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Eminem Drops ‘Killer’ Remix Featuring Jack Harlow & Cordae: Listen
Just in time for Memorial Day Weekend, Eminem enlisted fellow rappers Jack Harlow and Cordae for a “Killer” remix that dropped Friday (May 28). On the reworked track, the trio trade verses, with Harlow sharing how he aspired to be like Em in his. “I used to rock a toboggan/ Headphones around my neck, tryna be like Shady,” he raps. Cordae takes the second verse and looks ahead, rhyming, “A whole generation of geniuses I’m influencin’ … I manifest nothing less than the best outcome/ Just watch my moves with this next album.” Em also shows off his ability to rap at what feels like the speed of light, dropping beats in the middle of the third verse so quickly that his verbal gymnastics fly by faster than you can read the lyrics. You Deserve...
Garth Brooks Remembers Dewayne Blackwell, ‘Friends in Low Places’ Songwriter: Exclusive
Blackwell, who also wrote songs recorded by The Fleetwoods, Conway Twitty and David Frizzell, died May 23 at 84. Songwriter Dewayne Blackwell, who, with Earl Bud Lee, wrote “Friends in Low Places,” the rowdy standard that catapulted Garth Brooks to stardom 30 years ago, died Sunday (May 23), Mark Ford, executive director of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, confirmed to Billboard. The Hall inducted Blackwell, 84, in 2017 for penning “Friends,” as well as pop hit “Mr. Blue,” which The Fleetwoods took to No. 1 in 1959, and country staples “Honkytonk Man” by Marty Robbins and David Frizzell’s “I’m Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home.” Acts ranging from Roy Orbison to Bobby Vinton, The Everly Brothers and Conway Twitty cut Blackwell’s songs. “Friends in Low Places” was the first...
Mariah Carey Flashes Back to Her Attempted ‘Friends’ Hairdo: See the Pic
Carey isn’t the only musician who shared her love for Friends recently. When the long-awaited reunion brought the six stars together May 27 for a chat hosted by James Corden, various musical artists who were fans of the show also made guest appearances. Among them was Lady Gaga, who performed a duet of “Smelly Cat” with Lisa Kudrow, who played Phoebe Buffay. In a sweet moment, the singer also thanked the actress for bringing “the different” Phoebe to life. Justin Bieber also made an appearance. While the special — which is now streaming on HBO Max — presented a fashion show of some of the sitcom’s most memorable costumes, the “Peaches” singer strutted on the catwalk dressed as a potato with a colander on his head — in other ...
Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan on Gish Influencing Pearl Jam and Nirvana
Billy Corgan is only too happy to talk about the influence the Smashing Pumpkins’ Gish LP — 30 years old this year — had on the burgeoning alt-rock scene. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Corgan said, “I remember having a conversation with Eddie Vedder when we were on tour with the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He told me how much of an influence Gish was on their first record.” Others, too, were fans of the Chicago foursome, Corgan said. “Through the years, I’ve talked to many, many people who really pointed to Gish as the game-changer in their mind about how to approach guitar and how to record.” Gish, produced by Butch Vig and Corgan in 1990-1991, “had a lot to do with how Nevermind was recorded,” Corgan says. Vig produced that album for Nirvana, also in 1990-1991. ...
50 Cent Hints He Is Ready To Ditch Starz After Claiming The Network Was Upset With Him
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 It looks like 50 Cent is eager to take his talents to a new network. 50 Cent is notorious for his “issues” with Starz, the network that is the home to his hit show Power and universe of spinoffs. It seems the relationship between them has finally run its course. The latest fallout between the two entities stems from Hip-Hop mogul being too eager to share casting news. The G-Unit general revealed that Patina Miller would be joining the cast of Power Book III: Raising Kanan. Starz was not too thrilled that he shared that information, despite the series being partly created by the rapper. 50 Cent wasn’t shy about sharing his grief with the network, hinting that he is ready to move on from Starz writing on Instagram, “STARZ i...
DJ Khaled Throws A Star Studded House Party In “I Did It”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Another one! In case you haven’t been keeping up for the past few weeks DJ Khaled’s been going ham dropping visuals for cuts off his last LP, Khaled Khaled and for this good Friday (not the religious one), he comes through with his latest installment, “I Did It.” Shooting the clip in his Miami mansion, Khaled invites Megan Thee Stallion, DaBaby, and Lil Baby to his private estate where each artist does there own thing while kicking their verses. Whether it was Lil Baby enjoying a speedboat, DaBaby playing chess in the pool or Megan Thee Stallion riding a horse (Pardison Fontaine is the luckiest of men), the Miami soiree looked all kinds of turnt. Check out the entertaining visuals below and let us know what your favorite cu...
Jordan Brand Announces Latest Black Community Commitment Grants
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jordan Brand / Jordan Brand In case you didn’t get the memo, Michael Jordan is woke now. Today (May 28), Jordan Brand announced the latest entities on the receiving end of its Black community commitment grants. Back in June 2020, Jordan Brand committed to donating $100 million to social justice causes over a 10-year period. Almost a year to the day since the program’s announcement, three institutions that will receive multi-year grants due to their work educating the world about the Black experience are The National Museum of African American History and Culture, Morehouse College and The Ida B. Wells Society. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will receive $3 million (over three years) and JB will work with the inst...
Bachelor Unleash Debut Album Doomin’ Sun: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-28T13:13:36+00:00“>May 28, 2021 | 9:13am ET Bachelor — the new collaborative project made up of Jay Som’s Melina Duterte and Palehound frontwoman Ellen Kempner — have officially dropped their debut album Doomin’ Sun. Stream it now on Apple Music and Spotify. They’ve also shared a twisted new video for “Back Of My Head”, in which Duterte’s and Kempner’s obsession for Harry Styles leads to a kidnapping gone awry. On the LP, the longtime pals team up for 10 tracks that fuse Kempner’s self-described “journal rock” aesthetic with Jay Som’s bedroom pop sensibilities. Upon announcing the album back in March, the duo revealed that they wrote the entirety of the studio set withi...
81355 Premiere Debut Album This Time I’ll Be of Use: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-28T13:26:39+00:00“>May 28, 2021 | 9:26am ET Indianapolis hip-hop trio 81355 have released their debut album This Time I’ll Be of Use. Stream it now on Apple Music and Spotify. Arriving via Justin Vernon, Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner’s 37d03d’s label, the eight-track LP features past Song of the Week “Capstone” and “Thumbs Up”, as well as new tracks like the choral-inflected “Anointed” and the color-coded “Purple” and “Maroon”. 81355 (pronounced “BLESS”) recently opened up to Consequence about the Origins of the “Thumbs Up”, explaining that the group wrote much of this album “in the midst of daily protests in the heart of this new pandemic space.” Related Video “It’s a way...
Kaley Rutledge Announces Debut Album Tender Heart, Shares Origins of “Tough Enough”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-28T14:00:34+00:00“>May 28, 2021 | 10:00am ET Our new music feature Origins asks artists to give listeners a peek behind the curtain of their latest single. Today, Kaley Rutledge breaks down the inspirations for “Tough Enough”. After spending years of releasing music under the moniker De Joie, Nashville singer-songwriter Kaley Rutledge is ready to step out from the shadows. Getting here wasn’t an easy journey, as it involved intensive therapy and nearly walking away from music. After navigating through the ups and downs of the past year, Rutledge returned to her art and recorded what would become her upcoming debut album, Tender Heart, out October 15th via Tonetree. In an int...
Willow Smith Gets Testy in ‘transparentsoul’ Video
Nearly 11 years after the release her smash single, “Whip My Hair,” Willow Smith has continued to cultivate her sound. Despite changing her sound up several times after “Whip My Hair, including on acoustic-pop songs like “Time Machine,” Smith went the pop-punk route with her latest single “transparentsoul,” which features Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. Smith pulled influences from Avril Lavigne, My Chemical Romance, and Paramore while recording this piece. The track is intense and filled with energy, as Willow takes an “in your face” approach with her vocals. This energy can not only be heard on “transparentsoul,” but also seen in her performance visual, which shows Willow toting an all-black guitar, slamming the floor, and looking deeply into the camera. “I’m so happy that I got to brin...
Ford Spending Big for More Electric and Commercial Vehicles
To hit this target, Ford announced today that it is increasing spending on electric vehicles to more than $30 billion by 2025, up from past pledges to spend $22 billion. The money will go to new electric models and development of its own IonBoost batteries—akin to General Motors, which developed its Ultium battery system. In both cases the automakers are partnered with established battery cell makers. Ford Ion Park is a facility being created to develop and test better battery cells and BlueOvalSK is a joint venture with SK Innovation to manufacture battery cells at two U.S. plants in the future. See all 30 photos Ford Prioritizing Commercial Vehicle Customers “This is our biggest opportunity for growth and value creation since Henry Ford started to scale the Model T, and we’re...
