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‘Framing Britney Spears’ & More Music Docs That Are Vying for 2021 Emmy Nods
Another music doc, Tina (HBO), about rock legend and survivor Tina Turner is also seen as a very likely nominee in the category, while still others are seen as having a reasonably good chance of receiving a nod: The Boy From Medellín, which follows musician J Balvin as he prepares for a concert in his hometown (Medellín, Colombia); The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, a look at the famed brother trio, of which Barry Gibb is the sole survivor; and The Go-Gos, a look at the iconic female rock band. The last two winners in the category — Leaving Neverland and The Apollo, about the legendary Harlem club — were both music docs, and both aired on HBO. Two other music docs have won in the category in the past decade: George Harrison: Living in the Material World, a...
Watch Miley Cyrus Cover Cocteau Twins’ ‘Heaven or Las Vegas’ in Las Vegas
What happens in Vegas usually stays in Vegas, but not this time. This past weekend fans gathered to celebrate the Fourth of July in Sin City were able to see Miley Cyrus perform at the opening celebration at Ayu Dayclub at Resorts World Las Vegas. What transpired next should surprise no one: another cover. But you probably weren’t expecting her to break out a 1990’s Cocteau Twins tune. “Now I’m gonna do a classic Miley — no, I’m not gonna show my titties are something — but I am gonna sing a song that no one fucking knows,” she said. “But you will know it after tonight. And I’ve seen the tweets — ‘Stop doing covers’ — but yet, somehow, ‘Jolene’ was requested. So one for me. This song is called ‘Heaven or Las Vegas’ for obvious reasons.” See Cyrus’s take on “Heaven or Las Vegas” by Cocteau ...
Lil Uzi Vert’s Ex Brittany Byrd Says He Put A Gun To Her Stomach & Hit Her
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty Lil Uzi Vert had himself a weekend. Before Lil Uzi Vert had a breakdancing good time at Michael Rubin’s “all-white” 4th of July party that featured other notable guests like JAY-Z, J-Balvin, and James Harden tickling Meek Mill, no seriously he was, Uzi Vert was out here getting physical with his ex Brittany Byrd and fellow rapper SAINt JHN. TMZ broke the news on Friday that “XO Tour Lif3” crafter rolled up on SAINt JHN in broad daylight at the Dialog Cafe in West Hollywood, and a physical altercation ensued. Byrd, who was there when the fracas went down, claims she was there talking “business” with SAInt JHN, and now, the celebrity gossip site is reporting that Byrd is pressing charges. According to Byrd, JT’s boo threatened her with...
Nikole Hannah-Jones Turns Down UNC Job, Joins Howard University Faculty With Tenure
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Marcus Ingram / Getty Nikole Hannah-Jones, an award-winning journalist responsible for the stellar The 1619 Project for the New York Times, was on track to join the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s faculty, seeking tenure in the process. After haggling with the university, Hannah-Jones has elected to go with famed HBCU Howard University and has received tenure to boot. Hannah-Jones was a guest on CBS This Morning with host Gayle King on Tuesday (July 6) where she made her first interview stating that she will be joining Howard as the Nikole Hannah-Jones as the inaugural Knight Chair in Race and Journalism. Joining Hannah-Jones at the Washington, D.C. establishment is author and MacArthur Fellow Ta-Nehisi Coates and the pair will help form the...
A Tribe Called Quest Deny Involvement In NFT Auction Of Group’s Royalties
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Al Pereira / Getty All the news about A Tribe Called Quest becoming the newest Hip-Hop entity to enter the world of NFT’s is flat-out false, says Ali Shaheed Muhammad in a fiery social media post that reveals another controversy concerning Hip-Hop and cryptocurrency. The DJ and producer was compelled to speak out at length after a Billboard article last week claimed that the iconic Hip-Hop group entered into a partnership with online music royalties marketplace Royalty Exchange to auction off a 1.5% share of the group’s sound recording royalties from their first five albums. This would be sold off as a non-fungible token (NFT). Dubbing the article as “Not Friggin True,” Muhammad decided to detail exactly why this move wasn’t approved by the group. “At the...
Kodak Black Gives Out New Air Conditioners To Florida Residents
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: (Photo by Johnny Louis/FilmMagic) / (Photo by Johnny Louis/FilmMagic) There’s a heatwave currently blasting parts of the United States and while many have to just grin and bear it, Kodak Black is doing his part to help the less fortunate get through these mutant dog days of summer. According to TMZ the “Roll In Peace” rapper decided to go out and help Floridian’s fight the oppressive heat by linking up with Francky Pierre, who runs the charity, Philanthropic Work and Outreach, and purchasing 100 brand new air conditioners and handing them out to the residents of the Golden Acres Projects in Pompano Beach. Actually manning up and carrying the units to the residents himself, a shirtless Kodak went door to door to bless people with the cool gift as if he was...
Annie Mac Opens Up About “Tokenism” Throughout Her Multi-Decade Radio Career
On July 30th, legendary voice of BBC Radio 1 Annie Mac will step away from her current role after a distinguished 17-year run. The announcement, which Mac delivered in April, was met with surprise. However, she quickly qualified her intent was not to retire from music, or even from radio necessarily. “I will be coming back to radio broadcasting when the time is right,” Mac said at the time. In more recent comments to Radio Times, Mac articulated a similar sentiment. “I love the BBC and hope at some point I can come back,” she said. “It’s not walking away from radio, it’s just walking away from that slot.” As for why she is departing, Mac attributes the move to a confluence of factors, but mainly suggests she’d prefer to have the time to...
Dubloadz Announces New Music Following Indefinite Hiatus
The music industry is healing, and so is Dubloadz. After taking a break from the industry to focus on his health, the beloved bass producer is set to release his first song in over a year. “I actually have a song coming out this month,” Dubloadz tweeted yesterday, cautioning fans that the track is a departure from his heavy-hitting dubstep sound. “It’s house though, and it’s chill and pretty. No headbanging sorry suckas,” he wrote. Longtime fans of Dubloadz are more than acquainted with his “Houseloadz” sound, which reinforces the technical prowess of one of the dance music scene’s most versatile producers. Long revered as one of the most creative sound designers in the bass music community, Dubloadz announced an indefinite hiatus ...
Bad Bunny Unveils New Song “De Museo”: Stream
Bad Bunny reflects on the passage of time on his new song “De Museo.” This is the Puerto Rican star’s latest single, following “Yonaguni” from last month. “De Museo” is a laid-back trip through Latin trap, with Bad Bunny measuring the man he is now against the (less well-paid) man he used to be. “Pasa el tiempo y yo sigo aquí/ Un hermano no se traiciona, la familia nunca abandona,” he sings, which could be translated to, “Time passes and I’m still here/ A brother doesn’t betray, family never abandons.” He does catch himself aging, rapping, “El tiempo pasa, pasa y no se detiene/ Ya me estoy poniendo viejo y ayer era un nene” (“Time passes, it passes and it doesn’t stop/ I’m already getting old and yesterday I was a little kid”), but he doesn’t see himself as diminished. ...
Corey Taylor Details His Contribution to Anthrax’s Among the Living Graphic Novel: Video Interview + First Look
Corey Taylor is one of several high-profile contributors to the new Anthrax graphic novel Among the Living from Z2 Comics. The Slipknot frontman penned the chapter “A Skeleton in the Closet,” joining an all-star roster of writers that includes Rob Zombie, Brian Posehn, My Chemical Romance’s Gerard and Mikey Way, and members of Anthrax themselves. As Taylor tells Heavy Consequence in the video interview above, he has been a longtime fan of comic books. He particularly pointed out out Garth Ennis’ Preacher series as one of this favorites, among others. The singer also has a strong connection to Anthrax, both as a musical influence and on a personal level. It’s no secret that at one point Taylor almost joined the legendary thrash veterans as their lead singer. When the band was in betwee...
Kyle MacLachlan Cast in Joe Exotic Series as Carole Baskin’s Husband
Twin Peaks star Kyle MacLachlan has been tapped for Peacock’s Joe Exotic TV series. He will play Howard Baskin, the third husband of big cat rescue sanctuary owner Carole Baskin (Kate McKinnon), in the based-on-a-true-story show. While Howard’s story is not as sensational as that of Baskin’s second husband Don Lewis (who mysteriously disappeared in 1997), MacLachlan’s experience with the bizarre storytelling of Twin Peaks will certainly come in handy. Based on the podcast, Joe Exotic: Tiger King, the limited series will center around Carole Baskin, who learns that fellow exotic animal lover Joe “Exotic” Schreibvogel (John Cameron Mitchell) is breeding and using his big cats for profit. She sets out to shut down his venture, inciting a quickly escalating and dangerous rivalry. Related ...
Damon Albarn Shares ‘Polaris’ From Upcoming Solo Album
Damon Albarn has released the second song off his upcoming solo album, The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows. Titled “Polaris,” the song comes with a live performance clip that is shot in black-and-white and sees the Blur/Gorillaz musician perform with a string quartet. The video is the first in a series of short films titled Sublime Boulevards – Performance Films directed by Transgressive Records founder Toby L. There will be additional clips from the album that will be released in this fashion. Check out the performance of “Polaris” below. [embedded content] The album was originally intended to be an orchestral piece inspired by the landscapes of Iceland, but the lockdown changed that. Instead, Albarn went back into the studio and redeveloped the music to take a l...
