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Rihanna to Headline 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show
Rihanna, and not Taylor Swift, will headline the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show. The Barbados pop star will take the stage during Super Bowl LVII on February 12th, 2023 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, the NFL announced on Sunday. It’ll mark her first time headlining the halftime show. “We are thrilled to welcome Rihanna to the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show stage,” NFL head of music Seth Dudowsky said in a statement. “Rihanna is a once in a generation artist who has been a cultural force throughout her career. We look forward to collaborating with Rihanna, Roc Nation and Apple Music to bring fans another historic Halftime Show performance.” Related Video Late last week Variety reported that Taylor Swift was in line to headline the halftime show. A subsequent report from TM...
Rihanna To Headline Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show
Rihanna will perform at next year’s Super Bowl LVII halftime show. The performance is sponsored by Apple Music and is scheduled to go down at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on February 12. The NFL announced the news on Sunday afternoon by sharing an image of the singer’s distinctly-tattooed hand holding a football with the caption, “Let’s GO.” The football league also changed its Twitter and Instagram bios to pay homage to Rihanna, reading, “national fenty league.” Let’s GO – @rihanna @rocnation #SBLVII @AppleMusic @NFLonFOX pic.twitter.com/xmIXK5jsRg — NFL (@NFL) September 25, 2022 Last season saw an especially rap-heavy roster of performers. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent and Anderson .Paak took the field at Inglewood, California’s ...
Fans Choose Sam Smith’s ‘Unholy’ Featuring Kim Petras as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Sam Smith and Kim Petras‘ new collaboration “Unholy” has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Sept. 23) on Billboard, choosing the devilish team-up as their favorite new music release of the past week. “Unholy,” which will be featured on Smith’s upcoming album, beat out new music by Lil Nas X (“Star Walkin’”), GloRilla featuring Cardi B (“Tomorrow 2”), Joshua Bassett (Sad Songs in a Hotel Room), Kelsea Ballerini (Subject to Change), and others. “Unholy” is the latest single off of Smith’s forthcoming, yet-to-be-announced fourth studio album, which they told Billboard in an August cover story would be their “first non-heartbreak album,” and mark a new, more optimistic sound for them. “I think joy for me, and for a lot of q...
BLACKPINK’s ‘Born Pink’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
BLACKPINK lands its first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Oct. 1) as its second full-length studio album, Born Pink, starts atop the list with 102,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Sept. 22, according to Luminate. The eight-song set is the first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 by an all-female group since 2008. Born Pink is the second top 10 for the South Korean quartet, which previously debuted and peaked at No. 2 in October 2020 with its full-length debut, The Album. In addition, Born Pink is the third album by a South Korean act to top the Billboard 200 in 2022, following BTS’ Proof and Stray Kids’ Stray Kids Mini Album: Oddinary. (Unlike those two albums, which are mostly in the Korean language, Born Pink is mostly in English — though with a fai...
Rihanna Posts NFL Football Pic, Confirming She’s the Next Super Bowl Halftime Performer
Rihanna is heading to the Super Bowl! After rumors swirled on Sunday morning (Sept. 25) that she was in discussions to headline the 2023 Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show, the 34-year-old superstar further stoked the chatter by sharing a photo of herself holding an NFL-branded football on Instagram. Shortly after her post, the NFL confirmed the news by retweeting a post by Roc Nation, which featured the same image RiRi had shared. “Let’s GO,” the label and management company captioned its tweet. The NFL also posted Rihanna’s football teaser pic on its official Twitter account. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Super Bowl LVII will take place on Feb. 12, 2023 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. The Apple Music Super ...
Moneybagg Yo Flexes His Lavish Lifestyle New Track “Blow”
Moneybagg Yo has released a new single, rapping about the expensive lifestyle he leads and his ability to “blow” through money, listing off his recent purchases, including a Ferrari. “Blow” debuted on Thursday, coinciding with the Memphis rapper’s 31st birthday. Following the song’s release, Moneybagg Yo spoke about the creation of the track in an interview with Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe. “The vibe… it was just a party, birthday club vibe,” the rapper said. “I made it probably a month ago but then I was making it intentionally for my birthday, you know what I’m saying? Just trying to put out a birthday song, do a record.” The new song could also be the first of many that he’ll drop in the coming months as Moneybagg Yo prepares for the rollout of his fifth studio album. The rapper’s last pr...
Nicki Minaj’s 2022 Rolling Loud NYC Headlining Set Was a Moment for the Barbz
Nicki Minaj ruled over a frigid night at Citi Field in Queens, N.Y., to close out day one of Rolling Loud NYC on Friday (Sept. 23), and she brought along several guests to shake the festival grounds. With Nicki being the first female rapper to headline Rolling Loud, expectations for a grand show were high, and the hometown girl didn’t disappoint. Fans were scrambling across the festival grounds when the lights at the Fashion Nova stage turned pink, causing them to hurry over and get a good spot to catch the South Jamaica, Queens, native in all her glory. At around 9:15 p.m., she arrived onstage in an all-black outfit with the sounds of screaming fans filling up the Big Apple air. The mother of one got the party started with a fiery performance of “We Go Up” with Fivio Foreign popping on th...
Rexxie ft Skiibii & Naira Marley – Abracadabra
Don’t miss this brand new single from Rexxie titled – Abracadabra. Nigerian award-winning producer, Rexxie, comes through with a brand new single titled Abracadabra, featuring Skiibii and Naira Marley. He dedicates it to his beloved listeners. The new record is a fantastic piece of music for your listening pleasure. It is a follow-up to his previously released track “No Pressure” alongside Candy Bleakz. However, it deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen and share Rexxie ft Skiibii & Naira Marley – Abracadabra below. [embedded content]
GIVĒON Drops New Track “Time,” Co-written by Drake
R&B crooner and Grammy-nominated superstar GIVĒON has released a new single ahead of the release of the upcoming Amsterdam film. The track, titled “Time” is co-written by Drake and Daniel Pemberton. The track was created for the forthcoming David O. Russell mystery comedy, setting the tone for the vintage setting and the overall orchestral production behind the film. “Time” is set to be the lead track for the film’s original motion picture soundtrack. Pemberton wrote the original score for the film and for this particular song, he turned to Drake, the executive producer, to collaborate on the title track. “Time” combines GIVĒON’s unmistakably rich and classic vocals with a piano track paired with woodwind instruments. In a statement, the artist said he channeled Frank Sinatra to find h...
A$AP Rocky Confirms Rolling Loud New York Is His Last Performance Before New Album Drops
A$AP Rocky knows just how to keep his fans on their toes when it comes to new music. Prior to his set for Rolling Loud New York this past weekend, Rocky took to Instagram to let his fans know that new music is on his way. His most recent album Tested launched in 2018 and since then, a new mixtape from the Flack himself has been highly-anticipated. Just moments before taking to the Rolling Loud stage in Queens, Rakim took to his Instagram stories to reveal that this will be his final live performance until his next album drops. Rocky shared the news in a fictional Rolling Loud magazine cover graphic with an image that featured various subheadings including, “The Death of the Dummy” and other supporting headlines like, “ASAP Rocky, the Grim Interview,” “Psycho-delic: What Does AWGE Mean?” an...
Pharoah Sanders, Legendary Jazz Saxophonist, Dies at 81
Pharoah Sanders, the legendary tenor saxophonist who performed alongside John Coltrane in the mid-1960s, has died. He was 81. Sanders’ passing was announced on Saturday (Sept. 24) by his record label Luaka Bop, which released the influential jazz musician’s 2021 album, Promises, a collaboration with Floating Points and the London Symphony Orchestra. A cause of death was not provided. “We are devastated to share that Pharoah Sanders has passed away,” Luaka Bop wrote on Twitter. “He died peacefully surrounded by loving family and friends in Los Angeles earlier this morning. Always and forever the most beautiful human being, may he rest in peace.” Born in Little Rock, Ark., on Oct. 13, 1940, Sanders — whose real name was Ferrell Sanders — moved to the Bay Area in the late 1950s before relocat...
Willie Nelson’s Farm Aid Reveals Plans for ‘A Major Farmer Mobilization in Washington’ in March 2023
In advance of the annual Farm Aid benefit concert for family farmers in Raleigh, N.C., on Saturday (Sept. 24), the organization revealed plans for “a major farmer mobilization in Washington” in March 2023 to advocate for federal support of climate resilient agriculture. The march set for the week of March 6 would be “a mobilization the likes of which we have not seen since the 1970s, tentatively called Farmers for Climate, a rally for resilience,” announced Farm Aid cultural impact director Michael Stewart Foley during a live-streamed press conference that preceded the concert at the Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek. Farm Aid co-founder and board member John Mellencamp, participating in the press conference, recalled when “[Willie Nelson] and I made the effort” to testify be...
