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Lenny Kravitz Returns With ‘Raise Vibration’ Video
Lenny Kravitz presents a slightly psychedelic, cinematic music video for “Raise Vibration,” the title track to his 2018 LP. He sings on massive coastal rock formations in The Bahamas armed with mic, amp, guitar as mirror effects and inverted color filters psyche out the sights. Watch it below. [embedded content] About the video, Kravitz says, “This song is very special to me. It’s all about hope, banding together, and remaining fearless in the pursuit of your passion and purpose. Mark and I hold this message close to heart. We wanted to celebrate the beauty of the Bahamas in the video and try to capture the spirit of inspiration synonymous with the islands. It’s something I want to share once I get back on the road.” Kravitz expatriated to the Bahamas as soon as the pandemic descended and ...
2022 Infiniti QX60 First Look: Boring No More
It isn’t often the case that an automaker debuts a concept whose design faithfully transfers over to the production model. Wild wheels are downsized, seductive curves are straightened, and bold looks are generally watered down by safety regulations and manufacturing realities. The all-new 2022 Infiniti QX60 is the exception to that rule, debuting with styling that is nearly identical to the stunning Monograph concept Infiniti showed last year and way, way beyond its predecessor‘s humdrum visage. The newly redesigned luxury three-row SUV sports a more aggressive look and oozes more swagger with its elegant fender bulges, tightened up roofline, and wider stance. The bestselling three-row crossover from Infiniti has not only broken out of its shell with this new gen...
Stripped Subie: Dealer’s New WRX Reportedly Gutted By Thieves
Gone in 60 seconds? More like gone in six hours. At least that’s how long we assume it took the thief (or thieves) to strip and gut the cabin of this new Subaru WRX STI. The above video (which, we should warn, includes a couple of F bombs) shows a red WRX STI missing its wheels, brakes, and the majority of its interior bits, including the front and rear seats. It’s a clean-looking gut job and one that certainly took a bit of time to complete. According to the blog Tire Meets Road, the incident occurred at Schomp Subaru in Aurora, Colorado, and a video of the vehicle’s torn-apart state was first uploaded to TikTok in mid-May of 2021. We reached out to Schomp Subaru for comment and will update this post when or if we hear back from a dealership spokesperson. Never...
How to Watch the Bow Wow vs. Soulja Boy ‘Verzuz’ Battle
Soulja Boy simply posted the four-year-old (Bow Wow tried to pass it off as happening six years ago) photos on Instagram without a caption, then said this on Twitter Monday: “It’s ok bow wow because of me u get to fly private for real for verzuz u don’t gotta cap no more wit the challenge and commercial spirit flights.” Despite the back-and-forth trolling, the artists have actually been friends for years. No matter what gets said, they’ve made it clear that it’s all in good fun. “Yo @souljaboy years later we still doing what we been doing! U putting out new hits. Im back in the box office #Fast9 hit theaters TODAY! What more could we ask for. Celebration tomorrow! Lets go.” Bow Wow tweeted Friday. “4sho it’s been years and we still rocking out,” Soulja Boy replied. “Let’s have fun and make...
Tyler, the Creator, Doja Cat, Ed Sheeran & More: What’s Your Favorite New Music Release? Vote!
This week’s new music release took us on a journey outside planet Earth with a guaranteed guide if we got lost. Doja Cat invited her fans to Planet Her, her third studio album, and greeted them with a myriad of sounds, from heartfelt R&B ballads about being in love, like “You Right,” featuring The Weeknd, to hardcore bars about how men ain’t all that on “Ain’t Shit” and “Get Into It (Yuh).” On the new album, Doja raps, “Call him Ed Sheeran, he in love with my body” in reference to the English superstar’s 2017 smash “Shape of You.” But the English singer-songwriter came out with a new radio-friendly summer smash of his own, “Bad Habits,” in which he dwells on his nighttime vices ove...
Madonna Marks Pride Weekend With a NYC Club Performance & Auction
Happy Pride indeed! Madonna helped kick off New York’s Pride weekend with a surprise performance during The Standard’s re-opening bash Pride x Boom on Thursday (June 24). Madonna’s set, which took place in the Boom Boom Room, featured the Queen of Pop performing “Hung Up” and “I Don’t Search I Find” off Confessions on a Dance Floor and Madame X, respectively, from atop the bar for a crowd packed with bold-faced names. Among the attendees were Lance Bass, Andy Cohen, Anderson Cooper, Indya Moore, Adam Lambert, Jon Batiste, Zachary Quinto and many more. According to the press release, after her brief set, Madonna auctioned off three Polaroids that were snapped by the star and Ricardo Gomes at her New York home in June. The images are framed and...
Ne-Yo & Wife Crystal Smith Welcome Their Third Child Together, His Fifth
Ne-Yo is a dad again! His wife, Crystal Smith, announced on Friday (June 25) that she has given birth to their third child together. The 41-year-old singer’s wife shared the news of the birth of their daughter, Isabella Rose, in an Instagram post. She was born four weeks early and weighed in at just 5 pounds, 7 ounces, according to Smith’s caption. “God said don’t make plans honey!” Crystal wrote. “She came 4 weeks early but right on time for mommy! 5 lbs 7 oz of perfection. My world is finally complete.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users ba...
DJ Clark Kent Speaks On The Song That Didn’t Make Jay-Z’s ‘Reasonable Doubt’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Shareif Ziyadat / Getty The anniversary of Jay-Z’s legendary debut album Reasonable Doubt is approaching fast, and DJ Clark Kent reveals that there was just one track that didn’t make the cut. In an interview with Lowkey that will premiere today (June 25th) on Apple Music Hits, the longtime collaborator, producer and sneaker king talks about how the album was put together. He also spoke on how one song wasn’t included in what would be the final version. “There was only one thing that didn’t happen on the album,” Kent said. “And it was there was a song that was supposed to be on an album that we couldn’t find the DAT for when it was time to master. So it just didn’t make the album. It was called ‘Tell Me How It Feels.’ It would have been perfect on the alb...
Definite Drama: Controversies Surrounding Jay-Z’s ‘Reasonable Doubt’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Christopher Polk / Getty While Friday, June 25 marks the 25th anniversary of the release of Jay-Z’s classic debut Reasonable Doubt and is a cause for celebration, the album comes with its fair share of tribulations. For years the rift between Hova and Dame Dash has been obvious as the former friends turned rivals have been not so subliminally taking shots at one another in various ways, shapes, and form. While many Hip-Hoppers have hoped that the two would hash things out and just be on friendlier terms, the recent lawsuit filed by Jay-Z to keep Dame from selling Reasonable Doubt as an NFT is more proof that reconciliation between the two is a crack pipe dream at this point. But this isn’t the first time that the classic album in question has been part of...
R. Kelly Transferred From Chicago Prison To New York Ahead Of Trial
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Cook County Department of Corrections / Cook County Department of Corrections Imprisoned R&B singer R. Kelly has been transferred from a Chicago facility to a detention center in Brooklyn, N.Y. ahead of his sex crimes trial there. Kelly is now being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) and he’ll face trial starting this summer. According to a report from the Chicago Sun-Times, Kelly 54, has been held at Chicago’s Metropolitan Correctional Center for almost two years, adding that Kelly’s stay at the MCC has been replete with some issues that include him being attacked by an inmate among other concerns surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Kellly will face racketeering charges in New York, and this request was known for quite some time, this ...
WILLOW Announces New Album Lately I Feel, Everything, Releases New Single ‘Lipstick’
Today, WILLOW announced her new album, lately I feel EVERYTHING. It’s out July 16th on MSFTSMusic/Roc Nation. This will be the follow-up to 2019’s Willow as a solo artist; she released the collaborative album The Anxiety with her beau Tyler Cole. The new album includes features Travis Barker, Avril Lavigne and more. Along with the announcement, the 20-year-old singer also unveiled a new single called “Lipstick.” This comes after WILLOW’s pop-punk single “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l” with the esteemed Blink-182 drummer on drums that came out earlier this year. WILLOW also plays guitar on the new album, something she was inspired to do because of her mom, Jada Pinkett Smith’s own nü-metal band called Wicked Wisdom, which she formed when WILLOW was but a baby. “I personally feel it’s just r...
Tame Impala Shares “The Slow Rush” North American Tour Dates
Shortly after the release of Tame Impala‘s mysterious “Rushium” video, a thrilling announcement was made. The artist will soon kick off a 2021 North American tour, which is set to begin in September at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee. The first phase of the tour, titled “The Slow Rush” has been dubbed “Phase 1 Rushium Trials” and also includes two performances at the iconic Hollywood Bowl in Southern California. After their release of their album The Slow Rush, the tour was abruptly postponed due the ongoing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. A year later, it is all systems go. Tame Impala announces his North American tour set to start this September. If you’re curious about the meaning behind Rushium, check out cryptic the explanation f...
