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YG Shares Star-Studded ‘I Got Issues’ Tracklist Featuring J. Cole, Post Malone, Roddy Ricch and More
YG has unveiled the list of guest artists appearing on his forthcoming sixth studio album, I Got Issues. Slated to drop on Friday, September 30, the project follows the Compton rapper’s 2019 release, 4Real 4Real, and 2020’s My Life 4Hunnid. I Got Issues will see Roddy Ricch and Post Malone, who linked earlier this year for their own collaboration “Cooped Up,” appear alongside YG on a song entitled “Sober.” In another well-selected pairing, the rapper will also team up with both J. Cole and Moneybagg Yo for “Scared Money .” Elsewhere on I Got Issues, R&B singer H.E.R. will have a guest slot on “Go Dumb” and Nas will feature on “No Weapons.” A somewhat unexpected collaboration, indie bedroom-pop singer Cuco will feature on “I Dance.” The last two guest appearances come from California ra...
Future Sells Publishing Catalog Spanning 612 Songs in Reported Eight-Figure Deal
Future has sold his catalog from the years 2004 to 2020 to Influence Media Partners. While the exact price of the catalog wasn’t disclosed, a source close to the deal told Variety that the rapper fetched a price in the “high eight figures.” Beginning with the launch of his career, the sixteen-year period saw Future release 612 singles across eight studio albums, in addition to collaborations, a reissued LP, mixtapes and songs not listed on any full-length project. Among the mix of tracks in the catalog is Future’s highest-charting solo single, “Mas Off” and his GRAMMY Award-winning “King’s Dead” with Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock and James Blake. The catalog also includes one of his iconic tracks with Drake, “Life Is Good” and his Rihanna collaboration, “Selfish.” “I put everything into my musi...
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ New Live Album Captures Fabled 1997 Residency at San Francisco’s Fillmore
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ fabled 20-show run at San Francisco’s Fillmore in 1997 is the subject of a new deluxe box set coming on November 25th. Live at the Fillmore (1997) is being put out by Warner Records in collaboration with Petty’s estate and Mike Campbell. It marks the first Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers live album to be released in 13 years. Various configurations of Live at the Fillmore (1997) will be available, including a 3xLP version simulating one of the concerts and a comprehensive box set comprised of 58 songs and 14 humorous spoken word tracks. The material featured on the release was curated by Campbell and Ryan Ulyate alongside executive producers Benmont Tench, Adria Petty, Annakim Petty, and Dana Petty. Advertisement Related Video Much of the material found on ...
Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard Stadium Tour Grosses $173.5 Million
Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe’s co-headlining stadium tour brought in a whopping $173.5 million, making it the highest grossing tour of either band’s career. The highly anticipated outing finally took place in 2022 after being postponed twice due to the pandemic. The bill was utterly stacked, with the aforementioned headliners receiving support from fellow rock icons Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. Average ticket sales for each night were 37,520 — more than three times the draw that Def Leppard and Mötley Crüe had previously reached on their own — with an average nightly earning of $4.96 million. Advertisement Related Video Boston was the largest market, with the bands playing a two-night stand at Fenway Park on August 5th and 6th. A total of 64,000 tickets sold for $9.3 million ...
Wet Leg Add More 2022-2023 Tour Dates, Share Cover of Ashnikko’s “Daisy”: Stream
Even though Wet Leg have spent most of the year thus far on the road, it doesn’t look like they plan on slowing down anytime soon: The British indie rockers have scheduled more shows for late 2022 and summer 2023. Additionally, they’ve unveiled their cover of Ashnikko’s hit “Daisy” as part of the Spotify Singles series. Wet Leg will headline four shows in New York this December at four different iconic venues: Webster Hall, Bowery Ballroom, Elsewhere, and Music Hall of Williamsburg. After supporting a run on Harry Styles’ “Love on Tour” earlier this year, they’ll reunite with the pop star again next summer as they open his shows throughout the UK and Europe. While Ashnikko’s original “Daisy” is a trap-pop jam, Wet Leg give the tune an alt-rock spin that’s still just as infectious. The othe...
YUNGBLUD on How Information Kills Art, Sampling The Cure, and Channeling Radiohead
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS YUNGBLUD joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his new self-titled LP. The British musician/actor a.k.a. Dominic Harrison talks about the joy of midnight album releases, why he chose to self-title the record, the criticism one gets when getting more famous, and how those moments found their way into songs like “The Funeral.” Advertisement Related Video He also discusses the conversational style of lyrics he was going for this time around; sampling The Cure; channeling Radiohead and The Jam; and coming up alongside artists like Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, and Mac Miller. Listen to YUNGBLUD discuss his new ...
Kanye West Claims Song Catalog Is Being Shopped Around Without His Knowledge
Kanye West has responded to a recent Billboard report that his catalog is up for sale, with his team allegedly seeking up to 35-times gross profit for the approximately $5 million USD cut it earns the rapper in royalties each year. According to Billboard, West’s team “met selectively with prospective buyers to explore what kind of valuation his song catalog could fetch,” with a potential valuation of $175 million USD for the entire lot. On Tuesday evening, West took to social media to challenge the reports, saying that he wasn’t aware his catalog was up for grabs. “Just like Taylor Swift… my publishing is being put up for sale without my knowledge,” the rapper wrote in an Instagram Story. Swift was previously in a legal battle with her former manager Scooter Braun for ownership over her fi...
Get Ready for Groove Cruise Cabo With Said The Sky’s Exclusive EDM.com Playlist
This year’s Groove Cruise Cabo will be one to remember for headliner Said The Sky, who will not only be performing at the floating festival for the very first time, but also setting sail on his first-ever cruise. “I can’t wait to be hosting a stage for the first time ever,” Said The Sky tells EDM.com. “This will also be my first time on a cruise! Stoked for my first time to be with so many friends and all of you guys.” In anticipation of the festival, scheduled for October 19-24, Said The Sky has teamed up with EDM.com to put together an exclusive playlist. Heavily based in melodic bass music, it highlights several tracks off Said The Sky’s 2022 album, Sentiment, including “Treading Water” and “Emotion Sickness...
NGHTMRE’s “DRMVRSE” Album Is a Hallucinogenic Matrix: “We’re About to Send You On the Craziest Trip of Your Life”
No blue pill or red pill can replicate the mind-bending matrix of NGHTMRE‘s DRMVRSE. NGHTMRE released his long-awaited debut studio album on September 9th after eight years of cranking out hits such as “REDLIGHT” and “GUD VIBRATIONS.” The album is just one bright star in the deep expanse of DRMVRSE. The cinematic project is a methodical piece of fiction with music, animation and narrative components—and that’s just scratching the planet’s surface. DRMVRSE tells the story of a fictional NeuroTech company that discovers a sonic frequency called “Unsound,” leading users through gateways to other physical planes of existence. A DMT-dose of portal-jumping and epic battles are the status quo inside NGHTMRE’s playground. “It s...
Here Are the Set Times for Lost Lands 2022
Get ready to go back in time at Lost Lands, Excision‘s prehistoric electronic music festival. As the dinosaurs begin to thaw out and travel to the middle of Ohio, the world’s biggest dubstep and bass music artists are preparing to take the stage at Excision’s flagship event. This includes REZZ, DJ Diesel, Knife Party, SVDDEN DEATH, TroyBoi, Subtronics, ILLENIUM, Pendulum, Ace Aura, Papa Khan, A Hundred Drums and many more. The fifth edition of Lost Lands is scheduled for September 23-25, 2022 at Legend Valley in Thornville, Ohio. Check out the set times and full lineup below. Lost Lands 2022 Set Times 2022 Lost Lands set times. Lost Lands Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles 2022 Lost Lands set times. Lost Lands 2022 Lost Lands set times. Lost Lands 2022...
DJ Snake, Ghostface Killah, Jadakiss to Appear on Malaa’s Debut Album: See the Full Tracklist
Malaa has recruited some hip-hop legends for his upcoming debut album. The masked DJ and producer is set to unveil his long-awaited album, Don Malaa, at the end of the month. And after releasing a couple singles, he’s now unmasked the complete tracklist. Malaa is bringing out some old friends and hip-hop superstars for his grand debut. French compatriots and frequent collaborators DJ Snake, Tchami and Tony Romera are set to appear on “Deep,” “Discipline” and “The Game is Dead” respectively. Outside of the electronic dance music realm, Don Malaa features iconic rappers Jadakiss and Ghostface Killah, as well as buzzing hip-hop artist Fivio Foreign. Malaa recently reworked Linkin Park’s timeless song “In The End” after...
No Duh: FDA Warns Against Dangerous NyQuil Chicken Trend
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 2 hours ago @dlchandler123 D.L. Chandler is a veteran of the Washington D.C. metro writing scene, working as a journalist, reporter, and culture critic. Initially freelancing at iOne Digital in 2010, he officially joined the iOne team in 2017 where he currently works as a Senior Editor for Cassius Life and Hip-Hop Wired. D.L. covers a variety of topics including breaking news, politics, Hip-Hop music and culture, fashion, and Black history. He currently heads the SPIRIT.ED column for Cassius Life, which focuses on adult beverages and their history. D.L. has worked in the past for MTV News, Billboard, and several other publications. His first big break in journalism came with the now-defunct Politically Black in 1999, the nation’s first ...
