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Stanning BTS: HOBIPALOOZA
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Radio Public | Pocket Casts | RSS After kicking off his post-BTS Off Season arc with Jack in the Box, j-hope brought everything he had to his headlining “HOBIPALOOZA” performance at Lollapalooza 2022. Featuring elaborate stage design, excellent choreography, and a career-spanning setlist, it was a performance ARMY won’t soon forget. Advertisement Related Video His set also made history, as it marked the first time a South Korean headlined a main stage at a major American music festival. Though he may have been a later addition to the lineup, the festival seemed like his for the taking. Stanning BTS hosts Kayla and Bethany were there for all of the action. Join them as they re...
Lady Gaga Dognapper Receives Four-Year Prison Sentence
One of the three men charged with the armed robbery of Lady Gaga’s former dog walker Ryan Fischer has been sentenced to four years in state prison after accepting a surprise plea deal. Jaylin Keyshawn White pleaded “no contest” to second-degree robbery on Wednesday, August 3rd in return for prosecutors dropping two other charges of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit robbery. Judge Richard Kemalyan sentenced White to three years for the robbery conviction and gave an extra year for gun enhancement because another defendant involved in the case, James Howard Jackson, was armed. Fischer, who was shot during the February 2021 dognapping, suffered from nerve damage and a collapsed lung as a result of the attack. Rolling Stone reports that he gave a tearful speech in court. “You left me b...
Maturity is Scarce in Archer Season 13 Trailer: Watch
TV’s favorite narcissistic secret agent is returning for a lucky 13th season. FXX has today shared the official trailer for the upcoming Season 13 of Archer head of its premiere on August 24th. In this go around of the ever–evolving adult cartoon, Archer and The Agency have been acquired by Fabian Kingsworth and the spy conglomerate known as IIA (International Intelligence Agency), who assign odd missions to the crew. In-between jobs, the crew struggle to find their identity amid this change, fearing that they might succumb to the corporate overlords in the process. “I’m looking for one of you to take the mantle of leadership,” Fabian tells the members of The Agency in the trailer, juxtaposed with a montage of all the spies’ rather foolish recent mishaps. “Until now, I’ve been the car...
HHW Gaming: Benedict College Cuts Ribbon On New Esports Gaming Room & Launches Degree Track
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: mihailomilovanovic / Getty Video games or gaming is no longer the waste of time your parents used to call it, it has become a lucrative business, and Benedict College is giving its students a chance to get in on the action. Benedict College, a historically Black college and university located in Columbia, South Carolina, became the first HBCU to launch an Esports gaming room and offer its students a degree track for gaming and a way into the world of Esports. Last week, Benedict College cut the ribbon on its brand new game room, pressing the start button on its new chapter Esports, but that’s not all the HBCU is offering. Benedict College will also continue its development of new degrees and opportunities to help Black and Brown students find a place in t...
‘The Joker 2’ Is Set To Drop In 2024 With Lady Gaga
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Warner Bros. / Warner Bros. A few months ago we reported that The Joker 2 was officially a go and set to be a musical featuring Lady Gaga (Harley Quinn?), and now Warner Bros. has given us a release date for the highly-anticipated sequel. According to Variety, Joker: Folie à Deux has been given a 2024 release date and will once again star Joaquin Phoenix as the Clown Prince of Crime with Lady Gaga rumored to take on the role of his main squeeze, Harley Quinn. Warner Bros. announced the release date almost immediately after it received some backlash for canceling the release of Batgirl while keeping Ezra “Choke A Chick” Miller’s The Flash on it’s release schedule. Truth is though, Warner Bros. and the DCEU need as many “blockbuster” films as possible to ev...
Black Man’s Job Holds Retreat At Alabama Plantation, He Shows Up In Slave Garments
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: BisFitty / Reddit A Black man revealed online that in response to having to attend his workplace’s retreat that was held at a plantation, he opted to arrive dressed up as an enslaved person. According to the employee, his decision was prompted by his job’s clueless decision. “As a lot of you already know, I had to attend a ‘corporate retreat’ this weekend, that happened to take place on a southern plantation in Alabama. There was a ‘period appropriate’ costume ball scheduled for the end of the trip, but they apparently forgot about me, their lone black employee. Hilarity ensued,” the man known as BisFitty on Reddit wrote. The situation apparently occurred seven years ago, according to the original post thread on that platform. The situation went viral wit...
DOJ Arrests Four Officers In Breonna Taylor’s Death, Black Twitter Demands Justice
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Leigh Vogel / Getty Four current and former Louisville, KY police officers involved in a fatal raid on the apartment of Breonna Taylor have been charged in her death by the Feds. According to the DOJ, their crimes including lying in order to secure the warrant that was used to search her home. What took so damn long? Breonna Taylor died in March 2020 as she lay in bed after officers knocked down the door to her apartment in a raid. Her boyfriend, TK, fired on the officers, hitting on in the leg, believing it was a home invasion. The cops responded with a volley of shots, two of which killed 26-year-old Breonna Taylor as she lay in bed, and she was pronounced dead at the scene. According to US Attorney General Merrick Garland, members of Louisville M...
New Techno Music Festival Offers Skydiving to Attendees: “When Are You Dropping?”
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a…raver? The promoters of a San Diego electronic music festival are inviting 200 ravers to get sky high at Skyfest, where they’ll have the option to plummet from a plane when they’re not dancing. Attendees will have the unique opportunity to tandem skydive directly over the festival from a dizzying 13,000 feet in the air before landing “just a few dozen yards away from the dance floor,” according to Skyfest’s organizers. Attendees of Skyfest, a San Diego electronic music festival, can tandem skydive during the event. Skydive San Diego Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles “There will be hundreds of skydivers floating down all day long and the vibes are going to be incredible,” reads the...
Amber Mark Enjoys a Perfect Saturday
Amber Mark’s vibrant and bubbly personality transcends beyond the stage. While dreaming of A Perfect Saturday and walking Billboard through her Getting Ready routine, the Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter took a moment to answer a few questions from some lucky fans. In case you missed it, here’s a recap of some answers from the Billboard IG takeover featuring Amber Mark, brought to you by Aperol Spritz. Nicola D’Orazio Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news What is your favorite song on Three Dimensions Deep? My favorite song on Three Dimensions Deep is always changing. But I would say right now it’s probably, “What It Is.” It’s my long running favorite song. I’m very proud of that one and I hold it in a very special place in my heart. ...
Watch Wynonna Judd & Carly Pearce Honor Naomi Judd During ‘CMA Fest’ Special
During Wednesday night’s (Aug. 3) CMA Fest special, which aired on ABC, one of the highlights was undoubtedly Wynonna Judd teaming with Carly Pearce to perform The Judds’ 1984 hit “Why Not Me” at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. During this year’s CMA Fest, the Country Music Association’s annual four-day, fan-fueled music party held June 9-12 in downtown Nashville, the two country artists paid homage to the legacy of the late Judds vocalist Naomi Judd, who alongside her daughter Wynonna amassed 14 No. 1 Billboard country hits in the 1980s. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “CMA Fest, we lost one of our absolute pillars in country music earlier this year: Miss Naomi Judd. As a girl growing up in Kentucky, I idolized The Judds and wanted to be like the...
Manuel Turizo Slides Into No. 1 on Tropical Airplay Chart With ‘La Bachata’
Manuel Turizo snags his second No. 1 on Billboard’s Tropical Airplay chart — and first as a lead artist — as “La Bachata” ascends from No. 4 to lead the Aug. 6-dated ranking. “La Bachata” sends Don Omar, Wisin and Gente de Zona’s “Soy Yo” to No. 3 after four consecutive weeks in charge. “Bachata,” released May 26 via La Industria/Sony Music Latin, collected 5.6 million in audience impressions in the U.S. in the week ending July 31, according to Luminate, up 18% gain from the week prior. The new champ is another achievement for La Industria imprint, which claims its first No. 1 on Tropical Airplay among four titles, dating back to its first placement in 2015 with the No. 17 high “Travesuras” by Nicky Jam. Since then, the label has placed two other top 10s, also by Nicky Jam: “El Perdón” wit...
Beyoncé’s Sets New No. 1 Record Among Women as ‘Break My Soul’ Tops R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay
Beyoncé ascends to No. 1 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart for the first time in a lead role since 2015 with “Break My Soul,” which leads the list dated Aug. 6. The single advances from No. 2 after a 10% gain in audience to 22.3 million in the week ending July 31, according to Luminate. Its raw audience gain – of 2 million – also secures the song the weekly Greatest Gainer honor. “Soul” is the lead single from Beyoncé’s Renaissance album, which was released Friday (July 29). The set is expected to arrive with one of the biggest weeks of 2022, and is the frontrunner for next week’s No. 1 rank on the Billboard 200. [embedded content] With her new champ, Beyoncé achieves her first R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay No. 1 since her featured turn on Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” completed a th...
