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18 Jul 2024

Joe Jonas Introduces Upcoming Solo Album With ‘Work It Out’: Stream It Now

Joe Jonas is gearing up to release his first solo album in 13 years, and he has officially began the journey with the release of “Work It Out” on Friday (July 19).

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Jonas announced the single earlier this month via Instagram. “I’m both excited and emotional as I’m gearing up to release new music,” he wrote in the post, with a scenic mountain and lake landscape in the background. “I’m humbled and grateful to collaborate with some of my favorite musicians and creators. I hope you find as much happiness and peace as I do when you listen to these songs.”

“Work It Out” serves as the lead single to his upcoming solo project, Music For People Who Believe in Love, his first full-length solo album since 2011’s Fast Life. Led by the Chris Brown-penned “See No More,” which peaked at No. 92 on the Billboard Hot 100, the LP peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200. 

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”This album is a celebration of gratitude, hope, and love. These songs reflect on my life from a bird’s-eye view acknowledging the many blessings around me,” Jonas wrote in a lengthy statement announcing the project, which arrives on Oct. 18. “This album speaks to the experiences of being a father, being a friend to oneself and others, and the happiness I’ve found in doing what I love for a living. I feel incredibly fortunate to travel the world and connect with people through my music, as well as having had the opportunity to work with some of the most talented musicians, songwriters, and producers on this project.”

Stream Joe Jonas’ “Work It Out” below.

18 Jul 2024

JT Crowns Herself ‘City Cinderella’ in Debut Solo Mixtape: Stream It Now

JT has claimed the throne as the City Cinderella on her debut solo mixtape, which she dropped on Friday (July 19) via Quality Control.

The 16-track tape includes collaborations with DJ Khaled (“Oh”), Stunna Girl (“Lemon Pepper”), Clip (“All Stars”) and Jeezy on the remix of her hit single “OKAY,” which reached No. 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 22 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

In her recent Paper cover story, JT clarified that City Cinderella is a mixtape, not an album. “People work on their albums for a year, albums are just different. So City Cinderella is not my first album, being that I made this project so damn fast,” the rapper said. “I had to create this project throughout the tour and moving around, so I didn’t have time to really nurture and doctor it. This is just something that I’m putting out with my pure instincts.”

Ahead of its release, JT dropped a 22-minute documentary about the making of her debut solo project.

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JT was featured on Billboard‘s 10 Hottest Female Rappers Right Now list. Billboard staff writer Kyle Denis wrote, “JT isn’t just cementing herself as City Girls‘ strongest rapper, she’s also committing to the unglamorous work of building an unwavering fanbase. It’s no wonder that kind of drive is already turning into career-best returns for her before her debut solo mixtape, City Cinderella, has even arrived.”

In August, she’ll embark on the 21-date City Cinderella Tour.

Listen to City Cinderella below.

18 Jul 2024

Stray Kids Unveil Mini-Album ‘ATE’: Stream It Now

Stray Kids are back with a brand new mini-album, ATE, which arrived on Friday (July 19).

The eight-member K-pop group — consisting of Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix, Seungmin, and I.N. — dropped the project two months after the arrival of their Charlie Puth-assisted single, “Lose My Breath,” marking the group’s third single of 2024. 

On a recent episode of Apple Music’s All About Stray Kids Radio, Bang Chan and Felix opened up about the new project. Felix revealed that ATE’s overall concept is “something we haven’t done.” Bang Chan agreed, adding that not only is the title track single fresh but “a lot of the other songs [are] as well, it’s all very different… what we recorded, it’s just showing a different side of Stray Kids.”

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Bang Chan added, “Everyone did a really good job.”

All four of the group’s charting projects — 2022’s Maxident and Stray Kids Mini Album: Oddinary (EP) and 2023’s Rock-Star and 5-Star — debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 all-genre albums chart. Stray Kids is the first act to send its first four charting albums to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 since Alicia Keys (2001-2007).

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18 Jul 2024

Jimin of BTS’ Second Solo Album ‘MUSE’ Is Here to Inspire You: Stream It Now

Look no further for your next source of inspiration — Jimin‘s MUSE has arrived, bringing with it seven new solo tracks from the BTS star.

Released Friday (July 19), the project features collaborations with Loco and Sofia Carson, with the South Korean superstar experimenting with bold new sounds and styles throughout. It follows 2023’s FACE, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200.

Jimin first announced MUSE in June, with BigHit Music writing in a statement that the LP would showcase his “expanded musical spectrum.” “Following his first solo album, ‘FACE,’ where he sought to explore his true identity, ‘MUSE’ documents his journey in search of the source of his inspiration,” it continued.

The K-pop icon first made his solo debut in 2018, when he dropped the single “Promise.” Five years later, he became the first South Korean soloist to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Like Crazy.”

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MUSE is just one of a few projects that Jimin has been working on amid his time in the South Korean military, in which all of his BTS bandmates — except for Jin, who finished his enlistment in June — are currently serving. He’s also gearing up to release a docu-series titled Are You Sure?! with Jung Kook chronicling the two friends’ travels through parts of their home country, the U.S. and Japan.

According to a recent release, the show will “give a deeper look into Jimin and Jung Kook’s undeniable chemistry and endearing friendship as they bond over a variety of unforgettable moments throughout the trip immersing in different cultures, exploring various action-packed activities, and trying out local cuisines.”

Listen to MUSE below.

18 Jul 2024

aespa Achieves Fifth Top 10 on Album Sales Chart With ‘Armageddon – The 1st Album’

aespa achieves its fifth top 10-charting effort on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart as the female K-pop quartet’s new Armageddon – The 1st Album debuts at No. 2 on the chart dated July 20. All five of the act’s entries on the chart have debuted in the top 10.

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Also in the top 10 of the latest Top Album Sales chart, Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department nets a sixth week at No. 1 (and with a 154% sales increase), the 30th anniversary reissue and first vinyl pressing of Selena’s Amor Prohibido pushes it back onto the chart at No. 4 and Agust D (aka BTS’ SUGA) sees his D-Day album re-enter at No. 8 after its release on vinyl.

Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. The chart’s history dates back to May 25, 1991, the first week Billboard began tabulating charts with electronically monitored piece count information from SoundScan, now Luminate. Pure album sales were the sole measurement utilized by the Billboard 200 albums chart through the list dated Dec. 6, 2014, after which that chart switched to a methodology that blends album sales with track equivalent album units and streaming equivalent album units. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both Twitter and Instagram.

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Armageddon arrives with 18,000 copies sold in the U.S. in the week ending July 11, according to Luminate. The album was released widely on CD on July 5 after previously being available as a digital download and via streaming services. CD sales power nearly all of the 18,000 sales in the week ending July 11, and the set was issued in eight collectible CD variants, all containing paper merchandise.

Meanwhile, Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department holds at No. 1 on Top Album Sales with 90,000 copies sold – up 154% for the week. CD sales comprise 67,000 (up 127%), digital album download sales comprise 19,000 (up 1,266%) and vinyl sales comprise 4,000 (down 10%).

The Tortured Poets Department’s overall weekly increase was bolstered in part by sales generated from Swift’s official webstore, which restocked seven earlier-released CD variants of the album (including a signed edition). The restocked items were available to purchase for a few hours on Sunday, June 7 and shipped shortly afterwards. In addition, Swift released three new digital album download variants of the album on Thursday, July 11, sold exclusively in her webstore for $4.99 each, and were only available to purchase that day. Each contained the original standard 16-song album tracklist, along with one bonus live acoustic track, recorded during her The Eras Tour stop in Stockholm (“Guilty as Sin?,” “How Did It End?” or “Peter”).

ATEEZ’s former No. 1 Golden Hour: Part.1 rises 7-3 with nearly 13,000 copies sold (up 3%).

Following its 30th anniversary reissue, Selena’s Amor Prohibido re-enters Top Album Sales at No. 4 with 11,000 sold – its best sales week since 1995. The set, which was initially released in 1994 and spent 20 weeks at No. 1 on Top Latin Albums in 1994-95, was reissued on July 4 across digital and physical configurations, including its first pressing on vinyl.

Amor debuts at No. 1 on the Vinyl Albums chart with 10,000 sold on wax – Selena’s best sales week ever on vinyl. It’s her second leader on the 13-year-old Vinyl Albums ranking. The album was available in four vinyl variants – a standard clear color edition, a Target-exclusive pink color (containing a poster), a Spotify-exclusive coke bottle clear edition and a picture-disc variant sold via Selena’s webstore.

Amor was also reissued on CD and as a cassette tape, with the latter exclusively sold in Selena’s webstore.

Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft rises 9-5 on Top Album Sales with 10,000 (down 12%), Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess steps 8-6 with 9,000 (down 26%) and Zach Bryan’s The Great American Bar Scene shoots 21-7 after its first full tracking week, with 8,500 sold (up 66%). The set was released on July 4, the final day of the tracking week for the July 13-dated chart, and sold 5,000 copies that day (enabling it debut at No. 21). The album is only available to purchase as a digital download; its CD and vinyl are due out on Oct. 11.

Agust D’s chart-topping D-Day re-enters Top Album Sales at No. 8 with nearly 8,000 sold following the set’s vinyl release on July 5. Rounding out the top 10 are a pair of former No. 1s from Swift, as Lover jumps 19-9 with just over 5,000 sold (though down 3%) and 1989 (Taylor’s Version) vaults 20-10 with nearly 5,000 (down 5%).

18 Jul 2024

Dyson’s New OnTrac Headphones Feature Up to 55 Hours of Battery Power — And They’re Customizable

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Dyson is taking another shot at headphones, and they just might rival that of Apple, Bose and Sony. Dyson OnTrac headphones, announced on Thursday (July 18), feature up to 55-hours of battery power, high-fidelity sound and customizable ear cushions and outer caps.

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The newest edition to Dyson’s growing lineup of luxury headphones is equipped with two, high-capacity lithium-ion batteries centered in the headband to even the distribution of weight. The battery takes up to three hours to fully charge and lasts up to two weeks, even with ANC enabled (you can switch the ANC setting on and off by tapping on either ear cap, or on the top of the headband).

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OnTrac headphones will retail for $499.99 at Dyson.com – much cheaper than the Dyson Zone headphones. No air filter needed this time around, OnTrac offers a more traditional design with a custom Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) algorithm that utilizes eight microphones and cancels up to 40dB of unwanted noise along with 40mm drivers with “advanced audio signal processing,” and a speaker tilted at 13-degrees to “ensure that every note or word is delivered with precision,” according to Dyson.

Dyson On Trac Headphones

Dyson On Trac Headphones

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OnTrac headphones come in four colorways: CNC Aluminum, CNC Copper, Ceramic Cinnabar and CNC Black Nickel. The removable caps retail for $49.99 and come in several colors such as chrome yellow, prussian blue, ultra blue, ceramic cinnabar, CNC copper, coarse titanium, dark iron, oyster pink and ceramic blue.

“Dyson’s audio engineering mission is to preserve the integrity of the artist’s sound wave, free from interference,” Jake Dyson, the brand’s chief engineer, said in a statement. “We also wanted to create a set of headphones that people would cherish, be excited by, and be proud of. With over 30 years of experience in aeroacoustics, we’ve mastered sound physics. By reducing noise through in-house anechoic chambers and expert engineers, we’ve applied and further expanded our audio knowledge to develop the Dyson OnTrac headphones. Our first over-ear audio only headphones deliver best-in-class ANC, exceptional sound quality, and all-day comfort through unique materials, design and customization.”

I had the chance to test the OnTrac headphones during a press preview in London and one of the most appealing features are the customizable ear cuffs, and the one-touch ANC feature. The headphones are incredibly comfortable — the cuffs are made from “ultra-soft microfiber and high-grade foam” per Dyson — and easy to use.

With over 2,000 customizable color combinations, you can mix and match the OnTrac design to your liking. The outer caps and ear cushions are made from “ultra-soft microfiber” with “high-grade foam for superior comfort and acoustic seal,” per Dyson. Another feature that caught my interest was the multi- pivot gimbal arm design. I also like the idea of the battery being in the headband, which ensures balanced weight distribution, says Dyson.  

 OnTrac delivers from a sound perspective and comfort level, and even though I haven’t had a chance to test out the 55 hour battery (yet), it was easily one of the headphone’s most appealing features. For comparison, the battery on Apple’s AirPods Max lasts up to 20 hours, Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra Headphones offer 24 hours of battery life and Sony’s WH-100XM5 Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones lasts up to 30 hours.

OnTrac headphones are the latest on a list of new releases from Dyson, which includes the Dyson Nural Supersonic Hair Dryer and Dyson Vis Nav Robot Vacuum.

18 Jul 2024

Future “Rotation,” Jackboy ft. Key Glock “Really Rich” & More | Daily Visuals 7.18.24

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Wireless Festival 2024 - Day One

It’s been a minute since we’ve seen a new music video from Future and though he released a few albums earlier this year, the man has decided to dig in his stash and breathe life into one of his cuts that’s already 9 years old.

Taking it back to DS2, Future finally releases the visuals to the fan-favorite cut “Rotation” in which he and his team hang out at a gas station where some thick women flood the station’s convenience store and do a little shopping while Future scopes out some new potential baby mama’s. Between him and Nick Cannon half of the U.S. is going to be related in 50 years, b.

Elsewhere Jackboy and Key Glock seem to be enjoying the fruits of their labor and in their clip for “Really Rich” the two men style in some iced-out pieces while showcasing their exotic cars. It ain’t braggin’ if you have it.

Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Skooly, BLK Odyssy, and more.

FUTURE – “ROTATION”



JACKBOY FT. KEY GLOCK – “REALLY RICH”



SKOOLY – “I’M HIM 2”



BLK ODYSSY – “CHANGES”



KMPL3X – “SWEET ESCAPE”



ILHAM – “UHM… OK?”



$NO DOE – “MAJOR FLAVA”



GANK GANK – “IM UP”


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5EVER – “FREE SP5DER FREESTYLE”



LIL BEAN – “POSEIDON”



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18 Jul 2024

Cardi B Goes Off on Joe Budden for Criticism Over Delayed Sophomore Album: ‘You Don’t Know S–t’

As the wait for her anticipated sophomore album continues, Cardi B blasted Joe Budden for his criticism of her project rollout and made allegations of drug use against him.

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The Grammy-winning artist went ballistic against the rapper-turned-podcaster during a Twitter Spaces session on Thursday afternoon (July 18).

“Bro I gave you a lap dance two times in Starlets. You was high as f–k. High as f–k on coke, n—a… I don’t give a f–k when people talk s–t about me,” she spewed. “It’s the fact you always talk shit about me Joe Budden. Out of nowhere, you would think I did something to this n—a… For the past two years, this n—a has only talked bad things about me.”

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Cardi B doesn’t appreciate Budden allegedly pinning her against other rising women rappers.

 “Every five or six months you comparing another female rapper towards me, you compare new artists, old artists, every single fucking artist with me, bro,” she said. “If you love these b—–s so much, why are you not talking about their album? You compare females to me that my worst records beat their best records. I don’t give a f–k about none of these b—–s.”

Cardi continued: “But you really want my album to come out so you can criticize it,” she said. “Cause every time I drop something you don’t like it. Every single time a b—h drops something and they doing mediocre, you say they doing better than me… What are you talking about? The s–t is in motion. Merch is in motion, the box sets is in motion. You don’t know s–t.”

On a recent podcast, Joe Budden predicted that Cardi B isn’t going to release another album in her career, which she took issue with.

“We’ll never get another album again. I am standing on it,” he said. “Cardi got something dropping with my man Rob[49] on Friday, but that’s what Cardi’s gonna be now. A single artist.”

Budden added: “I’m sure Offset wants Cardi to put an album out. Ay, fellas out there. Boyfriends, y’all know that feeling right? When you want your b—h to get a job. You in the house and your b—h won’t leave… Ain’t you got an album to do? Ain’t you got a single?”

Following Cardi’s Spaces rant, Budden pushed back against allegations of cocaine use and ever getting a lap dance from her. He also promised to “not cover a single thing this girl does for the remainder of her career.”

“I really just wanted an album from someone whose music i love,” he wrote on X and eventually apologized to the “WAP” rapper. “She cursing me smooth out but she still hilarious lol…. I’m going to bed, i apologize to @iamcardib for whatever i did and peace and love to all.”

It’s been over six years Cardi B’s Invasion of Privacy album arrived in April 2018. Her acclaimed debut topped the Billboard 200 with 255,000 album units sold in the first week and went on to win best rap album at the 2019 Grammy Awards.

While the prospects of her sophomore project remain unknown, Cardi is dishing out another fiery feature where she’ll join Rob49 for “On Dat Money” on Friday (July 19)

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18 Jul 2024

7 Times Bob Newhart Made Billboard Charts & Awards History

We are a deeply divided country, as we keep hearing, but there’s one thing we can all agree on – Bob Newhart was a national treasure, and one of the most talented and original comedy stars who ever lived.

Newhart who died on Thursday (July 18) at age 94, starred in two long-running sitcoms, The Bob Newhart Show and Newhart, that entertained America for a combined 14 years (and will probably run endlessly in reruns). The former was part of a CBS Saturday night lineup in 1973-74 that is universally hailed as perhaps the most solid single-night lineup in TV history: All in the Family, M*A*S*H, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show and The Carol Burnett Show. Now, that was a schedule worth staying home for on Saturday nights – and millions of Americans did just that.

Newhart had a wonderfully dry sense of humor and comic timing that put him up there with such masters as Jack Benny, Bea Arthur and Betty White. Johnny Carson once told his Tonight Show audience of Newhart’s first visit to Carson’s vast (and perhaps just a bit over-the-top) home in Malibu. Newhart looked around and dryly inquired, “Uh, where’s the gift shop?”

While Newhart is best known for his work on TV, he had a pair of No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 in 1960-61. With Newhart’s death, just four lead artists who topped the Billboard 200 (which started in March 1956) before The Beatles’ explosive arrival in 1964 are still living – romantic balladeer Johnny Mathis, who is 88; Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey of the folk-pop trio Peter, Paul & Mary, who are both 86; and Motown legend Stevie Wonder, who is 74.

Here are seven times Newhart made Billboard and awards history.

18 Jul 2024

Tinder’s New Photo Selector Tool Uses AI To Help You Pick Your “Best Photos” For Your Dating Profile

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Writing your bio for your dating profile is one thing, but choosing your photos to give your potential boyfriend or girlfriend a glimpse at their future boo is another challenge that Tinder wants to help you with.

Spotted on The Verge, Tinder is launching a new AI-powered feature to help users select their “best photos” to put in their dating profiles.

According to the dating app, the new tool will “take out the guesswork” for users when choosing your most eye-catching photos by creating a selection “optimized to help users find a match.”

A breakdown of how Photo Selector works via The Verge:

To use Photo Selector, users will need to take a selfie within Tinder and allow the app to access their device’s camera roll. Tinder’s new AI feature will then use facial recognition to collate a selection of images for the user to review and add to their profiles. The curation is processed on-device and doesn’t upload the user’s camera roll to Tinder’s systems. We have asked Tinder to clarify the criteria the feature uses to select images and will update if we hear back.

The dating app says Photo Selector aims to allow users to make “meaningful connections” by saving them time in the profile-making process.

A study of 7,000 18-25-year-olds conducted by Tinder found that young singles spend up to 33 minutes on average trying to select photos to use.

Tinder users on iOS and Android can expect the Photo Selector to be available sometime in July. According to Tinder, international users will gain access to it “this summer.”

Well, we hope this aids you in that search for summer love or a potential boo before the cuffing season begins.