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Emily Wolfe Unveils Epiphone Sheraton Stealth Guitar and “No Man” Performance: Interview + Giveaway
Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Emily Wolfe has been rising up the music ranks over the past few years, and now she has her own signature Epiphone Sheraton Stealth guitar. She puts the instrument on display in a new performance of her song “No Man” at the Gibson Showroom in Austin, Texas, exclusively premiering at Consequence of Sound along with a giveaway contest for the new guitar. As an up-and-coming musician, Wolfe makes history with her own signature Epiphone guitar, which she helped develop. The Sheraton Stealth offers thinline, double-cutaway, semi-hollowbody design similar to the Gibson ES-335. Wolfe’s model comes in a Black Aged Gloss finish, boasting an Indian Laurel fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and mother-of-pearl block inlays with abalone lightning bolts. The headst...
BLACKPINK’s Rosé Performs “On the Ground” on Fallon: Watch
Last Friday, BLACKPINK’s Rosé released her debut solo project. Simply titled R, the single album consists of two songs: “On the Ground” and “Run”. On Tuesday night, Rosé performed the former track live for the first time during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The highly choreographed, monochrome performance saw Rosé and a group of stylish backing dancers run through song in one fluid take. Watch the replay below. Rosé previously debuted “Run” live during BLACKPINK’s massive livestream concert, The Show, which took place back in January. [embedded content] Related 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. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and m...
Brittany Howard Performs “Short and Sweet” on Kimmel While Michelle Obama Looks On: Watch
On Tuesday night, Brittany Howard stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform “Short and Sweet” with her trademark show-stopping skills. However, unlike most musical guests on the show, she had the added pressure of singing in front of the former First Lady Michelle Obama, who was coincidentally a guest on the same episode. Unsurprisingly, Howard is a bonafide show-stopper and she delivered her rendition of the song flawlessly. Watch a replay her performance below. Howard’s late-night performance arrived on the heels of her whirlwind evening at the Grammy Awards this past weekend. She received a total of five nominations, including Best Alternative Music Album for her remarkable album Jaime, and ultimately took home a statue for Best Rock Song thanks to “Stay High”. She also sang the hell out...
Nick Cannon “Ghetto Blues,” Benny The Butcher “Thanksgiving” & More | Daily Visuals 3.15.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Wait, is Nick Cannon a Cuzz?! Probably not but the Wild ‘N Out is would definitely lead some people to believe so as his latest visual puts an emphasis on the color blue as if he be C-Walkin’ when the MTV cameras are turned off. In his black-and-white (and blue) visuals to “Ghetto Blues,” Nick Cannon rolls around California in a low rider to highlight the struggles that continue to plague those living in poverty and visions himself as a homeless man roaming the streets. Deep stuff here. Benny The Butche meanwhile continues on his tear through the game and for his Harry Fraud assisted clip to “Thanksgiving” breaks bread with his crew in the trap house while styling in some G’d up threads. Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed over...
Rich The Kid Arrested for Gun Possession at Airport
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty What is it with rappers forgetting they have guns in their luggage at the absolute worst time? On Monday (March 15), Rich The Kid was arrested at LAX after the authorities found a firearm in his carry-on. According to TMZ, the “Nasty” rapper, who is currently signed to Republic Records, got pinched with a loaded firearm. Reportedly, Rich was going through security around 1pm PT when the gun was found. Although he was arrested, he has already been released after getting charged with carrying a loaded firearm in public. If the scenario sounds familiar, rappers like Juelz Santana (who did time) and Gorilla Zoe, and way too many more, have also been popped for having guns in their baggage while trying to board airplanes. Lately, Rich the ...
Drake Becomes First Artist To Debut Top 3 Songs On Billboard Hot 100
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: PYMCA / Getty Drake recently dropped a three-pack project in Scary Hours 2 to a reasonable amount of fanfare ahead of the release of his anticipated full-length project, Certified Lover Boy. The Canadian superstar made history again by becoming the first artist to debut and occupy the first three spots on the Billboard charts. The artist born Aubrey Graham can celebrate another chart-topping win as the ranking of the songs on Scary Hours 2 mimics the exact order of the sales position. The project’s high-energy “What’s Next” track debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, which was followed by the blistering “Wants and Needs” featuring Lil Baby at No. 2. Rounding off the run at No. 3 is “Lemon Pepper Freestyle” featuring Rick Ross, and by far the lo...
Aloe Blacc Says Additional Collaborations With Avicii Are Pending Approval
In an interview with the Daily Star, Aloe Blacc referenced that he still has several unreleased collaborations and ideas that he started working on with Avicii—projects he hopes will eventually see the light of day. The powerhouse singer-songwriter behind two of Avicii’s biggest hits, “SOS” and “Wake Me Up,” has been vocal in years past about having several works with Avicii in progress. He indicated that he’s been in contact with Avicii’s team about the unreleased tracks in question, but they are ultimately still pending approval for official release. “I have a few tracks but I am not certain if his record label or family will release them,” Blacc told The Star‘s “Wired” column. “It’s really up ...
SEC Filing Reveals Elon Musk Will Now Be Known as “Technoking of Tesla”
Elon Musk has been given a unique promotion of sorts. A recent Tesla filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealed that Musk has been given a new title, “Technoking of Tesla.” As Tesla’s new Technoking, the billionaire tech mogul and “Don’t Doubt ur Vibe” producer will continue to fulfill his duties as the electric vehicle and clean energy company’s CEO. Musk wasn’t the only leader within the company promoted. The same filing disclosed a new title for Tesla’s CFO, Zach Kirkhorn, who will now be known as the “Master of Coin.” Kirkhorn’s title is especially appropriate given the recent reveal that Tesla has made a substantial $1.5B investment into Bitcoin, an estimated 8% of the co...
DJ and Author of Transgender Inclusion Policies Kicked Out of Melbourne Nightclub Bathroom
This week at the Melbourne venue Yah Yah’s, Simona Castricum, a renowned DJ and transgender woman, was booted from the club’s restroom after being accosted by security. “A male security guard stood in the doorway of the women’s bathroom and pointed at me and yelled at me quite aggressively ‘out of the bathroom,’” she recounted in a statement to The Age. “I said, ‘I’m a woman, I’m a trans woman.'” Despite Castricum’s response, the security guard continued to yell until another woman came to the musician’s aid. The club has a gender-neutral restroom policy on Thursday nights, the evening of the incident. Castricum is credited for having written the city’s guidelines for inclusion of transgender and gender-diverse individuals at l...
Could the Alpha Wolf Bring Small Electric Trucks Back to the Future?
Times are changing, and the truck of the future very likely won’t resemble the truck of the past. Alpha Motor Corporation understands and embraces this notion of change. Alpha, an electric vehicle startup company headquartered in Irvine, California, has a cool truck-looking vehicle in the works called the Alpha Wolf utility truck, and by golly, its throwback, retro cues and futuristic powertrain are quite intriguing to truck enthusiasts open-minded enough to give it a chance (once, or if, it reaches production). The Alpha Wolf electric truck shares a platform with the company’s Alpha Jax four-seater CUV. Additionally, the EV startup also has an Ace Coupe, Ace Performance Coupe, and Icon in its lineup. Unlike the bizarre shape of, say, the Tesla Cybertruck, the Wolf looks s...
Blackpink’s Rosé Lifts Off for Debut TV Performance of ‘On The Ground’: Watch
Shot in black and white, Rosé is framed with eye-catching angles and a support cast of slick dancers. There’s more energy on screen than you’ll find in a triple-shot latte. Born in Born in Auckland, New Zealand and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Rosé is a founding member of the record-setting four-piece that is Blackpink. Last October, their full-length The Album bowed at No. 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200, for the highest-ever ranking in history by a female K-pop group on the all-albums tally. The Album went on to shift 1.5 million total global units, according to the IFPI, for a No. 5 ranking on the 2020 Global Album Sales Chart. Watch Rosé’s late-night performance below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. I...
UMG Signs Expanded Licensing Deal with African Streaming Service Boomplay
Under the deal, UMG content will now be available via Boomplay in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, DRC, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea Conakry, Guinea- Bissau, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Sao Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tchad, Togo and Zimbabwe. Markets covered under the 2018 agreement were Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia. “Since our original deal with UMG, the African music industry has seen exponential growth and made huge strides towards being the next powerhouse that it should be,” said Boomplay dir...
