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NBA YoungBoy’s ‘The Last Slimeto’ Debuts at No. 2 on Billboard 200
YoungBoy Never Broke Again is opening this week’s Billboard 200 at No. 2 with The Last Slimeto. The record marks the rapper’s 10th top 10 effort, earning 108,400 equivalent album units in its first week including 103,500 in streaming equivalent album units (161.92 million on-demand streams), 4,600 in album sales and 300 in track equivalent album units. The Last Slimeto is YB’s third top 10-charting album of 2022 alone, following Better Than You with DaBaby and Colors. Also joining this week’s top 10 is Eminem‘s second greatest hits compilation, Curtain Call 2, at No. 6, earning 43,000 equivalent album units including 25,000 in streaming equivalent album units (35.19 million on-demand streams), 18,000 in album sales and under 1,000 in track equivalent album units. Elsewhere on the chart as ...
Adele Explains Las Vegas Residency Postponement in New Interview: “There Was Just No Soul in It”
Adele has opened up about her delayed Las Vegas residency, telling Elle about the multiple factors that went into the last-minute decision to pull the plug. “There was just no soul in it. The stage setup wasn’t right. It was very disconnected from me and my band, and it lacked intimacy,” she told Emma Carmichael for the magazine. Read the interview, called “The Glorious Age of Adele,” at Elle. Adele announced the postponement on January 20, a day before the residency was supposed to begin its run at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. She worked with the entertainment architecture company Stufish on updating her Vegas stage to suit her vision, after the company had arranged the sequin-heavy backdrop for her February performance at the BRIT Awards. The singer told Elle that her new stage desig...
Bill Callahan Announces New Album YTILAER
I wanted to make a record that addressed or reflected the current climate. It felt like it was necessary to rouse people — rouse their love, their kindness, their anger, rouse anything in them. Get their senses working again. I guess there was already plenty of anger! But we needed a better anger. To get out of this hypnagogic state. Hypnagogic rage. Disassociated rage that destroys the community and leaves only the individual eating themselves alive instead of feeding others. We were born to feed others. We have milk, breasts. We have language, tongues. We have music, ears. All to feed. At the time it felt like we were coming out of something, getting clear of it. So I was picturing songs that would make sense to take before an audience at this crucial juncture — venturing out ̵...
HitPiece, the Infamous Music NFTs Startup, Relaunches With Actual Musician Partners
In February, an early version of an NFT marketplace centered on single and album artwork called HitPiece became the focal point of a social media uproar. Artists aired their collective rage after seeing their album and single artwork apparently being offered up as NFTs without permission. The website shut down in short order. Months later, the service has relaunched with actual participation from a handful of artists, Billboard reports. HitPiece founder Rory Felton told Billboard that the company learned its lesson following the uproar surrounding the service’s initial “preview” launch. “We need to be buttoned up whenever we allow any portion of our service to be publicly available,” Felton wrote. “By buttoned up, I mean having secured the necessary rights to any content that is made avail...
Olivia Rodrigo to Induct Alanis Morissette into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
Olivia Rodrigo is set to present Alanis Morissette at her induction into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame on September 24 at Toronto’s Massey Hall. Morissette is joined by Bryan Adams and his songwriting partner Jim Vallance, as well as David Foster and Daniel Lavoie. Alessia Cara, Corey Hart, and Nickelback are scheduled to perform tributes to the inductees. In a statement to Exclaim! Rodrigo said: “I remember hearing Alanis for the first time when I was about 13. I was in the car with my parents when Jagged Little Pill came on. I heard ‘Perfect,’ I was like, ‘Oh, my God… You can write songs like that?’ I just looked at music and songwriting in a completely different way.” On her latest tour the American Rodrigo has performed with a coterie of international artists that g...
Gunna Commemorates ‘DS4EVER’ Going Platinum, Promises He’ll “Be Home Soon”
Gunna‘s latest studio album DS4EVER has officially been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling one million units in the United States since its release in January. The artist, who is currently in jail on charges of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, shared a message on Instagram via his team to commemorate the achievement. “Thankful to have the highest selling hip-hop album this year,” the caption reads. “Miss you all; love you and I’ll be home soon,” it continues, with his name signing off. DS4EVER marks Gunna’s third studio album with guest appearances from the likes of Future, Young Thug, 21 Savage, Drake, Kodak Black, Chlöe, Lil Baby, G Herbo, Roddy Ricch and more. The album went on to debut at No. 1 on ...
Will And Jada Smith Spotted Out Together For First Time Since The Oscars
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dimitrios Kambouris / Getty Even though they have kept a low profile Will and Jada are back outside. Last week the couple was spotted for the first time since the Oscars. As per Page Six, the two stars were out publicly. On Saturday, August 13 they were seen holding hands in Malibu, California by the celebrity hot spot Nobu. Will and Jada seemed to be in good spirits as they waved to onlookers on the street. He was sporting a navy blue polo shirt, blue pants, and white Nike Air Force 1 highs. His other half wore a black jumpsuit with a flannel shirt tied around her waist. Related Stories This marks the first time The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actor has made a public appearance with his wife since his recent formal apology to Chris Rock. In a ...
I Need That: Kodak Black Asks For Car And Cash Seized In Florida Arrest
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Koerner / Getty Kodak Black wants what is his. He is demanding that police return his vehicle and cash seized in a recent arrest in Florida. As per TMZ, Kodak Black is asking for his belongings back; respectfully. About a month ago Florida Highway Patrol pulled over his Dodge Durango while in Fort Lauderdale because the car smelled of potent marijuana. During the stop, they found 31 oxycodone pills and $74,960 in cash. He was arrested on the scene; shortly after he posted bond. The celebrity gossip website’s sources say his license and car tags were also expired. A month has already transpired and the state is still in possession of the car and the funds. In response, Kodak has already submitted his prescription for the pills and claims that he is o...
The Lox “Terminator Lox,” Alicia Keys ft. Brent Faiyaz “Trillions” & More | Daily Visuals 8.15.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty It’s been more than a year since The Lox reminded everyone that they’re one of the greatest Hip-Hop groups of all time after they put the love on The Diplomats during their classic Verzuz performance last summer. Now the trio from Yonkers seems ready to get back on their rap grizzly as they come through with some new visuals for “Terminator Lox” in which Sheek, Kiss, and Styles kick it in the studio where they drop their bars and light some spliffs. It’s kinda weird seeing Jadakiss without any ice on. Just sayin.’ Related Stories On a softer note, the R&B Queen known as Alicia Keys makes a rare appearance, and for her Brent Faiyaz-assisted visuals to “Trillions,” lounges with Brent in a room with nothing but a piano and light...
R.I.P. Steve Grimmett, Grim Reaper Singer Dies at 62
Steve Grimmett, the longtime singer of UK metal band Grim Reaper, has died at the age of 62. The sad news was reported on social media by both his brother and his son, with no cause of death reported as of yet. After the band initially formed in 1979 as part of the new wave of British heavy metal, guitarist Nick Bowcott essentially re-formed Grim Reaper with Grimmett on lead vocals in 1982. The band released three albums: See You in Hell (1983), Fear No Evil (1985), and Rock You to Hell (1987). After their breakup in 1988, they regained notoriety when their videos were featured on Beavis & Butt-Head in the 1990s. Advertisement Related Video Grimmett re-formed the band without Bowcott as Steve Grimmett’s Grim Reaper in 2006, and they had been active until the present day. During the gro...
A$AP Rocky Charged with Assault in A$AP Relli Shooting
A$AP Rocky has been charged with assault with a firearm in connection to a shooting that occurred last November, Rolling Stone reports. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón charged Rocky, born Rakim Mayers, with assault with a semiautomatic firearm with allegations of personally using a firearm. The rapper, whose arraignment is set for Wednesday, August 17th, could face up to nine years in prison if found guilty of the offense. “Discharging a gun in a public place is a serious offense that could have ended with tragic consequences not only for the person targeted but also for innocent bystanders visiting Hollywood,” Gascón said in a statement. “My office conducted a thorough review of the evidence in this case and determined that the addition of a special firearm al...
Adele Opens Up About Postponed Las Vegas Residency: “There Was Just No Soul in It”
Back in January, Adele postponed her “Weekends with Adele” Las Vegas residency just one night before it was scheduled to begin, citing various COVID-19 delays. Now, the artist is opening up about her decision, revealing that there was “just no soul” in the show she originally plotted. “The stage setup wasn’t right,” Adele told Elle. “It was very disconnected from me and my band, and it lacked intimacy. And maybe I tried too hard to give it those things in such a controlled environment.” “Weekends with Adele” was set to take place at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, a 4,300-plus-seat venue with a 15,700-square-foot stage. In the interview, Adele recounted a moment during rehearsals in which she sang a cappella from the foot of the stage, and as her voice filled the room, she realized she’d ...
