Sol Blume is officially returning after a two-year hiatus. The festival, largely dedicated to R&B and soul music has announced its line-up featuring headliners PARTYNEXTDOOR, Jorja Smith, Jhené Aiko and Summer Walker. Spread across two days at the end of April, the headliners are joined by some of today’s most sought-after R&B, soul and hip-hop artists, including Syd, Alina Baraz, Thundercat, Majid Jordan, Fousheé, Tinashe and more. The first night sees internationally acclaimed singer/songwriters Jorja Smith and PARTYNEXTDOOR take center stage as the night’s headliners while powerhouse songstresses Jhené Aiko and Summer Walker will close out the festival the next day. Hosted in Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, the Sol Blume 2022 will mark the festival’s third year. Ticket...
2 Chainz recently spoke out about the imminent arrival of his and Lil Wayne‘s collaborative album ColleGrove 2. The first ColleGrove mixtape was originally released in 2016 with the title intentionally bringing together both rappers’ place of origin to the forefront. 2 Chainz represented College Park, Georgia whereas Lil Wayne repped Hollygrove in New Orleans. Due to Lil Wayne’s label issues, the pair were unable to enter the studio to work on the first album as much as they could. 2 Chainz said regarding ColleGrove that they “were in the studio together maybe twice.” However, since then, Wayne has been freed with his contractual obligations and ColleGrove 2 allows them to be back in the studio together even more. 2 Chainz recently spoke with DJ Akademiks and confirmed, “We were in the stu...
Thanks to an extended—and deeply contemplative—hiatus from the industry, it’s clear that Tommy Trash has reawakened his creative spirit. The renowned DJ’s new single “Jaguwawa,” a breezy deep house bop featuring his own voice, is a testament to that renewed sense of self. Trash wrote track, he said, after an all-night ayahuasca trip, emerging from the meditative experience with the lyrics top of mind. “I wrote this song after a night-long ayahuasca trip, where I was having dinner with a few alien pals, before they invited me to go up into their spaceship,” Trash said in a press statement. “The next day I wrote down ‘Go up, go up in the light,’ which would later become the lyrics for ‘Jaguwawa.’ I never intended to sing this s...
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. If you’ve happened to check Twitter on the weekend, then you may have seen Power Book II: Ghost on the list of trending topics. Season 2 of the spinoff series, starring Michael Rainey Jr., debuted last year, but for those who want to catch up on the show before a new episode arrives this Sunday (Jan. 30), Starz is offering a limited promo that lets you join the service for less than $1 a month for the first six months. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Picking up where its predecessor left off, Power Book II f...
The Lumineers land its third straight, and total, No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated Jan. 29), as the act’s latest release, Brightside, opens atop the list with nearly 26,000 copies sold in the U.S. in the week ending Jan. 20, according to MRC Data. The Lumineers previously led the list with its last two full-length studio albums, III (in 2019) and Cleopatra (in 2016). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Brightside leads a busy top 10 on Top Album Sales, as the latest efforts from ENHYPEN, Skillet, Underoath and Casting Crowns all debut in the region. Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboar...
Sebastián Yatra has been on winning streak. Of course there’s the ultra success of his Disney song “Dos Oruguitas” from Encanto, which was shortlisted for the Oscar for best original song and currently sits at No. 2 on the Hot Latin Songs chart (dated Jan. 22). But just this week, he bought his first house ever and today (Jan. 28), he released his third studio titled Dharma. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Three years since Fantasía, which peaked at No. 5 on Top Latin Albums (April 27, 2019), his new set, comprised of 17 tracks, is his most eclectic yet where Yatra dabbles in punk rock (“Las Dudas”), cumbia (“Amor Pasajero”), vallenato and flamenco (“Dharma”), reggaeton (“Si Me La Haces”) and pop (“Modo Avión”). “[This album] taught me that you don’t have to limit your...
More than 50 years after The Beatles called it a day, the Fab Four’s legendary final concert arrives for streaming. The audio of that iconic 1969 rooftop concert dropped at the stroke of midnight, and is the companion to Get Back, Peter Jackson’s marathon Beatles documentary which dropped in three parts from last November on Disney+. The Get Back – Rooftop Performance is a time capsule of the British band’s last set atop Apple Corps headquarters in central London, and includes “Don’t Let Me Down,” “Dig a Pony,” and several cuts of “Get Back,” complete with the sounds of John, Paul, George and Ringo noddling, chatting and taking instructions between songs. Though The Beatles officially broke up in 1970, seemingly at the peak of their musical powers, their long-suffering fans have had a feas...
Delivering a teaser earlier this week, NIGO has now delivered the first single off of his upcoming album, I Know NIGO. Titled “Arya” and featuring A$AP Rocky, the track was initially previewed during the Japanese streetwear icon’s Fall/Winter 2022 debut for KENZO. Starting with angelic looping piano chords, A$AP Rocky comes in with the hard-hitting bass drums that carry the track. The riding the piano-heavy beat accented by tittering hi-hats and choice snare hits, Rocky delivers three verses and infectious chorus lines. “Arya” serves as the first single off of NIGO’s first music project in nearly two decades, which is set to be filled with features from Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky, Lil Uzi Vert, Pusha T, Famlay, Tyler, the Creator and the Teriyaki Boyz. Listen to NIGO’s “...
Benny the Butcher and J. Cole have teamed up on the new song “Johnny P’s Caddy.” The track is from Tana Talk 4, the Buffalo rapper’s upcoming project that’s produced by Alchemist and Daringer. Give a listen to “Johnny P’s Caddy” below. Benny the Butcher’s most recent record Pyrex Picasso came out in 2021. His Tana Talk 3 arrived back in November 2018. Last year, J. Cole dropped The Off-Season, posted a track called “Heaven’s EP,” and joined artists like Joyner Lucas and Wale on new songs. He also gave an hourlong interview to Narduwar the Human Serviette and released the documentary Applying Pressure. J. Cole’s Dreamville Festival is currently scheduled to take place this April in North Carolina. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Japanese DJ, producer, and Bape founder Nigo has tapped A$AP Rocky for his new song “Arya.” It’s from I Know Nigo, his first solo album in nearly two decades. Watch the video for “Arya” below. Nigo is the founder of A Bathing Ape (aka Bape) and also the hip-hop group Teriyaki Boyz. His new album is coming out on March 25 via Victor Victor Worldwide, according to The New York Times. On Instagram, Nigo has said that his record features Rocky, Tyler, the Creator, Pharrell, Kid Cudi, Lil Uzi Vert, Pusha T, Fam-Lay, Teriyaki Boyz, and more. A$AP Rocky’s most recent album, Testing, came out in 2018. Since then, the rapper has been working on a follow-up album called All Smiles that allegedly features a collaboration with Morrissey. Last year, A$AP Rocky released several new songs—including “Sand...
Raveena has revealed the details to her sophomore album: Asha’s Awakening is out February 11 via Warner. The record includes the new single “Secret,” featuring Vince Staples, which comes with a music video directed by Raveena herself. Watch that visual below. As hinted at in the previous single “Rush,” Asha’s Awakening is billed as a concept album about a space princess from ancient Punjab who learns about love, loss, healing, and destruction through a journey across centuries. In addition to Vince Staples, the album also sees Raveena collaborating with Rostam, Los Angeles IDM artist Tweaks, and Indian singer-songwriter Asha Puthli. Raveena’s debut album, Lucid, came out in 2019. She released the Moonstone EP the next year and followed it up with the song “Tweety” in 2021. Content This con...