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Kering Founder François Pinault Could Acquire Deezer That’s Valued Over $1 Billion USD
Billionaire and Kering founder François Pinault and other founders of I2PO, a blank-check firm are set to acquire French music streaming platform Deezer at a valued deal of over $1 billion USD. According to Business of Fashion, Pinault and two other members of I2PO are planning on buying Deezer for approximately $1.16 billion USD and take the company public. Currently, the deal is allowing the combined entity is to raise at least 120 million EUR with original investors so plans to go public in July can proceed. Deezer is considered and unprofitable streaming platform with direct competition from major platforms like Spotify and Apple Music. Deezer’s largest markets include France, Brazil and Germany and will be expected to expand to the U.S. and U.K. post-acquisition. By 2025, Deezer aims ...
Drake Shares Throwback Snap With Taylor Swift
Drake and Taylor Swift share more in common than you think. Hits, billions of streams, huge fanbases everywhere. None of it comes without hard work, explains Drizzy, who, apropos of nothing, posted a throwback picture with Swift on his Instagram account. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The snap is the last in a five-pic carousel that included photos of Drake’s son Adonis, and is captioned with the motivational message: “They too soft to understand the meaning of hard work.” What’s the meaning behind this Monday throwback? No one knows for certain. The OVO rapper is untouchable in the hip-hop game. During one stretch last year, Drake had one of the most dominant weeks in the 63-year history of the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, when he became th...
Harry Styles ‘As It Was’ On Track For Third Week Atop U.K. Chart
Harry Styles’ U.K. chart supremacy with “As It Was” should continue for a third week, at least. The English pop star’s comeback track edged out Jack Harlow’s “First Class” for the race to No. 1 last week, and, based on early sales and streaming data, Styles is likely to stay there. “First Class” is the leader in the United States and Australia, but it can’t seem to get past Styles “As It Was” in the U.K., which leads the chart blast, with Harlow’s hit holding at No. 2. In the absence of any new arrivals in the Top 20, Camila Cabello and Ed Sheeran’s “Bam Bam” continues to rise, potentially lifting 10-9, for a new U.K. chart peak. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Further down the chart update, tracks from Tate McRae (“She’s All I Wanna Be” u...
Megan Thee Stallion’s Coachella ‘WAP’ Performance Causes Headache for Chinese Censors
Megan Thee Stallion’s risqué Coachella 2022 performance wowed festival fans Saturday (April 16) but also proved to be a huge headache for censors in China. Monitoring site What’s On Weibo noticed that users on Chinese social media and messaging app WeChat have been live-streaming Coachella illegally, with censors trying to catch moments or performances that transgressed China’s increasingly moralistic censorship rules. Alas, Megan Thee Stallion’s performance of her hit song “WAP” proved the undoing of one poor WeChat censor charged with applying the black bar on videos. Struggling to keep up with the dancers, the censor was in the unenviable position of trying to choose what to censor and failing to censor anything, with the black bar whizzing left and right, all over the video. Compoundin...
Snoop Dogg To Launch Death Row Records App With Streaming Platform
Snoop Dogg has revealed plans to launch his own app and streaming platform for Death Row Records, which he recently acquired. In his recent Drink Champs interview, the new Death Row owner explained that he removed several of the label’s albums — including his own Doggystyle, Dr. Dre‘s The Chronic and Tha Dogg Pound‘s Dogg Food — from streaming platforms such as Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon Music because he wants to put the records on his own platform that will pay much higher. “First thing I did was snatch all the music off those platforms traditionally known to people, because those platforms don’t pay,” Snoop shared. “And those platforms get millions and millions and millions of streams and nobody gets paid other than the record labels, so what I wanted to do is snatch my music off, c...
Jack Harlow’s “First Class” Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
Jack Harlow has made his first ever No. 1 solo Billboard Hot 100 chart debut with his new track “First Class.” Billboard reports that the single from the Louisville lyricist has topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, also marking his second No. 1 single. His first was in 2021 with Lil Nas X on his collaboration for “Industry Baby.” “First Class” was an immediate radio success, bringing in a record of 54.6 million streams, a 2022 record. On the radio, the song received a 4.1 million airplay audience impression and 10,600 downloads in just the first week of its release. Prior to Harlow, Harry Styles earned the 2022 streaming record for “As It Was” last week. “First Class” sampled another No. 1 hit, Fergie’s 2006 “Glamorous,” which undoubtedly helped gave the track a boost for its release. The s...
MUNA Perform “Anything But Me” on Ellen: Watch
MUNA made their daytime television debut on Monday, April 18th, when they stopped by The Ellen Degeneres Show to perform their recent single “Anything But Me.” Watch the lighthearted performance below. Clad in coordinated, purple-and-black outfits, Katie Gavin, Naomi McPherson, and Josette Maskin brought their signature synth pop flamboyance to the talk show, a fittingly upbeat atmosphere for the strong-willed breakup storyline of “Anything But Me.” “You’re gonna say that I’m on a high horse/ I think that my horse is regular-sized/ Did you ever think maybe you’re on a pony/ Going in circles on a carousel ride?” Gavin sings, while McPherson and Maskin sway beside them. Advertisement Related Video The tongue-in-cheek banger is the latest jovial single from MUNA, whose Phoebe Bridgers co...
Stray Kids Announce “MANIAC” US Tour Dates
This summer, K-pop superstars Stray Kids are heading from the streets of Seoul to the streets of America. The band has announced the US leg of their “2nd World Tour MANIAC,” which is set to kick off this June. The seven-date jaunt kicks off on June 20th in Newark. From there, Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N will play shows in Chicago, Atlanta, Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Seattle. Tickets go on sale Friday, April 22nd at 6 p.m. ET via Ticketmaster. Related Video Stray Kids’ “MANIAC Tour” comes in support of ODDINARY, the group’s latest mini-album. Back in March, Consequence caught up with the band to discuss the project, as well as their 2021 LP NOEASY. Revisit the conversation here, and learn see we included Stray Kid...
One of Three Men Charged in Death of Mac Miller Sentenced to Almost 11 Years in Prison
Ryan Michael Reavis, one of the three men charged in the September 2018 death of Mac Miller, has been sentenced to 10 years and 11 months in prison. Rolling Stone reports that Reavis, 39, referred to himself as the middle man who gave another drug dealer the fentanyl-laced oxycodone pills that killed the rapper. He also previously claimed that he was unaware that the pills he dealt were the ones that killed Miller up until he was arrested by law enforcement in September 2019. “This is not just a regular drug case. Somebody died, and a family is never going to get their son back. My family would be wrecked if it was me. They’d never be all right, never truly get over it. I think about that all the time. And I know that whatever happens today, I’m the lucky one because my family is here and ...
Siren Cigaro ft Skales – In Love
Don’t miss this remix track from Siten Cigaro titled “In Love”, out now. Talented singer Siren Cigaro comes through with a remix of his song titled “In Love” which he teamed up with Skales. The remix record “In Love” is a fantastic piece of music dedicated to his fans and supporters. It was produced by Friikii and mixed and mastered by Bobberry. Listen and share Siren Cigaro ft Skales – “In Love” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Siren_Cigaro_-_In_Love_Remix_ft_Skales__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Wiz Khalifa and Logic Announce Joint “Vinyl Verse” Tour
Wiz Khalifa and Logic are set to hit the road together for their co-headlining “Vinyl Verse” tour, which will feature special guests DJ DRAMA, C Dot Castro and Fedd the God. Set to kick off on July 27 at the FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine, California, the 28-date engagement will see the pair enjoy their summer across the US as they perform in areas like Houston, Atlanta, Brooklyn and Cincinnati before closing the curtain at St. Louis’ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre on September 2. The tour is produced by Live Nation while Citi serves as the official card, and card members will have access to presale tickets on April 19 until April 21. General members of the public can purchase tickets starting April 22 on Ticketmaster. Take a look at the complete list of tour dates below. VINYL VERSE...
Pusha T Announces ‘It’s Almost Dry’ Release Date
Pusha T has officially announced an April 22 release date for his highly-anticipated upcoming album, It’s Almost Dry. The followup to 2018’s DAYTONA is produced entirely by the artist known formerly as Kanye West and Pharrell Williams, and will feature the previously-released singles “Neck & Wrist” with JAY-Z, “Diet Coke” and “Hear Me Clearly” with NIGO, which also appeared on the KENZO creative director’s recently-released album I Know NIGO. “I had the best of both worlds in regards to production and in regards to two people that actually understand who I am and they like two different things from me that I feel are both really great…this body of work is untouchable because it doesn’t lean too heavy on either side…you get the whole spectrum. It’s my most well-rounded body of work,” Ki...
