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Classless Act Premiere “This Is for You” from Welcome to the Acoustic Show EP: Stream
Classless Act have had one heckuva year. The up-and-coming Los Angeles band was tapped to open for Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard on the “Stadium Tour,” and more recently singer Derek Day stepped in at the last minute to perform at Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in L.A. Now, they’re set to release a five-song EP, Welcome to the Acoustic Show, featuring unplugged versions of select songs from their debut album, Welcome to the Show. One of those acoustic songs is “This Is for You,” premiering here at Heavy Consequence. Derek Day tells us of the track, “Musically, this song came together rather quickly. We had just finished writing our first single, entitled “Give It to Me” … Feeling the mixture of gratitude and perhaps a bit of stress in order to make an entire career come to life...
Paramore Announce 2023 North American Tour
This is why I will leave the house: Paramore have announced a 26-city North American arena tour in 2023. What’s more, they’ll be joined by a rotating cast of supporting acts that include Bloc Party, Foals, The Linda Lindas, and Genesis Owusu. The tour, which comes in support of their new album This Is Why, kicks off on May 23rd in Charlotte, North Carolina. Bloc Party and The Linda Lindas will open the first leg of the jaunt, which runs through the middle of June. The tour picks back up in July, with support provided by Foals and Genesis Owusu. Registration for a Ticketmaster Verified Fan pre-sale is now ongoing through November 7th. A pre-sale will follow on Thursday, November 10th beginning at 8:00 a.m. local time. A general ticket on-sale will then take place on Friday, November 11th at...
BROCKHAMPTON Drop Fiery New Single “Big Pussy”: Stream
BROCKHAMPTON are dropping their purported final album in a few weeks, and today they’ve unleashed the new single “Big Pussy,” which solely features vocals from the group’s leader Kevin Abstract. The beat from bearface and Nick Velez opens with a jazz sample before kicking into gear with a rumbling bassline and hard-hitting drums. Abstract seems to have a lot to get off his chest on the track, going “kamikaze” about topics like owning his masters, being a “faggot n***a out of Houston,” and setting off moshpits at shows. Mostly though, “Big Pussy” is about BROCKHAMPTON as a group: “I don’t roll solo, need the crew to maneuver/ Through the loose and dark and stupid kinda movements.” Watch the Harrison Fisherman-directed music video for “Big Pussy” below. In January, BROCKHAMPTON announced the...
Best New Tracks: Brockhampton, JID, Yves Tumor 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 is led by Brockhampton, who have delivered the first single from their final album The Family, as well as Sigrid with a cut from the deluxe edition of her new LP, “Everybody Says They’re Fine.” JID added the song “2007” to The Forever Story, while Jason Derulo teamed up with Australian DJ duo SHOUSE. Additional selections in the mix come from Yves Tumor, North Ave Jax, Lil Tjay, Dej Loaf, Selena Gomez and more. Brockhampton – “Big P*ssy” [embedded content] Long-running music collective Brockhampton is gearing up to drop their seventh and final album, The Family, on November 17. Most of the project has been kept under wraps but they’ve shared the first s...
K Trap Enlists Skepta for a Hot Remix of U.K. Drill Heater “Warm”
Hot on the heels of his recently-dropped mixtape, The Last Whip II, Gipsy Hill rapper K Trap is already back with a new five-star-rated remix of his hit single “Warm.” The single was a project highlight from his 2021-released mixtape Trapo, and it went down as arguably, the best U.K. drill record of the year. Hypebeast sat down with K Trap back in September, and when commenting on “Warm” he said: “The song was trending a month ago and it came out last year — it still feels like a new song now. That song has told me to make whatever I want to make and to go with what I believe is hard.” And with that being said, the track has now been even further revitalized with a fresh verse from U.K. rap and grime star, Skepta. Skepta — who recently launched his new Big Smoke Corpo...
Drake and 21 Savage Release New Album Her Loss: Listen
Drake and 21 Savage have shared their new album Her Loss. The 16-track release features an appearance from Travis Scott on a song called “Pussy & Millions.” A cut titled “Circo Loco” features a sample and vocal interpolation of Daft Punk’s Discovery hit “One More Time.” Listen to Her Loss below. The two rappers announced their joint project on October 22. They also released a music video for their collaborative track “Jimmy Cooks,” which appears on Drake’s most recent solo LP, Honestly, Nevermind. The Mahfuz Sultan–directed video found the men rapping in front of numerous screens, lit up with colorful footage of city life. Drake and 21 Savage have worked together multiple times in recent years. 21 Savage appeared on Drake’s Certified Lover Boy track “Knife Talk,” while Drake guested on...
Brockhampton Share Video for New Song “Big Pussy”: Watch
Brockhampton have shared the lead single from their forthcoming final album, The Family. The new track is called “Big Pussy” and it arrives with a music video directed by Alex Huggins and Harrison Fisherman and shot around New York. The single was produced by Bearface and Nick Velez and features vocals from only Brockhampton leader Kevin Abstract. Check it out below. The Family lands November 17; it will follow Brockhampton’s 2021 album, Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine. The boy band announced the new LP last week with new teaser clips. Brockhampton have been hinting at their final full-length since they performed at Coachella in April: After leaving the stage, they played a clip of Abstract discussing the last Brockhampton record with his bandmates. The video then cut to a graphic that ...
New Series About George Jones and Tammy Wynette Detailed, Watch the Trailer
Showtime has picked up a forthcoming, six-episode miniseries chronicling the legacy of country icons (and one-time spouses) George Jones and Tammy Wynette. George & Tammy, which stars Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain as the titular musicians, will premiere on Showtime December 4 at 9 p.m. Eastern. Watch the trailer below. George & Tammy is based on the book,The Three of Us: Growing Up With Tammy and George, which was written by the former couple’s daughter, Georgette Jones. In addition to Shannon and Chastain, the series will star Steve Zahn as Wynette’s final husband and manager George Richey, Walton Goggins as songwriter and frequent Jones collaborator Earl “Peanutt” Montgomery, Pat Healy as Wynette’s second husband and collaborator Don Chapel,...
Paramore Perform “This Is Why” on Fallon: Watch
Paramore stopped by the latest episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where they performed as the show’s musical guest. The band played the title track from their upcoming LP This Is Why. The album was announced last month with the video for the single. This Is Why is the followup to 2017’s After Laughter and is due out February 10. Last month, the band brought back their hit “Misery Business,” which they had retired from performing live due to its misogynous lyrics. Read “Paramore’s Influence Is All Around Us” on the Pitch. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Afrojack and Nicky Romero Hit Rewind With First-Ever Collab, “Back to Where We Started”
Nicky Romero and Afrojack are resetting the clock with their first original collaborative track. Last week, the landmark 10th edition of Amsterdam’s AMF Music Festival saw performances from a myriad of dance music icons, including the two progressive house titans, who didn’t hesitate to hit rewind. Opening up their explosive B2B set, the two evoked immediate feelings of nostalgia and whisked the audience down memory lane with an unreleased record tailor-made for the golden era of big room. The festival-ready smash, “Back To Where We Started,” harkens back to influences shaping some of the artists’ earliest hit records. For that reason, it’s no wonder the energizing four-to-the-floor kicks and stadium-filling lead synth animated...
Kaskade Teams Up With Justus for Herculean Hard Dance Tune, “Dance With Me”
Kaskade is swinging to the dark side, and 22-year-old Justus is pushing the pendulum. They’ve joined forces for a new song called “Dance With Me,” which finds Kaskade entering uncharted waters. Tracks like “I Remember” and “Eyes” will stand the test of time, but this time around, he’s endeavoring into the world of hard dance. “Dance With Me” strays from the melodic and oftentimes ambient approach to his music and instead opts for a more heavy-hitting sound. The track kicks off with thumping, techno-inspired kick drums as reverberating stabs swell and slice through the arrangement. Eventually Kaskade and Justus unleash an ominous drop. At the break, a melancholic pad bleeds into spacey synths, carrying a gritty ...
ATLiens Drop Thrilling 5-Track EP, “Space Cathedral”: Listen
With their new EP, ATLiens have stumbled upon the horrors of an unforgiving space cult. Released today on Insomniac’s Bassrush Records, Space Cathedral is a five-track EP featuring some of the enigmatic duo’s most haunting music to date. The record leans heavily into their thrilling, exploratory concept and introduces a heavy blend of experimental bass. Before the release of Space Cathedral, the masked tandem tweeted out a link to “jointhespacecult.com,” which contained an encrypted message and a warning at the top of the page: “YOU SHOULD NOT BE HERE.” Tasking fans with deciphering the contents of the message and discovering the password needed to proceed, the chilling atmosphere created by the duo served as a not-so-subtle warning about the c...
