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Here’s How to Watch Jagged Edge & 112’s ‘Verzuz’ Battle
This Memorial Day weekend, “Verzuz” fans are getting two battles. That’s right, following Beenie Man and Bounty Killer’s face-off on Saturday (May 22), Jagged Edge will take on 112 on Monday. “Breaking News Just added to the Memorial Day Weekend madness,” co-founder Swizz Beatz announced on Instagram. “Something for the ladies.” He also shouted out his partner Timbaland by noting, “it’s a busy long weekend.” Earlier this month, the duo discussed having Jagged Edge and 112 as their next Verzuz battle via Instagram live. “Jagged Edge verses 112, can you make that happen?” Swizz said. “Can you make that happen JD [Jermaine Dupri], because a lot of people see what they want to see, but can you pick up the phone a...
Michael Buble Reigns on Top Facebook Live Videos Chart With Cookie Baking Upload
The 30-minute video earned nearly 40 million views in its first seven days. A stream of Michael Buble baking oatmeal cookies with wife Luisana Lopilato crowns Billboard’s Top Facebook Live Videos chart for April 2020. The chart, the latest of which recaps April 2020 activity, is a monthly look at the widest-reaching and most-reacted-to videos posted by musicians on Facebook Live, as tracked by media analytics company Shareablee. Rankings are determined by a formula that blends reactions, comments, shares and first-seven-days views. Buble’s April 6 upload documents his process of baking cookies with Lopilato. The 30-minute video reigns thanks to a whopping 38.6 million views in its first seven days; the next closest video on April’s chart managed 4.1 million. In addition to leading all musi...
Musicians Who Are Major ‘Twilight’ Fans
Twihards, unite! Whether fans of the Twilight franchise rallied behind #TeamEdward or #TeamJacob, they have something in common with a couple of A-listers, including Halsey, Stevie Nicks, Adam Lambert and Evanescence. With Twilight author Stephenie Meyers releasing its new addition Midnight Sun in August, avid readers might have the same summer reading list as their favorite artists — or they might just be binge-watching the first 2008 film like the “Bad At Love” singer. Here are all the times that musicians gushed about Hollywood’s hottest blood-suckers. Adam Lambert dressed up as a “glam-pire” for Halloween. Adam Lambert‘s favorite holiday is Halloween, so it comes as no surprise that he dressed up as a character fro...
Ariana Grande & Lady Gaga, The Weeknd & Doja Cat, Plus More: What’s Your Favorite New Music Release? Vote!
This Memorial Day weekend’s forecast might call for sunshine, but Arianators and the Little Monsters hope it pours after their favorites Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga released their first collaborative song “Rain On Me.” [embedded content] But Doja Cat doesn’t want the showers to extinguish her hot streak after she jumped on The Weeknd‘s “In Your Eyes.” This remix could put her right on top of the Billboard Hot 100 again after she scored her first chart-topper with the Nicki Minaj-assisted remix of “Say So.” Pharrell wills the sun to shine “like three seeds of pomegranates in my hands” in the deadmau5 and The Neptunes‘ joint jam “Pomegranate” that’s fully ripe and ready to be plucked out of ea...
Megan Thee Stallion Gets Animated For Visuals To “Savage”
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz As much as we love seeing Megan Thee Stallion get her thick on on social media or her music videos, we have to come to grips with the fact she can’t always be in our lives. Unfortunately for us thirsty fans, the Hot Girl Coach done went the animation route for her latest visuals to her his “Savage” and though she’s not in it, there are lots of CGI thickness to go around. Using CGI, anime and video game visuals to turn in an entertaining video, “Savage” reminds us that even thick animated twerking is better than nothing. Peep the visuals to Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” below and let us know if it was enough to quench your thirst. [embedded content] HipHopWired Radio Our staff has picked their favorite stations, take a listen… You Deserve to Ma...
Man Who Filmed Ahmaud Arbery’s Murder Is Arrested & Charged
Source: NurPhoto / Getty The man who stood by and filmed George and Travis McMichael murdering Ahmaud Arbery in cold blood last February is now the third man arrested and charged. William “Roddie” Bryan Jr. was hit with charges of felony murder and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment. NPR reports that the Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested and formally charged Bryan for his role in the death of Arbery, who was going for a run in the Salita Shores neighborhood near Brunswick, Ga, a coastal town in the southern state. More from NPR: Bryan, 50, recorded the video that ignited anger and protests in the Brunswick, Ga., area earlier this month. It shows Arbery, who is black, jogging down a residential street, two white men confronting him, and the ensuing struggle. Three gunshots...
Ultra Europe 2020 Officially Postponed
Ultra Europe 2020 is the latest major festival to feel the wrath of COVID-19, as organizers shared the heartbreaking news of the 2020 event’s postponement and cited concerns related to the global pandemic. Originally scheduled for July 10th to 12 this summer at Park Mladeẑi, Ultra Europe will now go down from July 9th to 11th, 2021. Back in December 2019, the fest shared a typically staggering Phase 1 lineup in true Ultra fashion. Originally set to appear on this year’s edition was Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, David Guetta, DJ Snake, Galantis, Marshmello, Richie Hawtin and Steve Aoki, among many others. Ultra shared an official statement via their social media channels and website, which you can read in full below. It is with a heavy heart that, due to the ongoing...
Subtronics Announces Release Date for NGHTMRE and Boogie T Collab “Nuclear Bass Face”
Subtronics just dropped a nuclear warhead of a tweet in the form of an announcement that he is releasing a new single with NGHTMRE and Boogie T. The collaboration, titled “Nuclear Bass Face,” will drop next Friday, May 29th, 2020. Considering the track’s title, you don’t need to be a quantum physics professor to figure out that this dream collaboration will most likely be a mammoth dubstep anthem. Check out the video below to see Subtronics playing out an unreleased NGHTMRE collab, which, while we’re unable to confirm it’s the same song, we’re certainly safe to push our chips to the center of the pile and bet on it being “Nuclear Bass Face.” Both Subtronics and NGHTMRE have been playing out “Nuclear Bass Face” since 2019. In...
Steven ‘Thee Slayer Hippy’ Hanford, Former Drummer for Poison Idea, Dies at 50
Steven “Thee Hippy” Hanford, the drummer for bands like Poison Idea, Fetish and Accüsed A.D., has died at the age of 50. Fetish’s label, Blackhouse Records, confirmed the news of Hanford’s death. “The world just lost a pretty amazing person today. Unreal,” the label said in an Instagram post. “Steve’s larger than life personality, let alone his drumming and producing work over the years was something of legend, unforgettable and historic to say the very least.” A GoFundMe has been set up for Hanford’s family. In the post, it said that the cause of Hanford’s death due to a heart attack. Best known for his work in Poison Idea, Hanford joined the band in 1987 ahead of their second album before leaving at the beginning of the century. In 2008, Hanford was sentenced to seven-and-a-half yea...
Pink Floyd Share Deep Cuts and Alternate Versions in New Playlist
If you ever needed any more playlists for listening in lockdown, Pink Floyd has launched “Syd, Roger, Richard, Nick and David – An Evolving Pink Floyd Playlist” today (May 22). Kicking off with “Us & Them (Live at The Empire Pool, Wembley, London 1974)” from their 2011 Immersion box set of The Dark Side of The Moon, the band plans to add a new track every day. And they run the gamut from different versions of well-known songs to deep cuts from Pink Floyd’s catalog. “Beginning today Syd, Roger, Richard, Nick and David is a new & evolving playlist from Pink Floyd. During this uncertain period, make time each day to immerse yourself in music; each day we will add a new track into the playlist,” the band tweeted. They also added, “We hope you enjoy reconnecting with these tracks over t...
Drake Meant No Disrespect By Calling Kylie Jenner A Side Piece On Leaked Track
Source: READING, ENGLAND – AUGUST 27: Drake joins Giggs on stage at Reading Festival at Richfield Avenue on August 27, 2017 in Reading, England. (Photo by Chiaki Nozu/WireImage ) Some of Drake’s unearthed bars have landed the MC in a bit of a publicity snafu. The Toronto rapper has now clarified that he and the youngest billionaire are not boo’d up. As spotted on Page Six the 6 God had some explaining to do after an Instagram Live. On Wednesday, May 20 he played some never before heard tunes. One in question featured his What A Time To Be Alive collaborator Future but it was Drizzy’s bars that left fans speculating whether one of the most powerful female celebrities in the world was on his hit list. “Yeah, I’m a hater to society / Real sh*t, Kylie Jenner is a side-piece / ...
Here We Go Again: Volkswagen Apologizes For Insanely Racist Ad
Source: Xinhua News Agency / Getty German automaker Volkswagen got themselves in some serious hot water thanks to an ad they thought was cute turned out to be overtly racist. Volkswagen shared the ad in question, promoting its latest vehicle the Golf 8, on its Instagram page. The ad has since been taken down, but in it, two giant white hands can be seen pushing a smaller Black man from a parked VW Golf. The man is eventually flicked by the giant hands into a restaurant named Petit Colon when translated from French means the Little Colonist or Little Settler. Bruh. After being met with well-deserved criticism, the company issued an apology. “We posted a racist advertising video on Volkswagen’s Instagram channel,” the VW brand’s head of sales and marketing Jürgen Stackmann and group head of ...
