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Neneh Cherry Announces Collaborative Album, The Versions, Featuring Robyn, Sia & More
Neneh Cherry has revealed the tracklist for her upcoming collaborative album, The Versions, out June 10th via Republic Records. The 10-track LP was heralded by Robyn’s take on the singer-songwriter’s 1988 worldwide hit “Buffalo Stance” featuring a guest assist from Mapei, but will also include interpretations from her substantial discography by the likes of ANOHNI (“Woman”), Seinabo Sey (“Kisses on the Wind”), Jamila Woods (Man’s Europe-exclusive single “Kootchi”), and more, plus a remix of 1993’s “Buddy X” by Honey Dijon. The list of all-female collaborators on the studio set were hand selected by Cherry due to their personal connections to her life, career and music. In a statement, Robyn referred to the singer as her “very first queen,” saying, “Neneh was my favorite artist when she hit...
Future Releases New Album I Never Liked You Featuring Kanye and Drake: Listen
Future has released his new album I Never Liked You. The follow-up to 2020’s High Off Life features guest contributions from Kanye West, Drake, Young Thug, Tems, EST Gee, Gunna, and Kodak Black. Take a listen to the new album below, and check out the Rick Nyce-directed music video for Future’s West collaboration “Keep It Burnin.” I Never Liked You is Future’s ninth solo studio album. Since sharing High Off Life, the rapper has collaborated with Lil Uzi Vert on Pluto x Baby Pluto, served as an executive producer of Kanye West’s Donda 2, memorably collaborated with Drake on the Certified Lover Boy song “Way 2 Sexy,” released the single “Worst Day,” guested on Saturday Night Live with Gunna, and more. Read about Future in “The 200 Most Important Artists of Pitchfork’s First 25 Years” and revi...
Cuco Announces New Album Fantasy Gateway, Shares Video for New Song: Watch
Los Angeles singer-songwriter Cuco has announced his sophomore album. Fantasy Gateway arrives July 22 via Interscope. The 12-track LP includes appearances from Kacey Musgraves, Adriel Favela, Bratty, and DannyLux. Today, Cuco has shared lead single “Caution” along with an animated video created by Grin Machine. Watch it below, and scroll down for the LP art, tracklist, and a string of newly-announced tour dates. “‘Caution’ is a song that talks about going through different mental health issues and not wanting to bombard the people around you with your problems,” Cuco said in press materials. He continued: “So you just keep them to yourself, but sometimes putting all that weight on yourself results in a feeling of being out of control when everything explodes.” Cuco’s debut LP Para Mi arriv...
Kendall’s Succession Cover of Billy Joel’s “Honesty” Gets Official Release: Listen
Composer Nicholas Britell has released his soundtrack for season 3 of HBO’s hit series Succession. The score features 21 new tracks from the latest season of the show, including a cover of Billy Joel’s “Honesty” sung in the series by Jeremy Strong’s character Kendall Roy. Check it out below. “Season 3 gave me such an exciting opportunity to explore new musical directions for the sound of Succession,” Britell said in a press release. “From the FBI raid on Waystar Royco to the wedding in Tuscany, this soundtrack album showcases the wide scope of this season’s music. And as a very special bonus we are pleased to include a full recording of Kendall Roy’s rendition of the Billy Joel classic, ‘Honesty’.” Britell has composed for every season of Succession. In 2019, Pusha-T rewored the now-famous...
Hayley Williams Announces New Emo-Themed Music Podcast
Not long ago, people started calling me a “veteran” of my scene and of the music industry. It sounds so funny to me because most of the time I still feel like a fan. The serious truth is I have, in fact, grown up in this scene for the last two decades. I guess that’s a pretty long time. I’m really excited to have the opportunity to publicly nerd out about bands and songs that make my favourite subgenre feel like home to me. And while it will be fun to take some trips down memory lane, I’m just as excited, if not more, to play music from new artists I’m discovering all the time. Everything is Emo is meant to feel like a conversation with other fans of the genre, young and (ahem) old. There’s going to be plenty of interaction, which I hope will feel somewhat reminiscent of the message ...
James Corden Exiting ‘The Late Late Show’ in 2023
James Corden is officially set to depart The Late Late Show in 2023. The British host confirmed to Deadline, “It’s been it’s a really hard decision to leave because I’m so immensely proud of the show.” He continued, “I’m thrilled to be extending [for a year]. I always thought I’d do it for five years and then leave, and then I stayed on. I’ve really been thinking about it for a long time, thinking whether there might be one more adventure.” “My bosses here at CBS have been incredibly supportive and extraordinarily patient with me while I made this decision,” Corden added. Corden will be exiting The Late Late Show just before summer 2023 after eight-and-a-half years as its host. “Seven years ago, James Corden came to the U.S. and took television by storm, with huge creative and comedic swin...
Disney Confirms ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Release Date
For CinemaCon 2022, Disney offered a number of exciting updates and looks including the official title of the upcoming Avatar sequel — Avatar: The Way of Water, the opening 20 minutes of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and the first footage from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Following the record-breaking debut of Black Panther in 2018, Marvel Studios immediately worked with director Ryan Coogler to begin developing the sequel. Met with the tragic passing of the original Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman, after his private four-year battle with colon cancer, the team took the necessary time needed to craft the film in a way that would honor Boseman’s legacy. While the exclusive footage shown during CinemaCon has yet to be released to the public, descriptions reveal that Le...
Zion Williamson Shows off Personalized Illustration by ‘Naruto’ Creator Masashi Kishimoto
The New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has recently teased his upcoming Naruto collaboration with Jordan Brand. With the release of the first look at the Naruto x Jordan Zion 1, the collab has cemented Williamson’s love for the anime. Following the announcement, Williamson took to Twitter to share a one-off custom illustration from Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto. Williamson can be seen showing off the drawing in the photo, accompanied with the caption, “Honored to share a one-of-a-kind drawing by Masashi Kishimoto, the creator of Naruto. My interest in anime began at a young age and still inspires me today. Naruto’s motto was to always believe in yourself and everything will work out.” The illustration by Kishimoto’s reimagines Zion Williamson as an anime character in Naruto‘s ...
Tobey Maguire to Portray Charlie Chaplin in ‘Babylon’
Tobey Maguire is set to portray Charlie Chaplin in Damien Chazelle’s highly-anticipated film, Babylon. The news arrives a year after Maguire’s casting news and was confirmed during CinemaCon, with attendees watching never-before-seen footage at the event. Variety reports that Babylon, which is set in the ’20s and focuses on Hollywood’s adaptation of talking films, seems like a combination of Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood thanks to its “loud music, dazzling costumes and next-level makeup.” Joining Maguire in the cast are Brad Pitt, who plays John Gilbert, Margot Robbie, who plays Clara Bow, Max Minghella, who plays Irving Thalberg, Spike Jonze, Jean Smart, Flea, Samara Weaving and Olivia Wilde. Stay tuned for an official trailer for Ba...
Best New Tracks: Kehlani, Future, Justin Bieber x Don Toliver and More
As the week in music comes to a close, HYPEBEAST has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks. This week’s list is led by releases from Future, Kehlani and Justin Bieber x Don Toliver, who released the albums I NEVER LIKED YOU and blue water road, and the collab “Honest.” Also joining this week’s selection are offerings from pgLang‘s Tanna Leone, GIVĒON, Sampa The Great x Denzel Curry, Toro y Moi, Ovrkast., Amaal x Syd and Yellow Days. Future – I NEVER LIKED YOU [embedded content] After two long years, Future returns with his ninth studio album I NEVER LIKED YOU. Enlisting the help of the likes of Ye, Drake, Young Thug, Gunna and more, he explained to GQ that he created this record in order to “showcase my skil...
Coachella Co-founder Reveals How Kanye Dropping Out Impacted the Festival
Coachella co-founder Paul Tollett recently spoke to the Los Angeles Times about the difficulties of replacing Kanye West after the rapper decided to drop out of the festival. Tollett spoke about Ye’s last minute decision to remove himself from the 2022 lineup and explained that while it caused a lot of moving parts to be set back at the time, he is still “good with Kanye.” He said, “I Zoomed with him a couple days prior and I think it was a good decision for him.” Tollett eventually replaced Ye with co-headliners The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia. When he was initially asked who Tollett thought would be a good substitute he answered, “I said, ‘I actually don’t know yet. Right now I’m a little stunned with Kanye leaving. I’ve got to think what to do here.” While Ye’s decision was close to ...
The Weeknd Signs Long-term Partnership Deal With Universal Music Group
The Weeknd has signed a long-term partnership deal with Universal Music Group that is expected to cover recording music, merchandise, video production and publishing. According to Variety, the deal further builds on The Weeknd’s relationship with the label, his home and music partner since 2012. In the statement, the UMG stated that the artist “will remain his label partner for future recorded music releases.” Universal Music Publishing will also be administering all of the Toronto crooner’s future works and songwriting catalogs in the future. With UMG management, The Weeknd and his XO brand will be expanding and developing global merchandise products under an international branding, e-commerce and retail licensing strategy that continues to build The Weeknd’s presence around the world. Th...
