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Young Thug and Lil Baby Link With PnB Rock for New Track “Eyes Open”
Young Thug and Lil Baby have teamed up with Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock for his new single “Eyes Open.” The song is the first single off of Rock’s EP 2 Get You Thru The Rain, which dropped on Thursday. Its release follows 2019’s TrapStar Turnt PopStar. “See, you like glass and I see right through you,” Young Thug raps on his feature. “I see, you don’t be lovin’ me.” Lil Baby joins in to drop bars on the third verse. “And I’m always on the move, I can’t be standin’ still,” he says. Additional tracks on the seven-song project include “You Got Me,” “ZaZa” and “HIGH,” the latter of which saw Rock collaborate with DJ Luke Nasty PnB Rock’s 2 Get You Thru The Rain is out on streaming platforms now. In other music news, Earl Sweatshirt shared the first song from his upcoming LP Sick!. Read Full A...
Wiz Khalifa Drops New Mixtape ‘Wiz Got Wings’
Today, Wiz Khalifa dropped his new project Wiz Got Wings. For the 14-track mixtape, the Grammy-nominated artist re-united with Cardo got Wings and Sledgren to produce the project. I just dropped a brand new album titled Wiz Got Wings produced by @Sledgren and @CardoGotWings Roll up and STREAM NOW!!!https://t.co/eSCX0MRoNg U guys are gonna enjoy this one pic.twitter.com/b0vjSN2vUU — Wiz Khalifa (@wizkhalifa) December 10, 2021 Coming on the heels of Khalifa’s 2020 EP The Sage of Wiz Khalifa, Wiz Got Wings features Curren$y, Fedd the God, Young Deji, Larry June and Chevy Woods. Earlier this month, Khalifa linked up with Juicy J for a single “Pop That Trunk” that marked the friends’ first collaboration since Juicy J’s The Hustle Continues. Currently, the two are slated to release a joint album...
The Darkness Announce Extensive 2022 North American Tour
The Darkness are coming to North America, and they’re doing it up big. The UK rockers have announced a lengthy North American tour in support of their just-released album, Motorheart. Frontman Justin Hawkins, guitarist Dan Hawkins, bassist Frankie Poullain and drummer Rufus Taylor will hit the road next spring for 34 shows, setting off March 9th in San Diego, and running through an April 24th date in Boston. Fans should expect to hear new songs off Motorheart, as well as all the hits. The Dead Deads will open on all dates, with tickets available via Ticketmaster. “You there, in the Americas — hear me, and hear me well: The Darkness know your pain, know that you have cried yourselves to sleep every night, bereft of quality English rock music,” Justin Hawkins said in a statement. “Well, desi...
Kim Gordon and J Mascis Share “Abstract Blues” and “Slow Boy” for Sub Pop Singles Club: Stream
Kim Gordon and J Mascis are a dream team from ’90s indie rock heaven. The Sonic Youth powerhouse and Dinosaur Jr. frontman are officially sharing their collaborations “Abstract Blues” and “Slow Boy” today as part of the Sub Pop Singles Club, the seminal indie label’s subscription-only 7-inch singles series. Considering they’re both icons from a similar scene, Gordon and Mascis’ friendship goes way back. This marks the first time they’ve officially put out music together, though these songs were recorded a while ago. The duo originally shared “Slow Boy” way back in 2015 as part of Converse’s CONS EP series, and they recorded “Abstract Blues” last year for the SMooCH benefit livestream for the Seattle Children’s Hospital (Fred Armisen joined in on bass, too). With the songs’ new home at...
Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan Launches Cameo Fundraiser for PAWS Chicago
Billy Corgan is doing something extra special this holiday season. On Friday, the Smashing Pumpkins frontman announced that he’s kicking off a fundraiser on Cameo to raise money for PAWS Chicago. Only 100 lucky fans will be able to book Cameos from the rocker and his partner Chloe Mendel, with every dollar of the proceeds going to the largest no-kill animal shelter in his hometown. “For every Cameo purchased, you will also get a mystery prize! One of the gifts may be something special courtesy of Reverend Guitars,” reads the fundraiser description. Cameos from the pair start at $250 for personalized video messages — business content is a whopping $4,500 — and can be booked now for a limited time on the platform’s website. Click here to book your Cameo to benefit PAWS Chicago. Advertisement...
Getting Back in the DJ Booth: Siobhan Bell Talks Spinning at Diddy & WizKid’s Parties, Collaborating with Karl Lagerfeld and Taking the Reopened World By Storm
As clubs have been reopening and shows have been resuming across the country after a year-and-a-half-long COVID-19 pandemic pause on the live music industry, Billboard is asking club and touring DJs about their experience fading between spinning at home to performing back outside. The world is Siobhan Bell’s stage. After growing up in South London and moving to East London at age 18, Bell found a circle of friends to spin with and formed the “Work It” DJ collective that regularly hosted the hottest parties around town. But Bell learned how to fly solo and make a name brand for herself, starting up her beloved “Cherryade” underground parties a decade ago in Dalston to designing items for Karl Lagerfeld’s fall-winter 2020 music collection. The internationally renowned DJ’s creative expressio...
Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of 2021: No. 9 — Dua Lipa
Over the last year, Dua Lipa has proven herself not only as a still-rising global star, but one who could dominate in what would be considered an off-cycle year for most pop artists, after releasing her sophomore album in March 2020. Lipa started the year out stronger than ever, still reeling from the success of the glitzy, disco-inspired Future Nostalgia and its hit singles (“Don’t Start Now,” “Physical,” and “Break My Heart”), which made her a pop titan in 2020. It might have seemed like the Future Nostalgia era was beginning to go stale nearly a year after the album dropped, but thanks to Lipa’s staggering star power, she was able to keep herself front and center throughout 2021. Explore Explore Dua Lipa See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In Febr...
Billboard NXT: Bronze Avery Announced Winner in Thrilling Finale
The winner of Billboard NXT – a first-of-its-kind singing competition from Billboard and Samsung Galaxy, designed to discover the next great unsigned artist – has been crowned! After numerous TikTok challenges, the help of celebrity mentors and riveting performances during the Grand Finale event on Tuesday (Dec. 7), Bronze Avery has been announced as Billboard NXT’s winner, earning the victory over multi-talented finalists Amir Brandon and Sophie Marks. All three finalists took the stage at Avalon Hollywood for Billboard NXT’s live finale event on Tuesday night, after weeks of showing off their skills in various TikTok challenges and standing out from the competition’s 12 total contestants. Each finalist performed in front of the Billboard NXT celebrity mentors – Todrick Hall, Anitta, and ...
Ralph Tavares, Eldest Brother of R&B Quintet Tavares, Dies at 79
Ralph Tavares, the eldest of the five brothers in the Grammy-winning R&B singing group Tavares, whose hits included “It Only Takes a Minute” and “Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel,” has died. Tavares died at his home in South Dartmouth, Mass., on Wednesday, two days before his 80th birthday, the group’s manager David Oriola said. The cause was not immediately clear. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The brothers, sons of immigrants from Cape Verde who were based in New Bedford, Mass., began performing together in 1959, settling on the name Tavares in 1973, the same year they had their first hit, “Check It Out.” Tavares sang alongside his brothers Antone Laurence “Chubby” Tavares, Perry Lee “Tiny” Tavares, Feliciano Vierra “Butch” Tavares Jr., and Arthur Paul “Pooch” Tavares. Ano...
Burna Boy Announces 2022 Madison Square Garden Concert
Burna Boy has announced his forthcoming concert at Madison Square Garden, making him the first Nigerian artist to headline the renowned arena. The Grammy-award winning artist released an announcement video on YouTube. [embedded content] Titled “One Night In Space,” the concert is set to take place on April 28, 2022. Burna Boy has kept busy over the past few months with a series of performances that included New York City’s Governor’s Ball’s San Francisco’s Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, Governor’s Ball and his headlining show at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl as part of his Space Drift Tour. Also this past October, Burna Boy dropped a new single and accompanying music video for “Want It All” featuring Polo G. The music video moves between the rapper on set with several dancers to cli...
Earl Sweatshirt Shares First Song From Upcoming LP ‘Sick!’
Earl Sweatshirt is coming out with a new album early next year. Out via Tan Cressida and Warner Records, Sick! follows 2019’s Feet of Clay EP and will debut on January 14. The rapper was originally working on an LP called The People Could Fly but scrapped the project when the pandemic hit. Shifting gears, Sweatshirt recorded the ten tracks that make up Sick! while the world was under lockdown. The cover art for the upcoming album features a silver mold of the rapper wearing a face mask, along with a photo, clove of garlic and two pills. Coinciding with the announcement, Sweatshirt gave fans a first look at the album with his new single “Tabula Rasa” featuring Armand Hammer. The song was produced by Theravada and Rob Chambers and delivered with a music video. Sweatshirt recently released a ...
Little Simz Stars in New Bowers & Wilkins Film Exploring the Art of Making Music
In a new short documentary from renowned audio brand Bowers & Wilkins, we get to the root of how music shapes us, straight from the mouths of artists who’ve unified contemporary audiences and created classics. Directed by award-winning music documentarian Joss Crowley, it’s called How We Make. In the film, we get a unique look into the creative process of rapper Little Simz. Over the course of her decade-long career, the Mercury Award-nominated rapper has carried the deep reverberations of the city she grew up in. She’s an artist who understands the culture to its core, and is comfortable reckoning with it through song. Responsible for records like GREY Area and Drop 6, integral in her building a die-hard fanbase, she recorded parts of her latest album, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, ...
