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Coachella Valley is about to see an influx of Little Monsters roaming the grounds this spring, with Lady Gaga joining the festival’s 2025 lineup alongside co-headliners Green Day and Post Malone. Also listed on the billing — which was unveiled in full Wednesday (Nov. 20) — is Travis Scott, whose name appears unattached to a date alongside the phrase “designs the desert.”
On his Instagram, Scott called his upcoming performance the “first of its kind,” and according to a press release from his team, he’ll play the main stage on Saturday night.
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This year’s two-weekend festival will run April 11-13 and 18-20, with Missy Elliott, Benson Boone, LISA, FKA Twigs, GloRilla, Tyla, Artemas and more performing on both Fridays ahead of the “Rain on Me” singer’s night-closing performances. The Saturday lineups will be led by the “American Idiot” rock band and also feature Charli XCX, Anitta, Clairo, ENHYPEN, Jimmy Eat World, T-Pain and more. Of Green Day’s upcoming foray into the desert, Billie Joe Armstrong tells Billboard, “Death, taxes and… rock n roll. In this world gone sideways we know one thing for certain – rock n roll is forever, and its spirit is needed now more than ever. So bring your rage, your hope, and your loudest voice. Coachella, let’s have the time of our lives.”
With Posty leading the Sunday shows, Megan Thee Stallion, Zedd, JENNIE of BLACKPINK, Beabadoobee, Ty Dolla $ign, Rema, Shaboozey and more will perform on the final days of both weekends. The “Psycho” musician previously let slip that he’d be on the lineup by including a pair of shows conspicuously slated for April 13 and 20 in Indio, Calif. on his list of Big Ass Stadium Tour stops, which were unveiled Tuesday (Nov. 19).
Tickets for the festival will go on presale at 11 a.m. PT Friday (Nov. 22), with attendees of the 2023 and 2024 festivals getting early access starting 11 a.m. PT the day prior. Interested music lovers can register for the presale now on Coachella’s website.
See the full Coachella lineup below.
It’s been 26 years since Goo Goo Dolls dropped their seminal hit, “Iris,” and the track continues to reach new heights. On Wednesday (Nov. 20), it was announced that the track is now certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). That’s not all — “Iris” has also amassed more than two billion […]
MIYAVI released his newest album, Found in Pain, on Oct. 23. This new album is a companion album to Lost in Love, which he released in April.
The theme running through these two albums is “Duality.” The albums mark the first time that MIYAVI has created a set of albums with a single united concept. They are also the first original album releases in three years for MIYAVI, who has been traveling around the world as a rock musician, actor, and humanitarian aid worker. With this pair of albums, MIYAVI has nimbly transcended his past public image, boldly exploring new territory. He has created an explosive and ambitious work that suddenly opens a new chapter in this artist’s life.
What led him to want to explore this theme? MIYAVI’s motivation lies in giving people courage, energy, and a zest for life, both through the music that he writes and plays and through his humanitarian aid efforts. His goal is to be someone whose path in life moves others to find their own strength to carry on. That’s why MIYAVI goes out on stage, a samurai guitarist, exuding the aura of a rock star. It’s why he makes such a striking impression as he plays his guitar, his powerful and energetic vocal delivery combining with his stage performance to excite the audience and elevate their spirits with his positivity. But while some people are receptive to that kind of straight-forward encouragement—to being told “you can do it”—there are also people who feel crushed by the reality around them. People who can’t put their chin up and push forward, even though they might want to. In his humanitarian aid work, there have been times where MIYAVI couldn’t simply tell someone “You can do it.” In these albums, he wanted to share the loneliness, pain, fear, and conflict he has faced as a rock star. He wanted to show people how he struggled with these issues and how he overcame them by grappling with his own weaknesses and overcoming them, discovering new sides of himself. By depicting this process, he wished to send out a message to those facing their own struggles. That is what led him to create these two albums.
One of the noteworthy things about the albums is that they use a lyrical approach that differs completely from past albums. What’s more, the music and sound of the songs, depicting subtle changes in states of mind, are unlike anything in his previous work. MIYAVI created the songs on the two albums by jamming with a prodigious number of collaborators, beat-makers, and producer. He has taken on the challenge of writing songs in previously unexplored veins. While Lost In Love has darker songs and opulent mid-tempo tunes, Found In Pain has everything from cheery dance numbers to full-fledge ballads. To convey subtle changes in states of mind using a storytelling approach, all of the lyrics on the songs on both albums are entirely in English. Another notable feature of the albums is that, along with these English lyrics, the music itself has a consistently Western groove, with no effort to include J-pop-like melodies.
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Even on first listen, the most striking aspects of the albums are MIYAVI’s vocals. Falsetto, multilayered harmonies, sultry vocals, whispered singing that is almost like speaking directly to the listener—MIYAVI’s talents as a front man are on clear display as he switches between diverse vocal styles not seen on previous albums, acting out the emotions depicted in the varied songs and lyrics. His talent can be stunning. The listener will find themselves thinking “Is this MIYAVI singing?” “I knew about the expressiveness of his guitar playing, but I had no idea that he had such emotional range in his singing, too.” MIYAVI has clearly awakened as a vocalist and singer on these two albums.
MIYAVI has been able to showcase his abilities as a vocalist, sharing his message through his melodious singing, precisely because he has so thoroughly established his identity as a musician through his main instrument of choice, the guitar. As if to demonstrate this, on these two albums, one seldom hears his past approach of singing through his guitar, or focusing on the kinds of phrases that would best highlight his guitar-playing. On these two albums, the highest priority is arranging the songs to best showcase the essence and flavor of their melodies. While on previous albums, keyboard parts or guitar parts by other musicians would be replaced by MIYAVI’s own guitar playing on the final song, on these albums, he kept these parts as-is when they worked well. It’s one of the things to listen for on the albums. The delicate phrasing and tone of MIYAVI’s guitar parts, and each of his performances, stands out with an even greater sense of presence, arranged with pinpoint accuracy.
The best way to listen to MIYAVI’s two latest albums is back-to-back.
The first album, Lost In Love, starts with “Intro,” which opens the gates to the darkness within ones heart. This is followed by “Broken Fantasy,” with its memorable head-shaking choreography. The hip-hop-styled “Real Monster” starts out with falsetto vocals before launching into rap. Then there is “Tragedy Of Us,” a song with a dark, heart-wrenching melody, followed by “Last Breath,” which, through its piano and whispered vocals, punctuated by MIYAVI’s lightning-like guitars, bids a farewell to pain, smothering love, and the darkness within. Heading into the second album, Found In Pain, the first track is the eponymous “Found In Pain,” which starts with a gospel-like chorus and evolves into a dance beat, like a phoenix being reborn and taking flight. On “You Already Know,” MIYAVI, Fender in hand, tells the true story of his own life, starting with his struggles as a teen. “I’m So Amazing” is a collaboration with one of the legends of funk, George Clinton. Later comes “Put Your Hands On Me,” a ballad with sensual lyrics and vocals. The album comes to an end with “One More Time” and “Sanctuary,” through which MIYAVI shares that no matter how his dreams might be dashed and his hope might be lost, his guitar gives him wings to fly, and every time he sings he soars up into the air. For him, music is a holy place. It is a place where he can rediscover his dreams and his will to live, bringing him face to face with himself and allowing him to discover new sides of himself.
One can only hope that this masterwork, in which MIYAVI constantly explores new territory, reaches the people who truly need to hear it, so that MIYAVI’s music can help give them hope and a renewed will to live.
—This article by Sachie Tokito first appeared on Billboard Japan
Who says Selena Gomez is done with music?
In a career-spanning cover story for The Hollywood Reporter published Wednesday (Nov. 20), the 32-year-old multi-hyphenate clarified her future plans following a banner year in film and beauty — including acting and, yes, music. “I think I’ve done just as much as I wanted to do in music, but it’s exciting because I feel like I haven’t even started in film and TV,” she told the outlet.
“I know I’ve been a part of some great projects and I’m really proud of them,” she added. “I like that I have to earn my position, and I love storytelling. So, I’m excited to do more of that.”
Even so, the Rare Beauty founder promised she’s “almost done” with her pop star career. “Music isn’t going away,” she said. “I just set it down for a second.”
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Fans have been waiting for a new album from Gomez since her 2020 third studio effort Rare, which debuted atop the Billboard 200 and spawned her first-ever No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Lose You to Love Me.” Earlier this year, she dropped the single “Love On,” a followup to her 2023 single “Single Soon.”
The releases led some fans to think that an album was in the works, but in an interview with Billboard in March, Gomez clarified that the two songs might not make her next LP’s tracklist. “I think objectively, I would like to say that I am working towards an album, but I don’t know if those songs would be on that project,” she said in March. “I feel like I’m brewing, and I’m in the process of really creating some great songs, hopefully. I don’t know if they would fit with what I’m gonna go with.”
In lieu of a new album in 2024, Gomez has been overseeing her Rare empire and mental health company Wondermind as well as promoting Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez, in which she stars opposite Karla Sofía Gascón and Zoe Saldaña. “I genuinely thought it was going to be a movie that, like, came out in France,” she told THR of the film’s surprising success. “I was very confused. I was like, ‘Guys, why are we doing so many things right now?’ And everyone’s just laughing because it’s doing well.”
One person that’s been key through it all is Benny Blanco. In addition to producing “Single Soon,” the hitmaker has served as Gomez’s partner and cheerleader since they started dating in summer 2023.
“This is the safest I’ve ever felt in [a relationship], and I see a future with this person,” Gomez told THR of sharing pieces of their relationship on social media. “And when you put a little bit out there, people are not as hungry to hunt you down. Like, if they hear something, they’re going to, but if you’re like, ‘I did it,’ they’re like, ‘Oh, well there’s you, just going to Sushi Park.’ But there’s so much of my relationship people don’t see, that’s just mine.”
See Selena Gomez on the cover of The Hollywood Reporter and photos from the shoot below.
Trey Songz, Omarion and Bow Wow, along with special guest Rick Ross, are among the performers slated for The Millennium Tour 2025. Launching March 7 in Louisville, Kentucky, the tour’s artist lineup also includes Plies, Boosie, Ying Yang Twins, Ray J, Sammie, Bobby V, Pleasure P and Nivea.
Concurrently, it was also announced Wednesday (Nov. 20) that Bow Wow has signed with Day After Day Productions (DADP) for worldwide touring representation. With nearly 25 years in entertainment, the rapper joins an agency roster whose clients include Bobby Brown, Lil’ Kim and Teddy Riley.
The Millennium Tour 2025 is being produced and promoted by The Black Promoters Collective (BPC). It’s the organization’s latest edition of its successful Millennium Tour franchise. In the release announcement, BPC CEO Gary Guidry said, “We’re happy to bring The Millennium Tour 2025 to life, building on the energy and nostalgia our fans love while pushing the boundaries of live entertainment.” In addition to Louisville, KY, the tour will make stops in Detroit, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Brooklyn, Atlanta, Chicago and Las Vegas before wrapping in Los Angeles on April 27.
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Regarding Bow Wow’s aforementioned signing announcement, Day After Day Productions founder/CEO Seth Shomes stated, “Bow Wow’s undeniable talent and charisma make him a perfect fit for Day After Day and the passion we have for our clients. We’re honored to represent him and build upon his unique ability to create unforgettable live experiences for his fans around the world.” Added Bow Wow, “My team and I are excited to partner with Seth and the whole DADP team, our visions aligned from day one and I look forward to our continued growth.”
Ticket presales for The Millennium Tour 2025 begin Nov. 21; sales to the general public start on Nov. 22. The complete tour schedule, ticket sales and additional information can be found here.
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This week: The original Wicked cast album gets a big bump in anticipation of the imminent film adaptation, Jake Paul uses a rock classic to (maybe) take a pre-fight musical swipe at Mike Tyson, a Grammy nominee enjoys a nice winning streak and more.
‘Wicked’ Week Boosts Original Broadway Cast Album & Select Ariana Grande Tracks
After decades of development, Wicked is finally hitting the silver screen! On Friday (Nov. 2), the film adaptation of the beloved Tony-winning Broadway musical will open in theaters across the U.S. In the lead up to the film, which will star Grammy winners Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba) and Ariana Grande (Galinda), fans have been turning to the original Broadway cast album to hold them over.
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According to Luminate, the 2003 Wicked cast recording has risen 60% in streaming activity from between the first two weeks of November. During Nov. 1-7, the album earned 4.9 million official on-demand U.S. streams, with that figure jumping to 7.8 million during Nov. 8-14. Led by musical theatre icons Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, the original Wicked cast recording features several songs that have earned significant streaming boosts as the film adaptation draws nearer.
“Defying Gravity,” which Erivo and Grande will perform to close the film, is up 47% streams from 909,000 official on-demand U.S. streams (Nov. 1-7) to 1.34 million (Nov. 8-14). Emmy nominee Jonathan Bailey will take on the role of Fiyero in the 2024 film, performing “Dancing Through Life,” which is up 62% in streams. The lengthy track, which was originally performed by Norbert Leo Butz, earned over 453,000 official on-demand U.S. streams during Nov. 8-14. “No One Mourns the Wicked,” the musical’s moving opening number, is also up 63% in streams, collecting over 417,000 official on-demand U.S. streams during Nov. 8-14.
The anticipation for Grande’s take on “Popular” has also spurred streaming gains for Chenoweth’s original. “Popular” is up 64% in streams from 562,000 official on-demand U.S. streams (Nov. 1-7) to 923,000 (Nov. 8-14). On her 2013 Billboard 200-topping debut album Yours Truly, Grande included a collaboration with MIKA titled “Popular Song” that interpolates elements of the Wicked classic. That duet is up 66% in streams from 113,000 official on-demand U.S. streams (Nov. 1-7) to 189,000 (Nov. 8-14).
Grande also covered “The Wizard and I” for 2019’s A Very Wicked Halloween 15-year anniversary special, and that version was tacked onto a commemorative re-release of the Wicked cast album. Grande’s rendition of the showstopper – which will be performed by Erivo in the film – pulled over 22,000 streams during Nov. 1-7. The following week (Nov. 8-14), that number jumped by a whipping 82% to over 40,000 streams. The original version of “The Wizard And I” is performed by Menzel and the late Carole Shelley, who originated the role of Madame Morrible that Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh will assume in the film. Their version jumped 64% in streaming activity from 294,000 official on-demand U.S. streams (Nov. 1-7) to 483,000 (Nov. 8-14).
As crowds flock to Wicked expect to see more gains for the original Broadway cast recording – and a notable debut for the film soundtrack, which will arrive on Nov. 22 through Republic and Verve. — KYLE DENIS
Well If You Told Me You Were Boxing: Jake Paul Lends a Hand to a Phil Collins Classic
It was one of the most surreal (and most watched) sporting events of the year: the 27-year-old influencer-turned-pugilist Jake Paul taking on 58-year-old all-time boxing legend Mike Tyson in a Netflix-streamed Friday night fight (Nov. 15). Though many watching wanted to see the former undisputed heavyweight champion give the YouTube superstar a spanking, Paul ended up winning the much-hyped bout in a unanimous decision. Another less-likely winner from the evening, however, was another legend even more veteran than Tyson: U.K. pop and rock great Phil Collins.
Collins ended up soundtracking part of the evening, as Paul used the Genesis frontman’s eternal 1981 solo debut single “In the Air Tonight” as his entrance music – likely a winking pre-ring jab at the champ, who sang (and drummed) along to the song in a famous scene from the 2009 comedy The Hangover. Whatever Paul’s intent, the music did its job: Not only did he win the fight, but “Tonight” totaled 779,000 official on-demand U.S. streams over the following Saturday and Sunday, up 47% from the equivalent period the prior week, according to Luminate. (Tyson’s own walkout song, “Murdergram” (by Jay-Z, DMX and Ja Rule, recording collectively as Murder Inc.), was up 185% to 9,000 streams.)
Another non-entrance song seeing related gains this week? DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince’s 1989 hit “I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson,” which racked up nearly 15,000 streams combined over Friday and Saturday, up from under 1,000 over the same period the prior week. – ANDREW UNTERBERGER
PartyNextDoor Eyes Eleventh Hour 2024 Hit with a Nine-Year-Old Leak
With PartyNextDoor 4, PartyNextDoor became one of the select few artists to reach the Billboard 200’s top 10 with a newly released R&B album – but his latest hit isn’t even on that project.
“Dreamin” originally leaked alongside a slew of other PND tracks back in 2015, but thanks to a viral unofficial remix from rising artist Zayskii, the Grammy-nominated star uploaded the original track to DSPs two weeks ago (Nov. 3). During the first week of the month (Nov. 1-7), “Dreamin” earned 2.42 million official on-demand U.S. streams, according to Luminate. By the following week (Nov. 8-14), that figure ballooned 100% to 4.85 million streams.
Zayskii (@onlyzayskii) first uploaded a snippet of his remix on Oct. 18, with a post captioned “Partynextdoor remix?” To date, the snippet has earned 6.3 million views and over 1.1 million likes; there are now over 61,000 posts soundtracked by that snippet.
With the original version finally on DSPs, “Dreamin” will likely continue to grow. Time will tell if that buzzy remix also gets an official release. — KD
Doechii Experiences the ‘Heal’ing Powers of Grammy Nominations & Live Moments
It’s been a great couple of weeks for Florida rapper-singer Doechii, whose Alligator Bites Never Heal mixtape was released to strong reviews but little commercial fanfare back in August. She’s belatedly getting her due for the set this month, however – particularly with the nominations she landed for next February’s Grammys: best rap album for Bites and best rap performance for its lead single “Nissan Altima.”
Those nominations, announced Nov. 8, have proven well-timed for Doechii, who has since wrapped her accompanying tour for the album and performed at the Tyler, the Creator-curated Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival (Nov. 16) – all of which has driven extra ears to her recent set and its lead single, which has also enjoyed some extra TikTok attention lately. The album drew 5.9 million official on-demand U.S. streams this past tracking week (ending Nov. 14), according to Luminate – a 40% gain from the prior week – while “Nissan Altima” was up 29% to over 1.7 million streams on its own.
The good momentum should just keep growing for Doechii through this Friday’s Musicians on Musicians event at New York’s Apollo Theater, which will see her speaking and performing alongside Brittany Howard, Busta Rhymes and GloRilla. — AU
Music films and documentaries are sprinkled among the nominees for AARP’s 24th annual Movies for Grownups Awards, which was established to encourage films and TV shows that resonate with older viewers.
A Complete Unknown, the upcoming James Mangold film about Bob Dylan in the 1960s starring Timothée Chalamet, is nominated for best picture/best movie for grownups. It is competing with Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Gladiator II and September 5. (The latter concerns a hostage crisis at the 1972 Olympics in Munich.)
Documentaries about Celine Dion and Luther Vandross are among the nominees for best documentary. I Am: Celine Dion, directed by Irene Taylor, focuses on the singer’s struggle with Stiff Person Syndrome. Luther Vandross: Never Too Much — directed by Dawn Porter and featuring Jamie Foxx, Mariah Carey and Patti LaBelle — traces the late R&B star’s life and career.
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The other nominees in the documentary category are Piece by Piece, directed by Morgan Neville, a journey through the life of Pharrell Williams, told through the lens of LEGO animation; Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, directed by Peter Ettedgui, which tracks actor Christopher Reeve’s pivot from film star to activist for disability rights following a tragic 1995 horse-riding accident; and Will & Harper, directed by Josh Greenbaum, an intimate portrayal of friendship starring Will Ferrell and Harper Steele, friends of 30 years who go on a cross-country road trip.
The Oscars will announce its shortlist of 15 films eligible for best documentary feature on Dec. 17.
The annual Movies for Grownups Awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, Jan. 11, at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, Calif. Alan Cumming, the Tony- and Primetime Emmy Award-winning host of the competition show The Traitors, will return as the host of the show, which will be broadcast by Great Performances on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT on PBS and its website, as well as the PBS app.
Here’s the complete list of nominees for the 2025 Movies for Grownups Awards.
Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups: A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, Gladiator II, September 5
Best Actress: Pamela Anderson (The Last Showgirl), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths), Nicole Kidman (Babygirl), Demi Moore (The Substance), June Squibb (Thelma)
Best Actor: Adrian Brody (The Brutalist), Daniel Craig (Queer), Colman Domingo (Sing Sing), Ralph Fiennes (Conclave), Jude Law (The Order)
Best Supporting Actress: Joan Chen (Didi), Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Nickel Boys), Lesley Manville (Queer), Connie Nielsen (Gladiator II), Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)
Best Supporting Actor: Clarence Maclin (Sing Sing), Guy Pearce (The Brutalist), Peter Sarsgaard (September 5), Stanley Tucci (Conclave), Denzel Washington (Gladiator II)
Best Director: Pedro Almodóvar (The Room Next Door), Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez), Edward Berger (Conclave), James Mangold (A Complete Unknown), Ridley Scott (Gladiator II)
Best Screenwriter: Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Nicolas Livecchi (Emilia Pérez), Jay Cocks and James Mangold (A Complete Unknown), Winnie Holzman (Wicked), Peter Straughan (Conclave), and Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts (Dune: Part Two)
Best Ensemble: A Complete Unknown, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, His Three Daughters, September 5, Sing Sing
Best Actress (TV): Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show), Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night Country), Jean Smart (Hacks), Meryl Streep (Only Murders in the Building), Sofia Vergara (Griselda)
Best Actor (TV): Billy Crudup (The Morning Show), Idris Elba (Hijack), Jon Hamm (Fargo), Gary Oldman (Slow Horses), Hiroyuki Sanada (Shōgun)
Best TV Series or Limited Series: The Crown, Hacks, Palm Royale, Shōgun, Slow Horses
Best Intergenerational Film: Didi, Here, His Three Daughters, The Piano Lesson, Thelma
Best Time Capsule: A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, Here, Maria, September 5
Best Documentary: I Am: Celine Dion, Luther: Never Too Much, Piece by Piece, Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story, Will & Harper
Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga keep on winning with their hit collaboration, “Die With a Smile.” The song, which was released in August, became the fastest song to reach one billion streams in Spotify history. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “We like to call that legendary behavior,” […]
Snoop Dogg stayed neutral during the rap battle that popped off earlier this year between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. However, he’s a big fan of the latter’s knockout blow “Not Like Us.”
Sitting alongside Dr. Dre during a recent sitdown with Drink Champs in Vegas at ComplexCon, Snoop said Kendrick’s anthem united not only West Coast rappers, but also rival gangs.
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“Let me tell you what that record did do. It unified the West,” he said. “So, it may have been disrespectful, but it’s hip-hop, so it’s part of hip-hop. I chose no sides because I have no individual cause. That’s a grown man going against a grown man. But what it did do was unite the West, and make everybody out here start looking at each other like how much love we got for each other.”
He added, “The Bloods had a peace treaty. You had certain Crip gangs that came together and became real friends as opposed to being enemies. So, that record did a lot for us on the West as far as uniting, so we should speak on that.”
He said something similar after Kendrick’s Pop Out concert in June. “Sending a big shout-out to K. Dot and all the homies in the West that stood together, unified, organized in peace, love,” he said in a video as he was in Canada. “That was beautiful, that was fun to watch. Beautiful to see all my peoples come together. And K. Dot, you are the King of the West. That’s the kind of sh—t kings do, we unite, bring people together.”
Snoop was inadvertently included in the battle early on when Drake decided to release “Taylor Made Freestyle” featuring A.I. versions of Snoop and 2Pac‘s voices in order to get a response out of Kendrick. That plan backfired, though, as the Tupac Shakur estate threatened to sue, forcing the Toronto rapper to take the song down.
The West Coast legend had a funny response once he got wind of the diss track, posting a video on social media of himself asking questions and being confused. “They did what? When? How? Are you sure? Y’all have a good night,” he said. “Why everybody calling my phone, blowing me up? What the f—k? What happened? What’s going on? I’m going back to bed. Good night.”
Snoop and Dre have been working together once again and are releasing an album soon. Missionary will hit shelves on Dec. 13.
Tyla dropped her new single “Tears” for Coke Studio 2024 on Wednesday (Nov. 20) via FAX and Epic Records. Produced by Stargate, the acoustic guitar-driven ballad strikes a chord with anyone who’s going through it and needs a shoulder to cry on. And the “Water” hitmaker sticks to her aquatic theme. “I’m a river you […]