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All The New Albums Coming Out In April 2021

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Keeping track of all the new albums coming out in a given month is a big job, but we’re up for it: Below is a comprehensive list of the major releases you can look forward to in April. If you’re not trying to potentially miss out on anything, it might be a good idea to keep reading.

Friday, April 2

  • Alex Little & The Suspicious Minds — Waiting To Get Paid (Light Organ Records)
  • Bambounou — Cascade EP (Bambe)
  • The Beat Farmers — Tales Of The New West (Deluxe) (Rhino)
  • Blacklist Royals — Doomsday Girl (Paper + Plastick)
  • Bryce Dessner And Australian String Quartet — Impermanence/Disintegration (37d03d)
  • Cha Wa — My People (Single Lock Records)
  • Chaz Knapp — Organ Drunes (figureight)
  • Cristina Vane — Nowhere Sounds Lovely (Blue Tip Records)
  • Demi Lovato — Dancing With The Devil… The Art Of Starting Over (Island Records)
  • Dopolarians — The Bond (Mahakala Music)
  • The Drums — Mommy Don’t Spank Me (Island/UMC)
  • Dry Cleaning — New Long Leg (4AD)
  • Du Blonde — Homecoming (Daemon T.V.)
  • Everson Poe — Grief (Trepanation Recordings)
  • Flock Of Dimes — Head Of Roses (Sub Pop Records)
  • Godspeed You! Black Emperor — G_d’s Pee AT STATE’S END! (Constellation)
  • Haunted Shed — Faltering Light (Strolling Bones Records)
  • Helstar — Clad In Black (Massacre Records)
  • January Jane — Your Drug EP (BMG)
  • Keith Kenny — Lifetime Ago Motel (iNtuRecords)
  • Kishi Bashi — Emigrant EP (Joyful Noise)
  • Kolby Knickerbocker — Over And Over EP (self-released)
  • La Femme — Paradigmes (Disque Pointu)
  • Leslie Jordan — Company’s Comin’ (PLATOON)
  • Lil Tjay — Destined 2 Win (Columbia)
  • Major Murphy — Access (Off White Records)
  • Mark Bryan — Midlife Priceless (Slow Start Records)
  • Mo3 — Shottaz 4 Eva (H$M Music/EMPIRE)
  • Mountain Bird — Once We Were Present EP (Nettwerk)
  • Mythic Sunship — Wildfire (Tee Pee Records)
  • Nasty Cherry — The Movie EP (Vroom Vroom Recordings)
  • The Natvral — Tethers (Dirty Bingo)
  • Noah Preminger And Kim Cass — Thunda (self-released)
  • Odd Circus — Mantha EP (Good Idea Music)
  • Patrick Belaga — Blutt (PAN)
  • Paul Bergmann — The Other Side (self-released)
  • Quelly Woo — Tactical Pressure EP (Equity Distribution)
  • No-No Boy — 1975 (Smithsonian Folkways)
  • Rosie Darling — Coping EP (Nettwerk)
  • Ryley Walker — Course In Fable (Husky Pants)
  • Shakey Graves — Roll The Bones X (Dualtone Records)
  • Whitehall — Swordfish Catcher (Common Ground Collective)
  • YaSi — Coexist With Chaos EP (Royal Rhythm Records)
  • Zach Person — Zach Person (BlackDenim Records)

Friday, April 9

  • Andy Bell — The Indica Gallery EP (Sonic Cathedral)
  • Ari Herstand — Like Home (Ari’s Take)
  • Benny Sings — Music (Stones Throw Records)
  • Bill MacKay And Nathan Bowles — Keys (Drag City Records)
  • The Blips — The Blips (Cornelius Chapel Records)
  • Blue Lab Beats — We Will Rise EP (Blue Note Records)
  • Briston Maroney — Sunflower (Atlantic)
  • Brockhampton — Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine (Question Everything/RCA Records)
  • CFCF — Memoryland (BGM Solutions)
  • Charlotte Cardin — Phoenix (Cult Nation)
  • Charlotte Spiral — New Light EP (Higher Plain Music)
  • Cheap Trick — In Another World (BMG)
  • Chris Cain — Raisin’ Cain (Alligator Records)
  • Christine Ott — Time To Die (Gizeh Records)
  • CJ — Loyalty Over Royalty Deluxe (CJ Music Group/Warner)
  • Clafrica — Never Not Balling EP (DRWX)
  • Courting — Grand National EP (Nice Swan Recordings)
  • Daniel Santiago — Song For Tomorrow (Heartcore Records)
  • Elephant Micah — Vague Tidings (Western Vinyl)
  • Emily Kinney — The Supporting Character (Jullian Records)
  • Ex-Olympian — Afterlife Remixed EP (Dot Dash / Remote Control Records)
  • Fake Dad — Old Baby EP (Baby’s TV)
  • Flyte — This Is Really Going To Hurt (Island Records)
  • Franz Kirmann & Roberto Grosso — In Waves EP (Days Of Being)
  • The Fratellis — Half Drunk Under A Full Moon (Cooking Vinyl)
  • Gilligan Moss — Gilligan Moss (Foreign Family)
  • Grand Soleil — Human Error (Nowadays Records)
  • Heavy Feather — Mountain Of Sugar (The Sign Records)
  • Hot Breath — Rubbery Lips (The Sign Records)
  • Indubious — The Bridge (Easy Star Records)
  • Jean-Michel Jarre — Amazônia (Sony Music Entertainment)
  • Kevo Muney — Lucille’s Grandson (self-released)
  • Lapêche — Blood In The Water (New Granada)
  • The Lion’s Daughter — Skin Show (Season of Mist)
  • The Living Pins — Freaky Little Monster Children (self-released)
  • Lxst — Famous EP (Paper Route Empire)
  • Mako — Fable Remix (Ultra Music)
  • Mark Mallman — Happiness (Eagle’s Golden Tooth)
  • Max Richter — Voices 2 (Decca Records)
  • The Medea Project — Southern Echoes (self-released)
  • Merk — Infinite Youth (Humblebrag Records)
  • MF Tomlinson — Strange Time (self-released)
  • Miguel — Art Dealer Chic Vol. 4 EP (ByStorm/RCA Records)
  • Milly — Wish Goes On EP (Dangerbird Records)
  • Nelson Beer — Orlando EP (PIAS)
  • Nick Waterhouse — Promenade Blue (Innovative Leisure)
  • Onyx — Onyx 4 Life (Cleopatra Records)
  • Orions Belte — Villa Amorini (Terrorbird)
  • Overmono — Pieces Of 8/Echo Rush EP (XL Recordings)
  • Parker Millsap — Be Here Instead (Okrahoma Records)
  • Peggy Seeger — First Farewell (Red Grape Records)
  • The Pink Stones — Introducing…The Pink Stones (Normaltown Records)
  • Quiet Marauder — The Gift (Bubblewrap Collective)
  • Rachel Chinouriri — Four° In Winter EP (Atlas Artists Recordings)
  • Raf Rundell — O.M. Days (Heavenly)
  • The Reds, Pinks & Purples — Uncommon Weather (Slumberland Records)
  • Requin Chagrin — Bye Bye Baby (Sony Music)
  • Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band — Dance Songs for Hard Times (Thirty Tigers)
  • Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi — They’re Calling Me Home (Nonesuch)
  • Ross Gay — Dilate Your Heart (Dead Oceans)
  • The Routes — Mesmerised (Action Weekend Records)
  • Samantha Crain — I Guess We Live Here Now EP (Real Kind Records)
  • Sarah Cicero — Cold Immaculate Opposite EP (Orchard)
  • Sharkula x Mukqs — Take Caution On The Beach (Hausu Mountain)
  • Silver Synthetic — Silver Synthetic (Third Man Records)
  • Skullcrusher — Storm In Summer EP (Secretly Canadian)
  • Slow Dance — Moth & The Dove EP (Slow Dance Records)
  • Small Black — Cheap Dreams (100% Electronica)
  • Sook-Yin Lee & Adam Litovitz — jooj two (Mint Records)
  • Spirit Of The Beehive — Entertainment, Death (Saddle Creek)
  • Steiger — The New Lady Llama (SDBAN ULTRA)
  • Storm Gordon — The Lie I Love The Best (Wonderlust)
  • Sweet Oblivion — Relentless (Frontiers Music)
  • Wheel — Preserved In Time (Cruz Del Sur Music)
  • Yaya Bey — The Things I Can’t Take With Me EP (Big Dada)

Friday, April 16

  • Alex Henry Foster — Standing Under Bright Lights (Hopeful Tragedy)
  • Amigo The Devil — Born Against (Liars Club)
  • Andy Stott — Never The Right Time (Modern Love)
  • Apparat — Soundtracks (It’s Complicated Records)
  • The Armed — Ultrapop (Sargent House)
  • Arthur King — Changing Landscapes (Isle Of Eigg) (AKP Recordings)
  • August Burns Red — Guardians Sessions EP (Fearless Records)
  • Autogramm — No Rules (Nevado Records)
  • Babygirl — Losers Weepers EP (Sandlot Records)
  • Benedikt — Balcony Dream (Koke Plate)
  • Benjamin Belinska — Lost Illusions (1879550 Records DK2)
  • Bewitcher — Cursed Be Thy Kingdom (Century Media Records)
  • Big Scarr — Big Grim Reaper (Atlantic)
  • Bill Kwan — No Ordinary Love: The Music Of Sade (Ikeda Music)
  • Bob Mould — Distortion: 2008-2019 (DMON)
  • The Brother Brothers — Calla Lily (Compass Records)
  • Bushido Code — The Ronin (Upstate Records)
  • Cale Sexton — Sustain (Heavy Machinery Records)
  • Cannibal Corpse — Violence Unimagined (Metal Blade Records)
  • Caroline Kingsbury — Heaven’s Just A Flight (Fortune Tellers)
  • Caroline Polachek — Standing At The Gate: Remix Collection (self-released)
  • Childe — Childe EP (Prolifica Inc.)
  • Clicks — G.O.T.H. (Dependent Records)
  • Crown — The End Of All Things (Pelagic Records)
  • Deine Lakaien — Dual (Prophecy Productions)
  • Drongo — 1 (eBird)
  • Elise Davis — Anxious. Happy. Chill. (Tone Tree)
  • Eric Church — Heart (UMG Nashville)
  • Francesca Ter-Berg — In Eynem (Phantom Limb)
  • Garage A Trois — Calm Down Cologne (Royal Potato Family)
  • Greta Van Fleet — The Battle At Garden’s Gate (Lava/Republic)
  • Holding Absence — The Greatest Mistake Of My Life (SharpTone Records)
  • Holly Macve — Not The Girl (Modern Sky)
  • Imelda May — 11 Past The Hour (Decca)
  • Jaguar Jonze — Antihero EP (Nettwerk)
  • Jakob Mind — The One Who Got Away (Lovely Records)
  • James Holvay — Sweet Soul Song EP (MOB Town)
  • Jeffery Silverstein — Torii Gates (Arrowhawk)
  • jess joy — Patreeachry (Joyful Noise Recordings)
  • Jo Below — No Control EP (Inverse Records)
  • John Pizzarelli — Better Days Ahead (Ghostlight Deluxe)
  • John Moods — So Sweet EP (Arbutus Records)
  • Josh Radnor — One More Than I’ll Let You Go EP (Flower Moon Records)
  • Julia Stone — Sixty Summers (BMG)
  • Kenny Mason — Angelic Hoodrat: Supercut (Alamo/Geffen)
  • Lea Bertucci — A Visible Length Of Light (Cibachrome Editions)
  • Low Island — If You Could Have It All Again (Emotional Interference)
  • Lyke — Stay With Me EP (Armada Electronic Elements)
  • Miles Gannett — Meridian (self-released)
  • NEEDTOBREATHE — Live From The Woods Vol. 2 (Elektra Records)
  • Nick Hakim And Roy Nathanson — Small Things (NYXO)
  • Norah Jones — ‘Till We Meet Again (Capitol Records)
  • The Offspring — Let The Bad Times Roll (Concord)
  • Paul McCartney — McCartney III Imagined (Capitol Records)
  • Robin Trower, Maxi Priest, And Livingstone Brown — United State Of Mind (Manhaton Records)
  • Saint Raymond — We Forgot We Were Dreaming (Cooking Vinyl)
  • Sam Eagle — She’s So Nice EP (Cooking Vinyl)
  • Sasha And The Valentines — So You Think You Found Love? (Oof Records)
  • Shaed — No Other Way (Photo Finish Records)
  • SKAAR — Waiting (WM Norway)
  • Son Lux — Tomorrows III (City Slang)
  • Steve Bug & Cle — Gentle Push EP (Poker Flat)
  • Syna So Pro — Chill/Hype (FPE Records)
  • T Bear — Fresh Bear Tracks (Quarto Valley Records)
  • Talib Kweli & Diamond D — Gotham (Dymond Mine Records)
  • Triston Marez — Triston Marez (Torrez Music Group)
  • Two Feet — Max Maco Is Dead Right? (AWAL)
  • The Vintage Caravan — Monuments (Napalm Records)
  • Vision Video — Inked In Red (Kool Rock)
  • Vladislav Delay — Rakka II (Cosmo Rhythmatic)
  • Waxflower — We Might Be Alright EP (Rude Records)
  • The Workday Release — Like The Light Of Stars (Enci Records)

Friday, April 23

  • Ade — Midnight Pizza (Trickwork)
  • Alan Vega — Mutator (Sacred Bones Records)
  • Art d’Ecco — In Standard Definition (Paper Bag Records)
  • Ben Cosgrove — The Trouble With Wilderness (self-released)
  • Birthday Ass — Head Of The Household (Ramp Local)
  • Black Orchid Empire — Live In The Studio EP (Long Branch Records)
  • Black Wail — Born On Fire EP (Rhyme & Reason)
  • Carla Geneve — Learn To Like It (Dot Dash)
  • Chapel — Room Service EP (Rise Records)
  • Charlie Houston — I Hate Spring EP (Arts & Crafts)
  • Chicane — Everything We Had To Leave Behind (Modena Records)
  • The Cush — Riders In The Stardust Gold (Mad Bunny Records)
  • Danny Golden — Changes EP (Carry On Music)
  • Dans Dans — Zink (Unday Records)
  • Dan Wilson — Vessels Of Wood And Earth (Mack Avenue Records)
  • Dinosaur Jr. — Sweep It Into Space (Jagjaguwar)
  • Dirty Honey — Dirty Honey (self-released)
  • Dumpstaphunk — Where Do We Go From Here (Mascot Label Group/The Funk Garage)
  • Eli West — Tapered Point Of Stone (Tender And Mild)
  • Eric Church — Soul (UMG Nashville)
  • E.R. Jurken — I Stand Corrected (Country Thyme)
  • Ethel Cain — Inbred EP (Daughters of Cain)
  • Field Music — Flat White Moon (Memphis Industries)
  • Fog Lake — Tragedy Reel (Orchid Tapes)
  • Gilby Clarke — The Gospel Truth (Golden Robot Records)
  • Glimmers — Worlds Apart EP (Common Ground Collective)
  • Graywave — Planetary Shift EP (False Peak Records)
  • Hannah Jadagu — What Is Going On? EP (Sub Pop Records)
  • The Jeff Carlson Band — Yesterday’s Gone (RFL Records)
  • John Splithoff — All In (self-released)
  • Jupiter & Okwess — Na Kazonga (Everloving Records)
  • Justin Moore — Straight Outta The Country (Virgin)
  • Ki Oni — Stay Indoors And Swim (Sound As Language)
  • Lucid Den — Ice Storm X (Lucid Trax)
  • The March Divide — cinq (Slow Start Records)
  • The Mars Volta — La Realidad De Los Sueños (Clouds Hill)
  • The Mars Volta — Landscape Tantrums (Clouds Hill)
  • Moon Vs Sun — I’m Going To Break Your Heart (Wea)
  • The Pale White — Infinite Pleasure (Illegal Cinema Records)
  • The Peter Frampton Band — Frampton Forgets The Words (UMe)
  • PJ Harding And Noah Cyrus — People Don’t Change EP (RCA Records)
  • Polly Paulusma — Invisible Music (Wild Sound)
  • Porter Robinson — Nurture (Mom + Pop Music)
  • Rag’n’Bone Man — Life By Misadventure (High Focus Records)
  • Remember Sports — Like A Stone (Father/Daughter Records)
  • Satomimagae — Hanazono (RVNG Intl.)
  • Sindy — Horror Head (PNKSLM Recordings)
  • Sir Sly — The Rise & Fall Of Loverboy (Interscope)
  • Sonic Boom — Almost Nothing Is Nearly Enough (Carpark Records)
  • Sour Widows — Crossing Over EP (Exploding In Sound Records)
  • Steve Cropper — Fire It Up (Provogue Records)
  • Summer Sleeves — In The Throes Of Woes (Jigsaw Records)
  • Tashaki Miyaki — Castaway (Metropolis Records)
  • Tilian — Factory Reset (Rise Records)
  • Tom Jones — Surrounded By Time (S-Curve Records)
  • Trace Kotik — Everything Has Been Done By Now, So Now, Everything Is Possible… (IMU Records)
  • Tristan Kasten-Krause — Potential Landscapes (Whatever’s Clever)
  • WarCall — Dead End Pt. 1 EP (Plan B Music)
  • WheelUp — Good Love (Tru Thoughts)

Friday, April 30

  • Adrian Crowley — The Watchful Eye Of The Stars (Chemikal Underground)
  • Ali Barter — Chocolate Cake EP ([PIAS])
  • Amy Shark — Cry Forever (Sony)
  • Amy Speace with The Orphan Brigade — There Used To Be Horses Here (Wind Bone Records)
  • Arts Fishing Club — The Show EP (Arts Fishing Club)
  • Ashley Monroe — Rosegold (Warner Music Nashville)
  • Ben Seretan — Cicada Waves (NNA Tapes)
  • Birdy — Young Heart (Atlantic)
  • Cadence Weapon — Parallel World (eOne Music)
  • Dawn Richard — Second Line: An Electro Revival (Merge Records)
  • Del Amitri — Fatal Mistakes (Cooking Vinyl)
  • Dree Leer — Throw Hands (Bettamax Records)
  • Dropkick Murphys — Turn Up That Dial (PIAS Cooperative)
  • Elsa Hewitt — Lupa (ERH)
  • Enumclaw — Jimbo Demos EP (Youth Riot Records)
  • Far Lands — There Be Monsters (Get Loud Recordings)
  • Girl In Red — If I Could Make It Go Quiet (World in Red)
  • Glüme — The Internet (Italians Do It Better)
  • Gojira — Fortitude (Travelling the Groove Records)
  • Guided By Voices — Earth Man Blues (Rockathon Records)
  • Hadda Be — Another Life (Last Night From Glasgow)
  • Joe Kaplow — Sending Money And Stems (Fluff & Gravy Records)
  • Joseph Shabason — The Fellowship (Western Vinyl)
  • Juan Wauters — Real Life Situations (Captured Tracks)
  • Kohsuke Mine — First (Barely Breaking Even)
  • Laufey — Typical Of Me EP (Transgressive Records)
  • Leon Vynehall — Rare, Forever (Ninja Tune)
  • Manchester Orchestra — The Million Masks Of God (Loma Vista Recordings)
  • Marianne Faithfull with Warren Ellis — She Walks In Beauty (BMG)
  • Moderate Rebels — If You See Something That Doesn’t Look Right (Moshi Moshi)
  • Myd — Born A Loser (Ed Banger Records)
  • Paper Beat Scissors — La Mitad (Seayou Records)
  • Paul Jacobs — Pink Dogs On The Green Grass (Blow the Fuse)
  • Rochelle Jordan — Play With The Changes (Young Art)
  • Rosie Tucker — Sucker Supreme (Epitaph Records)
  • Royal Blood — Typhoons (Warner)
  • Rural Tapes — Rural Tapes (Smuggler Music)
  • Sarah Louise — Earth Bow (self-released)
  • The Shootouts — Bullseye (Soundly Music)
  • Teenage Fanclub — Endless Arcade (Merge)
  • Telex — This Is Telex (Mute)
  • Tetrarch — Unstable (Napalm Records)
  • Thomas Rhett — Country Again: Side A (Virgin)
  • Tobias Meinhart — The Painter (Sunnyside Records)
  • Tony Allen — There Is No End (Blue Note Records)
  • Tōth — You And Me And Everything (Northern Spy Records)
  • Vacation Manor — Vacation Manor (Nettwerk)
  • Vincent Herring — Preaching To The Choir (Smoke Sessions Records)
  • Vreid — Wild North West (Season of Mist)
  • Will Graefe — Marine Life (11A Records)
  • Zhu — Dreamland 2021 (Astralwerks)

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

Quavo And Saweetie’s Elevator Fight Is Reportedly Being Investigated By The LAPD

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In the wake of a video surfacing that depicts a physical altercation between rappers Quavo and Saweetie at her North Hollywood apartment, TMZ reports that the LAPD is now investigating the situation. Law enforcement sources told TMZ that the department wants to question both rappers separately to obtain a clearer idea of what happened before, during, and after the fight, as the video only catches the tail end of what appears to be an argument that escalates to Saweetie swinging at Quavo and Quavo throwing Saweetie to the ground, apparently tussling over what appeared to be a video game console. There’s no sound, either.

If investigators find grounds for a criminal case, they’d turn their findings over to the City Attorney, who would determine any charges. Neither rapper has commented on the incident since the video surfaced, but Saweetie did confirm their breakup a week before it emerged, seemingly accusing Quavo of infidelity. Meanwhile, Quavo maintained that Saweetie was not “the woman [he] thought [she was].”

Until their breakup, the former couple was the toast of social media, with their cutesy stories and interactions becoming a source of fascination for fans and prompting the view of their relationship as “goals.” Unfortunately, it turns out that the curated social media image didn’t show the whole story — it never does — and the only goal fans should have is keeping violence out of their own relationships.

Tayla Parx And Other Songwriters Call On Artists To Stop Demanding Credit On Songs They Didn’t Write

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Songwriters are an invaluable part of the music industry, but some of them feel like they aren’t getting a fair deal. Now, a group of songwriters have formed The Pact and are calling on artists to drop demanding credit on and publishing rights of songs that they didn’t help write.

The group has shared a letter, which asserts:

“Over the last few years, there has been a growing number of artists that are demanding publishing on songs they did not write. These artists will go on to collect revenue from touring, merchandise, brand partnerships, and many other revenue streams, while the songwriters have only their publishing revenue as a means of income. This demand for publishing is often able to happen because the artist and/or their representation abuse leverage, use bully tactics and threats, and prey upon writers who may choose to give up some of their assets rather than lose the opportunity completely. Over time, this practice of artists taking publishing has become normalized; and until now, there has been no real unity within the songwriting community to fight back.”

It goes on to declare, “This body of songwriters will not give publishing or songwriting credit to anyone who did not create or change the lyric or melody or otherwise contribute to the composition without a reasonably equivalent/meaningful exchange for all the writers on the song.”

The Pact’s website has a list of artists involved and it includes Tayla Parx, Justin Tranter, Tobias Jesso Jr., Emily Warren, Toss Golan, Amy Allen, Lennon Stella, Shae Jacobs, Sam Harris, Deza, and Joel Little. The aforementioned artists have had a huge impact on the music industry in recent years, as they have collaborated with big names like Ariana Grande, Khalid, Normani, Mariah Carey, Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, Demi Lovato, Chloe x Halle, Janelle Monáe, Anderson .Paak, Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa, Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, Linkin Park, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga, Kygo, Kacey Musgraves, John Legend, Maroon 5, Halsey, Cardi B, Imagine Dragons, Jonas Brothers, Sia, Adele, Shawn Mendes, Charlie Puth, Florence And The Machine, Haim, Niall Horan, King Princess, and Ellie Goulding. All those credits, by the way, are for just Parx, Tranter, and Jesso.

Read the full letter below and learn more about The Pact here.

“The beauty of the music industry is that it operates at its best as an ecosystem. Behind most songs, there is a story of collaboration. By the time of release, a song has been touched not just by the artist, but by songwriters, producers, mixers, engineers, record labels, publishers, managers and more.

Over the last few years, there has been a growing number of artists that are demanding publishing on songs they did not write. These artists will go on to collect revenue from touring, merchandise, brand partnerships, and many other revenue streams, while the songwriters have only their publishing revenue as a means of income. This demand for publishing is often able to happen because the artist and/or their representation abuse leverage, use bully tactics and threats, and prey upon writers who may choose to give up some of their assets rather than lose the opportunity completely. Over time, this practice of artists taking publishing has become normalized; and until now, there has been no real unity within the songwriting community to fight back.

That is why we have decided to join together, in support of each other, and make a change. What we are saying is this:

This body of songwriters will not give publishing or songwriting credit to anyone who did not create or change the lyric or melody or otherwise contribute to the composition without a reasonably equivalent/meaningful exchange for all the writers on the song.

To be clear – this action is being taken for two main purposes. First and foremost, we hope that this action will protect the future ‘us’, the next generation of songwriters — those who believe they have no leverage and no choice but to give up something that is rightly theirs. The second purpose is to shift the rhetoric and perspective surrounding the role of a songwriter. As songwriters, we are fully aware of the importance of the artist who goes on to perform and promote the songs we write, the role of the producer who takes the song to the finish line, and the role of the label that finances the project and plans for strategy and promotion. In light of that, we are not suggesting we dip into those revenue streams, we are not asking for something we don’t deserve. We are simply asking for that respect in return. We are simply asking that the ecosystem stay in balance; we are simply asking that we not be put in positions where we are forced to give up all we have in exchange for nothing; we are simply asking that we give credit where credit is due and only take credit where credit is earned.

If we take the song out of the music industry, there is no music industry. As of today, we will no longer accept being treated like we are at the bottom of the totem pole, or be bullied into thinking that we should be making sacrifices to sit at the table. We are all in this together, and we all need each other for this wheel to keep turning. So let’s start acting like it.

Sincerely,

The Pact”

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

Westside Gunn Readies ‘Hitler Wears Hermes 8’ With Two New Singles: ‘Julia Lang’ And ‘TV Boy’

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People thought that Westside Gunn would retire from rapping at the end of last year and focus on the other interests. This was due to a tweet he posted in September, in which he tweeted, “Only 3 more months left and I’m still at peace with my decision but this will be a dope 3 months I promise u that #FLYGOD.” But the rapper changed his mind at the beginning of the new year, saying there’s “more work to do” in his rap career. He even went ahead and announced his next album, which is entitled Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Sincerely Adolf.

With the full-length effort very much en route, Westside shares his latest singles, “Julia Lang” and “TV Boy.” The former is named after the founder of the genderless lifestyle label VEERT. They also appear beside Westside in the track’s accompanying video, which sees the rapper, his crew, and Lang kicking it at a studio as the Griselda rapper lets off a string of sharp raps. As for “TV Boy,” the song boasts production from frequent collaborators Daringer and Beat Butcha, who help create a grimy track for Westside to strut his stuff.

You can listen to both tracks in the videos above.

Deante Hitchcock Makes The Most Of A Hotel Room In His Freestyle Over Spillage Village’s ‘Baptize’

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Atlanta’s Deante Hitchcock has been one of the most active hip-hop acts in 2021. The bulk of his work has came from his revived series New Atlanta Tuesdays, which sees him freestyling over new and old rap songs. He continued it today with a bars over Spillage Village’s “Baptize.” Just like the other songs in the series, Deante shares the new freestyle with an accompanying video. In the latest, the rapper can be found in hotel where talks to himself in the mirror before sitting fully-clothed in a tub full of water, once again impressing with his lyrical skills.

The freestyle is the fifth track Deante has dropped in 2021 as part of the new series. He began with bars over Lil Wayne’s “Let The Beat Build” and continued with a wild take on SpotemGottem’s “Beat Box.” Then he took on Drake’s No. 1 song, “What Next,” and his most recent saw him rapping over Outkast’s classic track “Roses,” off their 2004 album Speakerboxx/The Love Below.

Along with the string of freestyles, Deante has also teased a new album to be released in the near future. Until then, you can revisit his debut album, Better, which he released in 2020 and updated this year with a live version that came with videos of the performances.

You can listen to the freestyle in the video above.

Lauren London Remembers Nipsey Hussle’s ‘Brave And Beloved Soul’ On The Two-Year Anniversary Of His Death

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March 31 is a day that will forever remembered in hip-hop history: On that date in 2019, Nipsey Hussle was tragically shot and killed at his Marathon Clothing store in Los Angeles. His death shook the music world, leaving many to grieve a loss that came at the height of his career. On the two-year anniversary, his longtime girlfriend, Lauren London, took to Instagram to honor him.

“The Day Of Ermias’ transition changed the course of my life forever,” she wrote in the post. “2 years, and it feels like yesterday and eternity all at the same time. Grief and Healing have been constant companions on this journey.” She added, “In Honor of His life and demonstration… May all of Heaven exalt Your name for all You did on Earth and beyond. Brave and Beloved Soul, Ermias. You are missed deeply. You are loved immensely. You will forever be. I love you eternally,” before signing off on the message with “Your Boogie (blue heart emoji).”

A few weeks ago London shared the special contribution she made to Nipsey’s debut album, Victory Lap. “Fun fact: the voice that says ‘victory lap’ on the album is me,” she said in a post to her Instagram story. London can also be heard on another of the album’s tracks, “Real Big.”

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

Brockhampton’s Tracklist For ‘Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine’ Features ASAP Rocky, Danny Brown, And More

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In a little under two weeks, Brockhampton will release their seventh album, Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine. It’s a project that their fans have spent months waiting for, even guessing its title thanks to a helpful hint from the band’s head producer, Romil Hemnani. Brockhampton finally announced it would drop on April 9, and as that date gets closer and closer, the group returned with the album’s tracklist.

Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine comes equipped with 13 songs as well as features from Danny Brown, ASAP Rocky, ASAP Ferg, Charlie Wilson Sogone Soflex, Jpegmafia, and Baird. The news comes mere hours after the group revealed they would release two albums in 2021 before calling it quits. Brockhampton’s lead vocalist, Kevin Abstract, shared the news on Twitter, writing, “2 brockhampton albums in 2021 – these will be our last.” He also said there was more on the way. “New single tmrw night [presumably Friday at midnight]. Summer time vibes,” he revealed. “Ride around with the windows down with ya best friend singing super loud to the chorus type vibe – shows the other side of the album. See Yal tmrw.”

You can check out the full tracklist below:

1. “Buzzcut” (Feat. Danny Brown)
2. “Chain On” (Feat. Jpegmafia)
3. “Count On Me”
4. “Bankroll” (Feat. ASAP Rocky And A$ASAP Ferg)
5. “The Light”
6. “Windows” (Feat. Sogone Soflex)
7. “I’ll Take You On” (Feat. Charlie Wilson)
8. “Old News (Feat. Baird)
9. “What’s The Occasion?”
10. “When I Ball”
11. “Don’t Shoot Up The Party”
12. “Dear Lord”
13. “The Light Pt. II”

Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine is out 4/9 on Question Everything/RCA Records. You can pre-order a limited edition box set here.

DaBaby Was Intrigued By A Group Of Students’ ‘Imaginary Stories’ About Him

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After exploding into the public consciousness with his rapid-fire flow and tongue-in-cheek sense of humor two years ago, DaBaby remains an object of fascination with fans of all ages even despite his somewhat less than kid-friendly subject matter. A recent meme currently circulating the weirder corners of social media turned the North Carolina rapper’s head into an automobile (apparently in response to a lyric from his song “Suge”), while a teacher’s free-writing assignment for her class turned up no fewer than four short stories featuring the rapper — in Spanish, no less.

When the teacher remarked on the coincidence on Twitter, her comment caught the rapper’s eye, prompting him to ask her, “Send them to me.” She did so via a thread of replies showing the stories in the students’ own handwriting on notebook paper, including one with an illustration of the rapper apparently getting out of jail along with one of the astronauts from the similarly-ubiquitous mobile game Among Us. In one of the writings, the student even makes reference to the “DaBaby Convertible” meme.

The stories are weird and nonsensical in the way kids’ stories usually are. One prominently features a Kanye West action revenge movie-style plotline, which has been a source of confusion and amusement for commenters. You can see the full thread below along with some… iffy translations — and, just for fun, one of the best DaBaby Convertible videos out.

Cardi B Calls Out Utah For Cracking Down On Porn Rather Than Addressing Real Problems

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When politics buff Cardi B sees something she doesn’t like going on in government, she’s almost guaranteed to comment on it. Most recently, Cardi shared her thoughts on a recently-passed anti-pornography law in Utah which mandates filters on mobile devices and tablets sold in-state. The law is the culmination of a conservative-led drive to turn porn into a “public health hazard,” even though the state is ending its mask mandate during a pandemic that’s killed over half a million people.

Clearly, she doesn’t like the law, drawing a comparison between its proponents’ stated intention of “protecting the children” and the prevalence of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organization in the state. “I respect everyone’s religion but Utah restricting porn and not regulating the disgusting things that happens in the FLDS,” she observed. “That cult is disturbing.”

She elaborated in a second tweet, ““I will understand if they restrict porn because the state is very religious however they allow soo much disgusting things out there that they claim is part of their religion and that’s MOLESTING CHILDREN …Look it up!”

The FLDS Church is described as one of the largest of the fundamentalist Mormon sects and is designated a cult by the Southern Poverty Law Center. It’s received criticism for its practice of polygamy and racist attitudes toward Black people and interracial relationships and accused of trafficking underage girls across state lines, as well as child labor abuses.

Cardi is no stranger to drawing the ire of certain groups. Her song “WAP” is still a hot topic among conservative circles, even as those commentators ignored or brushed off racist terrorist attacks in the US, minimized a global pandemic, and tried to credit Donald Trump with the successes of the current administration.

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

Strain Review — Chomp By Russ X Wonderbrett Might Be The Best ‘Studio Weed’ Out There

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Russ gave his legion of fans insane, crazy bars on his 2020 EP Chomp. Now he’s offering straight gas with his weed line, Chomp by Russ x Wonderbrett. It’s the exact same strain the rapper smoked while creating the aforementioned project’s lush offerings — five songs featuring elite hip-hop lyricists Benny The Butcher, Busta Rhymes, KXNG Crooked, and Black Thought, alongside DJ Premier and… the list goes on.

In collaboration with Brett Feldman and Cameron Damwijk — founders and cultivars of West Coast cannabis brand Wonderbrett — Russ’s cannabis line is a chance for the 28-year-old artist to offer fans a glimpse inside the Chomp creation experience. It’s also the kind of marijuana that any chronic-loving musician would be hyped to smoke during studio sessions.

Since his SoundCloud beginnings, Russ has been in complete control of his career and has become the obvious example of what it means to work independently in the music industry in the digital age. Releasing as many mixtapes as he has and as dedicated to the craft as he is, launching a weed strain (that won’t leave you slumped) with one of the most reputable cannabis companies in the game feels like it was always in the cards. The point being: it’s a good fit.

When the perfect opportunity to dive into the cannabis business arrived, Russ chose to produce a strain that was something that he enjoys himself. And that meant a balanced strain where users could avoid both sleepiness and overthinking.

“I’m not a heavy smoker who’s just gonna sit around and smoke all day but oftentimes in the studio I enjoy experiencing an alternative yet still tuned in perspective, so keeping a joint of something productive nearby comes in handy,” Russ stated in a press release. “I might as well control what’s in the joint so that’s what I’ve done here with Wonderbrett.”

Feldman added, “The result is a great introductory high that really serves to enlighten and inspire artists to create. It doesn’t give you a couch lock effect.”

The strain itself was created with a male from Wonderbrett’s OZK stable and crossed into a Cookies & Cream female. From there they went through 20 seedlings and settled on phenotype No. 4. Currently, Chomp is only available at Stiiizy — a dispensary located in Downtown Los Angeles. But the brand has promised that new outlets will be added on the daily (stay up to date here), including the Wonderbrett flagship dispensary, launching in LA’s Fairfax District later this year.

Chomp by Russ x Wonderbrett dropped on Monday, March 29th, and we tested it that day in both its flower and pre-roll forms. Check out our review below.

The Products & Presentation

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1g CHOMP x Wonderbrett Pre-Roll & ⅛ CHOMP x Wonderbrett Box

Strain: Hybrid

Dominant Terpenes: Limonene, Humulene, Linalool, Caryophyllene, and Pinene

THC: 22.82%

CBD: .06%

Retail Price: ⅛ CHOMP x Wonderbrett Box for $60, ⅛ CHOMP x Wonderbrett Bag for $45, 1g CHOMP x Wonderbrett Pre-Roll for $15.

The Experience

First of all, the packaging. The design. The satin box. The gilded press. The snarling dog, showing its gnashing teeth. The rich, red, gold, and black colorway. The whole Chomp x Wonderbrett branding sets the tone for an opulent affair.

Though I tried Chomp as both flower and as a pre-roll, the experiences were somewhat different. First, let’s talk about what each product has to offer and then what made them different for me.

The pre-roll came prepared inside of a plastic tube container, emblazoned with Russ’s signature Chomp logo and necessary cannabis factoids. Once the top came off and the pre-roll slid into my hand, I was dealing with a Raw cone tightly packed with herb. The light up and pull was smooth to start, then I felt an immediate head rush followed by my nose feeling a bit spicy. This was just the very beginning of what would turn into an intense cerebral high.

After a few minutes, the stinging I felt in my nose disappeared and what arrived was a euphoric sense of happiness and urge to do something. Anything.

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Slight overthinking did rear its ugly head, yet the happiness and excitement I was feeling had me floating above it all. Once the high fully set in, I became very grateful and happy — living in the moment. It felt as if all my senses opened up, making all of my perceptions more clear. Not to mention, I had full confidence in my thoughts and wasn’t judging myself for every little thing.

At this point, it’s clear why Russ would dub this as “studio weed” and why sharing a name with his Chomp EP was a necessity.

When it came time to explore the flower option I was met with the soft, sweet aroma of citrus and nuts, and frosted nugs inside a dark plastic container. I love an icy nug and Chomp is fully iced out. The flower itself was pretty rigid to the touch but strong and not brittle.

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Once I packed out a raw cone with the minced Chomp nugs and lit it, the immediate head rush and nose-tingling occurred just like with the pre-roll. Once the high settled in though, the happiness I felt with the pre-roll was more extreme, if perhaps more chaotic. Maybe it’s the way I packed it that made the experience different, but I was laughing at everything when I smoked the flower and fell into a fit of laughter more than once. It really made my day fun and gave my mind the freedom for all of my ideas to flow without the weird voice of judgment that I get when smoking Sativa.

The Bottom Line

Chomp is definitely a strain best-suited for catching a late-night vibe at the studio or as a solo mid-day high if you’re a creative working from home. I can also see this as being a great strain to smoke in social settings and, of course, while listening to music. It’s a happy, relaxing herb that gets the creative juices flowing.