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Rita Marley Celebrates 75th Birthday With a Scholarship & Livestream Event
Besides the tribute concert, the broadcast will showcase a digital tour of the new, permanently installed Rita Marley exhibit at the Bob Marley Museum and will announce the 2021 Rita Marley scholarship. Specifically catered to young women and single mothers, the scholarship will be offered to one student enrolled at the Women Centre of Jamaica and two students from the University of Technology Nursing. The application form is due on Aug. 9 and is available on the Rita Marley Foundation website. In a statement to Billboard, Sharon Marley – Rita Marley’s oldest daughter – shares how fostering the next generation of women is one of her mother’s big priorities. “Providing scholarships for young women needing assi...
The Joy Formidable Announce US Tour, Share New Single “Interval”: Stream
There’s less than a month to go until The Joy Formidable release their new album Into the Blue on August 20th. To tide fans over until then, the Welsh alt-rockers have just dropped “Interval,” a gripping new single from the record, and they’ve also announced 2021 US tour dates. Whereas their last album, 2018’s AAARTH, dipped into electronic elements at times, The Joy Formidable return to their heady rock roots on this new single. “Interval” quickly grabs the reigns with a thick bassline before singer Rhiannon “Ritzy” Bryan’s vocals enter the frame. Although it sounds relatively controlled and tempered in the first half, it’s clear that “Interval” is building tension early on — and, as such, it eventually explodes in track’s final fuzz-filled minutes. Stream it below. This is the final sing...
London Rapper Dave Shares New Album We’re All Alone in This Together: Stream
London rapper Dave has shared his new album We’re All Alone in This Together. Stream it below via Apple Music and Spotify. We’re All Alone In This Together is the follow-up to the South London rapper’s 2019 debut, Psychodrama. It comes with a stacked cast of guest appearances, including Stormzy, James Blake, Wizkid, Snoh Aalegra, Ghetts, Giggs, Mount Kimbie, and Fredo. Spanning 12 tracks, the album boasts the previously-released singles “Clash” and “System.” As the title implies, its thematic focus skews fairly dark and contemplative. Its instrumentals are generally mellow and pretty, with a couple of bangers in the mix. Advertisement Related Video Back in January, Dave made a guest appearance on Fredo’s album, Money Can’t Buy Happiness. We’re All Alone in This Together Artwork: ...
Arlo Parks Tests Positive for COVID-19
Arlo Parks has tested positive for COVID-19. The UK singer-songwriter and former Artist of the Month said she found out this morning and has been quarantining at home ever since. Parks took to Twitter this morning to break the news, allegedly right after she got her results. “Despite being as careful as possible, I’m writing to let you know that I tested positive for COVID-19 this morning,” she wrote. “As recommended, I’m now stuck in isolation, sniffling in bed, feeling very upset to have let all you angels down.” “This weekend had three shows in store: a Norwich outstore show, Latitude, and Standon Calling — I had butterflies in my tummy weeks in advance just picturing what it would be like to see your faces again,” she continued. “I’m so sorry to everybody who was looking forward to see...
Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood’s New Album as The Smile Is Finished, “Not a Rock Record”
Here’s news that will leave you grinning: According to longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood have completed their new album under the moniker The Smile. And despite the rocking preview they offered during a Glastonbury livestream in May, Godrich insists it’s “not a rock record.” Godrich has been described as Radiohead’s sixth member, and since he’s also produced Yorke’s solo work and side project Atoms for Peace, it’s no surprise to find him behind the boards of The Smile. In a new interview with The Coda Collection, he dropped a few hints about this “not a rock record,” saying, “It’s an interesting juxtaposition of things, but it does make sense. It will make sense.” Elsewhere, he heaped praise on the project’s drummer Tom Skinner. “He’s a gre...
Digital Hov: Roc Nation & Jay-Z Launch New Multimedia Platform
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: James Devaney / Getty Another move in the world of multimedia is further solidifying Jay-Z as one of the more powerful global moguls in entertainment. On Thursday, July 22, Roc Nation announced its new partnership with the largest luxury media company in America, Modern Luxury Media. This new venture is to launch a new brand and multimedia platform, Edition, which is primed to be a “fully multi-platform portal into a world of luxury that celebrates talent from diverse communities.” The platform will be a mix of print and digital journalism along with a variety of audio and video content featuring different artists. Isoul H. Harris, the former head of UPTOWN Magazine will serve as editor-in-chief of Edition. In a press statement, Roc Nation co-founder...
Big Flex: Cardi B Shows Off Her Large Collection of Hermès Birkin Bags
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Cardi B is getting to the bag; figuratively and literally. She recently stunted on the world with enough Hermès Birkin purses to stock a couple of shelves. As spotted on Complex the Bronx bombshell proved that her love for the luxury bag brand is far from cap. Earlier this week she posted a carousel of photos of her Birkin inventory. Her first photo and last photo shows her walking while carrying a tan version of the Birkin Cargo model. The second was the real flex as the visual was a picture of her living room and on the floor were over 25 Birkin bags. They ranged from your general market releases from some very rare prints including a pink bandana and green camouflage colorways. The caption read “Every other day ne...
Damon Dash Launches Auction For His Share Of Roc-A-Fella, Bids Starts At $10M
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy of Damon Dash / Damon Dash The Damon Dash NFT saga continues. The serial entrepreneur has moved forward with the selling of his share of Roc-A-Fella Records. As spotted at Vibe, the self proclaimed Cake-A-Holic is not letting any legal concerns stop him from letting go of what he feels is rightfully his. An NFT for his 1/3 of Roc-A-Fella is currently on auction. According to the host site Open Sea, the “It’s The Roc” offer will the winning bidder to “Own a moment in time when Reasonable Doubt changed Hip Hop Culture. This commemorative NFT will be gifted to the highest bidder on Damon Dash’s 1/3 interest in Rock-A-Fella Inc. It’s The Roc (2021) is a collaboration between Raquel M. Horn and Billy Pablo III & The Black Guns.” To prom...
Homecoming: Kanye West Premieres New Momma-Dedicated Album DONDA In His Birthplace, Can The Sinner Be Saved?
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Last night (July 23), it seemed as if the entire city of Atlanta gathered at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium to hear what Hip-Hop’s most polarizing character, Kanye West, has cooked up for his tenth solo studio album, DONDA. It goes without saying that general public sentiment toward Yeezy has been soured significantly after several years of incoherent rambling, his entrance into Kardashianville, his stating that “slavery is a choice” and his full-throated support of MAGA miscreant Donald Trump. None of that even takes into account the fact that the music Kanye has released during this tumultuous time period has been lackluster, to say the least. We’ve certainly seen more than one musician maintain their status as an elite artist despite the...
Pierce Fulton’s Side Project, Leaving Laurel, Announces Debut Album Following Tragic Death
Last year, Botnek‘s Gordon Huntley joined forces with the late Pierce Fulton for a collaborative musical project called Leaving Laurel. Iconic dance music label Anjunadeep today released the duo’s new single “Winter In The Woods,” which the pair finished—along with a full album—just prior to Fulton’s tragic death. The wistful sound Fulton and Gordon have created as Leaving Laurel departs from what fans have come to expect from them individually. “Winter In The Woods” opens with a spellbinding ambiance as a melancholic piano guides listeners through spacey synths and subdued percussion. The feathery sound design lends to an organic feel, emulating what the pair must have felt while writing the track while isolated in the woods of Connecticut an...
Buckcherry’s Josh Todd Wants to Front Minor Threat Reunion, Laments Lack of 21st Century Rock Stars
Buckcherry frontman Josh Todd says he would front a Minor Threat reunion if founding singer Ian MacKaye wasn’t up for it. Todd also lamented the lack of 21st century rock stars, calling the genre “faceless” since the early 2000s. Yes, you read that correctly. The singer of “Crazy Bitch” is down to front arguably the most influential straight-edge hardcore band of all-time. In fact, Todd suggested as much to original Minor Threat member Brian Baker (now Bad Religion’s guitarist) upon meeting him once. “[I told him] ‘Hey, man, if you ever want to do a Minor Threat tour and Ian doesn’t want to do it, I’ll shave my head and we’ll f–king do it!’” Todd recalled to Classic Rock magazine. “[Baker] just laughed.” Advertisement Related Video While the chances seem slim, it sounds like Todd coul...
Camila Cabello Unveils New Song “Don’t Go Yet”: Stream
Camila Cabello returns today with “Don’t Go Yet,” her first new music in over a year. The latest single from the singer’s forthcoming album, Familia, is a striking dose of Latin-influenced pop, co-written by Cabello with Scott Harris, Ricky Reed, and Mike Sabath. Along with the track, Cabello has also shared its accompanying music video by Philippa Price and Pilar Zeta. The campy visual for “Don’t Go Yet” feels pulled straight from an ’80s Pedro Almodóvar film, complete with an eccentric cast of characters, bold set design, and a few great dance sequences. In the track, Cabello teases a significant other: “Baby, don’t go yet, ’cause I wore this dress for a lil’ drama,” she sings over live percussion by the acclaimed Cuban drummer Pedrito Martinez. Check out the video below. “When it was ti...
