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Bill Gates Stepped Down From Microsoft After Allegations of Sexual Relationship With Female Subordinate
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ron Galella, Ltd. / Getty Bill Gates may look like a nerd to most, but it seems like the man was trying to be a player like Bill Bellamy in the 90’s or something. Word is Microsoft pushed him off its board due to his Playboy-ish aspirations. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Microsoft Executives decided it was best that Bill Gates step down from his role at the company as they investigated his relationship with a female Microsoft employee which they deemed inappropriate. The investigation was prompted last year after a Microsoft engineer wrote a letter stating that she and Billy had a sexual entanglement that lasted years. “Microsoft received a concern in the latter half of 2019 that Bill Gates sought to initiate an intimate relationship with a co...
Moment 4 Life: Nicki Minaj Pays Tribute To Her Father On His Birthday
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 While she returned to the Rap game last week Nicki Minaj’s heart is very heavy. 2021 is the first year she celebrated her father’s birthday without him in the physical. As reported by HipHopDX the queen from Queens finally opened up with the world regarding the loss of her parent. On Sunday, May 16 she shared a post dedicated to her dad. While it was far from lengthy anyone who read the caption could tell it took a lot for her to hit the share button on Instagram. “Happy Birthday Daddy. Miss u so much. So much. So so much. Rest In Peace. Oh my God. 🙏🏽” she wrote. This past weekend would have been Robert Maraj’s 65th birthday. In February 2021 he suffered life ending injuries from a hit and run a...
Adam Levine Goes Sneaker Shopping With Complex
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Complex News / Adam Levine Sneaker Shopping Adam Levine‘s been rockin’ the crowd for damn near two decades and while he’s known for being the lead vocalist in Maroon 5, y’all would be surprised to learn that the he man is also a sneaker aficionado. In the latest installment of Sneaker Shopping With Complex, the “Girls Like You” singer links up with Joe La Puma at SoleStage in LA to talk about sneakers, getting some Red October Yeezy’s from Kanye himself and his memories about the Black Mamba, Kobe Bryant. “He was my guy. We all miss him so much. Being from LA, born and raised, he was such a big part of my life growing up. I saw so many of his most celebrated moments. I still really haven’t fully been able to grasp it. I’m still kind of in shock.” We all a...
New Merger Alert: AT&T Announces It Is Merging WarnerMedia With Discovery
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty After fighting to make the initial merger happen, AT&T has decided to switch things up by creating a new media giant. Monday (May 17), AT&T announced that it would be spinning off WarnerMedia by merging it with the TV company Discovery leading to the creation of a new media giant that could compete with streaming titans Netflix and the new kid on the block Disney+. The new deal will see WarnerMedia properties like HBO, CNN, Cartoon Network, TBS, TNT, and the Warner Bros. movie studio plus channels like HGTV, Animal Planet, Food Network, and TLC which Discovery operates under one tent. Both companies also have their own streaming platforms with HBO Max and Discovery Plus. As per the press release announcing the move, the b...
Winter Music Conference Organizers Announce Artist Lineup for First-Ever Virtual Edition
Ahead of Winter Music Conference‘s ballyhooed virtual edition—the first in the event’s history—organizers have announced the lineup for the summit’s live music programming. Presented in partnership with EDM.com and Mr. Afterparty, the digital extravaganza will go down on May 20th and 21st. The “WMC Live Music Program” boasts over 50 artists, who will perform live in VR thanks to VRJAM‘s cutting-edge technology and groundbreaking virtual venue, 5th Dimension. SOFI TUKKER, Anabel Englund, Rich DietZ, and Chicago house music legend Marshall Jefferson are primed for must-see performances among other major dance music artists, who will perform from locations in Barcelona, Berlin, New York, London and Los Angeles. The bill also feature...
Death of i_o Revealed to Be a Result of Natural Causes
Nearly six months after the tragic passing of Garrett Lockhart, who to friends, fans, and fellow artists was affectionately known as i_o, the cause of death of the beloved techno producer was revealed to have been a result of natural causes. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner’s report listed a thyroid condition called Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, an autoimmune disorder that causes chronic inflammation of the thyroid gland. The report also notes that Lockhart died at his home. i_o’s cause of death was revealed to have been a result of a thyroid disorder. Alexandria Alvarez The news of Lockhart’s death in November 2020 sent the EDM community reeling—a phenomenon that continues to this day. Following the news, the industry effectiv...
Carl Cox Signs Record Deal With BMG Ahead of First Album in a Decade
Legendary techno and house music producer Carl Cox has signed a record deal with BMG Rights Management. The iconic British DJ, who will join a roster that also includes The Prodigy, Solomun and Maya Jane Coles, is gearing up for the release of his first studio album in over a decade. His last full-length record, All Roads Lead to the Dancefloor, dropped back in 2011. Cox noted in a celebratory Facebook post that the recording process for the album, which doesn’t currently have a title or tentative release date, is yet to begin. “Super excited to finally be able to share this amazing news… I’ve signed with BMG for my new album. Now I have to make it!” he wrote. “I had my first ever single out with BMG many years ago so I couldn’t be more pleased to b...
Paul McCartney and Rick Rubin Delve Into The Ex-Beatles’ History on McCartney 3, 2, 1
Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney will reflect on his career in a one-on-one chat with producer Rick Rubin in the upcoming docuseries McCartney 3, 2, 1, premiering July 16 on Hulu. The show was teased late last year in a social media post. The six-episode series encompasses McCartney’s musical life from the Beatles to Wings, his group with late wife Linda McCartney, and his numerous decades as a solo artist and cultural icon. Rubin and Macca will apparently dig deep, even delving into McCartney’s songwriting influences and how the musician’s personal relationships intersect with his creative life. “Never before have fans had the opportunity to hear Paul McCartney share, in such expansive, celebratory detail, the experience of creating his life’s work — more than 50 years of cult...
BottleRock 2021: Guns N’ Roses, Stevie Nicks, Foo Fighters to Play Napa Valley Festival
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-17T15:21:02+00:00“>May 17, 2021 | 11:21am ET BottleRock Napa Valley has pieced together a star-studded lineup for its 2021 return. Guns N’ Roses, Stevie Nicks, and Foo Fighters will headline the three-day festival, which goes down September 3rd-5th at the Napa Valley Expo in Napa Valley, California. Other notable acts include Miley Cyrus, Megan Thee Stallion, Run the Jewels, Polo G, Cage the Elephant, Brandi Carlile, Mavis Staples, Portugal. the Man, Future Islands, James Murphy (DJ Set), Jimmy Eat World, Young the Giant, Chromeo, Digable Planets, Jon Batiste, Waxahatchee, Big Freedia, Hamilton Leithauser, White Reaper, Village People, Turkuaz w/ Jerry Harrison & Adrian Below...
Guitarist Sin Quirin Quits Ministry Following Last Year’s Allegations of Underage Sexual Relations
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-17T15:39:27+00:00“>May 17, 2021 | 11:39am ET Sin Quirin has exited Ministry a year after two women alleged that the guitarist engaged in sexual relationships with them when they were underage. The veteran industrial band will have a significantly different look the next time they hit the road, having recently announced a drummer change, as well. In January 2020, an investigative report by Spin told the stories of two women, one named Kelly Longoria and another who chose to remain unidentified. Longoria maintained that she met Quirin (then a member of the industrial band Society 1) in 2002 when she was 15 years old, and that the two had sex several times while she was still a...
The Black Crowes Announce Rescheduled 2021 Reunion Tour Dates
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-17T15:55:49+00:00“>May 17, 2021 | 11:55am ET The Black Crowes have announced their “Shake Your Money Maker Tour” will take flight this summer as venues reopen across the United States. The rescheduled 37-date trek will see longtime bassist Sven Pipien joining Chris and Rich Robinson on the road. Previously postponed due to the pandemic, the tour celebrates last year’s 30th anniversary of their debut album, Shake Your Money Maker. The new dates kick off with a two-night stand at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheatre on July 20th and 21st. From there, the band will touch down in cities like Detroit, Michigan; Austin, Texas; Los Angeles California; Seattle, Washington; and Boston, Ma...
ShipRocked 2022 Lineup: Lamb of God, I Prevail, Sevendust, Avatar, P.O.D., and More
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-17T16:02:57+00:00“>May 17, 2021 | 12:02pm ET After taking a year off due to the pandemic, the ShipRocked cruise will be back in 2022, featuring headliners Lamb of God and I Prevail. Also aboard for the boat ride will be Sevendust, Avatar, P.O.D., Steel Panther, and many more bands. The Carnival Breeze ship will set sail from Galveston, Texas, on January 22nd, making stops in stops in Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico, before returning on the 27th. Among the other acts on the lineup are 10 Years, ’68, Ayron Jones, Badflower, Blacktop Mojo, Bones U.K., Dead Poet Society, Dead Sara, From Ashes to New, He Is Legend, Lilith Czar, Motionless in White, Oxymorrons, RavenEye, VRSTY, Wage War...
