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Consequence Shares Kanye West’s Handwritten ‘Late Registration’ Tracklist
Consequence treated fans to a piece of hip-hop history as he unveiled Kanye West‘s handwritten tracklist for Late Registration. The photo of the tracklist was posted on Consequence’s Twitter, and he revealed that he actually has the tracklists of both The College Dropout and Late Registration. “Look what I found today…” he captioned the photo, which also showed scribbles as Ye removed and added different tracks to the album. “The handwritten tracklisting for ‘Late Registration.’ Peep the ‘Dropout’ bear at the top. So I have both ‘The College Dropout’ + ‘Late Registration’ tracklisting as collector’s items given to me by Kanye West. Amazing.” The two rappers have had a long-lasting professional and personal relationship; Consequence contributed to Late Registration and appeared on “Gone” wi...
Tyler, the Creator’s Call Me If You Get Lost Returns to Billboard No. 1 Due to Vinyl Sales
Tyler, the Creator’s Grammy-winning LP Call Me If You Get Lost has reclaimed its spot at the top of the Billboard 200. The album, which debuted at No. 1 shortly after its release in 2021, has jumped from No. 120 to No. 1 on the chart due to massive vinyl sales, as Billboard points out. The LP edition of the record was sold exclusively through Tyler’s website. Citing Luminate (formerly MRC Data), Billboard reports that his web store moved 49,500 physical copies, making it the largest sales week for a hip-hop album on vinyl. Read Billboard’s full breakdown here. Call Me If You Get Lost is Tyler’s second No. 1 LP following 2019’s Igor. Both records nabbed the Best Rap Album award at the 2022 and 2020 Grammys, respectively. According to Billboard, Call Me If You Get Lost is only the fourth alb...
Megan Thee Stallion Details Alleged Tory Lanez Shooting in Gayle King Interview
Note: This article contains descriptions of alleged assault. Megan Thee Stallion sat down with Gayle King on CBS This Morning to discuss the 2020 incident in Los Angeles that left her foot injured by two gun shots. The interview will air tomorrow morning (April 25). Megan has previously identified her alleged assailant as rapper Tory Lanez, who she claimed shot her from inside of an SUV following a verbal altercation. Lanez was arrested on a felony gun charge the night of the incident, and was later charged with felony assault in connection with his arrest. Lanez has since pleaded not guilty to the charges. Speaking with King, Megan said that she feared for her life as Lanez allegedly shot at her after screaming, “dance bitch.” “I never put my hands on anybody,” Megan added. “I never...
Tyler, the Creator’s ‘CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST’ Tour Dethrones J. Cole’s Tours as Highest-Earning Post-Pandemic Hip-Hop Tour
Tyler, the Creator‘s CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST tour has officially dethroned J. Cole‘s The Off-Season and Millennium tours as the highest-earning hip-hop tour of the post-pandemic era. According to reports, Tyler’s 32-city engagement earned a total of $32.6 million USD from 389,000 tickets sold. His March 31 Los Angeles show at the Crypto.com Arena was the biggest night of the tour as it raked in $1.6 million USD from 14,757 tickets; the tour also earned $2.9 million USD from his two-night performance at Madison Square Garden in New York City from March 13 to March 14. On average, the hip-hop star earned $1.02 million USD and sold 12,155 tickets per show — more than twice the number of his IGOR tour in 2019 which averaged $442,000 USD and 7,786 tickets per show. The CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST t...
Fans Choose The Kid LAROI’s ‘Thousand Miles’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
The Kid LAROI‘s latest song “Thousand Miles” has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (April 22) on Billboard, choosing the 18-year-old singer’s radio-ready single as their favorite new music release of the past week. The brooding and self-loathing anthem brought in 38% of the vote, beating out new music by Ed Sheeran featuring Lil Baby (“2Step”), Megan Thee Stallion (“Plan B”), Pusha T (It’s Almost Dry), PinkPantheress featuring Willow (“Where You Are”), and others. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Thousand Miles” finds LAROI lamenting on his inability to do things right in a relationship and tells the listeners that he’s “about to f— it up with you.” With his unique vocals that showcase his po...
Vinyl Release Pushes Tyler, the Creator’s ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ Back to No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
Tyler, the Creator’s Call Me If You Get Lost returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated April 30), as the set’s release on vinyl LP prompts its jump from No. 120 to No. 1. It’s the album’s second nonconsecutive week atop the list; it debuted at No. 1 on the July 10, 2021-dated chart. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Call Me earned 59,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending April 21 (up 507%), according to Luminate, formerly MRC Data. Of that sum, 51,000 were in traditional album sales — almost entirely vinyl LP sales. The vinyl edition of Call Me was sold exclusively through the artist’s webstore and sold 49,500 copies, making it the largest sales week for a hip-hop album on vinyl, or for a solo male album on vin...
Nathy Peluso Talks Her Coachella Debut & Her Dream of Collaborating With Miley Cyrus
Leading up to her Coachella performance this weekend, Nathy Peluso spoke with Billboard about what she’d be bringing to the festival, which pop star she’d love to collaborate with and more. “I’m bringing something fresh,” the Argentine artist can be heard saying in the video above, speaking of her first time taking the stage at the California festival, during its second weekend of 2022. “I’ve been working a lot on this show. It’s important to me to share the music. I did the arrangements with my band; we really want to share the good music with the people. I worked a lot to be here. So I’m like, ‘Yes, now I’m here,’ — so focus and try to enjoy all [of] the experience.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news For those in the audience who are ne...
Hayley Williams Joins Billie Eilish for ‘Misery Business,’ ‘Happier Than Ever’ at Coachella
Billie Eilish surprised the Coachella crowd this weekend by bringing “my friend Hayley Williams” out during her headlining set. The Saturday night (April 23) set, which had the pair teaming up on “Misery Business” and “Happier Than Ever,” was the Paramore singer’s first time performing at the Indio, California, festival. “Hi. Wow. It’s my first Coachella,” said Williams as she took the stage with Eilish. “Thanks for sharing this with me. This is sick!” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Williams sat on stool in between Eilish and Finneas to treat the audience to an acoustic rendition of “Misery Business,” the 2007 single off of Paramore’s Riot! album. She also joined in on Eilish’s “Happier Than Ever.” Eilish’s show during the first weekend of Coa...
Will Smith Spotted In India
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Peacock / Getty Will Smith has been spotted out and about for the first time since the infamous Oscars slap of Chris Rock. However, it wasn’t stateside, the Oscar-winning actor is in India. TMZ reports that Smith traveled to Mumbai via a private jet. Will touched down at a private airport in Mumbai, India, and it was clear the paparazzi in India knew he was coming. They shouted out his name as he arrived at his hotel, and he was more than happy to give the paps, along with some serious fans, a wave and a smile. Related Stories No idea why he’s there — whether it’s business or pleasure, but he didn’t look the worse for wear … posing with someone who looks like the pilot at the hotel. He even stopped for a few fans who desperately wanted a selfie with the a...
Watch Kendrick Lamar Join Baby Keem for Two Songs at Coachella 2022
Last night, Baby Keem returned to Coachella for weekend two, following his first-ever set at the festival the previous weekend. During his Friday night performance, he surprised fans by bringing out Kendrick Lamar for “Family Ties” and “Vent” from his 2021 album The Melodic Blue. Watch those song performances below, and follow along with Pitchfork’s full coverage of Coachella 2022. For his Coachella set during weekend one, Baby Keem invited Brent Faiyaz onstage to perform “Lost Souls” together. Last year, he teamed up with Travis Scott for “Durag Activity” and dropped a music video for “Family Ties.” His Kendrick Lamar collaboration went on to win the Best Rap Performance award at the 2022 Grammys. Kendrick Lamar recently announced his new album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is c...
Watch Harry Styles Bring Out Lizzo to Cover “I Will Survive” at Coachella 2022
On Friday night, Harry Styles headlined Coachella again following his debut performance last weekend. During his second set at the festival, Styles brought out Lizzo as a special guest for a joint cover of Gloria Gaynor’s 1978 hit “I Will Survive” and the One Direction single “What Makes You Beautiful.” The two walked out in matching faux-fur coats. Watch those moments below, and follow along with Pitchfork’s full coverage of Coachella 2022. Styles was previously joined by Shania Twain for covers of “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” and “You’re Still the One” during his Coachella debut last weekend. That headlining set also marked his first-ever live performance of “As It Was,” the lead single off his upcoming album Harry’s House, and saw Styles debut two new unreleased songs: “Boyfriends” and “...
Watch Billie Eilish Bring Out Hayley Williams at Coachella 2022
Last night during the second weekend of Coachella 2022, Billie Eilish brought out Hayley Williams for an acoustic performance of Paramore’s 2007 track “Misery Business.” After Eilish introduced her and let out an excited scream, Williams joined Eilish and her brother Finneas onstage. “Hi! Wow. This is my first Coachella,” Williams said to the crowd. She then addressed Eilish: “Thanks for sharing this with me—this is sick!” Williams also joined Eilish and Finneas for a not-so acoustic version of “Happier Than Ever.” Watch it all go down below, and follow along with Pitchfork’s full coverage of Coachella 2022. Last Saturday, Eilish brought out Damon Albarn for a rendition of her Happier Than Ever track “Getting Older,” as well as Gorillaz’s “Feel Good Inc.” De La Soul’s Pos also joined in fo...
