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Listen to Humble Billy – Black Bill Gates (BBG) EP
Humble Billy loves street culture, it is one of the core expressions of his artistry. Earlier this year, he released a track titled “Dey Alright,” featuring Obenz, and now, not quite long after amassing huge numbers on digital music stores and also including his cinematic visual for the track, he offers another scintillating Obenz-assisted track titled “BBG.” Prior to that, now he his recently unleashed a debut 7-track project titled — “Black Bill Gates.” Humble Billy taps one of the street’s most worthy elect Erigga, alongside his frequent collaborator Obenz, Mallz Official, and Aaronleethefirst to make quite an expansive project. He has a penchant to infuse lyrics street listeners can easily walk home with and easily understand. With his ability to rap counting his words as well as he si...
BLACKPINK Announces New ‘BORN PINK’ Album and World Tour
After dropping a music video for their “Ready For Love” comeback track in collaboration with PUBG Mobile, BLACKPINK has now officially announced their forthcoming BORN PINK sophomore album and world tour. Since the October 2020 release of their full-length debut album titled The Album, BLACKPINK members Jennie, Lisa, Jisoo, and Rosé have taken time to focus on the release of solo pursuits including singles, brand deals, and TV shows — with Jennie recently joining the cast of the Weeknd‘s HBO series, The Idol. Nearly two years after their first album, BLACKPINK has now revealed that a pre-release single is arriving in August followed by the full album in September and a world tour scheduled to begin in October. Take a look at the 30-second BORN PINK announcement trailer above and stay tuned...
Chance the Rapper Says Video of Kanye West Screaming at Him Made Him “Evaluate” Their Friendship
Chance the Rapper recently discussed the video that showed the artist formerly known as Kanye West going off on him in the studio, stating that he put a lot of thought into their relationship after. Speaking on The Morning Hustle, the artist reminded listeners that the clip is “of a larger moment” and that nobody will ever get the full story. “People do take it and run with it, because I saw some people put, like, fake captions under the video to make it look like he was talking about my music or something like that, but in all honesty, it’s like, you know, this is real life. Like, I have real friends and they go through real problems,” Chano explained. He further shared that he felt as if the public “exploited a moment” that was genuine, “I try and be my most real self, you know, and...
Beyoncé’s ‘RENAISSANCE’ Breaks Spotify Record
Beyoncé‘s seventh studio album RENAISSANCE has set a new Spotify record. The streaming service announced that on July 29 — the record’s release day — the album became Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day by a female artist in 2022 so far. While Spotify did not share the official numbers from their end, reports state that RENAISSANCE earned a total of 43.25 million streams to break the record. In addition, all of the tracks on the album debuted in US Spotify’s top 25, with seven of them entering the top 10. RENAISSANCE is Bey’s first solo full-length release since 2016’s Lemonade and also serves as the first entry in a trilogy of albums, which are yet to be announced. “This three-act project was recorded over three years during the pandemic. A time to be still, but also a time I fo...
Netflix Sues The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical Creators for Copyright Infringement
A scandal worthy of Lady Whistledown’s poisoned pen. On Friday, Netflix filed a lawsuit against the creators of The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical for copyright infringement. In the court papers, which were filed in a Washington DC District Court, the streamer alleges duo Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear “have taken valuable intellectual property from the Netflix original series Bridgerton to build an international brand for themselves.” “Bridgerton reflects the creative work and hard-earned success of hundreds of artists and Netflix employees,” the court filing reads. “Netflix owns the exclusive right to create Bridgerton songs, musicals, or any other derivative works based on Bridgerton. Barlow & Bear cannot take that right — made valuable by others’ hard work — for themse...
Bad Bunny’s ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’ Hits Seventh Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart
Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti collects a seventh nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart (dated Aug. 6). The title earned 98,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending July 28 (down 5%), according to Luminate. Un Verano Sin Ti is the album with the most weeks at No. 1 in over a year, since Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album spent its 10th and final week at No. 1 on the list dated March 27, 2021. (Since Dangerous, Adele’s 30 had clocked six weeks at No. 1.) Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Also in the new top 10, SEVENTEEN and Jack White both score their second top 10-charting albums of 2022 with their latest releases. The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on&nbs...
Lil Durk Says He’s Taking a Break to ‘Focus on My Health’ After Stage Explosion at Lollapalooza
Lil Durk is taking some time off to recover following an onstage mishap at this year’s Lollapalooza in Chicago. The 29-year-old drill rapper took to social media on Sunday (July 31) to share an update on his health after being hit in the face by a pyrotechnic during his early evening set on Saturday at the music festival. “Due to the incident that happened at Lollapalooza in Chicago on stage, I’ma take a break & focus on my health,” Lil Durk captioned the post on Instagram, which shows a photo of the hip-hop artist in a hospital room wearing a mask and a large patch covering his right eye. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I finished my performance yesterday for my fans. Appreciate y’all.” In a fan-captured video of the incident, Lil...
Fans Choose Beyonce’s ‘Renaissance’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Beyoncé‘s seventh studio album, Renaissance, has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (July 29) on Billboard, choosing the superstar singer’s first solo studio release since 2016’s Lemonade as their favorite new music release of the past week. Renaissance brought in nearly 57% of the vote, beating out new music by BLACKPINK (“Ready For Love” music video), Rosalía (“Despechá”), Hayley Kiyoko (Panorama), Maggie Rogers (Surrender), and $uicideboy$ (Sing Me a Lullaby, My Sweet Temptation). Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Recorded over three years during the pandemic, Renaissance is “Act 1” of three. The 16-song project is crammed with features from Grace Jones, BEAM and Tems, along with production ...
Ne-Yo Asks for Privacy Amid Cheating Accusations From Wife
Ne-Yo‘s wife, Crystal Renay, says she will not be staying with her husband after claiming he has been unfaithful to her for eight years. Renay shared a personal update about her marriage with Ne-Yo on social media on Saturday (July 30), telling followers that saying she is “heartbroken and disgusted” over the situation would be an “understatement.” “For the sake of our children, my family and I will work through our challenges behind closed doors,” Ne-Yo responded on Twitter Sunday afternoon (July 31), a day after Renay posted a lengthy note on Instagram. “Personal matters are not meant to be addressed and dissected in public forums. I simply ask that you please respect me and my family’s privacy at this time.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts an...
Lollapalooza 2022 Day Three Recap and Photos: J. Cole, Turnstile, Dashboard Confessional & More
Day three of Lollapalooza 2022 took place on Saturday, July 30th, with more incredible acts taking the stages at Grant Park. Headlined by J. Cole, the day saw acts like Big Sean, Turnstile, Wallows, and Dashboard Confessional rock the crowd. Also performing on Saturday were the likes of Fletcher, Alexander 23, and Meet Me @ The Altar. Advertisement If you missed all the action, you can relive it vicariously through our extensive Lollapalooza day three photo gallery below. Revisit our recaps from day one and day two, and stay tuned for our full coverage of the remainder of the festival. Advertisement [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_t...
Lil Durk Hospitalized After Being Struck in the Face by Pyrotechnic at Lollapalooza
A major accident befell Lil Durk during his Lollapalooza set on Saturday, July 30th when an onstage pyrotechnic blew up in his face. In fan-captured video of the performance, the “What Happened to Virgil” rapper can be seen covering his face with his T-shirt after walking through the blast, but ended up finishing his full set after taking a moment to reorient himself. (During the performance, Lil Durk also had what appears to be milk inexplicably thrown at him from the crowd.) However, he revealed on Instagram later in the day that he actually went to the hospital upon leaving the festival, posting a selfie with a mask on and his eye covered in a giant bandage. “Due to the incident that happened at Lollapalooza in Chicago on stage, I’ma take a break & focus on my health. I finished my ...
Stray Kids Drop Surprise Song ‘Mixtape : Time Out’ to End Fan Week: Listen
Stray Kids have been showing thanks to their dedicated fans all week with a new song to cap off the celebrations. On Aug. 1, 2018, the K-pop boy band revealed the official name of their fandom — affectionately called Stay — and takes time every year to honor the moment. Stay’s fourth anniversary in 2022, Stray Kids announced ‘STAYweeK’ for daily drops of behind-the-scenes videos, unseen photos, vlogs, live streams and more “special gifts.” Now, for the final day, SKZ revealed their new song “Mixtape : Time Out” as the last gift for fans. Opening with the sound of beach waves, “Time Out” quickly jumps into an energetic punk-rock vibe to pair nicely with the fun message of the track: “Let the stress fly away/ Don’t worry ’bout tomorrow,” the Kids sing. “We’ll just have some fun right now.” A...
