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Hot 100 First-Timers: Joony Scores First Chart Entry Thanks to Feature on Brent Faiyaz’s ‘FYTB’
Joony makes his first appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (dated July 23), thanks to his featured credit on Brent Faiyaz’s “FYTB,” which debuts at No. 97. The track starts with 5.7 million U.S. streams in the July 8-14 tracking week, according to Luminate. It appears on Faiyaz’s sophomore LP Wasteland, which dropped July 8 (on the Lost Kids label) and debuts at No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and No. 2 on the Billboard 200 with 88,000 equivalent album units. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “It’s such a beautiful thing,” Joony tells Billboard. “It’s such a big thing for Black music and hip-hop and R&B to be the No. 2 album in the country independently — as an independent artist. It’s amazing.” “FYTB” earns the 21-year-old Silv...
Maya Hawke’s NSFW Video for “Thérèse” Depicts a Woodland Orgy: Watch
Maya Hawke has unleashed the music video for “Thérèse,” the first single from her upcoming sophomore album, Moss. The cinematic, NSFW visual stars the Stranger Things actor, her brother Levon Hawke, and many more in a wild late-night bust in the woods. The video, helmed by Vox Lux director Brady Corbet, depicts Hawke engaged in a naked moonlight tryst that develops into an all-out woodland orgy. But just as the song’s fragile acoustic melody opens up to its riveting guitar solo crescendo, the group is discovered and subsequently restrained by police. Hawke leads the nude procession single-file, facing down the camera for the final verse with an unbreakable boldness. Watch the visual for “Thérèse” below. In an interview with Dazed, Hawke said, “Brady saw the video very clearly in his h...
Kerry King Prepares to Launch Post-Slayer Project, Confirms Paul Bostaph as Drummer
Kerry King is getting ready to debut his long-gestating post-Slayer project. In a new interview, the guitarist said he was waiting out the pandemic before launching the band, and that it won’t be that much longer before he unveils the project. He also confirmed that Slayer drummer Paul Bostaph was on board. This comes after the guitarist revealed he was sitting on two albums’ worth of new material in 2020. “You know me, so you know what it’s going to sound like,” he told Metal Hammer. “I played this new song for a buddy, and I said to him, ‘If there’s anything I’ve written in the last few years that sounds like Slayer, it’s this.’ And he said, ‘That sounds like you could have pulled it off of any Slayer record.’” Related Video Regarding the band’s lineup, King refrained from naming a...
Elton John Says Women Are “Making the Best Music”
Despite his legendary status, Elton John keeps his pulse on current artists, and in his opinion, women are “making the best music” right now. The Rocket Man made the proclamation in a new interview with Music Week while name-dropping a variety of acts, including Consequence Artist of the Month alums Nova Twins and Wet Leg. However, he did take a moment to praise fellow UK musician Sam Fender. “It’s so great to see Nova Twins, Wet Leg, Let’s Eat Grandma, The Linda Lindas, Haim, and all these girls rocking out and making the best music,” John said. “Apart from Sam Fender, none of the boys are doing it, the girls are. It’s a breath of fresh air, because it comes from innocence and pure joy and that, for me, is what music is about.” Advertisement Related Video Elsewhere in the interview, ...
Nardo Wick Announces ‘Who Is Nardo Wick? 2’ Album
Nardo Wick has announced a sequel to his debut album, aptly titled Who Is Nardo Wick? 2. Further details such as a tracklist and guest features were not revealed, however the young rapper did share the album art and confirm that the project will drop on Friday, July 22. The announcement arrives after Wick released a few singles this year, including “Yeah Woah,” “Riot” and “Krazy Krazy,” but it remains to be seen whether this tracks will join the new album. His debut studio album Who Is Nardo Wick? dropped in December 2021 and has since been certified gold. It featured guest appearances from Hit-Boy, Future, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, G Herbo, Lil Durk, BIG30 and Lakeyah, and dropped just under a year after the release of his hit single “Who Want Smoke?,” which went platinum in November 2021. Nar...
Queen’s ‘Greatest Hits’ Becomes First Album to Sell 7 Million In U.K.
Queen reigns in the U.K., where the legendary rock act’s Greatest Hits (via Polydor) passes seven million chart sales, becoming the first album to do so. The hits compilation reaches the sales benchmark this month, having crossed the six million threshold back in 2014. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The record-setting feat is made through a combination of physical sales, downloads and 1.26 billion total streams in the U.K., the OCC reports. In an acceptance video posted to YouTube, founding members Brian May and Roger Taylor say they’re “humbled and honored” by the accolade. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D0WgJCobss The LP also recently celebrated its 1,000th week on the Official Albums Chart, with Queen becoming the first British act ever t...
Elton John Extends ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ Tour In Australia and New Zealand
Elton John is laying down more track for his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. The British pop legend today (July 20) adds five new “encore” shows to the Australasian leg of his final trek, set for January 2023. Elton returns to Aotearoa in January 2023 to perform two rescheduled Auckland shows (Jan. 27 and 28) as part of his multi-year Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, which was cut short when the iconic singer fell ill with pneumonia near the end of its domestic run, in February 2020, just weeks before the pandemic was declared. The Brit promised to return and fulfill his commitments to the Kiwis. He’s doing that and more, with dates added for Newcastle, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Christchurch. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news By th...
Kenny Sol ft Peruzzi – Joli (Remix)
Check out this remix single from Kenny Sol titled – “Joli”, out now. Rwandan singer Kenny Sol comes through with the remix version for his recently released single titled “Joli” which features Nigerian singer Peruzzi. Kenny Sol was once a member of the music group Yemba Voice before going solo. He has several released records with impressive streaming numbers and he is one of the Rwandan top singers. However, the remix record is an amazing piece of music for your listening pleasure. Listen and share Kenny Sol ft Peruzzi – “Joli” below.
Lollapalooza’s 2022 Livestream to Feature Metallica, j-hope, Porno for Pyros & More
Lollapalooza will live stream a number of this year’s performances on Hulu. Metallica, j-hope, Machine Gun Kelly, Porno for Pyros, Tove Lo, Tinashe, IDLES, and Denzel Curry are just a few of the artists whose performances will be streamed live over the course of the weekend (Thursday, July 28th – Sunday, July 31st). Get more details and check out the full schedule below. Ed. Note: Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest live music news. Who is Playing on the Lollapalooza Livestream? More than 40 Lollapalooza artists will be streamed live on Hulu. That includes headlining performances by Metallica, j-hope, Machine Gun Kelly, Porno for Pyros, and Kygo. Advertisement Related Video Other confirmed sets include Don Toliver, Tove Lo, Tinashe, IDLES, Denzel Curry, Dashboard Confessional,...
Trivium Announce 2022 North American Tour with BTBAM, Whitechapel, and Khemmis
Trivium have announced the Fall 2022 “Dead Men and Dragons” North American tour in support of their 2021 album In the Court of the Dragon. The stacked tour package also includes Between the Buried and Me, Whitechapel, and Khemmis. The outing follows Trivium’s September run supporting Iron Maiden and kicks off October 2nd in Boise, Idaho. Dates run through November 10th in Los Angeles. Ticket pre-sales are currently ongoing via Ticketmaster using the code DRAGON2022, with a general on-sale beginning Friday (July 22nd) at 10 a.m. local time. In the tour press release, the members of Trivium took the rare opportunity to personally comment on each of the support acts on the upcoming tour. Their respective remarks are below. Advertisement Related Video Frontman Matt Heafy stated, “Between the B...
Jessie Ware Shares New Song “Free Yourself”: Stream
Jessie Ware has called for a dance floor revolution of the mind on her new song, “Free Yourself.” The disco- and house-inspired track was co-written by Coffee Clarence Jr. with production from Clarence and Stuart Price. It opens with marching keyboards that add an air of drama before the beat drops. “Free yourself,” Ware sings, “Keep on moving up that mountain top/ Why don’t you please your self/ If it feels so good then don’t you, baby don’t you stop!” “’Free Yourself’ is the beginning of a new era for me,” Ware said in a statement. “I’m so excited for people to have this song for the end of their summer; to dance, to feel no inhibitions & to feel joyful because that’s how I’ve been feeling recently being able to tour again and being able to sing again. Enjoy yourself, ...
Texas State University To Offer Class on Harry Styles
Texas State University is set to offer the very first class on Harry Styles this Spring 2023. Led by associate professor Louie Dean Valencia, the course goes by the name “Harry Styles and the Cult of Celebrity: Identity, the Internet and European Pop Culture” and will widely explore the “cultural and political development of the modern celebrity as related to questions of gender and sexuality, race, class, nation and globalism, media, fashion, fan culture, internet culture and consumerism” — topics Valencia told CNN he has frequently spoken to students about after discussing Styles’ music. “I can’t tell you how many conversations I’ve had with students over the last two years that started with a shared love of Harry’s music, but that quickly went into larger societal questions about gender...
