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Taylor Swift Rebukes Damon Albarn: ‘Your Hot Take Is Completely False and SO Damaging’
Damon Albarn is slated to perform at the Walt Disney Hall tonight in Los Angeles. Ahead of the one-off show, the Blur/Gorillaz frontman gave an interview to the Los Angeles Times. In it, he lofted praise upon Billie Eilish, saying that he thinks she’s “exceptional.” However, he didn’t think the same of Taylor Swift. Albarn said that “she doesn’t write her own songs.” And that “co-writing is very different.” Swift caught wind of Albarn’s comments and responded on Twitter, saying: “@DamonAlbarn I was such a big fan of yours until I saw this,” Swift said. “I write ALL of my own songs. Your hot take is completely false and SO damaging. You don’t have to like my songs but it’s really fucked up to try and discredit my writing. WOW.” @DamonAlbarn I was such a big fan of yours until I saw thi...
Denzel Curry Unveils Dynamic Sci-fi Video for New Single ‘Walkin’
Florida rap icon Denzel Curry is back on the scene with a video for Walkin,’ his new single off of his forthcoming album Melt My Eyez See Your Future. The video, directed by Adrian Villagomez, follows Curry walking through a desert village. He walks in solitude as dust from the sand blows around him, setting a scene of sci-fi western dystopia. The image of a burning building illuminates a shot of children playing on a swing set, a symbol on Curry’s commentary on the tainted changing nature of everyday life as the state of the world decays in climate anxiety, wealth inequality, and a pandemic without an end in sight. The sharp and melodic flow of verses is juxtaposed with mesmerizing background vocals. The track delivers several instances of hard-hitting social commentary, Curry raps “the s...
GAYLE’s ‘abcdefu’ Tops Billboard Global Charts, ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ Bounds
GAYLE‘s debut hit “abcdefu” continues as the biggest song in the world, as it logs a third week at No. 1 on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Jan. 29). Meanwhile, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” from Disney’s Encanto, jumps to No. 2 on the Global 200, and Imagine Dragons and JID‘s “Enemy” reaches the Global Excl. U.S. top five. Explore Explore gayle See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Billboard‘s two global charts (which in September marked their first year) rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by MRC Data. The Billboard Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excl...
Laidback Luke Says Today’s Biggest EDM Artists Are Brands That Get Consumed: ‘People Started Hacking It’
Despite his stage name and typically chill demeanor, Laidback Luke admits he was not always so Zen. The Dutch-Filipino DJ, born Lucas van Scheppingen, says he struggles with a “control freak” personality. He rails against the use of ghost producers to aid his musical productions, insisting on doing his own mixing and mastering and even filming and editing his own videos. “My wife sometimes tells me that I have the mind state of a mom-and-pop shop,” Luke tells Billboard. “She’s like, ‘Dude, Starbucks doesn’t make their own coffee anymore. It’s a multi [billion-dollar] conglomerate type of business. The way my mindset is, it’s like you’re a one-man band.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news But Luke worries that his fellow DJ-producers have strayed t...
Kem & Babyface to Embark on The Full Circle Tour With Host Sherri Shepherd
R&B legends Kem and Babyface are teaming up to hit the road together, and as an added bonus, longtime comedian Sherri Shepherd is set to host the musical festivities at each U.S. city. Beginning March 30 at the Virginia State University Center, Kem and collaborator Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds are set to make 26 stops nationwide as part of The Full Circle Tour, named after Kem’s upcoming extended play titled Full Circle. With highly anticipated performances in major cities including Baltimore, New Orleans, Atlanta, Orlando, Houston, Detroit, Las Vegas and Los Angeles, The Full Circle Tour is scheduled to culminate at the Oakland Arena in California on May 15. Tickets will be available for purchase via Ticketmaster with a presale starting on Jan. 26. General on sale begins on Jan. 28. ...
U.S. Army Tweets Lana Del Rey Quote & Her Fans Have Thoughts
“Red, white, blue is in the sky” for both Lana Del Rey and apparently her fans running the U.S. Army Twitter account. The Army took to Twitter over the weekend (Jan. 22) to share a #SoldierSaturday photo taken by Markus Rauchenberger, featuring a female soldier crawling through a field. The tweet also included a quote attributed to Lana Del Rey: “Being brave means knowing that when you fail, you don’t fail forever.” “Being brave means knowing that when you fail, you don’t fail forever.” -Lana Del Rey 📸 by Markus Rauchenberger#SoldierSaturday pic.twitter.com/57Aa4TnT2R — U.S. Army (@USArmy) January 22, 2022 While the post was meant to be inspiring for current and potentials soldiers, the Internet had a lot to say about the alleged Lana Del Rey quote used in the tweet. LD...
7 Songs You Should Listen to Now: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our writers are playing obsessively and highlighting some of the Pitchfork staff’s favorite new music. The playlist is a grab-bag of tracks: Its only guiding principle is that these are the songs you’d gladly send to a friend. This week’s Pitchfork Selects playlist features Kaina, Sofia Kourtesis, Undeath, Big Thief, Jenny Hval, Caroline, and more. Listen below and follow our playlists on Apple Music and Spotify. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affi...
Bad Bunny Extends 2022 Tour
Bad Bunny is adding to his 2022 tour schedule. The Puerto Rican artist has announced a stadium tour—dubbed Bad Bunny: World’s Hottest Tour—that begins in the United States in the summer. He’ll play U.S. shows in August and September before heading to the Dominican Republic, Central America, and South America for October, November, and December concerts. Find Bad Bunny’s schedule below. Next month, Bad Bunny is beginning El Último Tour del Mundo 2022—a tour named for his third 2020 album. The North American tour begins on February 9 and extends until April. Bad Bunny closed out 2021 with an animated music video for “Te Deseo lo Mejor,” featuring characters from The Simpsons. Revisit Alphonse Pierre’s “Bad Bunny Is Really Taking This Pro Wrestling Thing Seriously” on the Pitch. All products ...
Denzel Curry Announces Tour, Shares Video for New Song “Walkin”: Watch
Denzel Curry has shared the lead single from his forthcoming album Melt My Eyez See Your Future. The Kal Banx–produced “Walkin” arrives with a sci-fi Western music video directed by Adrian Villagomez. Curry has also announced a world tour. Watch Curry trudge through a desert dystopia in the clip below and scroll down for his full tour schedule. “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,” Curry said of his next LP in press materials. “This album is made up of everything that I couldn’t give you on Ta13oo or Imperial because I was going through depression anger issues.” Curry’s last solo album was 2019’...
Bob Dylan Sells Recorded Music Catalog to Sony Music
Bob Dylan has sold the master rights to his entire recorded music catalog to Sony Music Entertainment, the company has announced. The deal also includes “the rights to multiple future releases.” Billboard estimates that Dylan’s master rights are worth over $200 million. In a statement, Dylan said, “Columbia Records and [Sony Music Group Chairman] Rob Stringer have been nothing but good to me for many, many years and a whole lot of records. I’m glad that all my recordings can stay where they belong.” Dylan signed with Columbia Records in 1961. All of his studio albums—from 1962’s Bob Dylan through 2020’s Rough and Rowdy Ways—have been released via the label. He signed a new deal with the label in 1974, which may have resulted in him regaining control over his masters, according to Billboard...
Dating married Men worst than Marrying Married Men – Actress Esther Reply Those Condemning Mercy Aigbe (Video)
Facebook WhatsApp Reddit Twitter Shares Nigerian controversial female actress, Esther has react to those condemning Mercy Aigbe who recently unveiled the love of her. Naijablog gathered that Mercy Aigbe, who is a Nollywood actress yesterday Unveiled the love of her life, which turns out to be a married man. According to Gistloverblog, the man is married with four children getting marry to Mercy Aigbe. .ucb7edc89ad7af8a6cae9916d70d20fbf { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:inherit; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #16A085!important; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -o-box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.17); -webkit...
Bodega & Nike Collaborate For A New Dunk High
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @sneakerfreakermag / Instagram The Nike Dunks have been thee hottest silhouette for a minute now and though sneakerheads and collectors are lowkey getting tired of the new colorways and remixes, Bodega will be linking up with Nike to drop an exclusive Dunk High collaboration later this year. According to Highsnobeity, the street brand will be revisiting their 2020 “Legends Collection” which used an MLB theme to remix the classic silhouette using leather patchwork that resembled a baseball glove to create the exclusive sneaker. Originally releasing in two colorways, for 2022 Bodega will be releasing their baseball inspired remix in a third colorway that has a “What The” kind of feel to them. Related Stories “This pair has the same baseball glove-inspired d...
