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First Stream Latin: New Music From Tiago PZK & Ozuna, Caloncho, Plus More
First Stream Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs, albums, and videos recommended by the Billboard Latin editors. Check out this week’s picks below. Tiago PZK feat. Ozuna, “Nos Comemos” (Warner Music Latin/Grand Move Records) [embedded content] Tiago PZK and Ozuna have joined forces for the first time in “Nos Comemos,” a song about what happens when two people have crazy chemistry. Penned by the Argentine breakthrough artist and the Puerto Rican star, the track is an edgy, hard-hitting reggaetœn number produced by Big One in Miami and Buenos Aires. The collaboration happened organically, Tiago PZK explains in a press statement, saying that he met Ozuna in April at a BRESH party in Miami, where they “hit it off” and “exchanged phone numbers.” “I shared with him the song via Wh...
First Spin: The Week’s Best New Dance Tracks From What So Not, Jungle, Purple Disco Machine & More
This week in dance music: Liquid Stranger closed out Mental Health Awareness month with an op-ed about how martial arts its values help him to be a better artist and human; we got the exclusive on scorching hot EDC Las Vegas sets from LP Giobbi, Sam Divine and Kaleena Zanders; we broke down the seven best emerging artists we saw at Lightning In a Bottle 2022; the copyright drama between Alok and Sevenn continued, with Sevenn filing copyright claims against Alok in Brazilian court; we reported on the 13 (!) best sets we saw at Movement 2022; and Flume’s new LP Palaces hit No. 1 on dance/electronic albums. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news And new music? You know it. Let’s dig in. What So Not Feat. Oliver Tree & Killer Mike, “Mr. Regular” ...
Ichiko Aoba Announces 2022 World Tour: See the Dates
Japanese singer-songwriter Ichiko Aoba is set to tour Europe and North America later this year. The folk singer and guitarist announced that she will be traveling to Europe in August and to the U.S. and Canada in October for her 2022 international tour. Ahead of her global trek, the 32-year-old artist will also perform alongside Phonolite Strings at the Blue Note Tokyo on July 21. “The world of Windswept Adan that I wrote two years ago remains vivid in my heart, and I feel that’s a precious thing for a creator,” she says. “Sailing in an ever- changing world, I’ll visit Blue Note Tokyo in July and England’s Milton Court Concert Hall in September along with string musicians and with new sounds in tow. And I’ll also head to the U.S. for the first time on my international tour starting in Augu...
Lakeyah Drops New Track “Mind Yo Business” Featuring Latto
Quality Control (QC) signee and emerging rap artist Lakeyah has dropped a new track featuring Latto titled “Mind Yo Business.” Gliding over the high-octane beat and horns, the Milwaukee-born artist spits about her expectations. “Bad bitch gon’ shop, no gimmicks / Brand new drop-top, not rented / And every time a bitch start, I finish / If it ain’t money in the text, don’t send it.” Dressed in pink with matching ostrich feathers and multicolored Emilio Pucci, the music video showcases Lakeyah and Latto laying down their verses in a pristinely manicured hedge maze. Matching Lakeyah’s energy, Latto says, “Bitches twice my age, but ain’t half his pay / If he ain’t getting more than me, then he ain’t get no play / Only business that I mind, is the one that pay / My kids, kids gon’ have they way...
S.G. Goodman’s Rustic Hymnals Double As Calls To Action
By Mia Hughes “You never can say whether or not your music is timely, but I think sometimes, music needs to be a catalyst for people’s awareness,” says Kentucky songwriter S.G. Goodman. She’s telling MTV News about “Work Until I Die,” a cut from her newest album, Teeth Marks. “Trapped in the rhythm, you’ll work until you die,” she sings with her unmistakable drawl. The track, which she developed with long-time collaborator Matt Rowan, has country roots with a punk bite, like Fugazi doing Woody Guthrie. Goodman was inspired by the union songwriting of Florence Reece’s 1930s anthem “Which Side Are You On?,” yet it’s delivered with the singalong sensibilities of Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5.” All said, it’s a classic Southern protest song, delivered at a moment when it’s sorely needed. “I graduated...
Bop Shop: Songs From Maggie Rogers, Muna, Armani White, And More
Hi Gay! Yes, this is technically a sponsored video, but it’s camp enough to be a full Pride Month bop. (Plus, we’re not getting any ad money from it.) Written by Leland and featuring vocals by Hayley Kiyoko, Vincint, MNEK, and Kesha, this song actually has me nodding in gay appreciation — mainy because the music video features queer faves Gus Kenworthy, Kornbread, Willow Pill, Kerri Colby, Patricia Arquette, Jorgeous, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and more. The collab aims to, as Weedmaps puts it in the description, “not only say ‘gay,’ but scream it from the rooftops.” Mission accomplished. —Zach O’Connor You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make...
John Lydon, Who Wrote “Anarchy in the U.K.,” Says “Anarchy Is a Terrible Idea”
By this point, John Lydon’s status as a one-time punk pioneer has been overshadowed by a series of right-leaning political faux pas. But perhaps unsurprisingly, the man once known as Sex Pistols frontman Johnny Rotten has now gone so far as to retract the message of his band’s debut single “Anarchy in the U.K.,” saying that he isn’t an anarchist at all. “Anarchy is a terrible idea,” Lydon wrote in a new essay for The Times. “Let’s get that clear. I’m not an anarchist. And I’m amazed that there are websites out there — .org anarchist sites — funded fully by the corporate hand and yet ranting on about being outside the shitstorm. It’s preposterous. And they’re doing it in designer Dr. Martens, clever little rucksacks and nicely manufactured balaclavas.” Just in time for Queen Elizabeth II’s ...
Angel Olsen Delivers Country-Sized Emotions on Big Time
Angel Olsen has never repeated herself. Her debut Half Way Home introduced Olsen as a psych-folk songwriter with a powerhouse voice, before the lo-fi indie of Burn Your Fire For No Witness reframed her within the context of a band. Two years later, My Woman upped the production value and saw Olsen at her most intense and confrontational. All Mirrors wiped clean any pre-conceptions of Olsen, and even when she literally repeated herself with Whole New Mess, it felt like an entirely new statement. Since the one-two punch of All Mirrors and Whole New Mess, Olsen has kept fans guessing on which direction she might be headed next. In 2021, she released her Sharon Van Etten collaboration “Like I Used To,” a victory lap of an indie rock song for two of the genre’s most accomplished singer-songwrit...
Not Even Post Malone Can Save Post Malone on Twelve Carat Toothache
Twelve Carat Toothache (out today, June 3rd) is Post Malone‘s shortest album to date. And according to Posty, this is a deliberate play to resist the overloaded track lists that dominate streaming platforms; “I’ve made a lot of compromises, especially musically, but now I don’t feel like I want to anymore,” he said in a Billboard cover story back in January, “I don’t need a No. 1; that doesn’t matter to me no more, and at a point, it did.” This points to a few different potential outcomes for his fourth studio album — now that Post Malone has indeed scored his multiple No. 1s, ascended to true headliner status, and became a “sensitive bad boy” icon, taking some of that pressure off to make hit after hit could absolutely work in his favor. If he has nothing to lose at this point in his some...
Polo G Returns With New Track and Video “Distraction”
Following the release of Hall of Fame 2.0 back in December, Polo G has returned with a new track, dubbed “Distraction,” alongside a Christian Breslauer-directed video. “1st Single Back inna min This just me warning up I’m bout to Really Take ova,” he wrote on Instagram under the visual. The video chronicles the rapper’s many highs and lows, juxtaposing shots of his graduation with scenes of him getting arrested and seated in the back of a police car. Between imaginative transitions and innovative effects, the adrenaline-fueled visual encapsulates the track’s poignant sentiment. “We let them cannons spark, play with us, get punished, uh / We really had it hard, now blessings abundant,” he raps. “Can tell I hit the top, now they can’t wait to see me plummet / Like for every win, another L co...
Polo G Returns With New Track and Video “Distraction”
Following the release of Hall of Fame 2.0 back in December, Polo G has returned with a new track, dubbed “Distraction,” alongside a Christian Breslauer-directed video. “1st Single Back inna min This just me warning up I’m bout to Really Take ova,” he wrote on Instagram under the visual. The video chronicles the rapper’s many highs and lows, juxtaposing shots of his graduation with scenes of him getting arrested and seated in the back of a police car. Between imaginative transitions and innovative effects, the adrenaline-fueled visual encapsulates the track’s poignant sentiment. “We let them cannons spark, play with us, get punished, uh / We really had it hard, now blessings abundant,” he raps. “Can tell I hit the top, now they can’t wait to see me plummet / Like for every win, another L co...
The Weeknd Partners With Binance for First “Crypto-Powered” World Tour
The Weeknd has partnered with cryptocurrency exchange Binance to produce the first-ever global tour to integrate Web3 technology, dubbed the After Hours Til Dawn Tour. As the official sponsor of the tour, which kicks off in July, Binance has collaborated with creative incubator HXOUSE on an exclusive NFT collection and co-branded merchandise for The Weeknd’s shows. Additionally, virtual ticket stubs will provide attendees with access to commemorative NFTs that provide “unique experiences” to fans, according to a release. Under the partnership, Binance will also donate $2 million USD to The Weeknd’s XO Humanitarian Fund, which supports the United Nations World Food Programme’s life-saving emergency operations. The Weeknd has worked with Binance on a special NFT collection, from which five p...
