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Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Surpasses 1 Billion Spotify Streams
NIrvana’s game-changing single “Smells Like Teen Spirit” has surpassed one billion streams on Spotify, a rare feat for a heavy rock song. The achievement comes just a few months before the band’s landmark 1991 album Nevermind celebrates its 30th anniversary. “Smells Like Teen Spirit” changed the face of rock music as the first single released from Nevermind. The song and its iconic music video helped open the floodgates for grunge and alternative rock at a time when hair metal and pop ruled the MTV and radio airwaves. The song joins Linkin Park’s “In the End” among the more than 150 tracks that make up Spotify’s “Billions Club”, most of which are of the modern pop and hip-hop variety. A few songs from Queen (“Bohemian Rhapsody”, “Another One Bites the Dust” and “Don’t Stop Me Now”) are als...
Pinegrove Announce 2021 US Tour Dates
Pinegrove’s last album, Marigold, arrived in January 2020, and now they can properly take their new music on the road. The indie rock band has announced a handful of shows for 2021. The 15-date run will take them primarily along the East Coast, with an appearance at Bonnaroo in September. It marks their first live shows since the original Marigold tour was cut short due to the pandemic. The tour kicks off in Accord, NY this August, ending with a hometown show in Montclair, NJ in October. Joining Pinegrove are supporting acts Samia, Mikaela Davis Band, Miloe, Grumpy, Indigo DeSouza, Skullcrusher, and Blue Ranger. Tickets go on sale this Wednesday, June 30th, at 10:00 a.m. EST, and you can grab yours via Ticketmaster or on the secondary market here. See the dates below. In April 2020, Pinegr...
Lil Nas X Claps Back at Trolls Complaining About His Kiss at the BET Awards
Talking shit to Lil Nas X on the internet is like scuba diving to kill the shark in Jaws. The man memed his way to superstardom, promoting the hell out of “Old Town Road” until it blew up on TikTok, and so when trolls took issue with his same-sex kiss at the BET Awards, Lil Nas X was more than ready. The steamy moment came during a performance of “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)”, a song about the joys of gay sex that peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The set was inspired by African royalty, and climaxed with the singer locking lips with one of his male dancers. This led some viewers to complain on Twitter, and if you’ve been following Lil Nas X for any length of time, you could almost hear the Jaws theme starting up. One user criticized his clothes, writing, “Th...
Wanda Jackson Announces Final Album Encore Produced by Joan Jett
Wanda Jackson, who has been called the Queen of Rockabilly and the first sex symbol of country music, has announced her final album Encore. Produced by Joan Jett, this curtain call for an iconic career will bow on August 20th. Jackson announced her retirement from touring in 2019, a decision that was said to be based on “health and safety.” But she always left the door open for a recorded return, and as it turns out, she was already hard at work on Encore. The eight-track studio set includes covers and originals, all recorded around the time she was pulling out of the spotlight. She called it “one of the most personal pieces I have ever released.” Via Exclaim!, the album will offer “a picture of my early life and have a peak into the closeness that my late husband ...
A Bottle of Sprite Is All You Need To Attend Sprite’s Virtual Summer Concert Featuring Saweetie & Latto
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Sprite / Sprite Summer Concert Series Outside is opening back up, and concerts and festivals are being announced left and right. Sprite is getting in on the act as well with two of Hip-Hop’s biggest and brightest acts. Monday (Jun.28), Sprite announced the launch of its Live From The Label virtual summer concert series, and to kick things off, the soft drink brand enlisted the help of Saweetie and Latto. Now here is the best part: to attend the show, the price of admission is literally a bottle of Sprite. Source: Sprite / Sprite Summer Concert Series That’s right, whatever you pay for a 20 oz bottle of Sprite or Sprite Zero Sugar at your local store or bodega will be your ticket to you one of the hottest virtual concert events this summer. Sprite will beg...
Patti LaBelle Joins Deon Cole & Gabrielle Dennis In New ‘Old Spice’ Commercial
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Old Spice / Old Spice Y’all can’t front, y’all know those Old Spice commercials starring Deon Cole and Gabrielle Dennis are hella entertaining and funny. Now they’re going to be adding a new member to the comedic team in the form of the one and only Patti LaBelle. In their latest commercial spot the legendary singer plays Deon Cole’s mother-in-law who of course decides to bogart Cole’s Old Spice moisturizer much to the chagrin of the comedian. Telling Dennis that her mother “has to go,” Cole’s fed up with his wife and now her mother using up all his Old Spice products. Enter LaBelle who sneaks up on the frustrated Cole to inform him that they’re all out of Old Spice. Comedy. The spot is part of Old Spice’s Men Have Skin, Too campaign and highlights the Ol...
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Miss Jones Alludes To Having A Threesome With 2Pac And Monie Love? [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Revolt / Revolt It seems 2Pac had a way with ladies that few men on earth will be able to relate to. Miss Jones has hinted that she and Monie Love shared the late great MC in a night of passion. As spotted on HipHopDX, the most recent episode of Drink Champs took a very interesting turn when Miss Jones reminisced about her times as an upcoming R&B talent in the 1990’s. During the podcast she was asked about the meeting Tupac Shakur. While it seems everyone who was anyone from that era has their own Pac story, her interaction was next level to say the least. “I’m gonna tell you about the party,” Miss Jones said. “So Pac came and we’re walking and it’s like the music stops. Everyone else hears the music, but I’m with Monie and he stops and he looks...
HHW Gaming: Latest ‘GTA 6’ Rumor Hints At A Return To A Fan-Favorite Location
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mario Tama / Getty The rumor mill regarding Gran Theft Auto 6 isn’t slowing down at all. As with any rumors regarding the highly-anticipated 6th installment in Rockstar Games iconic Grand Theft Auto franchise, take this news with the tiniest grain of salt. As seen on DualShockers, Tom Henderson, a reliable leaker for games like Call of Duty and Battlefield, has some really eyebrow-raising info regarding GTA 6. According to Henderson, GTA 6 will take players back to Vice City and have an “evolving map,” a female protagonist, and will take place in a modern-day setting. Henderson dropped what could be considered some bombs in a YouTube video while clearing up some rumors. He claims the reason the game will take place in a modern-day setting is because of&nb...
Saweetie Reveals How Meeting Cher Made Her Push Back Her Album Release
The other nominees for best female hip hop artist were Cardi B, Coi Leray, Doja Cat and eventual winner Megan Thee Stallion. Saweetie’s single “Best Friend,” alongside fellow nominee Doja, is her highest-charting Billboard Hot 100 hit yet, reaching No. 14. The track also climbed to No. 1 on the Rhythmic Airplay chart. Saweetie’s debut album, Pretty Bitch Music, was slated to release last week alongside Tyler, The Creator’s Call Me If You Get Lost and Doja Cat’s Planet Her, but thanks to none other than pop icon Cher, the project was postponed and Saweetie headed back to the studio. “Me and Cher are working on a really big campaign. I can’t share too much because of contracts,” Saweetie tells Billboard. ...
Grab This Limited Edition, Patriotic Grateful Dead Bobblehead Before the Fourth of July
There are fittingly only 1,776 of the handmade bobbleheads available worldwide, and each one is numbered, making this a true collector’s piece for Grateful Dead fans and merch collectors alike. Buy the Grateful Dead 4th of July Dancing Bear Bobblehead on Etsy here. The 4th of July bobblehead is the latest among sleek, officially licensed bobbleheads available, including a Terrapin Station licensed bobblehead, available now on Amazon. Only 1,977 bobbleheads are being made worldwide to represent the year the album was released, and each item is individually numbered. Other Grateful Dead collaborations in recent months include a set of boho-style surf blankets, a phone case collection with Casely and a Grateful Dead Igloo cooler set. You Dese...
Justin Bieber Calls Wife Hailey the ‘Sqishiest Most Lovable Human’ in New Vacation Pics
Wherever these two are in the world, Justin Bieber will always be with the “sqishiest most lovable human,” his wife Hailey. The couple recently visited French president Emmanuel Macron and wife Brigitte Macron during their glamorous vacation to Paris. But in their latest snapshots from their romantic getaway to Greece, the Biebers ditched the formal attire and stuck to some colorful casual wear. Justin stepped out in a Drewhouse rainbow tie-dye hoodie one day and a printed white collared shirt with red shorts and white Vans canvas Sk8-Hi sneakers the next. Meanwhile, Hailey popped out in a hot-pink long-sleeve ruched minidress with white Nike Air Force 1s before slipping into a baby blue dress. “Thank you for being the sqishiest most lovable human on the face of...
An Amazon Music Subscription Now Includes Free Access to Disney+
The new Amazon Disney+ deal gets you access to Amazon Music Unlimited, which has more than 75 million songs available to stream online, plus thousands of playlists and stations. Your Amazon Music subscription lets you listen without any ads or interruptions, and you can download the songs to listen offline too (say, when you don’t have WiFi or service). Now, your Amazon Music Unlimited plan will also get you access to the Disney+ roster of shows and movies, including Loki, WandaVision, Hamilton and more. An Amazon Music Unlimited subscription is just $7.99 a month for Amazon Prime members (it’s $9.99 a month without Prime). New subscribers to Amazon Music Unlimited will get the full six months of Disney+ for free; current plan holders will get three months of free Disney+ acces...
