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20 Mar 2024

Madonna & Her Twin Daughters Return to Malawi to Visit Singer’s Charity

Madonna took some time between her Celebration Tour stops to head back to Malawi.

The Queen of Pop took to her Instagram Stories on Tuesday (March 19) to share a series of photos and videos from the trip, which she took alongside her 11-year-old twin daughters Estere and Stella. Madonna adopted the duo in February 2017 from the East African country.

“#EstereAndStella @raisingmalawi,” Madonna wrote over one of the photos, in which the superstar is seen sitting in a chair, wearing a green shirt, camo pants and a straw hat. Estere and Stella, meanwhile, stand on either side of her rocking camo pants with black t-shirts and black jackets. The hashtag refers to her charity organization, Raising Malawi, which the “Vogue” singer founded in 2006 and works in “addressing the most critical needs of vulnerable children,” according to its website.

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Madonna is also mom to her daughters, 27-year-old Lourdes Leon and 18-year-old Chifundo “Mercy” James, as well as her sons, 23-year-old Rocco Ritchie and 18-year-old David Banda. Both Mercy and David were also born in Malawi.

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Last July, after the star’s hospitalization due to a bacterial infection, Madonna took to Instagram to share gratitude for her children. “As a Mother you can really get caught up In the needs Of your children and the seemingly endless giving,” she wrote. “But when the chips were down my children really showed up for me. I saw a side to them I had never seen before. It made all the difference.”

20 Mar 2024

Billboard’s Forum on Spanish Language Music in Madrid: Best Photos

The first ever Forum on Spanish Language Music in Madrid, presented by the Community of Madrid and powered by Billboard, took place on Tuesday (March 19) at the WiZink Center.

The one day, invite-only event — attended by some 500 artists, managers and industry execs — sought to highlight the growing consumption of music in Spanish across continents, and featured four panel conversations, as well as a Q&A and performance by Argentine superstar Nicki Nicole.

The forum focused on the new generation of cross-continent, cross-genre, cross-focus Latin acts who are now dominating the charts and the fact that Madrid is an epicenter of that fluidity.

“Spain fully embraces its role as part of a new Latin music movement,” said Jorge “Pepo” Ferradas, who manages Colombian artist Camilo and Spanish artist Rels B, both of whom have had success on opposite sides of the Atlantic. He was part of a powerhouse panel that also featured Walter Kolm, founder of WK Entertainment and manager of Maluma and Carlos Vives, among others; Fede Lauria, founder of Dale Play Records and manager of Bizarrap and Nicki Nicole; Alex Gallardo, president of Sony Music U.S. Latin; and Rosa Lagarrigue, founder of RLM Entertainment and manager of Rozalen and Raphael.

Spanish icon Raphael had a one-on-one conversation with Leila Cobo; artists La Mala Rodríguez, Yotuel, Maikel Delacalle and Paula Cendejas sat down for a discussion on the current state of music; followed by an interview with conductor Luis Cobos, president of the newly minted Spanish Academy of Music.

Below, see the photos inside the Forum on Spanish Language Music in Madrid.

20 Mar 2024

Will Kacey Musgraves or Justin Timberlake Be Able to Out-’Shine’ Ariana Grande’s Second Week?

The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. This week (for the upcoming Billboard 200 dated Mar. 30), Kacey Musgraves and Justin Timberlake both have much-anticipated new albums – but will they be well-received enough to take down Ariana Grande’s 2024 pace-setting set? 

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Ariana Grande, Eternal Sunshine (Republic): In its debut week, Ariana Grande’s seventh studio album moved an impressive 227,000 units in the U.S. March 8-14, according to Luminate. That’s not just up more than 50,000 units from Grande’s most recent first-week performance (for 2020’s Positions), but nearly 70,000 units higher than the previous best single-week performance of 2024 (the 149,000 posted by Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 1 in its first frame). Needless to say, it landed at No. 1 last week by a decisive margin, and may not be moved from the top spot all that easily in its second week.  

In its second week, Eternal Sunshine will undoubtedly see a heavy drop-off in sales – it sold 77,000 copies in its first week – but its streaming activity should be considerable. As of Tuesday (Mar. 19), the album still had six songs in Spotify’s Daily Top Songs USA’s top 40 and four in the Apple Music real-time top 40, led on both by “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love),” which bowed atop the Billboard Hot 100 and will remain one of the top-streamed songs in the country this week. It should be enough to ensure that a new album will need to post first-week units in the high five digits to unseat it at No. 1 next week. 

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Kacey Musgraves, Deeper Well (Interscope/MCA Nashville): Despite being one of the most acclaimed artists in country music for over a decade – and now an arena-touring, album of the year Grammy-winning crossover star as well – Kacey Musgraves has still yet to score a No. 1 album on the Billboard 200. Each of her four non-holiday studio albums has reached the chart’s top five, with her 2013 debut set Same Trailer, Different Park even getting to the runner-up spot. But she’s never quite gotten over the top – with her most recent charting effort, 2021’s lukewarmly received Star-Crossed, only making it to No. 3.  

Musgraves no doubt hopes that the fifth time is the charm with the release last Friday (Mar. 15) of her new set, Deeper Well, which pulls back a little on the multi-media (and multi-genre) ambitions of Star-Crossed for a lower-key, more gently introspective singer-songwriter vibe. The album should stream respectably – though not quite as well as Eternal Sunshine, even in that album’s second week – and should sell well, with nine vinyl variants of the LP currently available, including eight different-colored versions and exclusive variants for Target, Walmart, Spotify and Amazon, as well as four different CD versions, three different digital editions and a cassette.  

Justin Timberlake, Everything I Thought It Was (RCA): Unlike Musgraves, Justin Timberlake has visited the Billboard 200’s top spot – four times in a row, in fact – most recently with 2018’s Man of the Woods. It’s been over 20 years since Timberlake released an album that didn’t reach No. 1: his 2002 solo debut set Justified, which got stuck at No. 2 behind the Eminem-led 8 Mile soundtrack. However, JT’s No. 1 streak is at risk of coming to an end with his latest LP, the Friday-released Everything I Thought It Was.  

The album should sell fairly well, helped by four different vinyl LPs (including exclusives for Target, Amazon and his webstore) and three different CD box sets (each with a specific branded T-shirt) — as well as by a fairly successful lead single in the radio hit “Selfish,” which debuted at No. 19 on the Hot 100 and is still in the top 40 six weeks later. But the album’s streaming presence should be fairly minimal, even with an extensive 18-track runtime. Not one of the set’s cuts appeared in either the 200-spot Spotify Daily Top Songs USA or iTunes real-time charts in the day following its release – which may leave Timberlake looking up at Grande and Musgraves on the Billboard 200 next week.  

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Bossman Dlow, Mr Beat the Road (Alamo/Sony Music): Bossman Dlow has become one of the breakout rappers of early 2024, largely thanks to his viral hit “Get in With Me,” which has crossed over from TikTok to the top half of the Hot 100. That song can be found on the rapper’s new 22-track set Mr Beat the Road, along with still-growing streaming fixtures “Mr. Pot Scraper” and “Piss Me Off,” though whether Bossman can carry over the level of interest in his hits to a full album remains to be seen.  

Black Crowes, Happiness Bastards (Silver Arrow): The Brothers Robinson are back together again as co-pilots of Southern Rock staples the Black Crowes on new album Happiness Bastards, the duo’s first together in over a decade. It’s been three decades since the bros’ early-’90s commercial peak, but modern-day country gold-spinner Jay Joyce is behind the boards for the new set — which is available in three vinyl variants, as well as on standard and indie-exclusive CD.  

20 Mar 2024

PartyNextDoor Is Tempted by Fantasy in ‘Real Woman’ Video: Watch

PartyNextDoor’s relationships with women over the years have inspired his moody tunes, but his latest visual flips the script depicting how some females might take advantage of men.

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It isn’t a scene out of the Jennifer Lopez-starring Hustlers, but it could double as one from the strip club-centered film. PND delivered the “Real Woman” music video on Wednesday (March 20) with his sights set on the arrival of his P4 project. Directed by Edgar Daniel, the clip finds a trio of women walking into an upscale bar/lounge with all eyes on them.

Party glances over and is fascinated by one in a sleek red dress, so he approaches her at the bar. They chat the night away over drinks and cigars before leaving together.

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A woman narrator takes over with a pre-game speech to the strippers to not lose focus and keep their eye on the prize. “We have their life and wallets in the palm of our f—ing hands, and we’re here to do one thing, get f—ing rich,” she says with the sound of a credit card swipe.

As for his new album, PartyNextDoor told Billboard in his March cover story that his upcoming PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 project is “the hardest” he’s worked on an album in his career to date.

“This is the hardest I’ve ever worked on an album. This is the proudest I’ve felt … I’m excited to grind even more for the next [one]. I’m in love with how hard you should work for it,” he said.

The OVO singer revealed the release date for P4 during his set at Billboard’s annual THE STAGE at SXSW concert last week. Fans can expect the project to arrive on April 26. Party’s last album — Partymobile — arrived in 2020 and debuted at No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and peaked at No. 4 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Watch the “Real Woman” video below.

20 Mar 2024

Reneé Rapp Meets Her Childhood Hero Elmo on the Set of ‘Sesame Street’

Reneé Rapp is living out her childhood dreams, and no, that doesn’t refer to climbing the charts with her debut album or starring in one of the biggest films of the year. In an Instagram post Tuesday (March 19), the Mean Girls actress revealed that she recently got to visit the set of Sesame Street, where she met one of her earliest icons: Elmo.

The 24-year-old singer-songwriter shared a video of her sitting with the little red muppet on the children’s show’s famous green stoop, cuddling him close as the two posed for a photo. “mom I was literally on Sesame Street,” she captioned the post.

Rapp also included a photo of her as a baby, rocking a pair of adorable socks with Elmo’s face sewn onto the toes. “My dad had to repair the bottoms of those slippers 3 times because I insisted on wearing them out of the house as a kid,” she wrote of the snap on her Instagram Story. “let’s get it clear I will always f–king ride for elmo.”

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The Broadway star’s post comes just days after she won the outstanding music artist category at this year’s GLAAD Awards, where she was recognized for her November debut record Snow Angel. The 12-track set peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard 200.

Rapp is also fresh off the premiere of Tina Fey’s revamped Mean Girls film, the live action version of the Mean Girls musical, which itself was inspired by the original 2004 movie of the same name. In the flick, she played Regina George opposite Angourie Rice, Chris Briney, Avantika and Bebe Wood.

The “Not My Fault” singer, who made her Saturday Night Live debut as musical guest in January, has spent much of 2024 so far on the road. She had to postpone a couple of shows earlier this month due to illness, but not before she was recognized by Beyoncé for covering “Daddy Lessons” at one of her prior concerts.

After sharing a photo of a bouquet of flowers sent to her by Queen Bey after the performance, Rapp told The Hollywood Reporter that the superstar is “the reason that I know how to sing.”

See Rapp’s post with Elmo below.

20 Mar 2024

Jessie Reyez, Tainy, aespa, TOKiMONSTA & More Featured on ‘Rebel Moon – Part Two’ EP

The second installment of director Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon movie series will be accompanied by a five-track “inspired by” EP. Rebel Moon – Songs of the Rebellion is due out on April 5, with tracks from Jessie Reyez, Tainy, Tokischa, TOKiMONSTA, aespa, Black Coffee and Kordhell.

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The album will drop just before the April 19 Netflix release of Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, the sequel to the Justice League director’s 2023 futuristic space drama Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire.

“After being given the chance to watch the movie before it was out, it was very easy to connect the dots backwards and see myself in Kora” Reyez said in a statement in reference to the series’ main character, Kora/Arthelais, who leads fighters from across the galaxy in a battle against the oppressive Motherworld. “Personally, there’s not a lot of things I’m afraid of, but being absolutely vulnerable in love is definitely one of them. Kora has repeatedly been denied emotional and physical equanimity throughout her life, and when she is denied it again by [Charlie Hunnam’s character] Kai, she has yet another brick to add to her walls, and grows another layer on her thick skin.  It was natural to resonate with that.”

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All of the songs on the EP are originals the artists wrote specifically for the film according to the release, with each song paired to a lead character that inspired it. “The artists’ rebellious personal touches on each single create a compelling sonic journey throughout the EP, curated to the film’s characters and emotions of strength, resilience, and empowerment,” the release said. “The collection of songs also features various genres representing different cultures from around the world. And similar to the warriors in Rebel Moon, artists also have to fight for their families, their communities, a dignified future, and their art.”

Check out the track list — including which character inspired each song — below.

“Child of Fire” – Jessie Reyez (inspired by Kora –protagonist played by Sofia Boutella)

“Jalo!” – Tokischa + Tainy (inspired by The Bloodaxes — Darrian and Devra Bloodaxe — played by Ray Fisher and Cleopatra Coleman)

“Die Trying” – aespa + TOKiMONSTA (inspired by Nemesis — played by Doona Bae)

“Ode to Ancestors” (feat. Djimon Hounsou) – Black Coffee (inspired by General Titus — played by Hounsou)

“Revolution” – Kordhell (inspired by Jimmy — voiced by Anthony Hopkins)

20 Mar 2024

Megan Fox Confirms Machine Gun Kelly Engagement Was Called Off, But He’s Still Her ‘Twin Soul’

The status of Megan Fox’s relationship with onetime fiancé Machine Gun Kelly isn’t clear, and she plans on keeping it that way. She did, however, confirm during her Wednesday (March 20) appearance on Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast that their engagement was called off at some point last year, although the rapper will always be her “twin soul.” 

“I think that what I’ve learned from being in this relationship is that it’s not for public consumption,” she told Cooper. “I think, as of now, I don’t have a comment on the status of the relationship, per se. What I can say is [he] is what I refer to as being my ‘twin soul’ and there will always be a tether to him, no matter what.” 

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“I can’t say for sure what the capacity will be, but I will always be connected to him somehow,” the Jennifer’s Body star added. “Beyond that, I’m not willing to explain.” 

After Cooper observed that the actress and MGK “got engaged, then I think it was called off,” Fox confirmed, “All those things you said were accurate things that have occurred.”  

“I could see them being confusing, or interesting to people, and them being like, ‘What’s up?’” she conceded. 

Fox and the musician, born Colson Baker, first announced their engagement in January 2022. In February the next year, the couple sparked breakup rumors when the Pretty Boys Are Poisonous author deleted all their photos together on Instagram and shared a cryptic post quoting Beyoncé’s Lemonade track, “Pray You Catch Me.” 

“You can taste the dishonesty/ It’s all over your breath,” she wrote at the time, captioning photos of herself and a video of a burning envelope. 

Since then, it appears that the two stars have patched things up – although, as Fox made clear, their official status remains private. One of their most recent outings was at a Super Bowl afterparty in February, where they snapped a photo with Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. 

Fox also confirmed that she was at one of Baker’s recent tattoo appointments, from which he emerged with shocking blackout tats covering much of his shoulders, chest and arms. “For spiritual purposes only,” he wrote when sharing the body-art transformation for the first time on Instagram in February. 

“He has a really special story behind why he did that, which obviously, I’ll leave for him to tell,” the Till Death star told Cooper of Baker’s new look, noting he covered up his old ink because some of it made him feel “conflicted emotionally.” “Whatever they represented — and I don’t actually know — but he didn’t like to revisit those memories of some of the tattoos that he had and he wanted to get rid of them.” 

“I think it’s really elegant and it’s kind of ahead of its time,” she continued of the blackouts. “I think in 10 years it’ll be a trend … He did it fully awake with no pain killers. I don’t actually know how he endured that level of pain.” 

Listen to Fox’s Call Her Daddy below. 

20 Mar 2024

Slayyyter Lip Synched to Unreleased Lady Gaga Song ‘Brooklyn Nights’ and Mother Monster Loved It

While Lady Gaga has never released the song “Brooklyn Nights,” the ARTPOP-era cast-off has become a Little Monster favorite. Look no further than a TikTok from Slayyyter in which the “Miss Belladonna” singer lip synchs along to what she dubs “the greatest bridge from the greatest unreleased song of all time I think…”

In the 20-second video, Slayyyter — dressed in a yellow t-shirt and black motorcycle jacket — reclines as she mouths along to the lyrics, “I found an old pair of keys in my purse/ That opened the walkup we shared/ How did they get there, jerk?/ I wanna see you there/ I wanna make it work.” Touching her golden locks, Slayyyter continues, “I didn’t brush my hair/ And my lashes are falling/ Off of seven…”

The video elicited some predictably revved-up comments, none more excitable than the one from Mother Monster herself, who wrote, “[crying face emoji] love this.” Uber-fan Slayyyter, as you might imagine, was blown away by the nice words from Gaga, tweeting, “imshaking tnrjekjfnd.”

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Slayyyter wasn’t the only one losing their mind over the acknowledgement. Among the other cranked-to-11 responses on the original TikTok were: “OMG GAGA JUST ACKNOWLEDGED ‘BROOKLYN NIGHTS’ WE WON,” “OH MOTHER YOU HAVE TO REMIX THIS,” “OMGGGG SLAYYYTER IS A ‘BROOKLYN NIGHTS’ STAN” and “I mean a Lady Gaga x Slayyyter collaboration would send the dance pop girls to another dimension.”

Billboard reported in 2013 that during an impromptu Twitter Q&A with fans Gaga teased a potential sequel to her ARTPOP album, writing, “Yes, lots of songs for ACT TWO!” At the time, Gaga said a finished version of “Brooklyn Nights” was slated for release as a bonus track from ARTPOP, promising that it would come out “on the app sometimes during the album cycle.”

When the singer’s third full-length studio album was released in Nov. 2013, however, the song did not make the cut and the previously hinted-at plans to include it on an accompanying multi-media app did not come to fruition.

Gaga has not announced released a new album of solo material since 2020’s Chromatica, though a post from February featuring images of her in the studio clarified that she is “not” making a rock album.

Check out Slayyyter’s reaction tweet below.

20 Mar 2024

Killer Mike, Mitski, Caroline Polachek Among Top Nominees for 2024 Libera Awards

Killer Mike, Caroline Polachek, Mitski, L’Rain and Wednesday are among the artists who received multiple nominations for the 2024 Libera Awards. The 13th annual ceremony will take place on Monday, June 10 at historic Gotham Hall in New York City.

The Libera Awards are presented by A2IM (The American Association of Independent Music) across 36 categories honoring the best in independent music. This year’s announcement features three new categories: best record from games and interactive media, publisher of the year and distributor of the year.

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Partisan Records has the most nominations of any record label with five. Other labels with multiple nominations include Dead Oceans, Domino Recording Company, Matador Records, Sub Pop Records and Light in the Attic.

“Huge congratulations to all our talented and accomplished nominees for the 13th annual A2IM Libera Award,” Dr. Richard James Burgess, president/CEO of A2IM, said in a statement. “The A2IM Libera Awards is the world’s largest award show for the diverse universe of independent music and this year’s event will be the biggest and best to date.”

This year, the Libera Awards will honor Louis Posen, founder of Hopeless Records, with the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing his leadership in the independent sector.

The Libera Awards will kick off A2IM’s annual Indie Week conference, which will begin the following morning, Tuesday, June 11, and run through Thursday, June 13 at the InterContinental New York Times Square.

A2IM is a not-for-profit trade association that represents independent music recording owners. Tickets for the awards ceremony start at $299 for a balcony seat and are on sale here.

Here’s the complete list of nominations for the 2024 Libera Awards:

Record of the Year

L’Rain – I Killed Your Dog (Mexican Summer)

Killer Mike – MICHAEL (Loma Vista Recordings)

Mitski – The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We (Dead Oceans)

Caroline Polachek – Desire, I Want to Turn Into You (Perpetual Novice)

Wednesday – Rat Saw God (Dead Oceans)

Label of the Year (15 or more employees)

Dead Oceans

Domino Recording Company

Hopeless Records

Matador Records

Merge Records

Partisan Records

Sub Pop Records

Third Man Records

Label of the Year (5 or fewer employees)

Bastard Jazz Recordings

Bayonet Records

FADER Label

Innovative Leisure

Oh Boy Records

Topshelf Records

True Panther

Label of the Year (6-14 employees)

Captured Tracks

City Slang

Lex Records

Light in the Attic

Mack Avenue Music Group

Photo Finish Records

Saddle Creek

Distributor of the Year

FUGA

Light in the Attic

The Orchard

Redeye Worldwide

Secretly Distribution

Symphonic Distribution

Virgin Music Group

Publisher of the Year

Arts & Crafts Music

Domino Publishing Company

Reservoir Media

Rimas Publishing

Secretly Publishing

Sub Pop Publishing

Warp Publishing

Independent Champion presented by Merlin

Bandcamp

Downtown Music Holdings

Infinite Catalog

Light in the Attic

Peanut Butter Wolf

Jorge Brea

Thirty Tigers

Breakthrough Artist/Release presented by Virgin Music Group

BAMBII (Innovative Leisure)

bar italia (Matador Records)

Blondshell – Blondshell (Partisan Records)

Indigo De Souza – All of This Will End (Saddle Creek)

Say She She – Silver (Colemine Records)

Slow Pulp (ANTI)

Wednesday (Dead Oceans)

Music Video of the Year

Black Pumas – “More Than a Love Song” (ATO Records)

Blondshell – “Salad” (Partisan Records)

Indigo De Souza – “Younger & Dumber” (Saddle Creek)

Geese – “Cowboy Nudes” (Partisan Records)

IDLES – “Dancer” (Partisan Records)

Arlo Parks – “Blades” (Transgressive)

Shygirl – “Heaven (feat. Tinashe)” (Because Music)

Best Alternative Rock Record

Courtney Barnett – End of the Day (Mom+Pop)

Geese – 3D Country (Partisan Records)

Hotline TNT – Cartwheel (Third Man Records)

Mitski – The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We (Dead Oceans)

Caroline Polachek – Desire, I Want to Turn Into You (Perpetual Novice)

Wednesday – Rat Saw God (Dead Oceans)

Best American Roots Record

Charley Crockett – The Man From Waco Redux (Son Of Davy/Thirty Tigers)

Madi Diaz – “Don’t Do Me Good” (feat. Kacey Musgraves) (ANTI)

MJ Lenderman – “Rudolph” (ANTI)

Hiss Golden Messenger – Jump for Joy (Merge Records)

Esther Rose – Safe to Run (New West Records)

Allison Russell – The Returner (Fantasy Records)

Best Blues Record

The Count Basie Orchestra – Basie Swings the Blues (Candid Records)

Robert Finley – Black Bayou (Easy Eye Sound)

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – Live in London (Alligator Records)

Bettye LaVette – LaVette! (Jay-Vee Records/MRI)

Various Artists – Tell Everybody! (21st Century Juke Joint Blues From Easy Eye Sound) (Easy Eye Sound)

Nick Waterhouse – The Fooler (Innovative Leisure)

Best Classical Record

Chick Corea & Orchestra da Camera della Sardegna – Sardinia (Candid Records)

Doeke – Bewondering (Nettwerk Music Group)

Lara Downes – Love at Last (Pentatone)

Erik Hall – Canto Ostinato (Western Vinyl)

Hauschka – Philanthropy (City Slang)

Will Liverman – The Dunbar/Moore Sessions: Vol. I (Lexicon Classics)

Kelly Moran – Vesela (Warp Records)

Chick Corea & Orchestra da Camera della Sardegna – “Mozart Concerto No. 24 C Minor, K.491: II Larghetto” (Candid Records)

Best Country Record

Mya Byrne – Rhinestone Tomboy (Kill Rock Stars)

Colbie Caillat – Along the Way (Blue Jean Baby Records/Downtown Artist & Label Services)

The Pink Stones – You Know Who (Normaltown Records)

Margo Price – Strays (Loma Vista Recordings)

Tanya Tucker – Sweet Western Sound (Fantasy Records)

Turnpike Troubadours – A Cat in The Rain (Bossier City Records/Thirty Tigers)

Best Dance Record

Aluna – MYCELiUM (Mad Decent)

Braxe + Falcon – Step by Step (Remixes) (Smugglers Way/Domino Recording Company)

Jayda G – Guy (Ninja Tune)

LP Giobbi – Light Places (Counter Records/Ninja Tune)

Peggy Gou – “(It Goes Like) Nanana” (XL Recordings)

Hudson Mohawke & Nikki Nair – Set the Roof (Warp Records)

Romy – Mid Air (Young)

Best Electronic Record

Floating Points – “Birth4000” (Ninja Tune)

Sofia Kourtesis – Madres (Ninja Tune)

Little Dragon – Slugs of Love (Ninja Tune)

ODESZA, Yellow House – Flaws in Our Design (Foreign Family Collective/Ninja Tune)

Overmono – Good Lies (XL Recordings)

DJ Shadow – Action Adventure (Mass Appeal)

Yaeji – With a Hammer (XL Recordings)

Best Folk Record

Julie Byrne – The Greater Wings (Ghostly International)

Laura Jane Grace – “Dysphoria Hoodie” (Polyvinyl Record Co.)

Kara Jackson – Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? (September Recordings)

Aoife O’Donovan – Age of Apathy Solo Sessions (Yep Roc Records)

Andy Shauf – Norm (ANTI)

Sufjan Stevens – Javelin (Asthmatic Kitty Records)

Sunny War – Anarchist Gospel (New West Records)

Best Global Record presented by Redeye Worldwide

Altin Gün – Ask (ATO Records)

Asake – Work of Art (YBNL Nation / EMPIRE)

Bombino – Sahel (Partisan Records)

Pachyman – Switched-On (ATO Records)

Sampa the Great – As Above, So Below (Deluxe) (Loma Vista Recordings)

WITCH – Zango (Desert Daze Sound)

Best Heavy Record

Beartooth – The Surface (Red Bull Records)

The Callous Daoboys – God Smiles Upon the Callous Daoboys (MNRK Music Group)

From Ashes to New – Blackout (Better Noise Music)

Fucked Up – One Day (Merge Records)

Model/Actriz – Dogsbody (True Panther)

Soul Glo – “If I Speak (Shut the Fuck Up)” (Epitaph)

Zulu – A New Tomorrow (Flatspot Records)

Best Hip-Hop/Rap Record

Aesop Rock – Integrated Tech Solutions (Rhymesayers Entertainment)

Atmosphere – So Many Other Realities Exist Simultaneously (Rhymesayers Entertainment)

Danny Brown – Quaranta (Warp Records)

Conway The Machine – WON’T HE DO IT (Drumwork Music Group LLC/EMPIRE)

McKinley Dixon – Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? (City Slang)

Kari Faux – REAL B*TCHES DON’T DIE! (drink sum wtr)

Killer Mike – MICHAEL (Loma Vista Recordings)

billy woods, Kenny Segal – Maps (Backwoodz Studios/Fat Possum Records)

Best Jazz Record

Joey Alexander – Continuance (Mack Avenue Music Group)

Louis Cole – Some Unused Songs (Brainfeeder)

Sam Gendel & Marcella Cytrynowicz – AUDIOBOOK (Psychic Hotline)

Robert Glasper – In December (Loma Vista Recordings)

John Carroll Kirby – Blowout (Stones Throw Records)

Christian McBride’s New Jawn – Prime (Mack Avenue Music Group)

Best Latin Record

El Búho – Strata (Wonderwheel Recordings)

Bebel Gilberto – João ([PIAS])

Helado Negro – “LFO (Lupe Finds Oliveros)” (4AD)

Carla Morrison – “Todo Fue Por Amor (de la película “Con Esta Luz”)” (Cosmica Artists)

Pahua – Habita (Nacional Records)

Tagua Tagua – Tanto (Wonderwheel Recordings)

Best Outlier Record

Anjimile – The King (4AD)

ANOHNI – My Back Was a Bridge for You to Cross (Secretly Canadian)

Khruangbin – Live at Sydney Opera House (Dead Oceans)

L’Rain – I Killed Your Dog (Mexican Summer)

Tirzah – trip9love…??? (Domino Recording Company)

yeule – softscars (Ninja Tune)

Best Pop Record

Belle and Sebastian – Late Developers (Matador Records)

CHAI – CHAI (Sub Pop Records)

Becca Mancari – Left Hand (Captured Tracks)

Samia – Honey (Grand Jury Music)

Suki Waterhouse – “To Love” (Sub Pop Records)

Best Punk Record

CIVIC – Taken by Force (ATO Records)

Mannequin Pussy – “I Got Heaven” (Epitaph)

Neck Deep – “Take Me With You” (Hopeless Records)

Scowl – Psychic Dance Routine (Flatspot Records)

Snõõper – Super Snõõper (Third Man Records)

Soul Glo – “If I Speak (Shut the Fuck Up)” (Epitaph)

Best R&B Record

Emily King – Special Occasion (ATO Records)

Sampha – Lahai (Young)

Emeli Sandé – How Were We to Know (Chrysalis Records)

Jorja Smith – falling or flying (FAMM Limited (Jorja Smith))

Cleo Sol – Gold (Forever Living Originals / TuneCore)

Jamila Woods – Water Made Us (Jagjaguwar)

Best Record From Games and Interactive Media

Jon Everist – The Lamplighters League (Original Soundtrack) (Lakeshore Records)

HEALTH – “HATEFUL” (Loma Vista Recordings)

Mr. Sauceman, ClascyJitto, Post Elvis – Pizza Tower (Materia Collective)

Matt Creamer, Retroware, Professor Shyguy ft. Nur-D – Prison City Original Soundtrack (Screenwave Media)

Best Reissue

Cymande – Cymande (Partisan Records)

De La Soul – 3 Feet High & Rising (AOI Records)

The Exploding Hearts – Guitar Romantic (Expanded and Remastered) (Third Man Records)

Jerry Garcia – Might as Well: A Round Records Retrospective (Round Records)

Jason Isbell – Southeastern (Southeastern Records / Thirty Tigers)

Neutral Milk Hotel – The Collected Works of Neutral Milk Hotel (Merge Records)

Best Remix

Sudan Archives, ODESZA – “Selfish Soul (ODESZA Remix)” (Stones Throw Records)

Christine and the Queens – “To Be Honest” (SG Lewis Remix) (Because Music)

John Summit, deadmau5, Kaskade – “I Remember” (John Summit Remix) (mau5trap)

Jerry Garcia & LP Giobbi – Garcia (Remixed) (Round Records)

Margo Price – “Change of Heart” (feat. Sierra Ferrell) (Loma Vista Recordings)

Best Rock Record

Be Your Own Pet – Mommy (Third Man Records)

Blondshell – Blondshell (Partisan Records)

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Weathervanes (Southeastern Records)

Manchester Orchestra – The Valley of Vision (Loma Vista Recordings)

The National – First Two Pages of Frankenstein (4AD)

Queens of the Stone Age – In Times New Roman… (Matador Records)

Ratboys – The Window (Topshelf Records)

Best Short-Form Video

Blondshell – “Kiss City” Reel (Partisan Records)

De La Soul – Tribute to Dave (AOI Records)

IDLES – “Grace” Teaser (Partisan Records)

John Carroll Kirby – “Oropendola” (Stones Throw Records)

Mitski – The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We (Dead Oceans)

Best Singer-Songwriter Record

Indigo De Souza – All of This Will End (Saddle Creek)

Madi Diaz – “Same Risk” (ANTI)

Angel Olsen – Forever Means (Jagjaguwar)

Jess Williamson – Time Ain’t Accidental (Mexican Summer)

Jenny Owen Youngs – Avalanche (Yep Roc Records)

Best Soul/Funk Record

Betty Davis – Crashin’ From Passion (Light in the Attic)

Black Pumas – Chronicles of a Diamond (ATO Records)

Robert Finley – Black Bayou (Easy Eye Sound)

Neal Francis – Francis Comes Alive (ATO Records)

Say She She – Silver (Colemine Records)

Best Spiritual Record

Blind Boys of Alabama – Echoes of the South (Single Lock Records)

Lecrae, Tasha Cobbs Leonard – “Your Power” (Reach Records)

Katy Nichole – Jesus Changed My Life (Centricity Music)

J Rocc – Beatitudes (Stones Throw Records)

Lori Vambe – Space-Time Dreamtime (STRUT)

Best Sync Usage

Cat Power – Cover of Rihanna’s “Stay” in A24’s Past Lives trailer (Domino Recording Company)

Brittany Howard ft. Childish Gambino – “Stay High” in You People (ATO Records)

Refused – “New Noise” in The Bear (Season 2) (Epitaph)

Sharon Van Etten – “Anything” in Priscilla trailer (Jagjaguwar)

Nilüfer Yanya – “Midnight Sun” in The Boogeyman (ATO Records)

Creative Packaging

Aphex Twin – Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / in a room7 F760 (Warp Records)

De La Soul – 3 Feet High & Rising (AOI Records)

Jerry Garcia – Heads and Tails: Vol. 1 (Round Records)

Neutral Milk Hotel – The Collected Works of Neutral Milk Hotel (Merge Records)

John Prine – The Oh Boy Singles Box Set (Oh Boy Records)

Various Artists – Sub Pop Singles Club Vol. 8 (Sub Pop Records)

Marketing Genius

Blonde Redhead – Sit Down for Dinner (section1)

Blondshell – Blondshell (Partisan Records)

De La Soul – De La Soul Catalog Release (AOI Records)

Peggy Gou – “(It Goes Like) Nanana” (XL Recordings)

Killer Mike – MICHAEL (Loma Vista Recordings)

Mitski – The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We (Dead Oceans)

Self-Released Record of the Year

Laurel Halo – Atlas (Awe)

L’Queer – “Fuck Ron DeSantis” (L’Queer)

Michigander – It Will Never Be the Same (C3 Records)

Paris Texas – MID AIR (Paris Texas LLC)

Caroline Polachek – Desire, I Want to Turn Into You (Perpetual Novice)

Tenacious D – “Video Games” (Tenacious D)

20 Mar 2024

Cardi B Addresses Rumored $80 Million Net Worth: ‘I Make a Lot of Money’

Cardi B has always been about her dollars long before releasing her financially friendly 2018 single “Money.”

The Bronx native recently sat down with Complex‘s Speedy Morman, who asked about Cardi’s rumored $80 million net worth, which she believes is long in her rear view, as the 31-year-old has entered a new tax bracket.

“I feel like I actually passed almost doing $80 million,” she admitted. “I make a lot of money. I make a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot of money.”

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Cardi B also made sure to explain that the checks aren’t only fattening her pockets, as she takes care of the financial woes of many friends and family around her.

“But also, I got a lot, a lot of bills,” she added. “I’m taking care of [family]. I’m helping a lot. I’m not going to say I take care, I’m helping a lot, and I help a lot of my friends and I help a lot of my family and everything.”

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The “WAP” rapper admitted it’s tough to tell her family no when she’s buying plenty of designer garments and luxury items.

“I gotta say no and I’m buying Birkins,” she said. “I don’t like it when I feel like they playing with me … I remember when I was broke, I was never outside. I just seen you buy some designers. Even when I was a stripper and I had some times that I struggled, I was not buying that s–t.”

Cardi will look to keep securing bags in 2024 as she’s staying busy on the music side and promising her long-awaited sophomore album. She heated up the stove with a pair of singles to kick off the year with “Like What (Freestyle),” which debuted inside the Billboard Hot 100’s top 40, and “Enough (Miami),” which arrived on Friday (March 15).

“I took a little break, I came back on social media. I dropped a little freestyle and everything, y’know, just to wet my feet. A week later, I’m dropping this single, and the next announcement is not going to be a single, it’s gonna be an album,” she told Billboard Canada. “I’m back outside, I’m tired of s–t holding me back. It’s been six years since l’ve dropped an album, so I’m gonna drop an album this year.”

Watch the interview below. Talk of Cardi’s net worth starts around 30:55.