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Ariana Grande’s Congratulates Brother Frankie on His Engagement
Frankie, 38, is a dancer, actor, singer and activist who has enjoyed stints on Broadway with Rock of Ages and in Mamma Mia! Leon, 28, is a model and social media influencer. According to People, Frankie dropped the big question Tuesday night with a wild VR presentation at the site of one of their first dates, the Dreamscape venue in Los Angeles. “It was such a perfect, beautiful moment,” Grande he told the title. “Hale was completely surprised and we both started crying tears of joy. I have been working on proposing to him in virtual reality for over a year and it was absolutely breathtaking for us both.” Just last month, Ariana married Dalton Gomez in an intimate ceremony. The pair had started dating in early 2020 and shared their engagement news in December with a...
Bo Burnham Releasing ‘Inside’ Songs as a Streaming Album This Week
Inside is the YouTube prodigy’s self-shot, one-room special made during the pandemic that chronicles Burnham’s descent into loneliness and depression over the course of a year while sharply skewering online culture. One stand-out NSFW track, “Welcome to the Internet,” was released online Friday and has since racked up 4 million views. Inside was released May 30 and marks the 30-year-old’s return to performing after quitting stand-up comedy to explore filmmaking several years ago. This article originally appeared in THR.com. 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...
Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen Deliver Debut TV Performance of ‘Like I Used To’: Watch
“I have loved Angel Olsen’s music for a long time,” Van Etten enthused on Twitter. “She has sent me inspirations and support in my high and lows along the way. I never thought I would get the courage to send her an unfinished song and ask her to do a duet with me and here we are.” And here we are again, this time with a debut TV performance of the collaboration. Backed by a full band, the pair dropped by The Tonight Show and proved, once more, they were meant to work together. Watch below. 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 f...
Serj Tankian Unveils Cinematic “How Many Times?” Video Directed by Roger Kupelian (Lord of the Rings): Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-08T20:42:17+00:00“>June 8, 2021 | 4:42pm ET Serj Tankian has released a music video for “How Many TImes?” as the last in a series of visual accompaniments tied to his recently released Elasticity EP. The clip for “How Many Times?” was directed by Roger Kupelian, who is known for his visual effects work on The Lord of the Rings and X-Men. Kupelianalso previously worked with Tankian on the clips for “Honking Antelope” and “Reconstructive Demonstrations”. “It’s amazing to be working with my good friend Roger Kupelian again whose images of the two kings (The Argonath) in The Lord of the Rings are stamps in New Zealand,” Tankian said in a statement. “He also directed ‘Honking Antelope...
Your Old Droog and MF DOOM’s New Song “Dropout Boogie” Posthumously Released: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-08T20:58:58+00:00“>June 8, 2021 | 4:58pm ET New York rapper Your Old Droog teamed with the late MF DOOM for “Dropout Boogie”, a new posthumous song featuring production by fellow underground rapper Edan. Featuring a thumping bassline and dusty samples, the collaboration finds both MCs in their element as they express why school is pointless. “We sold high grade like nerds I paid to solve the square root for me,” Droog boasts. Meanwhile, DOOM reminisces on the bad times with lyrics like, “Remember classmates/ Some of them bad apes/ Hallway jooks to bathroom gang rapes.” Related Video Prior to “Dropout Boogie”, Droog and DOOM linked up on “RST” and “BDE”. In a statement, ...
Migos Reveal Culture III Tracklist: Drake, Cardi B, and Polo G Among Guests
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-08T21:22:53+00:00“>June 8, 2021 | 5:22pm ET Migos are set to return on Friday with the long-awaited Culture III. With just days to go, the Atlanta rap trio has unveiled the album’s stacked tracklist, which contains collaborations with Drake, Cardi B, and Polo G. Also featured across the 19-song tracklist are guest appearances from Justin Bieber, Future, and NBA Youngboy, as well as posthumous collaborations with Pop Smoke and Juice WRLD. “Straightenin”, which was released earlier this month as the album’s lead single, also appears on the final tracklist. There’s also the curiously titled “Jane (Birkin)” and the not-so-curiously “Vaccine”. See the full tracklist below. Related Vid...
Tina Knowles-Lawson Says Stop The Cap When It Comes To JAY-Z Touching Beyoncé’s Leg, It’s Just A Sign of Affection
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: James Devaney / Getty When it comes to Beyoncé, there are tons of speculations and wild theories about the enigmatic superstar. One, in particular, has to do with her husband, JAY-Z’s tendency to rub her leg, which led to her mama, Tina Knowles-Lawson, clarifying the situation. The Carters stepped out and showed up to Brooklyn to watch the Nets minus James Harden put a game 1 beatdown on the Milwaukee Bucks. While doing their courtside routine, JAY-Z could be seen affectionately caressing his beautiful wife’s leg while watching Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and the rest of the Nets squad get buckets. Some fans began to speculate that Hov rubs on Yonce’s leg to help her get through a tough time because she allegedly has anxiety. Beyonce’s mama, Tina Knowles-...
Some Of Kanye West’s Illest Signature Sneaker Moments
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Laurent Viteur / Getty Outside of rap, Kanye West’s most revered moves and moments have revolved around debuting sneakers, bogarting Taylor Swift’s Grammy Awards moment, and making some very odd political MAGA maneuvers. Keeping things on sneakers, Kanye West’s panache for having the sneaker community on tilt dates back more than a decade when Kanye began collaborating with the likes of A Bathing Ape, New Balance, then of course, Nike. Having debuted and rocked many samples, prototypes and then unreleased sneakers, Yeezy loves the attention that a simple pair of kicks garners him and with that being the case he even uses them to send messages to the powers that be regardless of their feelings. So on his 44th Born Day, we at HipHopWired have compiled ...
Fashion Killa With Purpose: A$AP Rocky & Klarna Launch Global Partnership
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Klarna / Klarna Fresh off of being CEO for a day, A$AP Rocky is building on his new status as a tech entrepreneur with the formal announcement of a new global partnership and campaign. Source: Klarna / Klarna The Harlem-born style icon, rapper and actor teamed up with Klarna, the company behind the buzzworthy all-in-one shopping app as an investor. Today (June 8), the Swedish company launched a new global multimedia campaign featuring the entertainer that’s designed to get consumers worldwide to revitalize their look as the lockdowns due to the pandemic are easing up. “It’s not for me to decide what people should wear or how they should wear it, but helping Klarna create a space for people to discover their own style is more of the consulting and curation...
#MustBeNice: Jay-Z And Meek Mill Gift Robert Kraft Bentley Rolls Royce For Birthday
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Erik Voake / Getty It pays to have friends in high places. Meek Mill and Jay-Z gifted Robert Kraft with a Bentley for his 80th birthday. As spotted on Rap-Up the long time owner of the New England Patriots football team got a big surprise for his 80th solar return. In a video posted to Meek Mill’s Instagram account Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin is shown paying a visit to the executive’s home. In what seems to be a genuine surprise, Rubin brings Kraft to the front of the estate to reveal a baby blue Bentley Rolls Royce drop-top coupe. Rob’s reaction quickly turns from suspicion, doubt to joy in a matter of seconds. “How the fudge did you get it, ’cause we couldn’t get it?” Kraft asks Rubin, who responded jokingly, “we have resources.”...
Cowboy Bebop Composer Yoko Kanno Returns to Score Netflix’s Live-Action Series
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-09T00:25:41+00:00“>June 8, 2021 | 8:25pm ET Netflix has been working on a live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop for years now and the pandemic delayed it ever further, but thankfully the series is finally set premiere later this year. Perhaps even more exciting, the streamer revealed that Yoko Kanno, the original composer who worked on the classic anime series, will return to score the upcoming version. Kanno will create the soundtrack for the new series as she sees fit, which means fans can likely expect a faithful homage to the original’s music with a couple modern updates that suit it thrown in, too. Because shooting wrapped up earlier this year, it’s likely that she’s w...
Sinéad O’Connor Retracts Retirement, Criticizes BBC for “Hurtful” Interview
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-09T01:06:33+00:00“>June 8, 2021 | 9:06pm ET Sinéad O’Connor is not retiring from music after all. In a three-page note shared on Twitter, the Irish singer explained that last week’s announcement was prompted by the fallout to insensitive questions asked by media in the UK and Canada during the press tour promoting her memoir, Rememberings. O’Connor specifically cited a particularly triggering experience on BBC’s Woman’s Hour. During the interview, host Emma Barnett asked about O’Connor having four children with four different men and brought up a piece in The Telegraph referring to the singer’s reputation “as the crazy woman in pop’s attic.” “It was unnecessary and hurt...
