Drake — The Great Singles Artist — Finally Makes A Great Album With ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ Music – 57 mins ago Photo credit: Cole Burston/Getty Images Your typical Drake album isn’t a meticulous body of work. Honestly, Nevermind is different. When Certified Lover Boy dropped last year, it seemed like Drake was running out of steam. […]
ONE Musicfest Will Bring Ms. Lauryn Hill, Lil Baby, Jazmine Sullivan & More to Atlanta Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Governors Ball Held from October 8-9 at Central Park in Atlanta, ONE Musicfest will have performances from Jazmine Sullivan, Lil Baby, Rick Ross and more. Atlanta’s own two-day music […]
Logic Explains the Delay of His Madlib Album, ‘MadGic’ Music – 37 seconds ago Photo Credit: Scott Legato/Getty Images Logic says that his collaborative album with Madlib, entitled MadGic, was caused by beats that Madlib made when she was on magic mushrooms. The MadGic collaborative project from Logic and Madlib might take a little longer to […]
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Pharrell’s ‘Something in the Water’ Festival Has Potential… But Needs Work Music – 5 mins ago Photo Credit: Greg Oribhabor Pharrell’s Something in the Water festival took place in Washington D.C., featuring acts such as Moneybagg Yo, Chloe x Halle, and Anderson .Paak with an all-star performance from the visionary artist himself. Joining the ranks […]
Yaya Bey Is Creating Healing Music For Black Women Music – 2 days ago Photo Credit: Lawrence Agyei Brooklyn-based singer Yaya Bey is creating intricate R&B that speaks to her healing journey. Bey speaks with us about the core of ‘Remember Your North Star’, her confessional and emotionally honest album. Yaya Bey’s newest R&B album […]
Image via Duke Deuce/YouTube The Rap-Up is the only weekly round-up providing you with the best rap songs you’ve yet to hear. So support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Harley Geffner is the lone fan to show up to Dodgers games on-time. Lulu Be – “Gimme Dat & […]
Mixtape Monday: E L U C I D, Plato III, DIE-REK, The Inner Realmz, Conway The Machine + More Music – 1 min ago Photo Credit: Artist E L U C I D, Plato III, DIE-REK, The Inner Realmz, Conway The Machine and more this Mixtape Monday. E L U C I D gets […]
Beyoncé Announces New Single “Break My Soul” Music – 20 seconds ago Photo Credit: Handout / Handout Beyoncé season has officially begun. Beyoncé is officially back. The singer has announced that she is releasing her new single on Monday at EST. The song is called “Break My Soul.” She made the announcement via her social […]
Drake threw everyone a curve ball when he surprise dropped his seventh album Honestly, Nevermind, which is a dance album. He just followed that up with two more tracks. ‘Confusion’is a cover of a Keinemusik track and has the same dance vibe as Honestly, Nevermind. ‘I Could Never’, which is more typical Drizzy fare, has […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. Flying Lotus, Steve Lacy, and More Music – 9 seconds ago Photo by Phillip Faraone for Heineken via Getty Images. The Round-Up is Okayplayer’s weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This week’s set features new music from Flying Lotus, Steve Lacy, Yaya […]
Photo courtesy of Lewsr/Instagram Please support our efforts to give you the best writing about the world’s best music by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. Mike Giegerich stays on his playlisting grind. His latest: 24/7 lofi hip-hop beats to send pitches and pray for responses to. Gunslingers might have been out of […]
12 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of June 17) Music – 28 seconds ago Photo Credit: Jay Visuals Drake’s surprise release had the internet talking last night: Honestly, Nevermind. Yaya Bey also has released a noteworthy album Remember Your North Star. At midnight Drake dropped Honestly, Nevermind his seventh […]
Steve Lacy Drops “Mercury” From Upcoming Album ‘Gemini Rights’ Music – 27 seconds ago Photo Credit: RCA Records On Friday, Steve Lacy released the single and music video for “Mercury,” which will be featured on his upcoming album Gemini Rights. Steve Lacy has returned with his first song in three years. On Friday, the musician (and […]
Watch Drake Get Hitched to 23 Women In New “Falling Back” Video Music – 38 seconds ago Photo Credit: A Fela Production Along with the release of new album Honestly, Nevermind, Drake has dropped the video for “Falling Back” with a guest appearance from Tristan Thompson. Drake is in his polygamist bag. Following the release of […]
Last week, rumors began to swirl that Drake was going to drop a summer project. It was assumed it was a tape because Certified Lover Boy is less than a year old, and Drake usually takes more like two years between albums. But, alas, The Boy switched up the pattern. Tonight he dropped his seventh […]
Drake Releases His 7th Studio Album, ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ Music – 5 hours ago Photo Credit: Mark Brown for Getty Images Drake is back, after only being away for a couple of months. Drake is officially in the summer music conversation. The rapper has released his seventh album Honestly, Nevermind — an album he just annouced […]
Drake Announces His New Album ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ Music – 5 mins ago Photo Credit: Mark Brown for Getty Images Drake is gearing up to release his new album Honestly, Nevermind. Drake is joining the summer music conversation. He recently took to Instagram to announce his seventh album Honestly, Nevermind will release at midnight on Friday. […]
Chlöe Teases Midnight Release of New Single ‘Surprise’ Music – 23 seconds ago Photo Credit: Maria Alejandra Cardona/AFP via Getty Images Parkwood Entertainment act Chlöe went to social media on Thursday to announce the release of new single “Surprise,” chosen by Beyoncé. Parkwood Entertainment is full of surprises this week. On Thursday (June 16),Chlöe announced […]
The Essentials: Record Store Day 2022 — June Edition Music – 17 mins ago Photo Credit: Adrian Korte The most crucial pick-ups for the second round of Record Store Day 2022 exclusives. Back like it never left, Record Store Day 2022 is returning this Saturday, June 18, for the second of three annual installments. Following […]
Here’s 5 Theories About Beyoncé’s Forthcoming Album ‘Renaissance’ Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Larry Busacca/PW18/Getty Images for Parkwood Entertainment With Beyoncé announcing her seventh album Renaissance for a July 29th release, here’s five theories we have about the project. Beyoncé is bringing back the rollout. On Thursday (June 16), the icon announced her seventh album Renaissance after […]
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Eminem's contribution to the Elvis biopic soundtrack, the CeeLo Green featured "The King And I" dropped this afternoon. In the track, which is based on Elvis's legendary 'Jail House Rock' riff, Eminem continues his habit of comparing himself to Elvis. 'Cause me and Elvis gelled together like cellmates (Hey!)Yeah, this the Jailhouse, bitch, and I […]
Robert Glasper on Juneteenth & Healing Through Music Music – 18 seconds ago Robert Glasper released Black Radio III earlier in the year. Photo Credit: Mancy Grant Robert Glasper chats about his upcoming Juneteenth show in L.A. and how his music has been affected by the last few years. This Juneteenth, the famed Hollywood Bowl […]
Beyoncé Shocks Fans By Announcing New Album, ‘Renaissance’ Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Larry Busacca/PW18/Getty Images for Parkwood Entertainment On Thursday morning, Beyoncé surprised fans with news of her upcoming 16-song album Renaissance, which is set to release on July 29. The Queen is back. After weeks of fan-anticipation, on Thursday morning (June […]
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Brent Faiyaz Announces New Album ‘Wasteland’ Music – 6 seconds ago Photo Credit: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Burberry Two years after releasing his F**k the World EP, Brent Faiyaz readies new album Wasteland with features from Drake, Alicia Keys and more. Welcome to Wasteland. Two years since releasing his 2020 F**k the World EP, Brent Faiyaz is prepping his new […]
XXL Magazine Publishes its Most Diverse Freshman List of All Time Music – 8 mins ago Photo Credit: Travis Shinn Saucy Santana, Nardo Wick, Doechii, Babyface Ray, and KenTheMan are among the emerging stars of 2022 for XXL Magazine’s Freshman Class. On Tuesday, XXL Magazine announced the 2022 Freshman Class. The list, which — with […]