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22 Feb 2024

SZA Unleashes Enchanting New Single ‘Saturn’: Stream It Now

SZA believes life is better on “Saturn” in her new single that dropped Thursday (Feb. 22) via Top Dawg Entertainment and RCA Records.

The whimsical track arrives almost three weeks after she first debuted “Saturn” in a Mastercard commercial that aired during the Grammys, where SZA was prancing around an enchanted forest while supporting Mastercard’s Priceless Planet Coalition that promotes forest restoration. “We’re a force of nature when we come together. That’s why I’m supporting Mastercard on their mission to restore forests around the globe. Join me,” SZA says at the end of the ad.

The commercial aired during the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 4, when SZA — the night’s most nominated artist with nine nods — took home three awards: best R&B song (“Snooze”), best progressive R&B album (SOS) and best pop duo/group performance (“Ghost in the Machine” with Phoebe Bridgers).



“Saturn” — which was written by SZA, Carter Lang, Rob Bisel, Solomonophonic and Monsune and produced by the latter four — finds the superstar disappointed with the world around her and wonders if life would be better if she could start over on Saturn. It was released as a five-track bundle that includes the original track as well as the live, sped-up, a cappella and instrumental versions.

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The song will reportedly appear on her forthcoming SOS deluxe album titled LANA. SOS debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 following its December 2022 release and spent 10 nonconsecutive weeks there — the most of any R&B/hip-hop album by a woman since Mariah Carey’s self-titled debut spent 11 weeks at the top in 1991.

Listen to “Saturn” below.

01 Feb 2024

Watch Don Toliver Lead His Hardstone Biker Gang in New ‘Bandit’ Music Video

Don Toliver has a new rock edge to him with his brand-new single “Bandit,” which he released Thursday (Feb. 1) via Cactus Jack and Atlantic Records.

The song, which samples Tame Impala‘s “One More Hour” from the 2020 album The Slow Rush, is Toliver’s first new music release since his 2023 album Love Sick, which reached No. 4 on Billboard‘s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and No. 8 on the Billboard 200. But it sounds like he’s already back in album mode, since he wrote on X, “Album soon.”

Toliver is kicking off his new era with a music video that features him leading a Hardstone biker gang through the desert (two of the motorcycles are from his personal collection) while wearing custom Elliot Evan leather jackets with the “Hardstone Psycho” symbol emblazoned on the back. He eventually leaves their rowdy house party to go check on his IRL girlfriend Kali Uchis, who is expecting their first child. The couple made the announcement last month.

Toliver has upcoming festival performances at Rolling Loud California in March and Governors Ball in June.

Watch Toliver’s “Bandit” video below.



30 Jan 2024

Jack Harlow’s “Lovin On Me” Is The No. 1 Single Four Weeks In A Row

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Like him or not Jack Harlow is doing numbers. For the last four weeks, his single has held the top slot in America.

As reported by Billboard, the Louisville, Ky. native is on another historic winning streak. The music industry periodical has confirmed his song, “Lovin On Me” has been the top song on the Billboard Hot 100 for the last month.

According to the publication’s 2018 article, the list is ranked based on physical and digital sales, streaming, and radio play in the United States. This new achievement surpasses his previous success with “First Class” which topped the chart for three straight in 2022. He also shared the number one spot with Lil Nas X with “Industry Baby” back in October 2021.

Ironically, “Lovin On Me” is a standalone single that was not included in his most recent album Jackman. His third album was produced by FnZ, DJ Dahi, Boi-1da, and others. The project was met with mixed reviews with some critics calling it his most authentic effort yet while others stated the project felt disjointed.

Jack Harlow first got his shot back in 2020 with his song “What’s Poppin”. The track would go on to be well received on TikTok. That same year he landed a slot on XXL Magazine’s Freshman Class. You can view the video for “Lovin On Me” below.



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25 Jan 2024

Ice Spice Unleashes New Single ‘Think You the Sh– (Fart)’: Stream It Now

“Think you the sh–, bi—? You not even the fart (Grrah),” Ice Spice raps on her latest single “Think You the Sh– (Fart)” that she released on Friday (Jan. 26) via 10K Projects and Capitol Records.

Her first single of the new year comes three months after her last release, “Pretty Girl” with Afrobeats star Rema, which the two performed during Ice’s Saturday Night Live debut. It also arrives one year after the 24-year-old MC dropped her debut EP Like..?, which featured her breakout hit “Munch (Feelin’ U)” and her second of four Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hits, “Princess Diana” with Nicki Minaj.

Ice Spice is up for four Grammys next month at the 66th annual awards show: best new artist, best pop duo/group performance with “Karma” with Taylor Swift, best rap song and best song written for visual media with “Barbie World” with Minaj. Her Super Bowl commercial with Starry will also air next month.

And in March, she’ll be honored with the Hitmaker Award at Billboard‘s 2024 Women in Music Awards. Hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross, the show will be held on March 6 at Inglewood’s YouTube Theater and will stream the following day.

Listen to “Think You the Sh– (Fart)” below.





10 Nov 2023

Jack Harlow Releases New ‘Lovin On Me’ Single: Stream It Now

Jack Harlow dropped a new single “Lovin On Me” Friday (Nov. 10) via Generation Now and Atlantic Records.

“Thank u for allowing me to reset this year. I moved back to Kentucky and gave u an album I could not have made on the road. Surrounded by family & childhood friends this has been one of the happiest years of my life. But now…a new era begins. Lovin On Me at midnight EST,” he wrote on Instagram the day before.

“Lovin On Me” arrives less than two months after his Billboard Hot 100 No. 5 “3D” collaboration with BTS‘ Jungkook, but it’s his first solo single since his Hot 100 No. 1 hit “First Class” last year. “First Class,” which spent three non-consecutive weeks at the top, is Harlow’s first solo No. 1 and second overall, following his “Industry Baby” collab with Lil Nas X. It won song of the year at the 2023 SESAC Awards in September, while Harlow was named songwriter of the year for the third year in a row.

“Lovin On Me” is also his first solo new music release since his semi-surprise third studio album Jackman., which he released on April 28, 2023. It reached No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Harlow is set to kick off Formula 1 Grand Prix in Las Vegas with an exclusive concert next Thursday, Nov. 16 for SiriusXM and Pandora inside The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan hotel. He’s also taking the stage at the halftime show during Detroit Lions’ 84th annual Thanksgiving Day Classic on November 23 against the Green Bay Packers.

Listen to “Lovin On Me” below.



20 Jul 2023

A$AP Rocky Follows Rihanna’s Orders for New Diapers, Debuts New Single ‘RIOT (ROWDY PIPE’N)’ in Beats Studio Pro Campaign

A$AP Rocky stars in his self-directed Beats Studio Pro campaign, which Rihanna makes a cute audio cameo in, that launched Thursday (July 20).

In the minute-long “Iconic Sound” campaign video, which marks the rapper’s directorial debut for a brand commercial, Rocky tinkers around with his new, Pharrell-produced single “RIOT (ROWDY PIPE’N) in his home studio before his superstar partner requests, “Babe! Can you go to the store? We ran out of diapers.” Rihanna’s wish is Rocky’s command, as he throws on his Timberland boots and new Beats Studio Pro headphones over the white tee he tied around his braids so he can go on a proper diaper run. For all of the fans who saw videos online of Rocky sprinting around New York in his Timbs while his doppelgangers followed suit, now you know why.

After flinging flowers, leaping over trash bins and skidding on top of cabs, Rocky finally pulls up to the AWGE Bodega, cleverly named after his creative agency, and buys AWGEY’s Diapers that features an adorable photo of his and Rihanna’s 1-year-old son RZA on the package. Like the song suggests, Rocky starts a riot outside the bodega as paparazzi chase him down the street before he makes it home.

“Babe! You gotta go back,” Rihanna yells from the other room after Rocky sits back down at his studio set-up. “These are the wrong size.”



The Beats Studio Pro headphones are now available at the Apple store and Apple.com for $349.99 in the U.S., Canada, France and Germany, as well as at authorized resellers. The headphones come in four premium colors: black, deep brown, navy and sandstone.

“I’ve been a fan of Beats since the beginning, so this has been a full-circle experience,” Rocky said in a press release. “I had a vision in mind for this project, and they provided the space for me to zone in and fully express my creativity.”

“RIOT (ROWDY PIPE’N)” will be featured on Rocky’s upcoming fourth studio album, Don’t Be Dumb. He announced the new album was done during his Amazon Music Live concert last December, where he debuted his latest single “Same Problems?” before officially releasing it this January.