Music
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Can't Nobody Tell Him Nothin': Lil Nas X Broke the Record for Longest Running No. 1 Song
It’s official—the “Old Town Road” is one long damn road. But, there’s a celebration to be had! According to Billboard, Lil Nas X has officially broken the record for the longest-running No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, with “Old Town Road” (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) remaining in the top spot for 17 weeks.…
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7 Thoughts About Chance the Rapper's 'Debut' Album, The Big Day
On Friday, July 26, after much leadup and life changes for one Chancelor Bennett, aka Chance the Rapper, he independently released his “debut” album, The Big Day. Boasting a shit-ton of songs, largely about relationships and the leadup to “the big day”—his wedding, presumably—he uses his “big day” (“debut” album release day) to focus on…
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Jidenna Drops Trailer for New Album, 85 to Africa, Plus 2 Singles. I Could NOT Be Happier
It’s been over two years since “Classic Man” Jidenna (born Jidenna Mobisson) dropped his debut album, The Chief, in February 2017. I loved his debut. It was an album chock-full of diverse sounds and styles. Sometimes Jidenna sang and other times he rapped. He went from extremely socially conscious on songs like “White N****as” to…
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'Hot Girl Summer,' Who? Drop Everything, Because Lizzo Just Dropped That 'Tempo'—With Missy Elliott
I been waitin’ for this one….Turn it up! Thought you were having a “Hot Girl Summer”? According to Lizzo, it’s “Thick Bitch Summer”—and we just got our summer anthem (actually, we’ll take both, please). They say never meet your heroes, but our favorite sangin’, rappin’, body-positive phenom Lizzo just teamed up with her sangin’, rappin’,…
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The MTV Video Music Awards Nominations Prove Lil Nas X Won't Take His Foot Off of 2019's Neck
In case it wasn’t abundantly clear beforehand, 2019 officially belongs to Lil Nas X. Barely 24 hours removed from tying the record for most weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100, the 20-year-old “trailer trap” pioneer has received a jaw-dropping eight nominations at the upcoming 2019 MTV Video Music Awards. “thank u for the vmas nominations,”…
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Lil Nas X Is 'Workin' 9 to 5' Till He Can't No More, Possibly Collaborating with Dolly Parton on 'Old Town Road' Remix
Lil Nas X is a goddamn masterclass in social media marketing. The young artist continues to add me, you, your mama, your cousin and a partridge in a pear tree to his hugely popular hit and it doesn’t look like he is stopping anytime soon. He’s taking that “till I can’t no more” lyric into…
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Watch Offset and Cardi B Do Anything—Like Translate Their Lyrics—for ‘Clout’
Contrary to popular belief, I’m actually pretty damn old. Sure, the gift of melanin means my black has yet to crack, but I’ve been in bed by like 8 p.m. every day this week, my sciatic nerve is well past its prime, and I have no idea what the hell “no cap” even means. So…
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Chance the Rapper Reveals Title, Release Date of Debut ‘Owbum’ on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon
Despite mounds of evidence to the contrary, Chi-Town superhero Chance the Rapper refuses to call any of his previous releases “albums.” They’re mixtapes, dammit. He said what he said. I mean, sure. They’re all monetized, courtesy of their availability on streaming services, all have infiltrated the Billboard charts, and all feature original compositions, but were…
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Watch: Can You Feel Beyoncé's 'Spirit' Tonight?
Beyoncé has done the unthinkable—rebranded the word “spirit” so that when you think of that word, you think of her instead of the wonky airline. Wow. The video for “Spirit” debuted on the ABC special, The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight with Robin Roberts on Tuesday night. The video gives me, “If…
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Pharrell Williams Hints That He’s Working on Rihanna’s New Album That’s Coming Out Some Random Time in 2019
Rihanna’s upcoming album may have Pharrell Williams’ magic touch. According to Billboard, the 46-year-old super-producer recently hinted that he will be adding his sauce to the 31-year-old artist’s long-awaited album, which has the working title, R9. The album is reported to be heavily reggae-influenced. “They ain’t ready,” he wrote under Rih’s meme, followed by a…