Mixtape Mixup
In a thoughtful personal essay for Derek Jeter’s The Player’s Tribune, J. Cole dove deep into his college hoop dreams and signing his first record deal in a post entitled The Audacity, which also revealed that the 35-year-old MC is the father of two. Though his personal life is typically kept in the background, Cole reminisced […]
Drake unveiled a tongue-twisting new collaboration with U.K. rapper Headie One on Monday (July 20). Titled “Only One Freestyle,” the video for the track finds the superstar delivering his freestyle in a dimly-lit garage surrounded by luxury cars and his entourage. “Chubbs might jam this yute for a chain/ And give it to a sweet one, called that […]
Ozuna has teamed up with Afrobeat sensation Afro B for a bilingual Latin version of Afro B’s hit “Drogba (Joanna).” The new version of the track, along with a music video, will drop July 24 and builds on Afro B’s already-successful formula. Last year, “Drogba” peaked at No. 23 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip Hop Airplay chart. […]
The latter lifts 13-10. DaBaby‘s “Rockstar,” featuring Roddy Ricch, extends its reign atop Billboard‘s Songs of the Summer chart, notching a sixth week at No. 1 on the ranking (dated July 25). The 20-position Songs of the Summer running tally tracks the most popular titles based on cumulative performance on the weekly streaming-, airplay- and […]
The 2020 iHeartRadio Music Festival is officially a go. On Tuesday (July 21), iHeartMedia announced that the tenth annual iteration of the event will be held virtually this fall. Among the performers set to take the stage are BTS, Coldplay, Kane Brown, Khalid and more. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest, the festival will be recorded live […]
After teaming up with DJ Khaled for a pair of tracks, Drake has returned to release a new song with British rapper Headie One. The drill anthem, titled “Only You Freestyle,” was produced by London artist M1onthebeat. “I had to go hard, especially on a track with one of the best drill artists in the […]
Gorillaz are back this week with the latest track from their ongoing Song Machine series, this time teaming up with ScHoolboy Q on “PAC-MAN.” The collaborative tune has been introduced to the world through a music video directed by Gorillaz co-founder Jamie Hewlett. Q stars alongside the virtual group in the video game-themed aesthetic, as […]
Following his first presidential rally in South Carolina Sunday (July 19) and a petition he circulated, Kanye West won’t appear on the state’s ballot. South Carolina Election Commission officials confirmed to Newsweek that the rapper-turned-political candidate missed the deadline on Monday (July 20) after he failed to submit the petition he first tweeted out on Saturday (July 18). […]
Chris Atlas has been promoted to executive vp, urban music & marketing for Warner Records, following a three-year tenure as the label’s senior vp, head of urban marketing. Based at the company’s Downtown Los Angeles headquarters, Atlas reports to Warner’s co-chairman/COO Tom Corson. “With 25 years in this business, Chris’s breadth of experience and knowledge […]
Set also launches with fourth-largest streaming week ever. Juice WRLD’s Legends Never Die makes a smashing debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, capturing the largest week of 2020 for any album, as it earned 497,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending July 16, according to Nielsen Music/MRC […]