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Black Mafia Family Docuseries Premieres On Starz
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty The story of the Black Mafia Family has captivated viewers due to the 50 Cent-produced Starz series, and now a documentary series on the notorious empire has made its debut. On Sunday (Oct. 23), The BMF Documentary: Blowing Money Fast premiered on Starz. The new series is an in-depth look at the founders of the Black Mafia Family, Demetrius “Big Meech” and Terry “Southwest T” Flenory. Both men led the infamous drug trafficking empire that sprung out of the crack epidemic that ravaged Detroit, Michigan in the 1980s. Like the BMF series that premiered on the network featuring Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory as his father, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is the executive producer. 50 Cent tapped Shan Nicholson, best known for helming Rubb...
Cardi B And Madonna Hash Out Brief Social Media Spat After “WAP” Criticism
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / ATLPics.Net Cardi B’s month continues to get better and better. She and Madonna have hashed out their issues after Bardi felt the Queen of Pop was talking spicy. As spotted on Complex, Cardi B was feeling a ways after Madonna was taking credit for opening the lane for today’s musicians regarding sexuality. While reflecting on the 30th anniversary of her book Sex, she made mention of Bardi. “I was called a whore, a witch a heretic and the devil,” she wrote. “Now Cardi B can sing about her WAP. Kim Kardashian can grace the cover of any magazine with her naked ass and Miley Cyrus can come in like a wrecking ball.” She concluded her post with “You’re welcome bitches …” and a clown emoji. Naturally the IG post quickly landed on Cardi’s r...
A Marketing Blitz Fizzes Out in Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? Trailer: Watch
Netflix has released the trailer for Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?, a four-part documentary revolving around a college student who called the soda company’s bluff about a commercial offering a military plane as part of its loyalty program. Taking inspiration for its title from the 2000 stoner comedy Dude, Where’s My Car?, the docuseries centers around a college student named John Leonard who went on a crusade to acquire enough Pepsi Points to redeem them for an AV-8 Harrier II jet. In a commercial for the Pepsi Stuff program, the company advertised that seven million points would be required to purchase the plane. Since it would take 1.4 million 12-packs to rack up that many Pepsi points, executives thought the number was out of reach. However, the fine print in the catalog allowed cust...
Even Maisie Williams Thinks Game of Thrones “Definitely Fell Off at the End”
Maisie Williams doesn’t blame you if you checked out of Game of Thrones before the series finale: The actress admits she thinks the hit HBO show, which made her a household name, “definitely fell off at the end.” Williams, who played Arya Stark in all eight seasons of Game of Thrones, got candid about the series on a recent Twitch stream with her brother James: “Honestly, it kinda popped off,” she said of her recent rewatch of the show. “For the longest time… I could never see it from the outside. So I could never say that and actually understand it. For the first time, it feels good to be proud of it. It was 10 years of my life. It feels nice.” But even Winterfell’s greatest had to admit that GoT got tedious as it reached its final seasons. Thankfully, however, Williams see...
Sam Smith and Kim Petras Become First Publicly Non-Binary and Transgender Artists to Top Billboard Hot 100
Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ duet “Unholy” has hit No. 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, and as such, the two have become the first publicly non-binary and transgender artists to achieve the milestone. The Billboard Hot 100 counts all US streaming (video and audio), radio, and sales airplay. First released in September, “Unholy” kicks Steve Lacy’s “Bad Habit” down to No. 2, while Harry Styles’ “As It Was” sits at No. 3, Lil Baby debuts at No. 4 with “California Breeze,” and Post Malone and Doja Cat’s “I Like You (A Happier Song)” sits at No. 5. “Unholy” marks both Smith and Petras’ first No. 1: Smith’s 2014 track “Stay With Me” previously reached No. 2 on the chart, while the duet is Petras’ first entry on the list. “I just really don’t want to be the last,” Petras said of being the fi...
Tobin Bell to Return for Next Saw Movie
Tobin Bell clearly still wants to play a game, because he’s officially signed on for the next Saw movie. Producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules confirmed Bell’s return to Variety, noting, “What a thrill to be reuniting with Tobin. His performance as John Kramer is part of the magic that made this franchise a phenomenon and his character is an active part of this film.” The Saw franchise began in 2004 and starred Bell as John “Jigsaw” Kramer, a killer who didn’t just murder his victims outright, but put them through games to test their will to live. Jigsaw was killed off in 2006’s Saw III, but Bell has appeared in nearly all of the series’ nine films in live or flashback form. The only film he didn’t appear in was 2021’s Spiral, which focused on a copycat killer. ...
OFF! Postpone 2022 North American Tour Dates Due to Drummer’s Hospitalization
OFF! have postponed a handful of dates on their fall tour, which was set to begin in Phoenix, Arizona tonight (October 24). “Due to our drummer being hospitalized for a non-Covid-related emergency, we unfortunately must postpone the first leg of our North American Tour,” the band posted in a statement. OFF! have not yet announced makeup dates, but said their December shows are still on. OFF! announced the tour in July along with their latest album Free LSD, their first record since 2014’s Wasted Years. Along with Keith Morris and Dimitri Coats, Free LSD marked the introduction of drummer Justin Brown and bassist Autry Fulbright II to the band’s lineup.
Arctic Monkeys Steer The Car to UK TV Circuit: Watch
Arctic Monkeys brought their first couple of singles from The Car to British TV in the past week. They played “There’d Better Be a Mirrorball,” with Alex Turner at the piano (albeit briefly), for the BBC’s Later… With Jools Holland, and “Body Paint” for Channel 4’s The Jonathan Ross Show. Watch the videos below. Also this weekend, the band shared a long excerpt of their show last month at Brooklyn’s King’s Theatre. That night, Turner stuck around on the piano for the full “Mirrorball” and played an incandescent rendition of The Car’s “Mr Schwartz” on acoustic guitar, accompanied only by touring bandmate Tom Rowley. Last week, the band released a third single from The Car, “I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am.” Arctic Monkeys’ North American tour with Fontaines D.C. kicks off next year. Conten...
Kanye West Faces More Backlash and Consequences Due to Antisemitic Remarks
Kanye West is facing more consequences as a result of antisemitic comments that he’s made in recent weeks. The rapper is no longer being represented by the booking agency Creative Arts Agency, according to Deadline. And, United Talent Agency, a rival of CAA that previously worked with West, is also speaking out against the musician, with the company’s co-founder and CEO Jeremy Zimmer asking his employees to “support the boycott of Kanye West,” according to Variety. Deadline is also reporting that MRC is not going forward with a completed documentary on West because the company “cannot support any content that amplifies his platform.” And West has apparently lost the counsel of attorney Camille Vasquez, who will not work him because he’s not backed down from his antisemitic statements, acco...
Monday Night Football: Here Are All the Ways to Watch Live & Stream Online Without Cable
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. Monday Night Football is in full swing! The Chicago Bears will go up against the New England Patriots on Monday (Oct. 24) at 8:15 p.m. ET, and even if you don’t have cable, there are plenty of ways to watch NFL games without spending a fortune. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news To make the process a little easier, we put together some of the better options for Monday Night Football and other NFL games. Read on for a schedule of upcoming MNF games, plus ways to watch and stream live and on-demand (with and w...
Japanese Rapper AKKOGORILLA Talks Becoming Liberated From Biases & Being a Feminist for Billboard Japan Women in Music
Billboard Japan launched its Women in Music initiative this year, following the established example of Billboard’s annual Women in Music issue that has continued since 2007. A series of interviews focusing on women in the Japanese music industry is being released as one of the first projects under Japan’s Women in Music banner, which will encompass multiple projects, including interviews, live performances and panel discussions. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Japanese rapper AKKOGORILLA, who named her first album released in 2018 GRRRLISM as an homage to the Riot Grrrl movement, coined the word based on her urge to “transcend the image of [a female rapper] representing girls.” The theme of the 34-year-old’s mini-album Magma I rele...
From ‘Will & Grace’ to ‘American Horror Story,’ What’s Your Favorite Leslie Jordan Role? Vote Now
Leslie Jordan tragically died Monday (Oct. 24) in a car accident in Los Angeles. As generations of fans mourn the 67-year-old star, we’re looking back at his career and want to know which of Jordan’s many roles is your favorite. The actor first made a name for himself in the mid-’90s sitcom Hearts Afire, in which he played Lonnie Garr opposite John Ritter, Markie Post and Billy Bob Thornton. The political satire ran for three seasons on CBS, and six years later he gained a whole new audience playing Beverley Leslie — Karen Walker’s hilarious gay rival — on Will & Grace. In between that classic sitcom’s original airing and 2017 revival, Jordan was also enlisted by Ryan Murphy to enter the universe of American Horror Story, ultimately appearing in three different seasons of the popu...
