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Kelly Clarkson Reveals the One Song She’s ‘Afraid to Cover’
Fonsi echoed what we were all thinking, responding, “Oh, come on, you have to cover it now!” “I have practiced so hard, because I love singing in Spanish as well, or just in different languages,” Clarkson said. “And it’s, like, the biggest song of all time. You’re kind of like, ‘You know what? I’m gonna leave that alone,'” she laughed. She’s right about “Despacito” being a massive song: The song’s bilingual remix, featuring Justin Bieber, spent 16 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, tying the then-record (Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day”) for longest stay at the top. Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, has since spent 19 weeks at the...
T.I. & Tiny Respond to New Sexual Assault Allegations From Three Women
Steve Sadow, counsel for T.I. and Tiny, provided a statement on the Harrises’ behalf to Billboard on Monday (April 5): “The Harrises are still waiting for the accusers to reveal themselves publicly. By continuing to hide behind anonymous allegations, the unnamed accusers effectively render themselves not credible and unworthy of belief. We say: Let the light shine on their identities so we can go about disproving these scurrilous accusations.” In February, The New York Times reported that Blackburn was seeking a criminal investigation and approached law enforcement authorities in Georgia and California on behalf of 11 people claiming they were victimized by the couple or their entourage. The alleged incidents occurred between 2005 to 2018 and...
Freddie Gibbs “Big Boss Rabbit,” Iggy Azalea ft. Tyga “Sip It” & More | Daily Visuals 4.2.21
HipHopWired Featured Video A few weeks ago Freddie Gibb’s took an L on Grammy night when he lost the “Best Rap Album” award to the Queensbridge King, Nasty Nas, but the Gary Indiana rapper took it all in stride and in his latest offering even borrows some tunes from the OG Hip-Hop Icon. For the visuals to “Big Boss Rabbit,” Gibbs holds it down in his garage while rapping over a beat that sampled Nas’ classic cut “You’re Da Man.” Well, technically that song sampled “Sugar Man” but y’all know what we mean. And just when you thought Iggy Azalea was done with the game she returns with some new visuals to the Tyga assisted “Sip It” where she turns a regular convenience store into a strip club with slushes. We wouldn’t trust those kind of beverages in a place like that. Just sayin.’ Check out th...
More Victims Come Forward In Case Against T.I. and Tiny
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Paras Griffin / Getty It appears that more victims are continuing to come forward in the mounting case against T.I. and Tiny. According to Vulture, attorney of the accusers, Tyrone A. Blackburn, who previously sent a letter to federal prosecutors claiming the couple has committed a litany of abusive crimes, was retained by two anonymous survivors this week in addition to the several other victims he’s already representing. One of the victims claims she was “drugged, forced to take tons of molly and X, and sex-trafficked in three states,” including Nevada and Florida in 2010. The second victim has claimed she was drugged during a May 2010 incident and then “raped by Clifford Harris and one of his male friends in a hotel in Miami, Florida.” Medical rec...
Daniel Kaluuya Shows Off Funny Bone In SNL Debut, Slams Racism During Epic Monologue
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NBC / Getty Daniel Kaluuya is on one hell of a run. The Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe, and SAG Award-winning actor for his portrayal of Chairman Fred Hampton in Judas & The Black Messiah made his SNL debut, and he didn’t disappoint. Before we got to see him participate in comedic skits, Kaluuya kicked off his debut with an electric opening monologue that tackled racism across the pond, taking a shot at the Royal Family who has been embroiled in a racism scandal following an interview featuring Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle. “I know you’re hearing my accent and thinking, ‘Oh no, he’s not Black. He’s British.’ Let me reassure you that I am Black. I’m Black, and I’m British,” he opened up. “Basically, I’m what the royal family was worrie...
533 Million Facebook User’s Personal Data Leaks Online, Here’s How To Check If Your Account Was Affected
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: SOPA Images / Getty Facebook is definitely the can’t get right of social media mediums. According to security researcher Alon Gal, the personal data of 533 million Facebook accounts leaked online for free99. Insider has verified several of the leaked records. “The exposed data includes personal information of over 533 million Facebook users from 106 countries, including over 32 million records on users in the US, 11 million on users in the UK, and 6 million on users in India,” Insider reports. “It includes their phone numbers, Facebook IDs, full names, locations, birthdates, bios, and — in some cases — email addresses.” The alarming number of accounts that have been leaked isn’t new. Motherboard reported back in January that the information from the ...
Elohim and GRiZ Announce Upcoming Collaboration “Bring Me Back”
Coming this Friday is a new house collaboration between Elohim and GRiZ called “Bring Me Back.” On Twitter, both artists shared a short preview of the upcoming single, which fans will be excited to hear GRiZ diving into the house side of the electronic music spectrum. This combined with the vocal and production capabilities of Elohim is giving fans of both artists many reasons to be excited for the weekend. Described as “super wavy” by GRiZ, the preview definitely confirms this notion as wobbly synth and a bubbly basslines are woven with Elohim’s feathery vocals. Eagle-eyed fans may have noticed that over the weekend, Elohim tweeted out lyrics from the song before it was officially announced. “Bring Me Back” ...
Martin Garrix Shows Off Home and Studio in Rare Virtual Tour: Watch
While most Martin Garrix fans are still trying to process his and Maejor’s recent AREA21 teases, the Dutch superstar shared a new video offering a closer look at his personal life. For the 20th episode of his STMPD RCRDS Radio show, Garrix offered fans an intimate glimpse into his home setup. After a quick pancake lesson at home to start the video, Garrix showcases some of the rarities of his rock collection and then enters his home studio. He goes over some of the finer details of his home workspace and casually mentions that the last artist to record there was Maejor. The latter half of the video is dedicated to a tour of the STMPD RCRDS studio. In this section, you can see the offices, studio space, and even his Dolby Atmos recording area. Garrix and Maejor have been teasing somet...
Ukraine denies killing of child in attack on separatists
Ukraine on Monday denied reports that its forces had killed a five-year-old child in an attack on pro-Moscow eastern separatists, after Russia said it would launch an investigation. “This is a gross, cynical, nasty and godless manipulation,” Ukraine’s defence ministry told AFP in a written comment on the claim, denouncing it as “fake news”. Separatist authorities had at the weekend accused Ukrainian forces of killing the child and injuring a woman in a drone attack. On Monday, the Russian Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said the Ukrainian army had attacked civilian infrastructure on Friday in the separatist-held Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) using heavy armament and drones. As a result of an explosion, a five-year-old child was killed while his 66-year-old grandmother...
AI Software Creates “New” Nirvana Song “Drowned in the Sun”
The recently launched Lost Tapes of the 27 Club project uses AI software to create songs in the style of musicians who died at the age of 27. One of the featured tracks is called “Drowned in the Sun”, and it comes pretty close to replicating a Nirvana song written by Kurt Cobain himself. Stream it below. With opening guitars starting out restrained before reaching a crescendo on the chorus, the track is reminiscent of Nirvana’s signature hit, “Come as You Are”. Its chorus sounds like something Cobain might have written, too, with lyrics like, “I don’t care/ I feel as one, drowned in the sun.” As explained in a Rolling Stone feature, Google’s AI program Magenta was used to analyze the pioneering grunge band’s music and create the instrumental track. An artificial neural network was then use...
BLACKPINK’s Rosé Mourns the End of a Relationship in “Gone” Video: Watch
Last month, BLACKPINK member Rosé dropped a new solo single called “Gone” about the difficulties of moving on after a relationship comes to an end. Now, she’s back with a moving music video that captures that emotional turmoil in real time. Watch it below. In the clip, Rosé wakes up on the bathroom floor where it appears she fell asleep crying. She begins to recount a number of happy memories from her past, including a room filled with gorgeous flowers, laughter-filled dinners, and long conversations over the phone, all of which were presumably spent with her ex by her side. Slowly throughout, these scenes are spliced with footage of Rosé attempting to nurse her broken heart in the present while she looks gutted to do so. The visual is equal parts tragic and uplifting, and Rosé sells each ...
Red Fang Announce New Album Arrows, Share Video for Title Track: Stream
Portland heavy rockers Red Fang have announced their fifth studio album, Arrows, arriving June 2nd. The band has also shared a comedic music video for the title track. The highly anticipated album comes after a five-year gap following 2016’s Only Ghosts. Thankfully, it appears the wait was worth it. The groovy “Arrows” is a ripper, retaining the signature Red Fang sound: undeniable heaviness that’s not quite stoner metal and not full-on sludge, either. And there’s enough underlying melody to attract fans of non-metal music. “Wow! We are so excited to finally release this record to the world!” vocalist/bassist Aaron Beam exclaimed in a press release. “We finished the album way back in December 2019 and then… something happened that is not worth discussing.” He added that making the record “...
