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Nero and Pendulum Are Performing On an Innovative, AI-Powered Festival Stage
An in-depth review of Pennsylvania’s newly announced Boss Wave Massive may very well beg the question, “Who—or what—is really running the show?” Organizers of the upcoming two-day event, a product of Obskure and the founder of Boss Wave, NXTLVL, are committed to giving the stage a “mind” of its own with an ambitious, AI-powered production. It may seem like a big ask for an artist to surrender direction over the stage, but a formidable selection of electronic music producers have joined the innovative effort, including Nero, Pendulum, Space Laces and many more. Boss Wave Massive Boss Wave’s AI entities, Master Kontrol and SHODAN, are said to play critical roles in shaping what audiences are witnessing onstage while directly playing off of t...
Alison Wonderland Steps Into the Dark Side With Woozy Whyte Fang Track, “333”
Alison Wonderland continues her journey into the abyss with “333,” a brand new track released under the guise of her Whyte Fang alias. For over a decade, Wonderland has nurtured a secretive side project that explores the darker side of electronic music. Producing as Whyte Fang, she creates woozy, heavy-hitting sounds that might not necessarily fit under the Alison Wonderland umbrella. Opening up with eerie, distorted vocals, “333” sets an ominous tone early on. After a tense, metallic build-up, Fang introduces a wobbly bass drop with saturated kicks and frenetic vocal chops. She then blasts into the realm of techno, bringing the arrangement home with a pounding four-on-the-floor section. All in all, the entire experience is delightfully di...
Listen to Malaa’s Official Remix of Linkin Park’s Iconic “In The End”
Malaa has paid tribute to one of the biggest rock bands of the century, remixing their most iconic single over 20 years after its release. Linkin Park dominated the airwaves with their timeless nu metal offering, “In The End,” which released back in 2001. The song was immensely popular and helped their debut album, Hybrid Theory, reach Diamond certification from the RIAA, selling over 10 million copies. Now, 21 years later, enigmatic French DJ and dance music producer Malaa has transformed the rock song into a house heater. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles Maintaining the ageless vocals of Mike Shinoda and the late Chester Bennington, Malaa gives listeners a chance to belt out the words before cutting into a house groove. Chopping bits of the lyrics, he la...
Best New Tracks: Ari Lennox, NAV, Roddy Ricch 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’s list is led by Ari Lennox, NAV and Roddy Ricch with G Herbo and Doe Boy, who released the albums age/sex/location and Demons Protected By Angels and the single “Ghetto Superstar.” Also joining this week’s releases are Bryson Tiller, Sampa The Great, Pink Siifu with Real Bad Man, Chuck Strangers and Peso Garden, Saucy Santana, Sudan Archives, White Girl Wasted and Blood Orange. Ari Lennox – age/sex/location [embedded content] Ari Lennox follows up her 2019 debut album Shea Butter Baby with age/sex/location. The 12-track record features only three guest appearances from Lucky Daye on “Boy Bye,” Chlöe on “Leak It” and Summer Walker on “Qu...
Sampa The Great’s ‘As Above, So Below’ Features Denzel Curry, Joey Bada$$ and More
Sampa The Great‘s second studio album As Above, So Below is here. Clocking in at just under 40 minutes, the 11-track record features guest appearances from Angélique Kidjo, Denzel Curry, Joey Bada$$, Kojey Radical, WITCH, Chef 187, Tio Nason, Sampa’s sister Mwanjé and more, and is billed as an album that explores both the artist’s memories of Africa through the lens of authenticity and womanhood and what the future of Africa’s relationship with the world will look like. The Zambian-born, Bostwana-raised poet and rapper shared in a statement, “As Above, So Below is more personal than communal. The literal meaning is what is within me, is what is expressed outside of me. After years of feeling like I had to represent and be an ambassador for everyone, I finally feel like I get to be an ambas...
NAV Delivers First Album in Two Years, ‘Demons Protected By Angels’
NAV makes his exciting return with his first album in two years, Demons Protected By Angels. Clocking in at just over 50 minutes, the 19-track project features heavy-hitting guest appearances from Lil Uzi Vert on “Dead Shot” and “Interstellar,” Lil Baby and Travis Scott on “Never Sleep,” Future and Don Toliver on “One Time,” Gunna on “Playa,” Lil Durk on “My Dawg,” RealestK on “Lost Me,” Bryson Tiller on “Reset” and Babyface Ray on “Mismatch,” while production can be heard from the likes of Mike Dean, Tay Keith and more. Speaking to Apple Music 1, the XO Records artist opened up about keeping quiet musically since his 2020 projects Emergency Mixtape, Brown Boy 2 and Good Intentions. “It was really tough sitting at home for these years. Two years, not dropping. A lot of things happened in t...
Roddy Rich Tags G Herbo and Doe Boy on “Ghetto Superstar”
Roddy Ricch has joined forces with G Herbo and Doe Boy for his latest single, “Ghetto Superstar.” The four-minute track marks the first time Mustard and Southside have collaborated to produce a record, and hears Ricch, Herbo and Doe Boy each deliver hard-hitting verses about their money, women and their ability to protect themselves. “Ghetto Superstar” follows Ricch’s latest EP THE BIG 3, which also served as the successor to his sophomore studio album LIVE LIFE FAST. Ricch is set to make an appearance at the first Rolling Loud Toronto on September 10 before joining Post Malone for his twelve carat toothache tour in North America until mid-November. Stream Roddy Ricch, G Herbo and Doe Boy’s “Ghetto Superstar” above. Elsewhere in music, Ari Lennox’s sophomore album age/sex/location&nbs...
Blood Orange Announces Four Songs EP, Shares New Song “Jesus Freak Lighter”: Listen
Blood Orange, aka Dev Hynes, has announced a new EP. Four Songs is out September 16 and marks Hynes first release for RCA. Produced and written by Hynes, Four Songs features collaborations with Ian Isaiah, Eva Tolkin, and Erika de Casier. Peep the album art and listen to the first track, “Jesus Freak Lighter,” below. While Four Songs is the first Blood Orange record since 2019’s Angel’s Pulse mixtape, Hynes has been busy. His recent output consists largely of scores and soundtracks including work on Luca Guadagnino’s HBO/Sky Atlantic show We Are Who We Are, Gia Coppola’s 2021 film Mainstream, HBO’s reboot of In Treatment, Netflix’s Naomi Osaka documentary, and Rebecca Hall’s film Passing. Blood Orange has been opening for Harry Styles’ 15 show run at New York’s Madison Squa...
Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, More Pay Tribute to Queen Elizabeth, Who Has Died at 96
Queen Elizabeth II died today at Balmoral Castle, her estate in Scotland, after a 70-year reign. Her family gathered to her side after doctors announced that they were “concerned” about her health. She was 96. As the head of the royal family with a decades-long tenure in power, Elizabeth was an omnipresent figure within popular culture. In addition to the many portrayals of her in television and film, she was the inspiration for the Smiths’ The Queen is Dead, the Sex Pistols’ “God Save the Queen,” the Stone Roses’ “Elizabeth My Dear,” and so much music. Her death prompted countless reactions on social media, including from the musicians she knighted. Sir Paul McCartney posted a picture of the young royal with the caption “God bless Queen Elizabeth II May she rest in peace Long live The Kin...
Protoje Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song
Jamaican reggae artist Protoje has announced his next album. It’s called Third Time’s the Charm, and it arrives September 23 via Protoje’s own label In.Digg.Nation Collective/RCA. Today, he has shared the LP’s latest single “Late at Night,” which features Lila Iké, along with a SAMO-directed music video. Check it out below, and scroll down for the album art and tracklist. “Late at Night” is Protoje’s fourth single from Third Time’s the Charm, following “Family” [Ft. Jesse Royal], “Incient Stepping,” and “Hills.” “I’ve been searching for an instrumental that epitomizes hard core reggae,” Protoje said of the new song in press materials. “It feels like how ’Welcome to’ by Damian Marley felt when I first heard it, and Lila’s voice adds this eerie and haunting element to an already dark and gri...
Jack White Announces New Live Album Recorded During Current Tour
Jack White has announced a new live album from his ongoing 2022 trek. Jack White Live: The Supply Chain Issues Tour is available for pre-order starting today through October 31. The deluxe set is being released by White’s own Third Man Records, marking the 54th installment of their Vault Package subscription service. The set includes three LPs—one blue, one black, and one white—featuring live recordings from White’s current tour, as well as a glittery blue 7″ with a demo version of “A Tip From You to Me,” which appears on White’s latest album Entering Heaven Alive. Take a look at the full Vault Package set below. Disc one of Jack White Live: The Supply Chain Issues Tour includes stage renditions of Fear of the Dawn tracks such as “Taking Me Back” and “The White Raven,” while disc two...
J Balvin Reclaims His Crown as the Artist With the Most Videos in YouTube’s Billion Views Club
J Balvin’s “Ritmo (Bad Boys for Life)” video, in collaboration with Black Eyed Peas, surpassed 1 billion views this week, officially making Balvin the artist with the most videos in YouTube’s coveted Billion Views Club. “Ritmo” — which was released Oct. 11, 2019, on the video platform — marks the Colombian artist’s 12th entry as a lead, featured artist or collaborator. Prior to reclaiming his crown, Balvin was tied with Justin Bieber with 11 music videos each surpassing 1 billion views. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In 2016, the artist born José Álvaro Osorio Balvin became the first Latin urban artist to reach 10 digits with his “Ay Vamos” video. He was only the third Latin artist of any genre to reach a billion views, following Enriq...
