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DJ Ykbeats – Warisi Cruise
Check out this brand new track from DJ YKbeat titled “Warisi Cruise”. Nigerian disc jockey and beatmaker, DJ Ykbeat storms the music yard with a new sound titled “Warisi Cruise“. The new joint by the DJ YKbeat is another street vibe single and it is a follow-up to his previously released song titled “Polytechnic Cruise Beat“. DJ Ykbeat’s “Warisi Cruise” vibe is no dull moment. Listen, enjoy and share DJ Ykbeat – “Warisi Cruise” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/DJ_YKbeat_-_Warisi_Cruise_NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky and Playboi Carti To Headline Smoker’s Club Fest 2022
The Smoker’s Club on Thursday announced the return of its music festival and unveiled a star-studded lineup featuring headliners Kid Cudi, A$AP Rocky and Playboi Carti. The Smoker’s Club Fest, which is scheduled to take place on April 30 at the Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernardino, will also feature artists including Wiz Khalifa, 2 Chainz, Yung Lean, Rico Nasty, Wale, Ferg, Schoolboy Q and several others. “WE’RE BACK,” the festival wrote on Twitter alongside the official poster. WE’RE BACK. APRIL 30. SO CAL. https://t.co/sXMDsBpIji pic.twitter.com/5T5AecP2jo — The Smokers Club (@TheSmokersClub) January 20, 2022 The 2022 lineup enlists several of the same artist who performed at the 2018 festival in Long Beach, which included headliners Wiz Khalifa, Kid Cudi and Schoolboy Q. Artists in...
Jonas Blue & Why Don’t We Debut on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs Chart With ‘Don’t Wake Me Up’
Jonas Blue and Why Don’t We score the leading debut on Billboard’s multi-metric Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart (dated Jan. 22) with “Don’t Wake Me Up” at No. 13. The track earned 1.4 million U.S. streams and sold 800 downloads in the Jan. 7-13 tracking week, according to MRC Data, following its Jan. 7 release. “Don’t” is Blue’s 20th chart appearance, dating to his first, his remake of Tracy Chapman’s 1988 Billboard Hot 100 top 10 “Fast Car,” featuring Dakota (No. 7, 2016). The British DJ/producer owns two other top 10s: “Mama,” featuring William Singe (No. 10, 2017), and “Rise,” featuring Jack & Jack (No. 9, 2018). The bow marks Why Don’t We’s first entry on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs. The quintet has tallied two top 10s on the Billboard 200 albums chart: 8 Letters (No. 9, 2018) and ...
Camila Cabello Shares Sweet Comment After Shawn Mendes Teases New Music
Shawn Mendes has been in the studio, seemingly working on the follow-up to his 2020 album, Wonder, and his ex-girlfriend Camila Cabello is just as excited as his fans. The 23-year-old “In My Blood” singer uploaded a 12-second clip to Instagram on Tuesday (Jan. 18), jamming out on FaceTime to a demo of a song he’s working on. The clip then cuts to Mendes in the studio, rocking out to the same track on guitar. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Y’all dig this?” he teased in the caption. See the clip on Instagram here. Cabello certainly did dig it, leaving a sweet High School Musical-themed comment under the post. “Ur crazy wildcat,” she wrote, in reference to Vanessa Hudgens‘ Gabriella and her signature line to Zac Efron‘s Troy. Afte...
David Waxman Appointed President of Ultra Records
Ultra Records has a new leader. On Thursday (Jan. 20), the venerable dance music label announced David Waxman as its president. Ultra’s parent company, Sony Music, confirmed that it now owns 100% of Ultra Records and that Ultra’s founder and now-former president Patrick Moxey has left the label. Moxey founded Ultra Records in 1995, and Waxman has been with the label as its head A&R for more than 20 years. The label entered a partnership with Sony Music in 2012, as dance music was experiencing a major rise in popularity in the United States. As president, the New York-based Waxman will oversee the day-to-day operations of the label, identify and develop new artists and projects and work with Sony Music to expand the Ultra Records roster and back catalog. During his tenure at Ultra Recor...
Keb’ Mo’ Sets His Heart Toward Home on New Album ‘Good to Be’
Keb’ Mo’ has lived in Nashville for more than a decade, but his latest album, Good to Be, out Friday on Concord Records, owes much of its genesis to the 70-year-old music icon’s childhood home in Compton, Calif. “In the years gone by, I would go to Compton and see my mom quite often, when she was alive — and I have one sister that still lives in Compton,” he tells Billboard. In 2018, just prior to his mother’s passing, Keb’ Mo’ purchased and renovated his childhood home. Explore Explore Keb’ Mo’ See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “She had been renting it out for some time,” he explains. “We bought it from her estate and fixed it up. We knocked the wall out between the little living room and the kitchen. We wanted to make it all it could be, to...
Pussy Riot Share New Song “Punish,” Co-Written by Tove Lo: Listen
Pussy Riot have shared a new song co-written with Tove Lo. It’s called “Punish” and it arrives with a new visual by Ksti Hu. Find the video and Pussy Riot’s upcoming tour dates alongside Marina below. “‘Punish’ is the first audio-visual artwork from Pussy Riot’s upcoming cycle that introduces a super(s)hero character who owns magic superwoman-like qualities & uses these powers to fight sexism,” Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova said in a statement. “She’s a strong dominatrix figure, and serves justice by punishing Weinsteins of the world. Talks about the vengeful shero are spreading, and now men are scared to misbehave, because they’re well aware that revenge is coming.” At the end of 2021, it was reported that members of Pussy Riot were named “foreign agents” by the Russian government....
Kendrick, Dre, Snoop, Eminem, and Mary J. Blige Feature in New Super Bowl Halftime Show Trailer
Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar appear in a new trailer for the Super Bowl LVI halftime show. The video, dubbed “The Call,” is directed by F. Gary Gray (Straight Outta Compton) and previews the Roc Nation–produced February 13 performance at Inglewood, California’s SoFi Stadium. Watch the clip below. “Each time I collaborate with Dre, it seems to mark an important moment in entertainment history, from projects like Friday, Set It Off, Straight Outta Compton, to now the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI halftime show,” Gray said in a statement. “As a super fan, I consider it an honor and privilege to authentically build and create this moment with five of the most legendary artists in music history. It’s been a blast!” Read Pitchfork’s recap of last year’s Super Bowl halfti...
Grimes Announces 10th Anniversary Reissue of Visions
Grimes has announced a special 10th anniversary reissue of Visions, her iconic 2012 LP, through monthly record subscription club Vinyl Me, Please. The pressing comes with an exclusive art print and liner notes illustrated and written by Grimes herself. See the vinyl record below. A preview of the Visions reissue shows Grimes reminiscing on her inspirations, choices, and musical growth over the years in the liner notes. Of “Infinite Love Without Fulfillment” she wrote, “Wow, I can hear myself learning how to make music in this song. I remember doing the vocal over the drums and then randomly trying that baseline and being like whoa! And kinda spiraling into this experiment.” Grimes’ most recent album, Miss Anthropocene, came out in 2020. Since then, she’s started an AI girl group called NPC...
Rage Against the Machine Delay Start of Reunion Tour
Once again, Rage Against the Machine are postponing the start of their Public Service Announcement Tour with Run the Jewels. The first show of the tour had been scheduled for Thursday, March 31 in El Paso, Texas. Instead, the kickoff concert is now on Saturday, July 9 at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin. Find the new tour itinerary below. The Public Service Announcement Tour had been split into a spring leg and a summer leg. The now-postponed spring leg was going to occur between March 31 and May 23. The band is planning to reschedule the spring dates. The summer tour dates remain intact. Rage Against the Machine first announced their reunion shows in 2019. At the time, the band was scheduled to headline the 2020 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, too. Of course, ...
Dance Music Cultural Exhibition to Celebrate International Women’s Day With Performances, Workshops, More
Music promoter Laila McKenzie and writer Ian “Snowy” Snowball made waves last year with the release of a first-of-its-kind book celebrating the history of women in dance music. Titled Lady of the House, the landmark project has since transformed into an entire organizational banner that hosts women-led guest mixes, club tours and research initiatives—and now, a cultural exhibition in the U.K. The Lady of the House Cultural Exhibition is slated to kick off on March 8th with an “Under 18s” day dedicated to music industry education for students. Coinciding with International Women’s Day, the event’s four additional days of 18+ programming will include speaker panels, workshops and performances by the likes of Anja Schneider, Candi ...
The Chainsmokers and Tiësto to Headline Super Bowl 2022 Parties
After Sunday’s drubbing of the Philadelphia Eagles, it’s only a matter of time until Tom Brady makes it to his eighth Super Bowl. And this year he’ll be joined by some of the dance music’s most popular artists for one of the biggest events of Super Bowl Weekend 2022. Tiësto and The Chainsmokers have been confirmed as headliners for Maxim’s “Big Game Weekend,” Billboard reports. The two-night event, where guests will reportedly have the chance to win Super Bowl tickets and cash, is sponsored by DIRECTV and is said to combine music, entertainment and sports. The Chainsmokers will perform on Friday, February 11th at “MaximBet Music At The Market,” which will highlight Maxim’s online sports betting pl...
