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Soul Glo Unleash “Driponomics” Ahead of Upcoming Album: Stream
Philadelphia hardcore band Soul Glo have shared the new song “Driponomics” from their upcoming album Diaspora Problems, arriving March 25th. Soul Glo blew us away with the album’s excellent lead single “Jump!! (Or Get Jumped!!!)((by the future))” and its invigorating music video. New song “Driponomics” takes a more experimental approach to the band’s fusion of punk, hip-hop, and industrial. Featuring a guest verse by Philly rapper Mother Maryrose, the track is an uncompromising sonic commentary “on capitalism and economic disparity.” “’Driponomics’ is for everyone doing what they have to do to get by and to get fly,” the band commented via a press release. “Oftentimes lower-income and working class people are criticized for how they survive out here, especially in times of crisis. People a...
Dua Lipa Surprises 80-Year-Old Superfan on Fallon: Watch
No matter how much you love Dua Lipa, nobody adores her quite as much as Papa Richy, a man who went viral on TikTok recently after his granddaughter gifted him tickets to the pop star’s “Future Nostalgia” Tour. But the 80-year-old superfan was in for an even more personal surprise when he got to meet Lipa during her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night (March 3rd), and fulfilled his dream of getting to dance with her. “We reached out to [Papa Richy] pretending that we were a radio station in new York and told him that he won a contest for the number one TikTok video of the year — he believed this, he loved it,” Fallon explained to the audience. “He thinks he’s about to be interviewed on a radio show and get a tour of 30 Rock.” Shortly after, Richy and his ...
King Von’s Posthumous Album ‘What It Means To Be King’ Is Out Now
King Von’s posthumous LP What It Means To Be King has finally been released. Out via Only The Family /Empire Distribution, the album celebrates the late Chicago rapper’s legacy and reportedly green lit by Von’s family. The 19-track project packs guest appearances from many of the rapper’s contemporaries, including G Herbo, 21 Savage, Fivio Foreign, Moneybagg Yo, Dreezy, Boss Top, DqFrmDaO, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Tee Grizzley and Lil Durk. “Just going through my notes, I found a hundred songs, not released,” the rapper’s manager, Track, told Vlad TV. “One day, I went, I said, ‘Let me really see how much songs this man really had.’ Man got over 200 or 300 songs.” Cover art for the LP, which was revealed earlier this week, features the album title written out in Von’s own handwriting. Von, w...
Atlanta Season 3 Trailer: Watch Donald Glover and Co. Embark on a Eurotrip
After a four-year absence, Atlanta will return to FX on March 24th for its long-awaited third season. In anticipation, the official trailer has been released. Watch it below. Season 3 of Atlanta finds Earn (Donald Glover), “Paper Boi” (Brian Tyree Henry), Darius (LaKeith Stanfield), and Van (Zazie Beetz) in the midst of a European tour. Per a logline provided by FX, the group “navigates their new surroundings as outsiders, and struggle to adjust to the newfound success they had aspired to.” The first two episodes will premiere Thursday, March 24th beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, with a new episode airing each subsequent Thursday. Following its broadcast premiere on FX, each episode of Atlanta will be available to stream on Hulu. Advertisement Related Video As announced last month, Atlanta i...
Russell Wilson Asks Ciara for ‘More Babies’ on ‘Ellen’: ‘Just Give Me One More At Least’
Ciara is continuing her busy streak — after hosting Wednesday’s 2022 Billboard Women in Music event, the singer is lent her talents to The Ellen DeGeneres Show, guest hosting Friday’s (March 4) episode of the daytime program. The episode featured a very special guest: Her husband, Russell Wilson, who had a very important question to ask her in front of the audience. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Getting down on one knee before Ciara, the professional football player said, “I have a question for you. A serious question. Can we have more babies? It will be perfect. Just give me one more at least, you know what I mean?” The audience cheered on the “1, 2 Step” singer in the hopes that she would say yes to his proposal. “We definitely can have a l...
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Star Willow Pill Comes Out as Trans Femme: ‘I’m Starting to Feel Bits of Happiness’
Season 14 of RuPaul’s Drag Race has already made history for featuring the most trans contestants in a single season. Several weeks into the ongoing season, Bosco and Jasmine Kennedie joined Kerri Colby and Kornbread “The Snack” Jeté in publicly representing their trans identities. And in a tweet posted Thursday evening (March 3), Willow Pill shared with her fans that she now openly identifies as trans femme, while simultaneously leaving herself some room for the future. “I’m still not sure where I fit on the spectrum, for now I just say trans femme, but I also don’t have to know now,” they wrote. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The Chicago queen, who originally hails from Denver, said that they’ve been “not happy” with their gender identity for a while. They added tha...
Omah Lay Talks Reuniting With Justin Bieber and Bringing More ‘Attention’ to Afrobeats Music
Afrobeats singer Omah Lay and Justin Bieber get the party started with their brand new collaboration “Attention,” which was released on Friday (March 4) via SIRE/Warner Records. The pair ride the rhythm of the sensual and vibrant Afrobeats crossover track’s sizzling hi-hats, bouncy percussion and purring pop synth riffs, courtesy of the song’s producers Harv (Bieber’s frequent collaborator) and Avedon, as the singers repeatedly coo in the chorus, “Show me a little attention.” Bieber packs in big vibes when he asks, “Should I drink up/ Smoke up?/ I need some/ freedom/ Freedom, ah! in my life,” while Omah effortlessly lets the last word of each line roll off his tongue to the point where it’s more felt than heard. The song is already being promoted to U.S. pop radio starting on Monday, March...
Britney Spears Wants a Family With Fiancé Sam Asghari
To witness Britney Spears build a happy, healthy life in the aftermath of last year’s ultra-public legal struggles is truly a thing of beauty. She’s been doing lots of dancing, hitting the beach and spending quality time with her fiancé Sam Asghari — and from the looks of her recent Instagram post, starting a family might be next on the post-conservatorship docket. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The 40-year-old pop star wrote about her dreams of expanding their family unit in a glowing happy birthday message to Asghari, posted on her Instagram Thursday (March 4). “Happy Birthday to my Fiancé … I love you so much,” she wrote. “I want a family with you. I want it all with you!” “Millions of things to wish for,” Asghari replied. “I only have one wish.” Spears got engaged to the 28...
SPIN SETS Presents: ShiShi
Raised on 3 continents, ShiShi incorporates his experiences from around the globe, especially embedding his Indian heritage into his music. His music speaks for itself, as he’s reached over 20 million streams worldwide. He’s gained the support of artists such as AR Rahman, Major Lazer, Mark Knight, ASADI, Lost Frequencies, Axel Thesleff, Bolier, MEMBA, Gorgon City, Quix, Vincent, FIGHT CLVB, Gregor Salto and more. Spotify featured him on their “No Borders” playlist, as well as a Spotify-produced documentary about rising artists. ShiShi sat down with SPIN to talk about the best advice he’s been given as an artist, infusing cultures & styles in his music, his Indian heritage, and much more. Stream Chrysalis here and check out ShiShi’s electrifying SET below! Want more SETS? Head over to ...
Pusha T Performs “Diet Coke” on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ in a Blizzard
Pusha T appeared as the musical guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Thursday evening, providing viewers with a performance of his recently-released single, “Diet Coke,” in the middle of a blizzard. The 44-year-old rapper, who also appears on NIGO’s latest I KNOW NIGO single, “Hear Me Clearly,” performed the live rendition from a soundstage featuring a fake snow storm and a blanketed, mountainous backdrop. The track, which includes production from Kanye West, who recently changed his name to Ye, and 880-keys, received a music video last month directed by Omar Jones. “Diet Coke” will appear on Pusha T’s upcoming fourth studio album, which has not yet received an official release date. In a recent interview with Gillie Da Kid and Wallo on Million Dollaz Worth of Game, the rapp...
A Portrait of the Artist as A Jung Man
The world according to ex-pat artist Victor Spinelli is a Bacchanalian romp on the beach with mythological Gods and Goddesses and a never-ending supply of art making, hijinks and adventurous escapades. Spinelli is a thoughtful, philosophical, multi-dimensional artist who has been living on the island of Ibiza since 2001, where he started as the photographer for Manumission, the theatrical, Fellini-esque clubbing party that took over the island. For years, he documented the wild and uninhibited characters of the night. “I was hired on the spot to document Manumission. 60,000 Spanish pesetas [about $400] each Monday night. It was an incredible ride of 5 summers of which my job was to basically follow the Manumission Girls around for 24 hours. A dream.” Spinelli’s role and his Camera Verite s...
Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard on Reviving Loosegroove Label: ‘I’m Still A Kid in the Sandbox’
Flush with the success of Pearl Jam’s 1991 debut Ten, the band’s co-founder and guitarist Stone Gossard could have easily spent his hard-earned cash on any number of creature comforts. Instead, he teamed with longtime Seattle rock scene cohort Regan Hagar and in 1994 started Loosegroove Records as an imprint through Sony. Gossard utilized his good fortune to amplify friends and fellow artists pushing past the grunge-era sounds of the Queen City, like the saxophone-driven avant-rock of Critters Buggin, the hip-hop and funk-inflected Weapon of Choice and the rough-and-tumble Devilhead. “We knew so many people who were playing music, and I was meeting so many musicians that I was inspired by and excited by,” Gossard tells SPIN over Zoom. “Having had all this experience for 10 years in terms o...
