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Logan Garrett and Subrinse Enlist Gorilla Zoe for Tech House Heater
Logan Garrett and Subrinse have teamed up to unveil one of their most exciting singles to date, “Kelly Rollin,” a collab with renowned hip-hop artist Gorilla Zoe. With their music tastes and influences rooted in hip-hop, both producers are creating their own path within dance music, one that’s driven by infectious grooves and thumping basslines. That’s the case with the “Kelly Rollin,” a sultry house record with a hip-hop twist. The tune makes for a stunning showcase of Garrett and Subrinse’s affinity for incorporating nuanced sounds from multiple genres, ultimately delivering a club record for dancefloors far and wide. It’s also a full-circle moment for the two surging artists, who said Zoe was one of their favorite rappers growing up. The famed Atlanta rappe...
No Sense: Young Dolph Tribute Mural Defaced Before Unveiling
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Justin Ford / Getty An artistic tribute to the late rapper Young Dolph has been marred days before its official debut before the public, and the artist has stated they’ve been targeted as well. According to reports, the mural that was created to honor the late Memphis rap star was defaced by two unidentified men last Thursday (July 21st). The act was caught on a surveillance camera, which showed the two vandals wreck the progress the artist had made to that point on the piece. The mural was being painted at the same shopping center in South Memphis where Dolph shot the video for “100 Shots”. It was slated to be unveiled on Wednesday, July 27th, which would’ve been Young Dolph’s 37th birthday. Cameron Hill, the artist commissioned to create the mural, shar...
Tampa Rapper Rollie Bands Murdered Shortly After Posting On Social Media
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David McGlynn / Getty Rollie Bands, a rising rapper out of Tampa, Fla., was shot and killed outside his apartment complex shortly after sending out taunts to his opposition. Details are largely scant at the time, but what can be shared is that Rollie Bands posted a message to his Instagram account with an aggressive boast that possibly pointed the assailants to his location. Local outlet Fox 13 reports that Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that took place at the IQ apartments this past Friday during daylight hours. Prior to the shooting, Rollie posted a message to his Instagram story threatening his enemies to seek him out, according to a report from HipHopDX. “A lot of these n*ggas know where I live at fr. I sleep in peace...
Check Out The Black Panther ‘Wakanda Forever Prologue’ EP
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Marvel / Marvel With the hype steadily building around the release of Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, we’ve now gotten blessed with the release of the film’s EP, Wakanda Forever Prologue, and it has the bangers you heard in the trailer. Coming in at just 3 cuts deep, the prologue features Nigerian artist Tems soul moving rendition of Bob Marley and the Wailers’ classic song, “No Woman No Cry” along with “A Body, A Coffin, performed by Amaarae and “Soy,” performed by Santa Fe Klan (a Spanish song which no doubt is a nod to Namor’s Mexican heritage in the film). Related Stories In a press release for the Wakanda Forever Prologue, Ryan Coogler and Göransson explained how they went about choosing the songs to be featured on the EP: “This P...
Macklemore Honors 2 Years of Sobriety After Pandemic Relapse
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Dia Dipasupil / Getty The fans of Grammy Award-winning rapper Macklemore were surprised to find out that the artist was marking almost two years of being sober after a relapse during the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Thrift Shop” rapper broke the news to the public on Sunday (July 24th) in a video he posted to the TikTok social media platform. He was smiling, appearing shirtless and baring his distinct chest tattoos. “I relapsed during the first summer of COVID,” he wrote in the clip’s caption. “Today I have 694 days clean. Love you guys ❤️” The video also highlighted his latest single, “Chant.” Macklemore encouraged others to share their journey with alcohol and substance abuse and recovery in the comments, and many obliged. One...
Could Beyonce & Drake’s Albums Help Bring Pop Music Back to the Dance Floor?
Two of the biggest albums of the summer — Drake‘s June release Honestly, Nevermind and Beyoncé‘s Renaissance, out this Friday — find a pair of A-list superstars channeling house music for the very first time. So will all of pop music soon follow their lead? Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are joined by another Katie — Billboard dance director Katie Bain — to break down both projects, how they’ve been received by the dance music world, and how they could potentially impact pop music to come. Back when house music last ruled top 40 radio, in the early to mid-1990s, chart-toppers by the likes of Robin S. were followed by the Eurodance trend of Culture Beat and La Bouche. Could something simi...
Wizkid Leads 2022 Headies Awards Nominees: See Complete List
The 15th annual Headies Awards are coming to America from Nigeria for the first time. The star-studded event will take place live from Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center on Sept. 4. With categories including rookie of the year, best West African artiste and best R&B single, the Headies will honor some of the most notable acts in the globally rising Afrobeats genre. Wizkid is the most nominated artist for the big night, with 10 nods; followed by Ayra Starr (a first-time nominee) and Tems, each with eight nominations. Adekunle Gold and Davido are tied as the third most-nominated artists, with seven nods each. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “After 14 years, I’m thrilled the show is expanding beyond Nigeria,” Headies Awards co-execut...
Normani’s Fifth Harmony Bandmate Lauren Jauregui Sends Congrats for 3 VMA Nods: ‘So Deserved!’
Fifth Harmony forever. Normani is up for three awards at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, all for her sultry collaboration with Cardi B, “Wild Side.” The 26-year-old singer’s Fifth Harmony bandmate Lauren Jauregui quickly took to Twitter to congratulate her pal. “MANI!!! F— yes!! So deserved!!!! [fire emoji] YAYYYYY,” she tweeted. The love fest didn’t end there. Normani replied to Jauregui’s sweet reaction, writing, “my heart. thank you angel. ily so much,” alongside a series of emotional emojis. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Wild Side” was originally released July 16, 2021. The collab came nearly one year after Normani appeared in the music video for Cardi and Megan Thee Stallion’s Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “WAP.” my heart. thank ...
Lollapalooza Expands to India in 2023, Marking Festival’s Asia Debut
MUMBAI — Lollapalooza is traveling to India, a price sensitive live music market where the appetite for international music of all genres has grown considerably in the streaming era. The multi-genre festival will be staged in Mumbai on Jan. 28-29, 2023, marking its debut in Asia. BookMyShow, India’s largest ticketing platform, is promoting and co-producing Lollapalooza India, along with global producers Perry Farrell, WME and C3 Presents, which is owned by Live Nation. The festival’s Mumbai installment, which will take place at an as-yet unannounced venue “in the center of the city,” will feature around 45 acts playing 20 hours of music across four stages to an audience of 60,000 fans each day. The line-up will comprise 60% international artists and 40% local acts, the promoters tell Billb...
Barack Obama Shares 2022 Summer Playlist
Can you imagine Barack Obama blaring Rosalía’s “SAOKO” as he speeds around Martha’s Vinyard on his crutch rocket, or enjoying a stiff drink as Harry Styles’ “Music for a Sushi Restaurant” plays in the background? Maybe you saw him in the pit getting down to Wet Leg’s “Angelica,” or talking up Kendrick Lamar’s “Die Hard” while in line for a coffee? It’s more realistic than you think, as the former president has shared his 2022 Summer playlist. “Every year, I get excited to share my summer playlist because I learn about so many new artists from your replies—it’s an example of how music really can bring us all together,” Obama wrote in a post accompanying this year’s summer playlist. “Here’s what I’ve been listening to this summer. What songs would you add?” In addition to the aforementioned...
Leave It To Beaver Actor Tony Dow Still Alive, Despite Announcement from Family
Update: According to the New York Times and TMZ, Tony Dow is still alive and in hospice care. The statement announcing his death, which was posted to his official Facebook page, was reportedly done by mistake after Dow’s wife, Lauren, was led to believe that her husband had passed. — Original Story — Tony Dow, who played Wally Cleaver on the iconic American television sitcom Leave It To Beaver, has died at the age of 77. Dow previously revealed in May of this year that he had been diagnosed with liver cancer. “Tony was a beautiful soul – kind, compassionate, funny and humble,” reads a statement posted to Dow’s Facebook page. “It was truly a joy to just be around him. His gentle voice and unpretentious manner was immediately comforting and you could not help but love him. The world has lost...
Jurassic World Began as a Video Game, Xbox Creator Seamus Blackley Says
Jurassic World resuscitated Steven Spielberg’s beloved dinosaur franchise and spawned two blockbuster sequels, but according to Xbox creator Seamus Blackley, the film began as a video game. In a Twitter thread that began on July 22nd, Blackley explained that in 2012 he began developing a new Jurassic Park video game at the behest of Spielberg, who was hoping to bring back the franchise. Blackley — who had created the failed Jurassic Park-themed game Trespasser in 1998 and had since begun financing games for the Creative Arts Agency — thought a new project could make up for the past “skid mark,” so he made a pitch trailer for a story called Jurassic World. “I wrote a story about dinosaurs on Isla Sorna and the research sites escaping, and about how humans had to come to terms...
