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See Chloe & Halle Bailey Reunite With Mentor Beyonce at Wearable Art Gala
Chloe and Halle Bailey had a chance to reunite with their mentor Beyoncé over the weekend at the Wearable Art Gala. On Saturday, Bey’s mom, Tina Knowles-Lawson, invited an A-list guest list to Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, to celebrate the fifth anniversary of WACO Theater Center. In addition to Beyoncé, husband Jay-Z and their daughter Blue Ivy, other guests included Lupita Nyong’o, Angela Bassett, Kelly Rowland, Lori Harvey and sister duo Chloe x Halle, who are signed to Queen B’s Parkwood label. Chloe took to Instagram on Wednesday to share an adorable photo of her and her sister standing alongside Bey in one photo and hugging her in the next. In the photo, the trio all shared a color theme, with Halle sporting a black dress with silver embellishments and cutouts around her...
Rihanna Continues To Tease “Lift Me Up,” Revealing Single Cover Art
Yesterday, Marvel confirmed rumors that Rihanna would be contributing a song to the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack. The company posted a teaser showing the Wakanda Forever title transforming into an “R” alongside the date October 28, 2022. The film will premiere two weeks later on November 11. Along with reposting Marvel’s announcement video, Rihanna has now followed up by sharing the cover art for her forthcoming single, “Lift Me Up.” The cover art simply pictures a close-up of the singer in black-and-white, her name and the song’s title. “Lift Me Up” was co-written by Rihanna, returning Black Panther director Ryan Coogler and Ludwig Göransson, who composed the score for both the original and sequel films, as well as Nigerian artist Tems. The track will mark the end of Rihanna’...
Conjure Up a Halloween Playlist With These Horror-Themed Hip-Hop Tracks
While Christmas music seems to dominate the entire month of December, Halloween has yet to be given the same attention. For years, come Halloween, supermarkets and radio stations have played the same old stuff ad nauseum — cue “Monster Mash.” Hip-hop, however, has been engrossed with horror, going so far as to dedicate a subgenre to music that sounds like it was designed to be streamed during the spooky season. Branching out from gangsta rap, the oft-forgotten horrorcore uses the supernatural as a metaphor for real-life themes of violence, drug abuse and death. Though not all horrorcore songs are that bleak, they’re usually darkly transgressive, and their influence has permeated throughout rappers old and new. The 1980s old-school wave, for instance, often pulled from horrorcore when sampl...
Harry Styles Morphs Into a Bearded Merman in “Music for a Sushi Restaurant” Video
Harry Styles on Thursday released the official music video for his popular Harry’s House track, “Music for a Sushi Restaurant,” directed by Aube Perrie. In the video, Styles morphs into a bearded, tentacle-endowed merman, who washes ashore and ends up in the hands of a squad of sushi chefs. At the restaurant, fittingly called Gill’s, Styles is terrified by the sight of fellow sea creatures being prepped for dinner. Panicked, he fights for his survival and ultimately wins over the kitchen. Styles then receives something of an oceanic spa treatment while listening to his own song and relaxing with under-eye patches and a black sleep mask. “Can I touch your tail?” one patron asks before they are sharply scolded with a slap from Styles’ tentacle. Later, the singer finds himself performing...
Kanye West Wanted to Name 2018 Album After Hitler: Report
Kanye West has an “obsession” with Adolf Hitler and once considered naming his 2018 album after the Nazi leader. The revelation comes from a new CNN report, which cites a former business executive who worked for West as well as several other unnamed sources. The executive, who left his position and reached a settlement with West over the rapper’s workplace behavior, told CNN that West “would praise Hitler by saying how incredible it was that he was able to accumulate so much power and would talk about all the great things he and the Nazi Party achieved for the German people.” West also spoke openly about reading Mein Kampf — even though he claims to have never read any book — and expressed his “admiration” for Hitler and the Nazis and for their use of propaganda, the executive added. Adver...
Matt Sorum Announces Kings of Chaos Album, Reunites Velvet Revolver Lineup for First Single “Judgement Day”: Stream
Veteran drummer Matt Sorum has announced the debut album from his all-star project Kings of Chaos, and reunited the Velvet Revolver lineup for the new single “Judgement Day.” Sorum performed and co-wrote “Judgement Day” alongside Slash, Duff McKagan, and Dave Kushner — all of whom played with Sorum in Velvet Revolver, the mid-2000s hard rock supergroup fronted by the late Scott Weiland. The song lives up to its all-star billing, with a high-speed pace and blazing leads from Slash and Kushner. Sorum handles lead vocals and sounds great on the mic, embracing the humor and punkish bite of the track. That humor transfers over to the music video, which features a cameo from ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, and sees Sorum driving like a madman in an homage to Vanishing Point, screaming the song lyrics al...
Top 5 Mötley Crüe Guitarist Candidates Following Mick Mars’ Retirement from Touring
With Mick Mars stepping away from touring, one of the highest profile guitar gigs in rock music is now on the job market. Mötley Crüe’s founding axeman will still remain a member of the band, but will no longer play live shows due to his ongoing battle with Ankylosing Spondylitis, a crippling degenerative disease that affects the spine. In addition to his health issues, Mars is the elder statesman of the Crüe, roughly a decade older than everyone else in the band. In the infamous Crüe biography The Dirt, Mars described how he often caught flak for his age, as he was already established as a journeyman guitarist in the years prior to Mötley Crüe’s formation. Given Mars’ experience, it’s only fitting that Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, and Vince Neil tap someone who not only fits the part but has al...
City Girls Set to Headline Billboard Live: R&B/Hip-Hop Event
Billboard announced on Thursday (Oct. 28) that it will be hosting Billboard Live: R&B/Hip-Hop at Academy LA in Los Angeles Nov. 17 10 p.m. The event will be headlined by chart-topping hip-hop duo City Girls, with Alabama’sFlo Milli serving as the night’s opener. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Billboard Live: R&B/Hip-Hop will be the first consumer event to celebrate the unveiling of Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players list and issue honoring executives across the business. This year’s Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players presentation will highlight the Rémy Martin x Vibe Impact and Excellence Award, honoring a musician who has made tremendous efforts in their community, as well as paving the way for the next generation ...
Rihanna & A$AP Rocky Get Lovey-Dovey in Matching Outfits at ‘Black Panther 2’ Premiere
It was date night for the Fenty-Mayers household Wednesday evening (Oct. 26). Hitting the purple carpet for the Marvel Studios premiere of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky stepped out in matching outfits and shared a few sweet moments of PDA before heading inside the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. While posing for cameras on the carpet, the couple — who became first-time parents when they welcomed a baby boy together in May — squeezed close together, sometimes holding hands. At one point, Rocky (born Rakim Mayers) leaned in to kiss a grinning Ri on the cheek. Rihanna and A$AP Rocky attend Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” premiere at Dolby Theatre on October 26, 2022 in Hollywood, California. Amy Sussman/WireImage Both stars were dressed in head-to-toe kha...
Megan Thee Stallion Is Giving Hotties a Special Show With Apple Music Live Series
Hotties, are you ready? Megan Thee Stallion will be taking to the stage in a special performance for Apple Music Live, the streaming platform announced on Thursday (Oct. 27). The “Plan B” rapper is scheduled to perform an intimate concert at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre on Nov. 11 as part of the Apple Music Live series. Fans 16 and older in the Los Angeles area can register for free tickets via Ticketmaster for a chance to see Thee Hot Girl Coach. Tickets will be given out on a first come, first serve basis. The performance will be taped on Nov. 11, and will be available for Apple Music subscribers across 165 countries to stream starting Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. PT. Megan’s performance will serve as the closer for Apple Music Live’s inaugural season, and follows previous concerts in the series by H...
See Diddy Explore New York City by Convertible in New “Diddy Freestyle” Visual
Diddy took a multi-year hiatus from dropping solo music, which he finally broke in July with “Gotta Move On” featuring Bryson Tiller. Landing as the first single off of his forthcoming album, “Gotta Move On” also received the visual treatment with a video directed by Teyana “Spike Tey” Taylor. The New York rapper followed up his first solo record in seven years with an entire EP of remixes, mixing “Gotta Move On” with contributions from artists such as Cool & Dre, Fabolous, Yung Miami and Ashanti. Diddy has now returned with an official music video for a self-titled, which samples his own 2017 single “Bad Boy Watcha Gon’ Do? Dre Day” featuring the Notorious B.I.G. and Rick Ross. Directed by Mike Oberlies, the “Diddy Freestyle” video sees the rapper explore his city from inside a conver...
Killer Mike Drops Music Video for “Talk’n That Sh*t!”
Today, Killer Mike dropped the music video for his new single “Talk’n That Sh*t!.” With a runtime of just under three minutes, the music video exalts the rapper’s hometown of Atlanta, Georgia as it cycles between shots of custom cars, bikers, park cookouts, the strip club, hair salons and more. From beginning to end, Killer Mike spits 49 different lines without a single repeated line in sight. From money to business deals, the rapper discusses the versatility of not just his endeavors but his expanded lifestyle. ”Rest in peace to lord infamous b*tch/I’m so underground I move like Pimp C in this b*tch/I bob and weave and bust on beats like Bun B in this b*tch/I’m feeling like I’m Tony Draper a ballin’ g in this b*tch.” Alongside these themes, there is an overarching love for this homet...
