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Ciara and Summer Walker Come Together for New Song “Better Thangs”
Ciara is back with another new song. It’s called “Better Thangs” and it finds her teaming up with Summer Walker. It follows Ciara’s first new single in two years, “Jump,” which came out earlier this summer. Give “Better Thangs” a listen below. The most recent Ciara album, Beauty Marks, came out back in 2019. That same year, she dropped the song “Melanin,” which features Lupita Nyong’o, La La Anthony, and City Girls. In 2020, Ciara released the Hudson Mohawke and Stargate-produced single “Rooted.” Read about Ciara’s Beauty Marks track “Thinkin Bout You” in Pitchfork’s list of “The 100 Best Songs of 2019.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Watch FKA twigs’ New Video for “Pamplemousse”
FKA twigs has unveiled a new music video for her Caprisongs cut “Pamplemousse.” The visual for the song is directed by Aidan Zamiri and Yuma Burgess, and features a series of striking photographs and bold renderings of FKA twigs that progress rapidly, as if by stop-motion. Check it out below. Caprisongs came out at the top of this year. Since then, the mixtape has gotten music videos for a number of tracks, including “Papi Bones,” “Honda,” “Oh My Love,” and “Thank You Song.” After performing a brand new song called “Killer” during her “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” for NPR, she formally released the track along with its own video. In April, FKA twigs was cast in the forthcoming reboot of The Crow. She also directed and starred in a short film called Playscape that’s soundtracked by the X-Ray S...
Kelly Clarkson Says ‘Bye Bye’ with Jo Dee Messina’s Classic Country Hit for ‘Kellyoke’
Kelly Clarkson went all the way country on Wednesday’s (Sept. 28) episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show by covering Jo Dee Messina‘s “Bye Bye” for Kellyoke. Wearing a sky-blue dress covered in a sunny yellow floral print, the talk-show host stayed true to the sound of the 1998 country classic as she sang, “Bye bye, love, I’ll catch you later/ Got a lead foot down on my accelerator/ And the rear-view mirror torn off/ ‘Cause I ain’t never lookin’ back, and that’s a fact/ I’ve tried all I can imagine/ I’ve begged and pleaded in true lover’s fashion/ I’ve got pride, I’m takin’ it for a ride/ Bye bye, bye bye, my baby, bye bye.” Released as the lead single from her sophomore album I’m Alright, the anthemic song earned Messina her first-ever No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart and also pea...
El Fantasma’s ‘El Soldado Caído’ Hits No. 1 on Regional Mexican Airplay Chart
El Fantasma captures his fourth No. 1 on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart as “El Soldado Caído” takes over atop the Oct. 1-dated list. “El Soldado” jumps 3-1 and sends Los Rieleros del Norte’s “Cuéntame” to No. 2 after one week atop the list. The former earns the Greatest Gainer honors of the week thanks to its 32% increase in audience impressions, to 6.5 million, in the U.S. in the week ending Sept. 25, according to Luminate. El Fantasma’s new No. 1, released July 1st via Afinarte, arrives a year after the Mexican scored his third leader through a collaboration with Pepe Aguilar: “Tus Desprecios” ruled for one week in Sept. 2021. Plus, with “El Soldado’s” coronation on Regional Mexican Airplay, Afinarte adds a new No. 1 to its scoreboard on the 27-year-old list. It’s the label’s...
Phil Collins Catalog Sale Deal in the Works Now Includes Genesis Rights Too
A package of Genesis, Phil Collins and possibly Mike + the Mechanics music assets are said to be in the final deal stages, according to sources, but the name of the potential buyer is not yet known to Billboard. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Previously, Billboard reported that a package of Collins’ rights had been shopped for upwards of $200 million, according to sources. That package, sources says, has now morphed into a bigger deal that also includes all of the publishing for Genesis and possibly even Mike + the Mechanics, as well as their master recordings rights. Specifically, sources say the deal encompasses the artist’s share of the master recordings and publishing. In the case of Collins, that means a combination of artist royalties fo...
Grupo Firme & Nicky Jam Tease Upcoming Collab During ‘The Rockstar Show’ at Latin Music Week 2022
Billboard cover stars Grupo Firme joined reggaeton star Nicky Jam for a live taping of his The Rockstar Show on Wednesday (Sept. 28) at Billboard Latin Music Week in Miami. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news For a second consecutive year, Jam brought The Rockstar Show — now in its second season — to Latin Music Week, where the “El Perdón” singer spoke to the Mexican norteño group about their history-making music, upcoming projects and craziest anecdotes while on tour. At one point, and as is tradition for Firme, the band and Nicky Jam took a tequila shot and even offered audience members a shot — a few volunteered, of course. “They had told me to expect this when I interviewed Grupo Firme,” Jam joked. For 30 years, Billboard Latin Music Week has b...
Live Like a Sanderson Sister at Hocus Pocus 2 Cottage on Airbnb
Listen up, witches, Airbnb has unveiled a recreation of the Sanderson sisters’ cottage in Salem, Massachusetts ahead of the premiere of Hocus Pocus 2. Now you can live like a Sanderson sister, by which we mean you can have enchanting fun for one night only before getting banished to wherever you came from. This officially sanctioned, privately owned and operated cottage comes with a real mix of amenities. On the one hand, there’s a bubbling cauldron, an ancient spellbook where guests can “try their hand at enchantments,” and you can read by Black Flame Candle. On the other, “Guests should also note that because our precious cottage doesn’t come with ‘facilities’, if you will, we’ve added a modern outhouse just steps from the home for your convenience.” If that “modern outhouse” doesn’t tur...
Lisa Kudrow to Lead Cast of Taika Waititi’s Time Bandits Series
Lisa Kudrow has been cast as the lead in Time Bandits, Taika Waititi’s upcoming Apple TV series based on Terry Gilliam’s 1981 film. Gilliam’s film centers around the time-traveling adventures of Kevin, an 11-year-old history buff, who incidentally finds six dwarfs who’ve emerged from his closet. But it looks like Waititi’s follow-up to What We Do in the Shadows might look a little different than the fantasy movie we know and love: Deadline confirms that Kudrow will play a presumably new character named Penelope, as the series expands on the premise of its film predecessor. Kal-El Tuck (Unseeing Evil), Charlyne Yi (Knocked Up), Tadhg Murphy (Conversations With Friends), Roger Jean Nsengiyumva (You Don’t Know Me), Rune Temte (Eddie the Eagle), Kiera Thompson (Martyrs Lane), an...
Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner Undergoes Second Heart Surgery: “I’m Not Completely Out of the Woods”
A year ago this week, Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner nearly died when his aorta ruptured onstage during the band’s set at Louder Than Life festival in Louisville. While marking the anniversary of the harrowing incident, the metal musician disclosed that he recently had a second open heart surgery. On September 26th, 2021, Priest were finishing up their set at the Louisville fest when Faulkner’s aorta ruptured during the closing number, “Painkiller.” He was rushed to the hospital, where he underwent a life-saving, 10-hour emergency surgery. As he described it shortly after the procedure, “Five parts of my chest were replaced with mechanical components…..I’m literally made of metal now.” Now, a year later, Faulkner has revealed that he’s not “completely of out the woods yet,” as he r...
Caleb Landry Jones Announces New Album Gadzooks Vol 2, Shares “Touchdown Yolk”: Stream
Everyone loves a two-parter, which is why actor-musician Caleb Landry Jones has announced Gadzooks Vol. 2, the appropriately titled follow up to 2021’s Gadzooks Vol. 1. The album is out November 4th via Sacred Bones, while first single “Touchdown Yolk” is available to stream now. Jones recorded Gadzooks Vol. 2 with Nic Jodoin and Drew Erickson at Los Angeles’ Valentine Recording Studios, the birthplace of records by The Beach Boys and Frank Zappa. Based on the opaque poem the artist shared in announcing the album, it appears those legends of psychedelia came through during the recording process. “I’m aware of only half the picture,” Jones writes. “It comes down upon me like a heavy rain. The psycho Deli is out of mustard and all the Porn Stars won’t leave their homes. I...
Flume, ODESZA, Bonobo, More Featured On FIFA 23 Soundtrack
EA Sports‘ FIFA series continues to dominate video game soundtracks with one of their most diverse collections to date. Placing an emphasis on being “the world’s game,” the developers of FIFA 23 have set out to showcase music from all over the globe to represent their diverse player base. Unfortunately for readers of EDM.com, the soundtrack is markedly less focused on electronic music than those of previous years, but the genre is still heavily involved. It features music from Flume, The Knocks, San Holo, Lane 8, ODESZA, Bonobo, Disclosure, AC Slater and EDM.com Class of 2022 artist LODATO, among others. Check out the FIFA 23 soundtrack via EA Sports’ playlist below. Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles In honor of his inclusion in...
‘Blade’ Director Bassam Tariq Steps Down As Executive Producer
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Andreas Rentz / Getty Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe got blindsided as the director of the much-anticipated Blade movie is stepping down from the project before filming. According to reports, Bassam Tariq has stepped down as director of the movie with Oscar winner Mahershala Ali in the title role. Tariq confirmed the move in a statement released on Tuesday (Sept. 27). “It’s been an honor working with the wonderful folks at Marvel. We were able to put together a killer cast and crew. Eager to see where the next director takes the film,” he wrote. “Due to continued shifts in our production schedule, Bassam is no longer moving forward as director of Blade but will remain an executive producer on the film,” Marvel said in a statement to the press. “We ...
