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7 Nigerian Artists To Watch Out For In 2023
Last year was a fantastic year for Nigerian music, new milestones were unlocked and old ones were shattered. The Afrobeats genre continued to grow in America, Europe, and the world at large. We saw Rema’s “Calm Down” hit over 300 million views on a single music video on YouTube in just about 10 months. Burna Boy became the first African artiste to sell out the prestigious Madison Square Garden (MSG), in New York. Davido performed at the World Cup closing ceremony with millions of people watching at once. The above-mentioned Nigerian musicians have proven their mettle in the Nigerian music space. Visit our site for latest Naija music 2023. In this article, we are looking at some incredible talents in the music industry that we should keep an eye on. The artistes mentioned in this list have ...
Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso Revive Rave-Inspired Side Project, Buy Now
At the turn of the new year, Buy Now squeaked in the release of their first songs since 2008. The return of the collaborative duo, consisting of Swedish House Mafia‘s Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso, is a developing story to keep on the radar for 2023. After appearing on Salvatore Ganacci’s Culturally Appropriate album cut, “Let You Do This” a couple months prior, the tandem are making their return official with the release of two new singles, “Church” and “Speak Up.” Buy Now recently recorded at The Church Studios in London and were evidently feeling ample inspiration from their environment. The Church has become a spiritual home to world-class musicians throughout the decades, including Adele, U2 and Lana Del Rey, among many othe...
Future Welcomes 2023 With “BACK TO THE BASICS” Music Video
Future is ringing in 2023 with an official music video for “BACK TO THE BASICS.” The Skeeboe-directed visual is his ninth from I NEVER LIKED YOU, and sees Future enjoying a tropical vacation in a stunning house and yacht surrounded by beautiful women. A press release states that the accompanying visual “hints at the dawn of the next chapter,” but fans will have to wait for more information on any new releases. I NEVER LIKED YOU was released in April 2022 and briefly held the record for the biggest debut of the year. It debuted at No. 1 and marked Future’s eight No. 1, and is currently in the running for Best Rap Album at the 2023 GRAMMY Awards that take place in February. Watch Future’s “BACK TO THE BASICS” music video above. Elsewhere in music, Gangsta Boo of Three 6 Mafia has died. Read ...
Bad Bunny Responds After Throwing Fan’s Phone: ‘It’s a Disrespect’
Bad Bunny kicked off 2023 defending himself on Twitter after a mishap with a fan went viral on social media. In a recent video that began circulating the Internet, the superstar Puerto Rican artist is seen walking with his group of friends and team when an excited fan approached him with her phone and began recording in selfie mode. Just seconds later, an annoyed Bunny grabbed the phone and threw it into the bushes. “You have to respect his space,” said someone from the crew. The fan encounter occurred in the Dominican Republic, where the artist spent the holidays. On Monday (Jan. 2), the “Tití Me Preguntó” singer took to Twitter to express his point of view. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “The person who comes ...
Wham’s ‘Last Christmas’ Returns to No. 1 In U.K.
Wham’s “Last Christmas” (via RCA) is the gift that keeps giving, as the ‘80s classic returns to No. 1 in the U.K. The holiday standard lifts 2-1 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, published Dec. 30, for its second stint at the summit in 2022. According to the Official Charts Company, “Last Christmas” scoops over 79,000 combined chart units, including a market-leading 18 million streams, to bag the last No. 1 of the year. Less than a year earlier, “Last Christmas” was finally crowned on the survey, setting a new mark for the longest journey to the top, at 36 years. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The latest survey is brimming with Christmas spirit. Indeed, holiday numbers swamp the Top 40, taking out 34 spots, including nine of the top 10. Mari...
Michael Buble Enters 2023 With ‘Christmas’ No. 1
Michael Buble’s Christmas (via Reprise) is back on familiar territory — at No. 1 in the U.K. The Canadian crooner’s holiday classic lifts 3-1, for its fifth non-consecutive week at the summit. Christmas first led the Official U.K. Albums Chart following its release in 2011, and last reached the top in December 2021. With Christmas in the rearview, holiday albums are enjoying mixed fortunes. On the way down are Cliff Richard’s Christmas With Cliff (2-12 via EastWest/Rhino), the Bocellis’ A Family Christmas (5-20 via Decca), and Andre Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra’s Silver Bells (7-36 via Decca), while the late Bing Crosby bucks the trend with Christmas Classics (UMC/Virgin), up 91-27. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the absence of any n...
SZA’s ‘SOS’ Is First R&B Album by a Woman to Log Three Weeks at No. 1 Since 2013
SZA‘s SOS logs its historic third consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The record earned a total of 128,000 equivalent album units in this third week, with 126,500 credited to streaming equivalent album units (168.73 million on-demand official streams of the tracks), 1,000 in album sales and 500 in track equivalent album units. SOS marks the first R&B album by a woman to spend three weeks atop the chart since Beyoncé’s self-titled record in 2013. Elsewhere on the top 10 are Taylor Swift, Michael Bublé, Metro Boomin and Nat King Cole at Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5, followed by Drake and 21 Savage, Bad Bunny, Phil Spector, Mariah Carey and Vince Guaraldi Trio. Elsewhere in music, watch Future’s “BACK TO THE BASICS” music video. Read Full Article
“Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd Becomes Spotify’s Most Streamed Song
Toronto crooner The Weeknd has recently taken to Twitter to celebrate one of the biggest feats for an artist. From his hit 2020 album After Hours, The Weeknd’s single “Blinding Lights” has officially become the most streamed song on Spotify. The Canadian singer took to Twitter to celebrate the occasion with his fans with a tweet on January 1, 2023, “FOR NEW YEARS ???” In a follow-up tweet, The Weeknd wrote, “happy new years to blinding lights. the most streamed song of all time tonight.” “Blinding Lights” was first released on November 29, 2019, and became an instant hit. It was the second single from his fourth studio album, After Hours. After debuting at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100, it spent the next four weeks at the No. 1 spot. Later, it became the first song to be in the Top 10 so...
Mount Eerie Shares New Song “Huge Fire”: Listen
Mount Eerie has released a new song titled “Huge Fire.” It’s part of Colors, a 20th anniversary compilation album from Tokyo’s 7e.p. Records. Phil Elverum’s track is the final song on the record, with other contributions by Lou Barlow, Jason Lytle, Quasi, Tara Jane O’Neil, Tim Kinsella, and more appearing before it. According to the liner notes, Elverum wrote and produced “Huge Fire” last month. Give it a listen below. This is the first original song Elverum has released since he resurrected the Microphones for 2020’s Microphones in 2020. Earlier this year, he also released the Microphones vinyl box set Completely Everything, 1996–2021. Elverum’s most recent record as Mount Eerie was Lost Wisdom pt. 2, a 2019 collaborative LP with Julie Doiron. The two performed select material from that a...
NBA YoungBoy Announces New Album ‘I Rest My Case’
YoungBoy Never Broke Again is welcoming the new year with the announcement of his newest album, I Rest My Case. The upcoming project and its cover art were revealed via DJ Akademiks, who revealed that I Rest My Case is dropping on January 6. The record will mark his first of the year and follows Lost Files, which just came out on December 23 as his final release of 2022. In addition, I Rest My Case will most likely be his first release under his newly-signed record deal with Motown Records; YB’s The Last Slimeto marked his final release under Atlantic Records, which he previously slammed and publicly accused of blackballing him. “I don’t give a f**k you still can’t stop me don’t sign to [Atlantic Records] if you a artist they not gone support you especially if you live a certain way,” he w...
NBA YoungBoy Announces New Album ‘I Rest My Case’
YoungBoy Never Broke Again is welcoming the new year with the announcement of his newest album, I Rest My Case. The upcoming project and its cover art were revealed via DJ Akademiks, who revealed that I Rest My Case is dropping on January 6. The record will mark his first of the year and follows Lost Files, which just came out on December 23 as his final release of 2022. In addition, I Rest My Case will most likely be his first release under his newly-signed record deal with Motown Records; YB’s The Last Slimeto marked his final release under Atlantic Records, which he previously slammed and publicly accused of blackballing him. “I don’t give a f**k you still can’t stop me don’t sign to [Atlantic Records] if you a artist they not gone support you especially if you live a certain way,” he w...
G-Dragon Announces Comeback With “GUERILLA DESK: G_Division” Video
Following Taeyang and Daesung announcing their departure from YG Entertainment, G-Dragon has announced his plans for a comeback with new music. Participating in the release of BIG BANG‘s “Still Life” comeback single last year, the K-pop superstar has remained largely quiet in the music world with his future at YG Entertainment also up in the air. But to kick off 2023, G-Dragon delivered a surprise video to his fans, titled “GUERILLA DESK: G_Division.” In the intimate address, the 34-year-old artist shared that his planning to release an album later this year and shared that he wanted to interact with his supporters more in 2023. “In 2022, I took some time to work on myself, working out more and reenergizing…I haven’t had much chance to speak with you all other than social media. I want to ...
