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Kaytranada Updates The Weeknd’s ‘Out Of Time’ With An Infectious And Groovy Remix

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It’s been a few months since The Weeknd dropped his sixth album Dawn FM, and since then the project is still one of this year’s best releases. He’s promoted the project with a few videos and he’s set to bring Dawn FM and other songs from his discography to different corners of the United States and Canada through his After Hours Til Dawn Tour with Doja Cat. Fresh off his performance as a headliner at last weekend’s Coachella Festival, The Weeknd teams up with Kaytranada for a new remix to one of the most popular songs fromDawn FM.

Kaytranada, known for his groovy and spirited production, breathes new life into The Weeknd’s “Out Of Time” with a new take. Through his remix, Kaytranada speeds up the tempo on the track, which originally arrived as a lovelorn and slow-paced effort, thus granting listeners a new record to dance to. The remix arrives after The Weeknd teamed up with Jim Carrey and Squid Game star Jung Ho-yeon in his video for “Out Of Time.”

On a more recent note, The Weeknd caused some eyebrows to raise when he played an apology voicemail at Coachella, which many people believed was from his ex Bella Hadid. As for Kaytranada, the new remix comes after he teamed up with IDK for their record, “Taco.”

You can listen to Kaytranada’s remix of “Out Of Time” above.

IDK is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Blxst And His New Lover Are Perfect For Each Other In The Warm Video For ‘Every Good Girl’

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There’s no stopping Blxst’s hustle. The West Coast crooner made a big splash in 2020 with his debut project No Love Lost, and since then, he’s done nothing but provide great music to his growing fan base. The following year, he reconnected with frequent collaborator Bino Rideaux for their second joint project Sixtape 2, which came after he secured a spot in the 2021 XXL Freshman Class. Blxst’s streak of sharp releases continues with the arrival of his second solo project Before You Go. In addition to sharing the new body of work, he also drops off a brand new visual with it.

Blxst lays off a new video for “Every Good Girl.” The track arrives as an ode to a new romance where he deems himself and his lover as the ideal companions for each other. The video captures Blxst and his new girl enjoying some intimate moments together as they go for a drive by the water and take videos together.

Before You Go arrives with 13 songs and appearances from Arin Ray, Rick Ross, Grandmaster Vic, and Zacari who contributed to the project’s second single, “Sometimes.”

You can watch the video for “Every Good Girl” above.

Before You Go is out now via Red Bull Records and Evgle. You can stream it here.

Travis Scott And Future Keep The Flame Alive With Southside On ‘Hold That Heat’

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Future and Travis Scott are currently putting the finishing touches on their upcoming albums. Future has already revealed that his ninth album, the follow-up to his 2020 effort High Off Life, will arrive on April 29 with features from Drake, Kanye West, Gunna, and more. He’s yet to reveal the title for the project, but it’s almost guaranteed that it will drop before the month ends. As for Travis, he’s working on his upcoming fourth album, tentatively titled Utopia, and thanks to some billboards that appeared in California, it appears that the project will arrive sooner than later.

With that being said, Future and Travis both took a moment from their respective projects to assist producer Southside on his latest single, “Hold That Heat.” The track is a gloomy effort that features lengthy verses from Future and Travis while the former handles the song’s hook. “Hold That Heat” also arrives with an eerie music video that captures Travis rapping beside an alligator while Future resorts to a red room to fire off his bars.

The trio’s song arrives after Travis performed and DJ’d at a Coachella afterparty despite being dropped from its initial lineup. As for Future, he’s a few days removed from gifting his old high school with a fully upgraded weight room.

You can listen to “Hold That Heat” in the video above.

Daniel Caesar’s First Single In Almost Three Years Is The Tender ‘Please Do Not Lean’ With Badbadnotgood

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Daniel Caesar has been rather quiet since he released his sophomore album Case Study 01 in 2019. His highlights in the almost here years since that project arrived include “Peaches,” Justin Bieber’s No. 1 track which he and Giveon guest featured on, “Love Again” with Brandy,” and a remix of “Cyanide” with Koffee. Caesar’s time to himself might have been a choice to stay out of the mix following his controversial comments about YesJulz, but his fans still stuck beside him as his debut album Freudian went Platinum this year while his best-selling single, “Get You” with Kali Uchis, went 4X Platinum.

Nonetheless, it seems Daniel Caesar is ready to take steps towards his third album after almost three years. That signal comes with the release of “Please Do Not Lean” which features Badbadnotgood. The track is a tender release that Caesar steers with his soft vocals as he admits to his unstable ways with his significant other. Caesar knows his partner seeks someone to depend on, and it’s for that reason he requests that they don’t lean on him.

His new track arrives after he and Justin Bieber delivered performances of “Peaches” at this year’s Coachella Festival and Grammy Awards. Prior to that, he collaborated with Omar Apollo for “Invincible” and FKA Twigs for “Careless.”

You can listen to “Please Do Not Lean” in the video above.

The Kid Laroi Attempts To Overcome Self-Sabotage To Win At Love On ‘Thousand Miles’

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The Kid Laroi saw his career reach new heights after he released a third deluxe reissue of his debut mixtape F*ck Love. The release was highlighted by “Stay,” his collaboration with Justin Bieber, which went on to spend multiple weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart. While that song is still very much enjoying the height of its success, Laroi is ready to start the latest chapter of his career with the impending release of his debut album Kids Are Growing Up and he kicks it off with his new single, “Thousand Miles.”

The track arrives with a music video that watches Laroi battle against himself to successfully win at love. Self-sabotage arrives as one of Laroi’s alter egos and it goes to great lengths to ruin his chances with a new girl. It ties him to a car and drives him for miles, drops a piano on his head, electrocutes him, and more, all of which take place in the song’s comedic video. Unfortunately, his destructive ways prove to be superior in the end.

“Thousand Miles” arrives after Laroi went to great lengths to promote the song, even tricking some into thinking that he was at odds with his former manager Scooter Braun. It came after Laroi posted a TikTok which insinuated that Braun was his “last mistake.” However, just a day later, Braun showed text messages between him and Laroi that proved the TikTok was nothing more than a well-planned prank.

You can listen to “Thousand Miles” in the video above.

Ed Sheeran And Lil Baby Go Overseas To Show Off Their ‘2Step’ In Their Cheery New Video

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Towards the end of last year, Ed Sheeran arrived with his fifth album =. The project was his first full-length release since 2019’s No. 6 Collaborations Project, and with =, Sheeran successfully secured his fifth straight No. 1 album. Unlike most of his past albums, = was an entirely solo release which might have come as a disappointment to some who hoped to hear Sheeran work with some of his peers. Thankfully, has been Sheeran making up for that with his past releases including his latest one.

Nearly six months after he dropped =, Sheeran returns with Lil Baby beside him for a remix of “2Step.” On it, Lil Baby arrives for the song’s second half and provides a verse that compliments Sheeran’s warm invitation to dance to a significant other. The remix also arrives with a music video, which Sheeran revealed was shot in Ukraine through a message at that video’s start. He noted that the visual was done before Russia invaded Ukraine, but moved by a stay in which he “felt so welcomed,” Sheeran revealed that he would donate “record royalties from YouTube streams of the video to DEC’s Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.”

The remix of “2Step” arrives after Sheeran released an updated take of “The Joker And The Queen” with Taylor Swift. Elsewhere, he also collaborated with Camila Cabello for “Bam Bam” and J Balvin for a pair of songs, “Sigue” and “Forever My Love.”

You can check out the remix to “2Step” in the video above.

Ed Sheeran is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Megan The Stallion Refuses To Let Any Man Tie Her Down On The Cut-Throat ‘Plan B’

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Last summer, Megan Thee Stallion announced a break from social media and it came a little over six months after she released her debut album Good News. Two months later, Megan announced her return as Tina Show with a cryptic tweet. Nearly a year after that return, we’ve received Megan’s first offering from her latest era as Tina Snow. The Houston native arrives with “Plan B” and it’s a feisty and cut-throat record that her Hotties will love. Megan uses the track to declare that no man will tie her down as she’ll pop a Plan B pill to make sure she stays on track in life.

The new track is one that Megan premiered during her thrilling set at Coachella last weekend. Prior to that, she shared her excitement to perform it in a tweet before the performance. “I got this song that I recorded and every time I play it for a woman they start jumping and clapping,” she said. “I think I wanna perform it at Coachella for the first time before I actually drop it.” Megan did just that and her fans absolutely loved the record. Thankfully, she didn’t make them wait too long to get their hands on it.

You can check out “Plan B” in the video above.

Megan Thee Stallion is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa Valley Will Feature Robert Glasper, Black Star, Erykah Badu, And More

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The notion of a “jazz music” festival has become about a lot more than just jazz. Like the storied Montreal Jazz Festival and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival that came before it, the brand new Blue Note Jazz Festival in Napa Valley presents the best in jazz music and the hip-hop and R&B artists who are inextricably tied to the genre’s roots. Blue Note’s first outdoor, multi-stage festival will be hosted by Dave Chappelle and features Robert Glasper as the artist-in-residence. Glasper will be performing onstage alongside Erykah Badu, Ledisi, D Smoke, Terrace Martin, and BJ The Chicago Kid. It all goes down at the Charles Krug Winery in St. Helena, CA on July 30th and 31st and the loaded lineup just keeps getting better from there.

Also performing at Blue Note Jazz Festival will be Maxwell, the newly reunited Black Star, Thundercat, and Flying Lotus. But the most intriguing part of the lineup is the jazz and hip-hop collaboration sets: Maurice Brown featuring Anderson .Paak?! The Soul Rebels featuring GZA & Talib Kweli?! Now this is unique curation. Not to mention appearances from Chief Adjuah (fka Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah), Butcher Brown, Keyon Harrold, and late-night DJ sets from Dj Jazzy Jeff and Badu’s DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown alter ego.

Peep the full lineup poster below and stay tuned for tickets which go on sale on 04/26 here.

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Snoop Dogg Reeled Off An Eclectic List Of Who His Favorite Rappers Are Right Now

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Snoop Dogg just did a very revealing interview on the Full Send Podcast. Heck, the “Gin & Juice” rapper has a lot to promote right now. The list of current Snoop Dogg endeavors includes but is not limited to: Acquiring the rights to the Death Row Records catalog, the Mount Westmore supergroup, his recent appearance on the Super Bowl Halftime show, and his American Song Contest with Kelly Clarkson. At this rate, the Snoop Dogg promotion tour might never end, and in between revealing the alarmingly high amount of money he charges for a guest verse, he also reeled off a list of his favorite rappers in the game right now.

“What’s like three people, or one or two people you like?” host Kyle Forgeard asks. Snoop thinks for a second and gives a far more thorough response than Forgeard was likely anticipating: “Uhh… who do I f****** really like? I like NBA YoungBoy. I like DaBaby, Lil Baby, 42 Dugg. I like Future. I like Gunna. Young Thug, Jack Harlow, Benny The Butcher… there’s a lot of motherf*ckers I like.”

He’s eclectic, we’ll give him that. Watch the full episode of Snoop Dogg’s appearance on the Full Send Podcast here.

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

Snoop Dogg Revealed How Much He Charges For Feature Verses — And It’s A Lot

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Those Snoop Dogg guest verses make the rounds and turns out they ain’t cheap either. Snoop Dogg, who most recently teased a collaboration with BTS, appeared on the Full Send Podcast this week and in a more than hour-long conversation. He talked about everything from Jackass and lacing blunts, to favorite rappers and Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. But when he revealed what his standard rate is for a guest verse on a track, listeners’ jaws were surely dropping.

“How much would it cost to get on a song?,” co-host Bob Menery asks the rapper. To which he answers point blank, “$250,000.” He then adds that for that rate, “You’ll get about 16 bars.” He also elaborated that the fee gets doubled if and when he appears in the music video for the song, “And when it’s time to do the video, I need to get another $250,000 up out of you. And you only got an hour so get to filming.”

The man is all business. And let’s face it, you don’t get to a point in your career where you’ve acquired the rights to the legendary Death Row Records catalog by not capitalizing on every appearance. It makes you wonder whether he’ll charge BTS $250,000 to appear on what will surely be a mutually beneficial collaboration?

Watch the full episode of Snoop Dogg’s appearance on the Full Send Podcast here.