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Black Dresses Return With New Album Forget Your Own Face: Listen
Black Dresses, the Toronto-based noise-pop duo of Devi McCallion and Ada Rook, have released a new album. After first releasing excerpts from the album on their Patreon, Forget Your Own Face is out now. Listen to the duo’s latest below. The duo announced a breakup in 2020, citing “extended harassment” from fans. McCallion and Rook subsequently released Forever in Your Heart in 2021. “We’re no longer a band unfortunately,” the duo wrote upon that album’s release. “Regardless, we’ve decided to keep putting out music. Blessed to make & share these songs.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Watch Yves Tumor’s New Video for “Secrecy Is Incredibly Important to the Both of Them”
Yves Tumor has shared a new music video for “Secrecy Is Incredibly Important to the Both of Them,” a song from last year’s The Asymptotical World EP. Directed by Jordan Hemingway, the clip finds Tumor taking on a number of cinematic roles: a geisha smoking cigarettes by candlelight, a businessman assassinated outdoors in a spotlight, and a punk veteran trapped in a room with a spiked club-wielding cellmate. Check the music video out below. Next week, Tumor will embark on an extensive tour of North America and Europe in support of the new EP and 2020’s Heaven to a Tortured Mind. The trek will see Tumor staying on the road on through August of this year. Read more about The Asymptotical World on Pitchfork’s list of “The 31 Best Rock Records of 2021” and see “Jackie” at No. 25 on Pitchfork’s ...
Buddy Announces New Album Superghetto, Shares Video for New Song “Wait Too Long”: Watch
Buddy has announced a new album. Superghetto is out March 25 via Lil Company/RCA. The first single from the Compton rapper’s sophomore album is “Wait Too Long.” The single features Blxst, and its music video is out now. Watch it below. Buddy’s last album was 2018’s Harlan & Alondra. In 2020, Buddy and Kent Jamz released the collaborative project Janktape Vol. 1. In 2020 he joined Tinashe on the song “Glitch.” Blxst was among the 2021 XXL Freshman Class alongside Flo Milli, Coi Leray, 42 Dugg, Pooh Shiesty, and Iann Dior. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Artwork by Renell Medrano
Oceanator Announces New Album Nothing’s Ever Fine, Shares New Song “Bad Brain Daze”: Listen
Oceanator, the indie rock project of Brooklyn-based musician Elise Okusami, has announced a new album titled Nothing’s Ever Fine. It’s due out April 8 via Big Scary Monsters/Polyvinyl. Oceanator has shared the lead single “Bad Brain Daze” and an accompanying music video directed by Chris Farren as well. Check that out below. Nothing’s Ever Fine was co-produced by Oceanator and Bartees Strange. It’s her sophomore LP, following her 2020 debut full-length Things I Never Said and her 2017 self-titled EP, and spans 11 tracks in total. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Nothing’s Ever Fine: 01 Morning02 Nightmare Machine03 The Last Summer04 Beach Days (Alive Again)05 Solar Flares06 Post-Meridian07 Stuck08 From the Van09 Bad Brain Daze10 Summer Rain11 Evening
Here Are the Lyrics to CKay’s ‘Love Nwantiti’
CKay released his soothing “Love Nwantiti” back in 2019, but the song took over TikTok in 2021, as users took part in a silky smooth dance challenge. Thanks to the success of “Love Nwantiti,” CKay rose to the top of Billboard‘s Emerging Artists chart (dated Nov. 13) to become the top emerging act in the U.S. for the first time. The Nigerian-based star also scored his first Billboard radio chart No. 1 as the song ascended to the summit of the Rhythmic Airplay list dated Jan. 22, 2022. If you need a guide to follow along with CKay’s “Love Nwantiti,” find the lyrics below: Explore Explore CKay See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Tu tu tuUh tu uh tu tu tuTu tu tuUh tu uh tu tu tuYeah My baby, my Valentine (yeah)Girl, na you dey make my temperature dey ris...
Here Are the Lyrics to Drake’s ‘Knife Talk’ Featuring 21 Savage & Project Pat
For Certified Lover Boy, Drake called on his fellow hip-hop stars 21 Savage and Project Pat for the dynamic “Knife Talk.” Upon its 2021 release, Drizzy’s album blasted to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with 613,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Sept. 9, according to MRC Data, the biggest weekly sum for an album in over a year. Nine of the album’s tracks hit the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, marking the first album ever to generate as many as nine top 10 Hot 100 hits. “Knife Talk” cut in at No. 5. If you need a guide to follow along with Drake’s “Knife Talk” featuring 21 Savage and Project Pat, find the lyrics below: I gotta feed the streets, my pistol gon’ bleed the streetsSki mask on my face, sometimes you gotta cheatTo stay a...
Release of Bob Saget’s Autopsy Records Blocked by a Judge
A judge in Florida on Wednesday (Feb. 16) agreed with a request from the family of comedian Bob Saget and temporarily prohibited the release of any photos, video or other records related to the investigation into his death, saying that doing so would cause them irreparable harm. Explore Explore Bob Saget See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Saget’s wife, Kelly Rizzo, and his three daughters filed a lawsuit the previous day in Orlando, Florida, asking the state judge for a ruling that would prohibit the release of any records from the local medical examiner’s office and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office involving the probe into Saget’s death. Circuit Judge Vincent Chiu issued the temporary injunction, saying that Saget’s family would suffer “severe men...
Here Are the Lyrics to Latto’s ‘Big Energy’
Latto put a feminine, empowering spin on the viral Twitter phrase with her 2021 breakout hit, “Big Energy.” “I basically took this masculine, trendy ‘big d–k energy’ quote from Twitter and made it a thing where all genders can have ‘big energy’ and take it deeper than just [something] sexual,” Latto recently told Billboard of the song, which marks her second Billboard Hot 100 hit. “I wanted it to be empowering. It’s an aura that you carry and a confidence. It’s just an overall vibe and when you walk in the room, you have ‘big energy’ and no one can tell you otherwise. It’s an uplifting thing and turning a funny quote into something positive.” If you need a guide to follow along with Latto’s “Big Energy,” find the lyrics below: (Got that big di– energy)(Got that big di– energy)Hey, dad...
Kid Cudi Launches Virtual Concert App Encore
Kid Cudi has launched his interactive live performance app Encore. Working alongside CEO Jonathan Gray and President Ian Edelman, Kid Cudi serves as the Chief Creative Officer for the app, which bills itself as a “music-first creator platform.” Encore allows artists to release new music, interact with fans and host live shows right from phones. In turn, fans can attend virtual performances and interact with their favorite artists and fellow fans. Before a show, fans can meet up in the app’s online lobby and meet one another while getting hyped for the performance. “My number one priority has always been inspiring others and providing them the space to tell their own stories in an authentic and meaningful way,” Kid Cudi said in a press statement. “We created Encore as a space for artists to...
Roddy Ricch Talks Meek Mill, Atlantic Records & More With Akademiks
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Leon Bennett / Getty Roddy Ricch is one of the young stars of the current generation of Hip-Hop acts in the mainstream and he hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down. In a recent chat, the Compton, Calif. native talked up his relationship with Meek Mill, their shared label of Atlantic Records, and more. Roddy Ricch sat down with DJ Akademiks for the Off The Record podcast, covering a wide range of topics. During the fireside chat, Ak and Roddy dove into a recent outburst from Meek Mill regarding Atlantic and how the label is withholding music from the Philadelphia star. Meek also named Roddy in the dustup with Atlantic, saying that the label drove a wedge between the pair but according to Roddy, that wasn’t exactly the case. In Roddy’s words, the issues Me...
Erykah Badu Releases Special Edition Underwater P*ssy Incense
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jerod Harris / Getty Erykah Badu set the stage in the late 1990s as one of the leading voices of her generation, and her sultry vocals and layered lyrics inspired a bevy of artists over the past two decades. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of her classic debut album Baduizm, Badu released an incense appropriately titled Underwater P*ssy, keeping with the theme of her earlier drops. For those of a certain age, Baduizm was the soundtrack for many a long, hazy night in dorm rooms, house parties, or long sun-soaked drives. The album signified Badu as a major talent in the realms of R&B and Soul, and she gained respect from the Hip-Hop community as the album was replete with Black pride. The album was released on Feb. 11, 1997, and the Underwater P*...
‘Love & Hip Hop’ Star Tricia Ana Face Sliced & Chain Stolen In Party Brawl
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @tricia_ana / Instagram One of reality television’s prettiest faces got into a very ugly situation. Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood talent Tricia Ana got into a fight that resulted in her face being cut and her jewelry missing. What should have been a celebratory time for the model turned personality during Super Bowl weekend quickly went bad. As per TMZ Tricia Ana and her entourage attended an affair in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles, California. Apparently not everyone in her section got along though. Video captured at the party shows Ana getting into a heated argument with an unidentified woman wearing a denim jacket. Things unfortunately got even more tense and the altercation spilled outside and the two started exchanging blows. A third per...
