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2019 may go down as the first year in which U.S. on-demand streams surpass 1 trillion. 2019’s year-to-date total, per an extensive Billboard report, is currently at 775.3 billion when accounting for both audio and video. That haul marks a 28 percent increase when compared to the same point in 2018, a year dominated by numbers […]
Thursday bought the reveal of a new wax figure of Beyoncé. Madame Tussauds London captured a particularly celebrated era of Beyoncé—Beychella—with their latest wax tribute to the singer. In a statement to Entertainment Weekly, Madame Tussauds London boss Steve Davies broke down their decision to also give the wax figure the special privilege of one […]
Cashmere Cat returns with Princess Catgirl, the long-awaited follow-up to his debut album, 9. The Norwegian producer/DJ announced the project back in August, when he explained the inspiration behind the feline superhero. “She’s very cute and powerful,” Cashy tweeted. “I’ve always been shy—since the beginning of being an artist I would hide my face, not […]
Gashi hit another career milestone this week with the release of his self-titled debut album. The 16-track project was led by a number of singles, including “Creep on Me” with French Montana, “Safety” featuring DJ Snake, and “My Year” with G-Eazy. The Libya-born, Brooklyn-raised artist spoke about the project during a recent interview on The […]
As the last of the sun fades away, it’s So Large here to close out barbecue season with a cookout-themed banger called “Jerk Man”. Over a bouncy Maniac production, So Large strides confidently across the beat with some unbelievably catchy bars and a hook that’ll be stuck in your head for the rest of the year. […]
In just two short years, ascending house music producer SKIY has quickly risen through the ranks. Her festival schedule was jam-packed with appearances at Lollapalooza Berlin, Untold Festival, Ultra Europe, Summerburst in both Stockholm and Gothenburg, Mysteryland, Neversea and more, and she’s already found fans in the likes of Gorgon City, Tough Love and Kideko. Now […]
A student at Illinois’ Washington Community High School was given a six-day suspension after a classmate overheard him misquoting a lyric from the 2017 Future song “Draco.” In an interview with Illinois’ ABC affiliate, the student’s parent Brandon Porter claims his son was singing the song as he left school when he mistakenly replaced “Draco” with “AK” in the line “Draco season with the bookbag.” […]
6ix9ine’s dramatic recounting of his alleged July 2018 kidnapping was interrupted on Wednesday by the internet. As the rapper’s second day of testimony in the trial of accused Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods members Anthony “Harv” Ellison and Aljermiah “Nuke” Mack was nearing an end, news reached Judge Paul Engelmayer that a snippet of audio from the testimony […]
Chance the Rapper dropped in on Jimmy Kimmel Live proceedings Tuesday night, offering fans a performance of “I Got You (Always and Forever)” featuring En Vogue. He also joined Kimmel for a chat about his recently released The Big Day album, as well as his standup ambitions and thoughts on frequent collaborator Kanye West‘s Jesus Is […]
There’s a new (and quite extensive) interview with Taylor Swift out via Rolling Stone Wednesday, and headline-based thinking will have readers initially focused on the fact that the discussion touches on the topic of Kanye West‘s fraught-with-controversy relationship with the Lover artist. Asked about a certain phone call, Taylor said “the context and the events” leading […]
