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2 Chainz ft. Lil Baby “Kingpen Ghostwriter,” Lil Durk “AHHH HA” & More | Daily Visuals 2.24.22
HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been a few weeks since 2 Chainz dropped his latest project, Dope Don’t Sell Itself and today comes through with a video for one of the album’s tightest cuts. Linking up with Lil Baby for the visuals to “Kingpen Ghostwriter,” 2 Chainz and LB showoff some stylish sports car while a beautiful thick young lady elegantly twerks to the beat in all-white attire. Needless to say, she stole the show. Back in Chicago Lil Durk keeps the windy city on his back and for his latest clip to “AHHH HA” squads up with his crew to burn down some trees before roaming the snow covered streets dripping in ice. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Baby Keem, OBN Jay, and more. 2 CHAINZ FT. LIL BABY – “KINGPEN GHOSTWRITER” [embedded content] LIL DURK – “AHHH HA” [...
Kanye West Premiered New Album Donda 2 at Miami Event: Here’s What Happened
Kanye West’s “Donda Experience Performance” event, marking the premiere of his new album and Donda sequel Donda 2, took place on February 22 at LoanDepot Park in Miami. Billed as a “DONDA 2 listening and DONDA 1 performance” by West on Instagram, the event’s livestream happened at Imax theaters, on West’s Stem Player website, and on YouTube. After over two hours of heartbeat noise, the show began with a house on fire and a new song that appeared to feature posthumous vocals from XXXTentacion. As multiple new songs played in the stadium, West danced near the flaming house while wading through water. He shared “Flowers,” which he teased with his Stem Player exclusivity announcement, and “Eazy.” West was joined in the water by Migos as a new song featuring Baby Keem and the trio played. The n...
David Byrne and Montaigne Share New Song “Always Be You”: Listen
David Byrne has joined the Australian pop artist Montaigne on a new song. It’s called “Always Be You.” Watch the single’s video below. In a statement, Montaigne called working with Byrne a “dream come true” and discussed their mutual admiration for Daniel Kitson. “Jess [Montaigne] approached me about singing on a song, or a possible collaboration and to be honest I had not heard of her,” Byrne added. “After my current show was safely up and running I checked out her new and old songs and quickly responded, yes! How could I have not been aware of this person? Someone I imagine might occasionally get labelled ‘quirky’—as I often am.” Read “David Byrne’s American Utopia Is a Broadway-Sized Plea for Common Ground.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Denzel Curry and Slowthai Share Video for New Song “Zatoichi”: Watch
Denzel Curry has shared the latest single from his new album Melt My Eyez See Your Future, and it features Slowthai. “Zatoichi,” which was produced by Powers Pleasant, arrives with a new music video directed by Adrian Villagomez. It shows two individuals training for battle; watch it below. “Zatoichi” follows “Walkin,” which also received a Villagomez-directed video. Curry recently announced a world tour that’s set to begin in April. Slowthai released his new album, Tyron,i n 2021. Read Pitchfork’s 2018 interviews “How Denzel Curry Helped Pioneer SoundCloud Rap” and “Get to Know Slowthai, the Most Exciting—and Excitable—New UK Rapper Out Right Now.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Pitchfork Assistant Editor Cat Zhang Wins 2022 ASME Next Award
Pitchfork is proud to announce that our Assistant Editor Cat Zhang has been chosen as a 2022 ASME Next Award honoree by the American Society of Magazine Editors, as part of the 2022 National Magazine Awards. The organization’s description of the ASME Next award is as follows: “The awards honor outstanding achievement by magazine journalists under the age of 30. Any full-time or freelance writer, photographer, editor, designer or photo editor is eligible for nomination. Five winners are chosen each year based on their talent and skill as demonstrated by their portfolio of work and on their potential to make significant contributions to magazine journalism.” In 2021, Cat was part of the editorial operations team before being promoted to Assistant Edit...
GRiZ and Wiz Khalifa Are Performing at a Cannabis-Forward Music Festival
As music festivals return at full tilt after a brutal pandemic, there’s no better time to live the high life. Enter The Roll Up Festival, a three-day event combining cannabis culture, music and Earth Day celebrations. It’s essentially an adult playground with carnival attractions, rides, ball-pits, car shows, professional wrestling sideshows and—of course–lots of munchies. The Roll Up Festival is scheduled for April 15-17 at the Three County Fairgrounds in Northampton, Massachusetts. The fest will feature three stages, each of which have their own unique production to express its commitment to earth consciousness and environmental awareness. Recommended Articles Electro-funk superstar GRiZ, who was named as one of EDM.com‘s Best Music Producers of 2021, is primed for a mu...
Basscon’s Wasteland Festival Is Returning to SoCal With a Revamped, Mind-Blowing Stage
Wasteland has long been the crown jewel of Basscon, and to celebrate the return of the brand’s flagship festival, organizers are pulling no punches by debuting a redesigned stage production in 2022. Check out a digital render of the mind-blowing stage below. Render of Wasteland’s 2022 festival stage. c/o Insomniac Events It’s no myth that Insomniac is home to a diverse range of envelope-pushing brands within the EDM ecosystem. This year, Basscon—the company’s dedicated hard dance brand—has brought in Headhunterz, Sub Zero Project, Lady Faith, and many more hardstyle favorites. Wasteland is scheduled to kick off on Friday, February 25th at San Bernardino’s NOS Events Center. You can purchase tickets here. Recommended Articles Basscon&#...
Over 70 DJs to Perform at Virtual Charity Rave for Rare Genetic Disease Therapies
If you’re going to rave, why not do it with a purpose? Cure Rare Disease, a nonprofit biotechnology research organization, is hosting a four-day streaming event to raise awareness and research funding to develop therapies for rare genetic diseases. Supported by Logitech’s Streamlabs Charity, Rare Rave 2022 will feature over 70 DJs and electronic music artists from 17 countries. Rare Rave 2022 will kick off on Friday, February 25th and conclude on the 28th, which the U.S. recognizes as Rare Disease Day. Donations from viewers tuning into the virtual fest will fund the development of life-saving therapies for rare diseases, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a severe disorder with a median life expectancy of only 22 years. According to a press release shared with EDM.com, Cure ...
Oak View Group Rebrands Facilities Division as OVG360, to Launch New Suite of Services
Months after finalizing the purchase of Spectra, Tim Leiweke‘s Oak View Group has rebranded its OVG Facilities division as OVG360 and announced plans to launch a new suite of services for its venue management and hospitality clients. The news comes after six years of rapid growth across Oak View Group in partnership with music executive Irving Azoff and private equity firm Silver Lake, going from six employees in 2015 to more than 25,000 employees and more than $5.3 billion in deployed capital across nine projects, including the recently opened Savannah Enmarket Arena in Georgia. Last year, Oak View Group opened the $1.2 billion, 18,100-seat Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle as well as UBS Arena, a $1.1 billion multi-purpose, state-of-the-art arena located on the grounds of Belmont Park in E...
‘Broadway Bares’ Benefit Sets Live Onstage Return for June
Broadway is back, and so too is the long-running Broadway Bares spectacular. The annual, one night only charity burlesque show will return — live, onstage and in-person — for its 30th anniversary celebration on June 26 at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. For the last two years, COVID-19 sidelined the show to a virtual event. The theme for 2022 Broadway Bares show will be announced at a later date, along with any special guests that may take the stage. Previous installments of the show have included appearances from musicians like Billy Porter, Vanessa Williams, Cyndi Lauper and Adam Lambert. The extravaganza is a showcase for the dancers of Broadway and New York, and in 2019, more than 200 performers took the stage. The 2022 show will be directed by Laya Barak, who also helmed the 201...
Who Gets Paid for a Stream?
Over a trillion times a year, somebody streams a song within the United States and sets in motion the process of paying royalties to the rights holders and creators responsible for the music. Each individual payment is minute — usually less than a cent — but for the most popular songs, royalties can add up to millions of dollars in a single year. Dua Lipa’s “Levitating,” for example, which was 2021’s most-streamed song in the U.S., according to MRC Data, earned her, its songwriters and its various rights holders about $4 million, Billboard estimates. Exactly how each involved party is paid varies, but the recipients are the same: record label, performing artist, songwriter, music publisher and an intermediary or two. Both the sound recording and its underlying musical work receive royaltie...
Why Snoop Dogg’s Death Row Deal Won’t Include 2Pac and Dr. Dre, Lizzo Talks New Album & More Top Stories | Billboard News
Snoop Dogg won’t get 2Pac and Dr. Dre in his new deal, Lizzo talks new music and we catch up with legendary rocker Sting. Plus, Megan Thee Stallion calls out Tory Lanez, a look at Kelly Clarkson’s latest cover and your chart update. This is Billboard News for Thursday, Feb. 24. [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_title” class=”fl-input” title=”Title” value=”” required=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”category” title=”Select category”][flexi-form-tag type=”tag” title=”Insert tag”][flexi-form-tag type=”article” class=”fl-tex...
