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During an appearance on the latest episode of “The Jeremy White Podcast”, JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill spoke about his expectations for the band’s first pandemic-era tour, the rescheduled “50 Heavy Metal Years” North American trek, which will kick off on September 8 in Reading, Pennsylvania and conclude on November 5 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Asked how he and his bandmates will navigate touring amid the coronavirus crisis and whether PRIEST will skip meet-and-greets and backstage guests on this upcoming run, Hill said: “I’m afraid it’s gonna be that. We’re all double-jabbed, so we’re about as protected as we ever will be, unless something else comes out in the meantime. I don’t know. And it’s just that — [we’...

The first week projections for Kanye West‘s DONDA have seen a significant increased, possibly giving him another Billboard record for 2021. According to Chart Data, DONDA is now looking to open on next week’s Billboard 200 with 350,000 units — 50,000 more than the initial forecast. If the reports are correct, Ye and his new project will overtake Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour as 2021’s biggest debut so far. If West’s 27-track project debuts on top of next week’s chart, he will set a new record for the most No. 1s by any artist this century. DONDA also went on to break several Apple Music and Spotify records; in its first 24 hours on Apple Music, it hit No. 1 on Apple Music’s Top Albums chart in 152 countries, was streamed more than 60 million times in the United States alone, is 2021’s most-streame...

Lil Wayne recently held a Q&A on Twitter in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of his sixth studio album Tha Carter IV and admitted that Drake is the one person who pushes him to rework verses. Dubbed as the “Ask Wayne” session, a fan asked the Louisiana rapper if he ever received a verse that was so good which made him want to go back and tweak his own. Wayne instantly indicated that it has always his protégé who never fails to make him go back and change his verse “a billion times” before making the final cut. “The answer is the same person every time and that person is Drake,” answered Wayne. “Everything Drake sent back, I always have to go back and [redo].” “It’s always because he says something in there that make me be like, ‘Oh, I could make more of the song and capitalize mor...

New billboards supporting the release of Drake‘s Certified Lover Boy has confirmed a number of notable guest features. As shared on Instagram, the promotional billboards, set up in different parts of the country read, “HEY ATLANTA, SLIME, PLUTO, SAVAGE, AND BABY ARE ON CLB,” “HEY CHICAGO, SMURK IS ON CLB,” “HEY NEW YORK, THE GOAT IS ON CLB,” “HEY CALIFORNIA, GIVEON AND TY DOLLA ARE ON CLB” and “HEY MEMPHIS, YEBBA AND PROJECT PAT ARE ON CLB.” Hip-hop fans can deduce that the nicknames allude to rappers Young Thug, Future, 21 Savage and Lil Baby, all of whom are considered Atlanta natives, Lil Durk who hails from Chicago, while “The GOAT” from New York could be JAY-Z. 21 Savage and Durkio both confirmed their appearances by sharing the billboard on their Instagram, tagging Drizzy in the capt...

Baby Keem‘s upcoming studio album, The Melodic Blue, has officially been turned in. The pgLang artist took to Twitter to confirm the news, sharing in separate tweets, “no more singles. album time” and “I just turned the melodic blue in.” Keem also revealed that his previously released cuts with Travis Scott and Kendrick Lamar — “durag activity” and “family ties,” respectively — will be included in The Melodic Blue. Keem recently appeared on Kanye West‘s DONDA, joining Scott on the track “Praise God.” The Melodic Blue will mark the 20-year-old’s debut studio effort and his first full-length effort since July 2019’s Die for My Bitch. Keem also dropped “no sense” earlier this year and “hooligan” and “sons & critics” in September 2020. Stay tuned for an official release date for The Melodi...

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SHOWTIME has dropped the official trailer for its upcoming documentary The Show, a 90-minute feature that focuses on The Weeknd‘s Pepsi Super Bowl LV Halftime Show. The behind-the-scenes docu chronicles the making of the 12-minute February 2021 performance, which was led by The Weeknd, helmed by 11-year Halftime director Hamish Hamilton and executive produced by JAY-Z, Desiree Perez, Jesse Collins and Roc Nation. “This documentary is a unique glimpse into the passion, work and cinematic mindset that went into the creation of the show,” The Weeknd said in a statement. “It extends the narrative for fans and viewers who like to get lost in how the historic show we all grow up watching is built.” The Show is directed by Emmy nominee Nadia Hallgren and produced by Boardwalk Pictures, in associa...

A recent Twitter interaction between Kid Cudi and Lil Nas X has revealed that the possibility of the two collaborating on a project in the near future might be imminent. Lil Nas X recently revealed his much-anticipated album, Montero‘s tracklist. While many fans were excited for the release and were impressed with the features list which includes artists like Doja Cat, Miley Cyrus and Megan Thee Stallion, others ook to Twitter to criticize the fact that Lil Nas did not have any Black male features. One user pointed out that only “women and white men” were involved with his project. However, Kid Cudi seemed to have stepped into the conversation and responded to the Tweet saying that he is open to working with Lil Nas X and seemingly ready to change the perceptions of his fellow artist’s alb...