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The ALIFE Store In New York City Is Set To Close After 20 Year Run
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty One of the brands that helped defined the streetwear scene in New York City is about to shut their doors. ALIFE has announced they are closing their signature store in The Big Apple As spotted on High Snobiety ALIFE has announced it will be closing their brick and mortar operation in downtown Manhattan. Earlier this week General Manager Treis Hill broke the news via his personal Instagram account. “Alife Rivington Club gave birth to this generations sneaker stores and streetwear world wide. There isn’t a person of influence in streetwear today that has not stepped foot in the shop” he wrote. “It was more than just a retail store, it was a meeting ground for downtown’s youth, it played host to countless live concerts from Drake, N...
Birdman Says Cash Money Records Makes $20-$30M Annually From Masters
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Gerardo Mora / Getty Birdman, the co-founder of the successful Cash Money Records empire, recently shared that the fruits of his label’s labor are still plentiful and abundant. In a recent interview, the music mogul says that the outfit rakes in millions of dollars off its master recordings across its stable of artists. Bryan “Birdman” Williams sat down with Wallace “Wallo” Peeples for his Where’s Wallo podcast and video series. With his signature confidence and calm demeanor, the Cash Money honcho made several mentions of his legacy, the early beginnings of him and his brother Ronald “Slim” Williams’ foray into the music biz, and hoping to get the company valued to a billion and more. However, an interesting portion of the conversation occurred when Bird...
Megan The Stallion Is Putting Her Dog Mom Skills On Display In New Snapchat Show ‘Off Thee Leash’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz83 Next to being a hot girl, Megan Thee Stallion loves being a dog mom. We’re gonna get to see more of that side on a new show coming to Snapchat. Last month, Megan Thee Stallion announced to her fans she was taking a break from her music career but assured the hotties she would be back. In the meantime, she is still keeping the hotties updated with her life through social media. Variety reports the Good News crafter is getting her own Snapchat show called Off Thee Leash With Megan Thee Stallion, and it is being produced by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith’s Westbrook Media group. The show is geared toward the younger audience who still faithfully use the app and is part of the Snap Original series slate of 128 shows like S...
Warner Bros. Reportedly Searching For Black Director To Helm Black Superman Movie
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Rodin Eckenroth / Getty The rumored Black Superman movie is picking up more steam. JJ Abrams is already attached to this long-rumored project. Still, he won’t be sitting in the director’s chair when it’s time to start filming because, according to The Hollywood Reporter, it would be “tone-deaf,” during the age of inclusivity in Hollywood, a DC insider revealed to the publication. To ensure the film keeps that inclusive energy, Warner Bros. and DC are committed to finding a Black director for the movie, and the shortlist of potential names is stacked. Those being considered to direct the film, per THR, are Barry Jenkins, Ryan Coogler, Steven Caple Jr., J.D. Dillard, Regina King, and Shaka King. The film already has famed autho...
deadmau5 and Extreme Music Partner to Form Electronic Licensing Label, beathau5
A new label for electronic music licensing is set to be launched by deadmau5 in partnership with Extreme Music and UTA. Created specifically for professional music users, beathau5 is a new project that will launch this Spring along with five album releases from deadmau5 himself, and fellow mau5trap artists like Jay Robinson and Maison Ware. Each album release will also be followed by NFT drops, created in collaboration with a yet-unnanounced world-renowned visual artist. beathau5 music libraries will be curated by deadmau5 himself to help artists secure placements for their music within film and television productions and more. Recently, deadmau5 scored the 2019 film Polar, and Ware was behind the score for the 2020 Sundance film, Spree. “Extreme is an excellent partner to...
GRiZ and Subtronics Tease Follow-Up to Global Dubstep Hit “Griztronics”
Round two of “Griztronics” seems to be on the way. Thanks to a serendipitous tweet from GRiZ, dubstep fans can now look forward to a follow-up to the electro-funk star’s 2019 collaborative hit with Subtronics. GRiZ revealed that he was in the studio with the Cyclops Recordings label head working on new music. With its signature pre-drop punchline, “Griztronics” emerged as dubstep’s crown jewel after its release on GRiZ’s Bangers[2].zip EP. Its wonky sound design enthralled the music festival circuit and catapulted both artists even further into electronic music superstardom. The list of major artists to support the single live is akin to an EDM version of the Hollywood Walk of Fame. DJ Snake, Zeds Dead, Adventure Club, 12th Plan...
Live Nation Has Already Booked Twice As Many Shows for 2022 As It Did in 2019
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-06T21:37:42+00:00“>May 6, 2021 | 5:37pm ET The pent-up demand for live music will result in a historically busy 2022. In fact, Live Nation has already booked twice (!) as many shows for next year as it did in all of 2019. Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino previewed the packed 2022 concert calendar during a call with investors on Thursday. “Around the world, people are showing the need to get out and socialize once again which reinforces our expectation that a return to concerts will be the logical progression as vaccines are readily available to everyone who wants to get one,” Rapino said. “This is generally already the case in the U.S. where we are confidently planning our reopenin...
Justin Bieber Unveils Rescheduled Tour Dates for 2022
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-06T21:58:14+00:00“>May 6, 2021 | 5:58pm ET Third time’s the charm? Justin Bieber has announced tour dates for 2022, most of which were rescheduled from his aborted 2021 tour, which itself was postponed by the coronavirus pandemic after initially being set for 2020. When this saga began, the Canadian superstar hoped to promote his album Changes. But that was so last year, and the arc of this tour now bends towards Justice, his latest project that, despite some questionable album artwork, became the No. 1 album in America. This iteration is bigger than ever before, with seven new arena shows added to the schedule. “We’re working hard to make this tour the best one yet,” B...
Coldplay Share New Single “Higher Power” and Alien-Powered Video: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-06T23:00:12+00:00“>May 6, 2021 | 7:00pm ET Coldplay are back with “Higher Power”, their first new song in two years. The track reunites the British rockers with Max Martin, the Swedish super producer responsible for dozens of No. 1 hits. Watch the alien-powered music video below. The Chris Martin-led band beamed a specially recorded performance of the single to French ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, who premiered the track on board the International Space Station. The AR-augmented clip features dancing alien holograms, fitting in with the theme of the Alien Radio FM website where they’ve been teasing new music lately. “‘Higher Power’ is a song that arrived on a little keyboard and ...
You Can Buy Six Strands of Kurt Cobain’s Hair at a Music Auction If You’re Into That Sort of Thing
If you’re a rich person who’s been wondering when you’d finally be able to show off your wealth by purchasing locks of Kurt Cobain’s hair, well, you’re a creep. That said, apparently, you’re a lucky creep. As of today, six locks of the Nirvana legend’s hair will be available as (hopefully) the weirdest lot in Iconic Auctions’ “The Amazing Music Auction (Vol. I).” The auction begins tonight (May 6) at 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET and concludes on May 15. Now look, there are plenty of other perfectly reasonable items for people to blow too much money on, including all sorts of signed stuff from the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and other rockers and rappers mainstream enough to end up on an auction site. Hell, there are even some less crazy Nirvana options, like one of Cobain’s personal amps and a Stratocas...
Rapper G Herbo Charged With Lying to Federal Investigators
Authorities say the suspects used text messages, social media messages and emails to share account information taken from dark websites for trips on private jets, exotic car rentals, yacht charters, luxury vacation rentals, and even designer puppies. During the investigation in November 2018, G Herbo told a federal agent that he never worked with or was assisted by Strong; never provided Strong any money; never received anything of value from Strong; and had no direct relationship with Strong, prosecutors said. In fact, the two had worked together since at least 2016, had exchanged money and valuable goods, and had frequent direct contact through phone conversations, text messages and social media messages, prosecutors said. An email seeking comment was sent Thursday to G Herbo’s attorney....
Myke Towers’ ‘Lyke Mike’ Lands In Top 10 on Top Latin Albums Chart
The 23-track set debuts at No. 3. Myke Towers claims his second top 10 on the Top Latin Albums chart as his third studio album, Lyke Mike, debuts at No. 3 on the May 8-dated survey. The set follows Towers’ sophomore effort Easy Money Baby, his first entry on the all-genre Latin chart (No. 1 start, Feb. 2020). Lyke Mike, released April 23 on One Way International/Warner/Warner Latina, earned a little more than 16,000 equivalent album units in the week ending April 29, according to MRC Data, 4,000 units ahead of its predecessor’s debut week sum, despite its No. 3 start. Nearly all of Lyke Mike’s starting sum is powered by streaming activity. The Top Latin Albums chart ranks the most popular Latin albums of the week in the U.S. base...
