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Harry Styles Talks Joni Mitchell, Elvis, and Old One Direction Merch in Nardwuar Interview: Watch
Doot doola doot doo — when he wasn’t busy singing onstage with Lizzo or Shania Twain, Harry Styles’ trip to Coachella also included a catch-up with Nardwuar the Human Serviette, which you can finally watch today. The wide-spanning interview covers topics such as Styles’ affinity for Chinese food, hanging out with Joni Mitchell, making human pyramids onstage with One Direction, and more. Of course, it’s not a Nardwuar interview without some hyper-specific gifts, and his first offering to Styles was a vinyl pressing of Elvis Presley’s single “The Girl of My Best Friend.” “’The Girl of My Best Friend’ was probably the first song I learned the words to, and I used to sing it in my bedroom when I was a kid,” Styles said as he happily accepted the present. Nardwuar also asked Styles about t...
Interpol’s Paul Banks on The Other Side of Make Believe, Fables, and Conspiracies
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Interpol’s Paul Banks catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about The Other Side of Make Believe, an album that looks at the fables we tell ourselves, how conspiracy theories work their way into our lives, and the allure that fiction holds over truth. Advertisement Related Video Banks digs into the guileless angels and villainous characters that populate the record, as well as his lyrical writing in a subconscious form. He also touches on if he plans to watch the upcoming Meet Me in the Bathroom documentary. Listen to the Interpol frontman discuss The Other Side of Make Believe and more on...
NFTs democratize music industry and redistribute song rights
The music industry continues to find inventive ways to integrate decentralized technology into new releases to benefit both artists and their fans. Electronic dance music (EDM) artist R3HAB and blockchain-based music community anotherblock released a single on Aug. 19 with the idea of “democratizing music rights.” The nonfungible token (NFT) included in the drop allows holders to earn royalties based on streaming popularity. The single, “Weekend on a Tuesday,” debuted bundled with an exclusive NFT. Each of the 250 NFTs available entitles the holder to a 0.02% share in the streaming revenue. Anotherblock’s platform provides a value tracking tool so holders can estimate payouts and overall value. Many artists have been using digital assets as a way to connect with their fan base t...
K.O ft Young Stunna & Blxckie – SETE
Check out this brand new single from K.O titled – SETE. SA artist, Ntokozo ‘K.O’ Mdluli comes back shortly with another compelling tune titled SETE. He taps his fellow music colleagues Young Stunna & Blxckie for their vocal assistance. It is a thrilling new record worth a listen and he dedicates this to his fans & supporter. K.O previously dropped an amazing track titled Emoyeni, which you can check out. However, you should include it in your playlist. Listen to K.O ft Young Stunna & Blxckie – SETE below. [embedded content]
Stainless ft 1da Banton – Pata Pata (Remix)
Here is the remix for Stainless released single Pata Pata featuring 1da Banton. Nigerian rising singer Stainless Ehimamiegho known as Stainless recruits 1da Banton for the remix of his released song “Pata Pata” taken from his 2021 EP “In My Head“. The remix is an exciting groovy track to rock your day. It fills in as a follow to his single on the EP “Give Me Chop”. Pata Pata (remix) serves as his first outing this year. Listen and share Pata Pata (Remix) by Stainless & 1da Banton below.
Lukas Graham ft Khalid – Wish You Were Here
Lukas Graham with Khalid delivers a beautiful piece titled – Wish You Were Here. Danish pop band Lukas Graham has a brand new song released called Wish You Were Here, which is inspired by the thought of reconnecting with long-lost friends. The song is Graham’s second release single for the year following his previous track “All Of It All“. It is an amazing song with pitch-perfect vocals on the intro from Lukas Graham and a beautiful soothing verse from the guest feature Khalid. On account of the song ‘Wish You Were Here’ is an anthem to best friends. “We all know the feeling of standing on the edge or at the top and missing someone special.” He added, “It’s always at big events and special occasions that I miss those unique people in my life that made me who I am today.” The new music...
Abigail Chams ft Harmonize – Closer
‘Closer’ is the latest released track from Abigail Chams, out now. Tanzanian singer & influencer Abigail Chams drops her brand new single titled “Closer” featuring Harmonize. The song is her second release this year. Abigail embodies the song as she thrills her fans with a show-off of impressive vocal range that is well complemented by Harmonize. The new record is a follow-up to her recent track “U&I“. However, you can add this to your playlist. Listen and share Abigail ft Harmonize – Closer below.
Nicki Minaj Scores Highest Debut on Australia’s Chart With ‘Super Freaky Girl’
Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl” is the super freaky debut on Australia’s singles chart, as it bows at No. 4 for the fastest start this week. “Super Freaky Girl” is the Trinidadian rapper’s first solo release since 2019’s “Megatron,” and her first ARIA Top 10 single since 2014’s “Bed of Lies,” which peaked at No. 7. The fresh track samples the late Rick James’ 1981 hit “Super Freak,” and is lifted from Minaj’s forthcoming fifth studio album. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Its strong first week isn’t enough to topple Harry Styles’ “As It Was,” which returns to the summit, up 2-1, for a seventh non-consecutive week atop the ARIA Chart. On the latest frame, published Friday (Aug. 19) “As It Was” finishes ahead of Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hil...
Blinks Are Having a Blast as Blackpink’s ‘Pink Venom’ Arrives
It’s “Pink Venom” Day, which means Blackpink is back. And Blinks are virtually painting the town in their favorite color — Blackpink. The K-pop group dropped “Pink Venom” at midnight, the first sting from their second studio album, Born Pink due out Sept. 16. When Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa are in release mode, the action is nothing less than a blockbuster. The new release was powered by the #PinkVenomChallenge on YouTube, the Light Up the Pink campaign, which saw Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, Bangkok, New York and Los Angeles to see towers and city landmarks glow in Blackpink’s signature colors; and, of course, fans lit-up social media. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Check out some of the picture-perfect Blackpink moments catching f...
BLACKPINK Explain ‘Pink Venom’ Meaning, Tease New Album & Tour: ‘All Our Songs Are Really Good’
BLACKPINK celebrated their long-awaited new single “Pink Venom” by holding a private online press conference in Seoul on Friday (Aug. 19) to share more about the track, their group’s musical identity, and preview their upcoming Born Pink album and tour. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Looking sophisticated in black dresses that each member added her own sparkle to (Jennie’s strapless dress incorporated a multicolored-gray pattern while Lisa donned knee-high boots), BLACKPINK spoke excitedly about being back together for new music and how “Venom” represents them as a group. “Since our album’s title is Born Pink, we wanted to relay our identity in the song as much as we could,” Jennie said. “Since ‘pink’ and ‘venom’ ha...
This Is GWAR Documentary Coming to Blu-Ray and DVD
The new GWAR documentary This Is GWAR is set to receive a physical release on Blu-Ray and DVD on October 25th. The announcement comes ahead of the band’s upcoming fall North American tour. Dates kick off September 10th in Alton, Virginia, with tickets available via Ticketmaster. Following the legendary shock-metal band from its inception, the documentary tells the story of the interplanetary Scumdogs — following late band mastermind Dave Brockie (Oderus Urungus) up through its modern incarnation, fronted by the imitable Blothar the Berserker. The documentary received its world premiere last year at the Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. It also won the 2021 Audience Award at NIGHTSTREAM. Advertisement Related Video Earlier this summer, the documentary was added to the Shudder streaming ...
Best New Tracks: Offset, Nicki Minaj, Mura Masa and More
As the week in music comes to a close, HYPEBEAST has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks. This week’s list is led by Offset, Nicki Minaj and Mura Masa, who released the Baby Keem-produced single “54321,” “Super Freaky Girl (Roman Remix)” and a remix of “blessing me” with a new feature from Kali Uchis. Also joining this week’s selection are fresh offerings from Larry June, Armani Caesar x Benny The Butcher x Stove God Cooks, SwaVay, Sudan Archives, Anitta with Missy Elliott, Cautious Clay and 070 Shake. Offset – “54321” [embedded content] Offset delivers his first solo single of the year, “54321.” The new cut clocks in at three minutes and is produced by pgLang’s Baby Keem with additional work from Mike Dean, Jahaan Akil Sweet and Ruchau...
