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New Trailer For “Atlanta” Gives A Euro-Trippy Look At The Third Season
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: FX Network / Atlanta FX Fans of the FX series Atlanta got a real treat in time for the holidays as a new trailer for the show’s upcoming season was released over the weekend. The new trailer for the wildly popular show shows Paper Boi and Earn head to Europe, taking in what the music scene there offers along with the culture. But being as this is Atlanta, there’s a boatload of weirdness and moments that will make you do double-takes. This trailer shows Donald Glover, LaKeith Stanfield, Zazie Beetz, and Brian Tyree Henry making their return for the third season. Related Stories This second trailer seems to indicate that Paper Boi is in demand overseas. He’s thrown off more than once trekking through the European continent, with one scene of him having his ...
Nifty News: The Red Ape Family show, Mini Royale on Solana and The Weeknd’s NFT collection
Catch up on nonfungible token (NFT)-related news this week as Cointelegraph rounds up the stories you don’t want to miss. Bored Apes gets cast in an TV series The Red Ape Family (TRAF) is a new animated comedy series centered on Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs. Episodes are sold as individual NFTs and run between five to 10 minutes long. The plot is about a family of Bored Apes that escape Earth to live on Mars. OpenSea is already reselling Episode 1 and the yet-to-be-released Episode 2 is available to mint. One Episode 1 token holder received a Bored Ape, three token holders won two Mutant Apes, and others were airdropped a poster, gravity sneakers and a discount to mint Episode 2. The cast, made up mostly of Bored Apes, will also include Mutant Apes, the Bored Ape Kennel Clu...
Nia Long Signs On To ABC’s Mamie Till-Mobley Docuseries
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Greg Campbell / Getty Actress and producer Nia Long has just signed onto a new documentary series by ABC that details the journey of the woman behind the moment the Civil Rights movement was born, Mamie Till-Mobley. As announced by ABC News, Long will be part of Let The World See, a companion documentary series to the limited series Women of the Movement that will air on the network. Let The World See will chronicle the life of Mamie Till-Mobley and her determination to see the men that brutally lynched her son, Emmett Till, be brought to justice and in the process be the spark to the Civil Rights movement. The Love Jones actress will read excerpts from Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime that Changed America, Till-Mobley’s memoir. The first e...
Proud Grandma Tina Knowles-Lawson Thanks Beyoncé and ‘Beautiful Grand Babies’ For Talk Show Theme Song
Tina Knowles-Lawson roped in some A-list ringers to record the theme song for her new Facebook Watch interview series, Talks With Mama Tina. In a 40-second trailer that dropped on Monday (Dec. 20) Knowles-Lawson announced the show, which she promised would find her inviting “some of my favorite people over to my home” for a chat, and revealed the theme sung by daughter Beyoncé and the matriarch’s grandchildren. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Among the stars who pop up in the trailer are comedian/actor Kevin Hart, Chloe & Hailey, Kelly Rowland, Ciara, John David Washington, Paulette Washington, Storm Reid, Marsai Martin, Zendaya and Tiffany Haddish. The series’ mellow R&B theme song opens with a group of children saying, “let’s talk abo...
Charli XCX Joins Paul Rudd for Pre-Recorded ‘SNL’ Musical Sketch ‘The Christmas Socks’
Charli XCX‘s SNL performance was called off Saturday night (Dec. 18) due to a limited crew amid the surge of COVID-19 cases linked to the omicron variant in New York City, but she did make a cameo in a pre-recorded musical sketch for the show. “The Christmas Socks,” possibly a parody of the 2000 song “The Christmas Shoes,” was led by SNL host Paul Rudd and featured Charli as a very special guest: a singing bird named T.J. Rocks. Explore Explore Charli XCX See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Christmas is a time of charity and giving, and that was the inspiration for this next music video, which I shot yesterday morning with Kyle Mooney, Aidy Bryant, Kenan Thompson, Alex Moffat and what should have been tonight’s musical guest, Charli XCX,” Rudd said in his...
‘Saturday Night Live’ Cancels Live Audience Amid Omicron Spike
Saturday Night Live will tape without a live audience on Saturday (Dec. 18) as COVID-19 cases linked to the omicron variant continue to surge in New York City and throughout the world. The venerable NBC comedy show announced the decision to its social media channels roughly eight hours before the episode featuring host Paul Rudd and musical guest Charli XCX was scheduled to tape. Explore Explore Charli XCX See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Due to the recent spike in the Omicron variant and out of an abundance of caution, there will be no live audience for tonight’s taping of ‘Saturday Night Live’ and the show will have limited cast and crew,” the show’s message read. “The show continues to follow all government safety guidelines in addition to a rigorou...
Charli XCX’s ‘SNL’ Performance Canceled: ‘I Am Devastated and Heartbroken’
Charli XCX will no longer be performing on Saturday Night Live tonight (Dec. 18). She shared the news shortly after SNL made the announcement that Saturday’s show would tape without a live audience on Saturday as COVID-19 cases linked to the omicron variant surged in New York City. “hi everyone,” she wrote on social media Saturday evening. “due to the limited crew at tonight’s taping of snl my musical performances will no longer be able to go ahead. i am devastated and heartbroken. myself, caroline, christine and all of our crews and teams have worked so hard all week alongside the snl team to bring the most amazing music performance to life. it can’t happen this time but I’ll be back! i am currently safe and healthy but of course very sad.” Explore Explore Charli XCX See latest videos, ch...
Queen of Hearts Talks ‘Masked Singer’ Victory, Instant Covers EP: ‘Music Has Always Been My Own Healing’
[Spoiler alert: This story contains the identity of the winner of Wednesday night’s (Dec. 15) season six finale of The Masked Singer.] The sixth season of The Masked Singer was a wild ride, with the usual complement of legendary singers (Toni Braxton, Ruth Pointer, Natasha Bedingfield, Todrick Hall, Faith Evans) mixed in with TV personalities and comedians (Bobby Berk, Honey Boo Boo/Mama June, Rob Schneider, Larry the Cable Guy, Willie Robertson) and the left-field outliers, including punk icon Johnny Rotten, composer David Foster and his wife Katharine McPhee, rapper Tyga and NBA legend Dwight Howard. But when it came down to it, it was clear the shiniest gem in the bunch — the glittery Queen of Hearts — was destined to take the season 6 crown over the formidable Bull. The Queen lef...
Watch Kacey Musgraves Struggle to Pick Her Favorite Color With Elmo & Big Bird on ‘Sesame Street’
Kacey Musgraves is the latest musician to make a visit to Sesame Street. During her recent appearance, the country singer struggles to pick her favorite color in the rainbow while singing the song “All the Colors of the World” but is able to come to a solution by the end of the segment with help from the show’s beloved characters. In the clip, Elmo asks Musgraves what her problem is, to which she replies that she can’t decide what her favorite color is. After Elmo reveals that his favorite color is red — like his furry body — she sings, “Red is Elmo’s favorite color/ You know I really like red too/ It sometimes means stop/ Or love you a lot/ And red reminds me of you/ And that’s why of all the colors in the world/ Red is the color I like the most.” Explore See latest videos, charts and new...
All of The Winners From The 2021 Soul Train Awards
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Aaron J. Thornton/FilmMagic / Getty Best friends Tichina Arnold & Tisha Campbell hosted the 2021 Soul Train Awards at Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater, which aired on Sunday night (November 28). The show celebrated the best in Black music with performances from Ari Lennox, Ashanti, Summer Walker, Maxwell, Silk Sonic, Lucky Daye, Fred Hammond, Music Soulchild, Leon Bridges, and more. Related Stories Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak were the night’s biggest winners taking home “Song of the Year” and “Video of the Year” as Silk Sonic for their single “Leave The Door Open”. The song was also awarded The Ashford and Simpson Songwriter’s Award. Jazmine Sullivan was named “Best R&B/ Soul Female Artist” and she also won album of the year for Heaux ...
Kevin Hart Discusses Black Capitalism On Charlamagne’s ‘Tha God’s Honest Truth’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Comedy Central / Comedy Centralcharla Charlamagne Tha God is keeping the same inquisitive and raucous energy he brings to The Breakfast Club with his new show, Tha God’s Honest Truth on Comedy Central. And on the latest episode, he tackles a topic that’s been heavily discussed of late with Kevin Hart stopping by to join in. [embedded content] In the episode, “Is Capitalism Cap?”, Lenard McKelvey aka Charlamagne kicks off the discussion by breaking down the current discussion taking place regarding inflation in the country in his opening segment. That leads into an interview segment with Dr. Claud Anderson, a noted businessman, educator, and author who has published four books with a focus on how Black Americans should equip themselves to be a more competi...
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Open Pet Store in ‘Saturday Night Live’ Musical Parody: Watch
From there, the four-piece advertises the store’s wide selection of bone options — from “big bones” to “itty bitty bitty bones” — over a medley of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s popular hits. Taking it a ridiculous step further, the store features dinosaur bones, vegan bones, funny bones and even trombones. As if that weren’t enough, each purchase comes with a free serenade from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony — even if the customer doesn’t want it. “The bone I purchased was alarmingly cheap, but it was perfect for my dog,” one customer says in a filmed testimonial. “The song was a little strange.” The SNL skit coincidentally arrives as the real Bone Thugs-N-Harmony prepares to face off against Three 6 Mafia in the next...
