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Kate NV Releases New Collection Bouquet to Benefit Ukrainian Refugees: Listen
Russian artist Kate NV has shared Bouquet, a new collection of music being released to benefit Ukrainian refugees. Proceeds will be directed toward Helping to Leave, which aids those seeking evacuation from areas of military conflict. Bouquet features eight improvised songs made with Andrey Bessonov. It’s available via RVNG Intl. Listen to it below. “It is a small gesture, but by offering this music to help raise funds for Helping to Leave’s monumental efforts in aiding Ukrainian refugees, I hope that it brings more awareness around the devastations of this senseless and inhumane war,” Kate NV said in a statement. The new collection follows Kate NV’s 2020 album Room for the Moon. She’s also announced two shows in the United States: one in New York at Elsewhere (Zone 1) on June 8,...
Eminem Releases 20th Anniversary Edition of The Eminem Show: Listen
Eminem has released a deluxe edition of his 2002 album The Eminem Show, commemorating its 20th anniversary. It includes previously unreleased songs—“Stimulate,” “The Conspiracy Freestyle,” “Bump Heads,” and “Jimmy, Brian and Mike”—as well as instrumental tracks and live songs. Listen to The Eminem Show (Expanded Edition) below. Since surprise releasing Music to Be Murdered By in early 2020, Eminem has collaborated on new material with Big Sean, Nas, Dr. Dre, Kid Cudi, Jessie Reyez, and Cordae. Earlier this year, he joined Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, 50 Cent, and Kendrick Lamar at the Super Bowl halftime show and was more recently named to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2022. Earlier this month, he made a guest appearance on the season finale of Saturday Night Live, whe...
Tony Shhnow Shares Video for New Song “Keep in Touch”: Watch
Tony Shhnow has shared the video for new song “Keep in Touch.” Produced by Jaimoe, it’s the second single from the Atlanta rapper’s upcoming project Reflexions—due June 9. Watch the Jelani Miller–directed clip below. Earlier this month, Tony Shhnow dropped the project’s Zelooperz-assisted lead single “Last Chance” and recently opened for Cousin Stizz on tour. Shhnow’s only other full-length this year was the deluxe edition of Kill Streak 2, but his SoundCloud page has remained incredibly active. Read “The Sweet Sounds of Atlanta Upstart Tony Shhnow” on the Pitch. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Reflexions: 01 Summer Off Relaxxx02 Show U03 Don’t Look at Numbers04 Born05 Park My Car06 Finessin’07 Uncle Vince Skit08 Bape [ft. Bear1Boss]09 Forgive Don’t ...
Hot 97 Summer Jam 2022 To Include Lil Durk, Lil Baby, Fivio Foreign and More
The Hot 97 Summer Jam is back and this year’s event is set to be another jam-packed spectacle. Featuring an array of heavy-hitting hip-hop acts, this year’s edition is set to include Lil Durk, Lil Baby, Fivio Foreign, City Girls, Pusha T, Roddy Ricch, Burna Boy, NLE Choppa, Saucy Santana, Yung Blue and more. The festival is set to offer two stages to cover the range of talent from veterans to emerging artists. “HOT 97’s Summer Jam, the biggest hip-hop concert, is a day of music celebrating us,” said TT Torrez, vice president of artist and label relations. “We understand the assignment and can’t wait to experience, with the fans, an extremely exciting lineup of performances from artists who are defining our culture.” This year’s Summer Jam festival is set to take place on Sunday, June 12 at...
Daddy Yankee’s Manager Raphy Pina Sentenced To Prison For Firearms
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Alexander Tamargo / Getty One of Reggaeton’s most influential executives will have to do a bid. Daddy Yankee’s manager Raphy Pina has been sentenced to prison for possession of firearms. As per Digital Music News the power player was hit with some stiff numbers by Puerto Rico courts. Back in 2020 he was pinched for having automatic weapons and an array of ammunition. This was in direct violation of his prior 2016 conviction. Pina was found guilty by a federal jury on December 22, 2021. On Tuesday, May 24 U.S. District Judge Francisco A. Besosa sentenced Rafael “Raphy” Pina-Nieves to a term of 41 months in prison, 3 years of supervised release, 200 hours of community service and a fine of one hundred fifty thousand dollars for firearms violations...
Sony Music Group Extends Program for Unrecouped Artists and Songwriters
More legacy artists and songwriters are going to be able to profit from the boom in streaming and other digital royalties after Sony Music Group expands its program for paying royalties to more artists with unrecouped royalty balances, chairman Rob Stringer announced Wednesday evening (May 25) during a presentation to Sony Corp. investors. With Artists Forward and Songwriters Forward, both launched in 2021, Sony Music decided to pay royalties to artists and songwriters who were signed before 2000 and haven’t received advance since. Sony Music didn’t wipe the slate clean by modifying contracts or adjusting the account balances. Instead, it would ignore the negative account balances of artists whose royalties earned over the previous two decades never caught up with their advance and expense...
Kim Kardashian Hears That Kanye West Talks ‘Mad Sh–‘ About Her in a New Song on ‘Kardashians’ Episode
The premiere season of Hulu‘s The Kardashians has been documenting Kim Kardashian and Kanye West‘s tumultuous relationship since the former filed for divorce in February 2021. In the latest episode, which aired Thursday (May 26), Kim is sitting at home with her sisters Khloe, Kourtney and Kendall, plus her mother Kris, her mom’s boyfriend Corey Gamble and Kourtney’s fiancé Travis Barker. Kris leans over the table to show Kim a message from an unnamed “friend,” to which the Skims founder shares that she received the same text. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Very classy,” Kim says sarcastically, before reading out a portion of the text message: “Kanye is coming out with a new rap song.” Though much of the conversation seems to...
Def Leppard Rips Out ‘Hysteria,’ ‘Pyromania’ Classics on ‘Kimmel’: Watch
In the year 1987, rock was top of the heap. The late Eddie Van Halen was still the king of the axe, U2 and The Edge were on top of the world. And Def Leppard’s Hysteria hit like a rocket. With Robert John “Mutt” Lange on production duties, the British heavy metal band found a new sound. It was a steam train, a rock ‘n’ roll juggernaut with sugar poured on it. The followup to their breakthrough Pyromania from 1983, Hysteria had it all. Here was a collection of pop songs on steroids, hits with more muscle than Gold’s Gym, a stick of musical dynamite that blew up everywhere. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Hailing from Sheffield, England’s old steel city, Def Leppard scored the most venerated of silverware in 2019 with induction into the R...
Justin Timberlake Sells Song Catalog to Hipgnosis
Justin Timberlake is the latest artist to sell off his songs. The pop-star has sold his full catalog to Hipgnosis Song Management, the company announced Thursday (May 26). That includes Hot 100 chart-toppers “Sexyback,” “What Goes Around… Comes Around,” “My Love” and “Can’t Stop the Feeling.” Along with Timberlake’s share of ownership over his already classic song catalog, Hipgnosis now owns the multi-hyphenate talent’s entire writer and publisher’s share of public performance income (Timberlake is signed to ASCAP) and will handle worldwide administration of the compositions, subject to the remaining term of his Universal Music agreement, which expires in 2025. From Memphis, Tennessee, Timberlake has been one of the most recognizable voices in music since his time as a member of the popula...
Kendrick Lamar Earns First No. 1 on Hot R&B Songs Chart With “Die Hard”
Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers’ Projected To Debut at No. 1 With 350,000 Units Sold in First Week The figures arrive weeks before the album is even scheduled to release. Apr 25, 2022 10,352 Hypes Lil Durk Earns First Solo No. 1 With ‘7220’ He previously hit No. 1 with Lil Baby for ‘The Voice of the Heroes.’ Mar 21, 2022 4,631 Hypes Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers’ Looking to Earn Biggest Opening Week of 2022 The album already broke Apple Music’s worldwide record. May 16, 2022 7,683 Hypes Lil Durk Projected To Earn First No. 1 With ‘7220’ Also possibly becoming the second hip-hop record of 2022 to earn over 100,000 units in its first week. Mar 14, 2022 ...
Harry Styles Sets New Vinyl Sales Record With ‘Harry’s House’
Harry Styles has officially set a new vinyl sales record with his latest album, Harry’s House. The 28-year-old’s newest full-length effort now holds the record for the largest sales week for a vinyl album in the United States, selling over 146,000 copies during its first three days. Styles has effectively dethroned Taylor Swift for the record, overtaking the 114,000 vinyl copies Red (Taylor’s Version) sold in November 2021. In addition to setting this new record, Harry’s House is projected to debut at No. 1 on next week’s Billboard 200 with the largest debut week of 2022 so far. The album is looking to earn between 450,000 to 500,000 units in its first week — likely overtaking this year’s record of 295,000 units that was just set by Kendrick Lamar‘s Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers&n...
Marilyn Manson Former Assistant’s Sexual Assault Lawsuit Dismissed
A lawsuit filed by a woman who worked as a personal assistant to Marilyn Manson has been dismissed, as Rolling Stone reports. According to Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Stern, Ashley Walters’ accusations of sexual assault, battery, and harassment have surpassed the state of California’s two-year statute of limitations. “The plaintiff has pleaded too few facts and too late to keep this case in court,” he wrote in his ruling. Walters first sued the musician born Brian Warner for sexual assault, battery, and harassment in May of last year. Walters worked as Manson’s assistant between 2010 and 2011. Walters claimed that during that time, Manson had promised creative opportunities but instead subjected her to verbal and psychological abuse, as well as multiple instances of sexual har...
