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Tragic: Dallas Rapper Lil Loaded Dead At The Age of 20
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Another member of the Hip-Hop community light has been dimmed. Monday (May 31), The Dallas Morning News reported that local rapper Lil Loaded passed away at 20. While the news outlet didn’t reveal his cause of death, some social media users have been pointing to the rapper’s last post in his Instagram Stories as an indication as to how he passed. This has not been confirmed, but fans believe the rapper died as a result of suicide. In the post, he wrote: “Dear most high, Please forgive me for my shortcomings and all of the times I’ve fell short of making you proud and being appreciative of all the blessings that have been put in my life. Sometimes the lines are blurred between being solid and being heartless. I want to thank yo...
Brooklyn Rapper Supa Gates Passes Away From Gunshot Wounds
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jack Berman / Getty Yet another up-and-coming rapper has lost his life as the New York Daily News Is reporting that Brooklyn artist Supa Gates has died. According to the report the Brooklynite succumbed to the gunshot wounds he suffered seven weeks ago when he was shot while sitting in the passenger seat of a Mercedes Benz in Crown Heights. Since then Gates had been getting treatment at the Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, but yesterday his body could take no more and passed away. Though he never got his big-break in the music biz, the Brooklyn rapper with the Drill style had amassed tens of thousands of listeners on YouTube and was on the cusp of making some big moves this very summer as his cut “Yellow Bentley” had just cracked the rotation on Drake’s...
50 Cent’s Girlfriend Cuban Link Apologizes To Vivica Fox After Throwing Shade
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Eugene Gologursky / Getty One of the most infamous short-lived celebrity relationships has once again become a hot topic. So hot 50 Cent’s girlfriend has offered an apology to Vivica Fox. As spotted on Madam Noire, the Set It Off actress recently sat down with DJ Vlad for an interview. While she discussed her career, some of her most memorable roles, and the challenges that come with being a Black woman in Hollywood, one specific portion of the sit-down quickly went viral. When asked about her very quick liaison with Curtis back in 2003, she revealed that he was the love of her life. “The love that I had for him, and still to this day, will always—he was the love of my life. I will admit that without any reservations. He will always have a speci...
SLANDER Announce New Curated Music Festival, Starbase
SLANDER returned to the festival circuit with a triumphant DJ set at Tampa’s Sunset Music Festival over the weekend. And while their performance—rife with soaring future bass and dubstep—was one of the event’s highlights, it was a different drop that sent ripples through the EDM community. The famed electronic duo took time during their Sunset performance to formally announce Starbase, a curated melodic bass music festival they had first teased in summer 2020. According to an attendee, whose initial tweet has been circulated widely on social media since SLANDER’s set, the fest will go down in October 2021 in Charleston, South Carolina. SLANDER revealed the event back in June 2020, when the duo announced that they were planning an outer space-themed ...
Roger Waters Shares “Redacted” Liner Notes for Pink Floyd’s Animals Re-Release Amid David Gilmour Dispute
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-01T16:40:57+00:00“>June 1, 2021 | 12:40pm ET Last year, Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters insinuated a re-release of the band’s 1977 album, Animals, was being held back by his chilly relationship with David Gilmour. On Monday, Waters revealed the remaster is finally on the way. In a note published on his website, he also shared liner notes originally intended to accompany the re-release, which he says Gilmour wanted to be removed over a credit dispute. According to Waters, Gilmour doesn’t “dispute the veracity” of the “redacted” liner notes, which were written by Mark Blake and largely credit Waters for the project’s conception, songwriting, and cover art design. However, Waters...
Coachella Announces 2022 Dates, Ticket On-Sale Details
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-01T17:10:02+00:00“>June 1, 2021 | 1:10pm ET Coachella has announced its 2022 dates, marking the festival’s long-awaited return after its two previous editions were postponed due to the pandemic. The Indio, California music festival will take place over two weekends — April 15th-17th and April 22nd-24th — at the Empire Polo Grounds. Advanced tickets go on sale beginning Friday, June 4th at 10:00 a.m. PT, with pre-registration now ongoing. General admission passes start at $449, while VIP passes are priced between $929 and $1049. A variety of other ticket packages and camping options are also available. Related Video Coachella’s 2020 festival was among the first events im...
Alanis Morissette Reschedules Jagged Little Pill 25th Anniversary Tour for 2021
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-01T17:32:41+00:00“>June 1, 2021 | 1:32pm ET After a series of pandemic-related delays, Alanis Morissette is finally ready to head out on her Jagged Little Pill 25th anniversary tour. With many dates featuring Garbage and Liz Phair as special guests, the itinerary has also been expanded to bring the grand total of US shows to 35. Launching August 12th in Austin, Texas, the tour will stop in Tampa, Raleigh, Hartford, Nashville, Cincinnati, Salt Lake City, and Phoenix through October. New concerts have also been scheduled for Kansas City, Denver, San Diego, and Las Vegas, in addition to a second show at Los Angeles’ iconic Hollywood Bowl. The UK leg has grown by three dates: No...
11-Year-Old Nandi Bushell Covers Slipknot’s “Duality”, Gains Jay Weinberg’s Approval: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-01T17:37:44+00:00“>June 1, 2021 | 1:37pm ET Young phenom Nandi Bushell is back at it, this time ripping through a drum cover of Slipknot’s “Duality”. The 11-year-old’s latest video is so impressive, she got the attention of Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg. “You’re the best, Nandi!!” Weinberg wrote on Twitter, adding devil-horns, heart, and snare drum emojis. “Always crushing it!” Indeed, if Weinberg ever needs a fill-in, just hit up Nandi. She masters the intense double-kick pedal and controlled chaos of the song’s drum part, composed by former Slipknot percussionist Joey Jordison. Nandi even sports a mask of Slipknot guitarist Mick Thomson to look appropriately spooky as she plays...
Coachella and Stagecoach to Return in 2022, April Dates Set
As the concert calendar continues to ramp up, a sure sign that the pandemic is slowing down is the official word that Coachella and Stagecoach are back for 2022. Speaking to Billboard, Goldenvoice boss Paul Tollett said that the fest will return in April 2022, and the news was confirmed on each festival’s respective social media and official website. “We look forward to being in the desert next April with all of our friends,” Tollett said. As usual (at least pre-pandemic), Coachella will take place in mid-to-late April on the weekends of April 15-17 and 22-24. Stagecoach will follow on April 29-May 1. A lineup has yet to be revealed (since when has that dissuaded fans not to go?), but tickets for the event will go on sale on June 4 (this Friday) at 10 a.m. PST. For the 2020 ...
BTS’ ‘Butter’ Makes Record-Breaking Bow Atop Billboard Global Charts
Billboard‘s two global charts (the latest of which are dated June 5) rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by MRC Data. The Billboard Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the U.S. Chart rankings are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations. Record Streams & Sales for ‘Butter’ Atop Glob...
Grupo Firme, Bad Bunny & More Latin Artists Who Celebrate Same-Sex Couples in Their Music Videos
Danna Paola – “TQ Y YA” Mexican pop star Danna Paola wraps up Pride month with her empowering single “TQ Y YA,” which translated to “I love you. period.” Fusing reggaeton and trap beats with hints of Brazilian funk, Paola opens up about a love so real that sees no race, color, or gender. “Don’t let anyone tell me that you’re not for me,” she chants. “I don’t care what you think, love is love,” she concludes. The music video shows two women doing a sensual lyrical dance. Paola joins them in the choreography towards the end. Jesse & Joy – “Love (Es Nuestro Idioma)” Jesse & Joy kicked off Pride Month by dropping a new song called “Love (Es Nuestro Idioma).” “Our music will ...
Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Brutal’ Bows at No. 1 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart
Concurrently, “Brutal” debuts at No. 1 on Hot Alternative Songs and Alternative Streaming Songs, and at No. 5 on the all-format Streaming Songs chart, behind three other songs from Sour; “Good 4 U” leads at No. 1, followed by “Deja Vu” at No. 2 and “Traitor” at No. 3. On the multi-metric Billboard Hot 100, “Brutal” begins at No. 12. Sour has produced Rodrigo’s first two Hot 100 No. 1s: “Drivers License,” for eight weeks beginning in January, and “Good 4 U,” which opened atop the tally last week. (“Deja Vu” and “Good 4 U” are Rodrigo’s current singles being properly promoted to radio, to pop and adult stations. On Pop Airplay, they climb to Nos. 13 and 25, respectivel...
