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Fat Joe Performs ‘All The Way Up’ At Legendary NYC Italian Restaurant RAO’s
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Fat Joe is still celebrating his birthday. He closed out the legendary RAO’s and performed “All The Way Up” in iconic fashion. The Bronx native’s year continues to get better and better. As per Page Six the “Lean Back” MC rented out the eatery for friends and family in honor of his 52nd birthday, which was almost a month ago. The invite list read like a who’s who of names spanning from sports, fashion, music and media. In the house were the likes of George Clinton, Bun B, celebrity bail bondsman Ira Judelson, Shawn Pecas, and more. Related Stories While the restaurant typically plays soft background music to set the mood for their patrons, the owners switched things up and played his mega hit “All The Way Up.” Fat Joe was handed a mic...
HHW Gaming: Here Is How Xbox Is Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Xbox / Xbox Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month Xbox continues to push the message that all gamers matter. The Microsoft-owned company announced a series of initiatives it is doing to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Thursday (Sept.15), Xbox announced in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, it would celebrate Hispanic and Latino communities in gaming. Hispanics represent 19% of the US population and are widely known for playing more video games than their caucasian counterparts. Recognizing that stat, the Microsoft-owned company announced a series of initiatives that will highlight Hispanic gamers. Per Xbox: Announcing LatinExplorers: A Hispanic Heritage Journey in Minecraft Education Source: Latin Explorers: A Hispanic Heritage Journey in Minecraft E...
Foo Fighters Announce New Album ‘The Essential Foo Fighters’
Foo Fighters on Friday announced plans to release a new greatest hits collection, dubbed The Essential Foo Fighters. The project, which will only exist in physical form, will become available on October 28 via Legacy Recordings, marking the band’s first release since drummer Taylor Hawkins’ passing in March. The new record, which follows the group’s Greatest Hits album from 2009, will include 19 tracks on CD, with two additional songs (“Breakout” and “Waiting On A War”) arriving on the LP. A toast to Foo Fighters’ unequivocal stamp on music, the career-covering collection features some of the band’s biggest tracks, including two iterations of “Everlong,” as well as “Monkey Wrench,” “All My Life” and “Best of You,” among others. ‘The Essential Foo Fighters’ is a collection of...
Kodak Black Dual-Releases New Tracks “Walk/Spin”
Following the release of “Haitian Scarface” in August, Kodak Black has returned with two new tracks in the form of a dual release: “Walk/Spin.” Though most of Kodak’s recent releases have only been available on YouTube, these latest cuts, produced by Tye Beats, are available to stream on digital streaming platforms. Notably, “Walk” was released with an independent music video directed by KillerJack. “I f*** all my b****** the same/Turned in the jet for a Range/I did the dash like Dame/She see my wrist, it say dang,” Kodak raps. “Audemars fresh out the pen/Walk and whip and walk around the kitchen with the pot right in my hand.” Earlier this year, Kodak released his fourth studio album, Back For Everything, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in March. Marking his ...
Paramore To Release First Single in 5 Years “This Is Why”
Fans of Paramore can look forward to the end of September when the band will finally break its five-year hiatus with a new single. The pop-punk trio — made up of Hayley Williams, Taylor York and Zac Farro — will be dropping a track called “This Is Why” on Wednesday, September 28. Due via Atlantic Records, Paramore shared the song’s artwork on social media. The image was photographed by Zachary Gray and shows the band members with their cheeks pressed up against a damp glass window. While Paramore hasn’t put out new music since 2017’s After Laughter, lead vocalist Williams put out two solo albums, Petals for Armor in 2020 and Flowers for Vases / Descansos in 2021. The band confirmed that they were reunited for their sixth studio album in January 2022. In an interview with Rolling ...
Foo Fighters Announce New Essential Album
Foo Fighters have announced a new greatest hits collection. The physical-only release, called The Essential Foo Fighters, is out October 28 via Legacy Recordings. Find the tracklist—featuring hits like “My Hero,” “Everlong,” and “Best of You”—below. The Essential Foo Fighters follows the band’s 2009 Greatest Hits album, as well as the 2021 studio album Medicine at Midnight. The compilation also marks the first major Foo Fighters release since the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in March. Foo Fighters, along with many special guests, recently played the Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert in London. Another tribute show is scheduled for September 27 in Inglewood, California. Read “The Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert Made Everyone Cry” on the Pitch. All products featured on Pitchfork are independe...
Watch the New Trailer for the Sinéad O’Connor Documentary Nothing Compares
Nothing Compares, the upcoming documentary about Sinéad O’Connor, has received a release date and new trailer. The film, directed by Kathryn Ferguson, chronicles the singer-songwriter’s career and features live performances, music videos, and previously unseen footage. It arrives in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on September 23 before it heads to streaming on Showtime on September 30. Check out the trailer below. O’Connor issued her memoir, Beginnings, last year. The singer’s latest album, I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss, was released in August 2014. Revisit the Sunday Review of O’Connor’s The Lion and the Cobra. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Taylor Swift Confirms Jack Antonoff Worked on New Album Midnights in New Behind-the-Scenes Video
Taylor Swift has posted a new video giving a behind-the-scenes look at the making of her new album Midnights. Notably, it features footage of longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff. Find the video, soundtracked by Niceboy Ed’s “Life You Lead,” on Instagram. Swift and Antonoff first collaborated on the 2013 One Chance single “Sweeter Than Fiction.” Since then, the producer has worked on 1989, Reputation, Lover, Folklore, Evermore, and the two Taylor’s Version albums. Antonoff also produced Swift’s 2016 single “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker).” Jack Antonoff has won several Grammy Awards for his work with Taylor Swift. He’s taken part in Album of the Year for 1989 and Folklore, and his work on “Gold Rush” was noted in his victory for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical earlier ...
Earl Sweatshirt Raps New Music in First Episode of Atlanta Season 4
On the latest episode of Atlanta, the FX show from Donald Glover that kicked off its fourth and final season last night, a familiar voice floated through the speakers as characters Paper Boi (Brian Tyree Henry) and Darius (Lakeith Stanfield) ruminated on the death of a local rapper, Blue Blood. The raw, woozy vocals set to a thumping beat belonged to none other than Earl Sweatshirt, Pitchfork can confirm. The Los Angeles artist provided new music as a stand-in for Blue Blood’s “experimental” songs, as Paper Boi calls them, which play throughout various scenes. In the episode, titled “The Most Atlanta,” it’s revealed that Blue Blood died three months previously, echoing the late MF Doom, whose October 31, 2020, death was also publicly announced on December 31, 2020. After reminiscing about ...
Giveon to Release New Single ‘Time’ Co-Written by Drake for ‘Amsterdam’ Movie Soundtrack
The cast of David O. Russell’s new murder mystery movie Amsterdam is already dripping with A-listers (including pop superstar Taylor Swift), so it only makes sense that the movie’s soundtrack will be equally star-studded. On Friday (Sept. 16), Epic Records revealed that Giveon has recorded a track for the forthcoming film called “Time,” co-written by Drake. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The song — scheduled to arrive on Friday, Sept. 23, ahead of the movie’s Oct. 7 premiere — was written by Drake and Grammy-winning producer Jahaan Sweet after Daniel Pemberton (who wrote the score for the film) reached out to producer Matthew Budman for advice on the soundtrack. Budman then reached out to Drake, who turned to Giveon to perform the song. Pember...
Health Essentials: Where to Buy an At-Home COVID-19 Test Online for Cheap
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. COVID-19 transmission rates are no longer surging around the country, global deaths have hit their lowest rates since 2020, and while an end is in sight, “We are not there yet,” according to World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Last week, the federal government suspended its free, at-home testing program. If you missed out, you may still be able to get a test for free, depending on where you live. States like Minnesota, Massachusetts and North Carolina are offering residents free, at-home, self-tests through the mail and...
Ben Gibbard Talks Death Cab for Cutie at 25 Years and Today’s ‘Unfair and Unethical’ Streaming Economy
Twenty-five years after Death Cab for Cutie began as a solo project for frontman Ben Gibbard, the indie band is thriving. As the quintet celebrates its silver anniversary, they’re showing no signs of following anyone into the dark. Their 10th album, Asphalt Meadows (out now), follows 2018’s Thank You for Today and has already spawned the group’s seventh No. 1 Adult Alternative Airplay hit with “Here to Forever.” Plus, Death Cab is revving up to launch a tour on Sept. 22 in Madison, Wisconsin. Here, Gibbard shares how the Seattle-based band wrote Asphalt Meadows during the pandemic, what the group’s legacy is after 25 years and the moment he knew that they had arrived. Congratulations on your 10th album. That’s a big milestone number. Did you go into it wanting to create something special t...
