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Ezra Furman Announces Tour, Shares New Song “Point Me Toward the Real”: Listen
Ezra Furman has announced a tour and returned with a new song called “Point Me Toward the Real.” She’s now signed to Anti- Records, which has released the song produced by John Congleton and featuring additional vocals from Shannon Lay and Debbie Neigher. Listen to the track and find her tour itinerary below. “This is a neo-soul song about getting released from a psychiatric hospital, which has never happened to me,” Furman said in a statement. “But really it’s a song about what you do right after abuse, imprisonment, a brush with death. Who do you call when it’s supposedly over? Where do you go? How do you know what you want?” She continued: “We’ve all recently been going through something terrifying. We’ve all made friends with death in the last two years. When I look to the future, I wa...
Pink Siifu Announces Gumbo’! Deluxe’!! Album With 10 New Songs
Pink Siifu has announced a deluxe edition of his 2021 album Gumbo’!. The new expanded edition features 10 new songs and is out March 11. Zelooperz, Valee, Kenny Beats, Remy Banks, Kamilah, Swarvy, and Michael White are among the artists featured on the new songs. Find the tracklist and artwork below. Siifu is touring the United the States this month. Gumbo’! Deluxe’!!: 01 Gumbo’! 4 tha Folks, Hold On [ft. Big Rube, Liv.e, Nick Hakim and V.C.R] (prod. DJ Harrison)02 Wayans Bros. [ft. Peso Gordon] (prod. Conquest Tony Phillips)03 Roscoe’! (prod. Ted Kamal)04 Fk U Mean/Hold Me Dwn (prod. LastNameDavid and Osagie)05 Bussin’ (Cold) [ft. Turich Benjy] (prod. MichaelxWhite)06 Pink & Green, White & Gold (prod. Devin Burgess and iiye)07 Back’! (prod. iiye and Waarvy)08 Doin Tew Much. (In My...
Pink Siifu Announces Gumbo’! Deluxe’!! Album With 10 New Songs
Pink Siifu has announced a deluxe edition of his 2021 album Gumbo’!. The new expanded edition features 10 new songs and is out March 11. Zelooperz, Valee, Kenny Beats, Remy Banks, Kamilah, Swarvy, and Michael White are among the artists featured on the new songs. Find the tracklist and artwork below. Siifu is touring the United the States this month. Gumbo’! Deluxe’!!: 01 Gumbo’! 4 tha Folks, Hold On [ft. Big Rube, Liv.e, Nick Hakim and V.C.R] (prod. DJ Harrison)02 Wayans Bros. [ft. Peso Gordon] (prod. Conquest Tony Phillips)03 Roscoe’! (prod. Ted Kamal)04 Fk U Mean/Hold Me Dwn (prod. LastNameDavid and Osagie)05 Bussin’ (Cold) [ft. Turich Benjy] (prod. MichaelxWhite)06 Pink & Green, White & Gold (prod. Devin Burgess and iiye)07 Back’! (prod. iiye and Waarvy)08 Doin Tew Much. (In My...
Missy Elliott, Ozuna, Wizkid, and Anderson .Paak to Perform at First-Ever LetsGetFr.ee Carnaval
Missy Elliott, Wizkid, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, and Ozuna have been announced as performers at LetsGetFr.ee Carnaval, a new “diversity-focused” music festival from Matthew Morgan (the founder and former head of Afropunk), Jocelyn Cooper, and the creative agency Anomaly. The lineup also includes Aluna, Ferg, Beenie Man, Bomba Estéreo, El Alfa, Flatbush Zombies, Jhené Aiko, Jorja Smith, Kali Uchis, Lido Pimienta, Mr Eazi, and Raveena. The event is set to take place in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York on August 20 and 21. Check out the lineup in the poster below. Missy Elliott was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last November. That month, Ozuna and Kali Uchis shared a new song called “Another Day in America.” In December, Wizkid dropped a new song wi...
Missy Elliott, Ozuna, Wizkid, and Anderson .Paak to Perform at First-Ever LetsGetFr.ee Carnaval
Missy Elliott, Wizkid, Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, and Ozuna have been announced as performers at LetsGetFr.ee Carnaval, a new “diversity-focused” music festival from Matthew Morgan (the founder and former head of Afropunk), Jocelyn Cooper, and the creative agency Anomaly. The lineup also includes Aluna, Ferg, Beenie Man, Bomba Estéreo, El Alfa, Flatbush Zombies, Jhené Aiko, Jorja Smith, Kali Uchis, Lido Pimienta, Mr Eazi, and Raveena. The event is set to take place in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York on August 20 and 21. Check out the lineup in the poster below. Missy Elliott was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame last November. That month, Ozuna and Kali Uchis shared a new song called “Another Day in America.” In December, Wizkid dropped a new song wi...
Haim Share Video for New Song “Lost Track”: Watch
Haim have shared “Lost Track” and its accompanying Paul Thomas Anderson-directed video via W Magazine. The song was first shared during screenings of Anderson’s Alana Haim-starring film Licorice Pizza. The band explained that the song came about as a spontaneous collaboration with Anderson during his cover shoot with Alana for W Magazine. “An opportunity arose to do a quick music component while shooting the story. Paul mentioned having the book Appointment in Samarra as a possible direction,” they wrote. “So we did some digging around the book and were inspired by the scene where the main character throws a drink in someone’s face at a country club. We were inspired by the idea of someone doing something so drastic to get out of a situation they felt uncomfortable in—just to feel so...
Haim Share Video for New Song “Lost Track”: Watch
Haim have shared “Lost Track” and its accompanying Paul Thomas Anderson-directed video via W Magazine. The song was first shared during screenings of Anderson’s Alana Haim-starring film Licorice Pizza. The band explained that the song came about as a spontaneous collaboration with Anderson during his cover shoot with Alana for W Magazine. “An opportunity arose to do a quick music component while shooting the story. Paul mentioned having the book Appointment in Samarra as a possible direction,” they wrote. “So we did some digging around the book and were inspired by the scene where the main character throws a drink in someone’s face at a country club. We were inspired by the idea of someone doing something so drastic to get out of a situation they felt uncomfortable in—just to feel so...
Adele’s ’30’ Dominates IFPI’s 2021 Album Charts
Adele didn’t go easy on her music-making rivals in 2021, as her latest album 30 finished the year as the No. 1 title worldwide. The British pop singer leads the way on IFPI’s global albums charts, and does so in record breaking fashion. Announced Tuesday (March 1), 30 dominates all three of the international trade body’s tallies , as it rolls on to No. 1 on the Global Album All Format Chart, now in its second year; the Global Album Sales Chart; and the first-ever Global Vinyl Album Chart. Following its release in November 2021, 30 was an immediate hit around the world, hitting No. 1 in over 20 markets, including the U.S. and U.K. Across her career, Adele has built a reputation as a big-hitter on CD sales. She only enhanced that by shifting a whopping 5 million physical units of her latest ...
Billboard & World of Women Celebrate Madonna With NFT Magazine Cover
A Letter From the Editorial Director Women In Music have made huge progress over the past year. Michelle Jubelirer became Capitol Music Group’s first female CEO in the company’s 80-year history. Sherrese Clarke Soares secured $1 billion from private equity giant Apollo to acquire music and entertainment assets through her new investment group, HarbourView Equity Partners. And Golnar Khosrowshahi took her publishing firm, Reservoir Media, public, joining the rare ranks of female CEOs leading publicly traded companies in any sector. But despite these victories, women are still fighting for inclusion, representation, recognition and equal pay at the top of the music business, from recording studios to C-suites. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Could the metaverse be a more welcoming...
Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre Announces Crystal Longo as General Manager
Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre has announced Crystal Longo as general manager for the 93-year-old building. Longo first served as deputy general manager for the theater in January 2020 before leaving due to the pandemic. Upon her return, Longo was asked to helm the venue that underwent a $95 million renovation between 2010 and 2015. Longo started her career in live music as a bartender at New York’s iconic Webster Hall while in college. The New York native then made her way to Hammerstein Ballroom where she worked her way up from operations and concessions to booking and venue management before joining The Bowery Presents as director of operations. While with Bowery, Longo led the team at Times Square’s PlayStation Theater and worked on the renovation and reopening of Webster Hall in April 2019....
UMG Teams With Tribeca Enterprises for Music-Driven Event Series
Universal Music Group for Brands (UMGB) is partnering with Tribeca Enterprises for a series of music-driven events to take place throughout 2022, it was announced Tuesday (Mar. 1). The forthcoming series will include six exclusive events based around new film, TV and podcast projects from UMG’s Mercury Studios, Polygram Entertainment and UMG record labels. It kicks off with the world premiere of Mercury Studios’ feature documentary Mixtape, slated for Thursday, Apr. 7 at the United Palace theater in New York City. Presented by Rémy Martin, the premiere will feature a live performance from Jadakiss. Co-produced by Saboteur Media in association with Def Jam Recordings, Mixtape is directed by Omar Acosta and will feature music icons including Funkmaster Flex, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne and “mixtape k...
Harlem’s Fashion Row and Barbie Team Up To Highlight Black Fashion Designers
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Mattel / Mattel, Inc. Barbie and Harlem’s Fashion Row have teamed up to make a powerful statement—in the world of fashion, of course. In a fresh collaboration, the two are celebrating the works of three Black fashion designers Anifa Mvuemba of Hanifa, Patrick Henry, professionally known as Fresh, of Rich Fresh, and Kimberly Goldson of her eponymous brand had their exact designs replicated in miniature form to be showcased on multicultural Barbies. Founded in 2007 by Brandice Daniel, Harlem’s Fashion Row dedicates its efforts to celebrating emerging designers of color, introducing soon-come household names to new audiences, brand partnership opportunities, and more. “Since its inception, Barbie has been a right of passage, an impression of self-awareness f...
