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Live Nation to Book New 6,000-Capacity Los Angeles Venue
The NFL’s Los Angeles Rams are getting new neighbors. Adjacent to the football team’s SoFi stadium will be the new Performance Venue at Hollywood Park. Hollywood Park, a nearly 300-acre sports and entertainment destination, and Live Nation have partnered in an exclusive multi-year booking agreement for its brand new 6,000-seat performance venue in Inglewood, California. The mixed-use area is being developed by Angeles Rams owner and chairman Stan Kroenke and will be adjacent to American Airlines Plaza. “The Performance Venue at Hollywood Park is a sophisticated, intimate venue that will host a wide range of world-class events, including celebrated musicians, immersive entertainment, and close-knit community gatherings,...
Georgel Celebrates Pride Month By Releasing Empowering ‘No Putx’: ‘I’ll Be Singing It ‘Fiercely & Loudly”
“No Putx,” which becomes the first Pride Latin Spotify Exclusive Single, is a new take on Molotov’s 1997 rock anthem “Puto,” in which they use the infamous “p–o” chants to critique Mexican politicians. The new track is Georgel’s gift to his fans for Pride Month, which he tells Billboard he’ll sing “fiercely and loudly!” In honor Pride month, the Mexican singer kicks off our series on how coming out has impacted Latin artists’ art and how they will be celebrating Pride this year. How did the decision to come out impact your art? I came out to my highly unusual Mexican family pretty early on when I was about 17. I showed up holding hands with a boy and my parents said, “Well, I guess we are all going to ...
MusiCares Unveils Final, $2M Round of COVID-19 Relief Funding
The Recording Academy and MusiCares — its charitable arm providing health, financial, and rehabilitation resources to music workers in times of need — each made a $1 million base donation to kick off the fund last March. By one month later in April 2020, funds had been depleted. Now, the fund is once again open to music professionals who have had at least three years of employment in the music industry, or six commercially released recordings or videos. Anyone who has already received assistance from the fund is eligible to apply again. Once the final funds are distributed, MusiCares says it will continue to support the music community through “existing and new mental health and hardship grant programs and virtual support groups, among other programs.” MusiCar...
Bandooloo Beware: Nike Trademarks The Air Jordan 1 Silhouette
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 After more than three decades of being arguably the hottest silhouette in the sneaker game, the Air Jordan 1 design has officially been trademarked by Nike. Sneaker Law Firm has confirmed that Nike has federally trademarked the classic silhouette design which was the subject to much bootlegging and biting over the years such as ineverheardofyou’s middle-finger featured design to Fugazi’s six shooter-adorned “One In The Chamber” (they were pretty dope though). Under the new federal protection, anyone looking to bank off bootlegs or remixes of the Air Jordan 1 High, AJ1 Low, and AJ1 Low SE are subject to legal consequences. Wait, what about the Air Jordan 1 Mid? We know people don’t really care for them but damn. Recently N...
T-Pain Reveals Nicki Minaj Politely Curbed Him After Asking Her For A “Quick Little Verse”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty One thing we are learning about T-Pain, he has plenty of stories to share. The Rappa Ternt Sanga has been on a mission to respond to DMs he missed from fellow artists and celebs because he didn’t know about the “secret” request folder the Instagram implemented to curb spam worked had another interesting tale to share, this involving Nicki Minaj. During a recent episode of the 85 South Show, T-Pizzle revealed that Nicki Minaj gave him the cold shoulder when he reached out to her in 2007 to collab on some music. “She was like, ‘Hey, I’m an artist too, and I’m working on my shit, so ya know, baby chill,” the “Buy You a Drank” crafter revealed to podcast hosts. At the time, Minaj was still bubbling and was working on her own proj...
Wolf Alice Snags U.K. No. 1 With ‘Blue Weekend’
Some 14,700 units of Blue Weekend (41% of the total) were on vinyl, a market-leading tally. With Wolf Alice reaching the summit for the first time, Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour (Geffen), the week’s most-streamed album, is bumped 1-2 on the main chart. Coming in at No. 3 is James with All The Colours of You (Nothing But Love Music), for the Manchester act’s 10th Top 10 album. Dua Lipa, the most popular act across the U.K.’s airwaves in 2020, according to a report published last week by collecting society PPL, stages a return to the Top 5 with her Brit and Grammy Award-winning sophomore album Future Nostalgia (Warner Records). It lifts 8-4 in its 63rd week on the chart. Rounding out the Top 5 is U.S. rappers Lil Baby & Lil Durk’s collaborative album The Voice of the Heroes (Motown/Quality...
Olivia Rodrigo Makes U.K. Chart History
It’s an historic chart week in the U.K., where Olivia Rodrigo bags three Top 5 singles, including the leader with “Good 4 U” (Geffen). The teenage Californian singer and songwriter becomes the first female artist to occupy three spots in the Official Singles Chart Top 5 in the same cycle, the OCC confirms. “Good 4 U” enters a third week at No. 1 with 96,000 combined sales, including 11.2 million streams, while “Déjà Vu” lifts 5-4 and “Traitor” reenters at No. 5, both new highs. 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 back their fair share of Inter...
Kurt Cobain’s Self-Portrait, Elton John’s Piano, Prince’s Guitar and More Items Nab Nearly $5M at Auction
A slew of items once owned by industry icons nabbed a total of nearly $5 million during a three-day auction organized by Julien’s Auctions, including Kurt Cobain’s self-portrait caricature, Elton John’s grand piano and Prince’s electric guitar. More than 1,000 were on the block during the event, which took place from Friday-Sunday, including instruments, memorabilia, wardrobe and personal property owned and used by recording artists from all genres. Other artists represented in the auction included Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Cher, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Jimi Hendrix, Bernie Taupin, Tom Petty, Tupac Shakur, Whitney Houston, The Doors and Little Richard. Cobain’s drawing, which was created during the band’s 1992 promotional tour for Nevermind, sold for $281,250...
IFPI’s Frances Moore, Alison Moyet Recognized In Queen’s Birthday Honours List
“I am really pleased that the role of the recording industry and its contribution to our culture and economy has been recognized and honored in this way,” she comments in a statement. Moyet, the former Yazoo singer, leads a string of recording artists feted in the 2021 honors list. The English singer is awarded an MBE for services to music, having already scooped two U.K. No. 1 albums and a brace of Brit Awards for best female artist across a stellar career. Veteran crooner Engelbert Humperdinck (born Arnold George Dorsey) is also awarded an MBE for services to music, while veteran Scottish singer and entertainer Lulu is made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), for services to music, entertainment and charity. Also recognized is Skin (real name Deborah Ann Dyer), frontwom...
Euro 2020: Jose Mourinho ‘prayed’ and ‘cried’ after Eriksen collapsed
Jose Mourinho revealed he “prayed” and “cried” for Christian Eriksen after the Denmark star collapsed during Saturday’s Euro 2020 clash against Finland. Inter midfielder Eriksen suffered cardiac arrest when collapsing on the pitch before being resuscitated, Denmark’s team doctor Morten Boesen said. Eriksen was given CPR by medics in the first half of the Group B match after falling to the ground with no other player around him – the fixture was originally suspended, but the former Tottenham star was later confirmed to be “awake” and the game resumed a little under two hours later, with Finland winning 1-0 in Copenhagen. Ex-Tottenham head coach Mourinho spent time with Eriksen prior to the Denmark international’s move to Inter in 2020 and the Roma-bound boss said he was reduced to tears. “I...
Unplugged Performance Reveals Insane Model S Plaid Pikes Peak Racer
On June 10, 2021, Elon Musk formally kicked off deliveries of the 1,020-hp Tesla Model S Plaid. Approximately two days later, on June 12, Unplugged Performance debuted its race-prepped Model S Plaid that’s set to compete at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (with our resident pro racing driver, Randy Pobst, behind the wheel). You might remember that at last year’s race Pobst had a little moment and unexpectedly flew the Unplugged Performance Model 3 off the course. In a feat of determination, the Unplugged Performance team rebuilt the car overnight, and Pobst placed second in the exhibition class—and in a car with only half its horsepower! What Is It? Unplugged Performance’s Plaid racecar uses the stock powertrain from the top-line Model S. The interior is almo...
Drake Gives Update on ‘Certified Lover Boy’ Album Release Date
“Oh, yeah, I’ll be there. My album will be out by then,” the superstar rapper said. Certified Lover Boy, Drake’s sixth album, was originally scheduled for release in January. That month, he took to his Instagram Stories to announce that the album would be postponed to a later date. “I was planning to release my album this month but between surgery and rehab my energy has been dedicated to recovery,” he wrote. “I’m blessed to be back on my feet and feeling great and focused on the album, but CLB won’t be dropping in January.” In early March, Drake — who was named Artist of the Decade at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards — held fans over by releasing the three-song Scary Hours 2 project, featuring guest appearances by...
