New albums took up the top three positions on the RS 200 this week, as Slipknot, Rick Ross, and Trippie Redd all enjoyed solid debuts. Slipknot led the pack by earning 93,000 album-equivalent units, the majority of which came from sales. (The band used a bundle tied to an upcoming …
Read More »Raconteurs Attend Baseball Game, Perform Concert, Then Return to Game
The Raconteurs caught the beginning and end of Saturday night’s Washington Nationals game – and played a concert in between – after the contest between the Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers stretched to 14 innings. According to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, White and his band mates attended the first three innings …
Read More »The Roots Plot Expansive 'Things Fall Apart,' 'Do You Want More,' 'Illadelph Halflife' Reissues
The Roots are marking the anniversaries of several of their landmark albums — 1995’s Do You Want More?!!!??!, 1996’s Illadelph Halflife and 1999’s breakthrough album, Things Fall Apart — with expansive reissues. The first of the remastered reissues, Things Fall Apart, will be released on September 27th via Geffen/UMe/Urban Legends. …
Read More »Pusha T Weighs in on the Removal of His Latest Drake Diss
Pusha T and Lil Wayne were set to be on the sixth installment of Rick Ross‘s “Maybach Music” series. The collaboration was pitched as a ceasefire between two rappers who have spent the better part of a decade trading subliminals back and forth, to the point that Wayne’s protégé, Drake, …
Read More »A$AP Rocky Case: Judge Delays Verdict, Releases Suspects from Custody
Following three days of testimony, a Swedish judge said he would issue a verdict on the assault charges leveled against A$AP Rocky on August 14th. A$AP Rocky’s attorney also told freelance journalist Maddy Savage, who has been covering the trial, that the three defendants did not need to remain in …
Read More »Hear Ava Max's Two New Songs 'Freaking Me Out' and 'Blood, Sweat and Tears'
Ava Max has released a pair of new songs, “Freaking Me Out” and “Blood, Sweat & Tears.” The pop star’s breakthrough single “Sweet But Psycho” recently topped off at Number Nine on the RS 100 chart. Both new songs show off her penchant for an irresistible pop hook. “Blood, Sweat …
Read More »See AC/DC Rile Up Dutch Crowd With Seedy 'The Jack' Performance in 1979
AC/DC played a steamy rendition of “The Jack,” singer Bon Scott’s ode to STDs, when the band appeared on the Dutch TV show Countdown on July 13th, 1979. Dressed only in jeans and shoes, Scott caressed his mic and peered out at the packed crowd as he sang sexual innuendos, …
Read More »Wu-Tang Clan, A$AP Rocky Lead Rolling Loud New York City Lineup
Wu-Tang Clan, A$AP Rocky, Travis Scott, Meek Mill and Lil Uzi Vert will headline the first-ever New York City edition of hip-hop festival Rolling Loud. The 2019 event, set for October 12th and 13th at Citi Field, will also feature DMX, Fat Joe, Young Thug, Action Bronson, Pusha T, Juice …
Read More »M83 Detail New Album 'DSVII'
M83 have announced a new album, DSVII. The sequel to 2007’s ambient album, Digital Shades Vol. 1, the new LP will be released on September 20th via Mute and is available for pre-order. The album, which follows 2016’s Junk, is primarily influenced by video game music. “It felt so refreshing …
Read More »'Stranger Things' Details Season 3 Soundtrack
A day after the premiere of its highly-anticipated third season, the Stranger Things 3 soundtrack has dropped via Legacy Recordings. The non-original soundtrack oozes in Eighties circa-1985 nostalgia with tracks like Madonna‘s “Material Girl,” REO Speedwagon’s “Can’t Fight This Feeling” and “Workin’ for a Livin’” by Huey Lewis & the …
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