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H.E.R. Sues MBK Entertainment Record Label, Seeks to Be Released From Contract
H.E.R. has filed a lawsuit against record label MBK Entertainment, owned by her longtime manager Jeff Robinson who she has been signed with since 2011. According to reports, H.E.R. — real name Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson — filed the suit in California and accused MBK Entertainment “for declaratory relief and violation of the business and professions code.” The documents allegedly state that Wilson is an “exclusive employee” for the “initial period” that “ended the later of 15 months after May 19, 2011, or 12 months after the commercial release in the United States of Wilson’s first album under the contract, and up to five additional Option Periods of more than one year each.” She understood that the contract meant she was an “exclusive employee” of the label “past the current date [May 19, ...
Foals Preview 2022 Mad Cool Festival Set: “It’s a Great Vibe Playing in Spain”
Listen via Spotify | Google Podcasts | Radio Public | RSS Mad Cool Festival goes down from July 6th to 10th in Madrid, Spain, and the lineup is truly stacked: amidst headliners like Metallica, Jack White, Muse, Florence + The Machine, The Killers, alt-J, and more, Mad Cool will host major performances from Glass Animals, The War On Drugs, CHVRCHES, Two Door Cinema Club, Carly Rae Jepsen, Deftones, Modest Mouse, and many others. Related Video Set to grace the stage on Thursday, July 7th are British rock trio Foals, who also celebrating the release of their excellent seventh album, Life Is Yours, today (June 17th). The band’s new album is destined for a late-night dance party — perfect for a music festival; it will fit Mad Cool’s unforgettable atmosphere well. Foals ...
Weezer Announce Broadway Residency, Drop New SZNZ: Summer EP: Stream
Start calling it the Great Weezer Way, because Weezer is headed to Broadway. The news coincides with the release of the latest EP in the band’s ongoing SZNZ series. Rivers Cuomo and co. will take over The Broadway Theatre for a week beginning Tuesday, September 13th. Across five shows, the band will perform each song cycle of their SZNZ project — Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter — followed by a special encore on closing night. Each night, the band also promises to play corresponding deep cuts from their extensive, career-spanning catalog of three decades. Tickets for the residency go on sale June 24th at 10 am ET via Telecharge. With today being the summer equinox, Weezer also unfurled SZNZ: Summer in all its glory. The follow-up to March’s SZNZ: Spring and its alt radio hit “A Litt...
Beyoncé Releases ‘Break My Soul’ Single Early: Stream It Now
Beyoncé has blessed our ears once more by giving the BeyHive a first taste of her upcoming album Renaissance with her new single “Break My Soul,” which dropped Monday night via Tidal and a lyric video on YouTube. It’s the first single from Bey’s upcoming seventh project Renaissance, which she announced would be released July 29 and cryptically added that it would only be “act i.” She subtly announced it by changing the bios on her socials to “6. BREAK MY SOUL midnight ET,” meaning “Break My Soul” is also the sixth track on the album. (Here’s everything we know about Renaissance so far.) Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The house-tinged new song is dance-floor ready, with its piano production, crisp snares and Bey h...
Beyonce Drops ‘Break My Soul’ Early, Fans Are Buzzing
Queen Bey is back, and the BeyHive is buzzing! Beyonce’s forthcoming album Renaissance is expected to drop July 29, that much we know, thanks to cryptic messages posted to the superstar singer’s website and socials. The first single lifted from it is “Break My Soul,” which fans were expecting to drop at midnight. Beyonce is one for surprises and “Break My Soul” dropped early, at about 10pm ET Monday. On it, Big Freedia can be heard chanting, “Release your anger, release your mind.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Renaissance is the followup to 2016’s LP Lemonade, Beyonce’s sixth straight leader on the Billboard 200 chart. Based on folks close to the recording, the new LP has elements of country and the dance-floor, the latter conf...
Big Freedia Talks ‘Surreal’ Collaboration With Beyonce on ‘Break My Soul’
No one is more excited about Beyonce’s new single than Big Freedia. As the guest vocalist on “Break My Soul,” the New Orleans bounce artist has good reason. Queen Bey’s Renaissance era begins with “Break My Soul,” which dropped late Monday night (June 20), and, in true Beyonce fashion, came as a big, early surprise. At the moment of release, Big Freedia was feeling the love, and tripping out a touch. Soon after, she turned to social media to give a shout out to her collaborator. “It feels surreal to be on the track with the Queen Beyonce,” Freedia writes. “Once again I’m so honored to be apart of this special moment. I’m forever grateful lord.” After a smattering of emojis, she pleaded, “someone please catch me.” It’s not Freedia’s first experience of this kind. She made a notable con...
Watch Lil Uzi Vert Record a Song Inside a Balenciaga Store
Joining the ranks of Balenciaga fans, Lil Uzi Vert has shared has made it a point to share his love of the luxury fashion house. In recent weeks, the rapper has taken to Instagram to share outfits comprised of garments designed by Balenciaga Creative Director Demna Gvasalia and spending time at a flagship store. But recently, Lil Uzi Vert has taken his fandom to another level. In a new Instagram post, Uzi shared a video and some photos of himself recording a song inside a Balenciaga store. The accompanying caption reads, “In Balenciaga making songs about Balenciaga.” Despite making an outfit change, the rapper decided to focus on his pair of heavily distressed Paris Sneakers, sharing various pictures of the striking high tops. Watch Lil Uzi Vert record a song inside a Balenciaga store belo...
Beyoncé Debuts ‘RENAISSANCE’ Lead Single “Break My Soul”
Beyoncé has officially shared the lead single of RENAISSANCE, entitled “Break My Soul.” Clocking in at just over four-and-a-half minutes, the cut features production work Tricky Stewart, Terius Nash and Bey herself. The upbeat, summer-ready cut fuses sonic hints of music from the islands as Beyoncé sings of finding new love and life — feeling free with the anthem as she sings “Bey is back and I’m sleeping real good at night.” RENAISSANCE will mark Beyoncé’s first full-length album since 2016’s award-winning Lemonade. TIDAL — owned by her husband JAY-Z — confirmed in a surprise announcement that the upcoming record is set to release on July 29, while the album’s Apple Music page revealed a total of 16 tracks. Stream Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul” on YouTube and TIDAL. In other music news, D...
Isaiah Rashad Receives Own Day, Key to Home City of Chattanooga, Tennessee
Isaiah Rashad was officially honored by his home city of Chattanooga, Tennessee during Bonnaroo, receiving his own day and a key to the city. Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly appeared on stage at Bonnaroo with the key and declared June 17 as Isaiah Rashad Day. “You’ve made Chattanooga proud,” he told Rashad. “You are an inspiration to this crowd, to the world, to this city, and so I wanted to present you with a key to the city of Chattanooga,” he continued. Rashad happily held up the key and a certificate confirming Isaiah Rashad Day before proudly declaring, “I got a f*cking day, y’all!” The TDE staple’s latest album The House Is Burning was released in July 2021 and marked his first solo full-length effort since 2016. It featured guest appearances from Jay Rock, SZA, Lil Uzi Vert, Duke D...
Beyoncé to Release New Single “Break My Soul” at Midnight
Beyoncé is set to reveal her new single, “Break My Soul,” at midnight ET on Tuesday (June 21st). It presumably serves as the first taste of Queen Bey’s seventh solo album, Renaissance, which is due out on July 29th. As she did in announcing Renaissance last week, Beyoncé clued fans in on the impending arrival of “Break My Soul” by simply updating her Instagram bio. It currently reads: “6.ㅤ ㅤ BREAK MY SOUL ㅤ midnight ET.” (One would assume that the No. 6 is the song’s position on the album’s tracklist.) Renaissance is Beyoncé’s seventh solo album to date and first since 2016’s earth-shattering Lemonade — which Consequence later name as the best album of the 2010s. In 2018, Beyoncé and JAY-Z released their collaborative album, Everything Is Love, which Queen Bey followed up in 2019 with The ...
Beyoncé to Release New Single “Break My Soul” at Midnight
Beyoncé is set to reveal her new single, “Break My Soul,” at midnight ET on Tuesday (June 21st). It presumably serves as the first taste of Queen Bey’s seventh solo album, Renaissance, which is due out on July 29th. As she did in announcing Renaissance last week, Beyoncé clued fans in on the impending arrival of “Break My Soul” by simply updating her Instagram bio. It currently reads: “6.ㅤ ㅤ BREAK MY SOUL ㅤ midnight ET.” (One would assume that the No. 6 is the song’s position on the album’s tracklist.) Renaissance is Beyoncé’s seventh solo album to date and first since 2016’s earth-shattering Lemonade — which Consequence later name as the best album of the 2010s. In 2018, Beyoncé and JAY-Z released their collaborative album, Everything Is Love, which Queen Bey followed up in 2019 with The ...
The Story Behind “The Glamorous Life,” Sheila E.’s Classic Pop Collab with Prince
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | RSS “The Glamorous Life” proved to be a major solo breakout for Sheila E. in 1984. The classic pop track was one of her man collaborations with the legendary Prince, but Sheila E. already had a long history of playing with legends. In fact, her professional career began at only 15, when her father (a percussionist himself) asked her to fill in for him as part of Santana’s band before a crowd of thousands in a night she describes as a true “out of body experience.” Advertisement From that point forward, this Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient fearlessly forged forged new pathways in the male-dominated world of per...
