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The Weeknd has officially delivered his Anitta-enlisted single, “São Paulo.”The joint single was first debuted during The Weeknd's one-off show in Brazil a month ago and now arrives with an accompanying music video. Helmed by FREEKA, the eerie visual is one for Halloween and sees the Brazilian superstar as a pregnant woman with an emerging face within her belly."São Paulo" is latest single from The Weeknd following "Timeless" with Playboi Carti and "Dancing in the Flames," both of which are set to join his upcoming album Hurry Up Tomorrow. The new record will be the final installment in his After Hours trilogy, although a release date is yet to be announced.Watch The Weeknd and Anitta's “São Paulo” music video above.Read more at Hypebeast

Artists Tykeiya Dore and Marc Stephens have launched a $5 million copyright lawsuit against Drake and Chris Brown, alleging their 2019 hit "No Guidance" infringes on their 2016 track "I Got It.”The lawsuit claims substantial similarities between the songs, including chord progressions, tempo, and melodic structure. The plaintiffs specifically highlight the parallel use of phrases "I got it" and "You got it" in the respective tracks.The case extends beyond the primary artists, naming several collaborators including producers Noah "40" Shebib, Vinylz, J-Louis, and Teddy Walton, alongside songwriters Velous, Nija Charles and Michee Lebrun. RCA Records and the associated music publishers are also included in the suit.According to the filing, the plaintiffs trace potential connections between t...

Clipse has officially signed with Def Jam for their upcoming album, Let God Sort Em Out.The news was announced by Malice via Instagram, who posted a photo in the record label's offices and in front of a screen that reads "Def Jam welcomes Clipse." The rapper's brother, Pusha T, is already signed to Def Jam on a solo deal, but this marks the first time the duo is working with Def Jam; they were previously with Star Trak, Arista, Jive, Re-up, Columbia and Elektra.Let God Sort Em Out will mark the pair's first studio effort in 15 years, with their last dating back to 2009's Til the Casket Drops. Clipse shared in a previous interview that Pharrell will be producing the project in its entirety, while the likes of Nas, John Legend, Stove Good Cooks will join as featured guests.“I think the album...

Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre's upcoming album Missionary finally has a release date.The new record is officially set to release on December 13 and was announced by the pair in a comedic video that tackles the two different meanings of the word "missionary." Dre and Snoop's next album was first announced in 2022 and was described by the latter as their “30th anniversary to Doggystyle,” Snoop's debut studio album.“This one’s gonna show a different level of maturity with his lyrics and with my music,” Dre previously said. “I feel like this is some of the best music I’ve done in my career […] I’m not playing.” He continued, “The musicians I’m working with right now and some of the writers in the studio that are helping us… Snoop is really excited about this and so am I. I think people are gonna real...

Stone Island has always had a strong hand in the music world, from outfitting the Italian paninaros in the '80s, the British indie rockers and the Acid House ravers in the '90s, the Grime rappers in early 2000s and mainstream hip-hop stars, like Jay-Z and Drake, into today. In 2022, the Italian label launched its own music venture, Stone Island Sound, with a slew of curated C2C Festivals around the world. Now, after a brief hibernation, the brand is reviving its sound project and expanding it to include several new features inspired by its own mantra: "Community as a Form of Research."The new-age Stone Island Sound will include three new platforms for musical expression and community building. Among them, _Stone Island_Factory will house seasonal playlists named after the four seasons in I...