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Maserati’s Next-Gen GranTurismo Is Gorgeous Even in Camouflage
The silent, smooth, uninterrupted torque delivery of an electric powertrain is exactly the sort of experience befitting a high-dollar, mega-luxe grand tourer. And it looks like Maserati agrees, if the the new GranTurismo is any indication. The next generation of the brand’s iconic 2+2 will feature the company’s first 100 percent electric powertrain, but that’s not all. See all 48 photos What you see here are official “spy photos” released by Maserati of its next GranTurismo, shot as it left the company’s “innovation lab” for the first time. While specific details remain sparse, Maserati has said that the next GranTurismo will feature the company’s first full battery electric powertrain (as teased in the video below). That...
ACM Honors Will Salute Hillary Lindsey & Jay Joyce With Top Prizes
Other honorees at the ACM Honors are Ken Burns’ Country Music, RAC Clark, Luke Combs, Ross Copperman, Dan + Shay, Joe Galante, Toby Keith, Lady A, Loretta Lynn, Gretchen Peters, Curly Putman and Rascal Flatts. The evening is dedicated to recognizing the special honorees and off-camera category winners from the 55th and 56th ACM Awards. Studio recording awards and industry award winners from the 55th ACM Awards weren’t properly recognized last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. ACM special awards are voted on by the ACM board of directors. The show is executive produced by Damon Whiteside, CEO of the ACM, and written and produced by Lisa Lee. Three of the awards will be presented posthumously: the ACM poet’s award to songwriter Curly Putman, guitar player of the year to J.T. Coren...
Gang of Youths Return with New Song “The Angel of 8th Ave”: Stream
Gang of Youths are back with “The Angel of 8th Ave”, the Australian rock band’s first new song in four years. The heartland rock anthem finds Gang of Youths in their element, as they channel Bruce Springsteen and U2 on a track made to be heard in an arena. “I wanna lay me down and be lover of the year,” David Le’aupepe earnestly sings. “In this strange new town/ This strange hemisphere.” In an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Le’aupepe described “The Angel of 8th Ave” as “kind of a lightning strike.” He added, “I think we wanted those things that had kind of inertia and energy and to have that sensibility. But I think there was kind of a part of us that wanted to still tip the cap to what we’d been for so long, but also gestured to the future and gestures to the sounds that we’re ob...
Disney+ Greenlights Beauty and the Beast Musical Prequel Series
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the beloved animated classic Beauty and the Beast, and Disney+ is celebrating the occasion by expanding the beloved tale. The streaming service has officially greenlit a Beauty and the Beast musical prequel limited series. The eight-episode event will take place years before Belle and the Beast cross paths. Instead, it will follow Gaston and LeFou on an epic adventure that uncovers secrets about the kingdom they call home. Luke Evans and Josh Gad will reprise their respective roles from the 2017 live-action adaptation. It will also introduce Briana Middleton as LeFou’s stepsister, Tilly. Gad developed, wrote, and executive-produced the series alongside Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, who are known for their work on the ABC fantasy-drama series ...
Rick Ross Saves Money by Mowing His Own Lawn
Rick Ross lives in a literal mansion. The veteran rapper spends his days in a 45,000 square-foot house in Fayetteville, Georgia with 235 gorgeous acres surrounding it. That’s a lot of land to take care of, but according to a new interview, Ross actually mows his own lawn himself — and he estimates he’s saved nearly $1 million a year in the process. As Complex notes, Ross’ estate was previously owned by boxing legend Evander Holyfield. The two are similar in that they’re both ridiculously wealthy, but clearly Ross has more fiscal responsibility than the sports icon. In an interview with Forbes, Ross explained the ways in which he’s both earned and protected his income over the years, and one of the biggest ways to save is by doing things yourself. As Ross explained, “When I bought the Fayet...
Dave Grohl Recalls Nirvana’s Low Expectations for Nevermind
As Nevermind approaches its 30th anniversary, Dave Grohl looks back to when the now-iconic LP came out, admitting that Nirvana had fairly low expectations for the album’s success. They certainly didn’t expect it to become one of the most seminal albums in rock and roll history. In an interview with Uncut, friends, family, and fellow musicians told Nirvana’s members that Nevermind was going to be “fucking huge,” Grohl tells Uncut. “Donita [Sparks] from L7 came by and said we were going to be fucking huge. My old friend Barrett Jones, who I had grown up with in Virginia, who was a musician and a producer himself, heard ‘Lithium’ and said we were going to be fucking huge. He thought ‘Lithium’ should be the first single.” Attempting a balance of appreciation and denial, Grohl thought, “‘W...
Haim, St. Vincent, Charli XCX Headline All Things Go Fest
HAIM, St. Vincent, Charli XCX and LAUV lead the female-focused All Things Go Music Festival on Oct. 16 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Maryland. The 20,000-capacity venue will also see up-and-coming artists — Girl In Red, Cautious Clay, Beach Bunny, Soccer Mommy, Gus Dapperton, Tkay Maidza, Jelani Aryeh, Role Model, Tai Verdes, Blue DeTiger, Isaac Dunbar and Del Water Gap — appearing on the fest’s two stages. All Things Go will also host a conference and panel discussion as part of its programming, featuring notable voices in music, entertainment and journalism. The conference will be free to enter with RSVP; speakers and details will be announced later this summer. Tickets go on sale June 16th at 10 a.m.; EST. Previous headliners have included Billie Eilish, Maggie Rogers, CHVRCHES and C...
Lil Baby To Headline Jay-Z’s Made In America Festival
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: John Parra / Getty Jay-Z’s Made In America Festival is back, and Lil Baby will be headlining. Also at the top of the bill is Justin Bieber while other performers already include Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Durk and Bobby Shmurda, amongst others. Per usual, the MIA Festival will go down over Labor Day Weekend (Saturday, September 4 and Sunday, September 5) at the Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, PA and is still “curated by Jay-Z.” Last year’s festival was canceled in July due to the coronavirus pandemic. Worth noting, 2020 tickets will be honored for 2021. After 2020’s hiatus, this year will mark the festival’s 10th anniversary, with proceeds benefiting the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and the REFORM Alliance. The rest of the already an...
Lin-Manuel Miranda Says “We Fell Short” In Response To ‘In The Heights’ Colorism Charges
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Noam Galai / Getty After much hype and excitement, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway play turned feature film, In The Heights, finally hit theaters and your HBO Max service. However, even before the film debuted many Latinos and woke brethren had a bone to pick with the casting choices as many felt that the film lacked one thing in particular: Afro-Latinos. While we can all nitpick about Puerto Rican actors playing Dominicans (Anthony Ramos a.k.a. Usnavi) and having Dominican actors play Puerto Ricans (Leslie Grace a.k.a. Nina Rosario), that’s lowkey expected given the celebrity a few of these actors already had going into this movie. But not having dark-skinned Latinos involved in any important roles and mostly relegated to dancing numbers (SMH) ultimately s...
Drake & Murda Mook Connected Backstage At URL’s NOME XI Battle
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: BG020/Bauer-Griffin / Getty Battle rap fans are well aware that Drake is very much invested in the culture and we mean that literally considering his backing of Caffeine and spreading the Ultimate Rap League to the masses. At URL’s NOME XI event this past weekend, Drizzy ran into his potential battle rap foe in Murda Mook backstage at the event. The Ultimate Madness 3 battle rap tourney that kicked off this year featured a strong bracket of some of the URL’s best battlers but it all came down to Geechi Gotti and Rum Nitty in the final with Drake ready to lace the winner with a major cash prize of $150,000, $50K up from the initial prize. What made the battle even more interesting is that Gotti and Nitty are both members of the same collective, Every F*cki...
Teenager Shoots & Kills Friend Over Air Jordan Sneakers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gulfport Police Department / Gulfport Police Department The violence over limited-edition Air Jordan releases continues to be problematic in 2021. Things got deadly when a Mississippi teen shot and killed his friend over a pair of the coveted sneakers. NBC12 is reporting that 16-year-old Cassius Vaughn Hanzy was arrested for opening fire and hitting a 17-year-old after the two got into an argument over a pair of Air Jordan sneakers earlier in the day. Police responded to the shooting on 100 block of 29th Street just after 11 p.m. on Saturday night. “During the investigation, police say they learned 16-year-old Hanzy shot a gun multiple times from a vehicle, hitting a 17-year-old. The victim was taken to a local hospital, where he eventually died from...
Nile Rodgers is Opening a Disco Rollerskating Rink at LA Botanic Garden
Grammy-winning artist Nile Rodgers is bringing a new kind of music experience to Los Angeles’ South Coast Botanic Garden. Working alongside Constellation Immersive, an affiliate of CAA, Rodgers is taking his lifelong love of rollerskating to a new level. The DiscOasis, an experience that combines dance music, skating, and art, is slated to open next month. “The DiscOasis is a dream come true for me. People know and love to dance to my songs, what they may not know is that I’ve been a skater all my life and I love to roller disco!” Rodgers said. “I can remember the first time I ever walked into a disco and saw people from every walk of life put their troubles, prejudices and differences aside in the name of love and dance. It was the perfect place and we look to...
