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Picture Of The 5 Deep Carter Family Lights Up Social Media
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Christopher Polk / Getty Though they’re the most famous and revered celebrity couple in the world, Jay-Z and Beyoncé are known for keeping their private lives as protected as can be, so whenever they let everyone in on anything it’s a big f*ckin’ deal. Over the weekend a picture of the Carter’s emerged online and as great as it was to see a rare family moment, fans were taken aback by how much the kids have grown. Taken by Bey’s long-time hair stylist, Neal Farinah, the picture shows a now 9-year-old Blue Ivy almost as tall as her legendary mother while the twins, Rumi and Sir seem to be as big as Blue was the last time we saw her. Rumi and Sir are 4-years-old. This picture just radiates all kinds of Black love and excellence. The picture made its way ont...
New Project Will Teach the Art of DJing to the Homeless in Glasgow
A new bid to change the lives of Glasgow’s homeless population seeks to teach the underprivileged how to DJ. Started by electronic music-based social enterprise Turn The Tables, the Homelessness DJ Project already has the support of legendary techno duo Slam and Glasgow’s DJ Nightwave, among many others. Partnering with Groove City Radio and The Sub Club, the Homelessness DJ Project will work alongside third party organizations and charities to host workshops for people facing homelessness to learn the technical and artistic skills of DJing. Those workshops will be hosted in a new state-of-the-art studio in Granton, with multiple rooms and socially distant areas both indoors and outdoors. Members of the public are also encouraged to join workshops that wil...
Who Do You Think Should Be Nominated for Album of the Year at the 2022 Grammys? Vote!
The March 14 Grammys are barely in our rear-view, but with the eligibility period for the 2022 Grammy Awards starting back in September, we already have a lot of new albums to choose from for next year’s ceremony. So who do you think should be nominated for album of the year at the 2022 awards show? If you’re a Taylor Swift fan, there are a couple of options from your fave that could be up for the night’s top prize: December’s Evermore and April’s Fearless (Taylor’s Version) — a newly re-recorded edition of Swift’s 2009 album of the year winner. Miley Cyrus could land her first nod in the category with Plastic Hearts, or Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber could score their second nods with Positions and Justice, respectively. You Deserve to Make...
Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker Honored For Streaming Milestone
“During the recording session,” Parker told APRA AMCOS staff, “I was working myself up to tell him I was going to take it back.” There were no bad feelings from Ronson. The Brit Award-winning producer bestowed the songwriter of the year award to Parker during the annual APRA Awards, via video link. “You think of ‘The Less I Know the Better,’” Ronson explained during his speech, “it’s one of the most iconic basslines of the past 20 years.” Parker wrote, recorded, produced and mixed the song, which appeared on the Grammy-nominated album Currents and went to No. 1 on the triple j station’s Hottest 100 listener’s poll for decade. Currents went to No. 1 in Australia, and Top 5 on both side of the Atlantic. Today, the song is four-times platinum certified in Australia, double-platinum in t...
Billie Hayes, ‘H.R. Pufnstuf’ and Broadway Star, Dies at 96
The Kroffts reacted on Twitter to the news of her death: More recently, Hayes served as a voice actor for The Black Cauldron (1985) and for such cartoons as Trollkins, The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries, Paw Paws, Darkwing Duck, The Brothers Flub and Transformers: Rescue Bots. Born on Aug. 5, 1924, in DuQuoin, Illinois, Hayes played in bandleader Vince Genovese’s orchestra while in high school, then toured with her own singing and dancing act throughout the Midwest. After moving to New York, she auditioned for theater legend J.J. Shubert and was hired for principle roles in three roadshow operettas: Student Prince, The Merry Widow and Blossom Time. Hayes made her Broadway debut in Leonard Sillman’s New Faces of 1956, then succeeded Charlotte Rae as Mammy Yokum in Li’l Abner. Sh...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Changes His Middle Name: ‘Welcome to the Love Era’
Need proof? Diddy shared a snap of his Florida driver license which carries his full, official name (and height, to remove all mystery). “Look what I just got in the mail today… It’s official!!!” he writes. “Welcome to the love era.” The three-times Grammy Award winner and Revolt TV network founder was born Sean John Combs in New York City back in 1969. When he entered the rap game, he was Puff Daddy. Then he was P. Diddy, only to drop the P five years later to become “Diddy,” which was later expanded to encompass group Diddy—Dirty Money. In 2017, he confirmed his new name Love, as in Brother Love. “I will not be answering to Puffy, Diddy, Puff Daddy, or any of my other monikers,” he said at the time. Explaining his reasoning behin...
Lucinda Williams Is Recovering From a Stroke
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-03T18:10:27+00:00“>May 3, 2021 | 2:10pm ET Lucinda Williams is recovering from a stroke. In an interview with Rolling Stone, the 68-year-old country musician said she spent five weeks in the hospital after a blood clot developed on the right side of her brain in November of last year. She’s since been discharged, is undergoing physical therapy, and is expected to make a full recovery. In the months leading up to the stroke, Williams was otherwise doing just fine. She spent her days taking safety precautions during the ongoing pandemic while performing in special livestream tributes, taking part in birthday bashes, and recording cover songs of T. Rex, Sharon Van Etten, a...
Alexander Skarsgard Cast for Succession Season 3
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-03T19:13:12+00:00“>May 3, 2021 | 3:13pm ET HBO has cast True Blood and Big Little Lies alumnus Alexander Skarsgard for the third season of Succession, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Skarsgard will play tech founder and CEO Lukas Matsson on the much-anticipated season, which has also added Sanaa Lathan, Linda Emond, and Jihae as recurring guests. They’ll join returning cast members Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Nicolas Braun, Kieran Culkin, Matthew Mcfadyen, and Alan Ruck. Related Video “Ambushed by his rebellious son Kendall (Strong) at the end of season two, Logan Roy (Cox) begins season three in a perilous position,” notes a season 3 logline r...
Michael Jackson’s Likeness Only Worth $4 Million, According to Tax Court Ruling
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-04T01:58:56+00:00“>May 3, 2021 | 9:58pm ET More than a decade after his death, the value of Michael Jackson’s image and likeness has sunken to a measly $4.15 million. This estimation was set by US Tax Court Judge Mark Holmes, who ruled that the late King of Pop’s worth had drastically declined at the time of his death and has only slid further since then. According to court documents obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Holmes largely sided with Jackson’s estate in its battle against the IRS. Citing the megastar’s negative public perception even before his death, Holmes pointed out Jackson’s legacy has been further tarnished in recent years. He wrote, “From the time he was a ...
Quando Rondo and Entourage Reportedly Shot At In Georgia
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Carmen Mandato / Getty Quando Rondo and members of his crew were reportedly involved in a shooting incident at a Georgia convenience store after hosting his first performance since the death of King Von. According to accounts that are still developing, one member of Rondo’s crew suffered gunshot wounds. TMZ reports that Quando Rondo, real name Tyquian Bowman, and members of his entourage were at a store near the city of Blackshear, Ga. just moments after the rapper’s first performance since a member of his crew shot and killed Chicago rapper King Von last November. A Twitter user took a video of Quando Rondo’s set, showing that few people showed up out of fear that violence would ring out. If that was indeed the case, the shooting at the convenience store...
Attorney General Urges That Derek Chauvin Receive Longer Sentence Due To Cruelty
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Minnesota Department of Corrections / Minnesota Department of Corrections Derek Chauvin will have to answer for his reckless disregard for human life. The lawyer on the case is requesting that he be given even more time than his charges demand. As spotted on News One, Attorney General Keith Ellison has formally submitted a memo suggesting that the former Minneapolis police officer be sentenced to a longer sentence. His stance is that the disgraced lawman acted so inhumane that he deserves an upgraded term. “The State respectfully requests an aggravated sentence for Defendant Derek Chauvin, a former police officer convicted of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter in connection with the death of George Floyd” the stateme...
Diddy Really Did Change His Name to “Love”, Per Driver’s License
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Alexander Tamargo / Getty About four years ago, Sean “Diddy” Combs announced he was changing his name to “Love.” True to his word, the Bad Boy Records founder and Revolt honcho officially changed his born name, and he has the receipt to prove it in the form of a new driver’s license. Well actually, Sean John Combs changed his middle and now properly goes by Sean Love Combs, per his announcement on Monday (May 3). Combs shared his Florida license bearing his Star Island, Miami Beach address on Instagram (we wouldn’t recommend sharing such info online, but dude is filthy rich and can clearly afford security, be it corporal or of the online variety. “Look what I just got in the mail today,” read his caption of the pic. “IT’S OFFICIAL!!! WELCOME TO THE LOVE E...
