Future didn’t need much promotion to get his new album DS2 atop the Billboard 200 as, after giving fans just a week’s notice regarding his third studio LP, the album cruised to Number One on the charts. DS2 sold 147,000 total albums in its debut week, giving Future his first ever… Source: Music News
Kanye West and Steve McQueen Debut Short Film at L.A. Museum Pop-Up
“Put your phones away, please. Put your phones away!” warned the large security guard wandering a crowded Los Angeles museum space, where screenings began Saturday for the weekend premiere of “All Day/I Feel Like That,” a short film by Kanye West and Academy Award-winning artist-director Steve McQueen. The L.A. County Museum… Source: Music News
Chief Keef Hologram Concert Shut Down By Police
Chief Keef’s Stop the Violence benefit concert in Hammond, Indiana – where the rapper was scheduled to perform live via hologram from Los Angeles – was cut short Saturday night after police pulled the plug on the performance after one song. Chief Keef’s hologram managed to deliver “I Don’t Like” before police stormed the… Source: Music News
Drake Responds to Meek Mill With 'Charged Up' Diss Track
Drake has responded to Meek Mill’s accusations that the Toronto rapper employs a ghostwriter with “Charged Up,” a new diss track that Drake premiered Saturday on his Beats 1’s show OVO Sound Radio. “I stay silent ’cause we’re at war and I’m very patient / 6 God is watching / I… Source: Music News
Bob Dylan's Electric Guitar Back at Newport Fest for 50th Anniversary
An unannounced set by My Morning Jacket wasn’t the only surprise on tap for this year’s Newport Folk Festival: Exactly 50 years to the day that Bob Dylan famously “went electric” at the long-running fest, the electric guitar involved in that controversial performance – Dylan’s 1964 Sunburst Fender Stratocaster – made an… Source: Music News
'Daptone Gold II' Comp Boasts Sharon Jones, Charles Bradley, Budos Band
Daptone Records will release Daptone Gold II, the soul label’s second greatest hits compilation featuring Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Charles Bradley, the Budos Band, Antibalas and more. The follow-up to the label’s acclaimed Daptone Gold collection in 2009 will arrive on September 18th, and like its predecessor, the double-LP set features… Source: Music News
Watch Roger Waters Perform With My Morning Jacket at Newport Folk Fest
Roger Waters promised a “very special” set leading up to his first ever Newport Folk Festival performance Friday, and the bassist delivered with an acoustic-heavy gig that featured Pink Floyd favorites, solo cuts, three covers, a new song and a surprise backing band: My Morning Jacket. The Waterfall crew themselves were an unannounced addition to the… Source: Music News
Watch Janet Jackson Burn Midnight Oil in 'No Sleeep' Video
Janet Jackson has unveiled the new music video for her newly remixed comeback single “No Sleeep.” In keeping with the theme of the title, the video finds the singer and houseguest J. Cole walking around a beautiful, dimly lit pad after hours, singing their late-night anthem. “I hope u enjoy watching this as… Source: Music News
Travis Barker Recruits Kid Ink, Ty Dolla $ign for Slick New Single
Travis Barker keeps it “100” on his new solo single, an all-star collaboration with an impressive crew of West Coast rapper-singers. Ty Dolla $ign sings the hook, while Kid Ink, IamSu! and Tyga add guest verses about a female companion. “Show me them tongue tricks only you and I know,” Tyga… Source: Music News
Yung Rich Nation
The first proper studio album from high-octane Atlanta trio Migos isn’t all that different from the piles of acclaimed free mixtapes they’ve released since 2013. On all but a few tracks, Yung Rich Nation sticks to their addictive formula of raps that tumble out in polyrhythmic triplets and ad libs… Source: Music News
