Month: October 2021

Lil Nas X has earned his third No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Industry Baby” featuring Jack Harlow, which is Harlow’s first appearance in the #1 spot.

Nas celebrated his latest chart achievement on Twitter, writing: “IT TOOK A FEW MONTHS BUT WE HERE! THANK U EVERYBODY! INDUSTRY BABY IS THE NUMBER 1 SONG IN THE WORLD! LESSSSSGOOOOOO!”

Harlow also tweeted: “My first number one… I’d be lying if I said I didn’t see this coming while I was writing my verse. This song is something I’m gonna be proud to be a part of for the rest of my life. Thank you for having me @LilNasX.”

Kanye West, who co-produced and co-wrote the song with Take A Daytrip, also earns his fifth No. 1 single on the Hot 100. Prior to “Industry Baby,” Nas’ debut single “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, topped the Hot 100 for a record 19 weeks in April-August 2019, while “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” was No. 1 for a week in April.

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The Weeknd is pushing back the start of his 2022 world tour to next summer and moving the events from arenas to stadiums. In a statement, the Weeknd said, “Due to constraints of arenas and the demand for more shows I want to do something bigger and special for you which requires stadiums. Ticket holders will be refunded automatically, and they’ll also get priority to buy tickets for the new shows when they’re announced. Dates will be announced soon.”

Earlier this month, The Weeknd confirmed that his new album is nearly “complete” and is only missing one key component that will make it totally finished, sharing in an interview: “Only thing missing is a couple characters that are key to the narrative. Some people that are near and dear to me, some people that inspired my life as a child, and some that inspire me now. More to come in the following months.”

In August, the singer released his latest single “Take My Breath,” which was co-written and co-produced by Max Martin.

The Weeknd Announces World Tour for Summer 2022

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Adele confirmed on Twitter she will perform and give an exclusive interview to Oprah Winfrey in a new CBS special, titled “Adele One Night Only’. The special, which will be filmed in Los Angeles, will air Nov. 14 at 8:30 p.m. EDT on CBS and be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. Adele will perform some of her chart-topping hits, along with new and never-before-heard songs. In addition, Adele will speak to Winfrey from her rose garden. The singer will discuss her new album, the stories behind the songs, life after divorce, weight loss and raising her son.

The show is produced by Fulwell 73 Productions and Onward Productions in association with Harpo Productions, with Adele, Ben Winston, Jonathan Dickins and Raj Kapoor as executive producers.  Adele One Night Only will air just days before the release of Adele’s fourth studio album, ‘30,’ her first album in six years. Adele just released the first song from the album, “Easy on Me;” the full album drops Nov. 19.

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BTS and Coldpay have released a new remix of their song “My Universe.” The two bands released “My Universe (Suga’s Remix)” on Monday, a remix by BTS member Suga.  Coldplay and BTS released the original version of “My Universe” in September.; the song appears on Coldplay’s ninth studio album, Music of the Spheres, which was just released on Friday.

The remix came about after a conversation between Coldplay and BTS over lunch in New York, according to a press release.  Said Suga: “I’m thrilled to be able to work together with Coldplay, who I’ve admired since I was a kid, and honored to be a part of this remix.”

The “My Universe (Suga’s Remix)” also comes with a lyric video which takes viewers on a journey through a technicolor galaxy. You can take a listen/look – here.

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Anitta has teamed up with Saweetie on her latest single “Faking Love”. “Faking Love” marks Anitta’s first collaboration with Saweetie; the track is also Saweetie’s first release since featuring on Joel Corry and Jax Jones’ “OUT OUT” with Charli XCX in August.

“Faking Love” is set to appear on Anitta’s forthcoming upcoming multilingual album due for release later this year, called ‘Girl From Rio.’ In addition to collaborating with El Alfa, CJ and El Cherry Scom this year, Anitta contributed “Furiosa” to the ‘F9’ film soundtrack, as well as released the tracks “Girl From Rio” and “Loco”.

Check out the music video for “Faking Love” – here.

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Troye Sivan has shared the official video for his solo single Angel Baby. The video, shot in New York, was directed by Luke Gilford – who also directed Sivan’s 2017 video ‘Heaven.’

Sivan said of the track: “Angel Baby is my crack at an adoring, doting, love struck, mega pop, gay, power ballad. I thought we needed a few more of those.”  Sivan’s recent EP Dream features six tracks including Take Yourself Home, Easy, Rager Teenager, and Could Cry Kist Thinkin’ About You.  Earlier this year he collaborated with Regard and Tate McRae on You and in December, Sivan teamed up with Kacey Musgraves and Mark Ronson for a remix of his single, Easy. 

Check out the new video for “Angel Baby” – here.

Troye Sivan Releases Cinematic Video For ‘Angel Baby’

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