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Ariana Grande Belts Out High Notes on ‘Just Look Up’ With Kid Cudi: Stream It Now
Ariana Grande steps aside for a moment from her coaching duties on NBC’s The Voice, for a sparkling (and slightly dark) new ballad, “Just Look Up,” a collaboration with Kid Cudi. The new number dropped at midnight, and is lead from the Netflix film Don’t Look Up in which they both star. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news On it, Grande showcases her range and control, even belting out high notes that Mariah Carey would be proud of. “Just look up/ Turn off that s— box news/ Cause you’re about to die soon everybody/ Look up/ Here it comes/ I’m so glad I’m here with you/ Forever in your arms,” she sings. Both Grande and Cudi have writing credits for the song, in addition to Nicholas Britell and Taura Stintson. Don’t Look Up has a stacked cast whi...
Juice WRLD Fights Demons on ‘Wandered to LA’ With Justin Bieber: Listen
Juice WRLD is gone but not forgotten. The late rapper’s work lives on with Fighting Demons, the Chicago artist’s second posthumous studio album, due out next week. The second promotional song lifted from it is “Wandered to LA,” with Justin Bieber, a track that was previewed back in September 2018 and dropped in full at midnight. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The chilled-tune is an account of a bender in the City of Angels. On it, Juice raps: “I wandered to LA hopin’ to explore/ Little did I know, I’d find a little more/ Love at my hotel room door/ From the bed to the hotel room floor.” Bieber chimes in, “Pillowtalkin’ ’bout our future and our dreams/ Speakin’ ’bout how life ain’t really as it seems/ Reminiscin’ ’bout the days you broke my hea...
Adele Completes Another Chart Double In Australia
It’s another chart double for Adele, as 30 (Columbia/Sony) enters a second week at No. 1 on Australia’s albums chart and the lead track from it, “Easy On Me,” snags a fourth week atop the national singles survey. The British pop superstar will need to show some serious staying power if she’s to repeat the efforts of her two previous No. 1 albums. 2015’s 25 logged eight weeks at the summit, while 2011’s 21 ruled the ARIA Albums Chart for 32 weeks, the second-longest stint in history, behind Dire Straits’ 1985 blockbuster Brothers In Arms, at 34 weeks. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news On the current frame, 25 is down 7-10 and 21 dips 10-18. Coming in behind 30 is a trio of former leaders, Ed Sheeran’s = (equals) (via Atlantic/Warner), Taylor ...
Best New Tracks: Kid Cudi x Ariana Grande, Cordae x Lil Wayne and More
As the week in music comes to a close, HYPEBEAST has rounded up the 10 best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks. This week’s list is led by Kid Cudi and Ariana Grande‘s Don’t Look Up soundtrack cut “Just Look Up” and Cordae and Lil Wayne‘s collaborative effort “Sinister.” Also joining this selection are fresh offerings from Isaiah Rashad and Bando, Tierra Whack, MFnMelo and squeakPIVOT with Saba, Joseph Chilliams and Frsh Waters, Fly Anakin and Nickelus F, Blxst, TDE President Punch Henderson’s newest collective A Room Full of Mirrors, Brahny and Juicy J and Wiz Khalifa. Kid Cudi x Ariana Grande – “Just Look Up” [embedded content] With Netflix’s Don’t Look Up set to premiere this month, Kid Cudi and Ariana Grande delivered their collaborative sou...
Bobby Shmurda Is Upset He Doesn’t Have “Control” Of His Music
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Bennett Raglin/BET / Getty For years Hip-Hop heads were awaiting the return of Bobby Shmurda with hopes that he’d bring back the real and raw rap that the game’s been desperately yearning for. Months after his release all we’ve gotten from Bobby is dance music, dance moves, and tweets of his need for sex therapy. Needless to say, we’ve been a tad bit disappointed and Bobby seems to be frustrated himself with his as he posted and then deleted a message on social media in which he complained that he wasn’t in control of his music. Related Stories Obviously Bobby Shmurda’s been hearing the murmurs about his lack of musical content since his release from prison and took to Instagram to vent his frustration with his label situation writing, “I ain’t been ...
Grimes Unveils New Song “Player of Games”: Stream
Grimes is back with another new song. Today, the art-pop singer shared “Player of Games,” which you can listen to below. Grimes first teased the song on Instagram Wednesday with a video of her, naturally, playing video games. That seems straightforward enough, but the clip also featured an unknown player donning some kind of spacesuit of armor, which tracks with her whole “Martian Technocracy” aesthetic. In keeping with the artist’s style, the single builds from crowning, bass-heavy synths to a club beat, with Grimes’ famous chipmunk vocals tying it all together. Advertisement Related Video “Player of Games” follows “A Drug from God,” the club song the experimental pop artist recently released with Chris Lake. That track marked the debut of NPC, the “AI Girl Group” Grimes launched so ...
Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi Share “Just Look Up” from Netflix’s Don’t Look Up Soundtrack: Stream
The end of the world requires a good playlist, and Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi are here to offer their contribution. The pair have today shared “Just Look Up,” a cut from the soundtrack to Netflix’s forthcoming dark comedy Don’t Look Up. Don’t Look Up stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence as astronomers who find out that a “very large comet” is on its way to crash into Earth and eradicate humankind. Both Grande and Cudi have cameo roles in the film. As Grande and Cudi tell it on “Just Look Up,” the surefire way to make the best of such disastrous circumstances is to throw yourself into love — and disregard conspiracy theorists. Advertisement Related Video “Just look up /There is no place to hide /True love doesn’t die /It holds on tight and never lets you go,” Grande croons on the t...
Tears for Fears Share New Song “No Small Thing”: Stream
Back in October, Tears for Fears announced The Tipping Point, their first new album in 17 years, and now they’re back with a new look at the album. Listen to “No Small Thing” below. “No Small Thing” departs from the synthpop sound Tears for Fears are known for with a folksy acoustic guitar stomp. In a press release for the single, Roland Orzabal described writing the song as the moment the record really began to take shape — when the band stopped trying to write a modern hit and instead wrote from the heart. “In early 2020, Curt and I sat down together with just a couple of acoustic guitars. The first time in decades. We needed a meeting of minds, a coming together psychically. We were literally going back to the drawing board looking for some depth, heart and soul with which to compl...
Fight Breaks Out During Three 6 Mafia and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s Verzuz Battle
A fight broke out between members of Three 6 Mafia and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony during a Verzuz battle on Thursday night. As Complex points out, Bone Thugs’ Bizzy Bone accused Three 6 Mafia of “mocking” him as he performed, and proceeded to throw a bottle in the group’s direction. In response, members of Three 6 Mafia rushed towards Bone Thugs N’ Harmony’s side of the stage and threw punches. The Verzuz battle was briefly paused as organizers of the event sought to get the situation under the control, but the two groups eventually returned to the stage and resumed the concert. Advertisement Related Video Later in the evening, Bizzy Bone apologized for the scuffle, saying, “I want to apologize to everybody the fuck out there, on both sides. I’m not trying to fuck this shit up. Pardon me. Let’s ...
Gucci and Billie Eilish Release Limited-Edition ‘Happier Than Ever’ Vinyl Set
Billie Eilish has long been a fan of the Italian fashion house helmed by Alessandro Michele. In the latest one-of-a-kind offerings, Gucci and the young artist have partnered to create a limited-edition vinyl release for her latest Happier Than Ever album. As part of Michele’s vision for the house, Gucci has continually embraced the world of music and self-expression. In his effort to continue to propel these visions forward, Michele has designed an exclusive box to represent a one-of-a-kind version of Billie Eilish’s latest Happer Than Ever vinyl. The partnership explores the talent of Billie Eilish and hinges on the artist’s embrace of authenticity. The Gucci-designed vinyl set is to become a collector’s item, bridging the artistry of Eilish and Michele in a limited-edition design of the ...
Cordae and Lil Wayne Join Forces on New Single “Sinister”
Cordae has teamed up with Lil Wayne for his newest single, “Sinister.” Produced by Hit-Boy, the two-and-a-half-minute cut also arrives with accompanying music video helmed by Edgar Esteves, which sees Weezy and Cordae turning Hi-Level, the latter’s newest record label, into a successful project. “Sinister” is set to appear on his forthcoming album From A Bird’s Eye View, which Cordae shared features “a lot of growth.” He said to HYPEBEAST, “Not to sound self-indulgent or anything, but I’ve just noticed a lot of growth in myself one, as a human being, and two, as an artist. In every format of music, I feel like I have gotten way better as an artist.” The young artist also previously touched on Hi-Level stating, “More than just a record label, it’s a way of life. We’ve got a couple of a...
Nardo Wick Answers The Question ‘Who Is Nardo Wick?’ in Debut Album
19-year-old Nardo Wick has officially dropped off his debut studio album, Who Is Nardo Wick? Clocking in at almost 50 minutes, the 18-track record features guest appearances from the likes of Hit-Boy, Future, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, G Herbo, Lil Durk, BIG30 and Lakeyah, and arrives after the success of his 2021 singles “Who Want Smoke?,” “Shhh,” “Pull Up” and “I Be Chillin.” The album poses the question Who Is Nardo Wick? and the Jacksonville, Florida rapper answers it with authenticity and effervescence — an aura of legitimacy accompanies the 18 tracks and allows Nardo Wick to shine alongside the big names he has found himself in, proving that he is ready to ride the wave. The young rapper humbly advises both himself and those who want to follow his career trajectory to “be yourself.” H...
