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Black Star Announce No Fear of Time, First New Album in 24 Years
About 3-4 years ago I was visiting Yasiin in Europe and we started to talk about songs to do on an album, so I flew an engineer out just to see what that would be. Once I realized this conversation is starting to organically become a creative conversation, I started making sure to have the engineer around at all times. There was one day we were just in a hotel listening to Madlib beats, and he’s like, “Play that Madlib tape again.” I’m playing the beats and he starts doing rhymes to the beats. And that’s how we did the first song. This is very similar to how we did the first album. But the first album, there were no mobile studios. This entire album, we have not set foot in one recording studio. It’s all been done in hotel rooms and backstage at Dave Chappelle shows.
Noah Cyrus Announces Debut Album, ‘The Hardest Part,’ Gets Engulfed in Flames in ‘I Burned LA Down’ Video
After releasing a trio of EPs over the past four years, Noah Cyrus has finally announced the title of her long-awaited full-length debut album, The Hardest Part. In an Instagram post on Friday morning (April 8), the singer revealed that the collection will drop on Columbia Records on July 15 while also debuting the video for the emotional ballad “I Burned LA Down.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I’ m so proud of this song and video. there’s nothing i love more than writing such personal, meaningful music with people i love,” Cyrus wrote in the post about the clip for the acoustic tear-jerker, which finds her donning a blood red dress and matching face mask and a flowing black gothic gown as she stands amid the flames and floating embe...
Justin Bieber’s Vocal Producer Sues Scooter Braun for Breach of Contract
Chris “Tek” O’Ryan, a music producer who specializes in tuning vocals so that they sound pristine on recordings and during performances, filed a lawsuit against Justin Bieber‘s manager Scooter Braun and the company JRC Entertainment on Thursday (April 7), alleging that Braun “reneged” on a deal to pay the producer for his work on Bieber’s tracks. O’Ryan claims that he was promised a point — 1% of the master recording revenue — on dozens of Bieber songs he helped produce starting in 2018. But in the filing in Los Angeles Superior Court, O’Ryan’s attorneys allege that Bieber’s representatives subsequently backed out of this agreement. As a result, the producer is suing Braun for breach of contract, promissory estoppel and intentional interference with contract. “Having now been effectively c...
Executive Turntable: 10K Names SVP of Biz Development; MRC Live Taps Creative EVPs
Sam Cohen was promoted to senior vp of business development at 10K Projects, where he’ll continue to work with the label’s roster while also looking to expand its partnerships with creators; he’ll additionally focus on the 10K Ventures initiative, which backs early-stage founders that integrate within the music ecosystem. He can be reached at sam@10kprojects.com. Stephen Hill and Rob Bagshaw were both appointed to the role of executive vp of creative at MRC Live & Alternative. Hill will lead creative on all existing tentpole shows (Academy of Country Music Awards, American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, Streamy Awards) and select projects in development; Bagshaw will lead creative for new franchises, helping identify formats and shepherd projects from dev...
The Weeknd & Doja Cat Lead 2022 Billboard Music Awards Finalists: Full List
The Weeknd is the top contender for the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, which NBC will broadcast live coast-to-coast on Sunday, May 15. The show will emanate from its usual home, the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, for the first time since 2019. The Weeknd is a finalist in 17 categories, including top artist, top male artist and top Hot 100 artist. His collaboration with Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears (Remix),” is up for six awards. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Doja Cat is the leading female finalist with 14 nods, including top artist, top female artist and top Hot 100 artist. Her album Planet Her is up for two awards, while her Grammy-winning smash “Kiss Me More,” featuring SZA, is up for top Hot 100 song and top collaboration, as well a...
Best New Tracks: Pusha T, ScHoolboy Q, Jack Harlow 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 Jack Harlow, ScHoolboy Q and Pusha T x JAY-Z x Pharrell, who released the singles “First Class,” “Soccer Dad” and “Neck & Wrist,” respectively. Also joining this selection are offerings from Vince Staples, Yung Lean, J57 with Lil B, IDK, Aundrey Guillaume, EARTHGANG x Future and Fousheé. Pusha T x JAY-Z x Pharrell – “Neck & Wrist” [embedded content] Pusha T joins forces with JAY-Z and Pharrell for “Neck & Wrist.” Produced by Pharrell, the cut follows the Ye-produced “Diet Coke” and arrives as King Push finally announced the title of his highly-anticipated DAYTONA followup: It’s Almost Dry. Listen...
Bad Bunny and Daddy Yankee Share New “X Última Vez” Video: Watch
Daddy Yankee and Bad Bunny have shared the music video for their Legendaddy collaboration “X Última Vez.” The new visual is directed by Fernando Lugo. Watch below. Legendaddy is billed as Daddy Yankee’s final album before his retirement from music. He’s also set for a final tour. Bad Bunny just won the inaugural Best Música Urbana Album Grammy Award for his album El Último Tour del Mundo. The category was previously called Best Latin Pop or Urban Album; he won last year, as well. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Maggie Rogers Shares New Song “That’s Where I Am”: Listen
Maggie Rogers has shared her new single “That’s Where I Am.” The song serves as the lead single from her new album Surrender, which was announced last week and is set for a release on July 29 via Capitol. Check out “That’s Where I Am” below. Rogers recorded the new album at Electric Lady Studios in New York, Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios near Bath, and her parents’ garage. On April 17 and again on April 24, Rogers will perform at Coachella 2022. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Bia and J. Cole Share Video for New Song “London”: Watch
The “Whole Lotta Money” rapper Bia is back with a new single. “London” is a collaboration with J. Cole. In the the Daps-directed video, Bia goes on a lavish shopping spree across—you guessed it—London. J. Cole, who name-drops Heathrow Airport and the O2 Arena, gets some measurements taken while hanging upside-down. Watch the video for the new track below. Last summer, Nicki Minaj jumped on a remix of Bia’s “Whole Lotta Money.” Cole is fresh off his latest Dreamville Festival in North Carolina. His Dreamville collective recently teamed with DJ Drama for the just-released mixtape D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape. The last J. Cole album was 2021’s The Off-Season. Read “5 Takeaways From J. Cole’s New Album The Off-Season.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Chlöe Shares Video for New Song “Treat Me”: Watch
Chlöe has shared a video for a new song titled “Treat Me.” The song prominently samples Bubba Sparxxx’s 2005 hit “Ms. New Booty” with the Ying Yang Twins. Check out “Treat Me” below. “Treat Me” is the second track from this half of the sister duo Chlöe x Halle. She released her debut single “Have Mercy” in September, performing the song at the AMAs, on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and at the MTV VMAs. She has not yet announced plans for her debut solo album, but last joined Halle for Ungodly Hour in 2020. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Alicia Keys Drops Solo Rendition of “City of Gods (Part II)”
Alicia Keys has unveiled her solo take on “City of Gods,” which initially featured Fivio Foreign, the artist previously known as Kanye West and Keys. Her first independent release on AK Records, “City of Gods (Part II)” hears her original chorus and new verses laid over a stripped back, piano rendition. The ALICIA artist also released an accompanying music video for the single, which is directed by Sylvia Zachary and Sing Lee, and performed it live for the first time on Ellen. The original “City of Gods” dropped in early February, was billed as the lead single off Foreign’s newest album, B.I.B.L.E. and a single on Ye’s DONDA 2. Watch Alicia Keys’ “City of Gods (Part II)” music video above. Elsewhere in music, Syd spoke to HYPEBEAST about her first album in five years, Broken Hear...
Camila Cabello’s Third Album, ‘Familia,’ Has Arrived: Stream It Now
Camila Cabello‘s third studio album has arrived — on Friday (April 8), the “Bam Bam” singer’s newest LP, Familia, was released at midnight and gives fans some of her most introspective and personal work to date. The record features a total of 12 songs including singles “Don’t Go Yet” and “Bam Bam” with Ed Sheeran, and three new collaborations: Cabello gets an assist from Willow on “Psychofreak” which sheds light on her split from Fifth Harmony, while Yotuel and Maria Becerra lend their talents to tracks “Lola” and “Hasta Los Dientes” respectively. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Cabello previously told Billboard that Familia is a celebration of her friends and loved ones. “This album to me means community, I guess the opposite of you on...
