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First Stream Latin: New Music From Sebastian Yatra & Myke Towers, Ximena Sariñana, More
Los Rivera Destino & Pedro Capó, “Castigo” (Sony Music Latin) The Puerto Rican band has teamed up with compatriot Pedro Capó for “Castigo,” a song that finds them reminiscing on nights at the club where you could dance all night long. The track starts off as a bolero but quickly transforms into a dembow. “This song unites two musical genres that have a long history when it comes to couples dancing close,” Los Rivera said about their new song, which finds them collaborating for the first time with Capó. “It brings the bolero to the modern club. We wrote this song before the pandemic, at a time when we could dance close together. It feels like torture as we wait for the next time to dance again.” “Castigo” “Castigo” is the second single off the band’s upcoming debut album, which will be ...
DMX Memorial Service Set for Brooklyn’s Barclays Center
A public memorial service for late rapper DMX will be held April 24 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, TMZ reports. Though Barclays Center is big enough to accommodate 19,000 fans for concerts, it’s unclear how many people would be allowed inside the New York arena with current COVID-19 restrictions. Details for the service, including how ticketing will work, are still being ironed out, DMX’s former manager Steve Rifkind reportedly told TMZ. According to the report, the public service on that Saturday would be followed by a more intimate church service for just X’s family and inner-circle the next day, Sunday, April 25. 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. Ge...
Chicago PD Releases Footage of Unarmed 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo Being Assassinated By Police
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Chicago PD / Chicago Police Department Days after Daunte Wright’s life was taken by police officers in Minnesota, Chicago PD released a bodycam video of another kid being gunned down by a police officer and yes, it was unnecessary. Buzzfeed is reporting that after being chased down by 34-year-old officer Eric Stillman in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood, 13-year-old Adam Toledo was shot and killed after complying with the cops demands and putting his hands in the air. Toledo was unarmed at the time of the shooting. Though prosecutors initially insisted that Toledo was brandishing a gun when he turned around and provoked the shooting, the bodycam footage paints an entirely different account. What the videos showed amounted to an “assassination,” Adeen...
Swae Lee Premiering New Docuseries on Snapchat
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Snapchat / Snapchat Swae Lee is teaming up with Snapchat to give fans all access with a new docuseries. The OG filter-loving social media app is giving fans an all-access pass to view his life. The 10-episode Snap original docuseries, Swae Meets World, is set to premiere on Snapchat’s Discover, with new episodes that will go live every other day. The Snapchat original docuseries will follow Swae Lee on his journey through triumph and tragedy as he prepares to launch his first solo album, capturing Swae Lee embracing the most pivotal moment in his career, following his success as a five-time Grammy nominee as one half of the hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd. “I want to change the world through my music, that’s my main goal,” Swae says in the Swae Meets World trail...
Peep Megan The Stallion’s Lil Durk Assisted Video For “Movie”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Megan Thee Stallion might be spoken for, but damnit can’t no one keep us from daydreaming of wifing up the thick as molasses Houston rapper. Knowing that men (and women) across the globe can’t get enough of her curvy physical degree, Megan The Stallion continues to show us what we can’t have as she flaunts all her assets in her new visuals to the Lil Durk assisted “Movie.” Once again finds herself in a scantily clad outfit that most women would shy away from while in a strip club where it rains cash on some pretty talented pole working women. Real talk, there was enough booty in this video to wear out the most thorough of couches. Naturally Lil Durk just does him in the club, but we’re all here to see Megan smackin’ booty a...
Rep. Maxine Waters Tells Rep. Jim Jordan To “Shut Your Mouth”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: GREG NASH / Getty Rep. Maxine Waters is not someone who meekly goes away when someone tries to silence her, as the world realized during the famous “reclaiming my time” moment. The congresswoman once again employed the phrase after clashing with Rep. Jim Jordan, who refused to let go of a belabored point during a hearing. On Thursday (April 15), a House Oversight coronavirus subcommittee hearing took place with Chairman James Clyburn leading the discussion. Jordan, who represents Ohio, was challenging Dr. Anthony Fauci over a timeline when Americans can return to normalcy, repeating past clashes the pair have over the public health response to the COVID-19. Fauci explained that 60,000 people are still contracting the coronavirus and that there isn’t a det...
SLANDER’s Derek Anderson Opens Up About Mental Health Issues
The conversation surrounding mental health has become more and more prevalent over the past few years, and rightfully so. In the music industry, we’ve seen artists in the past have to quietly struggle with these issues. Now, the stigma is slowly dissipating. Some of the biggest artists in the game have come forward with their mental health journey, such as Elohim, Carl Cox, and San Holo. One of the latest to open up about their own struggles is Derek Anderson of SLANDER, who has released a vulnerable open letter to his fans in honor of his birthday, explaining the effects that COVID-19 and the lockdown have had on his psyche. His reflection began with detailing how he went from experiencing one of the happiest moments of his life last year—his wedding—before entering ...
This DJ Travels From Farm to Farm to Educate About Vaccinations
As vaccinations continue to circulate, the news of communities who are vastly underserved seems to fly under the radar. One group in particular is farmworkers, who have been hit especially hard by the impact of COVID-19. The United Farm Workers‘ Elizabeth Strater explained that at least 1 in 3 farmworkers in California have COVID-19 antibodies, which means they have already been infected with the virus. According to Marketplace Business News, who gathered data from Purdue University, as much as 18% of the US agricultural and farmworker population has tested positive for COVID-19, a number that pales in comparison to 5% of the nation’s general population. The challenge is now making sure that these essential workers are going out to get their vaccinations, which apparently has b...
Iced Earth Guitarist Pleads Guilty to Crimes Related to U.S. Capitol Riot
Jon Ryan Schaffer, the founder of heavy metal band Iced Earth, pleaded guilty to two crimes related to the U.S. Capitol insurrection, per CNN. In a DC District Court, Schaffer admitted guilt to both of his charges: obstruction of an official proceeding and entering a building with a dangerous weapon (bear spray). 100 days after the mob of rioters breached the Capitol complex, Schaffer is now the first rioter to plead guilty for crimes related to disrupting the certification of Electoral College votes. The plea deal stipulated that Schaffer would agree to cooperate with investigators, in exchange for potential leniency during sentencing, according to the court proceedings. When pictures of Schaffer inside the Capitol emerged, members of the Indiana-based rock band Iced Earth announced they ...
My Chemical Romance Postpone 2021 Tour
My Chemical Romance announced that it is postponing its 2021 touring plans until 2022. The band said in a statement: “We are deeply sad, but those emotions are only a fraction of the depth of feeling we have all experienced watching the suffering and loss of the past year. We just want to be as sure as we can be that everyone is safe. Refunds will be offered to anyone who wants them. We are sorry if this is disappointing, and we REALLY can’t wait to see you in 2022.” All tickets will be honored for the new dates. Refunds are available where you purchased the original tickets. The rescheduled tour dates are found on the band’s website. Some refunds are available for a limited window. All New Zealand refund requests must be submitted by May 20, 2021. All North Amer...
Iced Earth’s Jon Schaffer Pleads Guilty to Two Charges Related to US Capitol Riot
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-16T17:33:20+00:00“>April 16, 2021 | 1:33pm ET Iced Earth guitarist Jon Schaffer pleaded guilty Friday (April 16th) to two charges for his role in the insurrection that took place at the US Capitol on January 6th. A prison sentence of 3.5 to 4.5 years is expected for the veteran metal musician, who is the first person to enter a guilty plea out of the hundreds so far charged in the riot. Schaffer, who initially faced six charges for his actions during the riot, pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding and entering a building with a dangerous weapon. He admitted to carrying bear spray into the Capitol, as he and others forced their way into the building. As CNN repor...
Uwade Shares Stunning New Song “The Man Who Sees Tomorrow”: Stream
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-16T17:47:02+00:00“>April 16, 2021 | 1:47pm ET Nigerian-American folk singer Uwade has released a stunning new song, “The Man Who Sees Tomorrow”, alongside a cover of Edo singer Sir Victor Uwaifo’s “Lodarore”. Stream both tracks below. “The Man Who Sees Tomorrow” is a stirring ode dedicated to her late father, Dr. James I. Akhere, and features heartbreaking lyrics delivered in Uwade’s warm, rich tone. “If time is all we have,” she sings. “I promise not to waste it/ And everything you are/ I know I can’t replace/ But I’ll see you on the other side.” “When I lost my father in August of 2020 I was devastated. Grief was like lead in my blood,” Uwade recalled in a statement. “It made e...
