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Saweetie and H.E.R. Go Disco Pop on New Single “Closer”
Saweetie has dived into the disco pop genre with her new song “Closer.” Featuring the sensual vocals of R&B singer H.E.R., the track arrives as Saweetie’s first release of the year, following last November’s “Icy Chain” collaboration with Tai’Aysha. In the song, the two artists sing about craving a momentary feeling of closeness with a romantic partner. “I wanna fall in love for the weekend,” Saweetie says. “Three boyfriends, I don’t know where I’m sleeping.” The cover art is a colorful image of Saweetie and H.E.R. ready to travel in flight attendant uniforms. A music video for the track – perhaps one set in the sky is forthcoming. Out via Icy and Warner Records, “Closer” comes off of Saweetie’s debut album Pretty B*tch Music, slated for release sometime in 2022. Stream Saweetie and H....
Future “Worst Day,” Jim Jones ft. VL Deck “Batman” & More | Daily Visuals 2.11.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Burak Cingi / Getty Not too long ago social media was buzzing when pics of Future kicking it with YouTube “dating advisor” Kevin Samuels hit the Internet. And now, we find out the two came together to get to the bottom of Future’s problem with his love life. In his visuals to “Worst Day,” Future opens up to Kevin Samuels about his hate for Valentine’s Day and his addiction to spoiling women on the day of lovers. No one’s putting a gun to the man’s head to splurge on these women but to each his own. Back in Harlem, Jim Jones might not be able to get any respect at the Gucci department store but the streets still salute the Harlemnite, and in his clip to the VL Deck assisted “Batman,” Capo and VL take over the parking lot of a Food Mart before making it rai...
Shooting Outside of Justin Bieber’s Super Bowl Party Leaves Four People Injured
A shooting outside of Justin Bieber’s Super Bowl party early Saturday morning left four people injured, according to TMZ. The gunmen are still at large, and what prompted the shooting is currently unknown. However, The Daily Beast reports that at least ten shots rang out around 2:45 a.m. local time outside of the Los Angeles club The Nice Guy. Moments before the shooting, Kodak Black was standing on the corner of a street with fellow rappers Gunna and Lil Baby when a fight broke out. The four victims, ranging in age from 19 to 60, were all taken to local hospitals and are listed in stable condition. Advertisement Bieber’s party featured a star-studded guestlist that included Drake, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Khloe Kardashian, and Kendall Jenner. Share this: [flexi-common-toolbar] [f...
Netflix’s Marvel Series Are Moving to Disney+
Fans of Netflix’s Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, The Punisher, Iron Fist, and The Defenders will will no longer be able to stream on the platform after March 1st. Deadline reports that Netflix’s license for their slew of Marvel series is ending, reverting the rights over to Marvel’s parent company, Disney. Some viewers have anticipated this news since Netflix announced they’d be canceling all their Marvel series in 2019, coinciding with the launch of Disney+. While many of these shows contain more explicit content that doesn’t quite fit with the family-friendly branding of Disney+, the move seems like the best fit in order to keep all streamable Marvel content on the same platform. Fans have also speculated that Disney+ is looking to broaden their content beyond PG-rated fare in orde...
$NOT Debuts New Album ‘Ethereal’ Featuring A$AP Rocky, Kevin Abstract and More
$NOT has released his latest body of work, a 14-track album titled Ethereal. Arriving about a year and a half since his last release, 2020’s Beautiful Havoc, the new LP demonstrates the maturation of the rapper’s subject matter and songwriting. Ethereal opens with the dreamy “My World,” followed by “Doja” with A$AP Rocky. The latter single was released last week with an official music video that paid tribute to late designer Virgil Abloh. Additional songs on the album include a mainstay of features from rappers including Teddi Jones, Kevin Abstract, Joey Bada$$, Juicy J and Trippie Redd. In a statement, $NOT said that he named his album Ethereal “because each song seems to belong to another world.” Out via 300 Entertainment, stream $NOT’s Ethereal now. In other music news, Orville Peck is ...
Lin-Manuel Miranda Tops Hot 100 & Lands Oscar Nod in the Same Week: Who Else Has Done That?
Lin-Manuel Miranda is winding up a week he’ll probably always remember as being one of the high points of his career. On Sunday, Feb. 6, he learned that the Encanto soundtrack, for which he wrote all the songs, remained atop the Billboard 200 for a fourth non-consecutive week. On Monday, Feb. 7, he learned that one of those songs, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” held at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the second week in a row. On Tuesday, Feb. 8, he learned that another of those songs, “”Dos Oruguitas,” received an Oscar nomination for best original song. That’s what you call a pretty good week. But just how rare is it? Very rare. Miranda is just the fourth individual songwriter or songwriting team to receive an Oscar nomination for best original song and have a writing credit on the No. 1...
5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (February 12)
From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week. Rauw Alejandro to make acting debut Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Rauw Alejandro is set to make his acting debut as he joins season 2 of Netflix’s Sky Rojo. The first photos of him on set, alongside Argentine songstress Lali Esposito, were also shared on social media giving him a warm welcome. It’s unclear what role the “Todo De Ti” singer will take on, but according to the series’ official synopsis, Sky Rojo follows “a fatal turn of events as a brothel sends three women haunted by their pasts on a wild run from t...
CANNIBAL CORPSE’s CORPSEGRINDER Disagrees With CHRIS BARNES About State Of Death Metal: ‘The Scene Couldn’t Be Better’
CANNIBAL CORPSE singer George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher has seemingly taken issue with Chris Barnes‘s recent comment about the state of the death metal genre, saying the scene is “just as great as it’s ever been.” Last month, Barnes — who exited CANNIBAL CORPSE in 1995, one year after the release of the band’s “The Bleeding” album — took to his Twitter to say that he saw a January 19 Knotfest “A Death Metal Round Table” hosted by Staypuft Mallow and featuring appearances by Fisher, Trevor Strnad from THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, Chase Mason from GATECREEPER and Alex Jones from UNDEATH.”I just watched a ‘death metal’ podcast on YouTube that was done about a week ago with the ‘top’ death metal vocalists,...
Ex-DEATH Guitarist RICK ROZZ Performs ‘Evil Dead’ With INCANTATION In Orlando (Video)
Former DEATH and MASSACRE guitarist Rick Rozz joined INCANTATION on stage on February 5 at the Haven Lounge in Winter Park, Florida to perform a cover of the DEATH classic “Evil Dead”. Fan-filmed video footage of his appearance can be seen below. “Evil Dead” was originally written and recorded by the pre-DEATH band MANTAS, which featured Rozz alongside Chuck Schuldiner (guitar, vocals) and Kam Lee (vocals, drums). A re-recorded version of the song was included on DEATH‘s debut album, 1987’s “Scream Bloody Gore”, which didn’t feature Rozz. The demo version of “Evil Dead” was included on the MANTAS collection “Death By Metal”, which was made available in 2012 via Relapse. The collection contained extensive liner no...
Late PANTERA Drummer VINNIE PAUL’s Arlington, Texas House Has Been Sold To Anonymous Buyer
The house that was once owned by late PANTERA drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott in Arlington, Texas has once again been sold. Vinnie Paul designed the 3,784-square-foot home, which sits on 1.5 acres and offers expansive views of Arlington, downtown Fort Worth and Las Colinas. The most recent owner of the home, Chris Johnston, co-owner of Texas Best Home Buyers, told The Dallas Morning News that the latest buyer wants to remain anonymous. He added that the home sold for a little under the asking price of $750,000 but declined to give the exact price tag. Earlier in the month, AVENGED SEVENFOLD singer M. Shadows tweeted out a plan to buy Vinnie Paul‘s house by creating a decentralized autonomous organization that would allow fans of PANTERA and the drummer’s post-PANTERA band HELLYEAH t...
QUEENSRŸCHE Shares Previously Unreleased Photo Of TODD LA TORRE And GEOFF TATE During 2017 Encounter At Festival
A nearly five-year-old photo of current QUEENSRŸCHE vocalist Todd La Torre with the man he replaced, original QUEENSRŸCHE singer Geoff Tate, was shared this past Thursday (February 10) on the band’s official Facebook page. The picture was taken when La Torre and Tate crossed paths in June 2017 when QUEENSRŸCHE and Tate performed — separately — at the Rock Fest Barcelona festival in Barcelona, Spain, where Geoff appeared as the special guest of AVANTASIA. QUEENSRŸCHE captioned the picture: “Another pic from the vault. Spain 2017 – a million inquiries from the press about this day. As you can see, they had a very respectful and cordial conversation and interaction. Viral in 3…..2…..1…….” La Torre joined QUEENSRŸCHE as the replacement for Tate, who wa...
Shamir Unveils New Album Heterosexuality: Stream
Shamir has released his new album Heterosexuality via AntiFragile Music. Stream it via Apple Musc or Spotify below. The studio effort is a follow-up to the indie star’s self-titled 2020 album, and contains the singles “Gay Agenda,” “Cisgender,” and “Reproductive.” Throughout this era, Shamir has bucked categorization, transforming himself into a horned and hooved creature on both the album’s striking cover and in music videos for each pre-release track. “I think it’s about the refusal of still being pushed into this box, even though I’m like, ‘I’m not a box,’” the Philadelphia-based singer told them. in an interview ahead of the album release. “I think it’s really my gripe with this new age of what queerness means on a bigger spectrum in the age of corporate pride and rainbow capital...
