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Teddy Swims and Giveon's 'Are You Even Real' Debuts at No. 1 on Multiple Billboard Charts

Posted by dapoundfm — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:25 GMT

Teddy Swims has a new hit in his hands with his new single "Are You Even Real" featuring GIV ON.The lovestruck anthem has debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's R&B Digital Song Sales and R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales charts. It's Swims' first No. 1 on both charts. Elsewhere, on Billboard the Peter Thomas and Julian Bunetta-produced track opens at No. 4 on Hot R&B Songs, No. 4 on R&B Streaming Songs, No. 10 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, No. 10 on Digital Song Sales, No. 12 on R&B/Hip-Hop Streaming Songs, and No. 59 on the Hot 100. On the latter popular singles chart, it marks Swims' fifth entry and GIV ON's seventh. Both artists have a No. 1 on the Hot 100. Swims' breakout hit "Lose Control" spent one week atop the chart in 2024 as well as Justin Bieber's "Peaches" featuring GIV ON and Daniel Caesar in 2021. "Are You Even Real" is lifted from Swims' second album, I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2). The album, which releases Friday (Jan. 24) via Warner Records, also features Muni Long, Coco Jones, and GloRilla.I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 2) follows the Georgia native's debut album, I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1), home to "Lose Control." Swims is nominated for Best New Artist at the 2025 Grammy Awards. Th

Mario Earns First Top 10 on Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay in 20 Years

Posted by dapoundfm — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:20 GMT

Grammy-nominated R&B singer Mario has achieved a new milestone on Billboard. His Chiiild-produced single, "Keep Going (Aaaaahhhhh)," has entered the top 10 on the Adult R&B Airplay chart at No. 10. It marks the Baltimore native's first top 10 hit in 20 years and his second overall. He now has a total of nine entries on the chart. Mario previously appeared in the top 10 with his hit single "Let Me Love You," which peaked at No. 2 in March 2005. The Ne-Yo-penned track spent 34 weeks on the Adult R&B Airplay and remains his longest-charting single. Mario was close to securing a top 10 spot in 2024 with his single "Space," which peaked at No. 11 in December."Keep Going (Aaaaahhhhh)" and "Space" are lifted from the singer's sixth album, Glad You Came. He co-wrote both songs with James Fauntleroy, who is the album's executive producer.Glad You Came was released Dec. 12, 2024, via Mario's New Citizen imprint and Epic Records. "The album's title, Glad You Came, represents a full compass for me when it comes to bringing everything back to the center. That's my love for music, my journey [and] my connection with my fans. [I am] reintroducing them to this new era of Mario and celebrating this era, journey and R&B. It is an invitation," Mario explained to Rated R&B. When asked what he hoped fans would take away from the album, Mario told Rated R&B: "I hope the fans are inspired. I hope they feel connected to me [and] to themselves. I hope it can ease some pain. I hope it can help them to understand how important the imagination is and how important being authentic is." Glad You Came is the follow-up to Mario's 2018 album, Dancing Shadows. The former album includes additional production by Leon Thomas, Pop Wansel, Bynx and Dre Moon. Mario, as well as Ne-Yo, are set to join Mary J. Blige's

Kanye West has seemingly weighed in on the escalating feud between Jim Jones and Camron

Posted by dapoundfm — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 15:33 GMT

Kanye West has seemingly weighed in on the escalating feud between Jim Jones and Camron and picked a side between his two former Roc-A-Fella labelmates. The Dipset cohorts have been publicly beefing in recent weeks, taking shots at each other over unresolved issues that date back years. Despite his past collaborations with Killa Cam, Kanye linked up with Jim Jones in Tokyo this past weekend where they were seen hitting the club, listening to music and looking over clothes together. The We Fly High hitmaker posted a picture on Instagram of the visit and wrote in the caption: We out here playin BULLY BALL only shot u dont make is th shot u dont take. This is about believing in urself when no one else will. Im a student and A teacher this past 5 days I was th student I learned so much about character never judge unless u wearing a black robe. Capo then bigged up Yes forthcoming album Bully by adding: Bully this album so crazy I wouldnt drop if I was yall or drop now cause when he drops this is gone b a big problem. We not takin no for answers we are th BULLY. Safe to say @ye back aka THE REAL BILLY GOAT pun intended. Yeezy himself posted a picture of a Dipset chain (which he wore in Jones aforementioned photo) draped over a jacket with a fur hood and wrote: DIPSET. The G.O.O.D. Music also rocked the neckpiece while hitting a club with Capo in the Japanese capital. While Camron has yet to weigh in on the intriguing meet-up, he has previously commented on Kanye Wests wild public outbursts. He said on the All the Smoke podcast in 2023: Kanye, he play crazy with who he wanna play crazy with, you know what Im saying? That n-ggas crazy when its convenient. =n RELATED NEWS JIM JONES DELAYS CAM'RON DISS TRACK 'JOMO': 'MY LABEL TOLD ME SLOW DOWN' JANUARY 22, 2025 I seen Kanye about a year and a half, two years ago& the n-gga was sane as a muthafucka! he added, before recalling the Chicago native asking him if he wants beats and suggesting they hit the town together. Two days later he going crazy on the news and all type of shit. Every time I seen Kanye hes perfectly fine Ive never seen the crazy Kanye, personally. Ever. Cam also jabbed his Down & Out collaborator on Dipsets 2018 comeback album Diplomatic Ties, downplaying his Bipolar diagnosis and calling him an Uncle Tom. However, he later clarified that he still has love for Kanye and the two reunited during a bizarre meeting at Wests cave-life office with Marilyn Manson during the making of Donda 2.

Kanye Wests daughter North West is spitting some bars on FKA twigs new song Childlike Things

Posted by dapoundfm — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:01 GMT

Kanye Wests daughter North West is spitting some bars on FKA twigs new song Childlike Things, and shes doing it in Japanese. The track, released on Friday (January 24), appears on FKAs new album EUSEXUA. Per Genius, Norths verse translates as: Hello/ My name is North-chan/ From California to Tokyo/ Jesus, the King/ Praise the Lord/ Jesus is the one and only true God (You need to know). Last year, North announced that she was planning her own debut album, with a title inspired by her dads own breakthrough project. At a Vultures 2 listening event in Phoenix last March, North stood side by side with her father at the center of the stage as she made the announcement. Ive been working on an album and it is called Elementary School Dropout, the 10-year-old said to a roar from the crowd. The name is, of course, a nod to Kanyes 2004 landmark debut The College Dropout. The reveal came shortly after North made her music debut on her father and Ty Dolla $igns collaborative project Vultures 1, featuring prominently on Talking. The track peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100, making her one of the youngest ever artists to appear on the chart. On the song, North raps: I love it here/ Were gonna take over another year/ Its your bestie, Miss, Miss Westie/ Dont try to test me/ Its gonna get messy/ Just, just bless me, bless me/ Its your bestie, Miss, Miss Westie. North wasnt the only West child at the listening event. Kanye West also brought out his two youngest children, Psalm and Chicago, while their older sister performed Talking. =n RELATED NEWS NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: NEW ALBUMS FROM CENTRAL CEE, HUNXHO, BOLDY JAMES & MORE JANUARY 24, 2025 At the listening party, Ye and Ty Dolla $ign played eight songs from the then-forthcoming Vultures 2, including collaborations with Future, Playboi Carti, Lil Durk, Project Pat, Don Toliver and 070 Shake. North eventually appeared on Vultures 2, rapping in Japanese on Bomb. Several days after that listening event, North discussed her debut project in an interview. The young rising star had a brief on-camera chat with social media figure and fellow child star Jazzy on the first night of Rolling Loud California. After thanking Kim Kardashian for setting up the interview, the reporter and actress asked her guest about the release of Elementary School Dropout, to which North replied: Its gonna be great.

Summer Walker's 'Heart of a Woman' Debuts on Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay Chart

Posted by dapoundfm — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 23:09 GMT

Summer Walker's new single "Heart of a Woman" has landed on Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay chart.The soul-baring ballad opens at No. 28 on the chart, currently led by Mary J. Blige's "You Ain't The Only One." "Heart of a Woman" now tallies Walker's eighth entry on the chart. She made her first appearance on the airplay list with her 2019 hit "Girls Need Love" featuring Drake. The song spent two weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 29. Walker's personal best on the Adult R&B Airplay was with Usher's hit "Good Good," in which she is featured along with 21 Savage. The Mel & Mus-produced track, which charted for 60 weeks, spent six weeks at No. 1 in 2023. Here's a breakdown of Summer Walker's entries on Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay chart, in order by peak:

"Good Good," Usher, Summer Walker & 21 Savage, No. 1 for six weeks (2023)
"Unloyal" with Ari Lennox, No. 1 for one week (2022)
"Back Home," Trey Songz featuring Summer Walker, No. 1 for three weeks (2020)
"Playing Games," No. 2 peak (2020)
"Better Thangs," Ciara & Summer Walker, No. 13 peak (2023)
"Come Thru," Summer Walker & Usher, No. 27 peak (2021)

R&B Tours and Concerts Happening in 2025 (Updating)

Posted by dapoundfm — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 23:04 GMT

With 2025 already here, R&B fans have exciting tours to look forward to this year. 2024 will certainly be remembered for a packed year of tours. R&B veterans such as Maxwell, Lalah Hathaway, Keith Sweat, Xscape and SWV, Tank, Craig David, and many others reunited with their core fans, taking them on a nostalgic journey through their catalogs.Chris Brown brought emerging women in R&B - Muni Long and Maeta - on the road with him this summer on his sold-out 11:11 Tour. Rap icon Missy Elliott, along with Ciara and Busta Rhymes, joined forces for the Out Of This World Tour. It marked Elliott's first-ever headlining tour.Meanwhile, Usher launched his massive Past Present Future Tour in late summer, which is scheduled through spring 2025 (more on that below). This fall, musical genius Stevie Wonder embarked on a short run on his Sing Your Song! As We Fix Our Nation's Broken Heart Tour, where he visited 11 cities ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election. The tour was named after his new socially charged song "Can We Fix Our Nation's Broken Heart."Contemporary acts, including Jhen Aiko, Lucky Daye, Bryson Tiller, Kehlani, Tinashe, Leon Thomas, among others, also played shows.

JoJo Releases New EP 'NGL': Stream

Posted by dapoundfm — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 22:37 GMT

JoJo has returned with NGL, her first project in four years, via her Clover Music imprint in partnership with BMG.The EP, which stands for "Not Gonna Lie," was preceded by the Uncle Luke-sampled "Porcelain" and Khris Riddick-Tynes and Leon Thomas-produced "Too Much To Say." It includes additional production by Theron "Neff-U" Feemster, NoiseClub, Gino Barletta, and Scott Bruzenak. Among the project's new songs is "Ready To Love," produced by RELYT. Here, JoJo expresses deep frustration over a relationship that isn't progressing. The idea of moving on stings, but she feels hopeless. "We went from us to strangers / From close to spacious / We can't sustain this no more / Let's make it quick and painless / 'Fore it gets dangerous," she sings. "Ready To Love" is accompanied by a dance-heavy video that JoJo co-directed with Pierre Marias and Tilly Evans-Krueger. NGL is the follow-up to JoJo's 2021 EP, Trying Not To Think About It. Before that, she released her fourth album, Good To Know, in 2020.In February, JoJo will embark on her headlining Too Much To Say Tour with special guest Emmy Meli. The tour launches Feb. 22 in Nashville, with additional stops in Houston, San Diego, Portland, Chicago, Atlanta and more. It will conclude March 29 in New York.

Bad Bunny Takes Over YouTube Charts with 'DeB TiRAR M S FOToS'

Posted by dapoundfm — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 22:21 GMT

Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny claims the top spot on the US Top Artists chart with the release of his sixth solo album, DeB TiRAR M S FOToS. The album makes a huge impact with twelve songs charting on the US Top Songs, including the title track "DtMF" at #3, "BAILE INoLVIDABLE" at #5, and "NUEVAYoL" at #14, solidifying his place as a global music powerhouse.Bad Bunny''s Deb Tirar M s Fotos also has hit the No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Jan. 25), marking his fourth album to reach the top. Released on Jan. 5, the album initially debuted with only five days of activity but surged to the top after its first full tracking week, earning 203,500 equivalent album units, according to Luminate.Streaming activity drove the album''s success, contributing 195,000 SEA units (equivalent to 264.03 million on-demand streams), securing its spot at No. 1 on the Top Streaming Albums chart for a second consecutive week. This marks the largest streaming week for a Latin music album since Bad Bunny''s Un Verano Sin Ti debuted with 356.55 million streams in May 2022.

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Traditional album sales accounted for 7,500 units, while TEA units totaled 1,000, showing a 123% increase. Despite a slight drop in traditional sales, Deb Tirar M s Fotos continues to dominate digital platforms, where it was made available as a 17-track streaming album and a digital download.Bad Bunny previously topped the Billboard 200 with Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Ma ana (2023), Un Verano Sin Ti (2022), and El ltimo Tour del Mundo (2020).

Kendrick Lamar's 'GNX' Continues to Dominate YouTube Charts

Posted by dapoundfm — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 22:04 GMT

Kendrick Lamar's sixth studio album, GNX, continues to make waves on the charts with three tracks charting on US Top Songs. "tv off" featuring Lefty GunPlay lands at #7, "squabble up" follows at #18, and the SZA collaboration "luther" reaches #33. Lamar also secures a spot with "Not Like Us" at #9, a track stemming from his lyrical clash with Drake. The rapper's success places him at #2 on US Top Artists, cementing GNX's staying power in the charts. Today, Kendrick Lamar and Apple Music revealed the official trailer for the highly anticipated Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show. The trailer confirmed that Grammy-winning singer-songwriter SZA will join Lamar as a special guest, adding even more excitement to what promises to be a groundbreaking performance on the world's largest stage.The Halftime Show telecast will be a collaboration of industry powerhouses, with DPS producing the event and Roc Nation alongside Jesse Collins taking on the role of executive producer. Hamish Hamilton, a veteran in live performance direction, will helm the production. Roc Nation continues its partnership with the NFL, serving as the strategic entertainment advisor for the live show. Creative direction for Kendrick Lamar's performance will be crafted by pgLang, the creative company co-founded by Lamar.

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Apple Music's partnership with the NFL and Roc Nation has turned the Super Bowl Halftime Show into the most-watched musical event of the year, delivering memorable and culturally significant performances to millions worldwide. Last year, Usher headlined the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show, which became the most-watched Halftime performance in history. It also garnered three Emmy nominations in 2024, including Outstanding Variety Special (LIVE). Similarly, Rihanna's Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show in 2023 earned five Emmy nods, winning two - including Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special, a first in the history of Super Bowl Halftime performances.Apple Music, with its unparalleled dedication to celebrating musicians, songwriters, and fans, continues to redefine how the world experiences music. Apple Music remains at the forefront of innovation, boasting over 100 million songs and immersive sound powered by Spatial Audio. The platform's multi-year partnership with the NFL ensures that the Super Bowl Halftime Show reaches new heights year after year.

DJ UNK Cause of Death Revealed

Posted by dapoundfm — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 21:46 GMT

DJ Unk's cause of death has been revealed ... the Atlanta rapper died from a heart attack ... TMZ has learned.Unk's wife, Sherkita Long-Platt tells TMZ he died in his sleep on January 24 after suffering a heart attack. She says the family is aware of various rumors going around as to how he died ... and she wants people to know the truth. She tells us speculation he died from drugs is not true as he didn't do drugs. We're told a candlelight vigil is taking place later today in his Atlanta neighborhood.

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As we reported ... Sherkita shared the news of his death on Facebook on Friday writing ... "Please respect me and my family. I just lost my husband and my kids just lost their father. Our life will never be the same. I LOVE YOU ANTHONY FOREVER" He got his start in the late 1990s, eventually forming Southern Style DJs with DJ Montay and DJ Jelly. Unk got signed to Big Oomp Records in 2000.He had been dealing with unspecified health issues in 2009 which affected his career. He released a couple more singles in the following years.He was only 43.RIP

Rihanna Hints At Retiring From Music: 'God Had Other Plans For Me'

Posted by dapoundfm — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 19:55 GMT

Barbados - Rihanna has strongly suggested that she is retiring from music to focus on her various other ventures. RiRi, who also runs lingerie and skincare brands, was speaking at the launch of Fenty Beauty in Barbados when she made the shock statement. Speaking to those in attendance, the Barbadian said: I would say music was the thing that got the attention. But God had other plans for me and I was able to create in ways & that were very sincere and genuine or organic and authentic to the things that I love. Rih continued: So it doesnt even feel like a job. But when you bring it home, I cannot express to you guys what this day means for me to be able to celebrate with the people that deserve it the most, the community that has always propelled me to the next place and given me the strength and the grace and you guys have always inspired me. The news would not necessarily be a shock given Rihanna last released an album in 2016 and her musical output since has been limited to soundtrack appearances on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in 2022. Now Playing Diddy's Key To The City Withdrawn By Mayor Of New York Following Cassie Video In her time away from music and in addition to her various business ventures, Rihanna has been busy raising a family alongside boyfriend A$AP Rocky. The couple have two children two-year-old RZA and nine-month-old Riot Rose but RiRi has been open about wanting her family to grow. Rihanna Opens Up About Motherhood & Son RZA's Adjustment To Being A Big Brother related news Rihanna Opens Up About Motherhood & Son RZA's Adjustment To Being A Big Brother October 11, 2024 When Entertainment Tonight asked about her family life, Rihanna answered: The best, I live for it. Its never a dull moment. I love when they climb off the chandeliers. I love when they literally are so scary that Im forced to have fun. Me running around, me lifting them up, its all fun, its all exercise. But it works out for both of us, all of our kids. AD AD LOADING... She added: I wanna have a girl. I wouldnt know what to do cause I only know about boys so far. It will be a new adventure. Rihanna has also been blending work and family life with her two kids featuring in the recent Savage X Fenty holiday advertising campaign. In this article Rihanna More on Hiphopdx Tyler, The Creator's 'Chromakopia' Spends Second Week At No. 1 Tyler, The Creator's 'Chromakopia' Spends Second Week At Number One news | Nov 11, 2024 Kodak Black Has Called For Fan Who Asked About Drug Addiction To Be 'Cyber Bullied' Kodak Black Has Called For Fan Who Asked About Drug Addiction To Be 'Cyber Bullied' news | Nov 11, 2024 Cardi B Gets Hit On By Fan While Grocery Shopping Cardi B Gets Hit On By Fan While Grocery Shopping news | Nov 11, 2024 You Might Also Like DX Newsletter Get The Most Important Stories Of The Day Straight To Your Inbox Enter Your Email Subscribe AD AD LOADING... HipHopDX Copyright n 2024 HipHopDX All Rights Reserved U.S. Edition Staff Jobs Advertising Contact Us Cookies Policy Privacy Policy This site is using cookies, you agree to the