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Will Smith Is a Winner on Night 1 of 2022 NAACP Image Awards’ Pre-Telecast Awards
Will Smith, who received two Oscar nominations for his work in King Richard, won an NAACP Image Award for outstanding literary work – biography/autobiography for Will on Monday (Feb. 21). The NAACP Image Awards are following the lead of the Primetime Emmys’ Creative Arts Awards in stripping their “pre-telecast” awards across an entire week. The focus on opening night was on literary categories and four inaugural podcast categories. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Jemele Hill Is Unbothered” was the night’s only double winner. It won for outstanding society and culture podcast and outstanding arts and entertainment podcast. Acting legend Cicely Tyson, who died in January 2021 at age 96, won outstanding literary work – debut author for Just as I ...
Britain’s Sea Power Leads U.K. Chart Race With ‘Everything Was Forever’
Sea Power sets sail for the U.K. chart title with Everything Was Forever, though the British rock band has a fight on its hands. Formerly known as British Sea Power, the group has notched eight studio albums, including five Top 40 appearances, but never ruled the Official U.K. Albums Chart. That could change if Everything Was Forever (via Golden Chariot) continues to steam ahead. It’s No. 1 on the Official Chart Update, and is the market leader with physical sales in the early part of the chart cycle. Everything Was Forever is Sea Power’s first release through Townsend Music’s D2C Plus model, which expanded in late 2021 to offer a range of artist services from finance, product curation, campaign management, design, manufacturing, marketing and more. To date, the group’s chart best is...
NBA YoungBoy Delivers New Single “Opposite,” Teases ‘Realer 2’ Mixtape
YoungBoy Never Broke Again surprised fans with the release of a brand new cut entitled “Opposite.” Clocking in at two-and-a-half minutes, the track hears the Baton Rouge rapper pay tribute to the loved one he’s lost while admitting that some of those around him are the “Opposite” of who he thought they were. In the caption of the single’s YouTube page, NBA YoungBoy teased the possibility of dropping his Realer 2 Mixtape tomorrow; this will mark the first release in the mixtape series since 2018. Just last week, NBA YoungBoy celebrated the Super Bowl LVI with a track. The two songs arrive shortly after his producer Jason “Cheese” Goldberg announced that the rapper will be taking a six-month break. “PSA: A select few songs probably (maybe) will drop from now until then but Top will not ...
Oxlo Showcases Growth In Electrifying Single, “Get Better”
Don’t let his age fool you. Starting his music production career at the age of 12, 19-year-old Oxlo quickly began to make waves in the dance music space. He saw success early on with his striking covers of popular songs, which propelled him into the underground scenes in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey. It was there that Oxlo was able to develop his own unique style, with the motivation to make a lasting impact on the electronic music landscape. Now, Oxlo has returned with his first song of the year, dubbed “Get Better.” Without wasting any time, he kicks off the track with an ominous bassline and spacey synths, soon followed by hypnotic vocals. The topline is dark and eerie in its sound design, as a down-pitched voice calls out, “...
Enter Wax Motif’s “House of Wax” In Stunning 17-Track Debut Album
Australian DJ and renowned house music producer Wax Motif has unveiled his highly anticipated, 17-track debut album House of Wax. Out now on his own Divided Souls imprint, House of Wax explores a wide range of genres, showcasing Wax Motif’s inimitable music production talents. Keeping the energy high, his sultry bass house sound is found throughout the album in songs like “Hard Street” (with ALRT and Nessly), “Skank N Flex” (with Scruffizer and Taiki Nulight), and the aptly-titled “Keep Raving.” Balancing out the album are sun-kissed, chilled-out tracks like “Thank You” (with Kaelyn Behr) and the Tulum-inspired “Koalack.” Wax Motif also gives fans pure, classic house music, by way of cuts like “Come Again” (with Shahay and Scruffizer) and the deep, dark...
Paxslim Re-Releases Fluorescent Video “Colors”
Paxslim, the buzzed-about, Swiss-based artist, has re-released a magnetic visual for his song “Colors.” Following up the release of his debut EP “H.G.P,” the Nigerian-born artist now has more eyes on him and is re-directing those pupils to the Fijitrvpboi-produced track, originally released back in September. Shot alternating grainy VHS film and color-heavy 4K, each scene is captivating and telling of Paxslim and his friends, as they move flossy and militant, around his small city of Thurgau. Paxslim wants to make one thing clear though, rapping, “I look up to the sky, I see colors, yeah/ We might look the same but we ain’t brothers, yeah./ I tell em’ move out the way, move out the way, please move out the way!” The kind of declarative statement that sets the versatile artist apart, a...
Paxslim Re-Releases Fluorescent Video “Colors”
Paxslim, the buzzed-about, Swiss-based artist, has re-released a magnetic visual for his song “Colors.” Following up the release of his debut EP “H.G.P,” the Nigerian-born artist now has more eyes on him and is re-directing those pupils to the Fijitrvpboi-produced track, originally released back in September. Shot alternating grainy VHS film and color-heavy 4K, each scene is captivating and telling of Paxslim and his friends, as they move flossy and militant, around his small city of Thurgau. Paxslim wants to make one thing clear though, rapping, “I look up to the sky, I see colors, yeah/ We might look the same but we ain’t brothers, yeah./ I tell em’ move out the way, move out the way, please move out the way!” The kind of declarative statement that sets the versatile artist apart, a...
Claire Rousay Announces New Album Everything Perfect Is Already Here
Texas experimental artist Claire Rousay has announced a new album. Everything Perfect Is Already Here is out April 22 via her new label Shelter-Press. The album is comprised of two 15-minute pieces, and it features contributions from Alex Cunningham (violin), Mari Maurice (electronics and violin), Marilu Donovan (harp), and Theodore Cale Schafer (piano). Find an extract from the record, as well as the tracklist and artwork to the follow-up to the late 2021 release Sometimes I Feel Like I Have No Friends below. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Everything Perfect Is Already Here: 01 It Feels Foolish to Care02 Everything Perfect Is Already Here
Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser Releasing New EP on Record Store Day
Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser will release a new EP on Record Store Day, which takes place on Saturday, April 23, 2022. Sun’s Signature is her project with partner Damon Reece (a drummer who has played with Massive Attack, Spiritualized, and more). Their self-titled 12″ EP features five songs and is being released via Partisan. Check out the tracklist and artwork below. Some of the songs from the project have familiar names—“Underwater” is the name of a single she released in 2000. Two of the other songs, “Golden Air” and “Make Lovely the Day,” have been performed live. In recent years, Fraser has recorded with Oneohtrix Point Never and Jónsi. She joined Massive Attack for some performances on the group’s Mezzanine anniversary tour. In 2016, she provided music for the original seri...
Porridge Radio Announce New Album, Share Video for New Song: Watch
Porridge Radio have announced their third studio album: Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder to the Sky arrives May 20 via Secretly Canadian. Today, the UK quartet has shared lead single “Back to the Radio,” along with a music video. Check it out below and scroll down for the LP art and tracklist. “‘Back to the Radio’ feels like a huge introductory hello or a big ceremonial goodbye,” frontperson Dana Margolin said of the single in a press release. “I wrote it at the end of 2019 when we were gearing up for the release of Every Bad and I felt like a lot of things were coming that I wasn’t sure I knew how to handle. The song grew out of a feeling of intense loneliness and being unprepared for what everybody was promising me was about to happen—and a strong desire to escape without knowing what I ...
Britney Spears Signs Book Deal Reportedly Worth $15 Million
Britney Spears has signed a book deal with publishing house Simon & Schuster worth as much as $15 million, according to Page Six and People. The deal has also been reported by Variety and Deadline, neither of which independently confirmed the $15 million figure. Pitchfork has reached out to Spears’ lawyer, Mathew S. Rosengart, as well as representatives for Simon & Schuster for comment and additional information. Spears’ deal with Simon & Schuster reportedly came about after a bidding war among multiple publishers. The deal was described to Page Six as “one of the biggest of all time, behind the Obamas,” who reportedly signed a $60 million deal with Penguin Random House in 2017. Spears’ forthcoming book is described in the reports as a “tell-all memoir.” The news of the book co...
Sam Hunt’s Pregnant Wife Hannah Lee Fowler Files for Divorce, Citing Adultery: Report
Sam Hunt‘s pregnant wife, Hannah Lee Fowler, has reportedly filed for divorce after five years of marriage. Fowler alleges that the country music star, 37, is “guilty of inappropriate marital conduct” and “guilty of adultery,” according to court documents obtained by TMZ. Prior to the report, it was not publicly known that Hunt and Fowler, who married in April 2017, were expecting a child together. The legal docs, filed in Tennessee, reportedly reveal that Fowler is pregnant and due in May. Explore Explore Sam Hunt See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Billboard has reached out to Hunt’s representatives for comment. Fowler is asking for alimony, child support and primary custody of their forthcoming child, according to TMZ. “The husband is guilty of such cru...
