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Lizzo, Camila Cabello, and Gunna Announced as SNL Musical Guests
Saturday Night Live is returning in April with brand new episodes. The musical guests on upcoming the episodes are: Gunna (on April 2), Camila Cabello (on April 9), and Lizzo (on April 16). The hosts for the respective new episodes are Jerrod Carmichael, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Lizzo, who’s pulling double duty. Lizzo made her Saturday Night Live debut in December 2019: She performed “Truth Hurts” and “Good as Hell” during an episode hosted by Eddie Murphy. She also co-starred with Aidy Bryant in a sketch called “Aidy Bizzo & Lizzo,” but it got cut for time and instead premiered online. Last year, Lizzo returned with the new single “Rumors.” Camila Cabello also made her Saturday Night Live debut in 2019, performing “Cry for Me” and “Easy” during an October episode hosted by David Harbour. ...
Danny Elfman and Trent Reznor Share New Version of “Native Intelligence”: Listen
Danny Elfman has shared another new collaboration with Trent Reznor. This one’s a new version of “Native Intelligence,” a song from Elfman’s album Big Mess. It follows their previous rendition of “True.” (“He’s always been a big inspiration to me,” Elfman said of Reznor at the time.) When Listen to it below. Both songs appear on a new collector’s edition box set of Big Mess, which features an art book that includes the digital sculptures Sarah Sitkin. Elfman is set to perform at this year’s Coachella. Nine Inch Nails are touring this year. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Devo Donating One Month’s Song Licensing Revenue to Ukraine Relief
Devo will donate all song licensing revenue from the month of April to support the Ukrainian people, Billboard reports. The money is going to Music Saves UA and World Central Kitchen, and the band is asking others in the industry to follow suit. “Vladimir Putin’s rape of a sovereign nation, Ukraine, whose citizens are committed to democratic rule of law should not and cannot stand in the 21st Century,” Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale of Devo said in a statement. “To help the victims of Putin’s unprovoked war, Devo will be donating these revenues from the licenses of our song catalog throughout the month of April. We invite our rights holder partners in masters and publishing matters to join us in doing the same. Further we encourage all successful recording artists to do something simi...
Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine and Benny The Butcher Unveil 2022 Griselda Tour Dates
Westside Gunn, Conway The Machine and Benny The Butcher are set to hit the road this spring for the 2022 Griselda tour. The Buffalo, New York-based hip-hop collective is set to kickoff their first nationwide tour in two years following their Coachella performance, with its opening date in Chicago on May 10. Fans can also catch the Griselda titans in areas like Boston, Atlanta, New York, Denver and San Francisco before closing out the tour in Los Angeles in early June. Take a look at the full list of dates below. Tickets go on sale March 25 on the Griselda website. Griselda Tour Dates Tue 5/10/2022 – Chicago, IL – RadiusSat 5/14/2022 – Rochester, NY – ArmorySun 5/15/2022 – Boston, MA – RoadrunnerWed 5/18/2022 – New York, NY – T5Thu 5/19/2022 – Washington DC – Echo StageSat 5/21/2022 –...
Dandizzy ft Blaqbonez – Fornication & Adultery
Check out this brand new piece of music from Dandizzy titled “Fornication and Adultery”. The freestyle king Dandizzy comes through with a brand new single he calls “Fornication & Adultery” featuring ‘Commander’ crooner Blaqbonez. The new record “Fornication and Adultery” is a fantastic track couple with good delivery and energy both from the artists. This fills in as a follow to his previously released single titled “Shalaye“. Listen and share Dandizzy ft Blaqnonez – “Fornication & Adultery” below. Download coming soon.
Devo to Donate Song Revenue to Ukraine
Devo, the New Wave music group known for hits like “Whip It,” said they will donate their licensing revenue from their song catalog for the entire month of April, along with personal monetary contributions, to organizations that are helping support the Ukrainian people and refugees. The money will be earmarked for Music Saves UA and World Central Kitchen. Devo is asking others in the music industry to join them in this effort. Explore Explore Devo See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Vladimir Putin’s rape of a sovereign nation, Ukraine, whose citizens are committed to democratic rule of law should not and cannot stand in the 21st Century,” said Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale of Devo. “To help the victims of Putin’s unprovoked war, Devo will be donatin...
Charli XCX Set to ‘Crash’ U.K. Albums Chart
Charli XCX is in pole position for her first U.K. No. 1 with Crash (via Atlantic). The British singer and producer leads the chart race at the midway stage with Crash, her fifth studio album. Currently, the LP is the biggest seller on physical formats, accounting for some 83% of its total chart sales, the OCC reports. Whatever happens between now and the completion of the race, Charli XCX should have a new career high. Across her four previous releases, her best position on the Official U.K. Albums Chart is No. 14 for 2019’s Charli. Coming in at No. 2 on the Official Chart Update is indie guitar band Sea Girls with their sophomore set Homesick (Polydor), while veteran Welsh rock act Feeder is eying a tenth Top 10 album with Torpedo (Big Teeth), which hurtles in at No. 3. Explore See latest...
Jay Copeland Scores ‘Platinum Ticket’ With Stevie Wonder Cover on ‘American Idol’: Watch
He’s only 23, but Jay Copeland has already faced the forks in the road of life. The Salisbury, Maryland native and American Idol hopeful had to make a tough decision. His grad school program gave two options: either choose music (Idol) or choose acting (grad school). “I was told I couldn’t have it all,” he explains at the top of his audition Monday (March 21). He chose Idol, and, as a result, lost funding through his fellowship. It was a big call, and, thankfully, he had a big audition on Idol. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Copeland hit a Stevie Wonder classic, “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours),” inserting his own style and personality into the performance. “You controlled it, you did it, you owned it, and on top of that you were h...
Oklahoma K-pop Artist AleXa Impresses on Opening Night of American Song Contest: Watch
NBC’s American Song Contest, the red, white and blue adaptation of the Eurovision Song Contest, is officially underway. The format is a simple one: artists representing all 50 states, five U.S. territories and the nation’s capital perform an original song with more on-stage glitz and color than a confetti cannon. Eight weeks on, those 56 artists will be narrowed down to just one, and the best original song in the country will be declared. Oklahoma K-pop artist AleXa was a standout on opening night, with her performance of “Wonderland,” a number that fuses the grand spectacle of Korea’s hot genre with Latin beats. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Born in Tulsa, AleXa is no newbie. She moved to Korea in 2018, where she signed with ZB, a label owne...
Denzel Curry and T-Pain Open up About Their “Troubles” in New Collab
Denzel Curry has joined forces with T-Pain for his brand new single, “Troubles.” Produced by Kenny Beats and DJ Khalil, the two-minute cut hears the pair in a vulnerable state as they open up about the problems they face that unfortunately can’t be solved by neither money nor drugs. However, they understand they need to keep moving forward, and they keep their closest friends with them. “Trouble” is set to appear on Curry’s upcoming album Melt My Eyez See Your Future, which will be his first solo full-length effort since 2019’s ZUU. “I like traditional hip hop, I like drum and bass, I like trap, I like poetry, so a lot of that is going to be interwoven in this album including jazz and a lot of genres that I came up on as a kid and just being in my parents’ house,” he said in a stateme...
Candyland’s Josie Martin On Reunion After 8 Years: “Hopefully, Our Fans Get to Relive Some Memories”
Candyland are officially back—and with renewed perspective and a creative direction they’re embracing in earnest. In a new interview with EDM.com, Candyland’s Josie Martin explains that the decision to walk away from the music industry in 2019 felt like a “life or death” moment. It was an uncertain end to the Candyland saga, a project that started with a duo skyrocketing to prominence after delivering viral remixes of early 2010s dance hits from Bingo Players, Krewella, Skrillex, and more. But as quickly as their success began, Josie Martin and Ethan Davis found themselves going separate ways in 2014. Martin would continue Candyland solo following the split. Fortunately, however, the story doesn’t end there. In fact, Martin views walking away as one of the bes...
NGHTMRE and SLANDER Unfurl New Chapter In Collaborative Saga With Emotive Single, “Fall Into Me”
The latest offering in the saga of NGHTMRE and SLANDER is a tonal switch-up from the “gud” vibrations of yesteryear. Their new single “Fall Into Me,” the lead from NGHTMRE’s forthcoming debut album, sees the bass music virtuoso back on a collision course with his most frequent collaborators. However, unlike prior efforts, “Fall Into Me” is characterized by heartstring-tugging verses and somber chord progressions. SLANDER and Dylan Matthew, seemingly have hit-making down to a science, and “Fall Into Me” has the ingredients to continue the trend. Matthew’s vocals are precluded by a melancholic piano solo in the track’s introduction. The “Love Is Gone” vocalist does what he does best, delivering a powerful ver...
