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Machine Head Announce Fall 2022 US Tour
Machine Head have announced a Fall 2022 US tour in support of their recently released new album, ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN. The outing kicks off November 3rd in Fresno, California and runs through December 23rd in Sacramento, California. Ticket pre-sales go live at 10 a.m. local time on Wednesday, September 7th (use code VENUE), with general on-sale beginning at 10 a.m. local time on Friday, September 9th. Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster. Advertisement Related Video The tour will see Machine Head playing intimate concerts in smaller venues across the country. The trek will be an extension of the band’s “Electric Happy Hour” online shows, which streamed remotely throughout the pandemic. Machine Head frontman Robb Flynn had this to say in a press statement: “Were fucking STOKED to get out and d...
With Its Season 4 Finale, What We Do in the Shadows Confirmed It’s a Legend In the Making
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers through the Season 4 finale of What We Do in the Shadows, “Sunrise, Sunset.”] Some comedy series premiere in a blaze of glory before eventually losing some of their luster — the joke of the premise wasn’t enough to sustain more than five episodes, or the writing of Season 2 never lived up to the promise of Season 1. Which is why it’s so satisfying to watch the Season 4 finale of What We Do in the Shadows and know that this is a series that’s well on its way to becoming an iconic tentpole for FX. FX isn’t a network known for hasty cancellations, with many of its shows running for as long as the creators want to keep doing them (meaning four seasons for Atlanta, and infinity seasons for It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia). But it was still eye-o...
A Boogie wit da Hoodie Announces New Album ‘Me vs Myself’
A Boogie wit da Hoodie has announced the release date of his upcoming album, Me vs Myself. The rapper took to social media to share the release date of November 4 along with the cover art, which features him as an animated character staring at his own reflection in a lake with two orange butterflies close to him. Me vs Myself will mark the rapper’s first full-length studio album since Artist 2.0 in February 2020, which went on to debut at No. 2 and was certified platinum by the RIAA in December 2021. Between Artist 2.0 and now, the NYC-born rapper released the EP B4 AVA in December 2021 and appeared in collaborative efforts with Rowdy Rebel, B-Lovee, Nas, the late King Von and more. Check out the album art below. A Boogie wit da Hoodie’s Me vs Myself drops November 4. My album ‘Me vs ...
Justin Bieber Cancels Remaining North American Tour Dates
Just months after returning to his Justice World Tour, Justin Bieber is calling it quits for the remaining leg of his North American run. The announcement comes months after he postponed several dates after his Ramsay Hunt syndrome diagnosis. The Canadian “Peaches” artist took to Instagram to announce that he will be canceling all future tour dates, which include dozens of performances that are scheduled through to March 2023. Bieber explains in the statement, “Earlier this year, I went public about my battle with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, where my face was partly paralyzed. As the result of this illness, I was not able to complete the North America leg of the Justice Tour.” The 28-year-old performer said that he did not make the decision lightly, as he consulted with his family, team and doct...
No CAP: Young Guru Drops Receipt That JAY-Z Recorded Epic ‘God Did’ Verse In One Take
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty We’re still talking about JAY-Z’s epic “God Did” verse, and now there is skepticism about whether or not HOV recorded it in his signature one-take style. Young Guru has come through with a huge receipt to kill all doubt. Fresh off his expert dissection of Jigga’s “God Did” bars, the engineer/producer decided to shut up the naysayers who fixed their lips and Twitter fingers to say JAY-Z did not record the verse in one take. In the caption for the IG post that shares a photo of JAY-Z taking a photo or recording a video of Guru doing what he does best, he wrote: “This is first and last time I’m gonna do this. I could care less if you believe me when I say that he did this @djkhaled verse in one take. Let’s be clear for the youth. D...
HHW Gaming: PlayStation Is Helping The Push For Diversity In Gaming With Its Latest Efforts
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: valentinrussanov / Getty PlayStation is putting its money where its mouth is to ensure video game development gets some melanin injected into it. On Tuesday (Sep.6), PlayStation announced via its blog about recent efforts the company has made to improve diversity in the gaming world. In 2020 with the $100 million Global Social Justice Fund to “support social justice and anti-racist initiatives around the world.” Keeping the momentum going, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has committed more than $11 million in total to “advance race equity within the gaming industry and beyond.” PlayStation also announced new partners would join SIE’s global Social Justice Fund. [embedded content] Per PlayStation: “Through SIE’s Social Justice Initiative and our PlayS...
Sotheby’s Taps Skepta To Curate Contemporary Art Auction
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Joseph Okpako / Getty After years of making a name for himself on the UK Hip-Hop scene, Skepta is expanding his repertoire and adding “visual artist” to his portfolio. Highsnobiety is reporting that the man who was once rumored to be dating Adele (wasn’t true), will be taking his talents to the halls of Sotheby’s as he will be co-curating a Contemporary Curated auction that will be taking place in September at Sotheby’s London. Taking to IG to talk about his latest project, the rapper/Nike collaborator expressed his love for art and how having African art in his home “shaped me” and how it’s influenced his appreciation for art in general. “For me it’s about that beautiful thing of being able to look at a picture and feeling an emotion. If I look at an art...
DJ Khaled ft. Jadakiss “JADAKISS INTERLUDE” & More | Daily Visuals 9.6.22
HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been a few months since Kendrick Lamar blessed us with his latest project, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, but that isn’t keeping the man from dropping a new visual for one the album’s standout cuts. Coming through with a short film for “We Cry Together,” K. Dot ditches the audio from the album and goes live and direct with it as he argues up a storm with the talented Taylour Paige and reminds us that he truly is a once in a generation artist that we need to appreciate while he’s here. It was like watching a play and we loved every second of it. Related Stories Back in Yonkers, DJ Khaled continues to push his GOD DID album and for his clip to “JADAKISS INTERLUDE” links up with Jay-To-The-Muah on his home turf where it was kinda weird to see Khaled hang ou...
NAV Reveals Full ‘Demons Protected By Angels’ Tracklist
Ahead of the release of his new studio album, Demons Protected By Angels, NAV has shared the project’s tracklist and features. The LP marks the XO Records artist’s first full-length endeavor since 2020’s Good Intentions. Spanning 19 songs in total, the LP is led by an intro track, followed by a solo single called “Baby” and a Lil Uzi Vert collaboration, “Dead Shot.” The previously released “Never Sleep” featuring Travis Scott and Lil Baby serves as the album’s lead single. Other guest features scattered throughout Demons Protected By Angels include Future and Don Toliver on “One Time,” Gunna on “Playa” and Lil Durk “On My Dawg.”Gunna Lil Uzi will appear for a second time on a single entitled “Interstellar.” Additional features come from Realest K, Babyface Ray and Bryson Tiller. Frida...
NBA YoungBoy Delivers New Mixtape ‘Realer 2’
YoungBoy Never Broke Again surprised fans with the release of his latest mixtape, Realer 2. The 15-track project features one guest feature from Jaz on the track “Poppin Shit” and is currently available to stream on YouTube only. Realer 2 marks his fourth release of 2022, following his August studio album The Last Slimeto — which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 — the collaborative Better Than You project with DaBaby from March and Colors from January. In mid-August, YB hinted at the idea of The Last Slimeto being his last album. “To be honest I really don’t care about this being my last album. I finally can say I completed something. I ain’t finish school. I never finish nothing but my smoke… but nah gangster I then shedded tears from the way y’all been doing me but it’s all for the ...
How to Get Tickets to Dave Matthews Band’s 2022 Tour
Dave Matthews Band have unveiled dates to their Fall 2022 tour. Their new North American run will keep the collective booked into November following a lengthy, 46-stop summer trek. Get tickets here, and read on for more details including pre-sale dates. What Is Dave Matthews Band’s Next Tour? DMB still have a number of shows from their summer series to wrap before heading into the fall. They’ll play two nights at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre in Colorado on September 9th and 10th, followed by a stop in Phoenix and four performances across California including Mountain View on September 17th and a two-night finale in Los Angeles on September 19th and 20th. Advertisement Related Video The fall 2022 tour opens in Vancouver on November 2nd. Over the first week, Dave Matthews Band will hang in t...
Courtney Marie Andrews Reminds Us “These Are the Good Old Days” with New Single: Stream
Courtney Marie Andrews returns today with the new single “These Are the Good Old Days,” the latest single off her upcoming album Loose Future. It arrives with an accompanying music video, as well as newly-added tour dates in the UK and EU through 2023. Andrews said she wanted to release a “feel-good song,” and “These Are the Good Old Days” is just what the doctor ordered. Backed by a simple instrumental arrangement, the song is a placid ode to living in the moment, and a gentle reminder that dwelling on the past or catastrophizing the future are rarely beneficial: “People like me think feelings are facts/ Falling in love gives us a heart attack/ One foot in the future, one in the past/ Wanna know for sure if it’s gonna last,” Andrews sings. “‘These are the good old days’ is a saying m...
