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Lil Uzi Vert Says He Is “Going Back to Classic Mode”
Lil Uzi Vert has been missing in action since he last promoted his upcoming project, The Pink Tape. Earlier this week, however, he returned with what seems to be hints regarding the tape. “This time less talkin more working,” he wrote on Instagram, giving fans an idea of what to expect from the project. ”Going back in classic mode.” A while ago, Uzi claimed that he was taking his time with The Pink Tape “so it won’t suck”, and that the album was going through its mixing process around August 2021. He explained that his previous album was his highest-selling due to the experimental mixing, not the actual music. The projected album, The Pink Tape, would be Lil Uzi Vert’s first complete solo album since March 2020’s Eternal Awake, and his first rel...
Future Leads Three Billboard Charts Simultaneously For the First Time
Future triples up for the first time in his career as he leads the Billboard Artist 100, 200 and Hot 100 charts simultaneously, making him only the 11th artist in history to achieve this feat. The Atlanta rapper leaps to the top spot from No. 30 on the Billboard Artist 100, thanks to the successful debut of his latest album, I NEVER LIKED YOU. He also takes the lead on the Billboard 200 for the eighth time, with the record landing at No. 1 with 222,000 units moved in its first week. This makes Future the fifth-most charted rapper after JAY-Z, Drake, Eminem and Ye. Moreover, “WAIT FOR U” featuring Drake and Tems, also debuts at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, overtaking Harry Styles’ “As It Was.” Future is now the second rapper to simultaneously lead the Billboard 200 ...
The Weeknd’s ‘Dawn FM’ Sets New Vinyl Album Record
The Weeknd’s Dawn FM has set a new record for vinyl albums. The January 2022 album returned to No. 1 on this week’s Top Album Sales chart with a total of 44,000 copies sold in the United States, and almost 34,000 of that sum were vinyl LPs. This marks the largest sales week for an R&B album on vinyl since tracking began in 1991, overtaking Prince’s Welcome 2 America numbers from August 2021. Dawn FM also jumped to No. 2 on this week’s Billboard 200 chart thanks to the album’s release on vinyl, cassette and box sets. The original 16-track record features guest appearances from Jim Carrey, Tyler, the Creator and Lil Wayne, Quincy Jones and Josh Safdie, along with production work from exec producers Max Martin and Oneohtrix Point Never, Oscar Holter, Calvin Harris and Swedish House Mafia....
iPod Commercials Defined an Era for Music in Marketing: The 10 Most Iconic Ads
It’s difficult to underestimate how deeply and completely the iPod revolutionized music listening. Introduced in 2001, the pocket-sized device escorted music consumers out of the CD era and into the gleaming digital age. (“I don’t know who your product’s designers are,” Moby said in a 2001 promotional video from Apple, “but boy, you’re not paying them enough.”) Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Of course, iPod commercials quickly became as iconic as the products they sold. Launched in 2003, the classic iPod ad campaign featured silhouettes of people dancing like mad in front of brightly colored backgrounds, with the iPod and its headphones in stark white contrast. These clips are deeply embedded in the memories of most anyone who watched televisi...
Arcade Fire Lights up Midweek U.K. Chart With ‘WE’
Arcade Fire is charging to a fourth U.K. No. 1 with WE. The Canadian alternative rock outfit leads an all-new Top 5 on the midweek chart with WE (via Columbia), their sixth studio LP. Win Butler and Co. previously led the tally with 2010’s The Suburbs, 2013’s Reflektor and 2017’s Everything Now. WE dropped last Friday (May 6), several weeks after longtime member Will Butler announced he will be leaving the band. Coming in at No. 2 on the Official Chart Update is fast-rising Norwegian singer Sigrid, with her sophomore studio effort, How to Let Go (Island). Should it hold its ground, How to Let Go will give Sigrid a new career high, eclipsing the No. 4 best for her 2019 debut Sucker Punch. Marc Almond and David Ball’s reunited Soft Cell could nab a return to the top flight with Happiness Not...
Ukraine and Nine Other Nations Advance to Eurovision Final
For years, watching the Eurovision Song Contest from the United States involved climbing on a rooftop to adjust the direction of a satellite dish and subscribing to a Portuguese channel. Today it’s as simple as tuning into a network app for the live broadcast. This year, champion figure skater Johnny Weir did on-air commentary for the U.S. feed of the first Eurovision semifinal in Turin, Italy, from a studio on the Universal Studios lot in Los Angeles. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news On Tuesday (May 10), 10 nations advanced to the grand finale on Saturday out of a pool of 17 semifinalists: Armenia, Greece, Iceland, Lithuania, Moldova, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland and Ukraine. Here’s the 10 qualifiers from the First Semi-...
Ed Sheeran Enlists Award-Winning Newcomer Budjerah for ‘2step’ Remix: Stream It Now
Ed Sheeran taps highly-touted newcomer Budjerah as guest vocalist on the latest mix of his single “2step.” Budjerah broke the big news with a social post Tuesday, ahead of its official release today (May 11). It’s another feather in the cap for the Coodjinburra youngster with the golden voice, after winning most performed R&B/soul work for “Higher” last week at the 2022 APRA Music Awards, and scooping the inaugural Michael Gudinski breakthrough artist category at the 2021 Awards. On that occasion, it was Sheeran, the late Gudinski’s good friend, who delivered the prize. The Aussie artist admits he “was so shocked” to have won the ARIA Award, “and it meant so much to me that Ed Sheeran was the one who read my name out,” he explains. “To now be featuring on the Australian remix of E...
A$AP Rocky Seemingly Agrees That Travis Scott Stole His “Whole Style”
For years, rumors have continuously circulated that A$AP Rocky and Travis Scott have bad blood. During an upcoming interview on the Drink Champs podcast, Rocky was questioned about his similarities with Houston-born rapper Scott. A teaser for the upcoming episode was posted on Instagram on Monday, where the Harlem-born rapper can be seen agreeing to a comment made by N.O.R.E claiming that “Travis Scott stole his whole style from A$AP Rocky.” It is unclear whether N.O.R.E. referred to his music or fashion style, however. Elsewhere in the teaser, N.O.R.E claimed that during the Drink Champs episode of the artist formerly known as Kanye West, the Chicago artist mentioned that Rocky “dresses better than me.” In spite of the speculations, Rocky mentioned in a 2019 tweet that the feud ...
District Attorney States Many Could Face Life Sentence in Young Thug, Gunna and Young Stoner Life Record’s 56-Count Indictment
Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis has spoken to the public regarding the 56-count indictment involving Young Thug, Gunna and associates of Young Stoner Life Records. In the nearly 15-minute address, Willis confirmed that the DA’s office will “ask on the different charges for the maximum penalties,” meaning that “many people” may face a life sentence. “These are serious crimes, they’re serious allegations, and it is my opinion that violence in our community deserves maximum penalties,” she said. Two reports also brought up using social media, which she described as “a wonderful tool for prosecutors and every indictment we bring nowadays,” and song lyrics as evidences in these types of cases. “I believe in the First Amendment. It’s one of our most precious rights. However, the F...
Wilco Announce 2022 North American Tour, Share Video for New Song: Watch
Before heading across the Atlantic for a European tour, Wilco will headline their annual Solid Sound Festival in Massachusetts, which will also be livestreamed for the first time. Japanese Breakfast, Sylvan Esso, and Bonnie “Prince” Billy are also set to appear at the festival. Cruel Country is out on May 24. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Wilco: Cruel Country Tour Wilco: 05-27-29 North Adams, MA – Solid Sound Festival06-11 Oslo, Norway – Loaded Festival06-13 Copenhagen, Denmark – Amager Bio06-14 Koln, Germany – E-Werk06-16 Frankfurt, Germany – Alte Oper06-17 Zeebrugge, Belgium – Zeebrugge Beach Festival06-18 Kent,...
Ezra Furman Announces New Album All of Us Flames, Shares Video for New Song: Watch
Ezra Furman: 05-19 Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom !05-21 San Francisco, CA – August Hall !05-23 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile !05-24 Vancouver, British Columbia – Hollywood Theatre !05-25 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom !05-26 Boise, ID – Visual Arts Collective ! 05-28 Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre !05-30 Des Moines, IA – Gas Lamp !05-31 Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line ! 06-01 Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall !06-09 Somerville, MA – Crystal Ballroom07-21 Valencia, Spain – Diversity Festival07-24 Hertfordshire, England – Standon Calling Festival08-14 Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom @08-16 Milwaukee, WI – UWM Panther Arena @08-17 Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park @08-1...
Pussy Riot’s Masha Alyokhina Escapes Russia Amid Putin’s Crackdown on Dissidents
Pussy Riot’s Masha Alyokhina has fled Russia amid Putin’s war on Ukraine and crackdown on dissidents. In the past year, Alyokhina was jailed multiple times for short stints—attempts to stifle her activism when she was arrested, for example, at an anti-Putin rally. In April, when authorities announced that her house arrest would turn into 21 days in a penal colony, she decided to exit the country. A new report from The New York Times outlines the punk activist’s efforts to evade Russian authorities and find her way across the border. Alyokhina had been staying at a friend’s apartment and said Moscow police were staking the place out. She reportedly slipped away disguised as a food courier and left her phone behind to avoid being tracked. Likely because the Russian government had confiscated...
