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Tinariwen Announce New Reissues of Three Albums
Tinariwen—the Tuareg musicians’ collective from Mali—have announced a series of reissues from Wedge Records and Craft Recordings. Wedge will be reissuing the group’s previously limited release from 1992, Kel Tinariwen, while Craft will release new versions of 2007’s Aman Iman: Water Is Life and 2009’s Imidiwan: Companions. Each release is due out November 4. Along with the announcement, Tinariwen have also shared a new visual for the song “Arghane Manine,” which is the last track on Kel Tinariwen. The visual adds a touch of animation to a wordmark bearing the group’s name on top of the photograph used on the album cover. In addition to the reissues, the collective is heading out on tour, with dates in the United Kingdom and across North America. After a series of festival performances that...
J. Cole Revealed as the Cover Star for NBA 2K23, Appears in the Game
J. Cole is the cover star for NBA 2K23’s Dreamer Edition. This version of the game will be available at Gamestop in the U.S. and Canada. He will also be a character in the game’s MyCareer mode. Fellow Dreamville artists Bas and Elite will help players befriend Cole. The game will be released on September 9. “NBA 2K has long been a place to discover new musical talent through their game and continues to be a gold standard for showcasing all things basketball culture,” J. Cole said in a statement. “It’s been an amazing journey to not only appear on a cover of this year’s game, but to be part of the MyCAREER storyline, soundtrack and bring the Dreamer brand into NBA 2K.” The game’s soundtrack includes songs by Lil Baby and Drake, Jack Harlow, Megan Thee Stallion, Polo G, Dreamville’s JID, and...
First Stream: New Releases From Romeo Santos, Lil Baby, Nicki Minaj and More
Billboard’s First Stream serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond. This week, Romeo Santos adds to his legacy, Lil Baby gives us another confessional hit, and Nicki Minaj drops an eye-popping visual. Check out all of this week’s First Stream picks below: Romeo Santos, Fórmula Vol. 3 [embedded content] Bachata will always be a large part of Romeo Santos’ legacy: the Aventura star has pushed the genre to new sonic boundaries and commercial heights over the course of his solo career, and Fórmula Vol. 3, Santo’s sprawling new album, acknowledges that significance by grounding the majority of its 21 songs in the style he has made a home. Yet Sant...
Beyoncé & Jay-Z Sent Nicki Minaj Flowers to Congratulate Her on ‘Beautiful’ VMAs Vanguard Award
Beyoncé and Jay-Z are giving Nicki Minaj her flowers — literally. To congratulate the “Super Freaky Girl” rapper on her recent VMA Video Vanguard Award win, the power couple sent over a gorgeous bouquet and a sweet note. Minaj shared a video of her gift from the Carters on her Instagram story Thursday (Sept. 1), revealing they’d sent her a big vase of cream-colored roses and white lilies. “Congrats on your beautiful award,” the couple had written in a note tucked into the flowers. “Sending you all of our love.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The message was signed “Hov and B Holla.” “Thank you so much,” Minaj captioned the video. “The both of you. For everything.” Minaj thanked both Beyoncé and Jay-Z during her Vanguard acceptance speech at th...
Britney Spears Responds to Son Jayden’s Comments About Her Parenting: ‘I Hope My Kids One Day Understand My Reasoning’
After wiping her Instagram account last week, Britney Spears returned on Thursday (Sept. 1) with a pointed response to comments made by her youngest son regarding her parenting. “I’ve tried my best at being the best person I can be,” Spears wrote in the note. “To be basically held hostage in homes under nurses and bulls–t I hope my kids one day understand my reasoning of my play in water revealing myself as any woman would being held under blankets and supervision under the conservatorship!!!” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The message from the “Hold Me Closer” singer appears to be in response to a Daily Mail piece featuring a preview of a new ITV News documentary slated to air on Friday (Sept. 2) in which her sons Preston, 16, and Jay...
Taylor Swift to Speak at Toronto Film Fest & Show ‘All Too Well’ Short Film on 35mm for First Time
Swifties heading to this year’s Toronto International Film Festival are in for a very special treat. Announced Friday (Sept. 2), Taylor Swift is slated to appear as a guest speaker at the second day of TIFF’s 2022 celebrations, where she’ll talk about her longest directorial project to date — “All Too Well: The Short Film” — and present the video in its original 35 mm form for the first time ever. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The event, titled “In Conversation With…Taylor Swift,” will take place Sept. 9 at 7 p.m., and is expected to last an hour and 15 minutes, according to TIFF’s website. “In addition to music, Swift has long been a visual storyteller,” reads a description on the site. “From influencing the edits of her music videos...
Brandi Carlile to Release ‘Laurel Canyon-Inspired’ Re-Record of Latest Album
Brandi Carlile has re-recorded a “Laurel Canyon-inspired” version of her 2021 album In These Silent Days and will release it on Sept. 28 via Low Country Sound/Elektra. The project, dubbed In the Canyon Haze, also includes a new cover of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.” Carlile says the idea was inspired by having befriended Joni Mitchell in recent years and absorbing the vibes of the fabled Laurel Canyon music scene of the 1960s and ’70s. As previously reported, Carlile was instrumental in encouraging Mitchell to return to live performance for the first time in more than a decade at the Newport Folk Festival in July. “I could see the cast of California Dreamers with embroidered flowers and peace signs on their backs drifting through a polaroid haze,” she says. “I could smell the marijuana and...
Vector ft Wande Coal – Mama Maradona
Check out this brand new single from Vector titled – Mama Maradona. Nigerian ace rapper, Vector, comes through with a brand new single titled Mama Maradona. It is an excellent piece of music you should listen to. On the new record, Vector teams up with talented singer, Wande Coal who lends his voice to add a special feel to the song. This is a follow-up to his song titled My Name released weeks ago. Listen and share Vector ft Wande Coal – Mama Maradona below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Vector_-_Mama_Maradona_ft_Wande_Coal__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Nikki Laoye – Never Fail
Never Fail by Nikki Laoye mp3 download. Multi-Talented female gospel artist Nikki Laoye drops a beautiful masterpiece titled “Never Fail” as an Amapiano dance single track released in September 2021 for the excitement of her Christian fans. Nikki Laoye is a famed songster, recording artist, dancer, philanthropist, and actress. She is always remembered for her song “Never felt this way” which was one of her best-seller hit tracks. The award-winning Nikki, born in Lagos comes from the lineage of the great talking drum legend, Late Oba Adetoyese. Nikki Laoye is known as small but mighty as her music career has earned her innumerable awards like the 2013 Headies award, Best female vocals performances, and others numerous to mention. This track “Never Fails” produced by Dave and SubHawkins, rev...
Elevation Worship ft Chris Brown – What I See
What I See by Elevation Worship ft Chris Brown mp3 download. The chart-topping and multiple award-winning Musical band Elevation Worship is out with this soul-lifting song tagged “What I see”. The music band Elevation worship has always been outstanding through the years due to the kind of songs they dish out to their audience. They are really good at writing meaningful songs that penetrate the heart. This time, they are out with a soul-lifting track dubbed “What I see” which is part of their most recent album named “Lion” released on the 4th of March 2022. “What I see” by Elevation worship is an unusual song that has been trending since it was released. As we know just like Hillsong Worship, Elevation worship is one of the American musical teams that is very good at co-writing songs. What...
Darlene Zschech – Victor’s Crown
Victor’s Crown by Darlene Zschech mp3 download. The multiple award-winning gospel music artist Darlene Zschech has blessed her fans yet again, with another beautiful song tagged “Victor’s crown”. Darlene Zschech, as usual, is out with another chart-topping song she tagged “Victor’s crown” which is part of her album collection Revealing Jesus released in the year 2014 for the listening pleasure of her fans worldwide. The multiple award-winning artist Darlene Zschech is often referred to as the pioneer of the modern worship movement, she is a legend as far as contemporary music is concerned. The Australian-based pastor, songwriter, worship, and praise leader storms the world with this soul-lifting and warfare song “Victor’s Crown” which has been a blessing since it was released till date. In...
The Osbournes Returning to Reality TV with New Series Home to Roost
The Osbournes are making a return to reality TV with a new docu-series titled Home to Roost. The UK program will chronicle Ozzy and Sharon’s move from Los Angeles back to England, as well as other aspects of their lives. Home to Roost is set to air in 2023 on BBC One and its VOD service iPlayer as a 10-part series of 30-minute episodes. The announcement comes 20 years after the family’s groundbreaking reality series The Osbournes first aired on MTV. Per the BBC press release, like The Osbournes, Home to Roost will also document Sharon and Ozzy’s children Jack and Kelly. It appears that their more reclusive daughter, Aimee, has chosen to stay out of the spotlight, as she did with The Osbournes. A full description of the new docu-series reads as follows: “Home to Roost will document Ozzy and...
