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Alex Moffat and Melissa Villaseñor Depart Saturday Night Live
Three more bite the dust at studio 8H: Saturday Night Live cast members Alex Moffat and Melissa Villaseñor — as well as featured player Aristotle Athari — won’t be returning for the show’s 48th season. As The Hollywood Reporter points out, Moffat, Villaseñor, and Athari follow Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, and Kyle Mooney, all of whom said their goodbyes during the season 47 finale back in May. Longtime producer Lindsay Shookus also departed in August. Moffat and Villaseñor joined SNL as featured performers in 2016 and were promoted to main cast members two years later. Moffat became known for impressions including Joe Biden, Eric Trump, and Beto O’Rourke, as well as original characters like Guy Who Just Bought a Boat on “Weekend Update.” Adverti...
The 1975’s Video for New Song “I’m in Love with You” Has Love, Clowns, Phoebe Bridgers: Stream
The 1975 have something important to tell you on their new song, “I’m in Love with You.” The track comes with a charming black-and-white music video featuring slapstick, dancing, and a surprise appearance by Phoebe Bridgers. “I’m in Love with You” is the latest preview of the band’s upcoming album Being Funny in a Foreign Language. It finds the rockers embracing their inner poptimists, with lead singer Matty Healy putting a bubblegum bounce into the refrain, “I’m in love with you/ I, I, I, I.” In the video, Healy plays a silent clown, in the tradition of Buster Keaton or Charlie Chaplin but with a lot more makeup. He searches for his painted love and their reunion is a kinesthetic wonder, as the choreographer smartly turns Healy’s back as his partner does all the work. Their...
J. Cole Appears in NBA 2K23 “Dreamer Edition”
J. Cole is one of the cover stars for NBA 2K23 with a special “Dreamer Edition” releasing on September 9th. The Fayetteville rapper will be the first non-professional NBA or WNBA player to front the basketball video game franchise, and will also appear in the game’s story mode and soundtrack. The news was shared by Cole in a tweet featuring the “Dreamer Edition” artwork and the caption: “This shit crazy. NBA2K23 cover. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 DREAMER @NBA2K.” In a statement, he elaborated by saying, “NBA 2K has long been a place to discover new musical talent through their game and continues to be a gold standard for showcasing all things basketball culture. It’s been an amazing journey to not only appear on a cover of this year’s game, but to be par...
Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Sebastian Stan, and Pete Davidson Cast in GameStop Short Squeeze Movie
Craig Gillespie has cast some very familiar faces in his next directing endeavor Dumb Money. Deadline reports that Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Sebastian Stan, and Pete Davidson are set to star in the forthcoming adaptation of Ben Mezrich’s book The Antisocial Network, which documents the 2021 GameStop short squeeze that shook Wall Street. As a refresher: Early last year, the hedge fund Melvin Capital used a tactic called “shorting,” borrowing GameStop shares they believed were overpriced and immediately selling them, hoping that their prices would later go down. Because Melvin didn’t own the shares, they would then buy them back and return them to the original lender, making a profit. Shorting can, of course, be a massive risk for the seller. In this case, the Reddit board r/wallstreetbets...
Doechii Drops Dynamic New Visual for “Persuasive” With SZA
After updating her popular track “Persuasive” with multi-genre superstar SZA, Doechii has released a new dynamic visual for the song. Following her first music video for “Persuasive” and the video for “Crazy,” the Tampa-born rapper gave the world a taste of her multifaceted vision. Now with the video for “Persuasive” with SZA, it is evident that Doechii will deliver a unique offering every time. Coming in hard, the visual starts off by cycling between Doechii in fuschia feathers atop a panel of tv screens and sitting on a black leather chair surrounded by moving plastic. Soon after SZA comes in dipped in gold chainmail sitting on a matte black Mercedes Benz G-Class SUV. Other striking visuals include the rapper dancing on a pole underwater and laying atop a white table covered in silver gl...
Fugees Reunion Tour Halted Due To Pras Michel’s Connection To Jho Low?
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Slaven Vlasic / Getty For fans around the world waiting to learn when the Fugees reunion world tour will make a stop in their part of the world, it appears those plans are largely put on hold. According to a new report, group member Pras Michel and his ongoing federal money laundering case will prevent him from leaving the country thus ending the tour. Puck News published a report pointing to the legal ordeal of Pras Michel, who is connected to Malaysian businessman and socialite Jho Low. Low was cozy with many of Hollywood and entertainment elites but became the target of a money laundering scheme that allegedly stole billions from Malaysia’s 1MDB fund. According to charges levied by the federal prosecutors in the United States, Michel worked in Low’s st...
New Orleans Baggage Handler Dies After Hair Get Caught In Machine
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chris Graythen / Getty A 26-year-old baggage handler at Louis Armstrong New Orleans Airport died Tuesday night (August 30) after her hair was caught in machinery. Jermani Thompson was unloading a Frontier Airlines plane when her hair got entangled, according to a report from the New York Daily News. The young woman was rushed to the hospital, but was pronounced dead. “We are heartbroken and are supporting her family and her friends as best as we are able. Please send your well wishes to everyone at our New Orleans station during this very difficult time,” Mike Hough, the CEO of the CEO of GAT Airline Ground Support, said in a statement. The young woman was well known and loved in her community. Thompson was a college basketball player who played at ...
Nike Gifts Serena Williams A Pair Of Virgil Abloh Inspired Air Force 1’s
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke Serena Williams is currently on the national stage performing her swan song on the tennis court at the U.S. Open, and while she’s doing so sneakerheads might wanna pay attention as she may be rocking a pair of exclusive Nike Air Force 1’s that honor of the late-great, Virgil Abloh (RIP). According to TMZ the iconic tennis legend was gifted a gang of sneakers from the good folks over at Nike and amongst them was a pair of custom Air Force 1’s that were inspired by the legendary fashion designer and features a grey and green colorway similar to some Off-White Nike Dunks that dropped last year. Williams posted a video of herself going through the boxes and showcased her favorite pair which was the Virgil Abloh inspired Air Force 1’s. Related Stor...
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Roc Marciano & The Alchemist – ‘The Elephant Man’s Bones’ [Review]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Burak Cingi / Getty Roc Marciano occupies an essential place in the modern Hip-Hop landscape and his contributions, especially over the past 12 years, are well established. As one of the few Hip-Hop artists who doesn’t need to seek outside production, Roc Marci’s new album with The Alchemist, The Elephant Man’s Bones, adds to the pair’s rich legacies collaboratively and apart. Roc Marciano and The Alchemist are no strangers to one another. Alchemist and Marc notably began working with one another in 2012 on the Reloaded album, an important release in the Hempstead, Long Island, N.Y. rapper’s catalog. The connection established over a decade ago still stands strong and anticipation that the two would lock in for a full project remained high for years. It g...
Goldenvoice Revives This Ain’t No Picnic Festival with Fresh and Freaky Artists
Taking place at the historic Rose Bowl Stadium in Los Angeles, Goldenvoice has brought back its This Ain’t No Picnic music festival with a line-up that mixes historic acts with cutting-edge artists. Originally launched in 1999, This Ain’t No Picnic marks one of the Goldenvoice’s earliest festivals and presents an opportunity for more fresh, freaky and subversive acts to take on larger stages. While the first edition of This Ain’t No Picnic included artists like the Sonic Youth on its line-up, this year’s programming featured rising artists who are innovating– or who have innovated upon– upon rock music. Catering to Los Angeles locals, the festival booked younger artists who bring unconventional twists to rock music as a way of prepping fans to see The Strokes, who headlined the festival. I...
Kendrick Lamar Releases Short Film for “We Cry Together” Featuring Taylour Paige
It’s been nearly four months since Kendrick Lamar released his fifth studio album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, and of the 19 songs that are listed on the record, one of the most talked about is “We Cry Together.” The tune — which features Taylour Paige — essentially portrays a verbal argument between a couple in an abusive relationship, and it’s sparked plenty of conversation given the candid topics that are covered as well as the number of cuss words in the lyrics that make it impossible to make a clean version. In the midst of Lamar’s The Big Steppers Tour, the pgLang artist has released a six-minute short film to accompany the track, and it’s quite the cinematic experience. Lamar and Paige are staged inside a house-inspired set and each act out their roles by jawing at each other ...
Ernest Hood Announces Archival Recordings Collection Back to the Woodlands
RVNG Intl. and Freedom to Spend have announced that they’ll be releasing a previously unheard album from ambient pioneer Ernest Hood. Back to the Woodlands is due out November 11. The album collects previously-unreleased material recorded between 1972 and 1982—the same period documented on Hood’s celebrated 1975 album Neighborhoods. The two labels have also shared a new music video for the Back to the Woodlands song “Bedroom of the Absent Child.” Directed by Contagious Yawns, the video features grainy shots of various landscapes with ghostly cars and figures fading in and out of frame. Watch it below. Ernest Hood got his start as a jazz guitarist, performing with his brother Bill Hood throughout the 1940s. During this period, a case of polio forced him to use a wheelchair and left him unab...
