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NBA YoungBoy Drops New Track “Change” As Album Release Date Nears
NBA YoungBoy has returned with a fresh single and music video, “Change.” Directed by Isaac Garcia, the official visual features a simple montage of the rapper performing around a mostly-bare white-walled room. YoungBoy’s rapid pace of putting out new music has given way to a few song titles that sound a bit similar. While this new single is simply called “Change,” he already has the tracks “Changed” and or “Change (4 Freedom).” “I done sat up in the prison all night, wishin’ that I’m holdin’ you,” he raps. “Tryna make my money, bring me close to you, I’m feelin’ sorry.” The new track arrives as YoungBoy gears up for the release of his sprawling 30-track album, The Last Slimeto. Slated to drop next month on August 5 via Atlantic Records and Never Broke Again, the project will land as YoungB...
Keke Palmer Shuts Down Career Comparisons To Zendaya, Brings Up Colorism Debate
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: SOPA Images / Getty Keke Palmer is one of the most dynamic entertainers around, showcasing her vast talents as an actress, television co-shot, and social media darling. Palmer took to Twitter to address comparisons to another young actress in Zendaya, and also spoke to the colorism debate that sparked the chatter. Keke Palmer, 28, fired off a weekend missive on Twitter after one user drew comparisons between her and Zendaya, 25, just as the film NOPE from director Jordan Peele had a big opening weekend. “I’d like someone to do a deep-drive on the similarities and differences between Keke Palmer and Zendaya’s careers. This may be one of the clearest examples of how colorism plays out in Hollywood. They were both child-stars, but their mainstream popu...
Dave Chappelle Opens Up For Chris Rock & Kevin Hart At MSG
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Shannon Finney / Getty Dave Chappelle was recently under fire in Minneapolis for some of his past comments on members of the LGBTQ community but the controversy certainly hasn’t hampered his career. Chappelle was a surprise opening act for Chris Rock and Kevin Hart‘s tour stop at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Dave Chappelle, thought to be a ticket holder on the so-called cancel culture train, hasn’t seen much in the way of barriers of entry for his particular brand of comedy. After a venue in Minnesota decided not to host the Washington, D.C. native, another venue took up the slack and the show went on. As Variety reports, Chappelle shocked guests at Rock and Hart’s joint comedy show at the famed MSG venue and naturally railed against cancel culture a...
George Ezra Challenges LF System For U.K. Chart Crown
LF System is dancing to another U.K. chart title with “Afraid To Feel,” though George Ezra could have his own plans. Eza’s “Green Green Grass” is steadily growing, and is set for a new chart peak. Lifted from Gold Rush Kid, his third consecutive U.K. albums chart leader, “Green Green Grass” lifts 3-2 on the First Look chart. It’s Ezra’s seventh U.K. Top 10 entry. The leader on the chart blast is LF System’s disco-channeling hit, which remains on track for a fourth consecutive week at No. 1. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Meanwhile, this week’s highest new entry could belong to British rapper Central Cee, whose new number “Doja” is set for a No. 4 entry. If it holds its position, it’ll give the London artist his fourth U.K. Top 10. Finall...
Joni Mitchell Plays Surprise Newport Folk Festival Set With Special Guests
Folk icon Joni Mitchell wowed the crowd at the Newport Folk Festival on Sunday (July 24) when the “Big Yellow Taxi” singer took the stage for her first full-length live set in more than 20 years. In her first appearance at the annual gathering since 1969, the reclusive Mitchell held court on a gilded chair for a 13-song set that included a parade of special guests paying tribute to the 78-year-old singer who has struggled with health issues and rarely appeared in public since suffering a brain aneurysm in 2015. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Rolling Stone reported that Mitchell was supported by a group that included newly solo singer Marcus Mumford, Brandi Carlile, Blake Mills, Lucius, Taylor Goldsmith, Wynonna and more as they pitched in on s...
Pearl Jam Cancel Remaining 3 Dates on European Tour Due to Eddie Vedder’s Vocal Issues
Pearl Jam were forced to cut their summer European tour short this week due to ongoing vocal issues affecting singer Eddie Vedder. After canceling a show in Vienna last week, the band revealed that the remaining scheduled trio of dates on the run — including a July 22 show in Prague and a planned two-night stand in Amsterdam at the Ziggo Dome on July 24-25 — will also be called off on the advice of Vedder’s doctors. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “We were hopeful that Ed would make a recovery in time to perform tomorrow. He has seen a doctor in Prague and is continuing the treatments for his vocal cords, but unfortunately, there is still no voice available,” they tweeted on July 21. They followed up a short time later to announced that despite...
Lauren Alaina Signs With Big Loud Records and Reveals Morgan Wallen’s Sweet Response
When Lauren Alaina decided it was time to find a new label, she knew exactly where she wanted to start the next chapter of her career — after all, she’d already landed one of her three No. 1 chart toppers with their help. Alaina, who announced her departure from Mercury/Universal Music Group Nashville via social media in April, has signed with Big Loud Records. “I got a label that matches my personality: big, loud and country,” Alaina tells Billboard, with a laugh. “So I think that that’s what my music will be: big, loud and country.” When asked what was on her checklist when shopping for her new label, she simply answers, “Big Loud.” She met with a few different record companies, but Big Loud was her “dream label,” she says, especially as she got to know their inner workings after collabo...
Kendrick Lamar Brings Security Guard to Tears During “LOVE.” Performance
A video of a security guard crying during Kendrick Lamar‘s recent performance of “LOVE.” has spread on the internet. TikTok user Dejaih Smith shared the clip of the security guard, who later revealed himself to be Devyn Sanford, tearing up during K-Dot’s Houston show. The short clip shows Sanford wiping tears from his eyes and softly patting his chest, as he emotionally raps along the line “I’m like an exit away.” Sanford hopped on TikTok to comment on the now-viral video and share that he granted the uploader permission to share the video. “That’s me in the post y’all,” he commented. “This song means EVERYTHING to me and I was feeling everybody around me emotions… definitely love getting paid to do this.” In his own video, Sanford said, “It’s f*cking Kendrick Lamar, of course I was crying...
Fans Choose Billie Eilish’s ‘Guitar Songs’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Billie Eilish‘s Guitar Songs has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (July 22) on Billboard, choosing Eilish’s new EP as their favorite new music release of the past week. Guitar Songs brought in more than 60% of the vote, beating out new music by Megan Thee Stallion, Em Beihold, Lil Uzi Vert and more. The surprise two-track EP, with the songs “TV” and “The 30th,” delivers an acoustic, raw feel from Eilish. Upon their release, the singer-songwriter expressed to fans that the tracks “mean so so much to me. i am so happy for them to be yours.” Guitar Songs arrives just a year after Eilish’s sophomore studio album, Happier Than Ever. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Trailing behind the latest ...
Blackpink Set ‘Ready for Love’ Music Video Release Date
Blackpink‘s “Ready for Love” music video is coming soon. After performing the unreleased track during “The Virtual,” PUBG Mobile’s first-ever in-game concert, Blackpink announced on Sunday (July 24) that a visual for the song is scheduled to drop Friday (July 29) at 12 a.m. ET/1 p.m. KST. The group shared the news on social media, where they posted a teaser poster for “Ready to Love.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In July, YG Entertainment released a statement that announced the quartet — Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa — is in the “final stages of recording a new album.” The statement also said that Blackpink’s new music will arrive in August along with “a continuous large-scale project which will extend through the second half of the y...
Travis Scott Joins Future in Surprise Appearance at Rolling Loud Miami
Travis Scott surprised the crowd at Rolling Loud Miami when he took the stage with Future Saturday night (July 23). Though Scott has performed at a few one-off shows recently, this weekend’s cameo marked the rapper’s first music festival appearance since last year’s Astroworld tragedy in Houston, where 10 people died and many more were injured during his set. Rolling Loud attendees uploaded video clips of Scott and Future performing together, starting with their collaborative track “Hold That Heat.” Scott then brought a medley of his own tracks “Antidote,” “No Bystanders” and “Goosebumps” to the Miami stage. He paired up with Future again on “March Madness.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Scott had previously been approached by festival organi...
LF System’s ‘Afraid To Feel’ Logs Third Week Atop U.K. Chart
LF System delivers a three-peat on the U.K. singles survey with “Afraid To Feel” (via Warner Brothers). The Scottish electronic music pair leads the Official U.K. Singles Chart for a third consecutive week with their hit club track, which notches a market-leading 6.7 million streams during the latest cycle, the OCC reports. Meanwhile, Afrobeats artist Burna Boy is on the rise with “Last Last” (Atlantic), lifting 7-4, for a new peak. The Love, Damini release is now Burna Boy’s highest-flying solo single, excluding his contribution to Stormzy’s 2020 chart-leader “Own It” with Ed Sheeran. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news It’s twice as nice for Ella Henderson, who earns new peak positions with two Top 10 singles — “Crazy What Love Can Do” (Parlophon...
