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Rap Song of the Week: Pusha T Makes His Triumphant Return with “Diet Coke”
Our new music feature Rap Song of the Week runs down the hip-hop tracks you need to hear every Friday. Check out the full playlist here. This week, Pusha T shares “Diet Coke,” the lead single from his upcoming fourth album. In recent interviews, Pusha T has been talking up his fourth studio LP, reportedly titled It’s Not Dry Yet, as “the album of the motherfucking year.” It’s a pretty standard boast for any upper echelon MC, but he’s added fuel to the fire by describing it as “one thousand percent rap superhero shit.” Whatever that actually means, the drug rap king is back with a vengeance after taking roughly two years off to spend time with his son. Despite running in circles with the likes of Pharrell and Kanye West while having been long considered one of the best rappers alive, King P...
‘People’ Powers Kid Rock to First No. 1 on Hot Hard Rock Songs Chart
After peaking at a prior No. 2 high on Billboard‘s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart with the Monster Truck-featuring “Don’t Tell Me How to Live,” Kid Rock nabs his first ruler on the ranking, which began in 2020, as “We the People” jumps 3-1 on the Feb. 12-dated survey. “People” drew 1.7 million U.S. streams and sold 14,600 downloads in its first full tracking week (Jan. 28-Feb. 3), according to MRC Data. It was released Jan. 24, and despite premiering in the middle of a chart tracking frame, earned 1.6 million streams and sold 21,100 Jan. 24-27, sparking its No. 3 start. “People” concurrently tops the all-format Digital Song Sales chart, Rock Digital Song Sales and Hard Rock Digital Song Sales for a second week each. The track is Kid Rock’s first No. 1 on Digital Song Sales and Rock Digital Song...
Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter Talks Bonding With Jimmie Allen Over Fatherhood While Making ‘Easy’
Musical collaborations have dominated Billboard’s country music charts over the past year. Now, singer-songwriter and Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter is throwing his hat in the ring with “Easy,” his own pop-country collaboration alongside country hitmaker and reigning CMA new artist of the year winner Jimmie Allen. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I grew up listening to all kinds of music, including country music,” Carter tells Billboard. “With the direction it’s heading, and how it’s crossing borders and boundaries, Jimmie was one person who I was listening to and I love his music.” Last year, Carter was in Las Vegas working on the track with producer Vic “BillboardKiller” Martin, when Carter mentioned that he was a fan of Allen’s music and...
Drake Bets More Than $1.25 Million on 2022 Super Bowl: See a Breakdown of His Wagers
Drake is pushing all-in on the Los Angeles Rams this weekend. The Toronto native revealed his seven-figure wagers on Sunday’s (Feb. 13) Super Bowl LVI in an Instagram post on Thursday (Feb. 10), detailing three massive bets he’s put down on the home team. Explore Explore Drake See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news According to the post, Drizzy is betting more than $1.25 million, which is a huge amount by any standard, but just a drop in the bucket compared to the estimated $7.6 billion that will be wagered on the contest between the Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals. The Bitcoin bets break down to $472,364 for the Rams to win outright (which would pay out $713,244), $393,636 on wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to put up more than 62.5 receiving yards (for...
Daniel Caesar Embraces a Melting Pot of Musical Influences
Daniel Caesar has recently achieved global success through his critically acclaimed R&B music releases, though he remains deeply tied to his Canadian roots. Having released two EPs, two LPs and a chart-topping collaboration with Giveon and Justin Bieber over the last seven years, the singer has since reconnected with his hometown through a partnership with Toronto-based hotel franchise The Annex, where he now serves as Chief Cultural Officer. The new role allows him to engage with and provide a platform for the city’s up-and-coming creative minds and bring their work in front of a larger audience. He describes the job as “mostly curation” of talent with a mix of planning events and parties. “I just want to keep it grassroots and cool and fun,” he told HYPEBEAST. The new title hits clos...
Future Drops New Valentine’s Day Music Video for “Worst Day”
Future has dropped a new video for his latest single “Worst Day.” The visual sees the Atlanta rapper showering women with over-the-top Valentine’s Day presents, which include designer handbags, elegant bouquets of roses, fine jewelry and several other high-end items. “Valentine’s Day, the worst day, got too many to please,” Future raps on the track. “I popped a half a pink pill, and put my mind at ease.” Ahead of the song’s release, Future shared a teaser video titled “Healing Together With Dr. Kevin Samuels,” in which the rapper admits his addiction to spoiling women with expensive gifts. “Last year, how much did you say you spent on women?” Samuels asks Future, to which the rapper responds, “around two to three.” Samuels assumes the rapper means two to three thousand dollars, though Futu...
Eddie Vedder Unveils New Album Earthling: Stream
Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder has unleashed his long-awaited new solo album, Earthling. Listen to the project below. Earthling marks Vedder’s first solo project since 2011’s Ukulele Songs. With a star-studded backing band featuring Chad Smith and Josh Klinghoffer, and guest appearances from Ringo Starr, Stevie Wonder, and Elton John, the LP moves beyond the angsty grunge that made the artist famous over three decades ago. Instead, Vedder dabbles in bluegrass, Americana, and straight-ahead rock, “a trial-and-error soundtrack to one man’s maturation,” as we put it in our review of the album. It features the previously released singles “Long Way,” “The Haves,” and “Brother the Cloud.” Advertisement Related Video Last week, Vedder kicked off his “Earthlings” t...
Kanye West Drops “City of Gods” with Fivio Foreign and Alicia Keys: Stream
Kanye West is set to return on February 22nd with Donda 2. In anticipation, he’s shared “City of Gods,” a new collaboration with Fivio Foreign and Alicia Keys. Decidedly an East Coast number, Brooklyn drill rapper Fivio Foreign and concrete-jungle native Alicia Keys help Ye celebrate New York with thunderous bass and a skittering beat. “New York City, please go easy on me tonight,” Keys sings gently, but West, meanwhile goes on the offensive. Threatening to pull up to SNL — where a certain someone works — West spits, “When I pull up, it’s dead on arrival/ They act like they love you, they don’t even like you.” Wonder what that’s about. Listen to “City of Gods” below. In other beef-related Kanye news, the rapper recently said he wouldn’t play Coachella unless fellow headliner Billie Eilish ...
Slowdive Confirm Work on New Album
Slowdive have confirmed they’re at work on a new album. On Thursday, Slowdive’s official Twitter account shared a photo of Neil Halstead and Rachel Goswell with the caption, “Studio vibes.” Goswell quoted tweeted the photo on her personal Twitter account, writing, “LP5.” Slowdive released their self-titled fourth album in 2017. It marked the band’s first release in 22 years, following their reunion in 2014. Related Video This summer, Slowdive are lined up to play several European festivals, including Barcelona’s Primavera Sound and Porto’s NOS Primavera Sound. Advertisement Last year, Goswell and Slowdive bandmate, Christian Savill, collaborated with members of The Flaming Lips, Casket Girls, and The Soft Cavalry on an album under the moniker of Beachy Head. LP5 https://t.co/gtDt1OZF3N — R...
Ho99o9 Announce New Album and 2022 Tour, Share “Nuge Snight”: Stream
Ho99o9 (pronounced “horror”) have unveiled their new album Skin, produced entirely by Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker. They also shared the lead single “Nuge Snight.” The record comes out on March 11th, prior to Ho99o9’s spring US tour. The 22-date outing kicks off April 15th in Los Angeles and runs through May 14th in Houston. Get tickets via Ticketmaster. Ho99o9 previously offered up the Barker-produced single “Batteries Not Included.” At the time, the genre-defying duo of Yeti Bones and theOGM promised news on a new album soon, and they’ve followed through. Advertisement Related Video It turns out Barker produced the whole album. Instead of steering Ho99o9 in a new musical direction, he has instead bolstered the band’s harsh aesthetics with a hi-fi touch that only adds to the bruta...
Portable – Adura
Don’t miss this brand new single from Portable titled “Adura” out now. Zazuu crooner, Portable comes through with another new song he calls “Adura“, just for his teeming fans. Portable has been on fire since the release of his banging hit single “Zazoo Zeh” and he is in no way stopping anytime soon, dishing out great tunes. The new record “Adura” is Portable’s new entry and a track off his dropped extended play “Zazuu Zeh“. Listen and share Portable – “Adura” below.
Portable – Tambolo
Don’t miss this brand new single from Portable titled “Tambolo” out now. Zazuu crooner, Portable comes through with another new song he calls “Tambolo“, just for his teeming fans. The new record “Tambolo” is Portable’s new entry and a track off his dropped extended play “Zazuu Zeh“. Other track from the extended play include “Adura“. Listen and share Portable – “Tambolo” below.
