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7 Songs You Should Listen to Now: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our writers are playing obsessively and highlighting some of the Pitchfork staff’s favorite new music. The playlist is a grab-bag of tracks: Its only guiding principle is that these are the songs you’d gladly send to a friend. This week’s Pitchfork Selects playlist features Kaina, Sofia Kourtesis, Undeath, Big Thief, Jenny Hval, Caroline, and more. Listen below and follow our playlists on Apple Music and Spotify. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affi...
Bad Bunny Extends 2022 Tour
Bad Bunny is adding to his 2022 tour schedule. The Puerto Rican artist has announced a stadium tour—dubbed Bad Bunny: World’s Hottest Tour—that begins in the United States in the summer. He’ll play U.S. shows in August and September before heading to the Dominican Republic, Central America, and South America for October, November, and December concerts. Find Bad Bunny’s schedule below. Next month, Bad Bunny is beginning El Último Tour del Mundo 2022—a tour named for his third 2020 album. The North American tour begins on February 9 and extends until April. Bad Bunny closed out 2021 with an animated music video for “Te Deseo lo Mejor,” featuring characters from The Simpsons. Revisit Alphonse Pierre’s “Bad Bunny Is Really Taking This Pro Wrestling Thing Seriously” on the Pitch. All products ...
Denzel Curry Announces Tour, Shares Video for New Song “Walkin”: Watch
Denzel Curry has shared the lead single from his forthcoming album Melt My Eyez See Your Future. The Kal Banx–produced “Walkin” arrives with a sci-fi Western music video directed by Adrian Villagomez. Curry has also announced a world tour. Watch Curry trudge through a desert dystopia in the clip below and scroll down for his full tour schedule. “I like traditional hip-hop; I like drum and bass; I like trap; I like poetry, so a lot of that is going to be interwoven in this album including jazz and a lot of genres that I came up on as a kid and just being in my parents’ house,” Curry said of his next LP in press materials. “This album is made up of everything that I couldn’t give you on Ta13oo or Imperial because I was going through depression anger issues.” Curry’s last solo album was 2019’...
Bob Dylan Sells Recorded Music Catalog to Sony Music
Bob Dylan has sold the master rights to his entire recorded music catalog to Sony Music Entertainment, the company has announced. The deal also includes “the rights to multiple future releases.” Billboard estimates that Dylan’s master rights are worth over $200 million. In a statement, Dylan said, “Columbia Records and [Sony Music Group Chairman] Rob Stringer have been nothing but good to me for many, many years and a whole lot of records. I’m glad that all my recordings can stay where they belong.” Dylan signed with Columbia Records in 1961. All of his studio albums—from 1962’s Bob Dylan through 2020’s Rough and Rowdy Ways—have been released via the label. He signed a new deal with the label in 1974, which may have resulted in him regaining control over his masters, according to Billboard...
Bodega & Nike Collaborate For A New Dunk High
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @sneakerfreakermag / Instagram The Nike Dunks have been thee hottest silhouette for a minute now and though sneakerheads and collectors are lowkey getting tired of the new colorways and remixes, Bodega will be linking up with Nike to drop an exclusive Dunk High collaboration later this year. According to Highsnobeity, the street brand will be revisiting their 2020 “Legends Collection” which used an MLB theme to remix the classic silhouette using leather patchwork that resembled a baseball glove to create the exclusive sneaker. Originally releasing in two colorways, for 2022 Bodega will be releasing their baseball inspired remix in a third colorway that has a “What The” kind of feel to them. Related Stories “This pair has the same baseball glove-inspired d...
Skip Bayless Apologizes Publicly To Allen Iverson In ‘GQ’ Essay
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: JOHN MOTTERN / Getty As a co-host on the Undisputed sports talk show on FS1, Skip Bayless is known to be highly loud and opinionated. But in a recent magazine essay, he took the time to apologize to former NBA great Allen Iverson for his past comments about him. Bayless addressed his former views on the superstar point guard in an essay for GQ Magazine, simply stating in the opening: “I misunderstood, misjudged, missed the point on Allen Iverson.” The essay, which was published Monday (January 24th), explores why the journalist had such disdain for the athlete who became a star for the Philadelphia 76ers after being chosen by the team as the number one draft pick in the 1996 NBA Draft. In one section, Bayless goes back to his time as a reporter for the Ch...
Julia Fox “Could Care Less” About Opinions About Her Relationship With Kanye West, Twitter Clowns The Pair
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Christian Vierig / Getty Kanye West’s rebound, Julia Fox, does not care about your thoughts on her relationship with the embattled Hip-Hop superstar. The rapper, now legally known as Ye, is literally trying to mold Julia Fox in his ex-wife’s Kim Kardashian’s image. Even Stevie Wonder can see that. Both Fox and West are trying their best to make us give a significant damn about their budding relationship that even ridiculously spawned an entire feature article about their first date. For those that do give a damn, there have been plenty of thoughts about the “whirlwind romance” between the multi-hyphenate and the Uncut Gems star. Fox decided to address the comments about her and Ye’s relationship on her podcast, Forbidden Fruits with Niki Takesh. In ...
Everybody Eats B: Dame Dash Announces He Is Working On A Sequel To ‘Paid In Full’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy of Damon Dash / Damon Dash It looks like one of the culture’s most beloved films is getting a sequel. Dame Dash has confirmed he has start pre production on a sequel to Paid In Full. As spotted on Hype Beast the Harlem, New York native recently conducted an interview with AllHipHop.com. During the conversation he revealed that he is moving forward with a part two to the cult classic flick. “I’m about to shoot Paid In Full in Newark” he said. “It’s what happens after he put all that work on the street and somebody had to get that money back. And I actually was one of the only d***heads that lost money. Well, not d***head, but I lost money in that one. Everyone else caught bricks, I lost 10 racks, I’m 16.” While it seems t...
Tyler, the Creator and 50 Cent to Headline Parklife 2022
The music industry has had a rough couple of years, but keen to make an unmissable comeback is Parklife, which has just announced its line-up for 2022. Taking over Manchester’s Heaton Park from Saturday 11 — Sunday 12 June 2022, headliners will include Tyler, the Creator (making his long-awaited UK headline debut), as well as 50 Cent, Megan Thee Stallion, Jamie XX, Bicep, Chase & Status, Headie One, Peggy Gou, Arlo Parks, and many more. Newcomers to the festival scene include the likes of Central Cee, who had a huge year in 2021, as well as PinkPantheress and ArrDee. Fans of all music genres will be satisfied, especially those who appreciate dance music as Annie Mac, Andy C, Shy FX, Fred Again, Camelphat, The Blessed Madonna, Sonny Fodera, and special stage partners including Defected,...
iHeartRadio Shares ‘Living Black!’ Lineup Featuring J. Cole, Big Sean and More
iHeartRadio has announced the full lineup for the second iteration of its Living Black! event, which is scheduled to take place at 8 p.m. ET on February 23 via TikTok. The star-studded lineup includes J. Cole, Big Sean, Moneybagg Yo, H.E.R., Saweetie, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Bas, Ari Lennox and several others. Additionally, fans can expect a “special moment” from Lizzo, according to a press release. “We are thrilled to once again honor Black History Month and Black culture through on-going and informative discussions about race and some very special performances during this year’s iHeartRadio Living Black!,” said Doc Wynter, President of Hip Hop and R&B Programming for iHeartMedia, in a statement. iHeartRadio Living Black! intends to spotlight and celebrate the power of Black culture...
Everybody’s Wiggling! The Wiggles Win Triple J’s Hottest 100 Countdown
The Wiggles have entertained kids around the globe for three decades with their can-do attitudes, their bright skivvies and dancing fingers, and their bank of singalong songs, which include “Hot Potato, “Fruit Salad,” “Get Ready to Wiggle,” and many more. In 2021, the Aussie children’s entertainers got triple j’s listeners wiggling in droves. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news When the network’s annual Hottest 100 was counted down on Saturday (Jan. 22), it was The Wiggles’ rendition of Tame Impala’s “Elephant” that came out on top, ahead of The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” and Spacey Jane’s “Lots of Nothing,” respectively. [embedded content] Novelty songs are no stranger to the poll, though none have come from as far leftfield as The Wiggl...
Meat Loaf’s Hit Songs Soar on U.K. Chart Blast
Meat Loaf’s fans in the U.K. are remembering the rock legend by switching on to his music. The Grammy-winning American artist’s biggest hits are surging in the U.K. following his death last Thursday (Jan. 20) of undisclosed causes, at age 74. Based on sales and streaming data from the first 48 hours in the chart cycle, the title track from Bat Out Of Hell flies to No. 4, which would mark a new chart peak if it maintains its position. “Bat” was released in 1979 and has a U.K. chart best of No. 8, set in 1993. The late singer’s 1993 leader “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)” is at No. 7 on the First Look chart, and “Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad” is poised to enter the Top 20 for the very first time at No. 15, having originally topped-out at No. 32 back in September 1978. Meat...
