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Mura Masa joined forces with Lil Uzi Vert, PinkPantheress and Shygirl for his brand new single, “bbycakes.” Clocking in at just under three minutes, the cut interpolates a 3 Of a Kind garage classic and further teases Mura Masa’s upcoming third album. “bbycakes” follows the 2021 surprise track “2gether” and is the first track Mura Masa started working on following the halt of his global R.Y.C. tour. “I feel like ‘bbycakes is a future facing record. Clashing U.K. with U.S., hard drill music with cute U.K. garage culture, underground with overground,” a press release reads. “Most of all it’s a mission statement for the vicarious and playful nature that I think popular music needs to be looking to in order to soundtrack those crucial moments of fun and hedonism in an increasingly cynical cult...

Electronic-pop pioneersDaft Punk is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its debut album Homework with a special deluxe edition re-release. The special edition album of Homework is slated to feature a new list of remixes, nine of which have never hit any of the streaming services. Amongst the new remixed tracks are “Around The World” by DJ Sneak, Todd Terry and Kenlou as well as “Revolution 909,” “Burnin’” and “Teachers.” Daft Punk arrived on a Twitch livestream for one last time earlier to share with fans a one-time-only show from 1997 that saw the duo perform helmetless. The event was significant as most of their career, the pair performed with their signature, futuristic headgear. The stream featured footage from a concert Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, the two artists...

Megan Thee Stallion has filed another lawsuit against her record label 1501 Certified Entertainment, this time alleging that the label is attempting to keep her by not considering Something for Thee Hotties as an “album.” According to reports, the 27-year-old rapper — whose real name is Megan Pete — argues that Something for Thee Hotties, a compilation album comprised of previously-unreleased tracks and YouTube freestyles, should be counted as an album as it supposedly fits the legal description. Lawyers for Megan Thee Stallion claim that 1501’s classification of the project is their way of wanting to “tie Pete down to release more albums under the contract to the financial benefit of 1501.” They add, “This is inconsistent with the contract terms, which are clear and unambiguous.” “1501’s ...

The artist formerly known as Kanye West premiered DONDA 2 at the loanDepot Park in Miami, Florida tonight, giving fans an overall first listen at the record and bringing out some special guests. The album is the direct sequel to August 2021’s DONDA and will be exclusively available on the YEEZY Stem Player service. The DONDA 2 version that premiered at the loanDepot Park listening experience features guest appearances from the late XXXTentacion, Don Toliver, The Game, Baby Keem, Migos, Future, Jack Harlow, Alicia Keys, Fivio Foreign, Vory, Playboi Carti, Travis Scott, Soulja Boy and samples of Kamal Harris and his ex-wife Kim Kardashian. Some of these guests, including The Game, Migos, Harlow, Carti, Foreign and Keys joined Ye on-stage, along with the controversial Marilyn Manson...

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After weeks of teasing, Kanye West is now preparing to officially drop DONDA 2. Taking to Instagram, Ye announced that his EXPERIENCE PERFORMANCE for the DONDA sequel will be available through livestream. The event at the LoanDepot Park stadium in Miami, Florida will have a full audience and serve as the first time Ye’s eleventh studio album will be heard publically. Aside from DONDA 2 being released on Stem Player, the audio platform will also be streaming the EXPERIENCE PERFORMANCE. The livestream will feature “YE’S HEARTBEAT STREAM,” “BACKSTAGE CAMERA” and “LIVE PERFORMANCE.” To mark the event, Kanye West has also released a range of special DONDA 2 merch. Priced between $16 and $200 USD, the Hoodie, T-shirt, Mask and CD are engineered by Balenciaga. Head over to Kanye West’s websi...

BTS has officially announced their four-night BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE – LAS VEGAS residency. The GRAMMY-nominated group will be performing at the Allegiant Stadium in front of live audiences on April 8, April 9, April 15 and April 16, with the last date also set to be streamed online. In addition, the in-person live broadcast event “LIVE PLAY in LAS VEGAS” will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena during the entire residency. The residency was announced just a few months after the seven-piece performed their BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE – LA shows between November and December 2021. BTS will also be performing in Seoul on March 10, March and March 13 and will mark their first in-person shows in Korea since October 2019. Registration for ticket purchasing will be avail...