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DJ Khaled ft. Buju Banton, Capleton & Bounty Killer “Where You Come From,” YNW Melly ft. Kodak Black “Thugged Out” & More | Daily Visuals 5.3.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Last week DJ Khaled dropped off a certified banger with the release of his album Khaled Khaled, and though this younger generation may not notice what he’s doing for the culture, us OG’s definitely appreciate the man’s work. After linking up Nas and Jay for “Sorry Not Sorry,” Khaled couples up some more legendary artists in Buju Banton, Capleton and Bounty Killer for his clip to “Where You Come From” where they literally get things lit on the island of Jamaica. If you don’t bounce to this then you trippin.’ Back in the states Kodak Black gets back on his own grizzly and for YNW Melly’s visuals to “Thugged Out” has a gang of people pulling juxes all over the streets of Florida. Check out the rest of today’s drops and some jo...
The Grammy Award Nomination Process is Changing
Harsh criticism toward the Grammy Awards ceremony from pop superstar The Weeknd has led the Recording Academy to reconsider its nomination process. After The Weeknd—the world’s second most-streamed artist on Spotify—was snubbed at last year’s ceremony, the artist called for increased transparency around the organization’s nomination process. The Recording Academy has taken that criticism into consideration and will now forgo using anonymous review committees to determine its nominees. The Academy has also changed the number of categories in which Academy members can vote, and added two additional award categories. With the changes, the Academy seeks to “reflect its ongoing commitment to evolve with the musical landscape and to ensure that the GRAMMY Awards...
Nipsey Hussle’s Marathon Clothing & Puma to Launch Limited Edition Collection
The shoes ($80) and tee ($45) will be available on puma.com on Friday (May 7), at the Puma NYC Flagship store and at select retailers, including Marathon Clothing. “What It Feels Like,” Nipsey’s posthumous collaboration with Jay-Z that was featured on the Judas and the Black Messiah soundtrack, peaked at No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 in February, earning Hussle his third-highest-charting hit on the tally. Last month, THE MARATHON Live Visual Album was unveiled by creative design company OkiDoki, Hussle’s family and The Marathon Clothing crew to honor the 10th anniversary of the late star’s pivotal THE MARATHON 2010 mixtape. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined ...
Michael Jackson’s Likeness Valued at $4.1 Million in Big Tax Court Win for Estate
“From the time he was a child Michael Jackson was famous; and there were times in his life, testified his executor, when he was the most famous person in the world,” writes Holmes. “There were certainly years when he was the most well-known popular-music star, and even after his death there have been years when he was the world’s highest-earning entertainer. But there were also many years when he was more famous for his unusual behavior and not his unusual talent. And there were some years where his fame was turned infamous by serious accusations of the most noisome acts. We make no particular judgment about what Jackson did or is alleged to have done, but we must decide how what he did and is alleged to have done affected the value of what he left behind.” The...
Coldplay Set to Open 2021 Brit Awards
Coldplay has won British group at the Brits four times, more often than any other group. They have won British album of the year three times, which puts them in a tie with Arctic Monkeys for the lead. Coldplay has won two other Brit Awards, for a total of nine. Their 28 Brit nominations is the record for a group. The Brit Awards 2021 with Mastercard – as the show is officially billed – has previously announced performances by Olivia Rodrigo, Arlo Parks, Dua Lipa, Griff (this year’s Rising Star winner), Headie One, and Rag’n’Bone Man & P!nk with the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Choir. This year’s Brit Awards, hosted by comedian and actor Jack Whitehall, will be exclusively broadcast on ITV and ITV Hub. The Brit Awards last month announced that it will be the first major indoor music...
The Monkees Announce 2021 Farewell Tour
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-03T19:59:15+00:00“>May 3, 2021 | 3:59pm ET Hey, hey, The Monkees are coming to the US — but this time it’s for the final time. After being forced to cancel their spring tour last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, surviving members Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz have announced new 2021 tour dates. They’re calling their trek “The Monkees Farewell Tour” and it’s scheduled to kick off later this fall. “The Monkees Farewell Tour” will consist of 20 dates in the US. They will begin their overseas adventures in Seattle, Washington on September 11th and will then perform in various cities across California, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Mi...
Saturday Night Live Closes Season 46 with Anya Taylor-Joy and Lil Nas X
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-03T21:25:33+00:00“>May 3, 2021 | 5:25pm ET Saturday Night Live has announced the final guests for its 46th season. Queen’s Gambit star Anya Taylor-Joy and Keegan-Michael Key will host the last two episodes. Key will lead the penultimate episode on May 15th, with “Drivers License” singer Olivia Rodrigo as the musical guest. Taylor-Joy, our 2020 Performer of the Year, will be joined by Lil Nas X for the season finale, taking place one week later on May 22nd. All four guests are appearing on the longtime sketch comedy show for the first time. Lil Nas X teased his appearance on social media, tweeting that he will be performing his latest hit, “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)...
NOFX Drop Off 2021 Punk Rock Bowling Fest Following “Hate Messages and Threats” Stemming from Vegas Controversy
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-03T22:00:21+00:00“>May 3, 2021 | 6:00pm ET One week after being announced as a headliner for the 2021 Punk Rock Bowling festival in Las Vegas, NOFX have dropped off the bill. The band infamously joked onstage about the horrific mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Vegas a few years back, and revealed in a new statement that they’ve received “hate messages and threats” since last week’s lineup reveal. NOFX were one of three headliners announced for Punk Rock Bowling, topping the bill alongside Circle Jerks and Devo. They’ve been replaced on the lineup by legendary punk act Descendents, with NOFX frontman Fat Mike stating, “It’s pretty f**king cool that w...
New York Post Writer Resigned After Fake Kamala Harris Published
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bloomberg / Getty With a history of pushing favorable headlines for former president Donald Trump, the New York Post has become a target of criticism in recent times. Last week, a writer for the infamous tabloid resigned after she was forced to write a false story regarding Vice President Kamala Harris. On April 27, Laura Italiano shared why she was stepping down from her position at the Post via Twitter. “An announcement: Today I handed in my resignation to my editors at the New York Post,” began Italiano’s thread. She continued with, “The Kamala Harris story — an incorrect story I was ordered to write and which I failed to push back hard enough against — was my breaking point. It’s been a privilege to cover the City of New York for its liveliest, wittie...
Verizon Sells AOL & Yahoo, Gets Roughly Half of What It Originally Paid For Both Properties
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Verizon has officially sold AOL and Yahoo and took a substantial loss in the process. As spotted on The Verge, Verizon sold AOL and Yahoo properties to Apollo Global Management in a deal that is reportedly worth about $5 billion. Now, that’s nothing to sneeze at if you’re a regular person, but Verizon sold both properties for roughly half of the $9 billion it what it paid for both entities. Apollo, a private equity firm, is best known for owning the Venetian resort in Las Vegas and the crafts retailer Michaels. Apollo made headlines and not in a good way after its co-founder Leon Black stepped down after revealing that he paid over $150 million to alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein who committed suicide while in police custody...
Irv Gotti Says Sorry For Alleging That DMX Died From Crack Cocaine Overdose
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty While he is largely recognized as one of the greatest minds in Hip-Hop Irv Gotti’s mouth has gotten him in hot water yet again. His recent comments regarding the cause of DMX’s death did not sit well with the culture. As spotted on Complex the Murder Inc. Records CEO had to do a bit of explaining over the weekend. Last week he conducted an interview with Chicago’s 107.5 WGCI. During the Q&A he discussed a variety of topics including the upcoming season of Talez and some new music projects he has hands in. The crew then got the Queens native to discuss his long-time friend and collaborator DMX. What he said sent shockwaves throughout the industry. “They said it was a bad dose of crack, and they said some drug fentanyl...
HHW Gaming: Sony Announces Partnership WIth Discord, PS5 & PS4 Integration Arriving Next Year
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Well, this news came out of nowhere, but it’s definitely welcomed. Monday (Apr.3) PlayStation president and CEO Jim Ryan announced via a blog post that PlayStation is embarking on a partnership with Discord, the communication service used by gamers to chat with each other. In his post, Ryan begins, “At PlayStation, we’re constantly looking for new ways to enable players around the world to connect with one another, form new friendships and communities, and share fun experiences and lasting memories. It’s in this spirit that we’re excited to announce a new partnership with Discord, the communication service popularized by gamers and used by more than 140 million people every month around the world.” “Our teams are already hard at work c...
