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Marcus Mumford Releases Debut Solo Album (self-titled): Stream
Marcus Mumford of Mumford and Sons has released his first solo LP, (self-titled), via Capitol Records. Stream it below via Apple Music and Spotify. (self-titled) was recorded in Los Angeles throughout 2021 after Mumford and the band “agreed it was probably a story I had to tell on my own.” The album was produced by Blake Mills and features collaborations with Phoebe Bridgers, Brandi Carlile, Clairo, and Monica Martin as well as co-writes with Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold, Julia Michaels, and Tobias Jesso Jr. “It’s a record about freedom and it’s a record about healing,” Mumford shared in an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1. “I think, certainly in my story, it’s important to face up to some of the gnarlier stuff first in order to get to that place of freedom and healing. In the way ...
LeAnn Rimes on Making Up with Her Past, Texting in Rage Against the Machine Lyrics, and Honoring Taylor Hawkins
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS LeAnn Rimes joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new album, god’s work, how it was influenced by her 2020 chant record, and sonically digging into world and ancient rhythms. Advertisement Related Video The musician/actress tells us about the many guests that help out, including Ziggy Marley, Sheila E, Ben Harper, and Stephan Lessard from Dave Matthews Band. She then touches on what the word “god” represents within this work and the fractured existence that women face. Rimes also recounts how she’s been texting in Rage Against the Machine lyrics with her bandmates and crew, tying her past and presen...
Moonage Daydream Captures David Bowie’s Legacy and a Life Lived Magnificently: Review
The Pitch: The new David Bowie documentary, Moonage Daydream, succeeds not only for what it is, but what it isn’t. That has a lot to do with the clichés — and, occasionally, limitations — of the well-trodden format of the music documentary. We know bad ones — or just boilerplate ones — when we see them. They typically open in medias res; the subject mumbles something backstage through celluloid grain and a plume of smoke. Here come the talking heads: Jakob Dylan, Dave Grohl, Bono. The director takes us from the cradle to the grave — and you’re left a few bucks poorer, wondering if this is all music is, in the end. But never fear: Brett Morgen is at the wheel of Moonage Daydream, the new documentary plumbing the depths of Bowie. You may remember Morgen because he directed Kurt Cobain: Monta...
Ice-T Done Sharing Tips On L.A. Gang Culture: “MFs Will Not Listen”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Eugene Gologursky / Getty Ice-T is done speaking out. Following the senseless murder of rapper PnB Rock, the West Coast legend took to social media to share that he’s done sharing words of wisdom to the youth on how to avoid being setup and robbed, or worse, while in LA. Sharing his message via Twitter, Ice-T shared why Los Angeles rappers are hardly seen wearing jewelry while in their home city, stating that it’s not because they’re “broke” but instead don’t want to “test the streets.” “People are still hitting me up about my comments about LA Gang culture,” the actor-rapper tweeted. “If you NOTICE, LA rappers don’t wear a lotta Jewelry… Me, Snoop, Cube, Dre, Game, Kendrick.. The list goes on.. It’s not cause we’re broke. LA is just a Dangerous pla...
Lil Yachty Sports Drake’s Nike x NOCTA Hot Step Air Terra In Latest Campaign
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @officialnocta | Nike / Instagram Seems like just yesterday Lil Yachty was the poster boy for “mumble rap” and getting hated on left and right, but regardless of the negativity he’s gotten over the years the “66” rapper continues to make big boy moves and is now seemingly down with Drake’s NOCTA brand because why not? Highsnobiety is reporting that Lil Yachty has become a part of Drizzy’s NOCTA Nike campaign as he’s appeared in a post on the official NOCTA Instagram page rocking a pair of the yellow and black Nike x NOCTA Hot Step Air Terra sneakers that released today (September 16) on the Nike SNKRS app. Related Stories So is Lil Yachty officially a spokesperson for NOCTA or did he just get a early pair for the sake of promotion on social media? That’s ...
Fan Imagines Keke Palmer As X-Men’s Rogue, Palmer Responds
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Keke Palmer is just 29 years of age but has literally grown up onscreen since starting her storied career in 2004. Given Palmer’s infectious energy and acting chops, a fan imagined her in the role of the X-Men member Rouge, and Palmer seemingly agreed with the suggestion. TikTok user @jacobfordridgway posted a video discussing a video Keke Palmer posted where she expressed interest in playing a superhero role. In the video, @jacobfordridgway explained that the usual fan-casting done for Black actresses was thrown out such as the powerful Storm. However, @jacobfordridgway threw a curveball and suggested the power-absorbing mutant, Rogue, who is depicted as a white woman in the comics. Related Stories Palmer caught wind of the v...
Twitter Worried About BIG HORNY Kevin Gates After He Simulates Sex Acts On Stage Again
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Scott Legato / Getty Hip-Hop superstar Kevin Gates is out here simulating sex acts on stage again, and Twitter is extremely worried about the BIG HORNY rapper. Kevin Gates has Twitter talking once again after another video of him pretending to have sex while on stage has gone viral. The “Thinkin’ with My D**k” crafter used the microphone to help him showcase a sex act to fans in attendance while breaking down how to please a woman sexually. In the footage we wished at this point we didn’t watch, Gates can be seen aggressively putting his hands down his insanely tight jeans and pretending to pull out his manhood while describing the sex act he is doing. Gates then proceeds to rap the raunchy lyrics from his 2018 record “Me Too.” “Suck your toes, dick...
Mavi Announces New Album Laughing So Hard It Hurts, Shares New Song “Baking Soda”
Mavi has announced the follow-up to his debut 2019 album Let the Sun Talk. The new one, Laughing So Hard It Hurts, is out October 14. It’s led by the new single “Baking Soda,” which was produced by Monte Booker and Amarah. Check out the Brick-directed video for that track below. According to a press release, Mavi had a different sophomore album ready to release in 2020 but ultimately shelved it. He instead released the End of the Earth EP in 2021. Revisit the 2020 interview “Mavi Is Making Introverted Rap for Black Liberation.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Laughing So Hard It Hurts: 01 High John02 Spoiled Brat03 Baking Soda04 Doves05 Quiet on Set06 3 Left Feet07 My Good Ghosts08 Reason!09 Hemlock10 Having My Way11 Known Unknowns12 Trip [ft. Amindi...
Ayra Starr Shares New Song “Rush” From 19 & Dangerous (Deluxe) Album
Ayra Starr, the Nigerian singer-songwriter and Afro-pop star, has shared her new song “Rush.” The track will appear on the deluxe edition of Starr’s studio debut 19 & Dangerous. The new deluxe album is out October 14 (via Mavin). Find “Rush” below. Scroll down for the 19 & Dangerous (Deluxe) album artwork. “‘Rush’ is really a description of where I am at the moment—a place of reflection, zeal and gratitude,” Starr explained in a statement. “E dey rush well well—all that I’ve dreamt of is happening and I’m in the middle of it all, living my dream and it can only get better!” The original 19 & Dangerous—featuring the Ckay collaboration “Beggie Beggie” and the viral hit “Bloody Samaritan”—arrived in August 2021. Read about the “Beggie Beggie” visual in Pitchfork’s “What to Watch i...
Ka Releases New Albums Languish Arts and Woeful Studies
With little warning, Brownsville rapper Ka has released his new albums Languish Arts and Woeful Studies. They’re available to purchase on his website. Ka has also released the music video for the Languish Arts song “Ascension.” Watch it below; scroll down for that album’s artwork and tracklist. Ka produced Languish Arts, and the album was recorded by Christopher Pummill at Studio City Sound in California. One of the LP’s tracks, “Unhinged,” was produced by Animoss and features Chuck Strangers. Another, “Still Holding,” was produced by Preservation and features Joi and GoneToHeaven. Woeful Studies was also produced by Ka and recorded by Christopher Pummill at Studio City Sound in California. Guest contributors include Animoss (who produced “We Hurting” and “Counted Out”), Chuck Strangers (w...
Bad Bunny Shares Documentary About Puerto Rico With New Video for “El Apagón”: Watch
Bad Bunny has shared a new video for his Un Verano Sin Ti track “El Apagón,” which he’s accompanied with a short documentary titled Aquí Vive Gente (People Live Here). Reported by Bianca Graulau, the latter examines overlapping social and economic justice issues in Puerto Rico, including summertime blackouts by privatized energy companies, massive rent hikes, luxury development, and tax loopholes for wealthy foreigners. Take a look below. Since issuing Un Verano Sin Ti in May, the Puerto Rican superstar has released videos for “Neverita,” “Me Porto Bonito,” and “Tití Me Preguntó” from the album. The LP had the biggest No. 1 debut of 2022 upon its release, and though it was unseated by Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers the following week, it eventually returned to the...
Kanye West Admits He Hasn’t ‘Read Any Book’: ‘Reading Is Like Eating Brussels Sprouts for Me’
Reading is fundamental… unless you’re Kanye West, apparently. On Friday (Sept. 16), the rapper confessed his aversion to all things literary in a new interview. “When you said I hadn’t read this book, I actually haven’t read any book,” he said in an interview with the Alo Mind Full podcast. “Reading is like eating Brussels sprouts for me. And talking is like getting the Giorgio Baldi corn ravioli.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news However, Ye’s admission didn’t stop him from trading philosophical proverbs with host Danny Harris, who was expounding on his love for a book whose title he didn’t actually share. “There’s two people: the man who thinks they can and the man who thinks they can’t. And they’re both right,” he declared with a smil...
