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Sam Smith and Kim Petras Extend ‘Unholy’ U.K. Chart Reign
Sam Smith and Kim Petras’ “Unholy” (EMI) hit dominates the U.K.’s chart for a second week. The viral track racks up 6.6 million streams during the latest chart cycle, the Official Charts Company reports, to complete another victory lap. “Unholy” finishes “comfortably ahead” of David Guetta & Bebe Rexha’s former leader “I’m Good (Blue)” (via Parlophone), which had led the midweek chart before finishing in second place. The highest new debut on the Official U.K. Singles Chart belongs to Ed Sheeran with “Celestial” (Asylum), new at No. 6, for the Englishman’s 40th top 10 and 57th top 40 appearance. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Celestial,” which is synced to the forthcoming Pokémon games “Scarlet” and “Violet,” is “by far” the most-bought t...
Slipknot’s ‘The End So Far’ Crowned on U.K. Chart
Slipknot rocks a third U.K. No. 1 with The End So Far. The U.S. metal veterans overturned a midweek deficit to come home with a wet sail, as The End So Far (via Roadrunner) tops the chart by just 340 combined units, the Official Charts Company reports. The End So Far is the group’s sixth U.K. top 10 album, and third leader after Iowa (from 2001) and We Are Not Your Kind (2019). It’s the most downloaded album of the chart cycle, according to the OCC, and it’s the best-selling album of the week in Australia. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The LP to narrowly miss out on the U.K. crown is the posthumous reissue of George Michael’s Older (Sony Music CG). Following its original release in 1996, Michael’s classic record peaked at No. 1, one of his ni...
UC Berkeley Offering Course on Nicki Minaj for Spring 2023 Semester
The University of California, Berkeley is set to offer a course on Nicki Minaj during the Spring 2023 semester. Entitled Nicki Minaj: The Black Barbie Femmecee & Hip Hop Feminisms, the course was announced by a professor in a series of now-protected tweets and was described as a class that “is interested in thinking critically about [Minaj] and [her] productions w/in the context of broader historical-social structures & hip hop feminisms.” The rapper herself responded to a separate tweet about the course and shared that she’d “love to stop by,” while the professor explained that “having [Minaj’s] personal insights would be AMAZING” in class. The announcement arrives just shortly after Minaj released a selection of new material including a second remix of Skeng’s “Likkle Miss,...
Kid Cudi Hints at Retiring From Music
In a recent interview with Zane Lowe from Apple Music, Kid Cudi voiced his interest in stepping away from producing full-length albums to focus on other areas of his life. He later appeared in Hot Ones with Sean Evans, hinting at potentially retiring “all things Kid Cudi” within the next few years. “The Kid Cudi stuff, I think I want to put it on the back burner and chill out with that,” Cudi says in his interview with Lowe. “I think, I want to be done with it. I think, closing the chapter on Kid Cudi. The goal for Entergalactic — I was bored of making albums. Just, doing an album, and two music videos and that’s it. And I was like, man, I went into this wanting to do something epic and different. And now that I’ve done that, I’ve made a lot of music, man.” Cudi says that he’ll always be a...
Pusha T Drops Limited Edition ‘It’s Almost Dry’ Vinyl LP
Pusha T has dropped his latest album It’s Almost Dry on vinyl. The limited edition LP arrives in a traditional black pressing with all 12 tracks and the original cover art, with only four copies for each customer allowed. It also arrives with a brand new T-shirt commemorating It’s Almost Dry as the Rap Album of the Year, with a screenprinted face on the front and the words “Rap Album of the Year” on the back. It’s Almost Dry was released in April 2022 as the followup to DAYTONA and gave King Push his first ever No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The record was executive produced by Ye and Pharrell and featured guest verses from the two alongside JAY-Z, Kid Cudi, Lil Uzi Vert, Don Toliver, NIGO, Labrinth and Malice. Pusha T’s It’s Almost Dry vinyl LP and “Rap Album of the Year” T-shirt are bo...
Instagram and Twitter Restrict Kanye West’s Accounts for Antisemitic Comments
Kanye West’s Twitter and Instagram accounts have both been restricted after the controversial artist made antisemitic comments on the platforms over the weekend. According to Rolling Stone, sources confirmed that certain content from West’s Instagram was restricted or deleted by Meta on Friday (October 7th). The action came after the rapper posted screenshots of a text exchange with Diddy in which Ye made several antisemitic innuendos. The post was subsequently deleted and condemned by groups like the American Jewish Committee via Instagram. West then jumped to Twitter for the first time since 2020 on Saturday, where he posted a photo of him and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg along with the caption, “Look at this Mark – How you gone kick me off instagram.” Despite a warm welcome from would-be Tw...
‘La Ultima Mision’: 5 Standout Moments From Wisin & Yandel’s Madison Square Garden Show
With their triumphant performance Saturday night (Oct. 8) in New York City, Wisin & Yandel displayed their formidable trajectory. Although they became reggaeton fixtures over two decades ago — including in the Big Apple, with performances in iconic clubs like Club Exit and Copacabana for the Latin American diaspora — their Madison Square Garden gig showcased their undisputed stature as legends of the genre. Clad in Mad Max-esque gear, the Puerto Rican pair appeared onstage and enthralled for about two hours. Fresh off releasing their tenth — and perhaps final — album together, La Última Misión (The Last Mission), Wisin & Yandel performed a mix of classics and new songs from their latest release. Their high energy was felt on a thousand, complete with riveting pyrotechnic effe...
Jamie Lee Curtis, Sarah Silverman and More Respond to Kanye West’s Removed Tweet: ‘Your Words Hurt and Incite Violence’
Sarah Silverman, Jamie Lee Curtis and Michael Rapaport are among those in Hollywood and the larger entertainment and media industry responding to a recent tweet from Kanye West repeatedly labeled antisemitic by the American Defamation League and others. In a tweet featuring West’s now-removed Twitter statement, which he posted Saturday night (Oct. 8), Curtis told the rapper that his “words hurt and incite violence.” “The holiest day in Judaism was last week. Words matter. A threat to Jewish people ended once in a genocide,” she wrote. “You are a father. Please stop.” The holiest day in Judaism was last week. Words matter. A threat to Jewish people ended once in a genocide. Your words hurt and incite violence. You are a father. Please stop. pic.twitter.com/8iFuKwwspw — Jamie Lee C...
Eddie Vedder Covers The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” at Tour Finale: Watch
Eddie Vedder delivered a cover of The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven” on Friday at a Las Vegas tour stop with his backing band, Earthlings. The rendition arrived at the beginning of the encore for the group, which features current and former RHCP members Chad Smith and Josh Klinghoffer, longtime Jane’s Addiction bassist Chris Chaney, and producer-guitarist Andrew Watt. It marked a new addition to their covers-filled finale, which also included Prince’s “Purple Rain” and George Harrison’s “Isn’t It a Pity,” and it was fresh for the band as well, with Vedder remarking, “We’ve never played it before. We only played it about an hour ago right before we came out, but we’re gonna try it now.” The Pearl Jam frontman also tied the song to a sweet memory from early COVID quarantine times when he and his ...
Kanye West Tweet Taken Down for Violating Twitter Rules
Twitter took down one of Kanye West’s tweets for violating its rules, the same day Meta confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that his Instagram account has been restricted for violating the platform’s policies. In a tweet on Saturday night (Oct. 8), West — who goes by Ye — wrote that he was going to go “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.” “I’m a bit sleepy tonight but when I wake up I’m going death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE,” he wrote. “The funny thing is I actually can’t be Anti Semitic because black people are actually Jew also You guys have toyed with me and tried to black ball anyone whoever opposes your agenda.” After an hour of being up and tens of thousands of engagements, the tweet no longer appears on the rapper’s Twitter. In its place, there’s a notice from Twitter that reads, “This Tweet...
‘SNL’ Cold Open Takes Aim at Kanye West, Herschel Walker & the ‘Super Mario Bros.’ Movie: Watch
Saturday Night Live didn’t waste any time before touching on some of the week’s biggest news — Kanye “Ye” West, Herschel Walker and The Super Mario Bros. movie. The cold open featured a game show called So You Think You Won’t Snap, where host Bowen Yang recited news individually to four SNL castmembers to see how long it would take them to “snap” from the news. Heidi Gardner went first, snapping after watching a clip of President Joe Biden talking about his mental acuity. Up next was Chloe Fineman, who was prompted with questions about Walker, referencing the announcement that he supports a total abortion ban. Shortly after, a woman came forward, saying Walker urged her to have two abortions. “Well, I bet that will come back and bite him in the butt,” Fineman told Yang, to which he replied...
Willow Smashes Guitar Through TV Set, Electrifies With ‘Curious/Furious’ & ‘Ur a Stranger’ on ‘SNL’: Watch
Willow gave a smashing performance — literally — during her musical guest appearance on Saturday Night Live. The 21-year-old artist visited Studio 8H on Oct. 8 to deliver a pair of electrifying performances from her new album, <CopingMechanism>. For her first song, Willow unleashed her inner rock star with “Curious/Furious,” closing out the track by showing off her impressive guitar shredding skills. Later, she returned to perform the hard-hitting “Ur a Stranger,” belting out the lyrics before smashing her axe into a television set. “it’s called historybeingmade.com,” Willow captioned a photo on Instagram of herself giving the middle finger alongside her leather-clad band on what appears to be the set of SNL. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and ne...
