daniel Ek has spoken out against recent antisemitic comments from Kanye West. In an interview with Reuters, the co-founder and CEO called West’s remarks “just awful comments,” while noting that Spotify won’t be removing the rapper’s music from the platform. Ek went on to say that, because West’s statements were not made in songs or podcasts hosted on Spotify, they do not violate the company’s hate speech policy. “It’s really just his music, and his music doesn’t violate our policy,” he explained. “It’s up to his label, if they want to take action or not.” Ek’s comments follow a series of other actions taken by Spotify to reduce hate speech on the platform. In May 2018, the company introduced its hate content and hateful conduct policy. Under the policy, Spotify temporarily remove...
Drake Delays New Album Her Loss After Noah “40” Shebib Contracts COVID-19 During Mixing and Mastering
Drake announced that the release of Her Loss—his forthcoming collaborative LP with 21 Savage—will be delayed after his producer Noah “40” Shebib contracted COVID-19 while mixing and mastering the album. The album will now arrive Friday, November 4, a week after originally intended. The original release date—and existence of—Her Loss was revealed in the video for Drake and 21 Savage’s video for “Jimmy Cooks,” the final track on Drake’s latest LP Honestly, Nevermind. Drake first shared the news of the delay on his Instagram story. Shebib was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 21; some immunotherapies used to treat autoimmune diseases like MS can leave immune systems compromised to fight off viruses like COVID-19. In 2018, the National Multiple Sclerosis society admonished Pusha T for mocki...
#Cycle2ADE Team Bikes Across Four Countries, Raises Thousands for Music Nonprofit
Some arrived by limo, others by private jet. But for this year’s Amsterdam Dance Event, passenger seats and business casual attire were subbed out for saddles and spandex by a group of music professionals who biked more than 300 miles to the world’s largest electronic music conference. Now in its sixth iteration, the epic four-day trek raised more than $36,000 for the non-profit organization Bridges for Music this year. Based in South Africa, the program provides underserved and at-risk youths with holistic creative education and music industry courses. Bringing the initiative’s lifetime fundraising sum to $200,000, this year’s course was traversed by representatives from SONOS, Parlophone/FFRR, Fabric and more, according to ADE. Msaki, Dope Saint Jude and Reb...
Harm Reduction Resources Are Coming to All Insomniac Music Festivals
The nation’s preeminent electronic music festival organizer, Insomniac Events, has announced a partnership with End Overdose, an organization spreading awareness of the opioid crisis. End Overdose will now have a presence at all Insomniac festivals, according to the company’s CEO, Pasquale Rotella. The nonprofit will provide educational resources and safety supplies, including Narcan kits, to combat onsite opioid overdose. The kits can quickly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose by administering Naloxone, a synthetic drug that blocks opiate receptors in the nervous system. “Accidental deaths from opioids and fentanyl are happening in our schools, in our homes, at festivals & in our communities,” reads a statement issued by Rotella. “This is an issue ...
Alison Wonderland Conjures Strength From Solitude In “Down the Line”: Watch the Music Video
Alison Wonderland‘s new single is a reminder that all dark times come to end—and we’re better for them. Released today via Astralwerks, “Down the Line” is yet another stunning electronic anthem from the Aussie superstar. The new track could’ve easily fit in Loner, her scintillating third album, which revealed the most vulnerable—and empowering—songwriting of her career. The song’s emboldening lyricism is signature Wonderland, who is at her best when writing about the resolve it takes to conjure strength amid the vicious throes of solitude. “We need the dark times in order to get to the light,” Wonderland said in a press release. “We need that experience to know that it’s going to be okay one day. The track is me acknowledging that ...
“I Haven’t Felt Like an Artist In a Long Time”: Lucii’s New Song Is a Whirlwind of Festered Emotions
EDM.com Class of 2021 star Lucii has shared a brand new track, an emotive dance record called “Sleeping Pills.” Lucii’s sultry vocals dance atop potent, pillowy production in “Sleeping Pills.” She maintains a subtle sound in the verses, only to unleash a cathartic chorus with gut-wrenching lyrics about losing someone she cares about and the inability to silence her mind. “Tears falling from my eyes / I’m alright, I’m fine, I lie / ‘Cause I keep having to take sleeping pills,” sings Lucii. Alongside the release of “Sleeping Pills” Lucii shared a hypnotic lyric video, which you can check out below. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Lucii says she pivoted her sound two years ago because she wasn̵...
MGMT Plot Release of Live Album 11-11-11, 11 Years Later
On November 11th, 2011, MGMT performed an original 45-minute piece at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York to mark the opening of an exhibit celebrating the artist Maurizio Cattelan. Now, the band will finally release that performance as a live album, appropriately titled 11-11-11. The project, of course, arrives on 11-11-22. MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser were commissioned to write music in response to the 2011 Cattelan display, which suspended 130 pieces of art from varying heights. “We’re creating a musical experience that works for the building and for the construction and presentation of the Cattelan exhibit,” the duo said at the time. “It’s an art exhibit done in a completely original way, so it deserves music which is completely original.” After debu...
