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MAY-A Signs With Atlantic Records: Exclusive
Those skills also grabbed the attention of Atlantic chairman & COO Julie Greenwald, who describes the youngster as a “one-of-a-kind artist” who has created her “own brilliant musical and visual universe.” Atlantic will represent MAY-A for the world outside Australia and New Zealand. “As a performer and songwriter,” continues Greenwald in a statement, “her art reflects wisdom and talent well beyond her years. We’re so thrilled to be on this journey with her and excited to welcome her to the Atlantic family.” To coincide with her new arrangement, MAY-A shares a new cut of “Swing Of Things,” featuring a fresh collaboration with Powfu. “It honestly feels like a dream to be working with Atlantic Records,” MAY-A says about her major-label signing. “I am so appreciative of t...
Iggy Azalea Slams Accusations Of ‘Blackfishing” In New Music Video: “ Who Cares? Let ‘Em Talk”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Matt Jelonek / Getty If she raps with a blaccent and appears dark like a blackfish, then Iggy Azalea’s latest attention-grabbing antics must be problematic, right? That’s what critics on Twitter are saying after the rapper appeared on social media debuting a shockingly darker appearance from her latest music video “I Am The Strip Club.” According to The Grio, the drama went down after the rapper released the new song and its accompanying video last Friday. In the video, Azalea wears a long black lacefront wig with a deep bronze skin tone. The jarring hue change reaches beyond a sunkissed look that fair-skinned people may naturally achieve if tanning under the sun. Immediately social media was in an uproar flooding the timeline with...
Hot Cougar Summer: Sharon Stone Stepping Out With A Younger Rap Artist
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mike Coppola / Getty Sharon Stone is making the most of her “hot girl summer” – and she’s spending it with a rapper on the rise. The 63-year old actress best known for her roles in Casino and Basic Instinct has been spotted at various hot spots around Los Angeles in the company of RMR, a 25-year old rapper. RMR is a fixture on the music scene in Hollywood, but he keeps his real identity hidden to the point where he is never seen without a ski mask and gold grills on his teeth. The two recently had some date outings at The Highlight Room and Delilah, popping bottles and grooving to Hip-Hop while hanging out with Drake’s artist, PartyNextDoor. A representative for RMR declined to comment, and Stone replied “No comment,” when contacted. Stone has never been ...
Black Thought Speaks On His Life Story In New Audible Project, “7 Years”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Audible / Audible Tariq Trotter, a.k.a Black Thought is undoubtedly one of Hip-Hop’s greatest MCs, and over the years has only added more luster to his career with The Roots with every bar. A new creative venture will give fans a closer look into the artist that he is today. On Thursday (July 8th), Black Thought will be the subject of a new audiobook that will debut exclusively in the U.S. as part of the Words + Music series covering the intimate journeys of music artists such as Sheryl Crow, Smokey Robinson and more on Amazon’s Audible platform. 7 Years is an Audible Original that will feature Black Thought giving listeners an inside look into his journey from a rough & tumble childhood in Philadelphia to having to deal with dealing with a justice sy...
HotBoy Wes ft. Gucci Mane “My Lil Dance,” Common ft. PJ “Imagine” & More | Daily Visuals 7.7.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Hotboy Wes / @_hotboywes2 Black TikTok creators may be on strike (which has led to the strugglest of dance content on social media since it’s inception), but HotBoy Wes might’ve just given Caucasian Americans something to work with… kinda. Linking up with Gucci Mane for his clip to “My Lil Dance,” HotBoy Wes introduces a series of dance moves that’s basically being hunched over bopping and arms flailing. Do with that what you will, TikTok “influencers.” We’ll be critiquing with extreme prejudice. Just sayin.’ Elsewhere, Common gets ready for a beautiful day at the beach alongside PJ for his visuals to “Imagine” where he proves that simple living and nature can often be the definition of success. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Nard...
Ibiza DJ Accused of $14 Million Money Laundering Scheme
Mikaela Jav may be a name familiar to those who spend their time on the party island of Ibiza in Spain. Jav is a popular resident DJ on the Balearic island, where she hosted her popular “Mikaela & Friends” parties beginning in 2015. The parties gained the DJ some notoriety, building her social media accounts significantly, where she shared many lavish photos of a globetrotting lifestyle. But those photos also caught the attention of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and Transparency International’s UK chapter, who launched an investigation against Jav. The DJ, whose real name is Izzat Khanim Javadova, is also the cousin of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Jav and her husband Suleyman Javadov came under investigation for fun...
MF Doom Posthumously Honored with Street in Long Beach, New York
Eight months after his untimely passing, MF Doom is getting a street named after him in his hometown of Long Beach, New York. According to HipHopDX, a petition to name one block of East Hudson Street between Riverside Boulevard and Long Beach Road was organized by Dr. Patrick C. Graham — a former classmate who attended Long Beach High School with the late rapper — on behalf of a larger collective calling themselves the KMD-MF DOOM Way Committee. “I had several community members contact me to see if I could get engaged with it,” Dr. Graham told the outlet, adding, “I used to run the Martin Luther King Center there, so I still have a close connection to the community. I was born and raised there, went to high school with Dumile. So I said give me a minute and I’ll craft a letter to the City ...
New Zealand Mom Has Reportedly Named Her Three Children Metallica, Slayer, and Pantera
Talk about a headbanging entrance into this world: A New Zealand mom has reportedly named her three children Metallica, Slayer, and Pantera. The extraordinary tidbit was shared via a newsletter article from New Zealand documentary filmmaker and actor David Farrier (Netflix’s Dark Tourist), who also summarized the story on his Twitter account (as first reported widely by Metal Hammer). He divulged that a woman, whom he doesn’t identify in his article, has indeed named her kids after three of heavy metal’s biggest bands. “Proud to report that a New Zealand mother has named her children Metallica, Pantera and Slayer,” wrote Farrier. “She told me, ‘It’s not easy raising three of the heaviest bands.’” Related Video The filmmaker, who claims to have seen the birth certificates, admitted he...
New Anime Series Blade Runner: Black Lotus Details Voice Cast and Characters
Adult Swim and Crunchyroll have unveiled fresh details for Blade Runner: Black Lotus, the new anime inspired by the Blade Runner film franchise. Due out later this year, Black Lotus will appear on Adult Swim in English and on Crunchyroll in Japanese with subtitles. The 13-episode season is co-directed by Shinji Aramaki and Kenji Kamiyama, with Cowboy Bebop auteur Shinichiro Watanabe servicing as creative producer. The plot seems to follow Elle, who according to a press release is a “female replicant created for a secret and unknown purpose.” Elle will be voiced in English by Jessica Henwick, a rising 28-year-old British-Chinese actress who recently starred in Underwater and will soon be appearing in The Matrix 4 and Knives Ou...
Thurston Moore’s New Memoir Sonic Life Set for Publication
With touring and most typical forms of recording shut down during the pandemic, many musicians found new ways to channel their artistic urges. Thurston Moore threw himself into writing, resulting in a new memoir called Sonic Life, which has just been picked up for publication. The Sonic Youth co-founder first mentioned work on the book while speaking with Vulture late last year. “This downtime period allowed me to do this,” he said at the time, “so I have this manuscript called Sonic Life that I probably will publish at some point in 2021.” Though publication rights for the memoir were indeed secured, Moore’s timeline was a little off — by two years. According to industry website The Book Seller, Doubleday bought the rights to Sonic Life at auction and set it for a 2023 rele...
Halsey Reveals Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross-Produced Album Release Date
A few weeks after announcing that her fourth album, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, would be produced by none other than Nine Inch Nails duo Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Halsey has revealed that it will be out on Aug. 27 via Capitol Records. In a video shot at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, Halsey also unveiled the album art, which you can see below. [embedded content] On Instagram, Halsey explained the album’s meaning and theme: This album is a concept album about the joys and horrors of pregnancy and childbirth. It was very important to me that the cover art conveyed the sentiment of my journey over the past few months. The dichotomy of the Madonna and the Whore. The idea that me as a sexual being and my body as a vessel and gift to my child are two concepts that ...
Bo Burnham’s ‘Inside’ Goes International With Global Chart Hit ‘All Eyes on Me’
Since then, “Eyes” has grown, rising 72% in streams and 39% in sales in the latest tracking week. The song’s streams split 81% from audio services and 19% video services this week, which may be surprising considering its original state was as part of a visual comedy special on Netflix. Still, that slant toward audio streaming is in line with most titles from Inside (Songs), a strong showing for Burnham’s songwriting to stand on its own. The album’s first focus track, “Internet,” remains the set’s most-streamed track worldwide in the week ending July 1, at 8.7 million, but falls behind “Eyes” in sales, with 800 sold. However, with the latter title’s robust gains and the former’s steadier activity, it wouldn’t...
