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Jury Deliberations Begin in Blac Chyna Vs. Kardashians Trial
Jurors began deliberations Thursday (April 28) in a trial over former reality television star Blac Chyna’s lawsuit against Kim Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Khloé Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, whom she alleges spread false stories of abuse to ruin her television career. In her closing argument, Chyna’s attorney Lynne Ciani argued that it was unreasonable for the four women to have believed that her client violently attacked her former fiancé Rob Kardashian. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Forget who they are; forget about how famous they are,” Ciani told the jury. “Was it reasonable for the defendants to believe that their son or brother’s version of the events that he had been brutally attacked?” In emotional and often angry testimony, Ro...
Shawn Mendes Announces Sustainability Initiatives for Wonder Tour: Exclusive
Along with presenting his 2020 album Wonder to the masses, Shawn Mendes’ upcoming Wonder world tour will feature a slew of sustainability initiatives, Billboard can exclusively reveal. Mendes is following in the footsteps of artists like Coldplay and Billie Eilish, as the music industry aims for greener and more climate-positive tours. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The Wonder tour, which kicks off in Portland on June 27, will reduce its per-show carbon footprint by implementing simple but effective practices that can be done by both fans and tour crew. In order to achieve its reduced emissions goal, the tour will offer merchandise with sustainable fabrics and fewer dyes, along with energy-efficient lighting and power for the show itse...
Future Releases New Album I Never Liked You Featuring Kanye and Drake: Listen
Future has released his new album I Never Liked You. The follow-up to 2020’s High Off Life features guest contributions from Kanye West, Drake, Young Thug, Tems, EST Gee, Gunna, and Kodak Black. Take a listen to the new album below, and check out the Rick Nyce-directed music video for Future’s West collaboration “Keep It Burnin.” I Never Liked You is Future’s ninth solo studio album. Since sharing High Off Life, the rapper has collaborated with Lil Uzi Vert on Pluto x Baby Pluto, served as an executive producer of Kanye West’s Donda 2, memorably collaborated with Drake on the Certified Lover Boy song “Way 2 Sexy,” released the single “Worst Day,” guested on Saturday Night Live with Gunna, and more. Read about Future in “The 200 Most Important Artists of Pitchfork’s First 25 Years” and revi...
Cuco Announces New Album Fantasy Gateway, Shares Video for New Song: Watch
Los Angeles singer-songwriter Cuco has announced his sophomore album. Fantasy Gateway arrives July 22 via Interscope. The 12-track LP includes appearances from Kacey Musgraves, Adriel Favela, Bratty, and DannyLux. Today, Cuco has shared lead single “Caution” along with an animated video created by Grin Machine. Watch it below, and scroll down for the LP art, tracklist, and a string of newly-announced tour dates. “‘Caution’ is a song that talks about going through different mental health issues and not wanting to bombard the people around you with your problems,” Cuco said in press materials. He continued: “So you just keep them to yourself, but sometimes putting all that weight on yourself results in a feeling of being out of control when everything explodes.” Cuco’s debut LP Para Mi arriv...
Kendall’s Succession Cover of Billy Joel’s “Honesty” Gets Official Release: Listen
Composer Nicholas Britell has released his soundtrack for season 3 of HBO’s hit series Succession. The score features 21 new tracks from the latest season of the show, including a cover of Billy Joel’s “Honesty” sung in the series by Jeremy Strong’s character Kendall Roy. Check it out below. “Season 3 gave me such an exciting opportunity to explore new musical directions for the sound of Succession,” Britell said in a press release. “From the FBI raid on Waystar Royco to the wedding in Tuscany, this soundtrack album showcases the wide scope of this season’s music. And as a very special bonus we are pleased to include a full recording of Kendall Roy’s rendition of the Billy Joel classic, ‘Honesty’.” Britell has composed for every season of Succession. In 2019, Pusha-T rewored the now-famous...
Hayley Williams Announces New Emo-Themed Music Podcast
Not long ago, people started calling me a “veteran” of my scene and of the music industry. It sounds so funny to me because most of the time I still feel like a fan. The serious truth is I have, in fact, grown up in this scene for the last two decades. I guess that’s a pretty long time. I’m really excited to have the opportunity to publicly nerd out about bands and songs that make my favourite subgenre feel like home to me. And while it will be fun to take some trips down memory lane, I’m just as excited, if not more, to play music from new artists I’m discovering all the time. Everything is Emo is meant to feel like a conversation with other fans of the genre, young and (ahem) old. There’s going to be plenty of interaction, which I hope will feel somewhat reminiscent of the message ...
Best New Tracks: Kehlani, Future, Justin Bieber x Don Toliver 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 releases from Future, Kehlani and Justin Bieber x Don Toliver, who released the albums I NEVER LIKED YOU and blue water road, and the collab “Honest.” Also joining this week’s selection are offerings from pgLang‘s Tanna Leone, GIVĒON, Sampa The Great x Denzel Curry, Toro y Moi, Ovrkast., Amaal x Syd and Yellow Days. Future – I NEVER LIKED YOU [embedded content] After two long years, Future returns with his ninth studio album I NEVER LIKED YOU. Enlisting the help of the likes of Ye, Drake, Young Thug, Gunna and more, he explained to GQ that he created this record in order to “showcase my skil...
Coachella Co-founder Reveals How Kanye Dropping Out Impacted the Festival
Coachella co-founder Paul Tollett recently spoke to the Los Angeles Times about the difficulties of replacing Kanye West after the rapper decided to drop out of the festival. Tollett spoke about Ye’s last minute decision to remove himself from the 2022 lineup and explained that while it caused a lot of moving parts to be set back at the time, he is still “good with Kanye.” He said, “I Zoomed with him a couple days prior and I think it was a good decision for him.” Tollett eventually replaced Ye with co-headliners The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia. When he was initially asked who Tollett thought would be a good substitute he answered, “I said, ‘I actually don’t know yet. Right now I’m a little stunned with Kanye leaving. I’ve got to think what to do here.” While Ye’s decision was close to ...
The Weeknd Signs Long-term Partnership Deal With Universal Music Group
The Weeknd has signed a long-term partnership deal with Universal Music Group that is expected to cover recording music, merchandise, video production and publishing. According to Variety, the deal further builds on The Weeknd’s relationship with the label, his home and music partner since 2012. In the statement, the UMG stated that the artist “will remain his label partner for future recorded music releases.” Universal Music Publishing will also be administering all of the Toronto crooner’s future works and songwriting catalogs in the future. With UMG management, The Weeknd and his XO brand will be expanding and developing global merchandise products under an international branding, e-commerce and retail licensing strategy that continues to build The Weeknd’s presence around the world. Th...
Pusha T Speaks on Possibility of New Clipse Album: “I’m Very Confident”
Pusha T is “very confident” and “pushing” for the return of Clipse, his hip-hop duo with brother No Malice. In a recent SiriusXM interview, the rapper shared that he believes his brother is more keen on releasing new music thanks to their work on the I Know NIGO collab “Punch Bowl.” That track snowballed into the creation of the It’s Almost Dry closer “I Pray For You.” King Push shared, “I’m pushing for a Clipse album. I want it to happen. You know, it’s up to him, but I am very confident. I didn’t know we always could do one. I’m very confident we can do a Clipse album.” He also explained that many were excited to hear No Malice, who changed his changed name from Malice in 2012, on those cuts. “People have been very vocal from the “Punch Bowl” record to this record,” Pusha said. “Even thi...
“Feel Safe to Be Yourself”: How SOFI TUKKER’s Sophomore Album Speaks to the Power of Positivity
What do Larry Bird, tennis, and persimmons have in common? They’re three of the many motifs that comprise the DNA of SOFI TUKKER‘s long-awaited sophomore album, WET TENNIS, which is out now after appearing in our list of the top 22 electronic albums to come out in 2022. Considering the fact that their debut album, the Grammy-nominated Treehouse, was released in 2018, it’s safe to say that Sophie Hawley-Weld and Tucker Halpern of SOFI TUKKER have evolved both individually and as a pair over the past four years. And WET TENNIS is not only a testament to that growth, but also an intricate statement on liberation and self-empowerment. There are three levels to the album’s title: the “WET” part, the “TENNIS” part, and the full acronym. &...
Bob Elkins, Actor In Loretta Lynn Biopic ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter,’ Dies at 89
Bob Elkins, who had a small but pivotal role as a radio disc jockey in Coal Miner’s Daughter, died Wednesday in a nursing home in Cold Spring, Kentucky, a publicist announced. He was 89. In the 1980 Michael Apted-directed drama, nominated for best picture, Elkins’ Bobby Day is eventually convinced by Loretta Lynn (Oscar winner Sissy Spacek) and her husband, Doo (Tommy Lee Jones), to play her first record, which sends the country singer on her way to superstardom. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news A native of West Virginia who was well known in Cincinnati’s theater community, Elkins also appeared with Soupy Sales in This Train (2001), with Lynda Carter in Tattered Angel (2008) and in such other films as The Dream...
