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No Debate: Skip Bayless Dragged For Insensitive Damar Hamlin Tweet, Shannon Sharpe A No-Show On ‘Undisputed’
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Nicholas Hunt / Getty / Skip Bayless Skip Bayless is not afraid to give his awful opinion on matters and offend people, but this time he definitely played himself. Monday night, the sports world came to a standstill when Buffalo Bills safety Darmin Hamlin passed out after suffering a cardiac arrest following a tackle on Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins, the team said in a statement. The unprecedented moment saw an ambulance make its way onto Paycor Stadium field. First responders performed CPR on Hamlin as his teammates and opponents tearfully watched and made a shield around him to keep fans from seeing what was happening. While that traumatic scene was going on, Skip Bayless was on his Twitter account and let off what many believe was ...
Meek Mill Says He’s Dropping Multiple Albums In 2023
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mary DeCicco / Getty Ever since he and Drake traded barbs a few years back, Meek Mill’s rap career has kind of struggled to regain the popularity it once experienced in its heyday. But the Philadelphia rapper is looking to make 2023 his year and has quite an ambitious plan to do just that. Months after stating that he’d be dropping 10 new mixtapes to keep the streets hot, Meek Mill kicked off 2023 by taking to Twitter and surprisingly announcing that he plans on dropping a new album every quarter of the new year. Posting a link to his Instagram page which features video snippets of what’s to come in ’23, Meek wrote “this year a album every quarter!!!!!!” to let his fans know that he’s going to keep that work coming to keep their heads boppin’ and necks so...
Ciara, Snoop Dogg, Kirk Franklin Offer Prayers For Bills Safety Damar Hamlin After Horrifying ‘MNF’ Injury
The sports world held its collective breath on Monday night (Jan. 2) after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin fell to the field and was carted off in an ambulance during the team’s anticipated Monday Night match-up with the Cincinnati Bengals. A game that was hyped as potentially being the greatest MNF showdown of all time lasted less than 10 minutes before Hamlin collapsed on the field after suffering what the Bills said was cardiac arrest following a blow to the chest. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The game was suspended and then indefinitely postposed as the nation watched the anguished faces of players on both sides huddled in prayer while awaiting word on Hamlin’s condition; the 24-year-old who joined the Bills in 2021 as a sixth round dr...
Meek Mill Says He’s Dropping an ‘Album Every Quarter’ of 2023
Meek Mill is planning to have an ambitious 2023 when it comes to his music. To ring in the new year, the “All Eyes on You” rapper took to Twitter and Instagram on Sunday (Jan. 1) to share what fans can expect of his creative endeavors this year. “It’s not even albums nomore [sic] we really making full docuseries music!!!! Scientist!!!!” Mill tweeted, sharing a link to an Instagram post with video previews of several new tracks in a highly produced, cinematic format. The 35-year-old captioned the video post, “‘Dream catching’ the movie … date soon come #2023 first quarter,” with a series of sparkle emojis. “Leave a comment! I been loading up for a reason let’s ball!” But that’s not all. Mill told fans on Twitter Jan. 2 that music will be regularly arriving throughout the year, writing,...
Watch HARDY Get in Music City Street Fight on ‘Monday Night RAW,’ Smash Silo Sikoa With Guitar
With numerous chart-topping Country Airplay songs under his belt as an artist and songwriter, HARDY has proven his acumen at using a guitar to craft hits — but it turns out he’s also adept at wielding a guitar in a fight, too. WWE’s Monday Night RAW on Jan. 2 was held at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, and HARDY was there as a special guest, as the Music City Street Fight featured a brawl between wrestler-musician Elias and Solo Sikoa. During the fight, HARDY worked his way up from the audience and into the ring in an attempt to aid Elias, who is known for using musical instruments during his fights. HARDY grabbed an acoustic guitar from the edge of the ring and smashed the instrument across Sikoa’s back. Anger flashed across Sikoa’s face as he turned toward HARDY. The announcers advised th...
Ty Dolla $ign Reflects on the Past Year in “2022” Ballad and Music Video
Ty Dolla $ign shared a pensive new track over the weekend. Aptly titled “2022,” the rapper uses the song as a platform to look back on the chaotic past year, namely a relationship that he won’t be bringing with him into 2023. In an interesting move, Dolla $ign doesn’t rap on the track, but rather, sings in a ballad-style croon. “Is this where our story ends? Or is it where it begins?,” he muses. “The fact that we can’t be friends, it’s so unfortunate, leavin’ it all behind, 2022.” An accompanying music video serves as a documentary-style snapshot of 2022, flicking between snapshots of the rapper hanging out with Future and Wiz Khalifa, driving through his native city of Los Angeles and of course, clocking in hours at the recording studio. For Dolla $ign’s last full-length project, 2021’s C...
The Smile Perform “Tiny Desk Concert” for NPR Music: Watch
The Smile stopped by the NPR office to play a “Tiny Desk Concert.” The group performed songs from its debut album, A Light for Attracting Attention: “Pana-vision,” “The Smoke,” and “Skrting on the Surface.” Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner were joined by saxophonist Robert Stillman for the performance. Watch below. Last month, the Smile released a live album titled The Smile (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival, July 2022). Prior to that, they were the musical guests on an episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Fittingly, they made their U.S. television debut by playing “You Will Never Work in Television Again.” Read about the Smile’s A Light for Attracting Attention at No. 21 on Pitchfork’s list “The 50 Best Albums of 2022.” Content This content can also be viewed on th...
De La Soul Finally Bringing Classic Albums to Streaming Services, Group Confirms
De La Soul’s classic albums are finally coming to streaming services on March 3, the group says. The hip-hop legends’ run from 1989 through 2001 will be released digitally via bandmember Maseo’s label AOI, in partnership with Reservoir and the distribution wing of Chrysalis. The six albums are 3 Feet High and Rising, De La Soul Is Dead, Buhloone Mindstate, Stakes Is High, Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump, and AOI: Bionix. “It’s been 20 plus years overdue, but finally, we are here,” Maseo said in a press release. Physical reissues are also set for release on March 3. The news comes after a false start in 2019, when De La Soul suggested that Tommy Boy’s plans to bring their classic records to streaming services involved an exploitative contract. The planned release was canceled after ...
De La Soul’s Catalog Coming to Streaming Services For the First Time
De La Soul’s entire catalog will be available on all streaming platforms and digital retailers for the first time beginning March 3rd, 2023. Due to sample clearance issues and label disputes with Warner Bros. Records and Tommy Boy Records, none of De La Soul’s music before 2004 had ever made it to streaming services. In February 2019, Tommy Boy acquired the group’s master recordings from Warner, but plans to bring their first six albums to streaming services were scrapped when De La Soul pushed back on the move and revealed they would only be receiving 10% of the profits. Subsequent negotiations with Tommy Boy broke down, and no further progress was made until music rights company Reservoir acquired the label for $100 million in June 2021. Advertisement Related Video At the time, a re...
Billy Idol to Receive First Hollywood Walk of Fame Star of 2023
Billy Idol will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this week, making him the first honoree of 2023. The ceremony was originally set to take place this Thursday (January 5th), but heavy rain in the forecast has led to it being rescheduled for Friday (January 6th). “There will be lots of rebels yelling for their favorite rock star Billy Idol when he receives his well-deserved Walk of Fame star,” stated Ana Martinez, producer of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “Since the beginning of his career Billy Idol has held the hearts of many of his fans who finally will be able to visit his star and witness his induction into the Walk of Fame.” The music icon has certainly had a legendary career, first as lead singer of the UK punk band Generation X in the late ’70s and then as a multi-platinum ...
The Smile’s NPR Tiny Desk Concert Is the Prettiest Set You’ve Heard All Year: Watch
The Smile found themselves, both literally and figuratively, playing a gorgeous Tiny Desk Concert for NPR. According to producer Bob Boilen, Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner “arrived early, along with saxophonist Robert Stillman, to test out several tunes and figure out just what made sense behind my desk — minus the volume and effects that shape the album’s sonic landscape. For roughly 90 minutes, the Tiny Desk crew was treated to a casual rehearsal, witnessing the band’s creative companionship work itself out, settling on four songs.” Not all made the final broadcast, with one of the songs falling victim to the band’s relentless perfectionism. “For keen eyes, you’ll see Thom Yorke being handed a guitar for the second tune but all of a sudden he’s playing bass while ...
Iggy Pop Was Once Approached About Fronting AC/DC
Iggy Pop has revealed that he was once approached about becoming the frontman of AC/DC. “They had a manager many years ago, when I hadn’t re-formed The Stooges, I hadn’t moved to England,” Iggy told the New York Times. “And this guy said, ‘Are you interested in joining AC/DC?’ They were looking for a singer.” Though it’s not clear exactly when he was asked to join the band, the timeline likely puts the encounter around the time AC/DC formed in 1973 or perhaps when original frontman Dave Evans departed and when Bon Scott took over as lead singer — sometime around 1974. Related Video “I listened to their record. I thought, I can’t fit that bill,” Iggy admitted. “I wasn’t, like, ‘Ugh, I don’t like them.’ It was quite well made. They do careful work, but I’m not what they needed.” Advertisemen...
