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Nike SNKRS Explains Exclusive Access Changes, Nike x Off-White Dunk Invites In August
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke The Nike SNKRS app launched in 2015 with the intent of provided access to new releases, but lately it has become as dependable as the lottery when it comes to hitting on a coveted sneaker. With a gang of hyped sneakers set to drop this summer, including Virgil Abloh’s Nike x Off-White Dunks, the Exclusive Access is “evolving” to reward those who actively engage with SNKRS. Besides one of the only places to cop limited edition releases and collabs, SNKRS also provides plenty of content in series like Kickcheck and SNKRS Live so you’re not just in the app looking at pretty pictures of shoes you hope to get the “Got ‘Em” message on come release day. According to Nike, the Exclusive Access release model will reward “Nike Members and engaged partic...
Nipsey Hussle To Get A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 The world continues to give Nipsey Hussle his flowers after his untimely passing. He will be recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. As spotted on High Snobiety the fallen MC is getting some world class respect put on his name even after his death. This year he will be given the iconic five pointed award in one of the most famous streets in the world. According to Variety the “Racks in the Middle” rapper is slotted with several other high profile performers from motion pictures, television, recording, radio, live theatre and sports entertainment. Also nominated to the 2022 class are the likes of Macaulay Culkin, Willem Dafoe, Salma Hayek, Helen Hunt, Regina King, Ray Liotta, Ewan McGregor, Ada...
Jordan Brand Previews Upcoming Retro Releases Including Air Jordan XI Low IE
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jordan Brand / Nike It’s that time of the year when Jordan Brand reveals the numerous L’s sneakerheads are bound to take in the remaining months of the year. Recent history has shown that with their SNKRS app draw system, L’s will be in abundance, probably. In the coming months of 2021, Jordan plans to drop at least 14 new retro silhouettes with many coming in brand new colorways and some in classic color blocks that made them must-haves when they released some time ago. Included in the reveal are new bangers including the Air Jordan 1 Retro Hi “Pollen” which boasts a black and yellow colorway that will have Wu-Tang Clan fans saying “Suuuuuuuuu!” and the Air Jordan VI “Bordeaux” which features the colorway of the classic Air Jordan VII “Bordeaux.” For the...
Chaining Day: Cam’ron Proudly Shows Off The Dipset Bling He Had Made For Kevin Durant
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Kevin Durant’s induction into the Dipset family is finally complete. Before Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets laced up their kicks for their Thursday night (Jun.17) matchup with the Milwaukee Bucks, Cam’ron took to Instagram to show off the new bling he gifted to Easy Money Sniper. The Harlem rapper proudly shared a photo of the large iced-out Diplomats chain, similar to the ones he and his fellow Dipset members proudly rock, writing in the caption, “Yo @easymoneysniper my bro @joeavianne from @aviannejewelers said ya chain is done family.” Fellow Dipset member and cofounder Jim Jones gave his stamp of approval writing in the comments, “[KD] got the city on his back. He deserve the Eagle. He been Dipset.” ...
2022 Kia Telluride Arrives With a New Badge and More Amenities
See all 17 photos For one, that new corporate logo adorns a slightly redesigned grille—however, it is still framed with two winged garnish bars and features a bold mesh-like pattern. “TELLURIDE” is still spelled out above the grille on the leading edge of the hood. The sharp Nightfall Edition, with blacked-out trim and so forth, returns for 2022 and joins other Nightfall Edition models in the lineup, like the smaller 2022 Seltos. There are no powertrain changes; the sole engine offering remains the 3.8-liter V-6 good for 291 horsepower and 262 lb-ft of torque. The 2021 Kia Telluride started with the LX trim, at $33,415. For 2022, the price of said LX base trim goes up to $34,015—a $600 jump. For that extra scratch, 2022 Telluride buyers will get a few worthwhile standard amenit...
The Clark Sisters, Tramaine Hawkins to Receive Special Honors at 2021 Stellar Gospel Music Awards
Other artists receiving multiple Stellar nominations include Tasha Cobbs Leonard, The Clark Sisters, Rev. Luther Barnes and the Restoration Worship Center Choir, the Chicago Mass Choir and co-host Carr. “After a challenging 2020, we are thrilled to return to the mainstage in one of the music epicenters of the world, Nashville,” said Don Jackson, founder of the Stellar Awards and chairman of Central City Productions, in a statement. “With a theme of ‘Lighting the Way with Our Faith, Music and Family,’ we are set to deliver an evening of inspiration and celebration…” “The 36th Annual Stellar Awards is sure to be the gospel celebration of the year,” said Carr in a statement. “I look forward to celebrating my peers, as well as those who have paved the way for gospel artists like myself.” Ticke...
Myke Towers & Juhn’s ‘Bandido’ Hits No. 1 on Latin Airplay Chart
Song Title, Artist (if other than Myke Towers), Weeks at No. 1, Peak Date “Caramelo,” with Ozuna and Karol G, three, August 8, 2020 “Mi Niña,” with Los Legendarios & Wisin, one, Jan. 16 “La Nota,” with Manuel Turizo & Rauw Alejandro, one, Jan. 23 “Travesuras,” with Nio García, Casper Mágico, Ozuna, Wisin & Yandel, Flow La Movie, one, March 6 “Bandido,” with Juhn, June 19. Beyond its Latin Airplay coronation, “Bandido” pushes 8-1 on Latin Rhythm Airplay. Towers’ fifth leader there and also Juhn’s first. “Bandido” also sees progress on the airplay-, digital sales- and streaming-blended Hot Latin Songs, climbing 10-9 with a 41% gain in sales and 4 million streams (up 1%) earned in the week ending June 10. Despite its streaming gain, the song dips 11-12 on Latin Streaming Son...
Sonora Ponceña Scores First Billboard Top 10 Since 1992: ‘It’s Truly Gratifying’
The eight-track Hegemonía was released June 4 via La Buena Fortuna/Sony Music Latin. It earns the band — co-founded by Lucca’s late father, Enrique “Quique” Lucca Carballo, in 1954 — its fourth top 10 and first in more than 28 years, when Guerreando peaked at No. 10 in 1992. “Although we started recording Hegemonía before the pandemic, we were able to capitalize on and turn the tough episode into something good.” Lucca adds. “We spent too many hours recording differently, with masks and making adjustments. We laughed a lot at the new dynamic, we also cried for our lost brothers and friends, but it’s all a continuous learning experience and we ought to walk forward with optimism.” Sonora earned its first Tropical Albums entry in 1985 — the same year the t...
Nile Rodgers Re-Elected Chairman of Songwriters Hall of Fame
“Nile is tremendously respected and admired by his peers and fans of all generations for being a musical pioneer,” said Linda Moran, SHOF president and CEO. “…Having him as a partner has been a very special and rewarding experience and the Songwriters Hall of Fame can ask for no better representative, both to the songwriting community and to the world at large.” Rodgers, 68, was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2016. He was voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in the award for musical excellence category, the following year. He has won three Grammys — all for his work on Daft Punk’s 2013 smash “Get Lucky” and the duo’s Random Access Memories album. As a songwriter and producer, Rodgers has been responsible not only for many hits with his former group Chic, su...
Bullet for My Valentine Announce Self-Titled New Album, Unleash Single “Knives”: Stream
Bullet for My Valentine have announced a new self-titled studio album, arriving October 22nd. The UK metal act also unveiled the video for lead single “Knives”. The band’s seventh LP follows 2018’s Gravity and represents the peak of Bullet for My Valentine’s definitive sound, hence the self-titled nomenclature. For “Knives”, they crank their modern metal edge and arena-ready bombast to the extreme, with vocalist and guitarist Matt Tuck calling it an evolution for the band. “This is the beginning of Bullet 2.0,” Tuck said in a press announcement. “It signifies where we are right now. The music is fresh, it’s aggressive, it’s more visceral and passionate than it’s ever been.” Related Video The pandemic added an extra sense of urgency and uncertainty to the creation process. For a workma...
Dark Nights: Death Metal Soundtrack Features Rise Against, Manchester Orchestra, Mastodon, Soccer Mommy: Stream
DC fans, assemble: the soundtrack to Dark Nights: Death Metal has hit streaming services. In collaboration with Loma Vista Recordings, the companion piece to the DC Comics series of the same name features songs by Soccer Mommy, Denzel Curry, Rise Against, HEALTH, Mastodon, Manchester Orchestra, Chelsea Wolfe, and more. Stream it below with Apple Music or Spotify. The Dark Nights: Death Metal soundtrack was executive produced by Tyler Bates, who’s composed scores for films like Guardians of the Galaxy and John Wick. Previously-released singles include Denzel Curry and PlayThatBoiZay’s “Bad Luck”, Chelsea Wolfe’s “Diana”, HEALTH’s “Anti-Life”, Rise Against’s “Broken Dreams, Inc”, and Mastodon’s “Forged By Neron”. Each artist wrote their own songs for the soundtr...
Taylor Swift Announces Re-Recorded, Expanded Version of Red
Taylor Swift has revealed that Red is the next album to be released as part of her ongoing re-recording series. As expected, it’s called Red (Taylor’s Version) and it’s due out November 19th. When sharing the news online over social media, Swift disclosed that Red (Taylor’s Version) will mark the first time ever than fans will be able to “hear all 30 songs that were meant to go on Red” when it was originally released in 2012 — but now, of course, re-recorded so that Swift can retain the full rights to her own music. “And hey, one of them is even ten minutes long,” she added. “Musically and lyrically, Red resembled a heartbroken person. It was all over the place, a fractured mosaic of feelings that somehow all fit together in the end,” said Swift in a statement. “Happy, free, confused, lone...
