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08 Jun 2023

The Nike Roshe Run Is Rumored To Be Making A Return

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It’s been more than a decade since Nike introduced sneakerheads to the comfort of their Nike Roshe Run silhouette. Though its popularity only kept it on shelves for a few years, Nike is preparing its big comeback tour.

As Sole Retriever originally reported, Nike is rumored to be bringing back their 2012 hit this coming fall. While we’re excited to hear the news, we’ll have to take it with a grain of salt, as rumors of the OG Travis Scott SB Dunks restocking this September turned out to be false. Still, as much as we would’ve loved to see those Travis Dunks make a return, we know Nike likes to keep their exclusive sneakers, well, exclusive. The Roshe Run on the other hand, isn’t considered a grail as much as it’s considered a beater in the sneaker community, so there’s a better chance of these making their return to shelves.

The Nike Roshe is often credited for inspiring the Yeezy 350, wish ended up taking most of its shine, especially when the Swoosh started going crazy with all the colorways. Sole Retriever reports there will be nine colorways with this Roshe return.

These joints were hella comfortable though, for a reasonable price.

No word on when they’ll be dropping but should they release, you can expect to see a few of these roaming the wild. Sole Retriever reports there will be nine colorways with this Roshe return.

Would you cop a pair of Nike Roshe Run’s should they restock? Let us know in the comments section below.

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08 Jun 2023

Blur Returns to Alternative Airplay Chart After 20-Year Break

After 20 years away, Blur is back on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart.

“The Narcissist,” the lead single from the Damon Albarn-led band’s upcoming album The Ballad of Darren, debuts at No. 37 on the list dated June 10.

The band last made the chart in 2003, when “Crazy Beat” peaked at No. 22 that April. The song was last on the chart dated May 24, 2003.

The 20-year, two-week break between Alternative Airplay chart appearances for Blur marks the longest for any band in the tally’s nearly 35-year history. It surpasses the 13 years, five months and three weeks between visits by Sublime (“Doin’ Time” in December 1997 and “Panic,” credited to Sublime With Rome, in May 2011).

The all-time longest respite between charted songs on Alternative Airplay belongs to Debbie Harry, whose “Kiss It Better” wrapped its run in January 1990, followed by the Blondie frontwoman’s featured credit on Just Loud’s “Soul Train” in December 2018 – nearly 29 years later.

As Harry’s record ties into a featured credit, the longest break for an act credited as the lead artist on both bookending songs is Kate Bush, who went over 28 years between January 1994 (“Rubberband Girl”) and “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)” in June 2022, the latter due to its resurgence sparked by its synch in Netflix’s Stranger Things.

Back to Blur, “The Narcissist” is the band’s sixth appearance on the ranking. Three have reached the top 10, led by “Girls & Boys” at No. 4 in July 1994.

In between 2003’s Think Tank, on which “Crazy Beat” is included, and this year’s The Ballad of Darren, Blur released one album: 2015’s The Magic Whip, which hit No. 2 on the Top Alternative Albums chart.

Albarn has made Alternative Airplay eight times in the meantime as part of Gorillaz. In fact, Albarn appears on the latest list twice, as Gorillaz’s “New Gold,” featuring Tame Impala and Bootie Brown, ranks at No. 15.

Concurrently, “The Narcissist” bows at No. 29 on Adult Alternative Airplay, marking Blur’s first appearance on the tally, which began in 1996.

On the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart, “The Narcissist” premieres at No. 39 with 711,000 equivalent album units earned, according to Luminate.

Blur’s The Ballad of Darren is set for release July 21.

08 Jun 2023

Barbra Streisand Is A Memphis Bleek Fan, Twitter Approves

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Barbra Streisand was born in Brooklyn, so this story kind of makes sense. The film and music icon recently took to Twitter to criticize Donald Trump supporters, and she ended her missive with a quote from Memphis Bleek.

On Tuesday (June 7), Streisand took to Twitter to chastise anyone from the “Trump Cult” who is thinking of acting up since an indictment is seemingly imminent in the classified documents case the Department of Justice is investigating.

“Trump is going to be indicted for stealing classified documents. He is going crazy with his tweets urging his cult to “FIGHT,” read the first part of her tweet from what we’re just going to assume is her official account since Phony Stark ruined blue check verifications when he let anyone who wanted one just pay for it.

Anyway, Hip-Hop heads caught whiplash after reading the tail end of her message: “We remember what happened on January 6th. “The strong are quiet, the weak start riots.” – Rapper Memphis Bleek”

Yeah, Babs being a Bleek fan wasn’t on our bingo card either. The line she quoted is from Jay-Z’s “1-900-Hustler,” which features Beanie Sigel, Freeway and Memphis Bleek spittin’ bars about how to properly get your hustle on—and we’ll leave it at that—over searing production from Bink.

Of course, word got back to Bleek, and he was with it.

Yeah, Barbara Joan “Barbra” Streisand, who graduated from Erasmus Hall in Brooklyn, is gang gang.


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08 Jun 2023

Bebe Rexha Now Boasts Longevity Records Atop Dance/Electronic & Country Charts

Bebe Rexha has now claimed a pair of records reflecting her success in both the dance/electronic and country genres on Billboard’s charts.

Rexha’s EDM collab with David Guetta, “I’m Good (Blue),” rules Billboard’s multimetric Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart for a 37th week, granting her the longest leading No. 1 by a woman dating to the survey’s 2013 inception, as it passes Elton John and Dua Lipa’s “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)” (36 weeks at No. 1, 2021-22). Overall, it now trails only Marshmello and Bastille’s “Happier” for the most weeks on top (69, 2018-20).

Rexha already achieved the longest leading No. 1 among all acts on the Hot Country Songs chart (since the list became an-encompassing genre ranking in 1958), as her Florida Georgia Line duet “Meant to Be” dominated there for 50 weeks in 2017-18.

Rexha also sports songwriting credit on both songs. Along with original composition “Meant to Be,” “I’m Good” is a reimagination of Eiffel 65’s early 2000s classic “Blue (Da Ba Dee).”

“Songwriting is my passion, no matter the style of music,” Rexha tells Billboard. “I’ve been blessed to have hit songs in different genres throughout my career. Finding this kind of success within both the dance/electronic and country charts is something I’m really proud of! To have my music resonate with so many people and top charts across multiple genres is amazing and means a lot to me, as I’ve never wanted to be put in a box.”

Select other artists have received warm welcomes in both dance/electronic and country, including Maren Morris, whose collab with Zedd and Grey, “The Middle,” logged 33 weeks atop Hot Dance/Electronic Songs in 2018. She also ruled Hot Country Songs for 19 weeks in 2020 with “The Bones.”

Florida Georgia Line, meanwhile, has notched six No. 1s on Hot Country Songs and hit a No. 2 high in 2018 on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs as featured, with Watt, on Hailee Steinfeld and Alesso’s “Let Me Go.”

Such core country stars as Dolly Parton, LeAnn Rimes and Wynonna Judd have also scaled both country and dance/electronic charts — with Rexha’s new album, Bebe, released in April, including a duet with Parton, “Seasons.”

“I’m Good” drew 39.2 million radio airplay audience impressions and 7.4 million official streams and sold 2,000 downloads in the United States May 26-June 1, according to Luminate.

The track adds a 33rd week at No. 1 on the Dance/Electronic Streaming Songs chart, also passing John and Lipa’s “Cold Heart” for the most weeks at the summit for a song by a woman. On the Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales survey, “I’m Good” rebounds for a 28th week at No. 1.

08 Jun 2023

Regional Mexican Music Is Having a Record Year: Breaking Down the Numbers

While superstar musicians from Puerto Rico, Colombia and across the Americas have raised the profile — and bottom line — of Latin music in recent years, 2023 is turning out to be a breakout year for a particular kind of Latin music.

Regional Mexican music consumption in the United States jumped 42.1% year to date through May 25, according to Luminate. The genre — comprised of banda, corridos, norteño, sierreño, mariachi and more subgenres — had 5.81 million equivalent album units [EAUs] in the first 21 weeks of 2023 compared to 4.09 million EAUs in the prior-year period. EAUs combine album sales in addition to track sales and streams converted into album units.

That outpaces gains in the Latin genre overall (+23.1%), as well as country (+21.7%), dance/electronic (+15.5%), rock (+12.4%) and pop (+10.3%), as well as the overall market (+13.4%). Only K-pop — up 49.4% year to date as Korean music companies partner with U.S. labels to further penetrate the U.S. market — has performed better than regional Mexican.

The numbers are on track with Mexican music’s exponential and global growth — which Billboard has been reporting on — over the past few years. The legacy genre, which has been around for more than a century and a half, has experienced a newfound popularity, ushered in by a new generation of Mexican and Mexican-American artists who have subtly fused core traditional sounds with urbano/hip-hop styles appealing to a younger, digitally connected audience — mostly notably Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma and Grupo Frontera.

About 99% of regional Mexican consumption comes from streaming. Through May 25, on-demand audio streaming from services such as Spotify and Apple Music accounted for about 90% of consumption of regional Mexican music. The remaining streaming consumption came from video streaming platforms such as YouTube and programmed streams from Pandora and other non-interactive radio services. Physical sales are not important for the genre — some artists are digital only — accounting for about 1% of total consumption.

Collaborations have driven success for regional Mexican artists, with Elsabon Armado and Pluma’s hit single, “Ella Baila Sola,” and Grupo Frontera’s collab with Bad Bunny both reaching the top 5 of the Billboard Hot 100 in May. Both songs are currently part of a handful of regional Mexican songs that are surging on the Billboard Global 200 chart, where representation of the genre went from notably absent to now comprising nearly 10% of the entire ranking. Sixteen regional Mexican songs have debuted on the Hot 100 as of June 2; the chart dated May 6 set a record, with 14 positions occupied by regional Mexican tracks and another held down by a remix of Latin urban artist Ynvg Lvcas’s “La Bebe” featuring Pluma.

Latin music has soared in recent years with the help of artists such as Puerto Rico’s Bad Bunny and Colombia’s Karol G. In 2022, Latin music consumption grew 28.2% and was the No. 5 genre in the U.S. behind R&B/hip hop, rock, pop and country. Bad Bunny alone accounted for 6.7% of Latin consumption in 2022 when his album Un Verano Sin Ti finished the year as the top album in the United States and put 24 tracks into the Hot 100 chart.

Regional Mexican represented 18.2% of Latin consumption in 2022, about the same as the prior two years (19% and 18.7%). But through May 25, a handful of standout successes helped regional Mexican increase its share of Latin consumption to 20.1%.

Eslabon Armado is the leading regional Mexican act thus far in 2023. The four-piece group from California’s central valley accounted for about 8% of regional Mexican consumption through May 25 and boasted the second-highest consumption of any Latin artist behind Bad Bunny. That’s translated into chart success, including reaching No. 4 on the Hot 100 with “Ella Baile Sola” and reaching No. 6 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with Desvelado on DEL Records. The second- and third-leading regional Mexican artists, Ivan Cornejo and Junior H, both rank amongst the 11 most popular Latin artists in terms of EAUs — behind Colombian superstar Shakira and ahead of American-born Puerto Rican rapper Eladio Carrion.

This year, the top regional Mexican albums are dominated by artists, not compilations. Sony Music Latin’s Fuerza Regida has both the top album, Pa Que Hablan, and the No. 4 album, Sigan Hablando. Last year’s top albums, Modo Despecho and Cantina Mega Mix, rank at No. 6 and No. 7, respectively. In the same period in 2022, nine of the top 10 regional Mexican albums were compilations such as Universal Music Group’s Modo Despecho, Cantina Mega Mix and Cumbias de Microbusera. Corta Venas by DEL Records’ Eslabon Armado was the lone artist album in last year’s top 25 regional Mexican albums.

Collaborations have added to regional Mexican artists’ success in 2023. Eslabon Armado’s share of the subgenre increases from about 8% to 9.6% when collaborations with Cornejo, Junior H, Grupo Frontera, Fuerza Regida and Luis R. Conriquez are counted. Fuerza Regida’s standalone recordings and collaborations with Grupo Frontera, Natanael Cano, Peso Pluma, Juanpa Salazar, Marca Registrada, Cornejo, Becky G and others in the top 200 regional Mexican artists give the group a 9.2% share of regional Mexican consumption.

08 Jun 2023

Jay-Z Wins $7.2 Million In Perfume Lawsuit

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Jay-Z’s lawyers are undoubtedly worth the investment. The Brooklyn rapper and mogul just received a cool $7.2 million to finally close the door on a Parlux Fragrances lawsuit, which he won back in early 2016.

In 2016, the “Politics As Usual” rapper was sued by Parlux for $20 million, which claimed that he failed to endorse the cologne. The company asserted Hova didn’t do enough to push his Gold Jay-Z fragrance, which launched in 2013.

But in 2021, after six years of litigation and a trial that lasted several weeks and even saw Jay-Z take the stand, a jury cleared the Brooklyn rapper and said that he did not breach his contract and most importantly not liable for the $67.6 million in damages that Parlux was seeking. At the time, he was denied the $6 million in unpaid royalties he was seeking in a countersuit. However, in early 2022, an appellate court determined that Parlux did owe Jay-Z $4.5 million in royalties. Then about six months later, on August 25, 2022, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Andrew Borrok ruled that the perfume company owed Jay-Z $6.78 million.

And now, TMZ Hip Hop reported that Parlux finally sent Jay-Z a check for $7,259,061.31 to Jay-Z’s team on Wednesday, June 7. The company filed an appeal for the original $6.8 million judgment, but it took yet another L in court last week. Thus they had to finally pay up, with interest.

Jigga wins, again.

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08 Jun 2023

Cory Litwin Joins Range Media Partners as Managing Partner in Music Division

Cory Litwin, founder/CEO of 2wenty2wenty Music Group, is joining Range Media Partners as the newest managing partner in the music division, the company tells Billboard.

Litwin brings with him his roster of more than 25 writers, producers and engineers encompassing multiple genres, including Murda Beatz, Jason “Cheese” Goldberg and Autumn Rowe. Litwin’s team, including managers Brennan Bryant and Ky Zaretsky as well as coordinator Edson Higareda, are also joining Range.

Since taking on management of Murda Beatz in 2014, Litwin has helped the producer rise to become one of the most in-demand hitmakers in hip-hop thanks to successful collaborations with Drake, Travis Scott and Migos. In 2022 alone, Litwin signed Murda Beatz to a global distribution deal with ADA Worldwide, negotiated a catalog sale with Canadian music rights manager Kilometre Music Group and scored him a Las Vegas residency at Hakkasan. Litwin and Murda Beatz also recently co-founded and launched Murda Beatz Psychedelic Water, a non-alcoholic herbal supplement.

Litwin began his career as a party and concert promoter in Toronto. Before joining Range, he served as executive vp at Neil Jacobson‘s Hallwood Media from 2020-23. He has twice been named to Billboard‘s R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players list.

“Cory Litwin adds a much-needed dimension to our already dynamic business,” said Range Music co-founder/managing partner Matt Graham. “He and his team understand the producer and writer representation landscape at the highest level and provide access to tremendous hitmakers that enrich Range Music, feed our burgeoning label and publishing business. Additionally, I have found him to be a leader who acts; motivating those around him to move his client agendas forward at every turn.”

Range Music managing partner Tyler Henry added, “Cory is one of the best managers in the industry, and I couldn’t be more excited we get to partner again after all of these years. He goes above and beyond for his artist, partners, team and family. His abilities as an executive go far beyond music and I can’t wait to see what he accomplishes at Range.”

“I chose Range because I loved the company culture and the partners that had already been assembled,” said Litwin. “One of my favorite quotes is, ‘It’s not about the destination, but about the journey.’ Being able to join somewhere at this point in my journey with so many great partners having varying expertise and experience is exciting and inspiring to me. I’m looking to grow as much as I can and work alongside great people who can help with my growth and the growth of my clients. Here at Range there is an opportunity to expand into the arenas of some of my other passions, including film, television and sports.”

In addition to Litwin, Graham and Henry, the Range Media music division is headed up by Jack Minihan, Melissa Ruderman, Chris Thomas and Evan Winiker, as well as partners Michele Harrison, Greg Johnson, Rachel Douglas, Ace Christian and Joel Zimmerman.

Since launching just over two years ago, the Range music division has established its own label in partnership with Capitol Music Group and Virgin Music & Artist Label Services and brought on clients including Jack Harlow, Saweetie, Justin Tranter, Cordae, Midland, Nova Wav, Nicky Romero, D Smoke, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Hailey Whitters, Lauv, MAX, HARV, Sean Douglas, Wondagurl, Disco Biscuits, Rich the Kid, Yola, Eric Bellinger, Tkay Maidza and Pentatonix.

08 Jun 2023

NBC News Chronicles ’50 Years Fly: The Rise, Fall and Revolution of Hip-Hop Fashion’: Watch the Trailer

Baby Phat CEO and creative director Kimora Lee Simmons, designer Dapper Dan, FUBU CEO Daymond John and Karl Kani CEO Karl Kani are among the pioneers and experts who will be detailing hip-hop’s seismic impact in the fashion world on 50 Years Fly: The Rise, Fall and Revolution of Hip-Hop Fashion.

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Coinciding with the double celebration of Black Music Month and hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, the upcoming digital documentary from NBC News will premiere June 15.

Among the additional fashion industry executives, designers and experts featured in the documentary are Walker Wear CEO April Walker, The Cut editor-in-chief Lindsay Peoples, DTLR vp and divisional merchandise manager of apparel Antonio Gray, author Vikki Tobak (Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop; Ice Cold: A Hip-Hop Jewelry History) and Tommy Hilfiger founder Tommy Hilfiger. 

Here’s an advance look at the trailer for 50 Years Fly: The Rise, Fall and Revolution of Hip-Hop Fashion:

Shalini Sharma, executive editor of NBC News Digital Productions, tells Billboard, “As hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary, the NBC News Digital Docs team and I wanted to highlight the innovative designers who revolutionized fashion — inspired by hip-hop music and culture — while also bringing to light the struggles they surpassed.”

50 Years Fly: The Rise, Fall and Revolution of Hip-Hop Fashion debuts June 15 on NBC’s Peacock and will stream on NBC News NOW at 10:30 p.m. ET. NBC News Digital Docs, whose team includes executive producer Rachael Morehouse, has produced previous documentaries such as A Marriage on Trial: Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, and the Truth in the Age of Social Media, Dear Noah: Pages from a Family Diary, #FillerNation and Boiling Point: A City’s Fight for Clean Water.

08 Jun 2023

Interscope Partners With Tale Of Us’ Afterlife Label Ahead of Anyma & Grimes Track

Afterlife, the house and techno label from longstanding Italian electronic duo Tale Of Us, has entered a partnership with Interscope Records.

Per the terms of the deal, Interscope will distribute all Afterlife releases, including all past and future recordings. This includes the duo’s 2017 album, Endless, and singles dating back to 2011. The Afterlife catalog also includes releases from a fleet of house and techno artists including Argy, ANNA, CamelPhat, Cassian, Colyn, Kevin de Vries, Mathame, and Stephan Bodzin.

The first new release encompassed by the partnership is a collaborative track by Anyma — the solo project from the duo’s Matteo Milleri — and Grimes. This darkly spatial melodic house track, “Welcome To The Opera,” is out today (June 8.) Listen to it below.

As melodic house and techno has risen in popularity in the dance world over the past several years, so too has Tale Of Us’ profile risen into increasingly visible realms. The pair’s Afterlife show has been a huge draw in Ibiza since 2016, with the Afterlife residency launching again at the island’s mega-club Hï this month. Afterlife shows have happened in London, Berlin, Tulum and beyond, with three shows happening at The Brooklyn Mirage this September selling out in 30 minutes. The pair — Milleri and Carmine Conte — have been making music together since 2008 and are now based in Berlin. They signed with CAA last year.

“Interscope Records is a natural partner to help continue our vision and journey,” Milleri says in a statement.

“Over their tremendous careers as artists and label owners, Carmine and Matteo have helped shape dance music culture for an entire generation,” adds John Janick, chairman and CEO of  Interscope Geffen A&M. “We are excited to collaborate with them to bring their music to an even larger global audience.”

“Carmine and Matteo have made their distinctive mark in music both as artists and as label owners,” says A&R executive Ryan Roy, who helped bring the duo to Interscope. “Working with them on all of their future recordings as well as with the amazing artists on Afterlife is a massive honor for us.”

Interscope is also home to fellow electronic artists including Zedd, DJ Snake, Prospa and Louis The Child. Upcoming Tale Of Us dates include the Hï residency, Italy’s Kappa Future Festival, Tomorrowland in Belgium and ARC Music Festival in Chicago.

08 Jun 2023

Moriah Mills Continues To Crash Out Over Zion Williamson, Twitter Wants To Take Her Phone

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Moriah Mills is continuing her jabs toward Zion Williamson, this after the NBA player was accused by the adult performer of cheating on her and getting another woman pregnant. The barrage has taken a somewhat dark turn after it appears that the family of Williamson’s partner threatened to put hands on Moriah Mills in Atlanta.

Moriah Mills, 32, aired out some personal business regarding Zion Williamson in the wake of the NBA star revealing he will soon be a dad to a baby girl. For Williamson, it has been a particularly hairy couple of days after Twitter fans began to dig up Ahkeema’s past which included being a credit card scammer, stripper, and other unsavory things that were alleged.

Those same negative comments towards Ahkeema were echoed by Mills, who has amassed a career as an adult performer and popular OnlyFans star. It appears that Mills gave up the adult starlet life for Williamson, which only embittered Mills and caused her to dig her barbs deeper into the player.

“I deleted the video of the photographer pouring honey in my mouth because you told me you felt disrespected and I come and Twitter to see you trending with a thot being pregnant and you kissed that hoe [nausea emoji] @Zionwilliamson why you hurt me like this why you did this to your [butterfly emoji],” Mills tweeted.

It isn’t known if Mills was throwing a shot at Ahkeema but it certainly had that sort of energy when she wrote, “I’m in Atlanta hoe see me in December or should I say at my new condo in New Orleans @AhhConcreterose we sister wives now get wit or get lost .but imma get more always [clown emoji] he don’t play about me when it come to spoiling I’m his princess you a burnt out baby mom.”

That tweet prompted one of Ahkeema’s relatives to allegedly hop on Instagram and let it be known she’s ready to scrap if Mills is.

“What you won’t do is threaten my pregnant cousin,” wrote @nikkijzo. “I’m in Atlanta right now. You wanna fade cus someone aint choose you. What you wanna do?”

Mills last tweeted on Wednesday night writing, “If anything happens to me @Zionwilliamson it’s on you because you have this girls family threatening me.”

Hopefully, Moriah Mills is safe and okay as this isn’t a laughing matter at this point. However, that isn’t stopping Twitter from making comments and we’ve got them listed below.

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