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Björk Unveils Cover Art and Release Date for ‘Fossora’
Earlier this month, Björk announced her forthcoming album Fossora, which has now received a release date and vivid cover art. The Icelandic singer-songwriter took to Instagram to reveal the eye-catching cover art that was directed by Björk and James Merry and shot by Vidar Logi. Alongside the reveal, the artist details further insight into how her forthcoming project came about. “Each album always starts with a feeling that I try to shape into sound,” said Björk in the post. “This time around the feeling was landing on the earth and digging my feet into the ground.” The artist also alludes to the global experience of the pandemic as another focal point of the album’s conception. “It was also woven into how I experienced the “now”/this time around 7 billion of us did it together/nesting in ...
Björk Unveils Cover Art and Release Date for ‘Fossora’
Earlier this month, Björk announced her forthcoming album Fossora, which has now received a release date and vivid cover art. The Icelandic singer-songwriter took to Instagram to reveal the eye-catching cover art that was directed by Björk and James Merry and shot by Vidar Logi. Alongside the reveal, the artist details further insight into how her forthcoming project came about. “Each album always starts with a feeling that I try to shape into sound,” said Björk in the post. “This time around the feeling was landing on the earth and digging my feet into the ground.” The artist also alludes to the global experience of the pandemic as another focal point of the album’s conception. “It was also woven into how I experienced the “now”/this time around 7 billion of us did it together/nesting in ...
Latto Shares “It’s Givin” Video Featuring Cameos From Flo Milli, Chloë Bailey and More
Latto has dropped off the official music video for “It’s Givin,” from her most recent album, 777. The visual, directed by Chandler Lass, includes a slew of notable cameos from Flo Milli, Chloë and Halle Bailey, Angie Martinez, Ella Mai, Jordyn Woods, Tiffany “New York” Pollard, Reginae Carter, Tabitha Brown and more. Collectively, members of Latto’s featured posse perform technical choreography, engage in a series of intimate photoshoots and bring chaos to an otherwise bland office throughout the nearly-three-minute video. “It’s Givin” is among the standouts on Latto’s sophomore full-length release, 777, which debuted in March. The breakout record includes a number of high-profile features from the likes of Lil Wayne, Childish Gambino, 21 Savage, Lil Durk, Nardo Wi...
Latto Shares “It’s Givin” Video Featuring Cameos From Flo Milli, Chloë Bailey and More
Latto has dropped off the official music video for “It’s Givin,” from her most recent album, 777. The visual, directed by Chandler Lass, includes a slew of notable cameos from Flo Milli, Chloë and Halle Bailey, Angie Martinez, Ella Mai, Jordyn Woods, Tiffany “New York” Pollard, Reginae Carter, Tabitha Brown and more. Collectively, members of Latto’s featured posse perform technical choreography, engage in a series of intimate photoshoots and bring chaos to an otherwise bland office throughout the nearly-three-minute video. “It’s Givin” is among the standouts on Latto’s sophomore full-length release, 777, which debuted in March. The breakout record includes a number of high-profile features from the likes of Lil Wayne, Childish Gambino, 21 Savage, Lil Durk, Nardo Wi...
DJ Khaled Taps SZA and Future for “Beautiful” Music Video
DJ Khaled has delivered the official music video for “Beautiful,” featuring SZA and Future, off his freshly released record, GOD DID. Directed by Colin Tilley, the visual opens with a love-on-the-brain Khaled dropping compliments to a romantic interest. “When I look in your eyes, oh yeah, I see what God did… Oh, he believed in you, baby. Baby, you so beautiful,” he tells her. Later, Future and SZA take in some rays from a mirrored platform, and the We The Best producer joins the duo by the ocean for a slew of nighttime shots. “Beautiful” is the latest GOD DID track to receive a music video, following “Staying Alive,” featuring Drake and Lil Baby, “Keep Going,” with 21 Savage, Lil Durk and Roddy Ricch, and “Big Time,” featuring Future and Lil Baby, among others. The record, which ...
DJ Khaled Taps SZA and Future for “Beautiful” Music Video
DJ Khaled has delivered the official music video for “Beautiful,” featuring SZA and Future, off his freshly released record, GOD DID. Directed by Colin Tilley, the visual opens with a love-on-the-brain Khaled dropping compliments to a romantic interest. “When I look in your eyes, oh yeah, I see what God did… Oh, he believed in you, baby. Baby, you so beautiful,” he tells her. Later, Future and SZA take in some rays from a mirrored platform, and the We The Best producer joins the duo by the ocean for a slew of nighttime shots. “Beautiful” is the latest GOD DID track to receive a music video, following “Staying Alive,” featuring Drake and Lil Baby, “Keep Going,” with 21 Savage, Lil Durk and Roddy Ricch, and “Big Time,” featuring Future and Lil Baby, among others. The record, which ...
The Killers Complete Their Quickest Climb to No. 1 on Alternative Airplay Chart With ‘Boy’
The Killers complete their quickest trip to No. 1 on Billboard‘s Alternative Airplay chart, as “Boy” rules the Sept. 10-dated survey. The song ascends to No. 1 in only its fourth week on the list. The band logged its previous fastest flight to the top with “Caution,” which led in its sixth week on the ranking in 2020. “Boy” wraps the fastest trip to No. 1 on Alternative Airplay in 2022 and the quickest since Twenty One Pilots‘ “Shy Away” needed just three frames in April-May 2021. The Killers now boast three Alternative Airplay No. 1s. Before “Boy,” “Caution” ended an almost 14-year wait after “When You Were Young” led in 2006. The band first appeared on the ranking in 2004, when “Somebody Told Me” peaked at No. 4, marking the act’s first of 13 top 10s. Concurrently, “Boy” rises to No. 1 o...
MAG Spends 10th Week at No. 1 on Hot 100 Producers Chart Thanks to Bad Bunny Hits
MAG spends a milestone 10th week at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 Producers chart (dated Sept. 3), thanks to the continued success of songs on Bad Bunny’s latest LP, Un Verano Sin Ti. MAG (real name: Marco Borrero) reigns on the strength of six production credits on the Hot 100, all on songs recorded by Bad Bunny. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Here’s a recap: Rank, Artist Billing, Title (co-producers in addition to MAG) No. 9, Bad Bunny & Chencho Corleone, “Me Porto Bonito” (Lenex, Subelo Neo) No. 14, Bad Bunny, “Tití Me Preguntó” No. 25, Bad Bunny, “Moscow Mule” (Mick Coogan, Scotty Dittrich) No. 35, Bad Bunny, “Efecto” (Byrd) No. 61, Bad Bunny, “Después de La Playa” (Elikai) No. 87, Bad Bunny & Tony Dize, “La Corriente” (Sube...
Chlöe Delivers a Sultry Cover of an Adina Howard Classic for Spotify Singles
Chloe Bailey dropped a sultry cover of Adina Howard‘s “Freak Like Me” on Wednesday (Aug. 31) for her new Spotify Singles release. “I want a freak in the morning/ A freak in the evening, just like me/ I need a roughneck n—-/ That can satisfy me, just for me/ If you are that kind of man/ ‘Cause I’m that kind of girl/ I’ve got a freaky secret, everybody sing/ ‘Cause we don’t give a damn about a thing,” the elder half of Chloe X Halle coos on the chorus, slowing the swagger of the 1995 original down to a hypnotic swirl. The R&B staple served as Howard’s breakthrough debut single in January of ’95 and preceded the release of her debut album Do You Wanna Ride? the following month. Peaking at No. 2 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, the bump-n-grind anthem ...
J Balvin Returns to WME After Leaving Three Months Ago
J Balvin has returned to his longtime agency WME, sources tell Billboard. The move follows a short stint with UTA that started in May. No reason was given for his departure from or return to WME. Balvin left WME for UTA in May after postponing his 25-date José tour. The move was surprising considering Balvin’s long and storied history with the agency. WME began booking Balvin when he still an emerging artist, and the agency played an integral role in his global touring and branding, securing early placements for him in major festivals. UTA never formally announced its deal with Balvin, but the agency has been growing its Latin roster and currently represents several high-profile Latin stars. Bad Bunny, Balvin’s Universal Music labelmate Karol G and Brazilian powerhouse Anitta are...
Harry Styles and Kate Bush Named Spotify’s Songs of Summer 2022
With Labor Day just around the corner, Spotify has released its Top Songs of Summer 2022 report. To no one’s surprise, it is led by a pair of Brits: Harry Styles and Kate Bush. Globally, the most-streamed song between May 29th and August 29th was Styles’ worldwide smash “As It Was.” Despite spending more than 10 weeks at No. 1 in both the US and UK, however, the Harry’s House cut was no match for the resurgence of Bush’s 37-year-old single “Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God)” in those countries. Thanks to its prominent placement in Season 4 of Stranger Things, “Running Up That Hill” was the most-streamed song on Spotify in the US and the UK, beating out “As It Was” by one spot in both instances. According to the report, first-time streams from Gen Z listeners in the US increased by 7,8...
Gorillaz Announce New Album Cracker Island, Share “New Gold” Featuring Tame Impala: Stream
Gorillaz will come in swinging next year with a new album. Cracker Island, the animated band’s eighth studio album, will arrive February 24th, 2023 via Parlophone, and as a sample of what’s to come, they’ve teamed up with Tame Impala today for the new single “New Gold.” Gorillaz rang in their new era in July with Cracker Island’s title track, which included a contribution from Thundercat. Like most recent Gorillaz projects, the album boasts an impressive list of featured guests, including Stevie Nicks, Bad Bunny, Beck, The Pharcyde’s Bootie Brown, and Adeleye Omotayo. The lore of Gorillaz also continues: “Murdoc, Noodle, Russel, and 2D have relocated to Silver Lake, California as they recruit new members to join ‘The Last Cult’, in search of the one truth to fix the world. Report...
