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Drake’s New Album ‘Honestly Nevermind’ Drops At Midnight, Soft Rap Twitter In Shambles
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Cole Burston / Getty Apparently, Drake couldn’t let Beyonce get all the glory today. Apparently, the 6 God is also dropping a new album, but his will be landing at midnight tonight for a Friday, June 17 release. The Toronto rapper took to his Instagram to reveal the title, Honestly Nevermind, and the release date along with the album artwork. By Drake standards, the cover, some blinged out lettering, is kind of no frills. Drake’s last album, Certified Lover Boy, was released less than a year ago (9 months to be exact, coincidence?) in September 2021. Also worth noting, OVO Fest is making its return this year. Twitter is already saluting, or hating on, The Boy, so, the usual. This story is developing. 1. Coincidence?
HHW Gaming: Square Enix Finally Unveils ‘Final Fantasy VII Remake’ Part 2
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Square Enix / Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 Square Enix finally unveiled Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 during the Final Fantasy VII 25th Anniversary live stream to break the fantastic news. Final Fantasy VII Remake Part 2 Is Coming Winter Next Year It’s about damn time! We have been two years to learn anything about the sequel to Square Enix’s fantastic Final Fantasy VII: Remake. The wait is finally over as we get a first-look trailer. Related Stories In the 1:30 look at the highly-anticipated sequel titled Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, we see Cloud and Sephiroth exploring a world, presumably in Cloud’s mind. At the same time, Aeris talking with Cloud serves as the soundtrack for the trailer. Final Fantasy 7 Remake series producer Yoshinori Ki...
BTS Accounts for Nearly 1/3 of All U.S. K-Pop Sales & Streams: Their Domination, By the Numbers
BTS members’ decision to take time off for solo projects is bound to shake up K-pop music consumption in the U.S. because of the group’s dominance in the genre. And the band’s label, Big Hit Music — a division of HYBE, which Universal Music Group’s Geffen Records has distributed in the U.S. since last year — will have a tough time filling the hole. Since the beginning of 2021, BTS has accounted for 29.4% of sales and on-demand streams of K-pop music in the U.S., according to a Billboard analysis of Luminate data. Over that time, BTS did not release a new studio album but put out two “best of” collections — BTS, the Best in June 2021 and Proof on June 10, 2022. BTS also released multiple variations of the tracks “Butter” (including a remix with Megan Thee Stallion), “My Universe” and “Permi...
Are Beyoncé & Adele Headed for a Grammy Rematch?
Here we go again! With this week’s confirmation that Beyoncé will release a new album, Renaissance, on July 29, it appears very likely that Beyoncé and Adele are headed for a Grammy rematch. At the 59th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 12, 2017, the two singers went head-to-head in four categories. Adele won all four of these contests. The British superstar’s blockbuster hit “Hello” beat Beyoncé’s socially conscious “Formation” for record and song of the year. “Hello” also topped “Hold Up,” the third single from Beyoncé’s Lemonade album, for best pop solo performance. Finally, 25 bested Lemonade for album of the year. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In her acceptance speech for the latter award, a highly emotional Adele all but handed the Grammy to...
How to Watch Pharrell’s Something in the Water Festival Online
Pharrell Williams‘ Something in the Water Festival is taking over Washington, D.C., this weekend, with Justin Timberlake, a reunited Clipse, N.O.R.E, Q-Tip and SZA among the special guests. Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals, bLAck pARty, J Balvin, 21 Savage and hometown acts Bad Brains: A Tribute by Black Dots, TOB and YungManny are also set to take the stage. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news If you can’t fly to the nation’s capital for the weekend-long event, you can still enjoy the festival at home. Amazon Prime will stream the entire festival starting at 3 p.m. ET from June 17 to 19 on the Amazon Prime app and on the platform’s Twitch Channel. “Amazon Music always has the most innovative programming and I’m thr...
Drake Drops Surprise ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ Album: Stream It Now
Drake will be taking control over the summer after releasing his surprise seventh studio album Honestly, Nevermind on Friday (June 17). The new full-length project comes only day after the Toronto rapper surprised the world with a simple announcement on his Instagram: “7th studio album ‘HONESTLY, NEVERMIND’ out at midnight.” It serves as the follow-up to the 6 God’s sixth LP Certified Lover Boy, which he dropped less than a year ago on Sept. 3, 2021. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 as well as Billboard‘s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, and it contained the Billboard Hot 100-topping single “Way 2 Sexy,” featuring Young Thug and Future. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Since then, ...
Logic Debuts First Post-Retirement Studio Album ‘Vinyl Days’
Logic has officially released Vinyl Days, his first studio album since his return from retirement. Clocking in at approximately an hour and 10 minutes, the lengthy 30-track project features guest appearances from Action Bronson, Langston Bristol, Curren$y, Russ, Wiz Khalifa, Doc D, iamJMARS, Big Lenbo, C Dot Castro, Royce Da 5’9”, RZA, Nezi Momodu, Like, Blu and Exile and The Game and features production from DJ Premier, 6ix and Logic himself. Vinyl Days was announced in January, with Logic revealing in a video that he’s starting work on the record using a microphone JAY-Z once owned. “No I.D. gave it to me,” he said inside his home studio. Prior to the release of the record, Logic addressed the rumors of him dissing REASON — with whom he had short-lived beef with in 2020 — on the title tr...
Drake Drops Surprise Seventh Studio Album ‘HONESTLY, NEVERMIND’
Drake has officially dropped off his Certified Lover Boy followup, HONESTLY, NEVERMIND. Clocking in at approximately 50 minutes, the 14-track project features a sole guest appearance from 21 Savage on the closing track “Jimmy Cook’s” and production work from the likes of Tay Keith, Gordo, Noah “40” Shebib and Black Coffee to name a few, with the last two also serving as executive producers alongside Drizzy, Oliver El-Khatib and Noel Cadastre. The Boy surprised fans by announcing the album less than 12 hours before its release, and no hints or rumors regarding the new project made its way to the internet. HONESTLY, NEVERMIND arrives only nine months after the GRAMMY-nominated Certified Lover Boy, which featured a Damien Hirst-designed album cover that sees 12 pregnant women emojis. The reco...
Arca Sings on New Safety Trance Song “El Alma Que Te Trajo”: Listen
Arca sings on a new song by Safety Trance, “El Alma Que Te Trajo.” She also directed the msuic video alongside the visual artist Unax LaFuente. Check it out below. Safety Trance—the Venezuela-born, Barcelona-based artist Luis Garban aka Cardopusher—featured on several tracks on Arca’s KICK album series. He releases the EP Noches de Terror via Boysnoize on July 14. “My idea with this record was simply to explore the capabilities of reggaeton and take it to new territories,” Garban said in a press release. “Many people think that this genre is just what you hear on the radio when it’s definitely not.” Revisit the 2020 interview “Live From Quarantine, It’s the Arca Show.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Willie Nelson Joins His Son Micah for New Song “Die When I’m High (Halfway to Heaven)”: Listen
It took me a second to process, but I said, “Dad, that’s the best song title I ever heard. You better write the rest of it quick.” He said, “Why don’t you write it?” So I did. That night I wrote it for him, about him. It’s really just a love letter to him. A tribute. At the same time I realized it’s also a sort of “fuck you” to anyone who ever thought of me as some lost prodigal son who doesn’t understand him or respect his legacy just because I’ve never imitated his style or pandered to his audience. HE is the one who gave me my Particle Kid moniker after all. We are both freaks, in our time. I’m no prodigal son. I am HIS Particle Kid. I would never try to be him, or even pretend, because nobody will ever be him. But believe it or not I do relate to the Willie fans because I am one of the...
Steve Lacy Announces New Album Gemini Rights, Shares New Song “Mercury”: Listen
Steve Lacy has announced that he’ll release a new album called Gemini Rights this summer via RCA. The musician has also shared a new song called “Mercury,” which he wrote, performed, and produced himself. Hear it below. Lacy released his debut studio album, Apollo XXI, in May 2019. Since then, he’s collaborated on tracks with Thundercat (“Black Qualls”), Love Regenerator (“Live Without Your Love”), and Ravyn Lenae (“Skin Tight”). Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Drake Releasing New Album Honestly, Nevermind Tonight
Drake has announced his follow-up to last year’s Certified Lover Boy. It’s called Honestly, Nevermind and it arrives tonight at midnight Eastern. The rapper announced the news in an Instagram post today (June 16). He followed up that post with another displaying the tracklist. The new LP includes 14 songs, and was executive produced by Drake, longtime collaborator Noah “40” Shebib, Drake’s manager Oliver El-Khatib, Noel Cadastre, and Black Coffee. Find both posts below. Drake released his sixth solo studio album, Certified Lover Boy, in September of 2021. The LP shot to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, overtaking Kanye West’s Donda with what was at the time the biggest debut week of 2021. Following the record’s release, Drake shared music videos for “Way 2 Sexy” and “Knife Talk.” In Novem...
