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The Wombats Are Heading For U.K. No. 1 With ‘Fix Yourself’
The Wombats are rolling to a first-ever U.K. No. 1 with Fix Yourself, Not The World. Hailing from Liverpool, the independent rock outfit leads the Official Chart Update with their fifth and latest album, which has racked up the most physical sales in the first half of the week. Fix Yourself, Not The World should be the band’s fourth consecutive U.K. Top 5 album, a streak that started with 2011’s This Modern Glitch (No. 3), and continued with 2015’s Glitterbug (No. 5) and Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life (No. 3). The band’s 2007 debut A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation just missed out on a Top 10 appearance, peaking at No. 11. Coming in at No. 2 is Los Angeles-based British electronic producer’s Bonobo’s seventh full-length studio effort Fragments (Ninja Tune), the week’s most-down...
Hazel O’Connor Hospitalized Following a Bleed on Brain
Hazel O’Connor, the veteran British singer and songwriter, is recovering from a brain bleed. The 66-year-old Coventry native was admitted to hospital Jan. 9 after being found in her home in south-west France having suffered a “serious medical event.” The following day, “things were touch and go” and the “next 24 hours would determine how her recovery may go,” reads an update posted on social media by her brother Neil O’Connor. Doctors then placed her in an induced coma until Monday evening, after which time she “has been showing a lot of progress,” he continues, noting that “her recovery is going to take a while but she is tough and is responding to stimuli and to treatment.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news As a result of her condition, O’Conno...
Rumored New Lana Del Rey Song Teased in Latest ‘Euphoria’ Preview
A possible new song from Lana Del Rey was supposedly teased in the latest preview of Euphoria. Rumors of the songstress’ Euphoria contribution began circulating earlier this month, but neither HBO, the showrunners nor Del Rey confirmed the news. However, the upcoming episode’s teaser does hear what sounds like Del Rey’s distinctly full yet angelic voice over a somber piano background. Fans will have to wait for the release of the season two soundtrack in order to find out. Euphoria season two premiered this January and broke HBO Max’s all-time viewership record, garnering a total of 2.4 million viewers. Prior to it premiere, Zendaya issued a warning to fans, writing, “This season, maybe even more so than the last, is deeply emotional and deals with subject matter that can be triggeri...
Watch The Weeknd’s Amazon Music Presents: 103.5 ‘DAWN FM’ Experience
Put together to introduce DAWN FM earlier this month, The Weekend partnered with Amazon Music for a livestream event hosted on Twitch. For those that missed out on Amazon Music Presents: 103.5 DAWN FM, the entire show is now available on YouTube. Taking place in Los Angeles, the experience saw a group of lucky individuals become the first to publicly hear the Canadian artist’s fifth studio album from start to finish. According to The Weeknd, “The power of the 103.5 Dawn FM experience is that maximum fulfillment comes when all who hear it are tuned in at the same time.” The social experience saw a prosthetically aged The Weeknd standing from an illuminated booth serving as DJ for the group on the dance floor. Watch The Weeknd’s Amazon Music Presents: 103.5 DAWN FM experience above. In case ...
Vic Mensa Arrested for Felony Drug Possession
Vic Mensa was arrested at Dulles International Airport in Fairfax, VA on Saturday night after allegedly being found in possession of mushrooms, LSD, and other psychedelic drugs. The Chicago rapper had just returned from a trip to Ghana when he was pulled aside by U.S. Customs Agents for a secondary search. They discovered 41 grams of LSD, 124 grams of psilocybin capsules, 178 grams of psilocybin gummies, and six grams of psilocybin mushrooms concealed inside of Mensa’s luggage. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority confirmed to Consequence that Mensa was arrested on four felony charges related to possession of a controlled substance and was transferred to the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center. Advertisement Related Video Mensa’s representatives did not respond to Consequence’s...
Hit-Boy and Kanye West Officially Squashed Their Beef With “Eazy”
Hit-Boy and the artist formerly known as Kanye West have officially squashed their beef as they worked on “Eazy,” which featured an assist from The Game. The famed producer confirmed in an Instagram comment that the two are collaborating again, writing, “Me and ye back working.” Hit-Boy also took to the social media platform to share images of him and Ye in the studio, as well as a screenshot of a fan tweet that reads, “if Ye & Hit-Boy moving like it’s 2012, we definitely in for some HEAT.” In 2020, Hit-Boy claimed that he and West stopped working together because the latter was not pleased with the fact that the producer was collaborating with Beyoncé. “I haven’t been a fan of Kanye on a personal/ human level since he told me face to face he stopped picking my beats because I wor...
Gunna’s ‘DS4EVER’ Surpasses The Weeknd’s ‘Dawn FM’ for No. 1 Spot on Billboard 200
Gunna is opening this week’s Billboard 200 at No. 1 with DS4EVER. According to Billboard, the 19-track record earned 150,300 equivalent album units in its first week, including 144,600 in streaming equivalent album units (193.5 million on-demand streams for the songs), 4,700 in album sales and 1,000 in track equivalent album units. This marks Gunna’s second chart-topping effort following Wunna and his fourth top 10 effort overall. Entering this week’s No. 2 is The Weeknd with Dawn FM, which earned 148,000 equivalent album units including 131,300 in streaming equivalent album units (173.04 million on-demand streams for the songs), 14,800 in album sales and 1,900 in track equivalent album units. The After Hours followup was not accompanied with the release of any physical products. Elsewhere...
Savage ft D Will Dreamz – Pariwo
Nigerian singer Savage puts out a new song titled “Pariwo”. From his extended play, “Utopia“ comes track 4 of his song titled “Pariwo” featuring D Will Dreamz. The new song is a hip-hop track for your listening pleasure and deserves a spot on your playlist. “Pariwo” is produced by Tee-Y Mix. Listen, enjoy and share Savage ft D Will Dreamz – “Pariwo” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Savage_-_Pariwo_ft_D_Will_Dreamz__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Amber Rose Expresses Regret Over Dissing Kim Kardashian in 2015 Tweet About Kanye West: ‘Learn From My Mistakes’
Amber Rose is reflecting on some of her past regrets. The 38-year-old model and actress took to her Instagram Story on Sunday (Jan. 16) to address a resurfaced tweet from 2015 aimed at ex-boyfriend Kanye West, in which she referred to the Kardashians as the “Kartrashians.” “Man f— that told ass tweet,” Rose wrote. “I never got any apology for his ’30 Showers’ comment but f— it.” Explore Explore Kanye West See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The model’s past comments went viral over the weekend as West, who now goes by Ye, made headlines over drama with his estranged wife Kim Kardashian. Here’s how it started. During an interview with Power 105.1 in February 2015, Ye disrespected Rose by saying he needed “30 showers” after being with her. “If Kim had dated ...
Pharrell Williams Calls For Economic Equity During Martin Luther King Jr. Event
Pharrell Williams is challenging corporate America to “do more” by supporting entrepreneurs of color and adopting economic equity measures. The Virginian-Pilot reports that in remarks Monday (Jan. 17) during the Urban League of Hampton Roads’ annual Martin Luther King Jr. awards program, the singer and music producer said big businesses need to invest in people of color and noted that some of them already are. “Not all businesses,” Williams added. “The smart ones — the ones that will be here in 50 years.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news Williams singled out the Japanese financial and venture capital group SoftBank. He said the group was investing in founders of color, who could then create generational wealth and change their cities for the better. Williams, who was born in Virg...
Gunna Scores Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With ‘DS4Ever’
Gunna scores his second No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart as DS4Ever debuts atop the tally (dated Jan. 22). The rapper previously led the list with his last release, Wunna, which bowed at No. 1 on the June 6, 2020-dated chart. In total, DS4Ever is his fifth charting album and fourth top 10. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The star-studded, 19-track DS4Ever album was released on Jan. 7 and boasts collaborations with and/or featured turns from 21 Savage, Chris Brown, Future, Lil Baby, Roddy Ricch and Young Thug, among others. The album and its release date were announced on Jan. 1, after months of speculation. DS4Ever launches with 150,300 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Jan. 13, according to MRC Data, nearly al...
FBI Joins Astroworld Investigation, Launches Website for Evidence Collection
The FBI has joined the Houston Police Department in investigating the circumstances that led to the deadly crowd rush at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival back in November. “Houston Police Detectives have already viewed countless hours of video evidence as part of our ongoing investigation into the Astroworld event,” HPD wrote on Twitter on Friday (January 14th). “To ensure that we have captured all evidence for a complete investigation, we have parterned with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for additional technical assistance. The FBI has created a website where the public can upload any photos of video taken at the concert venue.” Specifically, the FBI is looking for footage taken during Scott’s headlining performance at the festival on November 5th. Photos and videos can ...
