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Rita Wilson on the ’70s, Duetting with Willie and Costello, and Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Rita Wilson joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Now & Forever: Duets, an album that finds her collaborating with Elvis Costello, Smokey Robinson, Willie Nelson, Leslie Odom Jr., and many more on a playlist of some of her favorite songs of the ’70s. Advertisement Related Video The actress/musician tells us about what drew her to put the spotlight on the decade; flipping classics like “Slip Slidin’ Away,” “Fire,” “Songbird,” and “I’ll Be There” into conversations between two people; and what it was like to be on the mic opposite some of the greatest artists of all time. Wilson also discusses the LP’...
Rihanna Reportedly Recorded 2 New Tracks for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
As the world awaits new music from Rihanna leading up to her headlining 2023 Super Bowl LVII performance, rumors have circulated that the singer has contributed to the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack. According to Hits Daily Double, Rihanna is rumored to have recorded not just one, but two songs for the original soundtrack. The report alleged that the new film would follow the model of the original Black Panther by releasing both an original score and an “inspired by” concept album. Both musical projects will reportedly be released by Marvel and Disney, as well as Def Jam and Westbury Road. In 2020, Rihanna was thought to be a part of the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever cast after her name appeared alongside stars such as Letitia Wright and Lupita Nyong’o when fans googled the mov...
BTS Members Will Enlist in South Korean Military for Required Service
BTS‘ members on Monday announced that they will complete their mandatory military service, ending years of discussion over whether the chart-topping K-pop stars should be exempted due to their cultural prowess and celebrity status. The group’s management company Big Hit Music said that BTS will reunite “around 2025, following their service,” in an official statement. Through their service, individual BTS members will continue to pursue independent music projects. The group’s oldest member, Kim Seok-jin, or just Jin, will begin his enlistment process later this month, following the release of his upcoming solo single. The band’s six other members will fulfill their military requirements on individual schedules. In a letter to shareholders, Park Jiwon, CEO of Big Hit’s parent company Hybe, s...
British Rapper AJ Tracey Introduces Action Plan to Support Black Students at Oxford University
British rapper AJ Tracey is launching a multi-faceted initiative to aid upcoming Oxford University students through their academic journey. In 2018, fellow musician Stormzy launched a scholarship fund to be attributed to a pairing of Black students searching for a spot at Cambridge University. Four years later, London-based Tracey introduces his own action plan supporting Black students in the country’s top establishment. The rapper will target “historic underrepresentation” at the school, working alongside St Peter’s College to deliver financial assistance and guided mentorship sessions. AJ Tracey will front £40,000 GBP a year to act as monetary aid for ethnic minority students, which will service a successful journey through Oxford University, from the application process to admissions a...
Ex-Beautiful South Singers Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott Score U.K. No. 1 With ‘N.K-Pop’
British singers Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, formerly with the Beautiful South, earn their second U.K. chart crown as a duo as N.K-Pop debuts at No. 1. N.K-Pop led at the midweek point and does enough to cross the finish line first. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news As members of the Beautiful South, the English artists earned three leaders, with Carry On Up The Charts – The Best Of (from 1994), Blue Is The Colour (1996) and Quench (1998). Heaton and Abbott also reached No. 1 as a pairing with their last album, 2021’s Manchester Calling. Coming in at No. 2 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart is alt-pop outfit Easy Life, with Maybe In Another Life…, an effort that equals the Leicester band’s best chart placing, set with 2021’s Life’s a Bea...
BTS’ Members Will Serve In South Korea’s Military
BTS fans will have to wait until around 2025 to see the full seven-member band together on stage, as the world’s biggest band is headed to the South Korean military. But the silver lining for fans may be that the first member to be enlisted, Jin is releasing his solo material in the coming weeks. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news BTS label BigHit Music, a subsidiary of HYBE, announced Monday (Oct. 17) that each of the BTS members – Jin, RM, J-Hope, Suga, Jimin, V and Jungkook – is going to face mandatory national service, though timing will vary by member. “Jin will initiate the process as soon as his schedule for his solo release is concluded at the end of October. He will then follow the enlistment procedure of the Korean government. Ot...
Clock Starts as BTS Members Commit to Military Service
SEOUL, South Korea — BTS will not be able to perform with its full seven-member lineup until 2025, as the group is headed to the South Korean military. However, the first member to be enlisted, Jin, will release his solo material in the coming weeks. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news BTS label BigHit Music, a subsidiary of HYBE, announced Monday that each of the BTS members – Jin, RM, J-Hope, Suga, Jimin, V and Jungkook – is going to face mandatory national service, though timing will vary by member. “Jin will initiate the process as soon as his schedule for his solo release is concluded at the end of October. He will then follow the enlistment procedure of the Korean government. Other members of the group plan to carry out their military...
Music of ‘Elden Ring’ Video Game Will Come to Life for Jazz Livestream Event
Elden Ring fans, listen up! Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc. revealed to Billboard on Monday (Oct. 17) that a special jazz music streaming event celebrating the game is coming this winter. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The Elden Ring: A Night in the Lands Between show will broadcast live from Hollywood’s Bourbon Room and feature musicians Kenny Garrett and Takuya Kuroda. Viewers will enjoy melodies from the fantasy action game’s soundtrack in live jazz format by a group of musicians led by the Grammy-winning Garrett on alto sax and Japanese arranger Kuroda on trumpet. “If I can pick one word to describe this project, it’s epic,” Kuroda said in a press statement. “I think that’s really the important part, it’s just the experienc...
Stone Island’s C2C Festival Explored the Diverse Sounds of London
Last week, Stone Island‘s C2C Festival continued its world tour by heading to London, taking over the legendary Camden institution — The Roundhouse. Known as a space for gigs, concerts, comedy, and even fashion shows during London Fashion Week SS23, The Roundhouse now adds Stone Island’s cultural night to its billing, with the event welcoming the likes of 700 Bliss, Kode9, Rachika Nayar, Sangre Nueva (DJ Python, Kelman Duran and DJ Florentino), Skee Mask, and Space Afrika. Building on events around the world — including Berlin back in May — the C2C Festival brings together the cultural gamut that Stone Island lives for. From ’80s football fans to today’s leading cultural figures in the world of art and music, and everything in between, C2C is about more than just getting the badge in. Inst...
MOUNT WESTMORE Unveils Debut Album ‘Snoop, Cube, 40, $hort’ Release Date
MOUNT WESTMORE has officially announced their upcoming debut album Snoop, Cube, 40, $hort — named after the four rappers that makeup the hip-hop supergroup. The 16-track album is set to release on December 9 and follows the group’s recently-released singles “Bad MF’s,” “Big Subwoofer” and “Step Child,” with the next single single “Too Big,” which will feature P-Lo, releasing on October 21. Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40 and Too $hort announced MOUNT WESTMORE as a supergroup in 2021, with Snoop telling HotNewHipHop last year, “You bring the legends of the West Coast together, something great will always happen.” He continued, “Cube, 40, Short, and I have been running the game for years. This is the perfect time because each of us brings authentic and new ideas to the table. All four together? T...
MC Serch Selling Shares in Nas’ Catalog, Which Includes ‘Illmatic’ and ‘It Was Written’
MC Serch is selling 100% of his shares in Nas‘ catalog. As confirmed to AllHipHop, the 3rd Bass artist’s stake in Nas’ catalog includes the seminal albums Illmatic from 1994 and It Was Written from 1996 — the Brooklyn rapper’s first two albums that Serch also executive produced. “I have decided to sell all of the rights, including the global rights,” Serch shared, but did not divulge the amount the shares are going for. “I started conversations with several companies a few months ago. For 27 years, it has provided my family through good times and bad. Now it’s time for a new chapter.” Illmatic and It Was Written are both widely regarded as some of the best hip-hop albums to ever be released; Illmatic was not initially a commercial success but eventually went on to be lauded as the record t...
Lil Baby’s ‘It’s Only Me’ Projected to Debut at No. 1 on Billboard 200
Lil Baby’s latest record It’s Only Me is looking to open at No. 1 on next week’s Billboard 200. According to HITS Daily Double, It’s Only Me could debut with a total of 185,000 to 210,000 equivalent album units in its first week — enough for it to land at No. 1 and become either the seventh or eight-highest debut of 2022 so far. The extensive 23-track record also garnered 70 million first-day streams in the US, dominated the entirety of Apple Music’s Top 23, logged seven tracks on Spotify’s Top 20 and was the most-streamed Spotify artist in the US on Friday. It’s Only Me arrives more than two years after 2020’s My Turn and features Nardo Wick on “Pop Out,” Young Thug on “Never Hating,” Fridayy on “Forever,” Future on “From Now On,” Rylo Rodriguez on “Cost to Be Alive,” Jerem...
