After a lengthy delay, Drake has officially released his sixth studio album, Certified Lover Boy. Clocking in at approximately an hour and 30 minutes, the 21-track album boasts a stacked list of guest appearances from Lil Baby, Lil Durk, GIVEON, JAY-Z, Travis Scott, Future, Young Thug, 21 Savage, Tems, Project Pat, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and Kid Cudi. “A combination of toxic masculinity and acceptance of truth which is inevitably heartbreaking. Executive produced by me, Noah “40” Shebib, Oliver El-Khatib, and Noel Cadastre. Dedicated to Nadia Ntuli and Mercedes Morr. RIP,” Drake wrote on Apple Music. Certified Lover Boy is Drake’s first release since 2018’s Scorpion and arrives after several delays; the record was initially scheduled to drop last summer, was postponed to ...
For Bonnaroo fans who are all dressed up with no where to go, festival organizers have announced a make-up concert on September 4th with Phoebe Bridgers, Brittany Howard, and Sylvan Esso. The 2021 festival was supposed to start today, September 2nd, and run through Sunday, September 5th, before downpours from Hurrican Ida flooded the farm’s 700 acres. This new event will be held on Saturday at Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville, TN, a site with a capacity of around 6,800. Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test taken with 48 hours of admittance is required. Bridgers was added to the roster this year. Howard and Sylvan Esso were first announced with the 2020 lineup, though that festival was subsequently cancelled due to COVID-19. As in 2020, Sylvan Esso will hope to present...
Little Simz has just released Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, her highly anticipated new album and fourth studio LP overall. Stream it below via Apple Music and Spotify. Sometimes I Might Be Introvert spans 19 tracks in total, including early singles “Rollin Stone,” the magnificent rallying cry “Woman,” and album opener “Introvert,” which earned Little Simz the coveted title of Song of the Week earlier this spring. The tracklist also boasts “I Love You, I Hate You” as well as “Point and Kill.” This follows Little Simz’s 2019 album GREY Area that more than deserved its spot on our favorite albums of the year list. Since then she tided over fans with the 2020 Drop 6 EP, and as good as that was, the British-Nigerian rapper sounds even better here on Sometimes I Might Be Introvert.&n...
It’s a new day for Lady Gaga’s Chromatica era because the pop superstar has released a companion LP, Dawn of Chromatica: The Remix Album. Stream it below. The album features re-envisioned versions of each of Chromatica’s tracks — sans the three instrumental interludes — featuring the likes of Rina Sawayama (“Free Woman” with Clarence Clarity), Charli XCX (“911” with A.G. Cook), Ashnikko (“Plastic Doll”), and more. Meanwhile, Coucou Chloe and Arca take the reins on remixes of Chromatica’s big singles, “Stupid Love” and Ariana Grande collab “Rain on Me,” respectively. The 14-track LP closes with an early version of “Babylon” heard in advertisements for the pop star’s cosmetics line, Haus Labs. Advertisement Related Video Stream Dawn of Chromatica: The Remix Album below, and check out its mon...
Bryan Jones is a veteran when it comes to producing music and so far, his success has spoken for itself with playing festivals such as Lollapalooza, Electric Forest, and having a BBC Radio 1 Essential Tune on Pete Tong’s show. More than producing music, his knowledge and experience with creating and lifting many projects off of the ground is priceless. Being one half of both musical duos, Golf Clap and High Caliber, and releasing stuff under his own name, there’s no question that he knows how to fulfill a mission. He’s now undergone a new metamorphosis and is emerging as Wave Point. With a new sharpened focus on house music, he’s here to showcase his passion for the genre, while also emphasizing his work as a dot connector within the industry. SPIN caught up with the Detroit based producer...
After being spotted touring art exhibitions in Berlin following the release of DONDA, Kanye West has now broken his silence in an interview with German tabloid newspaper Bild. Sporting another obscuring black mask, ‘Ye spoke to a reporter about his plans now that his tenth studio album has been released. The rapper revealed that he traveled to Berlin to discuss plans to rebuild schools in his hometown of Chicago with some of his favorite architects. Also noting that he will be working on new music during his time in Germany’s capital city. “God put me on this earth to make music,” said Kanye. “God put Demna here to design. God put Tadao Andō here to create architecture. God gifted Turrell. God all send us here for a certain reason and I have to make music.” Saying, “I produce music in my t...
The Weeknd is celebrating six years of Beauty Behind the Madness with an alternate music video for “Can’t Feel My Face.” In comparison to the original visual, the new video closely follows the themes of the 2015 single and chronicles The Weeknd’s sultry and messy relationship with a girl, portrayed by model Camille Rowe. The XO Records head surprised fans with the release, simply noting on social media, “can’t feel my face alternate video (6 years of BBTM).” “Can’t Feel My Face” is the third single off Beauty Behind the Madness and peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Weeknd’s sophomore studio effort became his first chart-topper on the Billboard 200 and earned a Guinness World Record for Most Streamed Album in One Year. Watch The Weeknd’s “Can’t Feel My Face” music video above. &...
Kanye West‘s manager Bu Thiam has officially commented on the Drake and ‘Ye feud. TMZ recently caught up with Thiam at LAX and managed to ask him to clarify West’s relationship with past feuders like Chris Brown and Soulja Boy. Thiam confirmed that as of now, West has no beef with Brown but has yet to comment on the Soulja Boy feud and whether or not Ye has settled anything with him. He did mention that the trash talk is all a part of the creative process between artists. The Kanye West and Drake feud was first ignited when the 6 God called DONDA mastermind “burnt out.” In retaliation, Kanye posted Drake’s Toronto home address online. Thiam announces to fans that at the moment, things are cool between Drizzy and Ye and that the competition is “all love.” However, he mentions that if Drake ...
Soulja Boy has seemingly confirmed that his newest album, Swag 4, is set to feature a Kanye West diss track. The feud between the two rappers was first ignited when Soulja claimed that he was originally supposed to be featured on West’s latest studio album, DONDA. Much to his dismay, his verse was then cut from the track, “Remote Control.” He later added fuel to the fire by publically asking Kanye West to apologize to Taylor Swift. Soulja took to Twitter to announce that he was dropping Swag 4 at midnight as well as added, “Kanye west diss on the album tonight.” Since DONDA‘s release, Soulja has continuously called out West on social media and went as for as criticizing ‘Ye for his past actions. While it is still unclear what the diss track will say, the song is going to be one to loo...