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Gunna’s ‘DS4EVER’ on Track to Outsell The Weeknd’s ‘Dawn FM’ for a Second Week
Gunna‘s DS4EVER is currently on track to outsell The Weeknd‘s Dawn FM for a second consecutive week. According to HITS Daily Double, Wunna’s latest full-length effort will move down one slot to No. 2 as it is expected to earn a total of 83,000 units, including 1,500 in album sales. Meanwhile, The Weeknd will step down to No. 3 with a total of 70,000 units including 2,500 in album sales. The soundtrack to Disney’s Encanto, on the other hand, will return to No. 1. DS4EVER opened this week’s Billboard 200 chart at No. 1, earning a total of 150,300 equivalent album units in its first week. It surpassed Dawn FM’s 148,000 equivalent album units, which landed it at the No. 2 spot. Elsewhere in music, My Chemical Romance and Paramore are set to headline the emo and pop-punk festival, When We Were ...
Ecco2k and Bladee Experience an Ethereal Rave in the Visual for “Amygdala”
Following their respective PXE and The Fool releases last year, Ecco2k and Bladee have come together for their first drop of 2022. Coming together once again, the Drain Gang associates share an expression of their continuing musical progression on “Amygdada,” produced by Mechatok. Bladee leads the track with a “dreaming in a dream” riddled verse, in reference to his Good Luck collaborative release with Mechatok last year. Taking over, Ecco2k delivers a set of verses that showcase his signature unique crooning that mixes melodic streams with a sense of spoken word. Rounding up the track, Bladee explores his usual melancholic lines defined by introspective allusions. The release of “Amygdala” is accompanied by an Anton Tammi-directed music video, which sees Ecco2k and Bladee experience ...
Cordae Unveils “Chronicles” Music Video With H.E.R. and Lil Durk
Cordae has shared an accompanying music video for his H.E.R. and Lil Durk-assisted track, “Chronicles.” Directed by Aplus, Fredo Tovar, Scott Fleishman and Edwin Tovar, the visual sees the Raleigh-born rapper working at a diner and the three performing right outside the parking lot. “Chronicles” is taken from Cordae’s latest full-length album From A Birds Eye View, which arrives two years after The Lost Boy. In a previous interview with HYPEBEAST, the rapper opened up about the growth he’s experienced in between records. “I’m a lot more honest with myself,” he said. “I’m very self-reflective, self-analytical. I’m aware of being more empathetic as a human being, just having knowledge of oneself, ultimate self-confidence.” Prior to the release of the album, Cordae also shared a sho...
Grammy Awards Will Take Place In Las Vegas for First Time In April 2022
Music’s biggest night is moving to Las Vegas for the first time. A few weeks ago, the 2022 Grammy Awards ceremony was postponed “indefinitely” due to concerns about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The original date was scheduled for January 31st, 2022, but has now been moved to April 3rd at 5PM PT (8PM ET). Trevor Noah will be the show’s host. “We are excited to take the GRAMMYs to Las Vegas for the very first time, and to put on a world class show,” reads a statement released by The Recording Academy on social media. “From the moment we announced the postponement of the original show date, we have been inundated with heartfelt messages of support and solidarity from the artist community. We are humbled by their generosity and grateful...
NERVO Announce 2022 Las Vegas Residency With Zouk Group
Zouk Group have made their latest splash in Las Vegas, tapping famed DJ duo NERVO for an exclusive 2022 residency. The Australian sister duo will join Zedd, Tiësto and more as residents of Zouk Group, the proprietors of Ayu Dayclub and Zouk Nightclub. The venues have become two of the most coveted clubbing destinations in Las Vegas since opening last year. “We are thrilled to announce that we are joining Zouk in Las Vegas for a brand new residency @zoukgrouplv,” NERVO wrote in an announcement shared via Instagram. “We’ve been playing for Zouk at their iconic venues and festivals for years across Asia and can’t wait to see how they’re bringing their brilliance to Las Vegas.” Zouk Group were recently named last year’s Best Event Organizer on&nb...
Build a Killer Music Marketing Strategy Using Real-Life Expert Tips In This Webinar
The music research and analytics platform Viberate is kicking off 2022 with another free educational online session. The next guest panel will host two music marketing veterans and showcase the usage of music data to create effective promotional strategies. The first expert guest is Jay Gilbert, who created unique marketing plans for Nirvana, The Police, and Guns ‘N Roses. Joining him is Terry Tompkins, assistant music professor at Hofstra University, who discovered Grammy Award-winning artist John Legend while working as an A&R at Columbia Records. Their talk will cover hands-on data analytics tips for both artists and label managers. “2021 was great for streaming and music sales, so we can start 2022 with some optimism,” Gilbert said. “Those who know how to effectively mo...
Memorial Benefit Show Planned to Celebrate Life and Legacy of CharlestheFirst
In the wake of the death of CharlestheFirst, a memorial benefit show has been planned to honor the legacy of the late electronic music production virtuoso. Scheduled for January 29th at Denver’s Mission Ballroom, the event will gather CharlestheFirst’s family, friends, and collaborators in celebration of his life and impact on the dance music community. Prior to his sudden and tragic death, the beloved DJ, whose real name was Charles Elias Ingalls, was prevalently considered one of the most promising artists in the electronic scene—a notion reinforced by his extraordinary final album, SOLUS. Organized by Ingalls’ Lab Group comrades, Potions and Supertask, the event will kick off at 5PM with the unveiling of a bespoke mural. You can purchase tickets to the memorial benefit...
JAY-Z & Meek Mill Lead Push To Block Rap Lyrics From Being Used In Court By Prosecutors
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty There are quite a few rappers who could have benefited from this proposed law. Per Rolling Stone, JAY-Z and many other giants in the music industry (no, this isn’t another Tidal announcement) are pushing for a proposed New York state law that will forbid prosecutors from using rap lyrics as “blueprints” to alleged crimes. HOV is teaming up with his frequent REFORM Alliance partner Meek Mill, Fat Joe, Kelly Rowland, Yo Gotti, Robin Thicke, and other big names as celebrities signatories in an open letter. They are pushing state lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul to make the proposed “Rap on Trial” bill a state law. “This reform is urgently needed,” the new letter from JAY-Z’s lawyer Alex Spiro and co-written by University of Richmond Profes...
Blame Omicron: The 2022 Grammy Awards Postponed To April
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: CBS Photo Archive / Getty The biggest night in music will now take place an April. The Recording Academy has just confirmed they are postponing the 2022 Grammy Awards by several weeks. As spotted on Digital Music News we will have to wait a bit longer for one of the biggest ceremonies of the year. The 64th Annual Grammy Awards have been rescheduled and will now broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sun, April 3 (8-11:30 p.m., live ET/5-8:30 p.m., live PT) on the CBS Television Network and will be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Trevor Noah, of Comedy Central’s Emmy Award-winning The Daily Show host and comedian, will return as master of ceremonies for “Music’s Biggest Night”. The show moved from its orig...
Is Pete Davidson Running Scared After Kanye’s Threatening ‘Eazy’ Diss, Or Nah?
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Supplied by WENN.com / WENN Last week, we reported that Kanye West and The Game collaborated on their new track, “Eazy,” which included a not-so-subtle diss directed towards comedian and Kim Kardashian’s new boo, Pete Davidson. “God saved me from that crash/ just so I can beat Pete Davidson’s a**,” Yeezus rapped. So now there’s the question of how serious Ye is about Pete catching the bleached blonde fade and how Davidson has responded to the threatening line in Kanye’s song. Well, an inside source has told Page Six that Davidson isn’t running scared from no Kanye and that he actually “thinks it’s totally hilarious.” “Not just that—he thinks the whole [tabloid drama with him, West and Kardashian] is hilarious. He loves it,” the source continued. Page...
HHW Gaming Review: ‘Rainbow Six Extraction’ Is An Enjoybale Co-Op Experience With Some Grind Issues
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ubisoft / Rainbow Six Extraction Ubisoft hopes the idea of adding an alien threat in Rainbow Six Extraction with some tweaks will breathe new energy into its famed Rainbow Six video game franchise, and for the most part, it does. Step into our review. Rainbow Six Extraction, formally known as Rainbow Six Quarantine when it was announced at E3 2019, didn’t immediately blow gamers away. Hell, many of us thought this was just some DLC coming to Rainbow Six Siege until we all learned Ubisoft revealed it would be a standalone title. Initially, the game saw the human race dealing with a virus, but due to VERY OBVIOUS reasons, the game’s developers changed the name and the game’s theme. Source: Ubisoft / Rainbow Six Extraction In Rainbow Six, Extraction players ...
Kaytranada and H.E.R. Offer Up Dynamic “Intimidated” Performance on ‘The Tonight Show’
Kaytranada and H.E.R. took the stage of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for a lively performance of their single “Intimidated.” The Canadian producer creates an upbeat melody using a keyboard and beat pad, while H.E.R. offers vocals and plays the piano. She rises from the piano to sing the chorus at the center of the stage and seamlessly transitions back to play once again at the closing of the song. Kaytranada dropped his Intimidated EP through RCA Records in November, following 2019’s BUBBA. In addition to the eponymous song with H.E.R., the compact EP is composed of the singles “Be Careful” featuring Thundercat and “$payforhaiti” with Haitian American rapper Mach-Hommy. Watch Kaytranada and H.E.R.’s performance on The Tonight Show now. In other music news, Kanye West was spo...
