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Brent Faiyaz Details New Album Wasteland Featuring Drake, Tyler, the Creator, Alicia Keys, and More
Brent Faiyaz has announced the details of his new album, Wasteland, which arrives July 8 via Lost Kids. The R&B singer and producer’s new LP is executive produced by Jonathan “Freeze” Wells and includes contributions from Alicia Keys, Raphael Saadiq, and Tre’ Amani, plus the previously released songs “Wasting Time” with Drake and the Neptunes and “Gravity” with Tyler, the Creator. Faiyaz has also shared the album’s latest single, “Price of Fame.” Check out Wasteland’s album artwork, tracklist, and watch the video for the new track below. Scroll down for a longer version of “Price of Fame.” Faiyaz released his most recent EP, Fuck the World, in 2020. Last year, he collaborated with Baby Keem on a new version of “Lost Souls” and Meek Mill on the Expensive Pain track “Halo.” Content This ...
Eck Robertson, Whiny Fiddles and the Birth of Country Music Recording Sessions
When River House/Columbia Nashville released Luke Combs’ “The Kind of Love We Make” on June 17, the single employed a fierce lead vocal, two-part harmonies and around 10 different instruments, all apparent in their own clean, digital audio lane. The performance shows how far the country recording business has come in 100 years. On June 30, 1922, a pair of fiddlers — Henry Gilliland and A.C. “Eck” Robertson — held what is widely regarded as the first country recording session at Victor Studios in New York. They had no chance to overdub a bad note here or there, to correct poor pitch or to amplify one of the fiddlers later. They had to capture the entire three-minute performance in one sitting or start all over again, playing into a bell-shaped audio horn, with the sound’s vibrations transla...
BTS Planning Global Busan Concert to Bring the World Expo to South Korea in 2030
BTS might be eying a break after the whirlwind international success they’ve experienced over the last few years, but that doesn’t mean they’re going to be absent from the global stage. On Friday (June 24), HYBE, the entertainment company that BTS calls home, announced that the septet will hold a concert to help South Korea’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo in Busan, South Korea. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The boy band will serve as ambassadors for the country’s effort to bring the world’s fair to Busan Metropolitan City, the second most populous city in South Korea, behind Seoul. “Given the importance of its bid as a nation to host the World Expo 2030 in Busan, BTS and HYBE will do our best to successfully bring the World Expo to ...
Taylor Swift Explains the Story Behind Her New Song ‘Carolina’ – And Why It’s Taken So Long to Come Out
After it was announced in March that Taylor Swift would be contributing an original song, “Carolina,” to the Where the Crawdads Sing film soundtrack, fans ended up having to wait more than three months before they finally got to listen to the full thing. But, as it turns out, Swift had to wait a whole year and a half. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The 32-year-old pop star went on Twitter upon the song’s long-awaited release Friday morning (June 24) to explain the story of “Carolina,” from the lyrics she wrote to how bad she’s been wanting fans to hear them since she finished the song well over a year ago. “About a year & half ago I wrote a song about the story of a girl who always lived on the outside, looking in,” she began. “Fig...
Cardi B & Lilly Singh Train to Be Firefighters on ‘Cardi Tries’: Exclusive Clip
Cardi B is playing with fire … literally. On the newest episode of her Facebook television series Cardi Tries, the 29-year-old rap star teamed up with comedian Lilly Singh to receive real-life firefighting training from the City of Monrovia fire department — letting out a couple terrified screams in the process. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In an exclusive clip shared with Billboard of the Friday (June 24) episode, Cardi and Singh stand back and watch at first as Monrovia’s fire chief Brad lights a controlled fire that springs to life so fast, it takes both ladies by surprise. “Oh snap!” Cardi yells, as the 33-year-old YouTube personality says: “I think my eyebrows came off!” Cardi is then guided by Brad and training captain Harvey w...
Hardwell Drops Never-Before-Heard Music In First “Tomorrowland Friendship Mix”
Having dominated the festival’s stages for the better half of a decade, it’s tough to believe we’re just now hearing Hardwell‘s first-ever “Friendship Mix” for Tomorrowland. And he pulled no punches. Fresh off his return from a four-year hiatus, the iconic Dutch DJ met the moment, dropping a relentless blend of never-before-heard edits and music from his long-awaited comeback album, REBELS NEVER DIE. The mix doesn’t just bleed techno—it hemorrhages it. After coining his new direction “Bigroom Techno” in a recent Reddit AMA, Hardwell twisted a knife into the sound for nearly an hour. Fans can hear it in ebb and flow throughout the mix, like in his thumping rework of Skrillex and J Balvin’s “In Da Getto.” Other...
Best New Tracks: GIVĒON, Dot da Genius x Kid Cudi x JID x Denzel Curry 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 GIVĒON, Dot da Genius with Kid Cudi, JID and Denzel Curry and Lil Nas X with NBA YoungBoy, who released the album Give or Take and the singles “Talk About Me” and “Late To Da Party,” respectively. Also joining this selection are French Montana with Harry Fraud, Wiz Khalifa, Roddy Ricch, Gorillaz with Thundercat, Mura Masa with Channel Tres and Shygirl, Conway the Machine with Jill Scott, and Warren Hue. GIVĒON – Give or Take [embedded content] GIVĒON finally releases his highly-anticipated album Give or Take and it does not disappoint. The intimate 15-track project hears the artist go through the most personal ...
Conway The Machine ft. Jill Scott “Chanel Pearls,” Kevin Gates “Bad For Me” & More | Daily Visuals 6.23.22
HipHopWired Featured Video It’s been a minute since Conway The Machine dropped his Shady Records label debut album, God Don’t Make Mistakes, and while the streets are still bumping the banger, Conway returns to remind everyone who isn’t listening that they should pay attention. Linking up with Jill Scott for the visuals to “Chanel Pearls,” both Conway and Jill rock his-and-her fur coats while dropping bars in a spiffy mansion while Jill kicks them rhymes that we didn’t necessarily know she had in her. PETA’s going to have a problem with the attire in this video. Just sayin.’ Back in the South, Kevin Gates comes out of hiding to drop off some new work in his clip to “Bad For Me” where the controversial rapper gets his 007 on in the club with a spiffy white suit as he basks in the attention ...
GIVĒON Releases Intimate Debut Album ‘Give or Take’
GIVĒON has finally dropped off his highly-anticipated debut album, Give or Take. Clocking in at 45 minutes, the 15-track record includes no features as the artist told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe that the record is “so personal that there can’t be another voice besides me and my mom because that’s the conversation that was had.” He also shared that he aimed for timelessness on Give or Take, “When’s the last time we heard a story from the perspective of, I’ll say, a 25 to 27 year old man really just telling his story. Then on top of all of that, you add all this new found attention. I can’t remember the last time I heard that.” He added, “That’s the timelessness I aim for. I want to know, once I know that I could just drop a project off in any decade and it could grow and flourish, that’s why I...
Tame Impala Remix Elvis Presley’s “Edge of Reality”
Tame Impala have shared their remix of Elvis Presley’s song “Edge of Reality.” The new song features vocals from Kevin Parker and is featured on the soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann’s new biopic about the King. Check it out below. Elvis hits theaters today (June 24), and the soundtrack is also out now. Elvis (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) includes contributions from Kacey Musgraves (“Can’t Help Falling in Love”), Doja Cat (“Vegas”), Eminem and CeeLo Green (“The King and I”), and more. Tame Impala released their most recent studio album, The Slow Rush, in 2020 and followed it up with a deluxe edition the next year. Since then, they’ve shared the new song “The Boat I Row,” collaborated with Diana Ross on “Turn Up the Sunshine,” and covered the Strokes at Primavera Sound. Later this fall, Ta...
Lil Nas X Says “Fuck BET” on New Song “Late to da Party”
In recent weeks, Lil Nas X has been vocal about the fact that he received zero nominations for the 2022 BET Awards. The rapper criticized the network on social media, and posted snippets of an unreleased song that included the lyrics, “Fuck BET.” Now, Lil Nas X has officially shared the track, which features YoungBoy Never Broke Again. It’s called “Late to da Party,” and you can hear it below. Lil Nas X released a trailer for “Late to da Party” ahead of the single’s release. It contained the following message: Today, in a galaxy far, far away…. LATE TO DA PARTY Episode I FUCK BET NBA YOUNGBOY is on house arrest, on the isolated planet HATU. The Brutal Empire of Terror (BET) has betrayed LIL NAS X, turning their back on him after using him for clout. With the music industry in turmoil...
Roddy Ricch Releases New EP The Big 3
Roddy Ricch has shared a new three-song EP called The Big 3. The EP opens with the Mustard-produced single “Real Talk.” Check out the project below. Late last year, Roddy Ricch put out the album Live Life Fast, which included the Mustard-produced single “Late at Night.” This year, he’s made appearances on songs by Fredo Bang, Mozzy, Ella Mai, Doe Boy, 2 Chainz, and Post Malone. This month, Ricch was arrested on gun charges while trying to enter Governors Ball in New York. The charges were quickly dismissed, and the rapper led a “Fuck the NYPD” chant at Summer Jam the next night. Later this year, Roddy Ricch heads out on tour with Post Malone. Check out “Ranking Every Guest Appearance on Kanye West’s Donda From Worst to Best,” featuring Ricch at No. 1. Content This content can also be viewe...
