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Migos’ Quavo Shares New Takeoff Tribute Song “Without You”: Watch the Video
Migos’ Quavo has shared his tribute song to Takeoff, “Without You.” On the track, the Atlanta rapper remembers his late nephew and group member who was killed in November in Houston. Listen to the song below. Last year, weeks before the killing, Quavo and Takeoff released their joint album, Only Built for Infinity Links. In a statement, Quavo wrote about his deep bond with Takeoff: “I knew you weren’t my brother cuz you are my sister’s son, so I couldn’t say brother,” he wrote. “Now I finally get it…you are OUR angel watching me and watching us this whole time in living form making sure EVERYONE FELT UR LOVE AND HUGS while u here and u made our dreams come true.” Read the feature “Remembering Takeoff, Migos’ Low-key Linchpin.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originat...
Lou Reed’s Writings on Martial Arts Set for Release, With Laurie Anderson Foreword
A new book will compile the writings of Lou Reed—an accomplished tai chi practitioner from the 1980s until his death—on music, meditation, and martial arts. The Art of the Straight Line: My Tai Chi, out March 14 via HarperOne, features a foreword from the late artist’s partner, Laurie Anderson. The book comprises “unpublished writings on the technique, practice, and purpose of martial arts, as well as essays, observations, and riffs on meditation and life,” according to the publisher. Reed, who studied with Master Ren GuangYi, discussed the practice with artists, friends, and other tai chi practitioners, such as Iggy Pop, Tony Visconti, Julian Schnabel, and the late Hal Willner. Those conversations also appear in the book. Anderson edited the book alongside Stephan Berwick, Bob Curri...
Nirvana, the Supremes, Nile Rodgers, and More Get 2023 Lifetime Achievement Grammys
Nirvana, the Supremes, Nile Rodgers, and Slick Rick are among the artists to be honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 2023 Grammys. Ma Rainey, Bobby McFerrin, and Heart’s Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson are also 2023 recipients. The Recording Academy’s Special Merit Awards Ceremony will take place on February 4 at Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, and will also honor the Trustees Award recipients (Henry Diltz, Ellis Marsalis, and Jim Stewart), the Technical Grammy recipients (the Audio Engineering Society and Dr. Andy Hildebrand), and the winner of Best Song For Social Change, who has not yet been revealed. Follow along with all of Pitchfork’s coverage of the 2023 Grammy Awards, including the full nominees list. How Kurt Cobain Dealt With Being the World’s Most Famou...
’90s Hip-Hop Duo Black Sheep Sues Universal Music Over an Alleged $750M in Unpaid Spotify Stock Royalties
A prominent ’90s hip-hop duo is suing Universal Music Group for withholding royalties tied to what they’re alleging is a “sweetheart” deal the label reached with Spotify in the late 2000s. Filed Wednesday (Jan. 4) in U.S. district court in New York by attorneys representing Andres Titus (Dres) and William McLean (Mista Lawnge), members of the hip-hop duo Black Sheep, the lawsuit claims UMG owes its artists approximately $750 million in royalties deriving from the company’s stock in Spotify. Under a licensing deal they claim UMG and the streaming giant reached in 2008, the label agreed to receive lower royalty payments in exchange for equity in the then-nascent streaming company. But Titus and McLean say the label breached their contract with Black Sheep and other artists by withholding wha...
Harry Styles’ ‘As It Was’ Named U.K.’s Biggest Single In 2022
In the year that saw King Charles ascend the throne, it was Harry Styles who was crowned on the U.K. charts. The pop superstar rules 2022’s year-end singles and albums charts, with “As It Was” and its parent, Harry’s House, respectively, according to new data published by the Official Charts Company. Released in April 2022, “As It Was” reigned over the Official U.K. Singles Chart for 10 weeks, and went on to shift 1.57 million combined units, the OCC reports. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “As It Was” also finished the year as the most-streamed song in the U.K., with more than 180.9 million audio and video streams, and it was the best-seller across combined physical and digital formats, raking-in 65,000 units. The former One Direction singer l...
Harry Styles Unlocks 2022 Best-Seller In U.K. With ‘Harry’s House’
Harry Styles really did own the keys to 2022. The British pop singer’s third studio album Harry’s House was the biggest LP of the year in the U.K., according to new data published by the Official Charts Company. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The ex-One Direction singer leads the year-end albums survey with Harry’s House, which shifted north of 460,000 U.K. chart units over the year, including 160,000 sales (150,000 physical and 10,000 downloads), the OCC reports. Harry’s House logged six non-consecutive weeks atop the Official U.K. Albums Chart in 2022, more than any other album, and the lead single from it, “As It Was,” tops the U.K.’s year-end singles survey. Compatriot Ed Sheeran comes in at No. 2 on the year-end albums list with = (Equals...
Theophilus London Found Safe, Family Says
Rapper Theophilus London has been found safe after disappearing for months, a relative announced Wednesday night. “We have found Theo. He is safe and well,” the rapper’s cousin, Mikhail Noel, posted on Instagram. “At this time the family would love prayers and privacy. Thank you all!!!” The post didn’t provide details of where London had been found, where he had been or why he hadn’t contacted his family, which filed a missing persons report with Los Angeles police last week and asked for the public’s help in finding him. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news London’s family and friends had said they believed someone last spoke to the musician in July in Los Angeles. London, 35, posted prolifically on Instagram, but his last posts a...
Lil Wayne, Future, T.I. and More Could Be Called as Witnesses in Young Thug and YSL’s RICO Trial
Several rappers could be called to the witness stand in Young Thug and Young Stoner Life (YSL) Records‘ ongoing Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) trial. Channel 2 Action News obtained a list of possible witnesses for Thugger and co-defendant Miles Farley’s defense, along with the state’s. Thugger’s list includes the likes of Killer Mike, Lil Wayne, Birdman, Rich Homie Quan, YFN Lucci (whose attorneys confirmed that he will not be testifying) and Young Thug’s sister Alexis “Dolly” Grier and the list of possible witnesses for Farley includes Future, T.I. and Trippie Redd. Meanwhile, the state’s list named 157 people connected to the Atlanta police department, 62 from several law enforcement agencies and 125 lay witnesses. As of writing, eight of the 28 defendants indicted...
Popcaan Announces New Single With Drake, “We Caa Done”
Popcaan is kicking off his 2023 with the release of “We Caa Done” featuring Drake. The OVO Sound signee took to social media to tease the arrival of the single, sharing a teaser and the official release date of January 6. This will mark his first solo single since “Set It,” which he just released in mid-December 2022. “We Caa Done” will also serve as the third collaborative effort from the dancehall star and the rapper following “ALL I NEED” and “TWIST & TURN” with PARTYNEXTDOOR. Popcaan is gearing up for the release of his fifth studio album Great Is He, which was announced in February 2022 and had its cover art reveal just earlier in the week. Great Is He will follow August 2020’s Fixtape, which featured Drizzy, Dane Ray, Frahcess One, French Montana, Jada Kingdom, Masicka, PartyNext...
King Krule, Jadasea, and Pretty V Share New EP as Aqrxvst: Listen
King Krule (Archy Marshall), Jadasea, and Pretty V have shared a new EP as Aqrxvst. The three-track project Aqrxvst Is The Band’s Name was recorded last year—it’s the new group’s debut release. Check it out below. In November, Marshall shared a remix of Nilüfer Yanya’s “Midnight Sun.” He dropped the live King Krule album You Heat Me Up, You Cool Me Down in 2021; it would be released as a film later that fall. In 2019 Marshall produced Jadasea’s half-life EP under the producer moniker Edgar the Beatmaker. Read about King Krule’s set at the 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Skrillex Enlists Fred again.. and Flowdan for New Song “Rumble”: Listen
Skrillex has returned with a brand new collaborative single: “Rumble” features British producer Fred again.. as well as grime MC/producer Flowdan. The track marks Skrillex’s first release as lead artist since 2021. Check out “Rumble” below. The single arrives days after Skrillex seemed to tease new music with a brief video posted to Twitter. The caption for the clip simply reads “QFF/DGTC 23.” Fred again.. has also been playing “Rumble” during his recent performances for Boiler Room. Skrillex shared a string of tracks in 2021, including “Butterflies” with Four Tet and Starrah, “Too Bizarre” with Swae Lee, “In da Getto” with J Balvin, and “En Mi Cuarto” alongside Jhay Cortez. The producer’s last proper full-length was 2014’s Recess. The following year, he and Diplo dropped Skrillex and Dipl...
Lil Uzi Vert Is Supposedly Dropping His New Album Very Soon
A new Lil Uzi Vert project is on the way. The artist confirmed the news to fans on social media who were claiming that Uzi is never going to drop his record. “Shit ain’t dropping,” one fan wrote, adding, ”Waiting too [long].” Uzi simply replied to the allegations with “Bitch ass n****s,” and another fan wrote, “If [you] don’t drop before [your] tour [you’re] an idiot.” This was when Uzi dropped the bomb, responding, “That’s why I’m dropping February,” with several emojis. Uzi’s last solo full-length effort dates back to 2020’s Eternal Atake and is expected to drop The Pink Tape, which was in the process of being mixed in late August 2021. In October, he told a fan that he’s taking his time with it “so it won’t suck,” and in May 2022 he revealed that he’s “going back in clas...
