Month: June 2023

Coi Leray dropped the music video for her single “Bops,” off her upcoming sophomore album, Coi set to drop on June 23 via Uptown Records/Republic Records. The video for ‘Bops’ was produced and directed by Coi’s multi-media production company Trendsetter Studios with Coi credited as creative director.

Coi also will be heard on the big screen via her collaboration with Metro Boomin on their song “Self Love,” as part of the Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse soundtrack.

Take a look at the video for “Bops” – here.
Pre-order ‘Coi’ – here.

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BTS are sharing the new digital single “Take Two” as part of the “BTS Festa” festival, commemorating the 10th anniversary of the group’s debut. All members of the K-pop group participated in the making of the song. According to a statement from HYBE, the song is a nod to BTS’ “second chapter” and an “ode to their fans,” affectionately called the ‘ARMY’,

BTS debuted in 2013 under BigHit Entertainment, with the single “2 Cool 4 Skool” and has since achieved worldwide fame. The band has become the first in the K-pop genre to top the Billboard “Hot 100” singles chart and “Billboard 200” albums chart, and have achieved six chart-topping songs and albums as a group.

“BTS Festa” festival kicked off last week at various locations in Seoul to celebrate the anniversary of the band’s debut, which officially falls on June 13. The fest will be held until June 17, in collaboration with the Seoul municipal government, under the motto “BTS PRESENTS EVERYWHERE” (BTS is present everywhere). The main event will take place on June 17 at Hangang River Park in Yeouido.

Listen to BTS’ “Take Two” – here.

BTS Mark Their 10th Anniversary with New Single “Take Two,” Featuring All Seven Members: Stream

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International superstars Enrique Iglesias, Ricky Martin, and Pitbull are teaming up for an arena tour across North America this fall dubbed the Trilogy Tour, which will feature three unique headlining sets from each artist.

Pitbull shared: “It’s a true honor to tour with Enrique and Ricky, two music icons, who broke global music barriers for our culture and open doors for someone like myself. We’re excited to take The Trilogy tour around the world and give our fans the time of their Trilogy lives, Dale!”

Said Iglesias: “I am incredibly excited to be going on tour with my friends Pitbull and Ricky. The Trilogy Tour will be an amazing experience for ALL of our fans. It’s going to be a once in a lifetime tour. “

Martin posted: “It’s happening! We are going to hit the road! This is going to be one crazy night. Please join us and get ready to let lose. @enriqueiglesias @pitbull #TrilogyTour Going back on the road with not only Enrique, but now with Pitbull it’s very exciting. This tour will be a wild party from beginning to end so get ready, it’s going to be epic!”

The 19-city tour kicks off on October 14th at Washington, DC’s Capital One Arena and makes stops across North America in Toronto, Boston, New York, Chicago, Detroit, Miami, Dallas, Phoenix, Los Angeles and more before wrapping up at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena on December 10.

Ticket inforation can be found via Ticketmaster.com.

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Kesha will launch a 20-city North American tour in support of her new album Gag Order, set to go down this fall with special guest Jake Wesley Rogers.  Kesha posted on social media: “GAG ORDER TOUR. WHO’S TURNING UP?” and also took to the comments section underneath the post, writing, “We gonna burn the house down bby.”

Gag Order is Kesha’s first album in three years and the first since her she accused producer Dr. Luke (real name Lukasz Gottwald) of emotional and sexual abuse. Gottwald sued Kesha for defamation, and as a result Kesha has not commented on the legal dispute. The case is set for trial on July 26th.

The ‘Gag Order Tour’ will kick-off Oct. 15 in Dallas, making stops throughout North America including New Orleans, Atlanta, Nashville, Philadelphia, Boston, New York City, Toronto, Detroit and Chicago before wrapping on Nov. 18 in Los Angeles.

For tickets and more information, head to Keshaofficial.com.

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Nicki Minaj fans have been waiting five years for new music from the artist, and now Minaj has announced the release date for her eagerly-anticipated fifth solo studio album. Nicki simply tweeted: “10/20/23 The Album ” along with CD and ribbon emojis.

Minaj’s last album, Queen, dropped back in August 2018. The album featured guest appearances from Eminem, Lil Wayne, Future, Ariana Grande and more, and debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Her most recent new music was the 2022 single “Super Freaky Girl,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and she’s been featured on tracks from Ice Spice, YoungBoy Never Broke Again and others. Minaj will also be featured on the soundtrack to the upcoming feature film, Barbie. 

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HBO just aired the second weekly episode of their new original series The Idol, created by and starring The Weeknd — and the artist has decided to add new music to the show’s soundtrack every week as well. The full soundtrack album, The Idol, Vol. 1, is due out June 30.

The 33-year-old (also known as Abel Tesfaye) just dropped “The Lure,” which is the show’s sole instrumental main theme song; as well as the song “World Class Sinner / I’m a Freak” featuring Lily Rose Depp (The Weeknd’s co-star and lead actress in The Idol).  Last week, Tesfaye released “Popular,” featuring Madonna and Playboi Carti.  Abel said Madonna was “the ultimate co-sign for this song,” adding: “I’ve always wanted to work with her. I’ve always wanted to write and produce a Madonna album…well, co-produce with her, of course. She’s a visionary and she has such a singular vision, and I just want to come into her world and create a classic Madonna album. That was always my dream. Hopefully this is the appetizer for that.”   Take a look at the visualizer for “Popular” – here.

Take a listen to “The Lure (Main Theme)” – here.
And hear “World Class Sinner / I’m a Freak”  – here.

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