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Bad Bunny Returns To No. 1 On The ‘Billboard’ 200 Thanks To ‘Un Verano Sin Ti’

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Back when it was released in early May, Bad Bunny’s fourth album Un Verano Sin Ti debuted at No. 1 for the biggest week of the year at the time. It beat out the sales number that Future’s I Never Liked You previously held to claim that title, but it was later surpassed by Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. In addition to a big week on the Billboard 200, Un Verano Sin Ti also had Spotify’s biggest-ever streaming day in its first 24 hours after the album was released. With all that being said, it’s safe to say that Bad Bunny’s fourth album is a big success, one that continues almost two months after its release.

For the Billboard 200 chart dated July 9, 2022, Bad Bunny made another return to No. 1 with Un Verano Sin Ti. Its surge back to the top of the charts was propelled by 115,000 album units sold this past week. A good streaming week largely contributed to the album’s return to No. 1 as that number is comprised of 114,000 streaming equivalent album units.

Un Verano Sin Ti has managed to earn over 100,000 album units sold in each of its first eight weeks, something that hasn’t been done since Drake’s 2016 album Views did it for ten weeks between May 21 – July 23, 2016. Un Verano Sin Ti is also the first album to make three separate visits to No. 1 and the first to spend its first eight weeks in the top two positions of the chart since Drake’s 2021 album Certified Lover Boy.

Un Verano Sin Ti is out now via Rimas Entertainment LLC. You can stream it here.

Big Sean And Jhene Aiko Appear To Be Expecting Their First Child Together

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Big Sean and Jhene Aiko have been together on and off since 2016. However, their collaborations through music date back to 20131when Sean recruited Jhene for “I’m Gonna Be” from his 2012 mixtape Detroit. Since then, the couple has joined forces for numerous songs like “Beware,” “I Know,” “Same Time Pt. 1,” “None Of Your Concern,” “Body Language,” and more. Sean and Jhene even formed a duo called Twenty88 in 2016 and released a self-titled project. They recently said that the duo’s second project is on the way. While many people are waiting on that collaboration to come to fruition, Sean and Jhene have something — or someone — sweeter on the way.

Thanks to some pictures captured by TMZ, it appears that Sean and Jhene are expecting their first child together. It’s unclear how far along Jhene is in her pregnancy as neither she or Sean have confirmed or spoken about the child. If this proves to be true, the baby would be Jhene’s second child, as she is already a mother to her 13-year-old daughter Namiko Love Browner, whom she shares with ex-boyfriend O’Ryan. As for Sean, this will be his first child.

This is seemingly not the couple’s first attempt at having a child as back in 2020, Sean alluded to Jhene suffering a miscarriage. “Should be a billionaire based on the time off I’m not takin,’” he rapped on “Deep Reverence.” “Probably why the sh*t with me get crazy and we lost a baby.”

You can see the TMZ-captured photos of Jhene and Sean here.

Burna Boy’s Loaded ‘Love, Damini’ Tracklist Features Ed Sheeran, J Balvin, Kehlani, And More

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Last week, Burna Boy announced that his wildly-anticipated new album, Love, Damini, was being pushed back by a week. Originally scheduled to be released this past Friday, July 2nd, it’s now coming out on July 9th, and it’s giving the Nigerian afrobeats sensation time to tease the lead-up to the drop, juuuust a little bit more. While “Last, Last,” and “Kilometre” are the only tracks released so far from the album, Burna Boy just shared the full Love, Damini tracklist and it’s loaded with worldwide talent across 19 tracks.

For starters, Burna has brought on Ed Sheeran for the track “For My Hand” and then J Balvin for “Rollercoaster.” Kehlani and Blxst will join him on “Solid,” Popcaan appears on “T.A.S.,” grime rapper J Hus is on “Cloak & Dagger,” and legendary South African singers Ladysmith Black Mambazo are on both album opener “Glory,” as well as on the album’s closing title track.

But there’s more, and you can check out the full Love, Damini tracklist below.

1. “Glory” featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo
2. “Science”
3. “Jagele”
4. “Kilometre”
5. “Cloak & Dagger” featuring J.Hus
6. “Whiskey”
7. “Last Last”
8. “Different Size ft Victony
9. “It’s Plenty”
10. “Dirty Secrets”
11. “T.A.S” featuring Popcaan
12. “Solid” featuring Blxst & Kehlani
13. “For My Hand” featuring Ed Sheeran
14. “Rollercoaster” featuring. J. Balvin
15. “Vanilla”
16. “Common Person”
17. “Wild Dreams”
18. “How Bad Could It Be” featuring Khalid
19. “Love, Damini” featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Love Damini is out 6/30 via Atlantic. You can pre-save it here.

Some of the artists mentioned here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Drake Joined Backstreet Boys On Stage To Perform ‘I Want It That Way’ Because Why Not?

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As a result of being one of music’s biggest stars, Drake has been able to do a lot of random and interesting things in his life. He created the Sanctuary Basketball League (SBL) that runs games in his mansion, and so far, he’s a 2-time champion. He threw a dinner party on the 50-yard line at SoFi Stadium after he won artist of the decade. In his latest act, Drake took to a concert stage in his hometown of Toronto to perform with a legendary pop band: Backstreet Boys.

Drake accompanied the band for a performance of “I Want It That Way” at a recent concert in Toronto. However, before they began the song, Drake shared how impactful “I Want It That Way” was for him. “I really wanted to come out here tonight — I saw my brother at a restaurant the other night, and I was telling him that when I was in high school — I wasn’t even in high school yet, it was junior high and I was 13 years old,” Drake said. “I was an awkward kid. I was in love with this girl at the time…and she paid me no mind. But at 13 years old, I had a thing called a bar mitzvah…and at my bar mitzvah, for the first time in my life, this girl who I was in love with came up to me while one of the greatest songs of all time played.”

He continued, “She asked me if I would dance with her to the song. It was the first time I ever felt acknowledged — like I had a shot at being cool. The song that she wanted to dance with me to was one of the greatest songs of all time — it’s one of the greatest songs ever made.”

You can watch clips from Drake and Backstreet Boys’ performance together in the posts above.

Nicki Minaj May Be At Odds With Kanye West After She Cut Off ‘Monster’ At A Show: ‘I Don’t F*ck With Clowns’

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Nicki Minaj has had quite an eventful 2022 year so far. She put her comeback into full swing at the top of the year with two tracks alongside Lil Baby: “Do We Have A Problem?” and “Bussin.” She later returned alongside Fivio Foreign for “We Go Up” and lent a guest verse to Coi Leray for “Blick Blick.” Next for Nicki in her 2022 year was a headlining performance at the 2022 Essence Festival, something she delivered on Friday night. Her set made headlines thanks to some comments she seemingly made about Kanye West on stage.

After a 45-minute delay, Nicki hit the stage and performed “Do We Have A Problem?” before switching off to fan favorites like “We Go Up,” “Did It On ’em,” and “Beez in the Trap.” Next, the DJ play “Monster,” Kanye West’s highlight 2010 single that features Minaj, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, and Bon Iver, but Nicki had other plans. “A monster though!” Nicki said to the crowd. “A monster though! But we don’t f8ck with clowns.” After that comment, the DJ got the message and went to the next song.

The moment left many wondering if there’s an ongoing issue between Nicki and Kanye, and if so, what it could be about. Many believe that it has to do with Kanye’s recent collaboration with Cardi B for “Hot Sh*t” as Nicki and Cardi have been at odds for quite some time. Others noted that Nicki’s frustrations with Kanye shelving their celebrated “New Body” track with Ty Dolla Sign might have been a factor behind her comments.

You can watch Nicki Minaj seemingly throw shade at Kanye in the video above.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

R. Kelly Has Sued A Brooklyn Jail After He Claims They Wrongfully Placed Him On Suicide Watch

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Earlier this week, R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison in his federal sex trafficking and racketeering case. The sentence was handed down after he was found guilty of the charges in September of last year. Federal prosecutors sought a sentence “in excess of 25 years” as they deemed Kelly a danger to the public. While it appears that Kelly will not appeal his sentence, he is suing a Brooklyn jail for wrongfully placing him on suicide watch according to Consequence. Kelly claims that he has been subjected to “harmful and punitive” suicide watch conditions since his sentence was handed down on June 29.

The lawsuit says Kelly was put on suicide watch despite having no thoughts of suicide or harming himself in any way. Kelly believes he was put on suicide watch as a way to further punish him. Additionally, the lawsuit claims that Kelly was forced to wear a paper-like smock and denied the use of utensils to eat. He even compared his imprisonment to that of convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell. As a result, Kelly is seeking an “award of compensatory damages for all emotional distress, humiliation, pain and suffering, and other harm in an amount to be determined at trial.”

Drake’s $1 Million Bet For Israel Adesanya To Win UFC 276 Is The Rapper’s Latest Big Wager

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In the last few months, Drake has made it clear that he has no issue wagering big money on sports or at the roulette table. It’s not too surprising as he’s one of the music’s most popular artists, thus giving him a comfortable cash supply to pull from for his big bets. It was just last month that Jack Harlow revealed that he lost a lot of money trying to keep up with Drake’s betting ways at the Kentucky Derby. In his latest move, Drake revealed that he bet $1 million in favor of Israel Adesanya to win UFC 276 on Saturday.

Drake shared the news about the bet through a recording of a FaceTime call between him and Adesanya. In the video, he says that he put a “light million” in favor of Adesanya and noted that he has a “deep deep respect” for the fighter. Drake also requested to walk Adesanya out for the Saturday night fight and the fighter complied. “One of the most inspiring guys to me,” Drake wrote in the caption of the Instagram post. “The death note author himself and my partner with @stake @stylebender BIG FIGHT TMRW…got a million on it [shrugging emoji].”

In just the past few months we’ve seen Drake place a $1 million bet for the Los Angeles Rams to win the Super Bowl and a $200,000 bet for the Golden State Warriors to win the Western Conference Finals, both of whichwere successful

You can watch the FaceTime call, which ends with an Honestly, Nevermind reference, in the video above.

Scott Storch Revealed That 50 Cent’s ‘Candy Shop’ Beat Was Originally Meant For Fat Joe

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Legendary producer Scott Storch stopped by Drink Champs this week, and during his visit he revealed that one of 50 Cent’s biggest hits was almost a different song for a different artist. When Storch created the instrumental for 50’s “Candy Shop,” he originally had Fat Joe in mind.

“The main part of the song, obviously, it’s my language, keyboards, it’s my drums,” said Storch. “[Fat Joe] was an inspiration to me during making it and he suggested to do the [intro].”

Joe didn’t actually help with creating the instrumental for “Candy Shop,” however, he came up with the lines for the song’s intro, and is thus, credited as a writer on the song.

“Is he a writer on the record? Yeah, technically,” Storch said. “I’m not taking credit away from him I love collaborating with people, but in this particular instance, we were in the room, But I was making that for him, I wasn’t making it for 50 Cent.”

Last year, during a Verzuz with Ja Rule, Joe claimed he produced “Candy Shop.” Storch was watching the live stream, and commented, “OK, I actually did the ‘Candy Shop.’ Joe helped me with the intro.”

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It is worth noting that Storch has also produced several tracks for Joe, including his 2004 hit, “Lean Back,” with Terror Squad.

Cardi B Wants To Collaborate With Lil Kim On Her Upcoming Album

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On the heels of her newest single, “Hot Sh*t,” Cardi B stopped by Hot 97 to talk about her upcoming sophomore album. While she did not reveal a title or release date for the album, she did share that she had ideas for some collaborations on the album. As for one of the collaborations, Cardi noted that she wants to collaborate with fellow New York City native Lil Kim on her record.

“I even hit her up, I want Lil Kim on my album,” she said. “I do have a song that I think, ‘Aight she’s good for it,’ but then I’m also debating on another song. Because I kinda want her on this one, too. What I really wanted to do was like an ‘Aunt Dot’ with her. … But then I’m kinda debating, is that gonna be a little bit outdated? How’s it gonna be? … I just want the song I do with her, I want it to be like a super, like, great comeback. I just don’t want to put her on my album on a song and it’s like, ‘Cool, yeah, she had a Lil’ Kim feature.’ I want this to be like her insane…her moment.”

Earlier today, Cardi took to Twitter to answer questions from fans. During her impromptu Q&A, she said she would also like to collaborate with Latto. She also expressed a desire to make an all-Spanish album, as well as a collaborative mixtape with her husband, Offset.

Check out the full Hot 97 interview above.

Cardi B is a Warner Music Artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Day N Vegas Festival 2022, With J. Cole, SZA, And Travis Scott, Has Been Cancelled

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Since it first began in 2019, Day N Vegas had been establishing itself as one of the marquee hip-hop and R&B music festivals in the country — one that can stand up to the growing influence of the many Rolling Loud properties around the world. The 2022 edition of Day N Vegas was slated to be the first major US festival performance for Travis Scott following last year’s Astroworld tragedy. But now, it’ll all have to wait, as Day N Vegas 2022 has been cancelled.

Previously scheduled to go down from September 2nd – 4th at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds with headliners J. Cole, SZA and Scott, festival organizers announced today that due to, “A combination of logistics, timing and production issues,” they are forced to cancel the festival. The full statement from Day N Vegas reads as follows:

We’re sorry to announce that a combination of logistics, timing and production issues have forced us to cancel Day N Vegas for 2022. The refund process will begin immediately, and funds will appear back to your account within the next 2-4 weeks. All orders will be refunded to the credit card used to complete purchase. If you purchased a festival pass(es) via AXS and have questions about the refund process, please contact AXS via support.axs.com. For Fuse Hotel Package support, please visit daynvegas2022.com for more info.

Also scheduled to perform, were acts like 21 Savage, Baby Keem, H.E.R., Jhene Aiko, Jorja Smith, Joji, Playboi Carti, Summer Walker, Pusha T, and more.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.