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Bad Bunny Is Now the Co-Owner Of Puerto Rican Basketball Team Los Cangrejeros de Santurce
After dipping his toes in the WWE and getting high praise from pro wrestlers, Bad Bunny (real name Benito Antonio Martinez) continues to do great things in sports. This time, he’s becoming a co-owner of Puerto Rico’s basketball team Los Cangrejeros de Santurce. The Puerto Rican superstar, alongside Rimas’ Jonathan Miranda and Noah Assad, has been named partner of the renewed franchise, which also announced a revamped team and image. “The main purpose and commitment of this initiative are to help foster positive change on the island,” noted an official statement. “The goal is to promote a better future through sports, music, and the arts. The main objective is to encourage ideas and dreams in Puerto Rican youth, which provoke an authentic and real social transformation.” You Deserve t...
BTS, Dua Lipa & More Lead 2021 Webby Awards Winners
Fans can watch this year’s show, hosted by actress, podcaster and activist Jameela Jamil, at http://watch.webbyawards.com on May 18 starting at 3 p.m. ET. Katie Couric, Gayle King, Naomi Watts and more are slated to appear as presenters and special guests. Comedy Central won as the Webby media company of the year for earning the most honors across all Webby categories: 14. Andra Day and Riz Ahmed, who were Oscar-nominated for their performances in The United States vs. Billie Holiday and Sound of Metal, respectively, won Webbys for best actress and best actor for their work in those films. Pharrell Williams is the winner of the inaugural Webby Anthem Award. The award honors Williams for working toward racial equity in education and entrepreneurship by empowering a new generation of student...
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Lil Yachty’s Clarifies His Nail Polish Is For Men As Well [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty Lil Yachty is bossing up but on his own terms. He wants to make sure the world knows that his recent nail polish genderless. As spotted on TMZ the Atlanta, Georgia native recent paid a virtual visit to the celebrity gossip platform. While he covered off on a couple different trending topics he discussed the goal of his new nail polish. Big Boat announced the launch of his cosmetics company via his Crete brand. On Monday, May 3 he announced the new project. In his Q&A with the Thirty Mile Zone staff he served up a reminder that guys can get in on these very distinct vibes. When asked whether the direction was to help the youth who want to express themselves in this manner or to empower men he said both. “Well I mean I ...
Issa Rae Tapped To Lead ‘Project Greenlight’ Revival For HBO Max
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Issa Rae is showing creatives how to do it and with her latest project, she’s providing them the opportunity too. According to Variety, the Insecure creator has been tapped by HBO Max and Miramax to revive the critically acclaimed docuseries “Project Greenlight,” which originally spotlighted first-time filmmakers on HBO. The updated reboot of “Project Greenlight” will focus on talented female filmmakers who are given the chance to direct a feature film. Rae will appear in every episode as an executive producer, providing guidance and mentorship to aspiring filmmakers, with the finished film premiering on HBO Max. “By relaunching the iconic ‘Project Greenlight’ with the brilliant Issa Rae and HBO Max, we continue...
Joe Budden Issues Statement On Olivia Dope’s Sexual Harassment Claims, Apologizes
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Phillip Faraone / Getty On Monday, May 17, DJ Olivia Dope accused Joe Budden of sexual harassment after leaving her gig at the Joe Budden Network a few months ago. The rapper turned podcaster has responded to her allegations, and has apoogized. According to Dope, Budden sexually harassed her when he was a guest on episode no. 16 of See, The Things Is, the female-led podcast that she was still a part of at the time. The detailed account she shared on Instagram included timestamps that corresponded to the aforementioned episode of the podcast where she provided a play by play of Budden speaking to her inappropriately and making her uncomfortable while she attemptoed to to laugh it off. Budden issued a statement to Rolling Stone on Tuesday, May 18, and said,...
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Young Thug Clarifies His Prior Comparison To Jay-Z’s Catalog Because Duh [Video]
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: WENN.com / WENN While Young Thug has the whole world skiing now some of his words have come back to bite him. In a recent interview he explains why he said he has more hits than Jay-Z. As reported by Complex the Atlanta, Georgia native paid a second visit to the Million Dollaz Worth of Game podcast. The overall vibes were very festive as he had most of his Young Stoner Life Records crew in attendance and everyone was still enjoying the positive feedback regarding their recent Slime Language 2 release. During his last appearance had some choice words regarding the legitimacy of his discography and even said that Hall of Fame Hov doesn’t have 30 stadium anthems. Naturally Wallo and Gillie asked him about the moment and he admitted he was spee...
T.I. and Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris Being Investigated by LAPD Over ‘Abuse, Rape, and Drugging’ Allegations
The Los Angeles Police Department has launched an investigation into drugging and sexual assault charges against rapper T.I. (aka Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr) .and his wife, singer Tameka “Tiny” Harris.” The accusers’ attorney, Tyrone Blackburn, said in a statement the LAPD “showed great concern and are moving forward with an investigation into the allegations of abuse, rape, and drugging by Clifford “T.I.” Harris & Tameka ‘Tiny” Harris.” In February, SPIN reported Blackburn’s initial statement, which said more than 30 women have contacted him about incidents in at least two states including California and Georgia and that the “criminal allegations span over fifteen years of methodical, sadistic abuse against women in various venues throughout the country.”...
My Morning Jacket Announce US Headlining Tour
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-18T14:22:04+00:00“>May 18, 2021 | 10:22am ET My Morning Jacket have scheduled their first US headlining tour in five years. The 23-date outing kicks off in August 27th in Charlotte, NC. Over the proceeding weeks, MMJ will play venues across the US, including multiple nights at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, NY; the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA; and Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, IL. Joining them for select dates will be Brittany Howard, Durand Jones & The Indications, and Bedouine. Tickets to these headlining shows go on sale starting Friday, May 21st via Ticketmaster. Afterward, you can find deals here. Related Video Additionally, MMJ are set to appear at festivals incl...
Bleachers Announce New Album Take the Sadness out of Saturday Night, 2021 Tour Dates
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-18T14:45:33+00:00“>May 18, 2021 | 10:45am ET Having spent quarantine lost in Taylor Swift’s woods and digging through St. Vincent’s past, pop super-producer Jack Antonoff is ready for a little “me” time. He’s announced a new album from his solo project Bleachers project, Take the Sadness out of Saturday Night, out July 30th, and shared the single “Stop Making This Hurt”. Bleachers will also be hitting the road later this year on a 2021 tour. For the follow-up to 2017’s Gone Now, Antonoff handled almost everything in-house. That makes sense; Antonoff is the guy you hire to make your songs sound good, and those hefty paychecks might dry up if he starts outsourcing the wor...
Jack Antonoff’s Bleachers Share ‘Stop Making This Hurt’ Single and Video
Bleachers shared the new single and video for “Stop Making This Hurt” off the band’s third LP, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, coming July 30 via RCA Records. It’s the LP’s first single and follows previously released tracks “Chinatown” feat. Bruce Springsteen and “45.” “‘Stop Making This Hurt’ is what you get when we are not allowed to go play for our people. it’s a line that had been ringing in my head for years,” Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff explained in a statement. “i fell into a dark place after a loss and then starting to have that feeling of rage towards the depression – which is when you know there’s a way out. started looking at the people close to me in my life and finding all the ways we keep ourselves from breaking through. “Stop Making This Hurt” started ringing...
T.I. and Wife Tiny Respond to Fresh Allegations of Sexual Assault
A second woman, identified as Rachelle Jenks, stepped forward earlier this month to file a police report alleging similar incidents took place in Las Vegas in 2010, and waived the right to anonymity, the report continues. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department would not confirm or deny if the investigation was active, according to the Daily Beast, whose journalists claim to have observed a copy of the report. Legal reps for T.I. say the rapper and his wife Tiny haven’t been contacted by police and they’re being kept in the dark on specifics. “The Harrises have not spoken to or been contacted by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the Las Vegas Police Department (LVPD) or, indeed, any member of law enforcement from any other jurisdiction in the country,” comments attorney Steve ...
Cam Anthony Crushes It With Boyz II Men Cover on ‘The Voice’: Watch
The Voice has reached the pointy end of the competition. On Monday night (May 17), Cam Anthony brought out his sharpest weapon. For his Live Top 9 Performance, the youngster performed Boyz II Men’s tear jerker from 1991, “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday.” He nailed it, as he has done over several occasions over the course of the series. “To stand up here on the stage without any instrument, anything backing you, anything to hide behind. just you and your voice,” his coach Blake Shelton remarked. “That takes a lot of nerve.” 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 rewa...
