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BTS, Lady Gaga & More Highlights From MusiCares’ ‘Music on a Mission’ Virtual Event
It would be great if MusiCares opened its vaults again so that ordinary music fans for whom a $1,000 ticket is simply out of reach can see some of these classic performance clips. Traditionally, the Friday night before the Grammys is reserved for the MusiCares Person of the Year gala, an annual salute to an artist selected not only for their musical achievement, but for their philanthropic contributions. This year, COVID-19 prohibited people gathering in person so Friday night (March 12), MusiCares’ parent, the Recording Academy, pivoted to a 90-minute virtual celebration dubbed Music on a Mission. The event featured new performances by BTS, Haim, H.E.R., Jhené Aiko and John Legend, as well as performances drawn from past Person of the Year galas by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Ban...
‘NFTs for People’: BitClout Sells Coins Based on Celebs Without Their Permission
In a FAQ published on the site before it was taken down Friday afternoon — due to “overwhelming support,” a note on the now-empty website states — BitClout describes itself as a social network that allows users to “speculate on people and posts with real money.” BitClout claims to be a fully open-sourced project that built a custom blockchain using architecture comparable to Bitcoin with “no company behind it” that will allow users to purchase a new asset class called “Creator Coins” for accounts on the site, which includes celebrities, musicians, and influencers. “They were on there mostly without their permission,” a source tells Billboard. Current users can buy and sell coins that will increase and decrease in value depending on the “social clout” of the user the coin is based on, or ho...
Selena Gomez Unveils New Revelación EP: Stream
Selena Gomez has unveiled her first Spanish-language record, the Revelación EP. Stream it below using Apple Music or Spotify. Her first studio release since 2020’s Rare, Revelación is a pop and reggaeton project that features DJ Snake, Rauw Alejandro, and Myke Towers. According to Gomez, this celebration of her Mexican heritage may never have come together if not for the coronavirus pandemic. The singer has long struggled with anxiety and depression, and in 2015 she was diagnosed with lupus, a condition that required chemotherapy and a kidney transplant. When she wasn’t feeling sick, she felt pressure to keep working, and as she explained in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the enforced rest of quarantine caused a shift in her perspective. She said, “The Spanish reco...
BTS Perform “Dynamite” at MusiCares’ Music on a Mission Concert: Watch
BTS helped kick off this weekend’s Grammy festivities with a rousing performance at MusiCares’ Music on a Mission virtual benefit concert. Appearing remotely from the Peace Hall at Kyung Hee University in Seoul, South Korea, our 2020 Band of the Year performed their Grammy-nominated song “Dynamite”. Notably, the performance featured Jungkook on drums. Watch the replay below. In lieu of its traditional Grammy “Person of the Year” kick-off concert, MusiCares held Friday night’s Music on a Mission benefit to raise proceeds for members of the music industry severely impacted by the pandemic. Other performers included HAIM, Jhené Aiko, H.E.R., and John Legend. The concert is available to replay through March 19th via MusiCares’ website. BTS are also slated to perform during Sunday’s G...
Thundercat Teams with Ace Hashimoto on New Song “VAPORWAVES”: Stream
Chicago-born producer and singer Ace Hashimoto has recruited fellow multi-hyphenate Thundercat for his new song “VAPORWAVES”. Stream it below. The breezy track has a funky bassline and features Hashimoto and Thundercat contemplating the meaning of life. “After the end of the world, when it’s all said and done,” Hashimoto sings. “There’s no sign of life, but somehow life will still carry on / Could it mean our existence not grand as we thought?” Hashimoto originally released “VAPORWAVES” earlier this week as an exclusive on his Patreon page, and warned fans it would only be available on YouTube “for a limited time only.” In a lengthy update, the musician shared his inspiration for the song. “This song is about existential crisis and I believe it was that concept that led me to feeling free ...
Sergeant Sell A Story: Kanye West’s Former Bodyguard Reportedly Working on Tell-All Doc
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Frazer Harrison / Getty It appears that everyone is cashing in on Kanye West‘s divorce, including his former bodyguard. According to published reports, Kanye West‘s former bodyguard Steve Stanulis, who worked with the super-producer in 2016, is reportedly working on a tell-all documentary that highlights some of West’s most infamous meltdowns, ranging from his appearances on Saturday Night Live, at New York Fashion Week and the Met Gala. In a recent interview with Page Six, Stanulis revealed that he’s currently being courted by multiple streaming services who are interested in creating a documentary centered around him telling his story as West’s bodyguard. “Two studios approached me,” Stanulis said, explaining that they want to start shooting as soon as ...
Patrick Ewing Says MSG Security Didn’t Recognize Him, Accosted Him For ID
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty A few years after security at Madison Square Garden put hands on Knicks legend, Charles Oakley and escorted him out of the building, the suspect security at the World’s Most Famous Arena has once again disrespected an icon of the Knicks 90’s team and we’re wondering “Why?” This time around it was NBA Hall of Famer, Patrick Ewing who’s had some run-ins with security guards at the Garden as the 11-time NBA All-Star is complaining about being hassled in the arena he called home for more than a decade. During a press conference for the Big East Tournament for which the current Georgetown Hoyas coach arrived, Ewing told reporters that security would stop him in the halls and ask him for his credentials. “I thought this was my building, ...
Coi Leray ft. Lil Durk “No More Parties Remix,” Maroon 5 ft. Megan Thee Stallion “Beautiful Mistakes” & More | Daily Visuals 3.12.21
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz It’s finally Friday and with Biden’s stimulus checks set to hit bank accounts this weekend y’all know it’s about to get all kinds of lit for the next few days. Kicking off things for this weekend is Coi Leray with her Lil Durk assisted visuals to “No More Parties Remix” where the songstress is left to clean up after throwing a massive house party. That’s literally the worst part about throwing a party in your crib. About time someone addressed it. Megan Thee Stallion meanwhile delves into a different genre as she hops on Maroon 5’s “Beautiful Mistakes” and takes a CGI ride out of this atmosphere. Megan can do it all, b. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Price, Clever featuring Lil Baby, Canibus and Cam...
HHW Gaming: Overwatch League Presents SF Shock With AF1s Designed By Alexander-John As “Trophies”
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Alexander-John / SF Shock Overwatch League Shiny bling is usually the reward you can always expect when you win the chip. For the SF Shock, the Overwatch League is rewarding the grand final winner with championship hardware for their feet. The Overwatch League revealed on Friday (Mar.12) that the SF Shock was blessed with $1.4 million in prize money and a pair of Air Force 1’s designed by custom designer and artist Alexander-John as well. Custom kicks are not new to the eSports world. The Call of Duty League blessed its athletes with Air Force 1s designed by Kickstradomis and rewarded the winners with a special pair of custom DMP (Defining Moments Package) Jordan 6s. What makes the Overwatch League Air Force 1s so special is that it’s the first shoe to be...
Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac Receiving Cassette Reissues
Tapehead City is celebrating Death Row Records’s 30th birthday in the most ’90s way possible. The popular cassette retailer is giving Death Row albums by Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Tupac their very first cassette reissues since the decade they were originally released in. The collection will include four seminal projects that every hip-hop head will know: Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle, 2Pac’s All Eyez On Me, and his follow-up The Don Killuminati (The 7 Day Theory). Like vinyl, tapes present a fun opportunity for labels to choose colors that match the artwork and mood of the albums themselves, and Tapehead chose hues that are unique to these special releases. The Chronic will be available in “chronic” green, “up in smoke” smoke tint, and “standard” white with b...
School Teacher Goes Viral for Awesome Korn Version of the Alphabet Song: Watch
A metal-loving school teacher has reinvented the alphabet song, and he’s blowing up TikTok in the process. Nick Harrison’s aggro version of the ABCs, set to Korn’s “Coming Undone”, even got the attention of the pioneering nu-metal band’s singer, Jonathan Davis. Harrison, who goes by the TikTok handle MrProfessor318, titled his video “My audition for School of Rock 2,” and it features the educator going full-on headbanger from A to Z. The loud lesson in literacy has earned Harrison more than 130,000 likes as of this posting. Davis shared the clip on his Instagram Stories, and Harrison acknowledged the Korn singer’s shout out in follow-up TikToks. “When Jonathan Davis, the lead singer of Korn, of course, posts your video to his Instagram story — I can’t even talk, man!,” the teacher exclaime...
The 2021 Toyota Tacoma Trail Edition Storage Bins Gobble Stuff and Bed Space
The new-for-2021 Toyota Tacoma Trail Edition tacks on a number of trail-ready bits—go figure. Based on the SR5 trim level and only available with the crew-cab body with the five-foot bed and the V-6 engine, the Trail Edition adds 16-inch wheels and Kevlar-lined all-terrain tires from the one-level-up Tacoma TRD Off-Road model, blacked-out badges, black fabric seats with tan stitching, a 120-volt outlet in the bed, all-weather floor liners, and a chrome grille from the Tacoma Limited. It also adds a pair of trick bedside-mounted lockable storage compartments. Sure, we knew all of this back when the Trail Edition was originally announced last year, but after seeing those in-bed boxes up close as the trucks reach dealers, they merit closer inspection for their potential for usefulness—at...
