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D’Mile Could Become the First Songwriter in Grammy History to Accomplish This Feat
When the 64th annual Grammy Awards are belatedly presented on April 3, Dernst Emile II (better known as D’Mile) could become the first songwriter in Grammy history to win song of the year two years running. The musician, who turns 37 on Monday (Jan. 24), has two songs in the running: H.E.R.’s “Fight for You,” the Oscar-winning song from Judas and the Black Messiah, and the Silk Sonic smash “Leave the Door Open.” Explore Explore D’Mile See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news D’Mile co-wrote “Fight for You” with H.E.R. and Tiara Thomas. The three collaborators shared the song of the year Grammy last year for “I Can’t Breathe,” which became an anthem of the Black Lives Matter movement. (If “Fight for You” wins song of the year this year, his two collaborato...
Watch Gunna Perform Latest Single “empire” on ‘The Tonight Show’
Gunna treated fans to a visual performance of his latest single, “empire,” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “empire” boasts a solemn acoustic guitar riff, backed by a steely trap beat, where Gunna spits his journey through fame and fortune, love and loss. Following in theme with the album’s artwork, Gunna, accompanied by a guitarist, is seen sitting in an armchair against a moody nautical twilight backdrop as smoke eerily drifts throughout the stage. DS4EVER dropped earlier this month, becoming his second album to reach No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart after 2020’s WUNNA. At 19 tracks, the project sees guest features from resident heartbreaker Drake, Kodak Black, Lil Baby, Young Thug, Nechie, and many more. The album is slated to outsell The Weeknd‘s Dawn FM for a second week in ...
Rap Song of the Week: Key Glock Pays Tribute to Young Dolph with “Proud”
Every Friday, our new music feature Rap Song of the Week rounds up the hip-hop tracks you need to hear. Check out the full playlist here. This week, Key Glock remembers the late Young Dolph on “Proud.” After Memphis icon Young Dolph was shot and killed last November, thoughts turned to his cousin and protégé Key Glock, who stayed silent for a week before revealing on Instagram that he was struggling with the death of his mentor and frequent collaborator, who he called the Phil Jackson to his Michael Jordan. A few months later, the 24-year-old rapper appears to have picked up the pieces. Today (January 21st), Dolph’s label, Paper Route Empire, has released a tribute album titled Long Live Dolph, which features “Proud,” Key Glock’s tribute to Dolph. Over menacing trap production fr...
Song of the Week: Lana Del Rey Casts Her Spell with the Melancholic “Watercolor Eyes”
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, Lana Del Rey’s cut from the Euphoria soundtrack captures all the glitter and drama of the hit television show. HBO’s Euphoria is a lot of things — trendy, absurd, moving, disturbing, a cinematography dream — but, above all, it is the moment. In an era often dominated by binge-watching, it’s a rarity to see people dutifully tune into new episodes of a show on a weekly basis for fear of missing out on the social conversation. Season 2 of the addiction drama seems just as strong (if not stronger) on that front. Sunday evening trendin...
Khaidxr – Shleet Gang (freestyle)
Check out this brand new teaser from Khaidxr he captioned “Shleet Gang”. Sydney Talker, the latest label boss proudly presents to the world his first signed artist Khaidxr or Kay kay (Khaid) into his newly found label, Neville Records. Khaidxr is a young talented Nigerian artist who got signed recently to Neville Records. The aspiring Young man is full of energy, a music enthusiast, and overall an award-winning artist to be. Since he went public Khaidxr has been dropping freestyles videos on his social media pages, to show he is all in for business. Here is one of his rap freestyle music video. Watch and share Khaidxr – Shleet Gang below. [embedded content]
DJ Boat ft Victony – Old School Love
Don’t miss out on this new release from the Ghanaian disc jockey, DJ Boat featuring Victony for the song tagged “Old School Love”. This special newly drop single titled “Old School Love” is dedicated to his beloved fans and it also reminds us about how love used to be way back. DJ Boat and Victony collaboration also help strengthen the Nigeria – Ghana music ties. “Old School Love” is cool tempo music for your listening pleasure. Listen, enjoy and share DJ Boat ft Victony – “Old School Love” below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/DJ_Boat_-_Old_School_Love_ft_Victory__NaijaMusic.com.ng.mp3 Download
Fugees Call Off ‘The Score’ Reunion Tour
Fans of the Fugees will be disappointed to learn that the hip-hop group has canceled its upcoming anniversary tour due to the pandemic. The tour was first announced in September in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Fugees’ 1996 sophomore album The Score. The following month, it was postponed until 2022. In their latest announcement, the trio of Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, and Pras Michel said that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made “touring conditions difficult” and that they hope to be able to reschedule the tour sometime in the future if conditions allow. The group expressed gratitude for the one show they did play together in New York the day after announcing the tour, their first performance since 2006. The full statement from the Fugees reads as follows: We anticipate a...
Lana Del Rey Shares New Song “Watercolor Eyes” Off of ‘Euphoria’ Season 2 Soundtrack
Lana Del Rey has released a new single titled “Watercolor Eyes” off of the Euphoria soundtrack. The track was teased last week and will appear in the third episode of the HBO Max show’s second season. I think that you taste like rock candy / sweet like beaches make me all sandy,” Del Rey sings. “Why do you leave me with watercolor eyes?” The lyrics appear to be a reference to Del Rey’s unreleased album Rock Candy Sweet. The LP was billed as the original follow-up to Chemtrails over the Country Club. In a since-deleted Instagram post, the singer said that it would release June 1 of last year, but the project was apparently shelved. Arriving on Sunday, January 23, the upcoming Euphoria episode promises a closer look at the origin story of Cal Jacobs, who is portrayed by Eric Dane. The rest o...
Forever No. 1: Meat Loaf’s ‘I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)’
Forever No. 1 is a Billboard series that pays special tribute to the recently deceased artists who achieved the highest honor our charts have to offer — a Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single — by taking an extended look back at the chart-topping songs that made them part of this exclusive club. Here, we honor the late Meat Loaf with a look at his first and only Hot 100 No. 1, the over-the-top 1993 epic ‘I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That).’ Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Meat Loaf should’ve ruled the ’80s. His breakthrough album Bat Out of Hell had been one of the great success stories of the late ’70s, a fully formed debut that married prog-rock pomp with E Street Band urgency and operatic stakes, carried by the actor/singer’s larger-th...
First Spin: The Week’s Best New Dance Tracks From Honey Dijon, Fred Again & More
This week in dance music: The new Avicii biography delivered revelations about the producer’s life and legacy; Ed Banger boss Busy P remembered his friend, the late DJ Mehdi, and released this first new Mehdi track in more than a decade. Jonas Blue and Why Don’t We debuted on Dance/Electronic Songs with their single “Don’t Wake Me Up;” the venerable Ultra Records appointed a new president; the author of the aforementioned Avicii bio spoke with Billboard about how the book is “in a lot of ways a positive story,” and the Brazilian duo Sevenn alleged that superstar producer Alok didn’t pay or credit them for many of their collaborations. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news This week also delivers a flurry of fresh tracks, from house to techno to bass ...
How Kip Moore Turned ‘The Song That Got Away’ From a Decade Ago Into a New, Re-Recorded Single
What’s old is new again for Kip Moore’s latest radio single, “Crazy One More Time (Revisited),” which comes out today (Jan. 21) and goes to radio on Monday. “Crazy One More Time” originally appeared on Moore’s 2012 MCA Nashville debut, Up All Night. The country star released four singles from the album, including “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck,” which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, and “Hey Pretty Girl,” which reached No. 2. Explore Explore Kip Moore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “To tell the truth, after ‘Pretty Girl,’ we were going to put out ‘Crazy One More Time’ [as a single],” Moore tells Billboard of the track he wrote with Chris Lindsey and Aimee Mayo. “But that would have been our fifth single from the album. I had been tou...
Bop Shop: Songs From Cordae, Whee In, Uwade, And More
Rap has always been music’s frontier for speaking truth to power, and rising stars like New York-bred rapper Marlon Craft are continuing that legacy. His latest project, “State of the Union,” is a two-part track to complement his 2021 release of the same name, which dropped ahead of Inauguration Day and opened with the hard-hitting line, “The state of the union is that there isn’t one.” A year later, Craft is back for part two, which tackles everything from failures in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial to the overhaul of women’s rights and COVID-19 cases overwhelming our ICUs. Conscious rap rarely gets the mainstream attention it deserves, but there’s a long legacy of rappers — Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def), Queen Latifah, Common, KRS-1, A Tribe Called...
