YØUNGBLØØD is back with another hard trap banger, “Playboy.” With the same aggression heard on YØUNGBLØØD & BLOSSO’s 2020 collaboration “Throw It Down,” the producer shatters every expectation of a followup with “Playboy.” Classic trap elements lay down the foundation — heavy 808 action, crisp percussion, signature chants, and a deep vocal hook — and through
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The Kanye West show is in full swing (and full view). A day after his unusual debut political rally in South Carolina in which he appeared wearing a military style jacket with “2020” shaved into the back of his head, indulged in an hour-long train-of-thought session and at one stage, broke down in tears, Kanye
At the beginning of July, at least eight artists, including G Jones, Apashe, Bleep Bloop, Kai Wachi, and Must Die!, pulled off the Dancefestopia 2020 lineup for concerns about playing a festival in the midst of COVID-19. The festival, originally scheduled for this September, expressed the intent to continue along with its planned event regardless.
Nick Jonas can’t stop gushing over his beautiful wife Priyanka Chopra. The pop superstar celebrated the actress’ 38th birthday on Saturday (July 18) with a romantic post on Instagram, calling her the “most thoughtful, caring and wonderful person” he’s ever met. “I could stare into your eyes forever. I love you baby,” Jonas, 27, wrote
deadmau5 is gearing up for something huge. In collaboration with Unreal Engine, in partnership with Upsurge Studios and Geodesic Games, the legend is working on something in virtual reality. Is it a virtual cube show or a video game? — “why not both?” deadmau5 says. Days ago, the producer shared on Reddit, “miss cubve3 shows? me
T.I. is putting Lloyd’s of London “on notice.” On Friday (July 17), the rapper and activist shared a two-page open letter to the U.K. insurance giant, demanding that the firm pay reparations to descendants African slaves for its role in the transatlantic slave trade. “Our people have been financially impaired & economically disabled due to
Ephwurd and SWAGE first released “Hectic” in February 2019. Now they’re back with a new VIP, leaning into the heaviness of the original tune and revamping it as a psy-jungle vibe VIP. The original is truly worthy of its namesake, a chaotic bass house tune with heavily textured synths and a sort of grainy melody
Nick Cannon is stepping back. The entertainer announced in a Facebook post on Thursday (July 16), that he’ll be taking a break from his show Nick Cannon Mornings on Los Angeles’ Power 106. “I have decided to take some time away from my radio show so I can committ myself to deeper, more thorough reflection
ZHU & Bob Moses…. what a combination. After being teased yesterday, their new collaboration “Desire” is out now. “Desire” is a brilliant blend of both artists’ styles with deep synths and pumping bass, meshed with whimsical melody. Contrary to most of his tracks, even collabs, ZHU lends vocal duty over to Bob Moses for this
There’s a dogfight coming to #Verzuz. In what’s billed as “The battle of the dogs,” DMX will square off with Snoop Dogg for the next round of the Verzuz series, due to take place July 22. There are no puppies in this stoush. DMX’s decades-long career includes 15 visits to the Billboard Hot 100. Snoop,
In an unexpected twist, Tomorrowland has enlisted in pop star Katy Perry to headline its highly anticipated Around the World online festival. Growing up, Perry says she would always watch and was blown away by the production of Tomorrowland, particularly the main stage. Soon enough, she’ll take over Tomorrowland’s virtual version — Pāpiliōnem — and make
A body was recovered Monday at Lake Piru in Southern California, the site where Glee actress Naya Rivera went missing last Wednesday while boating with her 4-year-old son. Divers recovered the body around 9:30 a.m., according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department. Authorities resumed searching the lake in the early morning hours; the previous days’ searches called
A 5,000-person event in Nice, France has caught the attention of the local government who are now requiring masks at all major events, even outdoors. The event last night was headlined by The Avener, who is from Nice. It’s unclear how long the event was scheduled for, but gathering 5,000 people out of nowhere isn’t
Katy Perry offered her opinion about Kanye West running for president in a virtual interview with the U.K.’s Hits Radio on Friday (July 10). The pop star, who called in for a 16-minute video chat about topics including her upcoming album, being in quarantine, her pregnancy and her dog’s birthday, was prompted with the question:
Juice WRLD tragically died 8 months ago, and now his posthumous album Legends Never Die is finally out. Only a couple singles were released ahead of the album, including collaborations with Halsey and Marshmello. But now that we have full access to the complete project, we’ve already learned that “Man Of The Year” contains writing and
J-pop duo Yorushika shared a clip teasing snippets of all the tracks on their upcoming third studio album with an unconventional theme. Titled Tousaku — which means “plagiarism” in English — the concept of the 14-track set, due July 29, is the “impulse for destruction” of a man who rips off other artists’ music. The