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Everything We Know About Miley Cyrus’ New Album Endless Summer Vacation (So Far)
After ringing in the new year alongside her godmother Dolly Parton — and reminding anyone who might have forgotten just how incredible of a performer she is — Miley Cyrus has confirmed new music is on the way. Cyrus’s forthcoming record will be her ninth studio album, following 2020’s rock-tinged Plastic Hearts. With festival appearances over the past few years, she has continued to prove how versatile she is as a vocalist, solidifying herself as a modern cover queen and often going full rock star onstage. While we don’t yet have too much of a preview on the vibe of the upcoming album, listeners won’t have to wait too long; Cyrus recently teased a snippet of the album’s first single, “Flowers,” to her social media, offering a dreamy and sun-drenched preview of what we might hear. Advertise...
Robert Plant: Phil Collins Was “A Driving Force” Behind My Solo Career
If you’ve been keeping tabs on Robert Plant lately, it’s clear he’s doing just fine without Led Zeppelin. That doesn’t mean he always goes it alone, though: In a new interview with Vulture, Plant credits his pal Phil Collins for helping him get his solo career off the ground, saying the Genesis musician was “a driving force” for him. “After John [Bonham, Led Zeppelin drummer] passed away and there was no Led Zeppelin, there had to be a way to go,” Plant says in a new interview with Vulture. “I floundered around a lot because until I was 32, I was in some kind of wild and absurd adventure… Phil Collins especially was a driving force and had positive energy with the first record, Pictures at Eleven. It wasn’t a difficult job to get together with other people, it was just wheth...
Man Accused of Killing Takeoff Released From Jail on $1M USD Bond
Patrick Clark, the man charged with the murder of Takeoff, has been released from jail on a $1 million USD bond. Court records showed that Clark made bond and was let out from holding in Houston on Wednesday, ABC13 reported. Clark’s bond was initially set at $2 million USD, after which Clark’s defense team argued for his bond to be lowered to $300,000 USD, claiming that their client lacked the necessary funds. Judge Josh Hill denied that request but agreed to lower bond to $1 million USD, determining that previous statements from Clark indicated he could afford to pay that amount and that there are bail bond companies that would be willing to comply. Prosecutors previously argued that Clark had obscured his finances. The suspect works as a DJ at a strip club and said he deals mostly in cas...
A Decade Into His Career, Rapper OhGeesy Is Just Getting Started
In April 2020, just two years after inking a major label deal with Atlantic Records, Shoreline Mafia announced to their avid fans that they would be breaking up, citing “creative differences” among group members. However short their tenure may have been, the West Coast hip-hop collective — composed of OhGeesy, Fenix Flexin, Rob Vicious and Master Kato — had accrued a cult following thanks to murky trap hits like “Nun Major,” “Musty” and the infamous “Bands.” Three months later, in July, Shoreline would drop their debut album Mafia Bidness, a record that, while well-received, had a quiet arrival devoid of major-label fanfare. From the ashes of Shoreline Mafia, OhGeesy, the architect behind the group and most versatile lyricist, returned last year with his first solo mixtape, GEEZYWORLD. The...
Young Thug Will Face 8 of 65 Potential Charges Against YSL in Upcoming RICO Trial
Young Thug will be charged with eight different offenses when he heads to trial later this year. The charges were confirmed in court documents on Wednesday as the jury selection process kicks off in Fulton County, Georgia. The entire RICO indictment against YSL spans a total of 65 charges. 28 alleged members of the YSL collective were arrested in conjunction with the case last year. That number now hovers around 14, as several, including Gunna, have been released on plea deals. Among the eight charges Thug faces is a conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and two different counts of participation in criminal street gang activity. He’s also being charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of codeine with intent to ...
Quavo Pays Tribute to Takeoff in Emotional Track “Without You”
Quavo is remembering his nephew and Migos collaborator Takeoff in a moving new single, “Without You.” He shared a link to the song on social media on Wednesday evening, along with the message “Long Live Take Infinity.” Takeoff, whose real name is Kirsnick Khari Ball, was tragically shot and killed on November 1 at a bowling alley in Houston during a private party. He was 28-years-old and had just released his collaborative album, Only Built for Infinity Links, the month prior. “Tears rollin’ down my eyes / Can’t tell you how many times I cried (Can’t tell you how many times I cried,” Quavo raps in the intro verse. “Days ain’t the same without you / I don’t know if I’m the same without you.” In an accompanying video, Quavo sits alone in the recording studio and smokes while quietly reflecti...
Fake Florida Doctor Malachi Love-Robinson Sentenced To Prison Time…Again!
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ihor Lukianenko / Getty Malachi Love-Robinson, the fake teen doctor from Florida who has been arrested so many times he might as well start renting Air BnB cells at the local county jail is now 25 years old and, well, he’s still getting himself locked up for being a grifter. According to NBC News, Malachi Love-Robinson pleaded guilty in Palm Beach County, Florida, to charges of grand theft and organized scheme to defraud, and he was sentenced to two years and four months in prison. Love-Robinson pleaded guilty, specifically, to stealing more than $10,000 from his employer. From NBC: Court documents show that in 2020, Robinson was working as a salesperson for a company that connects shippers with trucking companies. Instead of having customers make p...
French Montana Announces ‘Coke Boys 6’ Project As ‘Gangsta Grillz’ Mixtape
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Theo Wargo / Getty French Montana already has his work plotted for 2023. DJ Drama has announced the newest Gangsta Grillz mixtape, Coke Boys 6. As spotted on Hypebeast the Bronx, New York native is taking it back to the streets. On Monday, Jan. 2 the producer shared a teaser for the project on Instagram. The visual shows French casually walking into a private jet with the introduction to an unnamed song. “2023 New Year…Same Hustle Droppin 1/6,” Drama wrote as the caption. “@frenchmontana ‘Coke Boys 6…Money Heist Edition’ Gangsta Grillz…I Gave Yall A Chance To Catch Up…What Happened,” the caption read. The tape seems to be a group effort as several of his Coke Boy collaborators are featured on the cover art inclining the late great Chinx Drugz and the inca...
Quentin Miller Says He Never Got Publishing After Writing For Drake
HipHopWired Featured Video Quentin Miller has opened up more about his time assisting Drake and the OVO camp with songwriting duties over the past year, doing so again in a new interview. In the chat, the Atlanta native revealed that his publishing deal made it so that he never received any checks for his work on Drake’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late project. Quentin Miller sat down with VladTV to discuss the issue at hand and it appears to be just a portion of a more extended conversation. In one clip, Miller explains how OG Maco was the person who informed Meek Mill that Miller was the alleged ghostwriter in Drake’s camp, making for a number of uncomfortable situations for Miller going forward. Beyond that, Miller shared that a lopsided publishing deal with Tricky Stewart didn’t w...
Vic Mensa Part Of Major Effort To Bring Drinking Water To Ghana
HipHopWired Featured Video Vic Mensa is not new to using his platform to help the less fortunate and does so once again for natives of his father’s homeland. The Chicago rapper is heading a major effort to bring drinking water to his ancestral village in Ghana by way of his nonprofit. Vic Mensa, 29, shared in a statement from a story published by Billboard that his nonprofit, Let Them Drink Water, will bring clean drinking water to his family’s village and other surrounding areas. “We’re building 3 Boreholes in different communities in Ghana to provide clean drinking water; the first being the Asokore Zongo in Koforidua where my family lives, which is already built. The other locations are a nearby community called Efiduase and then our ancestral village in the Volta Region Amedzope,” Mens...
Five Highly Anticipated Rap Projects We Know (or Think) Will Drop in 2023
If you’re wondering which rapper will deliver your 2023 soundtrack, we’ve got a few ideas. While 2022 brought us eagerly awaited albums from stars including Kendrick Lamar and Pusha T, who both made Billboard‘s year-end hip-hop albums list, MCs like Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert, Drake, J. Cole, A$AP Rocky and Playboi Carti have all alluded to new projects arriving in 2023. Some have confirmed it outright in open forums like Reddit, while others have taken a more subtle approach — like completely wiping their Instagram feeds, or casually name-dropping an album title. No matter the approach, we’ve rounded up five highly anticipated rap projects that we know (or think) will drop this year. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Travis Scott, Utopia Travis ...
Kelly Clarkson Is Hopelessly ‘Lost in the Fifties’ in Stunning Ronnie Milsap Cover: Watch
Kelly Clarkson took viewers back a few decades with her latest Kellyoke segment. For Thursday’s (Jan. 5) episode of her namesake show, the American Idol season one champ traded her sweetness for something a bit more nostalgic. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The “Since U Been Gone” singer, accompanied by her band Y’all, opened up the talk show with a cover of Ronnie Milsap’s “Lost in the Fifties Tonight.” The band kept things jazzy on the instrumentals, allowing for Clarkson’s voice to glide on the melody and allow her signature robust tone and vocal runs to steal the show. “In the still of the night/ Hold me, darlin’, hold me tight, oh/ So real, so right/ I’m lost in the fifties tonight,” the vocalist sang, with a classy saxophone addi...
