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Margo Price Announces New EP Live From the Other Side, Performs “Hey Child” on Colbert: Watch
Margo Price has announced Live From the Other Side, a new audiovisual EP due out July 16th via Loma Vista Recordings. To preview the project, the country singer filmed a Late Show with Stephen Colbert performance featuring a new version of “Hey Child” with Adia Victoria, Allison Russell, Kam Franklin, and Kyshona Armstrong. Live From the Other Side will contain a cover of The Beatles’ “Help” (also featuring Victoria, Russell, Franklin, and Armstrong), a solo arrangement of “That’s How Rumors Get Started,” and “Hey Child.” In a statement, Price reflected on the year since she released the excellent That’s How Rumors Get Started and shared how Tina Turner influenced her new project. “I hope it kept you warm during those cold, lonely nights,” she said about Rumors. “Some things changed f...
Tyler, The Creator “LEMONHEAD,” LBP Poody, Lil Wayne & Moneybagg Yo “Batman Remix” & More | Daily Visuals 7.8.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty Tyler, The Creator’s never really been one to floss ice like some of your favorite rappers, but today the man is ready to showoff a spiffy bucket of ice on his chest that keeps him cool in the hottest of climates. In his latest visuals to “LEMONHEAD,” the Cali rapper finds himself out in the middle of nowhere pushing a speedboat through a field of wheat before jumping off and showing off his $500K iced out bellhop piece. He ain’t actually wear it but did take the time to give it some good camera time. Next level flossing? Back in Gotham City, LPB Poody links up with Lil Wayne and Moneybagg Yo to get turnt up with some badass women whose superpower appears to be twerking for the clip to “Batman Remix.” Check out the rest of today’s dro...
Saweetie Admits Having Regrets Working With Dr. Luke
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Amy Sussman / Getty Saweetie is caught up in the middle of some controversy thanks to her collaboration with the notorious producer Dr. Luke, which came up in a recent interview. The “Back To The Streets” rapper sat down to talk with New York magazine for a multi-part profile interview. In discussing her work on her upcoming album Pretty B—- Music, writer Hunter Harris asked her about working with Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald, who had been embroiled in a legal battle with Kesha which included the singer alleging that he sexually assaulted her in addition to emotionally abusing her. To that question, Saweetie responded, “I’m so green. Maybe that’s a double-edged sword because I’m coming into the studio and I’m not knowing who these people are. I was able to ...
Wale Tells His Fans That He’s “Extremely Sick”, Goes On Social Media Hiatus
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Taking a break from social media is common these days, but Wale has recently stated that he’s stepping away from social media because he’s “extremely sick.” The D.C. rapper shared the news via his Instagram Stories, revealing that in his current condition he can’t even muster up any energy to check text messages or phone calls. He elaborated further on his Twitter account. “I am out of commission. I been extremely sick since Saturday,” Wale wrote. “I’ve missed many calls and texts. Thank you to everybody who called with genuine concern. I ain’t sure how long I’ll be down but this shit ain’t slight.” There is no word as to what illness the “Lotus Flower Bomb” rapper was stricken with. Wale did go on to say that his management team wil...
A Posthumous Track Produced by Pierce Fulton Has Been Released: Listen
After receiving approval from the family of late dance music artist Pierce Fulton, yehno has unveiled a posthumous release, a remix of the Montreal producer’s track “We Can.” While the original version of “We Can” relies on subtle, organic sounds and a brisk house arrangement, Fulton took a different approach. He dialed the tempo back in his dreamy rendition, repurposing the arrangement with smooth breakbeat rhythms and punchy drums. Check out the new remix below. In May 2021, Fulton’s family tragically revealed that he had died from an apparent suicide after struggling with his mental health. Following his death, the family set up an email address where fans are able to share condolences, videos, and photos. “Pierce was so...
Chicago Is Hosting Free House Music Pop-Up Parties Throughout the City
Although many festivals in Chicago have gone fully virtual for the past two years, the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events has a solution for the house heads aching to get their groove on. In lieu of the annual Chicago House Music Festival, the department has announced a series of events called “House City,” which began on July 4th. DCASE is planning to host various pop-up parties throughout the city—the birthplace of house music—over the next few months. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the events will be free and will take place in the neighborhoods of South Shore, Englewood, and North Lawndale, among others. Local Chicago talent will be featured at each pop-up. People dancing at the 2019 Chicago House Music Festival. City of Chica...
Billie Eilish Describes the ‘Crazy Process’ of Recording ‘Happier Than Ever’ Album
The dark single is the fifth release ahead of Eilish’s highly anticipated album, out July 30 via Darkroom/Interscope Records. And in the self-directed video, the muscle car-loving 19-year-old hangs out on a desert highway at night as two dozen professional stunt drivers skillfully weave around her. She told Lowe that there was originally a completely different concept for the visual, but that it all fell apart due to some unnamed “complications and it didn’t work out. But it was OK, because we then had deadlines and I was like, ‘OK, OK. OK, think,'” she said. ” I was like, ‘What am I going to do?’… And I figured it out. It’s definitely one of the coolest videos I’ve ever made in my life.” ...
In Eight Nights, Vince Staples Made the Most Personal Album of His Career
“I was just learning how to speak appropriately. How to say things with the right production, tempo, and cadence so that they are understood in the right light,” he explains. Staples is also juggling the numerous other creative endeavors he has his hands in. In addition to this project, the “Norf Norf” rapper has his graphic novel Limbo Beach, Netflix’s The Vince Staples Show, an Amazon podcast, and his next album Ramona Park Broke My Heart in tow. Check out our interview with Vince Staples, where he speaks on Tyler, The Creator’s work ethic paying off, leaving Def Jam for Motown Records, and putting a bow on the Los Angeles Clippers season. Walk me through what the studio sessions with Kenny Beats were like and how this album came together. We too...
Alessia Cara Shares Advice For Olivia Rodrigo, Talks Dropping Two Singles
“I’ve always struggled with falling asleep my whole life, and being in quarantine, being alone, I didn’t have a lot going on in my life, so I was like, ‘I need to write about this,'” she says. She adds that the other song, “Shapeshifter,” is even more personal for her, as she got to work with her idol Amy Winehouse’s producer, Salaam Remi Gibbs, on it. “I got to write it in the room and house where she [Winehouse] wrote all of Back to Black — which was so crazy for me,” says Cara. “It was just one of those full circle, beautiful, magical moments. Working with Salaam was amazing because they were so close.” The 24-year-old singer has been on a rocket ride to fame since gaining attention in her late teens, a disorienting journey tha...
Mother Nature and LEGIT Get Under the Tracks with Consequence on Vans’ Ch 66
The latest episode of Consequence’s bi-weekly livestream show Under the Tracks is bringing some of the finest names in Chicago underground hip-hop right into your homes. Broadcasting on Vans’ Channel 66 on July 12th, this week’s show will see host NNAMDÏ joined by rising stars Mother Nature and local stalwart LEGIT. LEGIT has been grinding from the Southside for years. An accomplished rapper, singer, producer, and DJ, he’s known for a genre-blending chemistry with collaborators like Young $antana, Young Meech, Deadboy, and more. His output rate is one of the fiercest in the city, with hundreds of songs released in just the last few years. Mother Nature, meanwhile, have been on a swift climb in recent months. Having been putting out their uniquely conscious rap for nearly half a d...
Ministry Announce New Album Moral Hygiene, Unleash “Good Trouble”: Stream
Ministry have announced their new album Moral Hygiene, arriving October 1st. In advance of its release, the industrial legends have unveiled the new single “Good Trouble.” Frontman Al Jourgensen wrote the band’s politically charged 15th studio LP amidst the election cycle and the pandemic. Like 2018’s AmeriKKKant, Jourgensen’s progressive views are once again upfront and unabashed. For example, the latest single “Good Trouble” was inspired by the work of the late congressman John Lewis and the Black Lives Matter protests. Jourgensen remarked that the past year of relative idleness during the pandemic allowed him to observe the social and political turmoil with a bird’s eye view. This resulted in tracks like the anthemic “Alert Level” — the album opener that was released in 2020. Related Vi...
Strand of Oaks Announce New Album In Heaven, Share “Galacticana”: Stream
New music from Strand of Oaks is on the way. In Heaven, the upcoming album from Tim Showalter’s folk rock project, is out October 1st. As a preview, Showalter has shared the album’s breezy first single, “Galacticana,” as well as a slew of US tour dates for fall 2021. In Heaven marks the first Strand of Oaks album since Showalter’s recent relocation to Austin, Texas. It features collaborations with James Iha of the Smashing Pumpkins as well as members of My Morning Jacket. The record is billed as a reflection on his road to sobriety, as well as a meditation on love and loss. “Galacticana” is a sweeping, twangy ballad that calls to mind hazy mid-summer gatherings. “I believe that ecstasy happens when we all get together,” Showalter sings, “Standing right in front of me feeding off the energy...
