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The Blessed Madonna, Róisín Murphy, More to Perform at Fundraising Rave for Ukraine
In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, London-based music collective R3 Soundsystem are planning a fundraising rave to support humanitarian efforts. The event will take place on Friday, March 11th at the South London club Venue MOT and will run for nine hours, from 10PM to 7AM. Craig Richards, The Blessed Madonna, and Róisín Murphy will perform DJ sets, among others. “As part of the fundraiser, we will raise crucial funds destined for aid, refugee assistance and evacuations,” R3 Soundsystem said. “The money raised, the group added, will go to Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft (Alliance for Development Help), Fulcrum UA and All Out to provide humanitarian help on the ground, and support people in Ukraine and refugees in the neighbouring countries that they are f...
Skrillex Announced as Mainstage Closer at Sunset Music Festival 2022
Sunset Music Festival has officially announced Skrillex as a headlining closer in 2022, marking his fourth time performing at the Tampa, Florida-based event. Sunset organizers recently announced the 2022 lineup, which includes Duke Dumont, Dillon Francis, Borgore, Gorgon City, MiTiS, Blanke, and many more. Scheduled for May 27-29 at Raymond James Stadium, this year’s edition is slated to be the largest fest so far in celebration of Sunset’s 10th anniversary. Skrillex is the first of three closing headliners to be announced. Fans can purchase tickets to Sunset Music Festival 2022 here. Skrillex shared a heartfelt post on Instagram just over a month ago describing himself as “on the mend” and stressing the importance of self-love. The post teased new m...
YG Appears on ‘The Tonight Show’ To Perform “Scared Money” Featuring Moneybagg Yo
YG and Moneybagg Yo performed their new track “Scared Money” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The duo rapped on a set that emulated a bank heist, with an open vault and stacks of cash. “Why you bring that money to the club if you ain’t throwin’ it?” YG raps in the song’s introduction. J. Cole, who also has a guest verse on the song, was absent from the performance. Produced by Gibbo, “Scared Money” is the lead single from the Long Beach rapper’s forthcoming sixth studio album Pray For Me. Out from Def Jam later this year, the LP follows 2020’s My Life4Hunnid, which had guest features from Lil Wayne, Tyga, Lil Tjay, Gunna and Ty Dolla $ign, among others. “It’s just the growth of me, my headspace, what I’m on in life,” YG said about the album in an interview with Power 106’s Power ...
Bandcamp Acquired by Fortnite Maker Epic Games
Bandcamp has been acquired by Epic Games, the video game and software developer behind Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and more. The digital music retail site and media platform announced the news today (March 2) in a statement on its website. “Bandcamp will keep operating as a standalone marketplace and music community, and I will continue to lead our team,” Bandcamp co-founder and CEO Ethan Diamond wrote in the announcement. Diamond continued: The products and services you depend on aren’t going anywhere, we’ll continue to build Bandcamp around our artists-first revenue model (where artists net an average of 82% of every sale), you’ll still have the same control over how you offer your music, Bandcamp Fridays will continue as planned, and the Daily will keep highlighting the diverse, amazing mu...
Marilyn Manson Sues Evan Rachel Wood for Defamation
Marilyn Manson is suing Evan Rachel Wood for defamation, Deadline reports and Pitchfork can confirm. In addition to Wood, the lawsuit names Illma Gore (described as Wood’s “on-again, off-again romantic partner”) as a defendant. Manson is seeking a jury trial, according to the complaint, filed in a California court by Manson’s attorney Howard E. King. The lawsuit claims that Wood and Gore committed “wrongful and illegal acts done in furtherance of a conspiracy… to publicly cast Plaintiff Brian Warner, p/k/a Marilyn Manson, as a rapist and abuser—a malicious falsehood that has derailed Warner’s successful music, TV, and film career.” In the lawsuit, Manson and King claim that Wood and Gore “secretly recruited, coordinated, and pressured prospective accusers to emerge simultaneously with alle...
Karate Reunite for Their First Tour Since 2005
Karate, the Boston post-hardcore band, are coming back for their first tour since 2005. The band will head across the United States for a series of tour dates this July. Find the group’s tour itinerary below. The last Karate studio album was 2004’s Pockets. It was followed by a live album—2007’s 595. In recent years, Numero Group reissued the band’s self-titled 1995 album and its follow-up, 1997’s In Place of Real Insight. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Karate: July 2022 Tour Karate: 07-07 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair07-08 Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Live07-09 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg07-10 Washington, D.C. &...
Kanye West Kidnaps and Buries Pete Davidson Amid Roses in Animated New “Eazy” Video
Kanye West has posted a new video for his recent single with the Game, “Eazy.” On the track, West raps, “God saved me from that crash, just so I could beat Pete Davidson’s ass.” The visual is partially animated and features claymation-style characters of West and Davidson. In the clip, West kidnaps Davidson, buries him in the ground (leaving his head exposed), and plants a bed of roses around him; some of the roses sprout from Davidson’s head. The video closes with the message: “EVERYONE LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER/EXCEPT SKETE YOU KNOW WHO/JK HE’S FINE.” There are no credits attached to the music video, and it’s currently available only on West’s Instagram page, not his YouTube channel where official videos typically reside. Pitchfork has reached out to Kanye West’s representatives for comme...
Which Billboard Women in Music Performance Are You Most Excited For? Vote!
The 2022 Billboard Women in Music Awards is set to take place on Wednesday (March 2), and will feature a host of performers and honorees for this year’s ceremony. Ciara — who was named Woman of the Year by Billboard in 2009 — will be hosting the event, which will take place at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, Calif. Olivia Rodrigo is the 2022 Woman of the Year while other honorees include H.E.R. for the Impact Award, and Golnar Khosrowshahi for the Executive of the Year Award recipient. Performers and award recipients include Doja Cat (Powerhouse Award), Bonnie Raitt (Icon Award), Gabby Barrett (Rising Star Award), Karol G (Rule Breaker Award), Phoebe Bridgers (Trailblazer Award), Saweetie (Game Changer Award) and Summer Walker (Chart Breaker Award). Explore See latest videos, charts and ...
New Around the World: ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ Goes Bilingual on Global Charts
For those who haven’t been paying attention, Disney’s Encanto is a hit. Its soundtrack has ruled the Billboard 200 for seven of the last eight weeks, and its breakout, fast-talking ensemble anthem “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” has spent more weeks at No. 1 — five to-date — on the Billboard Hot 100 than any other track from a Disney movie in the chart’s history. Beyond the U.S., the accolades continue. “Bruno” spent three weeks atop the Billboard Global 200 and cracked the top 10 of the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart. Now, on the March 5-dated Global Excl. U.S. chart, the song doubles up, ranking at No. 14 in English and debuting at No. 121 in Spanish. Carolina Gaitán and Mauro Castillo, from the English-language version, are joined by fellow Colombians Daniela Sierra, Juanse Diez, Olga Lu...
All of Becky G’s Top Billboard Hot Latin Songs Hits: ‘Mamiii,’ ‘Mayores’ & More
Happy birthday, Becky G! The Mexican-American artist turns 25 Wednesday (March 2), and Billboard is celebrating by highlighting all of her hits on the Hot Latin Songs chart. In total, the singer-songwriter has 21 entries on the chart, including four that entered in the top 10. Her first entry was in 2014, with her Pitbull-assisted “Can’t Get Enough,” which also marked her first top 10 banger. Explore Explore Becky G See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Three years later, after discovering her sound in the Spanish-language market, Becky hit No. 3 with her flirtatious Bad Bunny-assisted “Mayores.” In 2018, her collaboration with Natti Natasha, “Sin Pijama,” peaked at No. 4. Both music videos also surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube. More recently, Becky G is...
Trending Up: Ed Sheeran Has Hits for All Radio Formats — Plus YoungBoy Never Broke Again, Yeat & More
Welcome to Billboard Pro’s Trending Up newsletter, where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosities and trends that have caught the music industry’s attention. Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to catch on, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the blink of a TikTok clip. This week: As Ed Sheeran makes multiple radio plays, YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Yeat score viral hip-hop hits, and newcomer Maddy Zahm launches an emotional new trend. Ed Sheeran = Radio Ubiquity Although Equals (=), Ed Sheeran’s fourth solo album released last October, hasn’t risen to the level of chart-topping single success that 2017’s ÷ did (two No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Shape Of You” and “Perfect”), the project’s past six months have stil...
Kanye West Now Ready To Speed Up Kim Kardashian Divorce?
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Will / Getty One year out from Kim Kardashian filing for divorce from Ye aka Kanye West, it appears that West has now had a change in attitude resulting in his desire to now speed up the proceedings. According to reports, the “Flashing Lights” rapper has made it known that he’s now focusing on making sure things are settled with his estranged wife in a quick fashion, directing his lawyers to hurry things along. Related Stories In a brief statement sent to Jason Lee and his Hollywood Unlocked website on Tuesday (March 1st), he said: “I’ve asked my team to expedite the dissolution of my marriage to Kim so I can put my entire attention into our beautiful children” — YE”. This comes in advance of him appearing in court with Kardashian on Wednesday to ascertai...
