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Jack Antonoff Talks Winning Grammys With Taylor Swift, Breaking the Law With Bruce Springsteen: Watch
Jack Antonoff can produce a hot record, he can play keys, guitar. Just don’t ask him to take you for a drive. Antonoff stopped by NBC’s The Tonight Show on Wednesday (May 26) for a chat about the music making process during lockdown, winning big with Taylor Swift, and sneaky rogue behavior. At the top, Antonoff talked about the challenges he and Swift faced in creating Folklore, and their fruitful trip to the Grammy Awards, where they were rewarded with the golden statuette for album of the year. The event itself was everything, from “cool,” “incredible,” “different” and apparently the most fun he’s had at an awards show. 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 me...
Lady Gaga & Lisa Kudrow Offer a Fragrant Duet For ‘Friends: The Reunion’
“Oh! Oooohhhhhhh!!!!” as Phoebe Buffay would say! Friends: The Reunion, didn’t only bring stars Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer together when it arrived on HBO Max Thursday (May 27), it also delivered on one heck of a fan-favorite: “Smelly Cat.” [If you haven’t yet watched Friends: The Reunion, stop here to avoid anymore spoilers.] The endearing song — made popular by Kudrow’s kooky character Phoebe — delighted audiences anew when the actress sat down in Central Perk to deliver her acoustic performance. “Yeah, don’t get too excited. I haven’t done this in a long time,” Kudrow warned the cheering crowd before saying to herself, “I should be Phoebe...
Danny McBride Developing Garbage Pail Kids Animated Series for HBO Max
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-26T18:10:48+00:00“>May 26, 2021 | 2:10pm ET You’ve heard of Adam Bomb and Ali Gator, but what about Mack Bride? The punny scamps of the Garbage Pail Kids will appear in a new animated series for HBO Max being developed by Danny McBride alongside his frequent collaborator David Gordon Green and Solar Opposite’s Josh Bycel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Garbage Pail Kids were created by Topps trading card company in 1985 as an antidote to the more wholesome Cabbage Patch Kids. Many of the characters were found in a comical state of suffering, like Jay Decay, while others, such as vampire Nick Nasty, were about to inflict pain on others. But all o...
Evil Dead Rise Coming to HBO Max with Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell Executive Producing
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-26T18:23:04+00:00“>May 26, 2021 | 2:23pm ET Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell are resurrecting the Evil Dead horror film franchise. Per Variety, the new installment, titled Evil Dead Rise, is in the works via New Line Cinema. Instead of theaters, it will land on HBO Max in the US, Canal Plus in the UK, and Metropolitan in France. Raimi, who created the series and directed the original trilogy, won’t be directing Evil Dead Rise. Campbell’s longtime protagonist Ash Williams won’t be appearing onscreen, either, as the actor will be only executive producing with Raimi. Instead, Irish filmmaker Lee Cronin was hand-picked to write and direct the new entry in the franchise. Australian a...
Metro Marrs Arrested At High School Graduation for Making It Rain with $10K
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Metro Marrs has never had a problem showing love to his high school, but it appears that his recent act of kindness may have gone too far. According to published reports, Metro Marrs drew a loud ovation after making it rain at his high school graduation, but the stunt ended up getting him detained by cops. While walking across the Langston Hughes High School stage on Friday (May 21), the Quality Control rapper made it rain $100 bills with about $10,000 in total hitting the floor. Despite school officials attempting to stop the “Bye Felicia” rapper, Marrs continued to throw money in the sky, which eventually resulted in him being detained by police and escorted out of his own graduation. While the flex earned him a standing ovation ...
Regular People Can Buy the Cheapest Ford F-150 Lighting Electric Pickup, Too
Just because a truck is aimed at commercial fleet buyers doesn’t necessarily mean you must be a commercial fleet buyer to nab one. No, you won’t need to purchase five (or more) F-150 Lightning Pros—unless, of course, you want a dozen or so of the all-electric work trucks. That said, the F-150 Lightning Pro will benefit from a gaggle of fleet-focused data and software services aimed at limiting vehicle downtime and juggling charging needs. These likely subscription-based offerings are critical to commercial customers, regardless of powertrain. Because time where a work truck spends, um, not working, is money left on the table for a fleet operator. Non-commercial customers might balk at the Lightning Pro’s standard equipment, which includes vinyl seats and a smaller 12.0-in...
Porsche, but Make It Fashion: Aimé Leon Dore Creates a Stylish, Adventurous 911
No, it’s not the Derek Zoolander Center For Kids Who Can’t Read Good And Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too, but like the children’s school founded by the male model of Blue Steel fame, this 1978 Porsche 911 SC is a passion project with ties to the fashion industry. Credit Porsche’s relationship with the New York-based fashion brand Aimé Leon Dore (ALD). With the aid of ALD’s founder and creative director, Teddy Santis, the two companies worked together to bring this classic 911 to its current understated but chic state. See all 22 photos Combining a sense of adventure with an innate elegance, this more than 30-year-old Porsche coupe looks equally ready to drive across the country or take the lead spot at the local valet stand. Thank the car’s g...
Howard University Renaming Arts College After Chadwick Boseman
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-26T19:31:31+00:00“>May 26, 2021 | 3:31pm ET Last summer, Chadwick Boseman unexpectedly passed away from colon cancer at the age of 43. His death shocked fans around the world, many of whom had no idea he was battling cancer in the first place. Now, Howard University is honoring the late Black Panther actor with arguably the most timeless gesture of all: naming its newly re-established College of Fine Arts after Boseman. Back in 2000, Boseman graduated from Howard with a bachelor of arts degree in directing and, in the years that followed, never missed an opportunity to champion the prestigious HBCU. “We are very excited. This is the right thing to do,” Howard President Wayne A.I....
Andrew Bird and Jimbo Mathus, Brian Fallon, Squirrel Flower, More Come to Protect Live Music Archive
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-26T19:47:09+00:00“>May 26, 2021 | 3:47pm ET Consequence’s Protect Live Music Livestream Archive continues to expand today, bringing more performances from our relaunch benefit event for you to revisit. We’re rolling out new on-demand archival content every week, and May 26th features six fresh videos. Back together for their new collaborative album These 13, Andrew Bird and Jimbo Mathus took to the fields for their rendition of the Squirrel Nut Zippers classic “Train on Fire”, exclusively for PLM. Other footage part of the latest PLM Archive release includes performances from Brian Fallon, together PANGEA, Squirrel Flower, Hounds, and The Ballroom Thieves. To acces...
DMX’s Estate Worth Less Than $1 Million, Maybe $50K
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty DMX‘s legacy in Hip-Hop and the world is indelible, but his cash flow is now under scrutiny. According to court papers, the late, great rapper’s estate is worth less than $1 million. That number immediately raises eyebrows since Dark Man X was a multi-platinum rapper who could still sell out a venue off his name alone. According to the New York Daily News, court filings made by his children in Westchester County indicate that his estate was worth less than $1 million. and as low as $50,000. This is despite X reportedly selling over 74 million records over his career. The Yonkers rapper’s debut album, 1998’s It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot, is certified 4X platinum while his sophomore album, Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood and released ...
Saweetie Spills The Tea on Her Cryptic Tweets with Twitter’s #BehindTheTweets Series
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Todd Williamson/NBC / Getty Saweetie knows how to keep the streets talking and during her latest sit down with Twitter, she’s finally revealing what a few of her streets-stirring tweets actually mean. As a part of the relaunch of Twitter’s fan-favorite #BehindTheTweets series, Saweetie sits down and revisited some of her previous posts, including one from Jan. 11 when she recalled getting her tongue pierced in college. “I got my tongue pierced jr yr in college lmaooooo I was going through it,” Saweetie tweeted at the time. During the sit-down, the “Best Friend” rapper revealed why the decision was short-lived after she had to make the tough choice between allowing her new piercing to heal and food. “You know your girl loves to eat,” she laughs in the vide...
Little White Connecticut Sun Head Coach Suspended & Fined After He Was Called Out By Liz Cambage
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Connecticut Sun head coach and general manager Curt Miller learned the hard way that Las Vegas Aces hooper Liz Cambage is not the one to be played with. Miller earned himself a one-game suspension and a fine from the WNBA after making a disparaging comment about Cambage. During Sunday’s (May 23) game against the Las Vegas Aces, while trying to get a call from the referee, Miller said, “Come on, she’s 300 pounds.” referring to Aces superstar. In an email sent to the HuffPost, the WNBA revealed that Miller was slapped with a $10,000 fine and suspended for one game for his remarks. Before the league took action, Cambage — who doesn’t bite her tongue for anyone — hopped on Instagram after the game to call out Miller, wh...
