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Quavo & Takeoff Talk Going Back to Their Roots for ‘Only Built for Infinity Links’ Album: ‘It Feel Like We Starting All Over Again’
It’s a new era for Quavo and Takeoff. With the Migos chapter at least temporarily closed, Unc & Phew went forward by returning to their grimy roots, in order to recapture the essence of what made them two-thirds of the ATL trio that shifted the sound of hip-hop in the mid-2010s. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “A lot of artists might get caught up in that space, but you got to go back to what you started from and what you know,” Takeoff says over Zoom. “It’s okay to try different things, but you just got to bring it back to what got you to where you at now.” Quavo and Takeoff pressed reset, headed to the bat cave, and started with a diverse mood board featuring their favorite duos, like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, and didn’t come back u...
Burna Boy’s ‘Last Last’ Hits No. 1 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay
Burna Boy lands his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart as “Last Last” captures first place on the chart dated Oct. 15. The single climbs from the runner-up spot after a 9% increase in weekly plays made it the most-played song on U.S. monitored R&B/hip-hop stations in the week ending Oct. 9, according to Luminate. “Last Last” gives Burna Boy his first Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart-topper with his second career entry. He previously reached a No. 26 best with “Ye” in 2019. With its ascent, “Last” also halts the record-breaking stay of Future’s “Wait for U,” featuring Drake and Tems, which logged an unprecedented 14th week at No. 1 on the chart last week. Plus, the new champ brings a former R&B hit to the summit via a sample. “Last” prominent...
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s Silk Sonic Withdraws Album From Grammy Consideration
Bruno Mars on Thursday announced that Silk Sonic — the R&B duo comprised of himself and Anderson .Paak — will not submit their album, An Evening With Silk Sonic, for 2023 Grammy Award consideration, according to Rolling Stone. “We truly put our all on this record, but Silk Sonic would like to gracefully, humbly and most importantly, sexually, bow out of submitting our album this year,” Mars told the outlet. “We hope we can celebrate with everyone on a great year of music and partake in the party. Thank you for letting Silk Sonic thrive.” At last year’s ceremony, Silk Sonic took home four Grammys for the album’s lead track, “Leave the Door Open,” which was released in April of last year. However, the album did not arrive until November of 2021, meaning it would have been eligible for th...
Listen to Lil Baby’s New Freestyle With Funk Flex
Lil Baby’s third studio album It’s Only Me is out tomorrow, October 14. Ahead of the release, the Atlanta rapper wanted to remind listeners that he can drop hard-hitting verses on the fly. The rapper headed to Hot 97 to take on Funkmaster Flex’s freestyle challenge for the third time. While he kept it short at just about 2-minutes, he delivered bars at a spit-fire pace. It’s Only Me follows Lil Baby’s 2020 effort, My Turn, which debuted atop the U.S. Billboard 200 and became the rapper’s first No. 1 album and one of the highest-charting projects of the year. The rapper has been teasing the 23-track It’s Only Me over the past few months. In early September, he shared the LP’s lead single “Detox” alongside an official music video. He’s also given fans a look at the cover art, rendering him a...
Montell Fish Announces New EP Leading Up to ‘CHARLOTTE’ Album Release
Montell Fish is following up the recent release of his album JAMIE with a new EP. The Brooklyn-based singer will be putting out the 7-track project, entitled Her Love Still Haunts Me Like A Ghost, at the tail end of this month. The EP will hear Fish build on his distinctly raw DIY sound, incorporating synthesizers and layered instrumentation, as well as dance-style tempos. The artist’s past projects have led with his vulnerable and haunting lyricism, and based on the EP title alone and his new song “Hotel,” listeners can expect him to continue to deliver poetic bars. Fish described the EP as a “transitional project,” following July’s 10-song LP JAMIE. “It’s essentially a sequel to JAMIE and a prequel to my next albums, CHARLOTTE and MARSHALL,” he said. “All three albums are loosely tied to...
DJ Spinall ft Reekado Banks, Phyno & Ntosh Gazi – Top Mama
The Cap Music rolls out a brand new single titled – Top Mama. Nigerian disc jockey, DJ Spinall drops a brand new single he calls “Top Mama“, it features Reekado Banks, Phyno and Ntosh Gazi. The new record is fantastic of a piece of music with an amapiano feel. He previously released a single titled Power alongside Summer Walker, DJ Snake & Ayanna. However, this should be added to your playlist. Listen and share Top Mama by Spinall ft Reekado Banks Phyno and Ntosh Gazi below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DJ_Spinall_-_Top_Mama_ft_Reekado_Banks_Phyno_Ntosh_Gazi__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Queen Unearth Lost Freddie Mercury Song “Face It Alone”: Stream
Queen have unearthed a previously unreleased song featuring Freddie Mercury. Entitled “Face It Alone,” the track was originally recorded during the band’s 1988 sessions for their album The Miracle. Surviving Queen members Roger Taylor and Brian May discovered the song while working on a forthcoming reissue of The Miracle. “We’d kind of forgotten about this track,” admitted Taylor, “but there it was, this little gem. It’s wonderful, a real discovery. It’s a very passionate piece.” You can stream “Face It Alone” via a newly released lyric video below. “Face It Alone” will also appear on Queen’s forthcoming archival box set, The Miracle Collector’s Edition, alongside several other unreleased recordings, demos, spoken word segments between band members, and more. Due out on November 18th...
Here Are the Lyrics to Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown’s ‘Thank God’
Katelyn Brown scored her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated Sept. 24), when her duet with her husband Kane Brown, “Thank God,” debuted at No. 22. “Thank God” is from Kane’s new LP Different Man, which debuted at No. 2 on Top Country Albums and No. 5 on the Billboard 200 with 46,000 equivalent album units. If you need a guide to follow along with Kane and Katelyn Brown’s “Thank God,” find the lyrics below: I was lost, you found a way to bring me backNeeded forgivenessYou always gave me thatGirl, I’m a witness of your love ’cause you don’t be giving upAnd it’s crazyHow you saved me Hand on the BibleDon’t know how I got youBut I couldn’t ask for moreGirl, what we got’s worth thanking God for So, thank GodI get to wake up by your side and thank GodY...
Wilco’s ‘Yankee Hotel Foxtrot’ Hits Top 10 on Album Sales Chart for First Time, After 20th Anniversary Reissue
Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot jumps back onto Billboard’s album charts following its 20th anniversary deluxe reissue on Sept. 30. The set, first released in 2002, re-enters Top Album Sales (dated Oct. 15) at a new peak of No. 4 – and its first week in the top 10 – with 13,000 copies sold in the U.S. in the week ending Oct. 6 (up from a negligible sales sum a week earlier). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The album was remastered and reissued across an array of formats, including many with a robust amount of bonus tracks. The formats available on the more affordable end of the spectrum included a $9 digital download album and a $19 double-CD set. More spendy fans could splurge for such packages as a $110 eight-CD set, a $140 seven-vinyl LP packag...
M.I.A. Compares Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook Lies to Celebrity Vaccination PSAs In Controversial Tweet
M.I.A. is courting controversy once again, this time with a tweet which reiterates her anti-vax stance. Like so many others, the veteran British rapper and singer (real name Mathangi Arulpragasam) weighed in on the damages bill Infowars host Alex Jones has been ordered to pay to families of Sandy Hook victims. A Connecticut court this week slapped the right-wing commentator with a $965 million payable sum, for falsely and repeatedly claiming the 2012 massacre was staged by actors, as part of a conspiracy to take away Americans’ guns. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news M.I.A. has an entirely different angle on it. “If Alex Jones pays for lying shouldn’t every celebrity pushing vaccines pay too?” she writes. If Alex jones pays for lying shou...
Rick Rubin Compares Creative Approaches of Jay-Z and Red Hot Chili Peppers on ‘JRE’
Adding to the long list of memorable guests which recently includes Elon Musk, Kanye West, and Mark Zuckerberg, the latest to make an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience is the music legend, Rick Rubin. While having worked across a wide range of genres, the American record producer is credited for being a pivotal figure in the popularization of hip-hop music and has served as the former co-president of Columbia Records, co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, and has worked on everywhere from Adele‘s Grammy-winning album 21 to Jay-Z‘s iconic “99 Problems” track. In his appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, Rubin touches upon several topics including the different creative approaches of Jay-Z, Eminem, Anthony Kiedis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and others. “Jay-Z doesn’t write anything do...
Susu – Too Much
Empire Mates Entertainment presents a brand new single titled – Too Much. Nigerian actress & singer, Adesua Etomi-Wellington also known as Susu, comes with a brand new single she calls Too Much, which is taken from her forthcoming project. The new record is an impressive tune she shows gratitude for the blessings and good things God has done for her. This fills in as a follow-up to her previously released song titled So Natural. Listen and share Susu – Too Much below. [embedded content] Download
