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The Weeknd has unveiled the cover art for his upcoming album Hurry Up Tomorrow. Announced earlier this week, the project will mark the third and final installment in The Weeknd’s trilogy, which also includes 2020’s After Hours and 2022’s Dawn FM.In his recent announcement, the artist shared a video with scrolling poem-like text:​​“Yesterday was fourteen years ago… we held our breath falling into a shimmering sea in the after hours of the night. Attempted to cleanse the wounds with melodies and lights, a bulletproof bandage to shield what lies beneath.”The newly-revealed cover art is a close-up of The Weeknd’s with dark shadows under his eyes. It’s certainly a simpler look compared to the fake facial prosthetics of his After Hours era or the gray beard he sported for Dawn FM. View this...

Pa Salieu has dropped his first new single since being released from prison earlier this week. The track is called “Belly” and sees the British-Gambian rapper reintroduce himself to his fanbase after serving 21 months of a 33-month sentence for violent disorder.“I been gone for a while / But I still made it back to you,” Salieu raps in the opening of the track.“I'm in the backroads with my killies / Girl, you know what we haffi do / I know you might think it's a par / But baby, I'm Pa Salieu.”“Belly” was produced by Felix Joseph and AoD, two longtime collaborators of Salieu.The last full-length album the rapper released was 2020’s Send Them To Coventry.Stream Pa Salieu’s new single “Belly” everywhere now.Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast

The K-pop world is buzzing as THEBLACKLABEL’s first-ever girl group, MEOVV, drops their highly anticipated debut single, MEOW. Released today via THEBLACKLABEL and Capitol Records, the track showcases the group’s powerful blend of captivating vocals, dynamic performances and inventive production.Crafted by an elite team of producers and songwriters including TEDDY, Claudia Valentina and Zikai, the track kicks off with an enchanting loop that quickly escalates into a pulsing bass-driven anthem. MEOVV’s ability to effortlessly shift between languages and styles highlights their versatility and star power.The debut marks a significant milestone for THEBLACKLABEL and its founder, mega-producer Teddy Park, who has been pivotal in shaping some of K-pop’s biggest acts, including BLACKPINK and 2NE...

After welcoming summer with his locked and loaded USB LP, Fred again.. has dropped off another studio album to close out the season. The producer's newest project is entitled ten days, and consists of "ten songs about ten days" of Fred again..'s life.“It’s ten songs about ten days. There have been a lot of biggg mad crazy moments in the last year but basically all of these are about really very small quiet intimate moments," the producer said at the time of the album reveal.He elaborated on this sentiment today in another Instagram post, writing: "Basically what happened is I fell in love and then a lot of glowy and very lifted up days started to happen. some time after everything changed and the days were sorta blurry and actually really just mostly numb. Numb is scary I've learned. then ...