J. Cole has offered a reply to Kendrick Lamar’s guest verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” which saw the rapper taking shots at Drake and J. Cole. Drake sort of responded to the diss on his current tour, but Cole took a more direct approach with “7 Minute Drill.”
The track, which closes out his surprise drop Might Delete Later, sees Cole addressing Lamar’s verse. “I got a phone call, they say that somebody dissing / You want some attention, it come with extensions,” he raps. “He...
The track, which closes out his surprise drop Might Delete Later, sees Cole addressing Lamar’s verse. “I got a phone call, they say that somebody dissing / You want some attention, it come with extensions,” he raps. “He...
- 4/5/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
The nominations for this year’s Brit Awards have been unveiled, with Raye making history as the most nominated artist in the same year. The singer, who released her acclaimed album My 21st Century Blues last year, scored nods for Best British Album, Song Of The Year (twice), British Artist of the Year, Best Pop Act, Best R&b Act, and Best New Artist.
It’s a huge achievement for the singer, who openly told Rolling Stone UK last year how she shook off the shackles of a record label...
It’s a huge achievement for the singer, who openly told Rolling Stone UK last year how she shook off the shackles of a record label...
- 1/24/2024
- by Nick Reilly
- Rollingstone.com
The 2024 BRITs nominees have been revealed!
Raye leads the charge, becoming the first artist to score seven nominations in a single year, including song of the year, plus nominations in the artist, pop and R&b categories.
Central Cee and J Hus have four nominations each, plus three each for Little Simz and Dave. Calvin Harris adds to his 14 nominations with three more in the dance, pop and song categories, and Dua Lipa also earns three nominations thanks to her Barbie soundtrack hit “Dance the Night.”
Find out who won at the 2023 ceremony!
Click through to see the nominations…
British album of the year
Blur – The Ballad of Darren
J Hus – Beautiful and Brutal Yard
Little Simz – No Thank You
Raye – My 21st Century Blues
Young Fathers – Heavy Heavy
British artist of the year
Arlo Parks
Central Cee
Dave
Dua Lipa
Fred Again
J Hus
Jessie Ware
Little Simz
Olivia Dean...
Raye leads the charge, becoming the first artist to score seven nominations in a single year, including song of the year, plus nominations in the artist, pop and R&b categories.
Central Cee and J Hus have four nominations each, plus three each for Little Simz and Dave. Calvin Harris adds to his 14 nominations with three more in the dance, pop and song categories, and Dua Lipa also earns three nominations thanks to her Barbie soundtrack hit “Dance the Night.”
Find out who won at the 2023 ceremony!
Click through to see the nominations…
British album of the year
Blur – The Ballad of Darren
J Hus – Beautiful and Brutal Yard
Little Simz – No Thank You
Raye – My 21st Century Blues
Young Fathers – Heavy Heavy
British artist of the year
Arlo Parks
Central Cee
Dave
Dua Lipa
Fred Again
J Hus
Jessie Ware
Little Simz
Olivia Dean...
- 1/24/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Last night, rapper 21 Savage completed his first European headlining tour with a show at London’s O2 arena. The concert was the rapper’s veritable homecoming to his birthplace of London, where he lived until moving to Atlanta with his family at age seven. In October, 21 gained his permanent American residency after a four-year battle with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (Ice).
During his 90-minute set, 21, who is nominated for five Grammys at the 2024 awards ceremony, delved into his nearly decade-long catalog of hits and also brought out local rap...
During his 90-minute set, 21, who is nominated for five Grammys at the 2024 awards ceremony, delved into his nearly decade-long catalog of hits and also brought out local rap...
- 12/1/2023
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Dua Lipa returns with an addictive new dance track, Jack Harlow is feeling the love, and Kodak Black gets boastful. Plus, standout tracks off new albums from Chris Stapleton, PinkPantheress, and The Kid Laroi.
Dua Lipa, “Houdini” (YouTube)
Jack Harlow, “Lovin On Me” (YouTube)
Kodak Black, “Lemme See” (YouTube)
Chris Stapleton, “Higher” (YouTube)
Noah Kahan feat. Hozier, “Northern Attitude” (YouTube)
T-Pain, Snoop Dogg, “That’s How We Ballin” (YouTube)
2 Chainz,...
Dua Lipa, “Houdini” (YouTube)
Jack Harlow, “Lovin On Me” (YouTube)
Kodak Black, “Lemme See” (YouTube)
Chris Stapleton, “Higher” (YouTube)
Noah Kahan feat. Hozier, “Northern Attitude” (YouTube)
T-Pain, Snoop Dogg, “That’s How We Ballin” (YouTube)
2 Chainz,...
- 11/10/2023
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Nicki Minaj freestyles over Drake and Chief Keef’s “All the Parties” on a suprise drop, 21 Savage gets even for the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 soundtrack, and Blink-182 revamp an old favorite with their classic lineup. Plus, star-studded tracks from 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and Meek Mill, and Charli Xcx and Sam Smith.
Nicki Minaj feat. Drake and Chief Keef, “For All the Barbz” (YouTube)
21 Savage,...
Nicki Minaj feat. Drake and Chief Keef, “For All the Barbz” (YouTube)
21 Savage,...
- 10/20/2023
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
During tonight’s BET Hip-Hop Awards, performers spanning rap’s 50-year history took the stage for a cross-generational celebration of the genre. Among the performers were rising New York act Lola Brooke, who performed in the show’s legendary cypher, along with That Mexican Ot, Symba, Scar Lip, Gloss Up, Lanell Grant, Foggieraw, Cassidy, and Bun B.
Brooke was nominated for Best Breakthrough Hip-Hop Artist alongside Central Cee, Doechii, Ice Spice, and more. Brooke’s viral hit “Don’t Play With It,” was originally released in May 2021 and featured Billy B....
Brooke was nominated for Best Breakthrough Hip-Hop Artist alongside Central Cee, Doechii, Ice Spice, and more. Brooke’s viral hit “Don’t Play With It,” was originally released in May 2021 and featured Billy B....
- 10/11/2023
- by Jeff Ihaza
- Rollingstone.com
The 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards nominations are stacked with recognition for some of the genre’s veteran and fastest-rising artists. Across 17 categories, Cardi B and 21 Savage garnered the most nominations with 12 each, trailed by Drake, who is up for nine awards. Also nominated at the show, which will tape in Atlanta and air on October 10 at 9 p.m. Est, are Ice Spice, Burna Boy, DJ Khaled, J. Cole, Megan Thee Stallion, Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, Latto, and more.
“This year’s ‘BET Hip Hop Awards will mark the culmination of our...
“This year’s ‘BET Hip Hop Awards will mark the culmination of our...
- 9/7/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Sales of cassette tapes are at their highest levels in 20 years.
The surge has been driven by high-selling releases from bands such as the Arctic Monkeys, and pop star Harry Styles.
According to new research from The British Phonographic Industry, sales of cassette tapes have risen for 10 consecutive years.
In 2012, the total number of cassette sales was just 3,823. In 2022, the annual figure had risen to 195,000.
However, cassette sales still lag far behind other formats, including vinyl records.
Also among the biggest selling cassette artists was Florence + the Machine. The best-selling cassette album of the year was The Car by Arctic Monkeys, released in October. Harry’s House by Styles followed in second place, while Florence + the Machine’s Dance Fever came in third.
Other artists to make the top 10 include Muse, Central Cee, Robbie Willimas, Blackpink, and Machine Gun Kelly.
The research also revealed that the Top 20 highest selling cassettes...
The surge has been driven by high-selling releases from bands such as the Arctic Monkeys, and pop star Harry Styles.
According to new research from The British Phonographic Industry, sales of cassette tapes have risen for 10 consecutive years.
In 2012, the total number of cassette sales was just 3,823. In 2022, the annual figure had risen to 195,000.
However, cassette sales still lag far behind other formats, including vinyl records.
Also among the biggest selling cassette artists was Florence + the Machine. The best-selling cassette album of the year was The Car by Arctic Monkeys, released in October. Harry’s House by Styles followed in second place, while Florence + the Machine’s Dance Fever came in third.
Other artists to make the top 10 include Muse, Central Cee, Robbie Willimas, Blackpink, and Machine Gun Kelly.
The research also revealed that the Top 20 highest selling cassettes...
- 4/19/2023
- by Louis Chilton
- The Independent - Music
Arctic Monkeys and Guns N’ Roses will join Elton John in headlining this year’s Glastonbury Festival, Emily Eavis has announced.
Eavis, the festival’s co-organizer, shared the news in an article discussing “pipeline” problems in light of the all-male headline bookings.
She told The Guardian that Guns N’ Roses replaced a female singer who “changed her touring plans.” Although Eavis didn’t name the act, it’s thought that it could have been Taylor Swift, who was originally set to perform in 2020 when Glastonbury was canceled due to Covid-...
Eavis, the festival’s co-organizer, shared the news in an article discussing “pipeline” problems in light of the all-male headline bookings.
She told The Guardian that Guns N’ Roses replaced a female singer who “changed her touring plans.” Although Eavis didn’t name the act, it’s thought that it could have been Taylor Swift, who was originally set to perform in 2020 when Glastonbury was canceled due to Covid-...
- 3/3/2023
- by Rolling Stone UK
- Rollingstone.com
Like Harry Styles, Charli Xcx criticized the Brit Awards’ voting body for failing to nominate any female artists for one of the event’s most prestigious awards.
When asked by the BBC about the snub of female artists in the British Artist of the Year category, Charli Xcx responded, “I was an album cycle and I had a Number One album [Crash]… so yeah there’s many of us… We’re doing everything right, I don’t think it’s our fault, I think it might be theirs,” alluding to the...
When asked by the BBC about the snub of female artists in the British Artist of the Year category, Charli Xcx responded, “I was an album cycle and I had a Number One album [Crash]… so yeah there’s many of us… We’re doing everything right, I don’t think it’s our fault, I think it might be theirs,” alluding to the...
- 2/12/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Awards ceremonies like the Brits can always do better, but by now they’re just an excuse for a party
There was a five-headed elephant in the room at what was otherwise a strangely flat affair at the Brit Awards. As is tradition with music ceremonies, a row flared up over representation after the nominations were announced. The gender-neutral Artist of the Year category was entirely made up of male artists: Central Cee, Fred Again, George Ezra, Harry Styles and Stormzy.
The switch from gendered categories was implemented in 2021 after Sam Smith – who came out as non-binary two years earlier – urged awards shows to be “reflective of the society we live in”. At the first non-gendered awards show in 2022, Adele walked away with the Artist of the Year prize, for which Little Simz, Sam Fender, Dave and Ed Sheeran had also been nominated.
Women fared well across the board, with Olivia Rodrigo winning Best International Song, Wolf Alice taking home the British Group prize, Becky Hill for British Dance Act,...
The switch from gendered categories was implemented in 2021 after Sam Smith – who came out as non-binary two years earlier – urged awards shows to be “reflective of the society we live in”. At the first non-gendered awards show in 2022, Adele walked away with the Artist of the Year prize, for which Little Simz, Sam Fender, Dave and Ed Sheeran had also been nominated.
Women fared well across the board, with Olivia Rodrigo winning Best International Song, Wolf Alice taking home the British Group prize, Becky Hill for British Dance Act,...
- 2/12/2023
- by Roisin O'Connor
- The Independent - Music
Harry Styles lit up the stage at the 2023 Brit Awards in London on Feb. 11. After opening the show with a dazzling performance of "As It Was" - in a red-hot sequin jacket, no less - Styles accepted the award for artist of the year, presented by Salma Hayek. His fellow nominees included Central Cee, Fred Again, George Ezra, and Stormzy. While the show has made attempts at expanding its efforts for inclusivity in recent years, adopting gender-neutral categories last year, the lack of women nominees in the artist of the year category shows that there is still work to be done. The "Daylight" singer took the moment to acknowledge the women who were snubbed for the award.
"I'm really, really grateful for this, and I'm very aware of my privilege up here tonight."
"I'm really, really grateful for this, and I'm very aware of my privilege up here tonight," Styles said.
"I'm really, really grateful for this, and I'm very aware of my privilege up here tonight."
"I'm really, really grateful for this, and I'm very aware of my privilege up here tonight," Styles said.
- 2/11/2023
- by Chanel Vargas
- Popsugar.com
Sam Smith has shared their “frustration” about the treatment of women at the Brit Awards.
The nominations for this year’s ceremony were revealed earlier this month. Since 2022, the Brits have not used gendered categories for their awards, and have instead combined the four male and female awards for UK and international artists into Best Artist and Best International Artist.
However, this year’s awards have been widely criticised after no female artists were nominated for Best Artist in 2023.
Instead, the accolade will go to Stormzy, Harry Styles, George Ezra, Fred Again or Central Cee.
Smith, who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, was among the artists to initially call for the Brits to introduce gender-neutral categories. In 2021, they said that they “looked forward to a time where awards shows can be reflective of the society we live in”.
In a new intervew, Smith criticised the Brits for failing...
The nominations for this year’s ceremony were revealed earlier this month. Since 2022, the Brits have not used gendered categories for their awards, and have instead combined the four male and female awards for UK and international artists into Best Artist and Best International Artist.
However, this year’s awards have been widely criticised after no female artists were nominated for Best Artist in 2023.
Instead, the accolade will go to Stormzy, Harry Styles, George Ezra, Fred Again or Central Cee.
Smith, who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, was among the artists to initially call for the Brits to introduce gender-neutral categories. In 2021, they said that they “looked forward to a time where awards shows can be reflective of the society we live in”.
In a new intervew, Smith criticised the Brits for failing...
- 1/22/2023
- by Nicole Vassell
- The Independent - Music
The Brit Awards are receiving widespread criticism after failing to recognise a single woman in the Artist of the Year category.
Nominees were announced for the forthcoming ceremony on Thursday (12 January). This year is the second year that the organisation has abandoned gendered categories.
The artists nominated in the category celebrating the best in the UK were Central Cee, Fred Again.., George Ezra, Harry Styles and Stormzy.
No women were nominated for the prize, which has been seen as a big step backwards after Adele won the award in the gender-neutral category’s inaugural year in 2022.
“So the Brits introduced an Artist of the Year category as a gender-neutral replacement for Best Male and Best Female Artist category – but this year all five nominees are blokes,” tweeted musician Tim Burgess. “One step forward, three steps back.”
“Florence and the Machine being snubbed at the Brits when she could have fit...
Nominees were announced for the forthcoming ceremony on Thursday (12 January). This year is the second year that the organisation has abandoned gendered categories.
The artists nominated in the category celebrating the best in the UK were Central Cee, Fred Again.., George Ezra, Harry Styles and Stormzy.
No women were nominated for the prize, which has been seen as a big step backwards after Adele won the award in the gender-neutral category’s inaugural year in 2022.
“So the Brits introduced an Artist of the Year category as a gender-neutral replacement for Best Male and Best Female Artist category – but this year all five nominees are blokes,” tweeted musician Tim Burgess. “One step forward, three steps back.”
“Florence and the Machine being snubbed at the Brits when she could have fit...
- 1/13/2023
- by Ellie Harrison
- The Independent - Music
Like most people these days, the rising London rapper Central Cee is having trouble keeping track of time. His debut mixtape, Wild West, dropped just over a year ago, but the 23-year-old Mc says he feels like he’s been living the life of an internationally known artist for much longer. “It’s like I’m lost in time,” he explains over Zoom. “I wrote something on Insta, I thought something was two years ago. Really, it was only a year ago, and I was just lost in time. I had to delete the story.
- 5/10/2022
- by Jeff Ihaza
- Rollingstone.com
FKA Twigs and the Weeknd give in to their “emotions overload” in new song “Tears in the Club.” The track follows the release of FKA Twigs’ single “Measure of a Man” featuring Central Cee, which appears on the soundtrack from upcoming film The King’s Man out Dec. 22.
“Tears in the Club” lives up to the promise of its name, pairing a booming dance floor beat and atmospheric synths with lyrics from Twigs and the Weeknd that are packed with heartache and angst: “Tears in the club,” goes part of the hook,...
“Tears in the Club” lives up to the promise of its name, pairing a booming dance floor beat and atmospheric synths with lyrics from Twigs and the Weeknd that are packed with heartache and angst: “Tears in the club,” goes part of the hook,...
- 12/17/2021
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
FKA Twigs and British Mc Central Cee have linked up for a new song, “Measure of a Man,” which will appear on the soundtrack for the upcoming spy flick, The King’s Man.
Befitting the film it was made for, “Measure of a Man” feels like a classic Bond theme — sweeping strings, a blast of brass toward the end — but balanced with contemporary drums and synths. Central Cee rolls through his verse, while FKA Twigs goes fully into crooner mode with a mighty vocal performance.
“This song has such a different sound,...
Befitting the film it was made for, “Measure of a Man” feels like a classic Bond theme — sweeping strings, a blast of brass toward the end — but balanced with contemporary drums and synths. Central Cee rolls through his verse, while FKA Twigs goes fully into crooner mode with a mighty vocal performance.
“This song has such a different sound,...
- 11/19/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
One of the fascinating things about the modern-day music industry is that an artist in one small corner of the world can find global success overnight. When it comes to music discovery, curation is crucial, and platforms like Spotify’s international emerging artist program, Radar, keep eager fans plugged into what’s hot and who’s up next in every genre around the world.
For Australian native, The Kid Laroi, his pop-rock hit “Without You,” remixed with a guest appearance from Miley Cyrus, underscores why he’s a major streaming success right now.
For Australian native, The Kid Laroi, his pop-rock hit “Without You,” remixed with a guest appearance from Miley Cyrus, underscores why he’s a major streaming success right now.
- 5/20/2021
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
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