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Baby Keem Releases Deluxe Edition of ‘The Melodic Blue’
Baby Keem has dropped the deluxe edition of his debut studio album, The Melodic Blue. Clocking in at an hour and 20 minutes, the 26-track project features a total of seven new tracks including “killstreaks” with Don Toliver and PinkPantheress and “bank account” with Lil Uzi Vert. It also features the previously-released additions “lost souls” with Brent Faiyaz, “hooligan” and “no sense.” The Melodic Blue was originally released in September 2021 and featured guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, Don Toliver and Brent Faiyaz. The album went on to debut and peak at No. 5 on the Billboard 200, with the single “family ties” featuring Lamar winning Best Rap Performance and getting nominated for Best Rap Song at the 2022 GRAMMY Awards. Stream Baby Keem’s The Melodic Blue (Deluxe) ...
Ice Spice Channels ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ in New Single “Bikini Bottom”
CASETiFY Returns to Bikini Bottom With Second ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Drop Also offering accessories featuring Plankton and the Chum Bucket. Jun 29, 2022 1,070 Hypes Cardi B’s Unofficial Remix of Ice Spice’s “Munch (Feelin’ U)” Will Not Be Released Noting that she was “just having fun” with track. Oct 11, 2022 4,686 Hypes Hit-Boy Proves He’s “FIREPROOF” in New Single Released shortly after he executive produced The Game’s new album. Aug 22, 2022 2,514 Hypes Nicki Minaj Samples Rick James in New Single “Super Freaky Girl” The rapper also debuted a new episode of ‘Queen Radio’ with Drake and Lil Wayne. Aug 14, 2022 8,479 Hypes
Bruce Springsteen Shares Video for New “Don’t Play That Song” Cover: Watch
Bruce Springsteen has released a cover of the 1962 Ben E. King track “Don’t Play That Song (You Lied).” It serves as the third single from his forthcoming soul covers album Only the Strong Survive. As with the first two singles, the new song arrives with a music video directed by Thom Zimny. Watch below. “Don’t Play That Song (You Lied)” was co-written by Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun and Ben E. King’s wife, Betty Nelson. Along with the iconic “Stand by Me,” it featured on King’s 1962 Don’t Play that Song! The single has been covered by Aretha Franklin, Johnny Hallyday, Sam Moore, and others. Only the Strong Survive is out November 11 via Columbia. It includes Springsteen’s versions of “Do I Love You (Indeed I Do),” “Nightshift,” and more. Check out the feature “These Are the 8...
Chlöe and Latto Share Video for New Song “For the Night”: Watch
Chlöe has enlisted Latto for a new single. It’s called “For the Night,“ and it arrives with a music video, co-directed by Chlöe. Check it out below. In 2021, Chlöe shared “Have Mercy,” her first single as a solo artist outside of her duo with sister Halle Bailey. She debuted the track during that year’s MTV Video Music Awards, and subsequently performed it on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and the American Music Awards. Earlier this year, Chlöe returned with two singles: “Treat Me,” and “Surprise.” The former track prominently sampled Bubba Sparxxx and the Ying Yang Twinss 2005 hit “Ms. New Booty,” while the latter arrived with a Diana Kunst-directed music video. This spring, Latto released her sophomore album, 777. She also hopped on Lakeyah’s single “Mind Yo Business.” Content Th...
Chino Moreno’s ††† (Crosses) Announce EP, Share Video for New Song “Vivien”: Watch
††† (Crosses) have announced their first EP in nearly a decade: Permanent.Radiant is out December 9 via Warner. The six-song release is led by the new single “Vivien,” which comes with a music video directed by Lorenzo Diego Carrera and †††’s Shaun Lopez. Take a look below. †††—the duo of Lopez and Chino Moreno—shared their self-titled debut in 2014. The group returned in December 2021 with a cover of Q Lazzarus’ “Goodbye Horses.” And, earlier this year, ††† dropped the songs “Initiation” and “Protection,” neither of which appears on the Permanent.Radiant EP. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. Permanent.Radiant EP: 01 Sensation02 Vivien03 Cadavre Exquis04 Day One05 Holier06 Procession
Weyes Blood Shares New Video for “Grapevine”: Watch
Weyes Blood has released a new video for her single “Grapevine.” The song was released earlier this month, and is set to appear on songwriter Natalie Mering’s upcoming album And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow. Watch Mering navigate the aftermath of a car crash in the visual below. “Grapevine” follows “It’s Not Just Me, It’s Everybody,” which got its own nautical-themed music video directed by Charlotte Ercoli. And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow is Mering’s first Weyes Blood album since 2019’s Titanic Rising. She co-produced the record primarily with Foxygen’s Jonathan Rado, though she co-produced one song, “A Given Thing,” with Rodaidh McDonald. The new record features guest appearances from Meg Duffy, Daniel Lopatin, and Mary Lattimore. Since releasing Titanic Rising, Mering has colla...
Chlöe Bailey & Latto Team Up for New Single ‘For the Night’
Chlöe Bailey and Latto have released their new single “For the Night” on Friday (Oct. 28) via Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. The track, which is set to appear on the Chloe x Halle singer’s upcoming debut solo album, finds the rising R&B star singing, “You say you promise and promise, you’ll figure it out / But I can not wait, you’re teasing me, I back down” before tossing the mic to Latto for a guest assist. Co-directed by Bailey and Shermay Joh, the official music video shows off Chlöe’s first-rate dancing skills. Latto joins in on the fun later in the piece, and has her say on Chlöe’s boy problems. The video also captures footage of Bailey performing at the 2022 iHeartRadio Music Festival Daytime Stage. Chlöe first teased the existence of the track back in May when she ...
BTS’ Jin Drops Emotional Solo Single ’The Astronaut’: Watch the Heartwarming Music Video
Jin‘s highly anticipated solo single “The Astronaut” has finally landed. The BTS superstar revealed the stunning, nearly five-minute rock–pop track on Friday (Oct. 28), worldwide alongside its heartwarming music video. While BTS had previously revealed that “The Astronaut” was co-written by Jin and Coldplay, the entire song reveals the stadium-sized rock sound that the British band is known for as a perfect bed for Jin’s steady, soothing vocals. While Jin’s past solo songs like “Awake” and “Epiphany” have proven he can bring raw emotions to his ballads, “The Astronaut” is able to capture that same sentimental approach to a more upbeat, dynamic pop-rock song. If you listen closely, one can even hear Chris Martin seemingly harmonizing with Jin on a few notes. Explore See latest videos,...
First Stream: New Music From Rihanna, SZA, Jin & More
Billboard’s First Stream serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news This week, Rihanna returns from a far-too-long absence, SZA tries out the full-length version of a long-teased fan favorite, Ice Spice goes under the sea and more. Check out all of this week’s First Stream picks below: Rihanna, “Lift Me Up” Rihanna’s much-anticipated return to music comes not with the kind of door-kicking, floor-filling lead single we once expected from her on a yearly basis, but rather with a lush, percussion-less ballad of domestic bliss. Co-written with producer Ludwig ...
Taylor Swift Dominates Australia’s Charts With ‘Midnights’
Taylor Swift is the queen of Australia’s music charts, as Midnights (via Universal) darts to No. 1 with the biggest volume week of any album in five years. Midnights bows atop the latest ARIA Chart, with more combined sales than any title since Swift released Reputation, also No. 1 back in 2017. It’s her 10th No. 1 ARIA Album. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news With Midnights setting the albums chart alight, records tumble. Swift enjoys a record-setting haul on the national singles survey, capturing nine of the top 10 positions, led by “Anti-Hero” at No. 1, with “Lavender Haze” and “Snow On The Beach,” featuring Lana Del Rey, respectively completing the top 3. According to Universal Music Australia, Midnights is the most-streamed album in a week i...
Here’s a Guide to the Samples Fred again.. Used to Create “Actual Life 3”
We all know Fred again.. is a gifted music producer. But it’s actually his humanity which is his greatest weapon. After being starved for connection throughout the isolation of the pandemic, our hunger for genuine bonds is ravenous. And no one is able to cultivate them with their music quite like Fred, a master of unfiltered storytelling whose new album, Actual Life 3, is a reminder to imbue color in life’s grey moments. AL3 is a microcosm of Fred’s profound ability to turn life’s happenstances into visceral dance music. Interpolating samples from real-life encounters, transcendent songwriting sessions and even random videos sent by friends, the album is a collage of the mementos he’s collected during his breakthrough year. We’ve pulled the yar...
All of The Stars: The Cast & Crew of ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Hit The Purple Carpet At World Premiere
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Getty Images / Black Panther: Wakanda Forever It’s almost time to head back to Wakanda. Before fans embark on what will most definitely be an emotional journey, the cast and crew of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever shined at the film’s world premiere. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is just a few weeks from its November 11, 2022 release, but before it arrives, the cast and crew hit Los Angeles to celebrate the film’s completion after what seemed like a grueling process. Wakanda Forever is the follow-up film to Marvel Studios’ mega-successful film, Black Panther. Before film cameras started rolling, director Ryan Coogler was met with a challenge when his lead star, and friend Chadwick Boseman, tragically passed away after privately battling colorec...
