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Here Are the Lyrics to Beyoncé’s ‘Alien Superstar’
Beyoncé charted all 16 songs from her new album Renaissance on the latest Billboard Hot 100 (dated Aug. 13), with “Alien Superstar” coming in at No. 19. Renaissance, meanwhile, opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and debuted with the second-best first week of 2022, behind Harry Styles’ Harry’s House. If you need a guide to follow along with Beyoncé’s “Alien Superstar,” find the lyrics below: Please do not be alarmed, remain calmDo not attempt to leave the dancefloorThe DJ booth is conducting a troubleshoot test of the entire system I’m one of oneI’m number oneI’m the only oneDon’t even waste your time trying to compete with me (don’t do it)No one else in this world can think like me (true)I’m twisted (twisted)I’ll contradict it, keep him addictedLies on...
‘Elvis’ Soundtrack Surges to Top 10 on Album Sales Chart
The Elvis soundtrack vaults back onto Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated Aug. 13), as the set’s CD release on July 29 prompts its re-entry at No. 9 – its first week in the top 10. The multi-artist soundtrack, led by Elvis Presley, spent one previous week on the list, dated July 9 (at No. 35), following its initial release via digital retailers. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the tracking week ending Aug. 4, the Elvis soundtrack sold 8,000 copies (up 1,466%), with 7,500 of that sum on CD. (The remaining 500 were digital album purchases.) On Top Album Sales, the Elvis soundtrack – billed as by Elvis Presley & Various Artists – gives Presley his sixth top 10 on the chart since it launched in 1991. Elvis also returns to No. 1 on ...
Megan Thee Stallion Guest Stars in P-Valley
Megan Thee Stallion made a guest appearance on tonight’s episode of the Starz show P-Valley, starring in the role of Tina Snow. The TV show, about a strip club in the Mississippi Delta, wraps its second season next week. Below, watch clips from Megan’s performance with Lil’ Murda at the Pynk strip club. Adapted from her play Pussy Valley, P-Valley is created and executive produced by Katori Hall for Starz. Megan Thee Stallion also wrote and recorded an original song for the second season. She recently shared a new song featuring Future, “Pressurelicious,” and is preparing a new album. Read the interview “What Shannon Thornton From P-Valley Is Listening To” on the Pitch. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Content This content can also be viewed on the si...
Open Mike Eagle Announces Component System With the Auto Reverse, Shares New Song
Open Mike Eagle has announced a new project titled Component System With the Auto Reverse. It’s due October 7 via his own label Auto Reverse Records. In anticipation of its release, Open Mike Eagle has shared the new song “I’ll Fight You,” produced by Diamond D. Check it out below. Component System With the Auto Reverse spans 14 tracks in total, including the previously released singles “Burner Account” (with Armand Hammer) and “Multi-Game Arcade Cabinet,” featuring R.A.P. Fererria, Still Rift, and Video Dave. It also lists a track called “For Doom,” which shares a title with his 2021 freestyle in honor of the late rapper. The record includes a range of other guest producers, as well, including Madlib, Quelle Chris, Child Actor, Kuest1, and Illingsworth. Open Mike Eagle is referring to his...
Lady Gaga Advocates for Abortion Rights at Washington, D.C. Show
Lady Gaga spoke up about abortion rights during her Chromatica Ball tour stop in Washington, D.C. Monday night (August 8), dedicating “The Edge of Glory” to “every woman in America… who now has to worry about her body if she gets pregnant.” “I pray that this country will speak up, that will stick together, and that we will not stop until it’s right,” she said before beginning a solo piano rendition of the Born This Way track. See more via fan-captured video here. Since the reversal of Roe v. Wade in June, numerous artists have joined the public outcry against the attack on bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom. Paramore and Rage Against the Machine both pledged a cut of tour proceeds to reproductive rights organizations. After speaking up about the upheaval at Glastonbury, Olivia Rodrig...
Talib Kweli Sues Jezebel Over 2020 Story on Alleged Harassment
Talib Kweli has filed a lawsuit against the website Jezebel, alleging that the website “caused negligent infliction of emotional distress” to the rapper by publishing a 2020 article called “Talib Kweli’s Harassment Campaign Shows How Unprotected Black Women Are Online and Off.” Kweli filed the lawsuit, obtained by Pitchfork, in a New York court earlier this month. In addition to Jezebel, the website’s parent company (G/O Media) and the article’s author (Ashley Reese) are named as defendants in the lawsuit. In her article, Reese wrote about how Kweli was “permanently suspended” from Twitter after “repeated violations” of the site’s rules. The article also described the rapper’s online interactions with a then-24-year-old student and activist named Maya Moody. In the lawsuit, which Kweli fil...
Kodak Black Speaks on Collaborating With Kendrick Lamar on ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’
Kodak Black opened up about collaborating with Kendrick Lamar for the latter’s newest album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, touching on their professional relationship and creativity. Speaking on Spotify’s RapCaviar, the artist — who appeared on the tracks “Worldwide Steppers,” “Rich (Interlude),” “Silent Hill” and “Mirror” — explained that the two of them have very unique similarities, allowing them to work together on a different level. “Me and Kendrick got a lot of little things in common that people won’t probably understand. Both of us, we Geminis. Both of us, you know, we Hebrew Israelite,” Black shared. “Me and him, we could talk and he understand me beyond than what the internet theories. It’s like he got a different perception of me and he ain’t cap. Like, he say we going ...
Young Nudy Drops New Mixtape EA Monster: Stream
Young Nudy has unleashed his latest mixtape EA Monster via PDE Records/RCA Records. Stream it below via Apple Music and Spotify. The 11-track project features production from the East Atlanta rapper’s Sli’merre partner Pi’erre Bourne, Mojo Krazy, Coupe, Rio Leyva, Nash, and Whatitdoflip. Meanwhile, the sole guest verse comes from fellow Atlanta artist BabyDrill on the previously-released single “Duntsane” from April. EA Monster follows Nudy’s breakneck 2021, which saw him drop two full-length albums in the span of several months — DR. EV4L and Rich Shooter — before kicking off his expansive “Dr. EV4L vs. Rich Shooter” tour. As of now, Young Nudy will make his first and only post-mixtape live appearance of 2022 at Las Vegas’ Life Is Beautiful on September 18th. Grab your passes here to...
Arctic Monkeys Play First Show Since 2019 in Istanbul: Video + Setlist
Arctic Monkeys performed their first concert since before the pandemic in Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday, August 9th. During the first of two nights at Zorlu Center PSM, the band played a career-spanning, 21-song set. It included classics like “Do I Wanna Know?,” “Brainstorm,” and “R U Mine?,” along with other hits like “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?,” “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor,” and “Teddy Picker.” While Alex Turner and co. didn’t debut any new music, they did break out “Potion Approaching” for the first time in over a decade. For the next few weeks, Arctic Monkeys will play headlining shows in Europe ahead of headlining spots at festivals like Primavera Sound Los Angeles and Life is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas. In November, they’ll appear at Primavera S...
Only Murders in the Building’s Michael Cyril Creighton on “Hello Darkness” and Why Playing Howard Is “A Gift”
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for Only Murders in the Building, Season 2 Episode 8, “Hello Darkness.”] It’s very, very likely that you’ve seen Michael Cyril Creighton on screen at some point over the past decade: The New York-based actor has popped up in a wide range of projects, from 30 Rock to The Post to High Maintenance to Dexter: New Blood. And right now, he’s one of the standout supporting cast members of Only Murders In the Building, playing cat-loving Arcadian resident Howard, who got an unexpected moment in the spotlight during the newest episode, “Hello Darkness.” Consequence spoke with Creighton for a larger feature about the full breadth of his fascinating career, but his Only Murders journey this season is a fascinating one on its own. “What’s interesting is ...
Lin-Manuel Miranda Launches Ham4Choice to Fundraise for Abortion Access
Not long after a church in Texas turned Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton into an evangelist nightmare, the playwright himself has announced the launch of Ham4Choice, a philanthropic effort to raise funds for organizations that province abortion access and other reproductive health services across the country. Better yet, from now until September 22nd, a $10 donation to Ham4Choice not only helps those most directly impacted by the Supreme Court’s recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, but it also gets you the chance to win tickets — plus hotel and airfare — to not one, but three Hamilton shows. First, the winner and a guest will get to see the musical’s opening night in Hamburg, Germany, where they’ll meet Miranda and partake in pre- and post-show festivities. Then, they’ll get to c...
The ‘Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War’ Anime Receives a New Key Visual
Revealing more voice cast members, the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime recently received a new key visual. Set to release in October, the series continues the adaptation of Tite Kubo‘s iconic Bleach manga, covering the final arc of the story, Volume 55-74. The new key visual shows the appearance of Emperor Yhwach, the leader of the Wandenreich, and offers a look at beloved characters. Ichigo Kurosaki, Orihime Inoue, Yasutora “Chad” Sado, Uryū Ishida, Rukia Kuchiki, and Renji Abarai are all seen in their time skip looks, with Ichigo brandishing a new zanpakuto. Check out the new key visual for the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime releasing on TV Tokyo this October below. A special advanced screening of the first two episodes of the upcoming series will also happen in Tokyo Septem...
