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Kanye West Reportedly Updates ‘DONDA 2’ With New Verse From Fivio Foreign
The artist formerly known as Kanye West has reportedly updated a track on his latest album, DONDA 2. Sources claim that the newest version of the DONDA sequel includes an additional verse from Fivio Foreign on “We Did It Kid,” making him the track’s four guest feature following Quavo, Offset and Baby Keem. Foreign also appears on the cut “City of Gods” alongside Alicia Keys, and both of them were present during Ye’s listening experience in Miami. Fans have speculated that more updates may be on its way; in late February, Ye shared now-deleted photos of him in the studio with Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally, better known as the dream pop duo Beach House. G.O.O.D. Music signee Alexander Levi also shared what could possibly be a new album tracklist, however nothing has been confirmed as...
Fontaines D.C. Share Video for New Song “Skinty Fia”: Watch
Fontaines D.C. have released the music video for their new song “Skinty Fia.” The visual is directed by Hugh Mulhern. Take a look below. “Skinty Fia” is the third single from the Irish band’s sophomore album, following “Jackie Down the Line” and “I Love You.” The album, also called Skinty Fia, is out April 22 via Partisan. Read about Skinty Fia in Pitchfork’s new feature “The 41 Most Anticipated Albums of Spring 2022.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic Announce 2022 U.S. Tour
George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic have announced a stretch of late spring and summer tour dates in the United States. Dopapod, Pimps of Joytime, the Floozies, and the Motet are among those joining the band at different stops on the tour, which begins in mid-June and extends through August. See the full schedule below. Clinton had previously announced that he was retiring from touring, claiming in 2018 that he’d go on a final trek the following year. More recently, Clinton and the band earned the honor of having a street named for them in Plainfield, New Jersey, where Clinton established the doo-wop group that eventually became Parliament-Funkadelic. Wiz Khalifa is set to appear as Clinton in Spinning Gold, a forthcoming biopic about Casablanca Records head Neil Bogart. The label i...
Jarv Is… Release Soundtrack for New BBC TV Series This Is Going to Hurt: Listen
Jarv Is…, the band led by Jarvis Cocker, have released the soundtrack to the new BBC television series This Is Going to Hurt. The series is based on Adam Kay’s memoir, and it stars Ben Whishaw. Each episode of the show features one new song with lyrics from Cocker. “It’s our love song to the NHS,” Cocker said in a statement. Give it a listen to the This Is Going To Hurt (Original Soundtrack) below. “As one of England’s finest lyricists and songwriters we could not have been more thrilled to have Jarvis Cocker and his band write original songs and score for This Is Going to Hurt,” director Lucy Forbes said in a statement. “His incisive wit, keen sense of observation and ability to write beautiful heartfelt melodies was the perfect fit. His music immediately intertwined with the ...
Megan Thee Stallion’s Label Countersues Over Contract Dispute
Megan Thee Stallion’s label 1501 Certified Entertainment—which she sued last month, for the second time—has filed a countersuit in Harris County District Court, claiming the Houston rapper is in breach of contract, and that her latest release Something for Thee Hotties “does not meet the requirements of an “album” under the three contracts that she has signed with 1501.” According to documents viewed by Pitchfork, the label seeks a declaration from the court that the record is not an album, monetary damages based on the contract breaches, and attorneys’ fees and costs. “This is yet another absurd attempt by 1501 to disregard Megan’s album and squeeze more money and more free work out of her for as long as possible,” Megan Thee Stallion’s attorney Brad Hancock says. “We will ask the court t...
Create a Winning YouTube Strategy With This Free Webinar
If you’re a music artist or a label manager and you plan on growing your YouTube presence, there’s a webinar coming up just for you. The music research and analytics platform Viberate continues its series of free online workshops with expert guests. The upcoming panel will cover YouTube Analytics—namely, using music data to target the right audiences, create effective strategies, and monetize your content. The panel will be hosted by three music marketing experts: Jay Gilbert; the strategic mind behind effective marketing plans for Nirvana, The Police and Guns ‘N Roses; Steve Lewis, Director of UGC and Video at Symphonic Distribution; and Ziga Artac, Data Analyst at Viberate. “There are over two billion monthly active users on YouTube, and 600 hours of video being uploaded every minu...
BLNK CNVS Set to Dominate Miami Music Week 2022 With Jaw-Dropping List of Parties
Ahead of Miami Music Week 2022, one of the top promoters in South Florida is gearing up for the biggest slate of events in its history. Since 2017, BLNK CNVS has operated at the bleeding edge of Miami’s electronic dance music scene, organizing an immeasurable number of unforgettable events in the city. Now, they’re on the verge of hosting over 20 parties—in a span of just five days. BLNK CNVS has teamed up with a number of iconic hotels in Magic City, where the world’s biggest DJs will grace the stage to commemorate the long-awaited return of Miami Music Week. From Wednesday, March 23rd to Sunday the 27th, the prolific promoter’s events will feature a roster of artists akin to a mini-Ultra. BLNK CNVS’ events will feature the likes of Steve Aoki, Zeds Dead, Oli...
GRETA VAN FLEET Postpones Remaining Spring 2022 ‘Dreams In Gold’ Tour Dates
GRETA VAN FLEET has postponed the remaining dates on its spring 2022 “Dreams In Gold” tour. The band called off the shows, which were originally scheduled to take place between March 22 and April 2, just days after GRETA VAN FLEET guitarist Jake Kiszka was hospitalized with pneumonia. Earlier today, GRETA VAN FLEET released the following statement: “We are disheartened to announce that the shows from March 22nd through April 2nd must be rescheduled for the health and safety of our brother, Jake. “We recognize how upsetting this news is and share your disappointment. While Jake has been discharged after being hospitalized for four days, he is still struggling with pneumonia and its symptoms. The healing process is long and slower than anticipated. Jake wanted to push...
IAN HILL: ‘Thank Goodness ANDY SNEAP Said Yes’ To Rejoining JUDAS PRIEST’s Touring Lineup
JUDAS PRIEST bassist Ian Hill spoke to The Aquarian Weekly about why he and his bandmates reversed their decision to remove guitarist Andy Sneap from their touring lineup. The U-turn came days after PRIEST‘s original announcement, in which the group said it had planned to resume its “50 Heavy Metal Years” tour as “an even more powerful, relentless four-piece heavy metal band.” Sneap later released a statement expressing his disappointment with the decision, while fans were understandably upset about the band’s choice to forgo its classic twin-guitar attack sound. Some even called for the return of guitarist K.K. Downing, who joined PRIEST in 1970 and remained in the group until 2011. “When it became apparent that [PRIEST‘s longtime guitarist]...
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH Bassist CHRIS KAEL Admits He Relapsed During Pandemic: ‘It Was Not Good’
FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH bassist Chris Kael has admitted that he relapsed with alcohol more than a year ago during the coronavirus pandemic. Over the course of the last four years, Kael touted having a sober lifestyle, saying that he was the “strongest” he had ever been after coming out of rehab. However, the 47-year-old told Jason Rockman of Canada’s “The Rockman Power Hour” this week that he fell off the wagon as the coronavirus lockdown continued, saying that “it was not good.” “I got sober February 3rd, 2018,” Chris said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). “Were it not for a mishap during the pandemic, which I haven’t spoken publicly about until today, a mishap over the pandemic, it would have been four years [sober]. B...
TED NUGENT: ‘Ukraine Is Not An Innocent Player Here’
Ted Nugent has suggested that Russian president Vladimir Putin was forced to act in Ukraine in order to impose neutrality on Russia’s neighboring country, in the process preventing it from joining NATO to stop it from posing a threat to Russia’s national security. Nugent weighed in on the situation in Ukraine during today’s (Monday, March 21) edition of “The Nightly Nuge”, a news-style clip in which Ted offers his take on the news of our world every night. Speaking about whether the United States and the West invited this war with their support for admitting Ukraine into NATO, a step that Russia finds unacceptable, Ted said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I would like to think that Putin, the murderous punk that he is, the tyrannical monster that ...
Australia’s Frontier Touring Unveils New Leadership Team
A little more than a year after Mushroom Group founder Michael Gudinski unexpectedly passed away at age 68, the principals at Mushroom Group subsidiary Frontier Touring have unveiled a new leadership structure to ensure the “legacy, mission, and culture of Frontier is preserved and nurtured,” according to a press release. Frontier’s executive team will be comprised of four members of the current leadership team, all of whom have been elevated to new roles within the company: Dion Brant to CEO, Susan Heymann to CFO, Reegan Stark to chief marketing and communications officer and Andrew Spencer to chief commercial officer. The executive team will report to the Frontier Touring board, comprised of representatives from both AEG Presents — which formed a joint venture with Gudinski and Frontier ...
