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Lizzo Is Starting A ‘New Era’ Next Week With ‘Rumors,’ Her First Single In Two Years

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Lizzo’s most recent single was 2020’s “Cuz I Love You,” which comes from her 2019 album of the same name. So, it’s been a couple years since we’ve gotten some new music from Lizzo. She’s gearing up for a new era now, as her new single, “Rumors,” is set to drop on August 13.

She shared a promotional image for the song, which features her in a flash gold dress and equally shiny gold jewelry, giving a “shh” sign with her hand. She captioned the post, “NEW ERA B*TCH. ‘RUMORS’. 8/13.” Her post doesn’t indicate that “Rumors” is a song, but Lizzo’s website and pre-order pages do.

She more-than-suggested a few days ago that Mark Ronson is working on her album, saying in a TikTok video in response to a fan question, “A album? Absolutely not, I’m not making no f*ckin’ album! I’m not in a studio. This isn’t Mark Ronson. This isn’t a whole board. I’m not hanging out with songwriters like [Philip Lawrence of Bruno Mars songwriting/production team The Smeezingtons]. [laughs] I’m not making a f*ckin’ album! Where you get that from?”

This comes ahead of a busy stretch, as she’s set to perform at festivals like Bonnaroo, Firefly, and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

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

The DaBaby Remix Of Dua Lipa’s ‘Levitating’ Is Still Near The Top Of The Charts Despite Fewer Radio Plays

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The backlash to DaBaby’s controversial HIV/AIDS comments at Rolling Loud a couple weekends ago (for which he only just apologized today) has been severe, as he’s been dropped from multiple festival lineups and dragged by many of his peers in music. Dua Lipa, who recruited DaBaby to join her on the “Levitating” remix, said she was “surprised and horrified” by the things DaBaby said on stage.

Since the controversy, music curators have started phasing the DaBaby version of “Levitating” off of playlists and radio airplay, but in spite of that, the song is still doing quite well on the charts. On the new Hot 100 dated August 7, the “Levitating” remix is at No. 5, a slight drop from its spot at No. 3 last week. The Rolling Loud incident happened on July 25, which was a few days into the tracking week reflected on the latest chart, July 23 to 29.

Billboard reports that remix saw a 12-percent drop in plays compared to the solo version of the song last week, noting, “On July 25, 71% of its plays was via the remix; on July 29, the last day of the tracking week, the share dropped to 59%.”

If the solo version of “Levitating” ends up becoming the most prominent version of the song in terms of charting activity, it is possible for DaBaby’s credit to be removed from “Levitating” as it appears on the Hot 100 and other charts. A similar thing happened last year when Nicki Minaj was removed from the Hot 100 listing for Doja Cat’s “Say So.” Billboard explained at the time, “After two weeks of Minaj showing as a featured artist on ‘Say So’ on the Hot 100 and other charts that utilize the same methodology, only Doja Cat is now listed, as the original version, without Minaj, is now driving the majority of overall activity for the song; the change does not affect any of Minaj’s achievements on those charts the past two weeks, and she continues not to be credited on the song on any airplay charts, as the vast majority of the song’s airplay is still for the original version.”

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

DaBaby Finally Apologizes For His ‘Hurtful And Triggering Comments’ A Week Later

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DaBaby has been in the music industry doghouse since making comments about HIV/AIDS at Rolling Loud last weekend. Usually, when somebody says something that’s met with wide and instant backlash, they realize the error of their ways and issue an immediate apology. Instead, DaBaby went more in the direction of digging his heels into the ground and lashing out at those who shared negative opinions about his actions.

Now, finally, over a week later, DaBaby has offered an apology. Sharing an image of text on social media, he wrote:

“Social media moves so fast that people want to demolish you before you even have the opportunity to grow, educate, and learn from your mistakes. As a man who has had to make his own way from very difficult circumstances, having people I know publicly working against me — knowing that what I needed was education on these topics and guidance — has been challenging. I appreciate the many people who came to me with kindness, who reached out to me privately to offer wisdom, education, and resources. That’s what I needed and it was received.

I want to apologize to the LGBTQ+ community for the hurtful and triggering comments I made. Again, I apologize for my misinformed comments about HIV/AIDS and I know education on this is important. Love to all. God bless.

– DaBaby.”

In some respects, this apology came too late, as he has already been removed from the lineups of Governor’s Ball, Day N Vegas, and Lollapalooza.

Find DaBaby’s post below.

Cardi B’s ‘Bodak Yellow’ Video Reaches A Rare YouTube Milestone: A Billion Views

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Cardi B first became a household name in 2018 on the strength of her breakthrough hit, “Bodak Yellow,” as the song racked up plays and accolades on its way to becoming Cardi’s first No. 1 hit — and the first No. 1 record from a solo female rap artist since Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)” twenty years earlier in 1998.

Today, the video for “Bodak Yellow” reached a milestone reserved for only the most popular clips on YouTube: reaching over one billion views. It’s Cardi’s first solo video to reach one billion, after her video for “I Like It” — her second No. 1 record featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin — and Maroon 5’s video for “Girls Like You,” which also went No. 1 and on which Cardi features, reached one billion views in 2019.

Cardi recently revealed that despite its popularity, “Bodak Yellow” was relatively inexpensive as far as music videos go. “Fun fact: ‘Bodak Yellow’ music video cost me 15 thousand dollars,” she tweeted back in January. “I was in Dubai and I said… I gotta fly Picture (videographer) out here… BOOM BOOM BANG! Ya know the rest.” By comparison, her more recent videos, like the ones for “Money” and “WAP,” cost astronomically more — $400,000 and $1 million, respectively.

More recently, Cardi B appeared in the video for Normani’s new single “Wild Side,” but was forced to tone down her performance as a result of her pregnancy. She’s also working on her second album as well as her second child.

Check out the video for “Bodak Yellow” above.

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

Kevin Abstract Laughs Off DaBaby’s Homophobic Comments With A Wild Claim

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Of all the people who were insulted — directly or indirectly — by DaBaby’s Rolling Loud claims that HIV/AIDS “kills you in two or three weeks” and his admonishment about performing fellatio in the festival’s parking lots, one artist who seems to have taken an amused view of the situation is Brockhampton’s Kevin Abstract. Rather than reaching out to inform DaBaby why his statements were offensive and incorrect like Sir Elton John and Madonna, he laughed off the Charlotte rapper’s words by claiming to have done exactly what DaBaby disapproved in his call to action.

While Abstract’s group, Brockhampton, was scheduled to perform at Lollapalooza on Sunday — the same day as DaBaby — the Texan rapper whiled the time away on Twitter, joking about the coincidence that put the two acts in such close proximity. Of course, it could have been an uncomfortable situation, as Abstract is openly gay and has rapped about sexual encounters with men in his lyrics, which he also referenced on Twitter.

However, rather than seeking out a confrontation, Abstract instead quipped, “JUS SUCKED A HUGE D*CK IN [THE] PARKING LOT,” directly referencing DaBaby’s earlier comments and showing he wasn’t about to let those comments deter him from being himself.

Ultimately, the Lollapalooza organizers resolved the dilemma themselves, removing DaBaby from the lineup and replacing him with G Herbo and Young Thug. Meanwhile, DaBaby continues to see the fallout from his comments (and his defiance toward the backlash they incurred), as Governor’s Ball also removed him from the lineup this week.

DaBaby’s Homophobic Comments Just Got Him Kicked Off The Governor’s Ball Lineup

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The trainwreck DaBaby caused at Rolling Loud two weekends ago continues as he gets removed from another festival lineup. This time, it’s New York’s Governor’s Ball, which issued a statement via social media that DaBaby will no longer be performing on Friday night ahead of Billie Eilish.

Yesterday, DaBaby was removed from the Sunday night lineup for Chicago’s Lollapalooza and replaced with Young Thug (an iffy selection at best, but at least he knows when to put down the shovel) over the remarks he made from the Rolling Loud stage. During a call to action during that performance, DaBaby told fans to light up their phones if “you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, any of them deadly sexual transmitted diseases that make you die in two or three weeks” and if “you ain’t suck a n****’s dick in the parking lot.”

When he was called out online, he refused to apologize at first, then as the pressure continued, he did so defensively and halfheartedly before defiantly dropping the music video for “Giving What It’s Supposed To Give,” in which the lyrics seemingly echo his Rolling Loud statements (“we like AIDS, I’m on your ass”) despite being recorded before the Rolling Loud performance.

As a result, DaBaby has been censured by “Levitating” collaborator Dua Lipa, GLAAD, pop icons Sir Elton John and Madonna, and Questlove, as well as losing his deal with Boohooman.

The Weeknd Wants To Make More Music With Kanye West

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The Weeknd brought a lot of collaborators on board for After Hours, like Oneohtrix Point Never, Lil Uzi Vert, and Ariana Grande. There are some other folks he’d like to team up with, though, including a previous collaborator.

In a new GQ profile, when asked about who he’d like to work with soon, he responded:

“I’d love to work with Arca. Arca’s great. I’d love to work with Kanye [West] again. Especially on production. I got mad love for Tyler The Creator, and what he’s doing right now. Tyler is funny, man. I remember he came to one of my performances — I think it was like a festival performance. And he was very vocal about how ‘Starboy’ was his favorite song at the time. You can tell he’s waiting for the song. I could see him. As soon as the song happened, he’s like, ‘All right, cool. Thanks.’ And he just peaced out. It was pretty funny. But he’s somebody that I really admire, because he wears his feelings on his sleeve.”

West previously produced “Tell Your Friends” from The Weeknd’s 2005 album Beauty Behind The Madness, while The Weeknd sang on West’s The Life Of Pablo track “FML.”

Read the full GQ feature here.

All The New Albums Coming Out In August 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 August. If you’re not trying to potentially miss out on anything, it might be a good idea to keep reading.

Friday, August 6

  • Andrea von Kampen — That Spell (Fantasy Records)
  • Andrew Rinehart — Have Fun Idiot EP (SonaBLAST Records)
  • Barbra Streisand — Release Me 2 (Legacy)
  • Barney McCall — Transitive Cycles (Heavy Machinery Records)
  • Benét — Game Over EP (Bayonet Records)
  • Brian Jackson, Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge — Brian Jackson JID008 (Jazz Is Dead)
  • Catbite — Nice One (Bad Time Records)
  • Circus Of Rock — Come One, Come All (Frontiers)
  • Colin Hay — I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself (Compass Records)
  • Crossing I’s Dotting T’s — Crossing I’s Dotting T’s EP (Riot Records)
  • Damon & Naomi with Kurihara — A Sky Record (20 20 20)
  • Ellen Foley — Fighting Words (Urban Noise Music)
  • Eluvium — Virga II (Temporary Residence)
  • Empty Streets — Age Of Regret (Cleopatra Records)
  • Ethan Slater And Nick Blaemire — Edge Of The World (Broadway Records)
  • Evan Giia — Endorphins EP (Astralwerks)
  • Fake Laugh & Tarquin — Fake Laugh & Tarquin (Republic of Music)
  • Foxing — Draw Down The Moon (Grand Paradise)
  • Gerry Gibbs — Songs From My Father (Whaling City Sound)
  • Hippo Campus — Good Dog, Bad Dream EP (Grand Jury Music)
  • Homeboy Sandman — Anjelitu EP (Mello Music Group)
  • Information Society — ODDfellows (Hakatak International Records)
  • Jeffrey Alexander And The Heavy Lidders — Jeffrey Alexander And The Heavy Lidders (Baked Tapes)
  • John Moods — So Nice EP (Arbutus Records)
  • Jordan Lehning — Three Colored Wall (Tree Tone)
  • Kalie Shorr — I Got Here By Accident EP (TMWRK Records)
  • Kanye West — Donda (GOOD Music)
  • Khruangbin — Mordechai Remixes (Dead Oceans)
  • Kississippi — Mood Ring (Triple Crown Records)
  • Larsen Leap — Second Wind EP (Golden Robot Records)
  • Laura Stevenson — Laura Stevenson (Don Giovanni Records)
  • Leah Blevins — First Time Feeling (Crabtree Records)
  • Liam Kazar — Due North (Woodsist/Mare Records)
  • Liars — The Apple Drop (Mute)
  • Lingua Ignota — Sinner Get Ready (Sargent House)
  • Lovelorn — What’s Yr Damage (6131)
  • MAY-A — Don’t Kiss Ur Friends EP (Atlantic Records)
  • Nick Wilson — Now I’m Falling (Never Fade)
  • Night Ranger — ATBPO (Frontiers)
  • Patricia Barber — Clique (Impex Records)
  • Paul Thorn — Never Too Late To Call (Thirty Tiger)
  • RZA — RZA vs. Bobby Digital (Uncle Yura Records)
  • Sleepersound — Idle Voices (Shimmy Disc)
  • The Steoples — Wide Through The Eyes Of No One (Stones Throw)
  • Stephen Chopek — Dweller (Declared Goods)
  • Suncraft — Flat Earth Rider (All Good Clean Records)
  • Troy Redfern — The Fire Cosmic (Red7 Records)
  • Willy Mason — Already Dead (Cooking Vinyl)
  • Wolf Castle — Da Vinci’s Inquest EP (Forward Music Group)
  • Zachary Knowles — Tendency To Be A Loner (Fader Label)

Friday, August 13

  • A Great Big Pile Of Leaves — Pono (Topshelf Records)
  • Bendigo Fletcher — Fits Of Laughter (Elektra Records)
  • Ben Platt — Reverie (Atlantic)
  • Bikini — Motor Function EP (Northern Transmissions)
  • Blackbear — Misery Lake EP (ALAMO/Columbia Records)
  • Bloxx — Pop Culture EP (Chess Club Records)
  • Boldy James And The Alchemist — Bo Jackson (ALC Records)
  • Brandee Younger — Somewhere Different (Impulse! Records)
  • Brijean — Feelings Remixes EP (Ghostly International)
  • Brogan Bentley — Diapason Rex (Leaving Records)
  • Charles Spearin — My City Of Starlings (Arts & Crafts)
  • Chorusing — Half Mirror (Western Vinyl)
  • The Cold Stares — Heavy Shoes (Mascot Records)
  • Dan + Shay — Good Things (Warner Nashville)
  • Devendra Banhart & Noah Georgeson — Refuge (Dead Oceans)
  • Dreamers — Atlas EP (Nettwerk)
  • Explorer Tapes — Explorer Tapes (Omnivore Recordings)
  • Grace Vonderkuhn — Pleasure Pain (Sheer Luck Records)
  • Hein Cooper — Turbulent Heart EP (Nettwerk Records)
  • Jade Bird — Different Kinds Of Light (Glassnote)
  • Jeremy Garrett — Wanderer’s Compass (Organic Records)
  • Joey Cape — A Good Year To Forget (Fat Wreck Chords)
  • Joseph Taylor Sutkowski — Of Wisdom & Folly (Danger Collective Records)
  • Josienne Clarke — A Small Unknowable Thing (Corduroy Punk Tracks)
  • Jungle — Loving In Stereo (Caiola Records)
  • Junior Mesa — Cirque Du Freak EP (Nice Life Recording Company)
  • Kalie Shorr — I Got Here By Accident EP (TMWRK Records)
  • Katz — Only You EP (Dot Dash Recordings)
  • The Killers — Pressure Machine (EMI)
  • Lee Dewyze — Ghost Stories (RCA)
  • Luke Hemmings — When Facing The Things We Turn Away From (Arista Records)
  • Matthew Whitaker — Connections (Resilience Music)
  • Media Jeweler — The Sublime Sculpture Of Being Alive (Fire Talk)
  • Meet Me @ The Altar — Model Citizen EP (Fueled by Ramen)
  • Mountain Movers — World What World (Trouble In Mind)
  • Nick Garbett & Mike Majkowski — The Glider (Banksia Records)
  • OhGeesy — Geezy World (Atlantic Records)
  • Pachyman — The Return Of Pachyman (ATO Records)
  • Pole — Tanzboden EP (Mute)
  • Raven Bush — Fall Into Noise (PRAH Recordings)
  • Rebel Priest — Lost In Tokyo EP (Batcave Records)
  • Roy Montgomery — Rhymes Of Chance (Grapefruit Record Club)
  • Sally Decker — In The Tender Dream (NNA Tapes)
  • Still Woozy — If This Isn’t Nice, I Don’t Know What Is (Still Woozy Productions Inc.)
  • Stuck — Content That Makes You Feel Good EP (Exploding In Sound)
  • Supreme Love — We Are All Together EP (Animal63)
  • Susanna And David Wallumrød — Live (Susanna Sonata)
  • Trash Boat — Don’t You Feel Amazing? (Hopeless Records)
  • Watchhouse — Watchhouse (Tiptoe Tiger Music/Thirty Tigers)
  • Willie Nile — The Day The Earth Stood Still (River House Records)
  • Wing Vilma — Spirit Practice (Young Heavy Souls)

Friday, August 20

  • Alisa Tully — Holy Isle EP (Dalliance Recordings)
  • All Good Things — A Hope In Hell (Better Noise Music)
  • Anderson East — Maybe We Never Die (Low Country Sound)
  • Angel Olsen — Aisles EP (Jagjaguwar)
  • Badge Epoch — Scroll (Telephone Explosion)
  • Bambies — Summer Soon (Spaghetty Town Records)
  • Becky Hill — Only Honest On The Weekend (Polydor)
  • Between The Buried And Me — Colors II (Sumerian Records)
  • Black Light Animals — Playboys Of The Western World (Fat Beats Records)
  • Bnny — Everything (Fire Talk)
  • Chris Acker — Odd, Ordinary, & Otherwise (Gar Hole Records)
  • Chris J Norwood — I Am Not Cool (State Fair Records)
  • Cinema Cinema — CCXMDII (Nefarious Industries)
  • Connie Smith — The Cry Of The Heart (Fat Possum Records)
  • Darrin Bradbury — Artvertisement (ANTI- Records)
  • David Duchovny — Gestureland (GMG/King Baby)
  • The Dead Deads — Tell Your Girls It’s Alright (Rumble Records)
  • Deafheaven — Infinite Granite (Sargent House)
  • Debbie Gibson — The Body Remembers (Stargirl Records)
  • Eric Hilton — Ceremony (Montserrat House)
  • Ester Poly — Wet (Hummus Records)
  • G. Brenner — Brushfire (Very Jazzed)
  • George Lynch — Seamless (Rat Pak Records)
  • Girlpuppy — Swan EP (Royal Mountain Records)
  • James McMurtry — The Horses And The Hounds (New West Records)
  • Jeremiah Cymerman — Citadels & Sanctuaries (5049 Records)
  • Joe Troop — Borrowed Time (Free Dirt Records)
  • Johnny Yukon — Flight Plan 001 (Elektra Records)
  • The Joy Formidable — Into The Blue (Soundly Distro)
  • Justus Proffit — Speedstar (B.A.R.N.O.N.E. Records)
  • Khartoum — Vultures EP (Young Poet)
  • Kool & The Gang — Perfect Union (Omnivore Recordings)
  • Kunzite — Visuals (Lowly/Wilder Records)
  • L.A. Exes — Get Some (Black Rainbow Records)
  • Lorde — Solar Power (Universal)
  • Lorkin O’Reilly — Marriage Material (Team Love)
  • Mae Powell — Both Ways Brighter (Park the Van Records)
  • Maggie Rose — Have A Seat (Starstruck Records)
  • Mano Le Tough — At The Moment (Pampa Records)
  • Martha Wainwright — Love Will Be Reborn (Pheromone Records/Cooking Vinyl)
  • Martin Gore — The Third Chimpanzee Remixed (Mute Records)
  • Mildreda — I Was Never Really There (Dependent Records)
  • Molly Burman — Fool Me With Flattery EP (Prolifica Inc)
  • Morly — ‘Til I Start Speaking (Cascine)
  • Nathan Salsburg — Psalms (No Quarter Records)
  • Occurence — I Have So Much Love To Give (Archie & Fox Records)
  • Orla Gartland — Woman On The Internet (New Friends)
  • Rick Hyde — Plates 2 (Black Soprano Family)
  • Sam Williams — Glasshouse Children (Snakefarm)
  • Shannon & The Clams — Year Of The Spider (Easy Eye Sound)
  • Shining Bird — Deadlands (Spunk Records)
  • Shire T — Kingdoms In Colour (Ninja Tune)
  • Sierra Ferrell — Long Time Coming (Clear Summer Nights)
  • Strange Bones — England Screams (FSKT/300)
  • Sturgill Simpson — The Ballad Of Dood And Juanita (High Top Mountain Records/Thirty Tigers)
  • Switchfoot — Interrobang (Fantasy Records)
  • Telethon — Swim Out Past The Breakers (Take This To Heart Records)
  • Tropical Fuck Storm — Deep States (Joyful Noise Recordings)
  • Various Artists — The Bob’s Burgers Music Album Vol. 2 (Sub Pop)
  • Villagers — Fever Dreams (Domino)
  • Vistas — What Were You Hoping To Find? (Believe)
  • Wanda Jackson — Encore (Big Machine Records)

Friday, August 27

  • A Great Big World — Particles (Epic Records)
  • Anamanaguchi — Summer Singles 2010/2020 (Polyvinyl Records)
  • Arjuna Oakes & Serebii — First Nights EP (Innovative Leisure)
  • Bendik Giske — Cracks (Smalltown Supersound)
  • Ben Stalets — Everybody’s Laughing (WhistlePig Records)
  • Big Red Machine — How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last? (37D03D/Jagjaguwar)
  • Born Without Bones — Pictures Of The Sun EP (Pure Noise Records)
  • Botanist And Thief — Cicatrix/Diamond Brush (Prophecy Productions)
  • Bram Weijters’ Crazy Men — The Return (SDBAN Records)
  • Brian Setzer — Gotta Have The Rumble (Surfdog Records)
  • The Bronx — The Bronx VI (Cooking Vinyl)
  • Chubby And The Gang — The Mutt’s Nuts (Partisan Records)
  • Chvrches — Screen Violence (Glassnote Records)
  • Clifford / Wright — For All The Money In The World (BFD)
  • Cold Hart — Every Day Is A Day (Epitaph Records)
  • Comet Control — Inside The Sun (Tee Pee Records)
  • Container — Creamer EP (Drone)
  • E.VAX — E.VAX (XL)
  • EG Vines — Through The Mirror (Nowhere Special Recordings)
  • Emma-Jean Thackery — Yellow (Movementt)
  • Evann McIntosh — Character Development (Mom+Pop)
  • Ex Deo — The Thirteen Years Of Nero (Napalm Records)
  • Eyedress — Mulholland Drive (Lex Records)
  • The Faux Paws — The Faux Paws (Great Bear Records)
  • Field Guide — Make Peace With That (Birthday Cake)
  • Field Works — Maple, Ash, And Oaks: Cedars Instrumentals (Temporary Residence Limited)
  • Fotocrime — Heart Of Crime (Profound Lore Records)
  • Gord Downie — Coke Machine Glow: Songwriters’ Cabal (Arts & Crafts)
  • Granfalloon — Positive Songs (Cosmic Glue)
  • The Grascals — Up All Night (Mountain Home)
  • Gretta Ray — Begin To Look Around (EMI)
  • Halsey — If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power (Capitol Records)
  • The Immediate Family — The Immediate Family (Quarto Valley Records)
  • Indigo De Souza — Any Shape You Take (Saddle Creek)
  • I See Hawks In L.A. — On Our Way (Western Seeds)
  • Isla — The Mediterranean Gardener (Yep Roc Records)
  • Jason Sharp — The Turning Centre Of A Still World (Constellation Records)
  • Jinjer — Wallflowers (Napalm Records)
  • Jo O’Meara — With Love (Metrophonic)
  • Joakim — Second Nature (Tiger Sushi)
  • Kabir Sehgal — Threshold EP (Tiger Turn)
  • Kat Von D — Love Made Me Do It (KVD/Kartel Music Group)
  • Kenny Garrett — Sounds from The Ancestors (Mack Avenue Records)
  • Kiefer — When There’s Love Around (Stones Throw Records)
  • King Calaway — Midnight EP (Stoney Creek Records)
  • L’Freaq — Showgirl EP (Position Music)
  • La Bonte — Don’t Let This Define Me (Anxiety Blanket)
  • Lewloh — Michigan/Missinghim (Where Are The Fruits Records)
  • Lindsay Munroe — Frogs And Birds (Troubadour Music)
  • Low Flying Hawks — Fuyu (Magnetic Eye Records)
  • Macy Rodman — Unimaginable Animals (Accidental Popstar Records)
  • Madi Diaz — History Of A Feeling (Anti- Records)
  • Maisie Peters — You Signed Up For This (Gingerbread Man Records)
  • Marisa Anderson And William Tyler — Lost Futures (Thrill Jockey)
  • Mirabai Ceiba — The Quiet Hour (Terrorbird)
  • Molly Herron — Through Lines (New Amsterdam Records)
  • Mouse Rat — The Awesome Album (Dualtone/Entertainment 720)
  • Nite Jewel — No Sun (Gloriette)
  • Ocie Elliott — A Place EP (Nettwerk)
  • Opus Orange — Object Lessons (Emoto Music)
  • Phinehas — The Fire Itself (Solid State Records)
  • The Poppermost — Hits To Spare (Think Like A Key Records)
  • Robert Ellis Orrall — Surf And Gun Club (Fixation Records/Infinity Cat Recordings)
  • Roxy Girls — Roxy Girls Are In The Drink EP (Moshi Moshi Records)
  • Scarypoolparty — The Act Of Forgiveness (Hollywood)
  • Snowy Band — Alternate Endings (Spunk Records)
  • Sonta — Chocolit (Machine Entertainment Group)
  • Southern Avenue — Be The Love You Want (Renew Records/BMG)
  • Spirit Adrift — Forge Your Future EP (Century Media Records)
  • Steve Gunn — Other You (Matador Records)
  • Straytones — Magic Green River Swimmin’ & Stunning Tarzanka Experience (Robustfellow Productions)
  • Sugar Horse — The Live Long After (Small Pond)
  • Suzanne Santo — Yard Sale (Soundly Music)
  • Terence Blanchard — Absence (Blue Note)
  • Thalia Zedek Band — Perfect Vision (Thrill Jockey)
  • Thyrfing — Vanagand (Despotz Records)
  • Tim Easton — You Don’t Really Know Me (Black Mesa Records)
  • Trace Adkins — The Way I Wanna Go (Verge Records)
  • Tré Burt — You, Yeah, You EP (Oh Boy Records)
  • TSHA — OnlyL EP (Ninja Tune)
  • Turnstile — Glow On (Grand Jury)
  • Velvet Starlings — Technicolour Shakedown (Sound x 3 Records)
  • Yann Tiersen — Kerber (Mute)

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

The Weeknd Teases Some Thumping New Music In His ‘The Dawn Is Coming’ Video

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At various points over the past few months, The Weeknd has taken to social media to hint at something new to come. Now, it appears his post-After Hours era is kicking off, as today, he shared a video that includes nearly two minutes of new music.

The 100-second digital clip, titled “The Dawn Is Coming,” is a single shot that zooms over a dark landscape towards an orange sky and giant sun-like celestial body. All the while, some thumping electronic music that features some vocals from The Weeknd plays. At this point, it’s unclear if “The Dawn Is Coming” is the title of a new song, project, or just the name of the teaser itself.

The Weeknd is also the subject of a new GQ profile that was published today, and the piece describes some of his upcoming music: “The music hit the studio like a Mack truck. The new project is packed with party records. Like real-deal, illuminated-white-tiles-on-the-floor party records. Quincy Jones meets Giorgio Moroder meets the best-night-of-your-fucking-life party records. Not anachronistic disco stuff. (Not ‘cosplay,’ as Abel put it.) That sort of retro thing is having a moment right now in pop music, but these records are new. Sweaty. Hard. Drenched-suit, grinding-on-the-girl/boy-of-your-dreams party records.”

Coachella’s Co-Founder Says Frank Ocean Will Miss The 2022 Fest But Headline In 2023

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Back in January 2020, the lineup for that year’s Coachella festival was unveiled, with Frank Ocean as one of the headliners alongside Travis Scott and Rage Against The Machine. The event was pushed back to 2021 and then 2022; A couple months ago, it was revealed the 2022 festival will take place from April 15 to 17 and April 22 to 24. The lineup has yet to be revealed, but festival co-founder Paul Tollett shared some tidbits about it in a new Los Angeles Times story. The most notable takeaway: Frank Ocean won’t be performing in 2022 since he was unavailable for the rescheduled dates, but he’s apparently set to take the Coachella stage in 2023.

Explaining why he decided to make that reveal so far in advance, Tollett told the publication, “Right now, it’s the Wild West. I’m just trying to be as fair as I can to artists and to the fans to make sure that eventually they get to see everyone that we talked about.”

The story also notes that Scott and Rage Against The Machine will return to headline in 2022, while a third headliner is set to be announced.

Elsewhere in the piece, Tollett discusses what it was like to delay Coachella so many times and the state of the music/concert industry at large, so read the full story here.