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Marshmello Announces Release Date of Posthumous Juice WRLD Collab, “Bye Bye”
This week, fans will be able to turn the page of a new chapter in the collaborative story of Marshmello and Juice WRLD. Mello teased his latest single alongside the late rapper, “Bye Bye,” which will release this Friday, October 14th. The posthumous track follows their prior smash hits, “Come & Go” and “Hate The Other Side.” In the wake of the announcement, old clips have resurfaced wherein Juice WRLD plays “Bye Bye” on Instagram Live. The demo in the clip below features piano-driven melodies and thumping 808s from Mello as Juice delivers an emphatic chorus over the backing track. In a June interview, Marshmello said he had created at least eight songs with Juice WRLD, who tragically died in December 2021 due to an accidental overdo...
RÜFÜS DU SOL Refute Breakup Rumors: “We’re Just Getting Started”
Deep breaths, everyone. RÜFÜS DU SOL aren’t going “Underwater” anytime soon. Ever since the Aussie trio’s October 9th concert at the Hollywood Bowl, rumors have been floating about in the Twittersphere regarding the band’s purported breakup. We’re happy to report that despite this week’s sensationalistic news cycle, RÜFÜS DU SOL have subtly put the gossip to bed. “Last night in LA was incredible,” the group wrote in an Instagram post. “Thank you guys. P.S we’re just getting started.” We can understand the confusion. “Tonight is very special because it marks the end of a chapter for us as a unit and I just feel really blessed that we get to share tonight with you guys,” lead vocalist Tyrone Lindqvist re...
Disney Pushes Back Blade Release Date to September 2024
Oh, well, there’s always next phase: Marvel Studios has paused production on its hotly-anticipated Blade reboot, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As a result, Disney has pushed the film back from its original November 3rd, 2023 premiere date to September 6th, 2024. The decision will disappoint Blade fans, though it doesn’t come as a total surprise; the star-crossed project lost director Bassam Tariq just weeks before filming was set to begin in November. As the search continues for a replacement, crew members were notified Tuesday of the pause on production. According to one source, “They want to really get it right.” Filming is expected to pick up in 2023. Advertisement Related Video Blade’s shift in dates has caused a cascading effect on the rest of the MCU’s Phas...
R.I.P. Angela Lansbury, Golden Age Hollywood Star Dead at 96
Dame Angela Lansbury, the acclaimed British-American actress and one of the last surviving film stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age, has died at 96. “The children of Dame Angela Lansbury are sad to announce that their mother died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles at 1:30 AM today, Tuesday, October 11th, 2022, just five days shy of her 97th birthday,” her family said in a statement. Angela Brigid Lansbury was born in London to an English father and Northern Irish mother. After her father died from stomach cancer when Lansbury was nine years old, she coped by throwing herself into films and acting. The onset of the Blitz during World War II prompted Lansbury and her mother to relocate to the United States, where Lansbury began her stage acting career in New York City. Advertisement ...
2022 Aftershock Fest Shakes Sacramento with KISS, My Chemical Romance, Slipknot, and More: Recap + Photos
The 2022 Aftershock Festival took place in Sacramento from Thursday (October 6th) through Sunday (October 9th), and once again staged an event that was even bigger than the previous year. Now stretching four days and spread out on four stages, this year’s installment had something for everyone, as promoter Danny Wimmer Presents continues to expand and diversify the lineup. And although the weather was quite warm in the low 90’s each day, that didn’t stop the massive crowds from enjoying every minute of the festival. Day 1 was headlined by Slipknot, with frontman Corey Taylor and company churning out classics like “Wait and Bleed,” “Psychosocial” and “Surfacing” alongside “The Dying Song (Time to Sing)” from their brand-new album, THE END, SO FAR. Rob Zombie closed out the Kolas stage right...
How to Get Tickets to Blink-182’s 2023 Reunion Tour
Blink-182 have returned under their classic lineup of Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and Travis Barker, and the pop-punk trio are clearly “Feeling This” reunion because tickets to their world tour span all the way into 2024. The massive trek will mark their first live performances together in nearly a decade and will also cover new ground with the addition of their first Latin American leg on top of full North American, European, and Australian runs. Get tickets here, and read on for more details including pre-sale dates. What Is Blink-182’s Next Tour? The reunited Blink-182 will first take the stage at Tijuana, Mexico’s Imperial GNP festival on March 11th, 2023. They’ll embark on their first Latin American trek with headlining performances in Peru, Paraguay, and more throughout March...
Kanye West Showed Porn To Adidas Executives During Tense Meeting
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kanye West Purchases Second City In Wyoming To Bring Yeezy Production / Kanye West Purchases Second City In Wyoming To Bring Yeezy Production To The US It’s been pretty obvious for a minute that Ye’s been a tad bit off his rocker in both his behavior and overall thought process. But the latest allegations against him might take the exotic cake as Yeezy seems to be spiraling out of control. According to Page Six, the artist formerly known as Kanye West is being accused of showing porn to adidas executives during a business meeting between himself and four other men. Apparently a 30-minute video was uploaded on YouTube dubbed “LAST WEEK” in which Ye rolls around with a camera crew before meeting up with some adidas execs in an empty room. That’s when things...
You Thought I Was Remixing You?: Cardi B’s ‘Munch’ Verse Is Not Coming Out
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / ATLPics.Net It looks like Cardi B will not be remixing Ice Spice’s hit track. She revealed that her unofficial update to the viral song was just her having fun. As per Hypebeast the South Bronx bombshell put her own Bardi twist to the “Munch” track that seemingly took over the internet back in August. On Monday, Oct. 10 the “Money Bag” rapper released a short clip of her rapping to the popular record. The post took her fans by surprise and left them wanting more as the video snippet clocked in under 30 seconds. Wearing a tight black dress Bardi was giving all the right vibes. Her verse played with snippets of her walking toward the camera and posing in a car. “If you tell somebody we f*** but I ain’t nut n**** you cappin / n****s a ...
Nike Signs Bronny James, Caitlin Clark, DJ Wagner & More To NIL Deals
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke It shouldn’t have surprised anyone that Nike decided to sign LeBron James’ son, Bronny to their family, but he wasn’t the only signee to join the swoosh brand as Nike has added a few new faces along with the heir to King James’ throne. Nike has announced that along with Bronny James, Caitlin Clark, Haley Jones, DJ Wagner and JuJu Watkins have also been inked to deals with the conglomerate known as Nike as they feel they will be part of the next generation of superstars at their respective positions. Bronny James, a senior point guard from Los Angeles and the eldest son of LeBron James, is a standout player who’s charting his own path forward. Caitlin Clark, a junior point guard at the University of Iowa, is a consensus first-team All-American,...
Celebs Slam Kanye West aka MAGA Ye Over Anti-Semitic Remarks
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Kravitz/MTV1415 / Getty Kanye West has once again gone on an offensive rant spree, this time sending out antisemitic messages on social media. Celebrities, including John Legend, were quick to swoop in and condemn him. The rapper and business mogul has attracted the ire of many within the past couple of weeks, but his latest stunt has gotten him into considerable trouble. On Saturday (Oct. 8), West sent out a now-deleted tweet that read: “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE. The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.” The tweet would be removed by Twitter for vi...
Kendrick Lamar Once Considered Not Releasing ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’
Kendrick Lamar has revealed that at one point in time, he had doubts about whether he should release his DAMN. followup, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. In his recent W Magazine cover story, the artist explained that the vulnerability and insecurities he created the album with were actually what almost caused him to shelve the record — if not for his kids and their future kids. “When I got to completion and I said, ‘I may or may not put this out; I’m not going to put this out; it’s way too much,’ I thought about my children,” K-Dot said. “I thought about when they turn 21, or they’re older in life, and when I got grandchildren, or if I’m long gone—this can be a prerequisite of how to cope. That’s the beauty of it for me.” Lamar also opened up about the amount of honesty he put in the al...
Watch the Heartwarming Moment When Zedd’s Audience Sung “Clarity” During Rare Anniversary Show
Over the weekend at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, electronic dance music fans shared a true singalong moment. October 5th of this year marked the milestone 10th anniversary of Zedd‘s debut album, Clarity, a record which spawned several global electronic hits and helped catapult Zedd to international acclaim. For one night only he honored the occasion with a rare, front-to-back symphonic performance, accompanied onstage by a 50-piece orchestra. Of course the marquee event of the evening was the performance of the album’s titular track. “Clarity” presently has amassed over 450 million streams on Spotify alone, and so it’s no surprise the audience opted to join in—and they sung along to every word. There’s a select few songs like &#...
