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Here’s What Went Down at Kanye West’s ‘DONDA 2’ Listening Experience in Miami
The artist formerly known as Kanye West premiered DONDA 2 at the loanDepot Park in Miami, Florida tonight, giving fans an overall first listen at the record and bringing out some special guests. The album is the direct sequel to August 2021’s DONDA and will be exclusively available on the YEEZY Stem Player service. The DONDA 2 version that premiered at the loanDepot Park listening experience features guest appearances from the late XXXTentacion, Don Toliver, The Game, Baby Keem, Migos, Future, Jack Harlow, Alicia Keys, Fivio Foreign, Vory, Playboi Carti, Travis Scott, Soulja Boy and samples of Kamal Harris and his ex-wife Kim Kardashian. Some of these guests, including The Game, Migos, Harlow, Carti, Foreign and Keys joined Ye on-stage, along with the controversial Marilyn Manson...
Daft Punk Reissuing Homework on Vinyl, Livestreamed Rare 1997 Concert
Today, on the first anniversary of their breakup, Daft Punk are airing a one-off stream of a rare 1997 concert, recorded before they began wearing helmets. It’s happening right now on Twitch. This is not a drill! Go watch it now or forever hold your peace. Find the stream here. Update: Sorry, you missed your shot, the stream is over. The livestream footage comes from a set that Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter played at Los Angeles nightclub the Mayan around the Homework release. A representative stresses that the show will air only once. The duo has also announced a vinyl reissue of its landmark debut album, Homework, for its 25th anniversary. The Homework vinyl LP and a vinyl reissue of Alive ’97 are out April 15. Homework (25th Anniversary Edition), which will also get r...
First Look at Daniel Radcliffe as “Weird Al” Yankovic in New Biopic
As previously announced, Daniel Radcliffe is set to star as “Weird Al” Yankovic in the new biopic Weird: The “Weird Al” Yankovic Story. Today a first-look photo of Radcliffe donning the accordion, hair, and Hawaiian shirt has been shared. Find it above and below. “Wearing the Hawaiian shirt is a huge responsibility that I don’t take lightly and I’m honored to finally share with the world the absolutely 100% unassailably true story of Weird Al’s depraved and scandalous life.” Yankovic is the writer, producer, and subject of the film, which is coming to the Roku Channel. The film was directed by Eric Appel and is co-produced by Funny or Die and Tango. Aaron Epstein
Watch Kanye West Premiere New Album Donda 2 at Miami Event Livestream
Kanye West’s “Donda Experience Performance” event, marking the premiere of his new album and Donda sequel Donda 2, is taking place tonight at LoanDepot Park in Miami. Billed as a “DONDA 2 listening and DONDA 1 performance” by West on Instagram, the event’s livestream is happening in IMAX theaters and at Kanye’s Stem Player website. Watch it below. After over two hours of heartbeat noise, the show began with a house on fire and a new song that appeared to feature posthumous vocals from XXXTentacion. As multiple new songs played in the stadium, West danced near the flaming house while wading through water. He shared “Flowers,” which he teased with his Stem Player exclusivity announcement, and “Eazy.” West was joined in the water by Migos as a new song featuring Baby Keem and the trio p...
Megan Thee Stallion Sues Her Label, Again
Megan Thee Stallion has once again sued her label 1501 Certified Entertainment, this time alleging they are refusing to allow her to fulfill the terms of her contract and seeking a ruling that her Something for Thee Hotties meets the legal definition of an “album,” Billboard reports and documents reviewed by Pitchfork confirm. Megan released Something for Thee Hotties in November. A collection of loose singles and B-sides, the record contained all original production, unlike a mixtape with Megan rapping over other artists’ beats. In her suit, Megan claims 1501 informed her two months after its release that it did not meet the definition of an “Album” under her recording agreement, and therefore did not satisfy her contract’s “Minimum Recording Commitment.” She countered that the only param...
How to Watch Kanye West’s ‘Donda 2’ Live Performance Experience
Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, is unveiling his highly anticipated Donda 2 album on Tuesday night (Feb. 22) exclusively on his new streaming device, Stem Player. To celebrate the album’s release, Ye revealed that he will be performing a live concert supporting the new LP at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida. The listening event is set to to kick off at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday night, just hours before the album drops. Explore Explore Kanye West See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news According to a press release, the event will feature a combination of music, art and fashion from the rapper plus performances with “additional special guests.” DONDA 2 EXPERIENCEWATCH LIVEONLY ONhttps://t.co/81me2iWKLs pic.twitter.com/R86y35q7ZD — STEM PLAYER (@stem...
Here’s Who Won Top Artist Every Year at the Billboard Music Awards
The Billboard Music Awards have recognized the artists and records that have made the biggest splashes on the Billboard charts since its inception in 1990. Beginning in 1993 (with the exception of 1994 and a break 2007-10), Billboard would award the Artist of the Year or Top Artist award to the musical act who dominated the year commercially. Artists from Whitney Houston to Ed Sheeran have been recognized, with several artists — including Adele, Drake and Taylor Swift — having won the award on more than one occasion. Check out a gallery of all the artists who have won Top Artist at the Billboard Music Awards below, and find out who will take home the Top Artist award at the 2022 BBMAs on May 14. [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to ...
After Rocky Launch, HitPiece Is Trying to Recruit Artists to the Platform
After sparking music industry outrage over a plan to auction an NFT for every song in the world — without first securing rights holders’ permission — NFT platform HitPiece now reaching out to artists’ teams in hopes of forging official partnerships. Co-founder Rory Felton also tells Billboard the company has hired Gary Greenstein of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati “to represent the company in discussions with rights owners and to advise HitPiece on legal matters.” After HitPiece’s beta launch in caught the industry’s attention in February for pulling artwork and other information off of Spotify without artists’ permission, the backlash caused Felton’s company to pull its site offline. Days later, the RIAA — on behalf of the major labels — threatened a lawsuit against HitPiece and...
‘Love Is Blind’ Gold Wine Glasses: Where to Buy the Viral Stemware Online
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. There’s a clear star in the second season of Love Is Blind — but it’s not one of the participants. If you’re among the millions of viewers who binge-watched season 2 of the Netflix dating series then you may have noticed that there are gold wine glasses everywhere. For those unfamiliar with the show, Love Is Blind features 15 men and women who are separated by a wall where they “date” through conversations and essentially “fall in love” and get engaged without seeing each other in person. The second season debuted Feb. 11, and the finale is scheduled to drop...
Roots Canada Prepare One-of-One Varsity Jacket for The Weeknd’s Birthday
Post Malone and The Weeknd Drop Action-Packed Visuals for “One Right Now” Getting into a bloodbath for their first joint single. Nov 16, 2021 2,117 Hypes The Evolution of The Weeknd With the new release of ‘Dawn FM,’ HYPEBEAST takes a look at The Weeknd’s past personas. Jan 7, 2022 4,862 Hypes The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” is the New ‘Billboard’ Greatest Song of All Time The single comes off of 2020’s ‘After Hours.’ Nov 24, 2021 14,549 Hypes First Week Album Projections for The Weeknd’s ‘Dawn FM’ Are Here The record did not have any physical products released in it first week. Jan 11, 2022 5,749 Hypes
Kanye Releases ‘DONDA 2’ Merch, Announces Performance Livestream
After weeks of teasing, Kanye West is now preparing to officially drop DONDA 2. Taking to Instagram, Ye announced that his EXPERIENCE PERFORMANCE for the DONDA sequel will be available through livestream. The event at the LoanDepot Park stadium in Miami, Florida will have a full audience and serve as the first time Ye’s eleventh studio album will be heard publically. Aside from DONDA 2 being released on Stem Player, the audio platform will also be streaming the EXPERIENCE PERFORMANCE. The livestream will feature “YE’S HEARTBEAT STREAM,” “BACKSTAGE CAMERA” and “LIVE PERFORMANCE.” To mark the event, Kanye West has also released a range of special DONDA 2 merch. Priced between $16 and $200 USD, the Hoodie, T-shirt, Mask and CD are engineered by Balenciaga. Head over to Kanye West’s websi...
BTS Announces ‘PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE’ Las Vegas Residency
BTS has officially announced their four-night BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE – LAS VEGAS residency. The GRAMMY-nominated group will be performing at the Allegiant Stadium in front of live audiences on April 8, April 9, April 15 and April 16, with the last date also set to be streamed online. In addition, the in-person live broadcast event “LIVE PLAY in LAS VEGAS” will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena during the entire residency. The residency was announced just a few months after the seven-piece performed their BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE – LA shows between November and December 2021. BTS will also be performing in Seoul on March 10, March and March 13 and will mark their first in-person shows in Korea since October 2019. Registration for ticket purchasing will be avail...
