Month: July 2024

Ice Spice officially dropped her new album Y2K! which includes her recent singles  “Think U The Sh*t (Fart),” “Gimmie A Light” and “Phat Butt.” Y2K! was named after the year Ice was born, with her date of birth landing exactly on January 1.

Ice Spice also teams up with chart-topping UK rapper Central Cee on the single “Did It First” produced by Spice’s regular collaborator RIOTUSA. The single recently dropped alongside the official music video, which you can check out – here.

To stream Y2K! head HERE.

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Mariah Carey is extending her Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM with eight additional shows taking place in early 2025.

The eight new performances of the exclusive engagement Mariah Carey: The Celebration of Mimi Live in Las Vegas will kick off on January 31, 2025, and go through February 15, 2025. The career-spanning show, billed as a 20th anniversary celebration of Carey’s 10th album The Emancipation of Mimi (2005), is a trip through the singer’s illustrious career, from her debut 1990 single “Vision of Love,” through “Dreamlover,” “Hero,” “Fantasy,” “Butterfly,” “Heartbreaker,” “Shake It Off,” “We Belong Together” and “Fly Like a Bird.”

Tickets go on sale Friday, July 26th at 10 am local time via Ticketmaster. A limited number of tickets are also available for the following eight previously announced performances on July 26, 27 & 31; August 2, 3, 7, 9 & 10.

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Karol G’s summer anthem called “Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido” (translated to: “If I Had Known You Before”) is lighting up the charts.

Karol performed the song prior to its official release for the first time in London, later explaining on her Instagram that the tribute to the merengue genre is because she owes a lot to The Dominican Republic. “I worked on part of ‘Mañana Sera Bonito’ there, and when I need to disconnect from the world and connect with myself I also go there,” she wrote. “Its culture, its music, its colors, the hospitality, the energy… everything feels very authentic and special there. Its people have embraced me in a way that fills my heart and inspires me all the time.”

Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido was produced in partnership with Coke Studio and is accompanied by a music video directed by Pedro Artola, produced by WeOwnTheCity and filmed in the Dominican Republic. In the visual, Karol portrays a waitress at a beachside establishment, who is challenged and empowered by a fellow waitress to sing at the karaoke bar. The video captures the authentic Caribbean flavor, as all of all the participants dance with the artists throughout the clip.

Take a look at the video for Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido – here.

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Chris Brown is being sued for $50 million for allegedly assaulting four concertgoers. The lawsuit names Brown, several of his entourage, and tour promoter Live Nation as defendants in the filing, alleging the “brutal, violent assault,” of the concertgoers.

According to court papers obtained by PEOPLE, the incident took place after the rapper’s concert at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, with the lawsuit claiming that Brown and Conway, Hood Boos (a.k.a. Omololu Omari Akinlolu), and Sinko Ceej “brutally and severely beat” four men, Larry Parker, Joseph Lewis, Charles Bush, and Damarcus Powell, in what was reportedly an unprovoked attack backstage at the show. The complaint further alleges that Live Nation continued their relationship with Brown despite his history of “bad conduct and violent behavior” and “shamelessly profits and promotes Brown’s The 11:11 Tour, bringing him to Texas for financial gain.”

The plaintiffs attorneys said in a statement: “This is Texas. The people here don’t care how important or famous you think you are, you have an obligation to follow the laws and conduct yourself in an appropriate way. Unprovoked violence can’t and won’t be tolerated. We intend to seek all damages that the law allows against Brown and his cohorts, to include punitive damages.”

The complaint adds, “The violence included Brown and his entourage surrounding the Plaintiffs, throwing chairs at them, and repeatedly kicking, stomping, and beating them. The unprovoked violence included multiple strikes to the Plaintiffs’ heads and chests and ultimately involved stomping them while they were down. The brutal, violent assault participated in and directed by Brown, severely injured all Plaintiffs.”

The four victims all are receiving medical treatment, with one of them hospitalized and “will need to undergo extensive medical treatment” because of “head injuries” he suffered during the attack. Additionally, the plaintiffs are demanding compensatory and punitive damages “in excess of $50 million”, in addition to the “pecuniary losses, pain, and suffering, disfigurement, mental anguish, and past, present, and future medical expenses.”

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Pop-country artist Orville Peck is gearing up for the release of his star-studded collection of duets titled Stampede, featuring the artists across all genres including Willie Nelson, Elton John, Noah Cyrus, Midland, Allison Russell, Nathaniel Rateliff, and Bu Cuaron on Stampede: Vol 1. Additional collaborators on Stampede include Teddy Swims, Margo Price, Mickey Guyton, Debbii Dawson, TJ Osborne, Waylon Payne, Fancy Hagood and Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway.a

Peck is now sharing his track with Beck, titled “Death Valley High”, alongside the official music video which features appearances from actor Sharon Stone and drag queen Gigi Goode. “Death Valley High” is the follow-up to Peck’s “Midnight Ride,” which featured Kylie Minogue and Diplo.

Peck also announced his 6th Annual Rodeo, featuring performances from Medium Build, Mickey Guyton, Reyna Roberts, The Nude Party, and more, in addition to a headline set from Peck and Tanya Tucker. Hosted by John Waters, the rodeo will take place on August 24th at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater, with a kickoff party at Basement East on August 23rd and a closing party at Brooklyn Bowl on August 25th.

Take a look at the video for ‘Death Valley High’ – here.
Stampede: The Full Album is due out August 2; to preorder, head HERE.

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