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Flighthouse’s Jacob Pace On Phonk’s Surging Popularity: “The Growth Around the Genre Has Been Like Nothing I’ve Ever Seen”
Few foresaw TikTok’s ability to shape the current state of the music industry like Jacob Pace. At the helm of Flighthouse, one of the most successful media brands on TikTok, the serial entrepreneur observed early on the platform’s ability to amplify specific sounds by way of unmatched organic reach. Pace helped spur the success of numerous trends that spread like wildfire, transcending the bounds of the short-form video sharing platform and achieving mainstream attention. However, despite repeated success, even Pace acknowledges there’s no surefire formula for concocting the next TikTok hit—only rigorous trial and error. To that end, he’s been laser-focused on bringing critical infrastructure to fruition to support the next generation of sounds and creators—starting...
BeachLife 2023 Lineup: The Black Keys, Gwen Stefani, and The Black Crowes to Headline Redondo Beach Fest
The Black Keys, Gwen Stefani, and The Black Crowes will headline the 2023 iteration of BeachLife Festival. The three-day fest has unveiled its full lineup today before it all goes down May 5th-7th at Redondo Beach, California. Pixies, Sublime with Rome (performing 40 Oz. to Freedom), John Fogerty, Modest Mouse, Tegan and Sara, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Band of Horses, and The Head and the Heart will also hit the beach this spring for the eclectic event. Aly & AJ, Noah Cyrus, and Travie McCoy of Gym Class Heroes will have the pop fans covered, while the fest also salutes to classic punk with appearances from Social Distortion’s Jonny Two Bags, Circle Jerks’ Zander Schloss, and Pennywise’s Jim Lindberg. You can catch all the live performances at BeachLife’s three stages; in-bet...
Song of the Week: Shania Twain Kicks the Dust Up with “Giddy Up”
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, say yee-haw to a new track from Shania Twain. In the ’90s, Shania Twain was the undisputed queen of pop country. No one was doing it like her — Shania commanded airwaves and international attention with her blend of catchy hooks, pop culture relevance, incredible fashion, playful music videos, and great vocals. She cranked out hit after hit and sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history. To this day, just the utterance of “let’s go girls” can send a ka...
Every Yo La Tengo Album Ranked From Worst to Best
This article was originally published in 2013 and has been updated. Welcome to Dissected, where we disassemble a band’s catalog, a director’s filmography, or some other critical pop-culture collection in the abstract. It’s exact science by way of a few beers. This time, we sort through the best and worst of Hoboken, New Jersey’s trio of Ira Kaplan, Georgia Hubley, and James McNew. On April 30, 1982, Lester Bangs overdosed and died, and took the ‘70s with him. The next day, in Hoboken, New Jersey, an obscure music writer named Ira Kaplan and a former child voiceover actress named Georgia Hubley performed together before an audience for the first time. Eventually, the pair became a band. They adopted a name after the Spanish phrase for “I have it.” Mets fans might recognize as the phrase o...
50 Cent Announces 8 Mile Television Series, Eminem Involved
50 Cent has announced that his next project will involve one of his oldest collaborators, saying on the January 6th episode of Big Boy TV that he’s adapting Eminem’s 2002 film 8 Mile into a television series. “I’m gonna bring his 8 Mile to television,” 50 Cent said, adding that Eminem is involved and the project is underway: “We’re in motion.” He also boasted that the show is “gonna be big. I ain’t got no duds.” Then, proving once again that he is not a baseball fan, he said he was “batting a hundred.” Advertisement Related Video The artist born Curtis Jackson explained that the show “should be there for his legacy,” and compared his goals to the recent reboot of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. “I’ma do Snoop’s story too,” he continued. “We paused on it beca...
First Country: Shania Twain, Elle King, Chase Rice & More
First Country is a compilation of the best new country songs, videos & albums that dropped this week. Shania Twain, “Giddy Up!” Shania knows her way around an energetic, danceable song, including her latest “Giddy Up!,” from her upcoming album Queen of Me, out Feb. 3. Eschewing a high-gloss pop finish, she instead relies on pulsating acoustic guitar to offer an assertive rhythm that matches the arena-sized confidence in her lyrics, which (similar to some of her mega-hits such as “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”) advocate for living your best life right now–or as Twain puts it, “Time to shine like I know you should.” Elle King, “Tulsa” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news From the first rollicking guitar notes, King brings her signature intrepid swagg...
Chris Brown’s Monkey Dealer Gets License Terminated
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has officially terminated exotic animal dealer Jim Hammonds’ Animal Welfare Act license, according to PETA. The animal rights organization previously submitted a complaint to the USDA about Florida-based Hammonds, a.k.a. “The Monkey Whisperer,” listing his convictions including felony conspiracy to commit wildlife trafficking and three counts of violating the Endangered Species Act. Hammonds, who is best known for selling a capuchin monkey to Chris Brown, is blocked from legally selling primates for the pet trade for at least a year. “Exotic animals are not pets, playthings, or props for celebrities, and they’re not business transactions either,” said PETA Foundation Director of Captive Animal Law Enforcement Michelle Sinnott in a press statement. “PETA i...
Cage the Elephant’s Matt Shultz Arrested for Gun Possession
Cage the Elephant frontman Matt Shultz was arrested on Thursday (Jan. 5) in New York City, Billboard can confirm. The 39-year-old singer was arrested with two charges of criminal possession of a weapon after police found two loaded firearms in his room at the Bowery Hotel, according to the NYPD. The arrest came in response to a 911 phone call around 10 a.m. reporting that there was a person in possession of a weapon. Shultz spent the night at the 9th precinct in Lower Manhattan. Billboard has reached out to Cage the Elephant’s reps for more information, though received no response at the time of publication. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The award-winning rock band released their most recent album, Social Cues, in 2019. The album...
50 Cent Says He’s Collaborating With Eminem on ‘8 Mile’ TV Show
50 Cent shared the news on Friday (Jan. 6) that he’s adapting the 2002 film 8 Mile into a TV series with the help of Eminem. “I’m gonna bring his 8 Mile to television,” the rapper said in an interview with Big Boy TV about Em’s semi-autobiographical film. “We’re in motion.” (50 also confirmed that Eminem will also be involved in the project after host Big Boy asked, “Does he know?”) “It’s gonna be big. I ain’t got no duds. I’m battin’ a hundred, I’m battin’ a hundred,” he continued, likely referring to his long-running Starz series Power as well as its various spinoffs Power Book II: Ghost, Power Book III: Raising Kanan and Power Book IV: Force. Born Curtis Jackson, the multi-hyphenate also had a role in the 2020 ABC legal drama For Life for the entirety of its two-season run. Ex...
Damar Hamlin Awakens, Shows “Substantial Improvement”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Don Juan Moore / Getty The Buffalo Bills issued a statement on the condition of Damar Hamlin, citing doctors who state that he’s improving remarkably since suffering cardiac arrest during a game Monday night (Jan. 3). Days after suffering cardiac arrest on the field during the Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals on ESPN, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is beginning to awaken in his recovery. Doctors at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center also announced that Hamlin was beginning to move his hands and feet. Dr. Timothy Pritts And Dr. William Knight IV Have Been Caring For Hamlin Related Stories Dr. Timothy Pritts addressed the media along with his colleague, Dr. William Knight IV Thursday (Jan. 5). They confirmed that Hamlin ...
El Chapo’s Son Arrested By Mexican Authorities, Violence Followed Soon After
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Future Publishing / Getty On Thursday (Jan. 5), violence erupted in the streets of Mexico after local authorities arrested the son of notorious drug kingpin Joaquín Guzmán Loera aka El Chapo. The New York Times is reporting that Ovidio Guzmán López was taken into custody after executing an operation in Culiacán. He was then taken to a special prosecutors office in Mexico City, the Mexican secretary of defense stated in a news conference yesterday (Jan. 5). The announcement comes two years after he was originally arrested but released after his cartel soldiers went to war with authorities and actually got that dub over them. “This arrest represents a resounding blow to the leadership of the Pacific cartel,” the secretary of defense, Luis Cresencio Sandoval...
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Cardi B Goes Off On Inflation Prices In Most Cardi B Way Possible [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / ATLPics.Net Cardi B continues to be the voice of the people. Her recent video rant on inflation is everything and then some. As spotted on CNN, the Bronx, New York native recently felt a ways after her last grocery pick up. She took to social media to vent and it started with a tweet that explained her frustration. “Naaaaaa grocery shopping prices are ridiculous right now You might as well eat outside !!” Cardi B wrote. She followed things up with a second post with some receipts saying “B*** why lettuce cost 6 dollars where I live at ?” Related Stories As expected, her opinion was met with both support and criticism online. She soon filmed a video explaining why she feels so appalled at the soaring prices of food. “Let me tell you ...
