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The Chainsmokers, Galantis, More to Headline Blended Festival 2022
Presented by My Wine Society, Blended Festival has announced the return of its two-day music, art, wine and culinary extravaganza. Blended will return to Nashville on September 10th and 11th. The event will then head to Austin on the 24th and 25th before hitting San Diego on October 8th and 9th. Additionally, the fest’s organizers recently announced their expansion to a fourth city, Tampa, which is scheduled for November 19th and 20th. The headliners for Blended 2022 include dance music heavyweights such as The Chainsmokers, Galantis, Loud Luxury and Timmy Trumpet. The eclectic lineup also boasts Lil Jon, Borgeous and a bevy of local DJs and musical acts to be announced in the coming weeks. BLENDED FESTIVAL 2022 LINEUPS Prospective attendees can expect multiple stages, a 100-foo...
ODESZA Share Behind-the-Scenes Footage of the Making of “The Last Goodbye”
“Honestly if you haven’t made music in a while, you have to, like, re-learn how to make music,” says ODESZA‘s Harrison Mills. When the duo released The Last Goodbye, their scintillating fourth studio album, it had been almost five years since their last LP. After all, it’s only natural to shake off some cobwebs, even for a Grammy-nominated act in the vanguard of electronic music. But after conceiving the direction of what would eventually materialize as the album’s titular track, it wasn’t long before ODESZA found their stride. And they went on to create perhaps their most inspired work yet. ODESZA today shared behind-the-scenes footage of the making of “The Last Goodbye.” The video features in interview with fabled Detro...
Pendulum Debut New Music During Secret Set at Reading Festival 2022
Pendulum are gaining some momentum again. The revered electronic music group performed a surprise set at Reading Festival 2022 and dropped a fiery, unreleased remix of Enter Shikari’s “Sorry You’re Not a Winner.” Pendulum teased the secret set prior to jumping on the fest’s BBC Radio 1 Dance Stage. The ensuing performance marked the iconic group’s first U.K. show as a full band since 2018. They opened with “Driver, which was their first new song in over a decade after it dropped in 2020. “We are Pendulum,” shouted the band’s Gareth McGrillen. “Surprise motherfuckers. Let’s blow this fucking roof off.” Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles The remix came about when McGrillen and Rob Swire g...
Harry Styles and Kate Bush Named Spotify’s Songs of Summer 2022
With Labor Day just around the corner, Spotify has released its Top Songs of Summer 2022 report. To no one’s surprise, it is led by a pair of Brits: Harry Styles and Kate Bush. Globally, the most-streamed song between May 29th and August 29th was Styles’ worldwide smash “As It Was.” Despite spending more than 10 weeks at No. 1 in both the US and UK, however, the Harry’s House cut was no match for the resurgence of Bush’s 37-year-old single “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” in those countries. Thanks to its prominent placement in Season 4 of Stranger Things, “Running Up That Hill” was the most-streamed song on Spotify in the US and the UK, beating out “As It Was” by one spot in both instances. According to the report, first-time streams from Gen Z listeners in the US increased by 7,8...
Gorillaz Announce New Album Cracker Island, Share “New Gold” Featuring Tame Impala: Stream
Gorillaz will come in swinging next year with a new album. Cracker Island, the animated band’s eighth studio album, will arrive February 24th, 2023 via Parlophone, and as a sample of what’s to come, they’ve teamed up with Tame Impala today for the new single “New Gold.” Gorillaz rang in their new era in July with Cracker Island’s title track, which included a contribution from Thundercat. Like most recent Gorillaz projects, the album boasts an impressive list of featured guests, including Stevie Nicks, Bad Bunny, Beck, The Pharcyde’s Bootie Brown, and Adeleye Omotayo. The lore of Gorillaz also continues: “Murdoc, Noodle, Russel, and 2D have relocated to Silver Lake, California as they recruit new members to join ‘The Last Cult’, in search of the one truth to fix the world. Report...
Wu-Tang Clan and Nas Bring it Back to Hip-Hop’s Golden Age at Tour Kickoff in St. Louis: Review and Setlist
East Coast hip-hop royalty descended upon the Midwest as Wu-Tang Clan and Nas kicked off their “NY State of Mind Tour” (grab tickets here) at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in St. Louis on Tuesday night (August 30th). The house was packed; lawn tickets were being sold for the same price as a 25-ounce Bud Light at the concession stand, and the strategy paid off. If it wasn’t sold out, the turnout had to have been close to the venue’s 20,000 capacity. Given that the tour’s namesake is derived from Nas’ legendary Illmatic track, nostalgia was the evening’s leitmotif. The night would lean heavily on material from Nas and Wu-Tang’s classic albums, with both making frequent references to hip-hop’s golden age and those who were there to live it. “Who here had a hip-hop album on cassette tape?”...
PUP Announce New Live EP PUP Unravels Live in Front of Everyone They Know
PUP are sharing the first transmissions from their ongoing 2022 tour (tickets here) on a new live EP titled PUP Unravels Live in Front of Everyone They Know. It arrives on October 12th. The EP consists of six cuts collected from a run of shows earlier this year in the band’s native Toronto. “Hometown shows always kinda [of] trip me out,” frontman Stefan Babcock shared in a statement. ” On one hand, they are the most fun shows to play. Toronto has always rallied behind us and we are so lucky to feel that love. But they are also stressful because you don’t want to screw up in front of everyone you know.” He continued, “All of our families, friends, frenemies, the guy who used to sell me weed at the Wendy’s drive-thru, kids I went to elementary school with, my parents’ neighbors. It’s a lot. ...
808 Records ft Dotman – Sure Banga
Check out this brand new tune titled Sure Banga by 808 Records. 808 Records and Dotman get back together for another beautiful single titled Sure Banga, for their teeming listeners. The new record was produced by Vampire Craze and it is a fantastic piece of music for your listening pleasure. This is a follow-up to the song “O Ti Lo” released a couple of weeks ago by 808 Records. However, we recommend adding it to your playlist. Listen and share 808 Records ft Dotman – Sure Banga below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/808_Records_-_Sure_Banga_ft_Dotman__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Poco Lee – Otilo
Don’t miss this brand new single titled – Otilo by Poco Lee. Nigerian dancer cum singer Poco Lee drops a brand new track titled Otilo. The new record is exciting and fantastic music to groove to and it is for his fans’ listening pleasure. It is a follow-up to previously released songs feature which include Outsider by Toby Shang and Josh2funny song Legworking In The Lord. However, you can add it to your playlist. Listen and share Poco Lee – Otilo below. [embedded content] Download coming soon.
Lil Baby, Lil Uzi Vert, Future and More To Appear on NAV’s ‘Demons Protected by Angels’ Album
NAV has unveiled the features and release date for his forthcoming record, Demons Protected by Angels. Set to debut on September 9, just before his homecoming performance at Rolling Loud Toronto, NAV’s upcoming album will include guest appearances from Lil Durk, Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Don Toliver, Bryson Tiller, Babyface Ray and Releast K. The record also features Travis Scott and Lil Baby, who appeared on NAV’s previously-released track, “Never Sleep.” NAV took to Instagram to make the announcement with a video showcasing aerial views of Toronto and boasting the album’s signature angel, demon and solar eclipse motifs. “SEPTEMBER 9th — DEMONS PROTECTED BY ANGELS,” he wrote in the caption. Aside from “Never Sleep,” NAV has also put forth a solo track from the project, dubbed “Wrong Deci...
Chrisean Rock Says She’ll Never Hit Blueface ‘In Public’ Again, But He Says, ‘I’m Worried’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty We all know that rapper Blueface and his (I guess?) girlfriend Chrisean Rock are a walking reality show for older people who miss Jerry Springer and younger folks who need a measuring stick for how toxic their relationship is. But an incident that led to Rock’s arrest earlier this month—after she was caught on camera throwing hands at the “Respect My Cryppin” rapper—has given her new clarity and she says her days of domestic violence against her man have come to an end. A reporter for TMZ caught up with the (again, I guess?) couple at the Los Angeles International Airport on Monday and asked what can be done to make their relationship more stable and less like a Bizarro World Ike and Tina situation (my words, not his), to whi...
#DonovanLewis: Cops Shoot & Kill Unarmed Columbus Man Donovan Lewis
Written By D.L. Chandler , Senior Editor Posted 31 mins 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 ...
