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Under the Tracks Drives Through Chicago’s Underground Hip-Hop Scene on Vans’ Channel 66
Under the Tracks, Consequence’s bi-weekly show on Vans’ Channel 66, is back this week for a brand new episode. Broadcasting from House of Vans Chicago on Monday, June 14th, this latest edition of the series will find host NNAMDÏ taking a drive through the city’s always vibrant underground hip-hop scene. Joining NNAMDÏ on this journey will be two individuals with very intimate, very different relations to the rap sounds of Chi-Town. Britt Julious is an award-winning journalist and essayist whose writings have appeared in everything from The New York Times to ELLE to Bon Appetit. Currently serving as a music critic for The Chicago Tribune, Julious was awarded the 2019 Studs Terkel Award for her journalistic work surrounding underserved communities. A consistent champ...
Sony Music Launches New “Artists Forward” Campaign, Waives Debts for Pre-2000 Artists
Sony Music Entertainment is introducing a new campaign called “Artists Forward”. The project will prioritize “transparency with creators in all aspects of their development” in an effort to offer stronger “comprehensive support” to the artists on their roster worldwide. There are three main components to the “Artists Forward” campaign, the biggest of which is the Legacy Unrecouped Balance Program, which will no longer apply existing unrecouped balances to musicians’ earnings generated on or after January 1st of this year. To be eligible for this, artists must have signed to SME prior to the year 2000 and never received an advance from 2000 onwards. Of course, every artist’s contract may differ in terms of terminology or deals, but no matter what, “unrecouped balances” in this instance will...
Chromeo Announce Date Night: Chromeo Live! Album, Release “Don’t Sleep (Live)”: Stream
Chromeo have a handful of shows scheduled for this summer, and to get fans hyped, they’re dropping a live album. The duo announced today that their first-ever live LP, Date Night: Chromeo Live!, will be available June 25th via Last Gang Records/eOne. As a preview, they’ve shared “Don’t Sleep (Live in DC)”. The forthcoming live collection will feature 20 tracks spanning the electro-funk pioneers’ entire discography, including favorites like “Fancy Footwork”, “One Track Mind”, “Night by Night”, “Hot Mess”, and “Come Alive” featuring Toro y Moi. The set was recorded at various stops on their pre-pandemic 2019 North American headlining tour, with selections coming from New York City, Seattle, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Minneapolis, and elsewhere. “We always toured as a duo, but on our last run, w...
Slayyyter, Pop Provocateur, Shows Off Her Real Self
By Danielle Chelosky A couple years ago, a burgeoning underground pop star worked as a receptionist at a hair salon in St. Louis, Missouri. “I wasn’t the best employee,” the 24-year-old Slayyyter, who more formally goes by Catherine Slater, tells MTV over the phone in early April. “My music started to blow up and I was so preoccupied with that. I would just sit at my desk and be on my phone like all day.” She’d read what publications like The Fader or Paper magazine posted about her; she was helping people with their appointments by day and “having this little underground pop thing going on at night.” That was her last minimum-wage job. It afforded her the ability to buy beats from producers and visuals from artists while living with her mom and her sister. That was all she needed to make ...
Bop Shop: Songs From Laura Mvula, Orville Peck, Migos, And More
London-based singer-songwriter Maharani released her EP AnBae late last year, and I’ve had it in rotation ever since. Influenced by R&B artists like Tinashe, Tank, and Jhené Aiko, her sound is transportive, a musical cauldron blending Hindi, Dutch, Tamil, and English, often layered over a simple synth beat. Her latest release, “Tere Bina” (“Without You” in English) simultaneously puts me at ease and makes me want to be in love. Produced by fellow Londoner Itsyaboikay, the two are charting their own lane in R&B, and I am buckling in for the ride. —Virginia Lowman You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money...
Emo Grae – Gone
Check out this brand-new tune coming from Emo Grae – Gone. Marlian Music rising star, Emo Grae returns with this new sensational tune he titled “Gone”. It’s a love song that has the singer talking about falling for a girl and doing everything possible to please her. He even promised to take a bullet for her and be there for her every time. The beats comes in a unique style, medium-paced and sounds like it’s about to go down the reggae route but remains sensational till the very end. It’s quite a short piece and the Marlian talent is pursing his solid stance in the industry with this second released for the year. His first output was in “Mine” and he returns with this tune. It was produced by IBK Sleek while being mixed and mastered by Timijay. Listen and enjoy Emo Grae – Gone below. https:...
TMP – Kizo ft Bella Shmurda
Check out this brand-new song coming from TMP – Kizo ft Bella Shmurda. Nigerian Singer and recording artiste, TMP taps Bella Shmurda on this fresh sound of his titled “Kizo”. TMP takes his artistry up a notch with a second release for the season as the Dangbana Repbulik star boy indulges him on this solid jam. It’s a fascinating single that talks about love and the background sees a blend of amapiano and afropop. Bella Shmurda also continues in his featuring spree as he is now becoming one of the most featured singer this season. This song was produced by Bylinx while it was mixed and mastered by Lord Gabriels. It’s an interesting tune and you are going to love it. Listen and enjoy TMP – Kizo ft Bella Shmurda below. https://www.naijamusic.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/TMP_ft_Bella_Shmu...
Bruce Springsteen Teases 2022 Tour with E Street Band, Collaboration with The Killers
A month after teasing a new album in the works with the E Street Band, Bruce Springsteen has now confirmed that they’re also lining up a 2022 tour. The Boss let slip that he and the E Streeters are working on a follow-up to last year’s Letter to You during his Woody Guthrie Prize acceptance performance back in May. On Thursday, during a conversation with SiriusXM’s E Street Radio hosts Dave Marsh and Jim Rotolo about his upcoming return to Broadway, he again made a casual mention of some pretty big news. “[My manager] Jon [Landau] mentioned it to me,” Springsteen said of reviving Springsteen on Broadway. “I knew we were going to tour with the band next year, so I said, ‘Maybe I’ll take the time off.’” Related Video You catch that? Straight from the Boss’ mouth, he and the E Street Ba...
Polo G Unleashes New Album Hall of Fame: Stream
Polo G has released his new album, Hall of Fame. Stream it via Apple Music or Spotify below. The 20-track project boasts features from Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, the late Pop Smoke, Young Thug, and Roddy Ricch. Other notable contributors include Lil Durk, DaBaby, Rod Wave, and G Herbo. In a Complex interview, Polo reflected on his mindset for the album and beyond. “My motivation is knowing that I always want more for myself, and that there’s always a level up to keep improving,” he explained. “I know that I definitely ain’t reached my ceiling yet, and I know that I’ve got room for improvement on a lot of shit. So I just stay locked in knowing that, and knowing where I want to be 10 years from now: tapped into fashion, and looked at as one of the big names in fashion and an even bigger na...
Megan Thee Stallion Drops New Single “Thot Shit”: Stream
Megan Thee Stallion has unveiled her latest single, “Thot Shit”, and its accompanying music video. “Thot Shit” sees the rapper step back into her Tina Snow alter ego, which she first introduced in her breakout 2018 EP of the same name. According to a press release, the song “celebrates women unapologetically enjoying themselves, doing whatever they want, whenever they want, regardless of what the critics have to say.” Meanwhile, in the song’s video Megan seemingly responds to her critics by enacting her revenge on a conservative senator. Watch it below. Related Video Over the next few months, Meg will make a veritable parade of festival appearances, including upcoming sets at Bonnaroo, Rolling Loud Miami, Governors Ball, Summerfest, Firefly Festival and BottleRock 2021. Back in March, she ...
Sleater-Kinney Share Tenth Studio Album Path of Wellness: Stream
Sleater-Kinney have released their new album Path of Wellness. Stream it below on Apple Music and Spotify. The band’s 10th LP follows 2019’s The Center Won’t Hold and includes previously released singles “Worry With You”, “High in the Grass”, and “Method”. After working with St. Vincent’s Annie Clark on their previous album, Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker opted to self-produce the new 11-track LP themselves. Accompanying them in their Portland studio were an array of local musicians who helped “bring their vision to life.” Related Video To support the studio set, Sleater-Kinney will join forces with Wilco on their co-headlining “It’s Time” tour, which kicks off August 5th at Spokane, Washington’s First Interstate Center for the Arts. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster or o...
Migos Drop New Album Culture III: Stream
Migos are back with their new album, Culture III. Stream it via Apple Music or Spotify below. The project spans 19 tracks and is stacked with appearances from Drake, Cardi B, and Polo G. Other guests include Justin Bieber, Future, and YoungBoy Never Broke Again, as well as posthumous collaborations with Pop Smoke and Juice WRLD. Migos released the Culture III lead single, “Straightenin”, in May. On Wednesday night’s episode of Jimmy Fallon, the Atlanta trio debuted their second preview, “Avalanche”, which samples “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” by The Temptations. Related Video Culture III has been teased since October 2018, when Quavo told the Associated Press that the album would drop in early 2019. The full-length failed to materialize and was pushed back to early 2020, b...
