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Masego Celebrates Black Community in New “Say You Want Me” Music Video
Masego is giving listeners a feel for his forthcoming album with “Say You Want Me,” the first cut to be released from the project. Arriving with a music video directed by Victor Alex Barco, the song layers the Jamaican-American singer’s sultry vocals over a bouncy dance beat. On the track, Masego leads with a player attitude, singing about leading women while still vying for their attention. Background vocals are provided by Ambré, Ari PenSmith, Mannywellz and Destin Conrad. The accompanying visual was shot in Los Angeles and celebrates the vibrance and kinship of the city’s Black community. “Masego is the name I want to hear you say when you mention life, music, black romance and dance,” Masego said of the track. As he begins the process of rolling out his new LP, for which a title has ye...
Twitter Layoffs Begin as New Owner Elon Musk Complains of Ad Revenue Drop
Employees braced for widespread layoffs at Twitter Friday as new owner Elon Musk overhauls the social platform. In a letter to employees obtained by multiple media outlets, the company said employees would find out by 9 a.m. PDT (noon EDT) if they had been laid off. The email did not say how many people would lose their jobs. Some employees tweeted early Friday that they had already lost access to their work accounts. They and others tweeted messages of support using the hashtag #OneTeam. The email to staff said job reductions were “necessary to ensure the company’s success moving forward.” Twitter’s roughly 7,500 employees have been expecting layoffs since Musk took the helm of the company. Already, the billionaire Tesla CEO has fired top executives, including CEO Parag Agrawal, on his fi...
Paramore Announces North American Tour in Support of New Album ‘This Is Why’
Paramore will be embarking on a North American tour in early 2023. Slated to hit 26 cities across the United States, the tour will kick off on May 23 at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Scheduled to debut on February 10 via Atlantic records, Paramore’s This Is Why will mark the band’s first album in six years. The band will be supported in their long-awaited comeback run by British rock bands Bloc Party and Foals, as well as The Linda Lindas and Genesis Owusu. The band will then head to Atlanta, Georgia performing at the State Farm Arena, before heading to the East Coast to hit the stage of Atlantic City, New Jersey’s Adjacent Festival. Later stops on the cross-country include Madison Square Garden in New York City and the Capital One Arena Washington D.C. Paramore will th...
Joji Introduces Lo-Fi Sounds to His Crooning Ballads on New Album ‘Smithereens’
Joji has released his new album, Smithereens, out today via 88rising. Following 2020’s Nectar, the new LP hears the singer continue to evolve his distinctive style of melancholic ballads. On tracks like “Die For You,” the singer pensively reflects on lost love, a recurring theme throughout his discography. Crooning over simple piano chords punctuated by the cymbal, Joji reveals that although she’s moved on to be happy without him in her life, he’s still willing to die for her. The album is also home to his hit single “Glimpse of Us.” Other standouts include the somber “Before The Day Is Over” and the vibey “NIGHT RIDER,” the latter of which sees Joji experiment more with production. Smithereens is cut into two sides: Side A marks a maturation of Joji’s introspective ballads, whereas Side B...
Best New Tracks: Brockhampton, JID, Yves Tumor and More
As the week in music comes to a close, HYPEBEAST has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks. This week is led by Brockhampton, who have delivered the first single from their final album The Family, as well as Sigrid with a cut from the deluxe edition of her new LP, “Everybody Says They’re Fine.” JID added the song “2007” to The Forever Story, while Jason Derulo teamed up with Australian DJ duo SHOUSE. Additional selections in the mix come from Yves Tumor, North Ave Jax, Lil Tjay, Dej Loaf, Selena Gomez and more. Brockhampton – “Big P*ssy” [embedded content] Long-running music collective Brockhampton is gearing up to drop their seventh and final album, The Family, on November 17. Most of the project has been kept under wraps but they’ve shared the first s...
K Trap Enlists Skepta for a Hot Remix of U.K. Drill Heater “Warm”
Hot on the heels of his recently-dropped mixtape, The Last Whip II, Gipsy Hill rapper K Trap is already back with a new five-star-rated remix of his hit single “Warm.” The single was a project highlight from his 2021-released mixtape Trapo, and it went down as arguably, the best U.K. drill record of the year. Hypebeast sat down with K Trap back in September, and when commenting on “Warm” he said: “The song was trending a month ago and it came out last year — it still feels like a new song now. That song has told me to make whatever I want to make and to go with what I believe is hard.” And with that being said, the track has now been even further revitalized with a fresh verse from U.K. rap and grime star, Skepta. Skepta — who recently launched his new Big Smoke Corpo...
Drake and 21 Savage Release New Album Her Loss: Listen
Drake and 21 Savage have shared their new album Her Loss. The 16-track release features an appearance from Travis Scott on a song called “Pussy & Millions.” A cut titled “Circo Loco” features a sample and vocal interpolation of Daft Punk’s Discovery hit “One More Time.” Listen to Her Loss below. The two rappers announced their joint project on October 22. They also released a music video for their collaborative track “Jimmy Cooks,” which appears on Drake’s most recent solo LP, Honestly, Nevermind. The Mahfuz Sultan–directed video found the men rapping in front of numerous screens, lit up with colorful footage of city life. Drake and 21 Savage have worked together multiple times in recent years. 21 Savage appeared on Drake’s Certified Lover Boy track “Knife Talk,” while Drake guested on...
Brockhampton Share Video for New Song “Big Pussy”: Watch
Brockhampton have shared the lead single from their forthcoming final album, The Family. The new track is called “Big Pussy” and it arrives with a music video directed by Alex Huggins and Harrison Fisherman and shot around New York. The single was produced by Bearface and Nick Velez and features vocals from only Brockhampton leader Kevin Abstract. Check it out below. The Family lands November 17; it will follow Brockhampton’s 2021 album, Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine. The boy band announced the new LP last week with new teaser clips. Brockhampton have been hinting at their final full-length since they performed at Coachella in April: After leaving the stage, they played a clip of Abstract discussing the last Brockhampton record with his bandmates. The video then cut to a graphic that ...
New Series About George Jones and Tammy Wynette Detailed, Watch the Trailer
Showtime has picked up a forthcoming, six-episode miniseries chronicling the legacy of country icons (and one-time spouses) George Jones and Tammy Wynette. George & Tammy, which stars Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain as the titular musicians, will premiere on Showtime December 4 at 9 p.m. Eastern. Watch the trailer below. George & Tammy is based on the book,The Three of Us: Growing Up With Tammy and George, which was written by the former couple’s daughter, Georgette Jones. In addition to Shannon and Chastain, the series will star Steve Zahn as Wynette’s final husband and manager George Richey, Walton Goggins as songwriter and frequent Jones collaborator Earl “Peanutt” Montgomery, Pat Healy as Wynette’s second husband and collaborator Don Chapel,...
Paramore Perform “This Is Why” on Fallon: Watch
Paramore stopped by the latest episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where they performed as the show’s musical guest. The band played the title track from their upcoming LP This Is Why. The album was announced last month with the video for the single. This Is Why is the followup to 2017’s After Laughter and is due out February 10. Last month, the band brought back their hit “Misery Business,” which they had retired from performing live due to its misogynous lyrics. Read “Paramore’s Influence Is All Around Us” on the Pitch. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Afrojack and Nicky Romero Hit Rewind With First-Ever Collab, “Back to Where We Started”
Nicky Romero and Afrojack are resetting the clock with their first original collaborative track. Last week, the landmark 10th edition of Amsterdam’s AMF Music Festival saw performances from a myriad of dance music icons, including the two progressive house titans, who didn’t hesitate to hit rewind. Opening up their explosive B2B set, the two evoked immediate feelings of nostalgia and whisked the audience down memory lane with an unreleased record tailor-made for the golden era of big room. The festival-ready smash, “Back To Where We Started,” harkens back to influences shaping some of the artists’ earliest hit records. For that reason, it’s no wonder the energizing four-to-the-floor kicks and stadium-filling lead synth animated...
Kaskade Teams Up With Justus for Herculean Hard Dance Tune, “Dance With Me”
Kaskade is swinging to the dark side, and 22-year-old Justus is pushing the pendulum. They’ve joined forces for a new song called “Dance With Me,” which finds Kaskade entering uncharted waters. Tracks like “I Remember” and “Eyes” will stand the test of time, but this time around, he’s endeavoring into the world of hard dance. “Dance With Me” strays from the melodic and oftentimes ambient approach to his music and instead opts for a more heavy-hitting sound. The track kicks off with thumping, techno-inspired kick drums as reverberating stabs swell and slice through the arrangement. Eventually Kaskade and Justus unleash an ominous drop. At the break, a melancholic pad bleeds into spacey synths, carrying a gritty ...
