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Khalid is expressing his concerns over the recent virality of AI-generated tracks. Speaking with a TMZ paparazzo over the weekend, Khalid was asked about the wave of recent AI-generated sounds emulating Drake’s voice, specifically whether he would be okay with someone doing the same with his voice. “I have mixed feelings about it,” he explained. […]
ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets Khalid is continuing his run of 2021 tracks, and he’s staying just as present as ever. The 23-year-old crooner […]
A pair of songwriters, Konstantine Lois and Shane Williams, have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit over the 2018 hit “Eastside,” according to TMZ. The two say that they wrote a song called “Loveless” three years prior (2015) for Williams’ group American XO. They say that “Eastside” (which went 4x Platinum and peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Top 100 in […]
After a months-long delay, the 2020 Billboard Music Awards are finally going down tonight. The ceremony was originally scheduled to air live on April 29 in Las Vegas, but was ultimately postponed due to coronavirus concerns. Singer Kelly Clarkson will host the event for the third consecutive year at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, where […]
Alicia Keys has released her latest, self-titled offering, ALICIA. The project is her seventh studio album and includes features from Khalid, Sampha, Tierra Whack, Miguel, Snoh Aalegra, Jill Scott, and Diamond Platnumz. “So deep, so deep. This is so deep,” she told Zane Lowe, when asked why she named the album after herself. “I feel […]
While a global tour in support of her forthcoming new album was originally slated to bring Alicia Keys‘ catalog to life for fans throughout 2020 until COVID-19 stepped in and ruined concerts for everyone, the temporary setback hasn’t halted the artist’s plans to keep steadily releasing new singles. For the latest, “So Done,” Keys is joined […]
Alina Baraz has released her debut studio album It Was Divine. Featuring appearances from 6lack, Smino, Khalid, and Nas, It Was Divine is enveloped by a dreamy atmosphere and Baraz’s gentle vocal delivery. “This album gravitates around love and self. Losing it then finding it,” she explained. “A stream of thought, a shift in my perspective. It’s learning […]
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie is celebrating Valentine’s Day with some new music. On the anniversary of his debut mixtape Artist, which he released on Feb. 14, 2016, A Boogie has made a “2.0” version of the project. It contains previously heard tracks “King of My City,” “Reply” featuring Lil Uzi Vert, and “Mood Swings.” […]
Khalid has returned with his first new song of the year in “Eleven.” The smooth track follows what was a big 2019 for the 21-year-old singer, who earned his first No. 1 album with Free Spirit. The track, which is accompanied by a hazy lyric video, sees Khalid in more of a reflective mood. Listen to “Eleven” above. This […]
As the usual end-of-year hoopla continues, fellow students of pop culture are dually met this time around with meditations on the closing out of a particularly stacked decade. Adding to the conversation this week is the release of Spotify’s annual ranking of the year’s most-streamed artists, accompanied this go-around by similar stats for the decade. […]
