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Shinedown Map Out 2021 US Tour, Top Billboard’s Greatest All-Time Mainstream Rock Artist List
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-07T21:37:49+00:00“>June 7, 2021 | 5:37pm ET Shinedown have been named Billboard’s Greatest of All Time Mainstream Rock Artist, and will be repping that fresh honor on an extensive 2021 U.S. tour. The outing will run from early August through early October and feature a number of shows with The Struts as direct support. The Florida rockers have the most all-time No. 1 tunes of any act on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs tally with 16 chart-toppers. In earning the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Greatest of All Time Mainstream Rock Artists list, the band topped contemporaries like Godsmack, Disturbed, and Three Days Grace, as well as classic acts like Van Halen, Metallica, and To...
10 Best Music Moments From the 2021 Kennedy Center Honors
The changes provided more than just a change of scenery. They reinvigorated the show, now in its 43rd year. The Kennedy Center Honors are among the most prestigious awards in arts and entertainment, but the annual TV show long ago became formulaic and staid. The show desperately needed a makeover. This year, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the producers to make some changes. Because of COVID regulations and best practices, parts of the show were shot outdoors, parts were shot in a semi-covered pavilion, parts were shot indoors. The result, which aired Sunday on CBS, was the most enjoyable installment in years, much fresher and less static. The changes provided more than just a change of scenery. They reinvigorated the show, now in its 43rd year. (At least something good came out of this long ...
Rolling Stones, Tom Jones, Other Big U.K. Musicians Join Campaign For Larger Streaming Share
The letter’s signatories are calling for a government referral of the multinational corporations that wield “extraordinary power” over the music business to the U.K. competition enforcer, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which can act against businesses engaging in anti-competitive behavior. The U.K. Parliamentary probe has seen major labels’ dominance of the market emerge as a central issue. The first stage of the inquiry concluded with government minister Caroline Dinenage saying she would support a referral of the three biggest music companies — Universal Music, Sony Music and Warner Music — to the CMA. The committee expects to publish their report next month before Parliament breaks for its summer recess, although a date has not been announced. Ministers will then have eigh...
Wolf Alice Leap Into Top Spot on U.K. Midweek Chart With ‘Blue Weekend’
The London band will hope to go one better than their previous albums. Their 2015 freshman set My Love Is Cool and 2017 followup Visions of a Life both reached No. 2 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, missing out to releases from Florence + The Machine and Shania Twain, respectively, after leading at the hallway mark. Coming in at No. 2 on the Official Chart Update is veteran Manchester band James with All The Colours (Nothing But Love Music), while last week’s leader, Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour (Geffen), dips 1-3. Neil Finn’s reunited Crowded House could snag their highest-charting album in 14 years with Dreamers Are Waiting (EMI), the followup to 2010’s Intriguer. It’s new at No. 4. The ARIA Hall of Fame-inducted band has four U.K. Top 10s, including a No. 1 for 1996’s career retrospective&nb...
Roddy Ricch “Late At Night,” Kodak Black “Don’t Leave Me” & More | Daily Visuals 6.4.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Fresh off of 6 Grammy nominations and a few iHeartRadio Music Awards, Roddy Ricch returns to the music scene with some new work that’s sure to have his hardcore fans swooning all weekend long and beyond. In his latest visuals to “Late At Night,” the double-R finds himself going back to the 80’s after riding a Ferris wheel before turning into a werewolf (a la Thriller) on his date, Karrueche Tan. Dope cut and cool video. Kodak Black meanwhile has been exercising his vocal range himself as of late and for his clip to “Don’t Leave Me” finds himself all in his feelings and shows off how he spoils that very special woman in his life with tennis, dinner, and ice. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Boosie Badazz featuring Dee Rogers, Drakeo The Rule...
Veteran Screen Actor Clarence Williams III Has Died
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CBS Photo Archive / Getty Clarence Williams III, an actor with credits that stretch back to the late 1960s, has passed away. Williams found fame early but is perhaps most notable for playing intense and eccentric characters while in possession of a most unique voice. As shared in a report from Deadline, Williams, a native of New York City, found fame as the imposing yet suave police detective Linc Hayes on the hit series, The Mod Squad. The show began its five-season run in 1968, establishing Williams as a star to watch out for. In the later stages of his career, Williams made unforgettable turns as Prince’s father in Purple Rain, and hammed it up alongside Dave Chappelle in the stoner cult classic, Half Baked. Williams also starred in 52 Pick-Up, Reindee...
Busta Rhymes Teases Neptunes Collaboration
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez/BET / Getty Looks like Busta Rhymes has got something brewing in his dungeon and he has no problem roaring about it. On Sunday (June 6), the Hip-Hop legend took to his Instagram page to tease a collaboration with not only Pharrell, but his original partner in crime, Chad Hugo, who jointly are known as The Neptunes. You probably knew that if you’re here. Sharing a picture with all three of them posing up a storm, Busta captioned the pic with a message of excitement. “Guess who’s back at it? 👀👀👀The Dragon 🐉 & The Neptune’s@pharrell @chadhugo Oh Shit!! 😳😳😳😳” Given the trio’s history of making hits (“Pass The Courvoisier II” & “Light Your Ass On Fire”) and Busta’s recent...
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The Petty King: Drake Trolls Klay Thompson With Video Reenactment [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Vaughn Ridley / Getty It seems the certified lover boy has plenty of petty left in him. Over the weekend Drake had a laugh on Klay Thompson’s expense. As reported Hype Beast the Toronto, Canada native took his followers and basketball fans alike through a humorous stroll down memory lane. In his latest Instagram post he repurposed a video of Klay Thompson driving a boat while he talked about the current playoff situation. Due to his injury he has not played in sometime but the clip shows him standing with his Golden State Warrior team. “That was my last taste of hoops, man. NBA Finals…I miss it. Nothing like the finals! Nothing like it!” he said while Drake’s “Mob Ties” played in the background. The “Boat Klay” clip soon went viral and landed on Driz...
deadmau5 Announces Split From Wife of Four Years, Kelly Zimmerman
After nearly four years of marriage, deadmau5 has announced a split from his wife, Kelly Zimmerman. The separation was amicable in nature. The dance music legend shared the news in an official statement posted to Instagram. “After three and a half years of marriage, Joel Zimmerman (deadmau5) and his wife Kelly Zimmerman are legally separating,” the statement reads. “Their decision to terminate their marriage is amicable.” “We have chosen different paths in life and I am forever grateful for the time we spent together,” deadmau5 added. Joel and Kelly Zimmerman were engaged in January 2016, when the former secretly popped the question while vacationing in the Maldives. They ended up tying the knot in August 2017. The iconic “Strob...
Kid Rock Uses Homophobic Slur in Rant about iPhone, Surprises No One
In his unofficial battle with Vanilla Ice to be the worst remaining relic of the ’90s, Kid Rock was caught using a homophobic slur while onstage at a bar in Tennessee on Saturday night. In response to an attendee (we were going to say “fan,” but are there really still Kid Rock fans out there?) filming him, the Michigan-born pseudo-Southerner went on a tirade that eventually ended up with “Fuck your iPhone,” some pointing to his crotch while singing “You can post this dick right now,” and finally a hearty yell of “You fucking f——- with your phones out.” The whole video was posted by TMZ, and there’s pretty much no other way to spin it. Honestly, it’s pretty much what we expect at this point. Some people compared it to his friend Morgan Wallen’s recent issue of using slurs on camera, bu...
Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan to Star as Reporters in Movie About Harvey Weinstein Investigation
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-07T21:39:31+00:00“>June 7, 2021 | 5:39pm ET Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan are in talks to star as New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor in She Said, a new movie about the investigations into Harvey Weinstein’s crimes. As Deadline reports, the film is based on Twohey and Kantor’s 2018 book She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement. Twohey and Kantor first outlined Weinstein’s predatory behavior in 2017 with a landmark article in the Times. It opened the floodgates, and eventually over 90 woman accused the disgraced producer of harassment or assault, while 15 accused him of rape. In the end, Weinstein was sentenc...
Lorde Teases New Music with Solar Power Artwork
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-07T22:04:24+00:00“>June 7, 2021 | 6:04pm ET It looks like it’s gonna be a hot Lorde summer. Four years after releasing Melodrama, Lorde has teased her return by updating her website with artwork for something called Solar Power. It’s unclear if it’s an album (Solar Power) or a song (“Solar Power”), but it’s definitely coming this year. “Arriving in 2021,” reads the caption. “Patience is a virtue.” Check out the artwork below. So many questions come from this one little image. When in 2021? We have to assume summer based on the beach imagery. But is it a song, an EP, or an LP? And also, where the heck is Lorde’s ring finger in this picture? Or her pants, for that ma...
