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Juice WRLD Fights Demons on ‘Wandered to LA’ With Justin Bieber: Listen
Juice WRLD is gone but not forgotten. The late rapper’s work lives on with Fighting Demons, the Chicago artist’s second posthumous studio album, due out next week. The second promotional song lifted from it is “Wandered to LA,” with Justin Bieber, a track that was previewed back in September 2018 and dropped in full at midnight. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The chilled-tune is an account of a bender in the City of Angels. On it, Juice raps: “I wandered to LA hopin’ to explore/ Little did I know, I’d find a little more/ Love at my hotel room door/ From the bed to the hotel room floor.” Bieber chimes in, “Pillowtalkin’ ’bout our future and our dreams/ Speakin’ ’bout how life ain’t really as it seems/ Reminiscin’ ’bout the days you broke my hea...
Adele Completes Another Chart Double In Australia
It’s another chart double for Adele, as 30 (Columbia/Sony) enters a second week at No. 1 on Australia’s albums chart and the lead track from it, “Easy On Me,” snags a fourth week atop the national singles survey. The British pop superstar will need to show some serious staying power if she’s to repeat the efforts of her two previous No. 1 albums. 2015’s 25 logged eight weeks at the summit, while 2011’s 21 ruled the ARIA Albums Chart for 32 weeks, the second-longest stint in history, behind Dire Straits’ 1985 blockbuster Brothers In Arms, at 34 weeks. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news On the current frame, 25 is down 7-10 and 21 dips 10-18. Coming in behind 30 is a trio of former leaders, Ed Sheeran’s = (equals) (via Atlantic/Warner), Taylor ...
Sting, Burt Bacharach & More to Perform at Music Center Tribute to A&M Records Co-Founder Jerry Moss
Herb Alpert, Burt Bacharach, Merry Clayton, Sérgio Mendes and Sting are set to perform at Live at The Music Center: Concerts Celebrating Jerry Moss, Co-Founder of A&M Records, which will take place at the The Music Center’s Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles on Feb. 11-12, 2022. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Tim Curry will also join in the program to share his perspective. Additional performers and participants will be named. 2022 will mark the 60th anniversary of A&M Records, the legendary label that Alpert and Moss co-founded on a handshake and an investment of $200 from both men. Over 25 years, A&M grew into the world’s largest independent record label, signing such iconic stars as The Police, Carpenters, Janet Jackson, J...
8 Great Hanukkah Songs for 2021
Hanukkah is a time where we hope the miracles of the past can match up to the miracles we need for the future. During our COVID era, it seems hard to keep the hope, but here’s an array of songs for the Festival of Lights. Some of them will certainly populate your family WhatsApp groups over these eight days and beyond. “Yes, my mom sent me that song, too” moments — here they come. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Nissim Black & Kosha Dillz, “The Hanukkah Song 2.0 (Adam Sandler Remix)” [embedded content] It took 25 years for someone to make a remix of the most iconic modern Hanukkah song in America, but myself and another Jewish rapper have finally done so and with legit intent. The video shows Nissim in a rush to a menorah candle lighting on the glorious NYC subway. We rap fo...
‘jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy’ Directors Discuss Exploring the Ye Mystique in Netflix Documentary
Just who is the musical mastermind formerly known as Kanye West? Film directors Coodie and Chike take music fans behind the curtain with Ye in the duo’s upcoming Netflix documentary jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy. During a conversation for Thursday’s (Dec. 2) Netflix Playlist showcase, ahead of the documentary’s 2022 premiere, longtime friends and Kanye West collaborators Coodie and Chike (pronounced cheek-A) discuss insights gleaned from chronicling the artist/entrepreneur’s trajectory for more than 20 years. Providing compelling context is a video clip from 2002 featuring a fearless West freestyling with Yasiin Bey (Mos Def). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Additional nuggets mined from 267 hours of footage include the genesis behind the video fo...
Skunk Is Revealed as Grammy-Winning Star on ‘The Masked Singer’
If there’s one performer on Fox’s The Masked Singer who didn’t stink, it’s Skunk. But that wasn’t enough to stop the Skunk mask from being lifted on Wednesday night’s episode. The two talents remaining in Group A were Skunk and Bull, who locked horns in this week’s contest for a place in the final. Bull hit Paula Abdul’s “Straight Up,” and was joined on stage by Jesse McCartney, a competitor on Season 3, for a rendition of The Script’s “Breakeven (Falling to Pieces).” Skunk went with a gorgeous cover of Aretha Franklin’s “I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You),” before teaming up with Michael Bolton for “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” made famous in the 1960s by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Unfortunately for the classy Skunk, she was run down...
Machine Gun Kelly Once Stabbed Himself to Look Cool For Megan Fox
The things we do for love. Just ask Colson Baker about it. Better known to the music world as Machine Gun Kelly, he’s a man with a growing list of things he’s done for love, some of them just, plain daft. Stopping by NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the one-time rapper, now pop-punk protagonist, set himself up when he took position on the couch wearing a shirt emblazoned with his ladyfriend, Megan Fox. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Not one to waste a good story, MGK told tales of injuring his coccyx, playing beer pong with Post Malone, explaining his failed lift on Pete Davidson (thankfully for us, it was caught on camera), and how he knifed himself whilst trying to look cool to Fox. “I threw it up and it stuck in my hand,” he explained, offering the scar to Fallo...
Gang of Youths Make ‘Late Show’ Debut With ‘The Angel of 8th Ave’: Watch
The secret is out: Gang of Youths is one of the best live acts doing the rounds right now. One of the best rock bands, period. Led by the charismatic hunk of a man that is David Le’aupepe, the Sydney band was crowned kings of Australian rock ‘n roll at the 2017 ARIA Awards, where they dominated with four wins, including best group and album of the year for their chart-topping sophomore set Go Farther in Lightness. This Gang isn’t mucking around. The five members have decamped to London ahead of the third studio album, Angel In Realtime, slated for release Feb. 25, 2022. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “We’ve spent years working on this project,” explains Le’aupepe. “We’ve scrapped it three times, recorded in various studios both commercial and informal in London, New Zealand and...
How to Find Your Spotify Wrapped 2021
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! No, not the start of the Christmas season — it’s Spotify Wrapped day! That’s right, it’s what all your listening habits have been leading up to: the day the streaming giant tabulates all your personal data to serve up a custom accounting of your top artists, songs and playlists from the past year. Plus, it’s all presented in a colorfully curated package, perfect for sharing on Instagram. (And while we’re at it, don’t pay any attention to the haters: Only Grinches take time to post about how “no one cares about your Spotify Wrapped.”) While this year’s feature also comes with personalized audio auras (were you “wistful and focused” or “euphoric and bold”?) and a funky display of your top genres, your Spotify Wrapped can sometimes be hard to find. So...
Carlos Santana has ‘Unscheduled Heart Procedure’, Cancels December Shows
Carlos Santana has successfully undergone a heart procedure and is canceling several Las Vegas shows planned for December. In a video message released Wednesday, Santana said he asked his wife to take him to the hospital on Saturday because of an issue with his chest. “I’m going to be taking time off for a little bit to make sure that I replenish and rest,” Santana said. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Santana has canceled all December 2021 at the House of Blues Las Vegas as he recovers from an unscheduled heart procedure. We look forward to returning to perform at the House Of Blues in January 2022. pic.twitter.com/8cHcVDjFhv — Carlos Santana (@SantanaCarlos) December 2, 2021 Michael Vrionis, president of Universal Tone Management, said the 74-year-old guitarist underwent an “u...
Darren Criss & Adam Lambert Jazz Up ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ With Flashy Holiday Cover
It’s the most wonderful time of the year — especially if you’re a fan of Darren Criss, Adam Lambert, Kelly Clarkson and jazz! On the latest episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, Criss and Lambert dropped by to offer up a special cover of the 1950 Christmas classic “(Everybody’s Waitin’ For) The Man With the Bag.” The song comes from Criss’ just-released holiday album A Very Darren Crissmas, available via Verve Label Group. Dressed up in coordinated red patterned suits, Criss and Lambert came out swinging with a big band, as they brought the jazzy tune to life in front of Clarkson’s captive audience. Throwing in their own ad-libs throughout the number, the pair harmonized and riffed off of one another throughout before bringing the number to a flashy finish as they sang the song’s i...
BTS Had the Most Streamed Song on Apple Music In 2021
BTS’ “Dynamite” blew up on Apple Music in a big way this year. The K-pop superstars had 2021’s most-played song around the world on Apple Music, with “Dynamite.” The septet’s single comes in at No. 1 on the Top 100 Streamed Songs chart, published today as the streaming giant handed out honors at its third annual Apple Music Awards. “Dynamite” was explosive, in many ways. The song debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 2020, for the boy band’s first leader on that chart. The single went on to detonate the record for the most weeks leading Billboard’s Digital Songs Sales Chart, and set a new mark for simultaneous weeks atop Billboard’s Global 200 charts. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Just last month, “Dynamite” became the fir...
