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Baby G’s “13”: The Game-Changing Drill Track You Need to Hear

Baby G is stepping into the rap game with an intensity that’s impossible to ignore. His latest single, “13,” isn’t just another drill-infused banger—it’s a declaration. At just 13 years old, the young MC brings a hunger and determination that sets him apart from the flood of aspiring rappers trying to break through.

The track is laced with hypnotic hooks and modern drill beats that give Baby G’s flow an edge. His cadence is sharp, confident, and unfazed, delivering bars that focus on ambition, money, and the grind. There’s an old soul lurking in his delivery, likely influenced by his musical lineage—his father, Cold Ca$e, and his brother, See-Money, have clearly instilled in him the art of storytelling. Yet, Baby G’s sound is undeniably modern, blending contemporary trap elements with the gritty authenticity of street rap.

The accompanying music video paints a vivid picture of his aspirations—fast cars, Miami nightlife, flashing cash, and the energy of the stage. But in a clever twist, it all turns out to be a dream. The message? He’s not quite there yet, but he’s manifesting it, chasing it with every bar he spits.

Baby G is young, but his hunger is real. “13” doesn’t feel like a novelty track from a teenage rapper; it feels like the first step in a career that could go the distance. Whether he can maintain this momentum remains to be seen, but one thing’s for sure—he’s fiending for success, and he’s coming for it.

DaBaby Gives Aspiring Rapper Some Major Exposure

DaBaby gave aspiring MC, City Boy The Rapper, a major boost by purchasing one of his mixtapes and posting the up-and-comer on his Instagram story.

Lil Baby Gives Producers The Chance Of A Lifetime

Lil Baby wants to sign ten up-and-coming producers to his 4PF label.

Tristan "Mack" Wilds & Girlfriend Welcome A Baby Girl

Tristan “Mack” Wilds and girlfriend Christina Hammond have welcomed their first child together, a baby girl named Tristyn Naomi Wilds.⁣

Lil Baby Gives Quality Control An Ultimatum

Lil Baby wants his money and he wants it now, demanding $5 million from his label Quality Control.

Ciara & Russell Wilson Reveal Baby Gender

Ciara and Russel Wilson reveal the gender of their second baby together.

PnB Rock & Girlfriend Welcome Baby Girl

PnB Rock and his girlfriend, Stephanie Sibounheuang, welcomed their baby girl, Xuri Li, into the world last Friday.

DaBaby Goes Baby On Baby With Cupcake Extravaganza

DaBaby proves he's for the children by channeling dad energy and leading the way in a family cookoff.

Vanessa Bryant Asks Judge To Amend Kobe Bryant’s Trust To Include Baby Girl

Vanessa Bryant gave birth to her and Kobe Bryant’s daughter Capri a little over eight months ago, and the baby isn’t included on her husband’s trust.

Sarah Palin Raps "Baby Got Back" On "The Masked Singer"

Sarah Palin is full of surprises and shocked "The Masked Singer" fans when she rapped Sir-Mix-a-Lot's classic hit on the hit show.

Lil Baby Gives Tutorial On Maintaining Diamond-Embedded Teeth

Lil Baby got expensive teeth to take care of.

Lil Yachty, Drake & DaBaby Get Jiggy To "Oprah’s Bank Account" On Triller

Lil Yachty’s new single with Drake and DaBaby, “Oprah’s Bank Account”, is definitely one to dance around to.

Cassie Shares A Fine Family Photo With New Baby Girl & Husband

New mom Cassie hopped on Instagram to show off her beautiful family of three, including husband Alex Fine and baby girl Frankie Stone Fine.

DaBaby Gives Fans Who Want Selfies Free Tickets To His Concert

DaBaby showed love to his supporters in the Midwest when he surprised them with guestlist passes.

Paul McCartney once sent baby poo to lying music journalist after bad review: “It was the perfect response to a crude British pressman”

Paul McCartney once sent baby poo to a lying journalist to get back at him for writing a scathing review of Wings‘ live show.

The anecdote was shared in the new book, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run – an oral history of the band McCartney went on to form with his then-wife Linda, following The Beatles splitting up.

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Published yesterday (November 4), the book contains around 150 photographs, as well as diary entries and handwritten lyrics, and anecdotes from the likes of Stella McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, George Martin, Sean Ono Lennon, Chrissie Hynde, Dustin Hoffman, Twiggy, and all the members of Wings.

In one of the anecdotes, drummer Denny Seiwell revealed how the band got their fair share of negative reviews over the years, including from a journalist who lied about watching one of their shows.

Seiwell recalled how Wings were briefly joined on tour by a writer in the early ‘70s who claimed he wouldn’t be reviewing their show, but rather writing a story about how the members brought their families on tour.

At that time, Paul and Linda had three children together: Heather, Mary and Stella. They would later go on to welcome a son called James and, after Linda died in 1998, Paul would have another daughter, Beatrice, in 2003 with second wife Heather Mills.

Discussing the time with the journalist, Seiwell said: “We take him along to the sound check. We let him backstage. We let him on the bus. We let him see how we live and all that. He didn’t stay for the concert. He flew home.”

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A week later, however, the members were surprised to see that the writer shared a “full-on review” of the show that he didn’t attend.

“And he slagged it. Everything about it! The way we lived. The way we travelled. The way we sounded,” the drummer said, adding that Paul and Linda came up with an unconventional way to get back at him.

“Stella was a baby at the time. So Paul and Linda took one of those little plastic soap dishes from the hotel we were in and they got one of Stella’s turds, put it in the soap dish, wrapped it up and sent it to him,” he claimed.

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“You heard that from me. I don’t care if they want it to be known or not. I thought it was the perfect response to a crude British pressman.”

News of the new book first arrived in February, and Macca would later go on to reveal the cover – showing members on tour in Spain in 1972 – and a foreword. On Monday (November 3), he also shared an exclusive photo that would be included in the book – showing him and Jimmy McCulloch, photographed by Linda, on a yacht in the Virgin Islands – along with an excerpt.

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Stella McCartney has since gone on to become a fashion designer and, as well as having her own namesake brand, also worked as creative director for Chloé between 1997 and 2001.

In Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run, she explained how her passion for design stemmed from her parents, and how she would “literally always look at images of them from the archives”.

“All of my degree shows at Central Saint Martins, my work with Chloé and my work today is still influenced by their style,” she said (via US Weekly). “I’m lucky enough to have some of those pieces, and I feel like I’m safeguarding them for the future generations.”

Visit here to order the book.

There have been a number of releases celebrating Wings over the past two years. These have included the theatrical release of the film One Hand Clapping and its accompanying 1974 live-in-studio album, as well as a 50th anniversary edition of their 1973 third album, ‘Band On The Run’.

Earlier in 2025, the band also released a 50th anniversary reissue of their fourth studio album, 1975’s ‘Venus And Mars’.

Later this month, Wings are sharing a definitive self-titled anthology collection, personally overseen by Paul McCartney. It will feature the band’s hits ‘Band On The Run’, ‘Live And Let Die’, ‘Jet’ and ‘Let ‘Em In’, and include an expanded 32-page booklet featuring photographs, artwork, paintings, trivia and information about the group. Visit here to pre-order.

BABYMONSTER add six new North American stops for 2025 ‘Hello Monsters’ world tour

K-pop girl group BABYMONSTER have announced new stops in North America for their ongoing 2025 ‘Hello Monsters’ world tour.

BABYMONSTER have announced six new North American stops as part of their ongoing 2025 ‘Hello Monsters’ world tour. They recently kicked off their first-ever world tour in January in Seoul, before performing two US shows in Newark and Los Angeles on February 28 and March 2 respectively.

Kim Kardashian releases Travis Barker-produced ‘Santa Baby’ cover with Macaulay Culkin-starring video

Kim Kardashian has surprise released a cover of festive classic ‘Santa Baby’ produced by brother-in-law Travis Barker.

The lo-fi take on the song has Kardashian singing in a low, breathy whisper backed by a saxophone and piano.

Notably, the accompanying music video – directed by Nadia Lee Cohen and Charlie Denis (who has previously worked with Tyler, the Creator and A$AP Rocky) – features a cameo from Macaulay Culkin. It features Kardashian crawling her way through an unhinged Christmas party, including some rather unfriendly-looking Santa’s helpers, models playing Twister and a person in a creepy reindeer costume.

Culkin appears at the end of the music video, where Kardashian crawls up to him while he’s seemingly filming the whole nightmare party with an old-fashioned camcorder.

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babyMINT: the Taiwanese girl group making irreverent, irresistible pop bangers

babyMINT are game for whatever. The Taiwanese girl group’s biggest single, the absurdly titled and TikTok-viral ‘​Hellokittybalahcurrihellokitty美味しい’, is stuffed with musical ideas: an opening cheer routine set to retro video game synths, a playful rap about eating your vegetables, and a rave breakdown that trails off into cathartic screams. Watch babyMINT’s six members lazily floss and tackle the song’s head-banging choreography alongside its maximalist production, and you’ll find yourself breaking into a wide grin.

babyMINT formed via Next Girlz, a Taiwanese reality competition between six trainee girl groups that aired last year on YouTube. Over 12 weekly episodes, they went through near-constant stylistic switches: no idea felt off-limits as they put their whimsical and eccentric flair on trendy sounds like hyperpop and drum’n’bass. Reflecting on the show, they consider it a learning experience. Each round’s experimentation helped solidify the babyMINT concept and made them more self-assured on- and off-stage. “This is babyMINT,” asserts Vikky, “we are weird and we accept it.”

The six members who made their official debut as babyMINT last month – LIN (who was formerly known as Lin Lin in the now-defunct K-pop group Cherry Bullet), Vikky, Siena, PX, XuXu, and Yun – gravitate towards different styles. Asked about their favourite Next Girlz performances, the results vary: LIN mentions their Jersey club remix of Karencici’s ‘Nobody Loves U :(’ while Yun declares ‘ICKY蛙化 °(╭╮)°’ as her favourite thanks to its powerful drill beat. For Siena, it’s the dynamic ‘GrAb Me If U CaN!!’ while Vikky and XuXu select ballad ‘No Way’ and the aforementioned ‘​Hellokittybalahcurrihellokitty美味しい’, respectively. PX, after hearing everyone’s responses, proudly states that they’re all her favourite. The different answers aren’t just a measure of each member’s unique tastes, but of all the various concepts they embraced during Next Girlz.

Their performances in Next Girlz were collected in the December compilation ‘Loading… FUN!’, which is packed with thrilling oddball production choices and razor-sharp hooks. It occasionally can feel disjointed. To Vikky, “every song is another babyMINT,” while Siena says the album chronicles the group’s journey to narrow down their concept. babyMINT didn’t win Next Girlz, but the resulting compilation has since gone on to receive unexpected acclaim in the Mandopop world: ‘Loading… FUN!’ and ‘​Hellokittybalahcurrihellokitty美味しい’ were nominated for Best Album and Best Single respectively at Singapore’s FreshMusic Awards.

Another version of babyMINT was introduced in August with the drop of their official debut single ‘BOOOOOORING’. The sparky electropop track is about trying to get out of dull, repetitive routines, and during their chat with NME, the group are more than happy to reproduce for us some of the meme samples in the track’s background. As they talk about the song and its accompanying video inspired by The Matrix, they sound more confident about their direction. “We want to show that there are no limits to what we can do,” says Vikky.

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There are a lot of small details in ‘BOOOOOORING’ and its music video. What were your favourites?

XuXu: “During the recording of ‘BOOOOOORING,’ we added a lot of phonetic meme sounds. Every ‘boring’ is different and represents each of our personalities. The producer, lyricists, and choreographer give us a lot of space for our creativity. They are all very considerate of our ideas.”

PX: “We have a really cool stunt in our choreography. It’s a 360-degree flip performed by six members. It’s in reference to the classic movie The Matrix, paying tribute to a clip where they flipped and knocked down all the bad guys.”

Vikky: “In our music video, all the guns shoot gummy bears. I feel like it’s very unique and it shows that we are just doing fun things, just playing around. I feel like we are giving a deep message, but using funny methods. I’m French and so our producers wanted to add that into the music video. So I have a baguette and a croissant almost everywhere.”

Siena: “That was the first idea he came up with when creating this music video.”

Vikky: “And I thought he was joking [laughs].”

“This is babyMINT: we are weird and we accept it” – Vikky

Yun: “I had a lot of [high-pitched] ‘boring, boring, boring’. And that sound is from when we were chatting with each member. Our producer was just like ‘this sounds very good’ and just used it. I have a meme sound [imitates Steve Carell] ‘no, God, please, no.’ We were just chatting and we didn’t know that sound was recorded.”

How does ‘BOOOOOORING’ differ from some of the songs you performed on Next Girlz?

Vikky: “I feel like on the show we were still searching for what our concept is. Every stage, we have a different concept. Now we are all united. We have a song called ‘​Hellokittybalahcurrihellokitty美味しい’ that was an unexpected hit. So after that, we came out with the idea that we are suited for a more cute and more quirky, weird concept. This is why we think that we are very experimental, because we are trying a lot of unique concepts. Our new song ‘BOOOOOORING’ is darker, the concept is more cool and it just combines everything we had to do on the show.”

LIN: “I think we now have a stronger sense of unity. Next Girlz was more about preparing for the stage and we were only just starting to get to know each other. This song ‘BOOOOOORING’ is the result of us having developed a stronger team relationship. Viewers might not be able to see it, but to me, the difference is enormous.”

In one episode, when you first hear the title ‘​Hellokittybalahcurrihellokitty美味しい’, you all look shocked. What was your first reaction to hearing that song?

LIN: “Our first reaction was… [makes shocked expression]. This song’s title is very game-like and dynamic, so we thought, ‘what a cute and interesting song.’ Before we heard the chorus we were still smiling, then when it got faster, instantly the corners of our mouths twitched and we thought ‘what is this…’ [laughs] But because the manager was beside us, we were like ‘wow… so cool.’”

“Since our mentors give us lots of creative space it helps us to be more confident when being ourselves” – LIN

Vikky: “And honestly when we were first listening, everyone was like ‘what? what? hello kitty what?’ Like guava and curry, these two things don’t go well together.”

Siena: “Because I joined the group later, I hadn’t participated in the previous stages. I was looking forward to being part of this performance. But when I first heard this song, I said, ‘I don’t want it anymore!’ We had a lot of doubts. The previous songs were prettier concepts and suddenly this was an otaku concept. When we saw everyone’s reactions, we didn’t expect that so many people would like it.”

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You work a lot with producer A.F and choreographer Xiao Du. What’s your working relationship with them like?

Vikky: “They all listen to what we want and are very considerate. They don’t push us to do things we don’t want to do. For example, the turn in ‘BOOOOOORING’, which is a very dangerous move, she was very scared if someone would get injured but we were like ‘we can do this move, we got it.’”

LIN: “I feel like they’re like life coaches. When we doubt ourselves doing these things, they don’t question if we’re doing it wrong. Instead, they tell us that bravely experimenting is the best. Everyone, including our company, pays attention to our ideas, as well as our physical and mental health. I feel like this is something we need because our eccentric style often makes us doubtful if we’re doing things the right way. Since our mentors give us lots of creative space it helps us to be more confident when being ourselves.”

I know Vikky and LIN participated in writing lyrics for ‘La Nueva Era’ and XuXu composed the violin part on ‘No Way’. Is that something you’d like to participate in more?

XuXu: “In ‘No Way,’ I wrote the violin part. I have been studying music since I was a child and have studied composition. Our music producer gave me the opportunity to write this section. ‘No Way’ is a very different song for us because we didn’t usually perform lyrical songs. I added some of my interpretation of the music and was very happy to get this opportunity.”

Vikky: “For our first performance, I wrote lyrics in Spanish and LIN wrote the Korean rap. I feel like if we can, another song would have lyrics in maybe French, Spanish, Korean, or Japanese. Why not? We want to try new things.”

babyMINT’s new single ‘BOOOOOORING’ is out now

Babyshambles, Suede, All Saints, Idlewild and more to reissue limited classic LPs on vinyl for National Album Day 2024

National Album Day (NAD) has announced its return this year with a stacked slate of limited classic LPs being reissued on vinyl be some of Britain’s greatest acts – see the full list below.

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National Album Day will take place on October 19 this year, and will follow the theme “Great British Groups”. This year, the event is presented in association with official broadcast partner BBC Radio 2. As part of this year’s celebrations, NAD has announced over 40 classic records that are being reissued on vinyl.

All of these special titles will be made available for purchase in retailers across the UK and via NAD itself – a large number of these records will be available for pre-order from 10am BST today (September 12).

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Among the titles available today are Babyshambles‘ ‘Shotter’s Nation’, Idlewild‘s ‘Warnings/Promises’, Judas Priest‘s ‘British Steel’, Daughter‘s ‘Music From Before The Storm’, Simple Minds‘ ‘Big Music’, Slowdive‘s self-titled record, T. Rex‘s ‘The Slider’, The Proclaimers‘ ‘This Is The Story’, Suede‘s ‘Dog Man Star’ and Travis‘ ‘The Man Who’ and many others.

The records available for pre-order later today (September 12) are:

All Saints – ‘All Saints’
Babyshambles – ‘Shotter’s Nation’
Daughter – ‘Music From Before the Storm’
Dodgy – ‘Homegrown’
Embrace – ‘Out Of Nothing’
Gomez – ‘How We Operate’
Idlewild – ‘Warnings/Promises’
Jeff Wayne – ‘Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds: ULLAdubULLA – The Remix Album’
Judas Priest – ‘British Steel’
Longpigs – ‘The Sun Is Often Out’
Mike & the Mechanics – ‘Living Years’
Oysterband & June Tabor – ‘Freedom & Rain’
Prefab Sprout – ‘Jordan: The Comeback’
Scouting For Girls – ‘Scouting For Girls’
SHACK – ‘H.M.S. FABLE’
Simple Minds – ‘Big Music’
Simply Red – ‘Simplified’
Slowdive – ‘Slowdive’
Suede – ‘Dog Man Star’
T. REX – ‘The Slider’
Take That – ‘Everything Changes: 30th Anniversary’
The Animals – ‘The Animals’
The Chemical Brothers – ‘Exit Planet Dust’
The Fall – ‘Hex Enduction Hour’ 
The Lightning Seeds – ‘Jollification’
The Proclaimers – ‘This Is The Story’
The Sisters Of Mercy – ‘Floodland’
The Specials – ‘The Specials’ 
The Stranglers – ‘La Folie’
The Subways – ‘Money & Celebrity’ (Red & White split vinyl)
The View – ‘Cheeky for a Reason’ 
The Waterboys – ‘Fisherman’s Blues’ 
Travis – ‘The Man Who’
Utah Saints – ‘Utah Saints’
Wedding Present – ‘Bizarro’
World Party – ‘Goodbye Jumbo’

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A number of records have also been announced to go on sale on October 19 from 8am BST. These include Culture Club‘s ‘Kissing To Be Clever’, Dire Straits‘ ‘Making Movies’, Mumford & Sons‘ ‘Sigh No More’, Sugababes‘ ‘Angels With Dirty Faces’, The Rolling Stones‘ ‘Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!’ and more.

The albums available for purchase on October 19 are:

Culture Club – ‘Kissing To Be Clever’
Dire Straits – ‘Making Movies’
Mumford & Sons – ‘Sigh No More’
Siouxsie & The Banshees – ‘Through The Looking Glass’
Soul II Soul – ‘Club Classics Vol.1’
Spice Girls – ‘Spice’
Stereophonics – ‘Just Enough Education To Perform’
Sugababes – ‘Angels With Dirty Faces’
The La’s – ‘The La’s’
The Rolling Stones – ‘Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!’
The Slits – ‘Cut’
UB40 – ‘Labour Of Love’

Previously, National Album Day has held a variety of activities to celebrate monumental musical releases, including street art murals, record store promotions and exhibitions that showcase album sleeve artwork.

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Last Year’s National Album Day celebrated music from the ’90s and included releases from Oasis, Pulp, Portishead and more. Past ambassadors include Kylie Minogue, Lewis Capaldi, Mark Ronson, La Roux, Elbow, Paloma Faith, Blossoms, Alice Cooper, Toyah Willcox, Declan McKenna and The Corrs among many others.

Deezy Baby 971 Drops Raw and Relatable “It Ain’t Personal”

Deezy Baby 971, the rising star hailing from Guadeloupe, showcases his unfiltered talent and authentic storytelling in his latest release, "It Ain't Personal." With a passion for music that ignited at the tender age of 2, Deezy's journey into the rap scene has been fueled by his diverse influences, ranging from 2Pac and Biggie to Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole.

In "It Ain't Personal," Deezy delivers hard-hitting verses over a mesmerizing beat, blending his Guadeloupean roots with modern hip-hop vibes. With lyrics that reflect both personal experiences and societal commentary, Deezy's authenticity shines through as he navigates themes of ambition, loyalty, and resilience.

Beyond his musical endeavors, Deezy Baby 971 is also the founder of Black Water Records, an independent label dedicated to empowering artists and fostering creativity. Through his label, Deezy provides a platform for fellow musicians to express themselves freely and retain control over their art.

With "It Ain't Personal," Deezy Baby 971 continues to make waves in the industry, showcasing his versatility as an artist and his unwavering commitment to his craft. As anticipation builds for his upcoming album, Deezy's raw talent and heartfelt storytelling promise to captivate audiences worldwide.

Stay tuned for more updates from Deezy Baby 971 and his highly anticipated debut album. "It Ain't Personal" is now available on all major streaming platforms, offering listeners a glimpse into the mind of one of hip-hop's most promising rising stars.

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Rizzy Rackz Drops Authentic Vibes with “Loving Me Baby”

From the heart of Richmond, Virginia, emerges Rizzy Rackz, a rising force in the realm of hip-hop. Born and bred amidst the challenges of low-income neighborhoods and high crime rates, Rizzy's journey is one of resilience, determination, and an unyielding passion for music.

Affectionately known as "Rackz" among his peers, Rizzy earned his moniker for his remarkable ability to accumulate wealth without extravagant spending—a testament to his resourcefulness and street-smart acumen. However, it was a harrowing incident involving his toddler daughter that ignited his musical journey. A distressing phone call informing him of her brush with mortality in a Southside Richmond shooting spurred Rizzy to channel his pain, resilience, and determination into his craft.

Driven by an unwavering resolve to defy the odds, Rizzy embarked on a quest to craft a sound that resonates with authenticity and substance. His album, Risky Business, stands as a testament to his unwavering commitment to authenticity, featuring a blend of soulful melodies, trap-inspired beats, and thought-provoking lyrics that delve deep into his personal experiences and convictions.

One standout track, "Loving Me Baby," captures the essence of Rizzy's artistry—a seamless fusion of infectious hooks, smooth delivery, and raw emotion. Despite initial reservations about its simplicity, the track's undeniable vibe and authenticity serve as a true reflection of Rizzy's persona and demeanor.

For Rizzy Rackz, music serves as a conduit for self-expression, storytelling, and societal commentary. Each verse is a testament to his journey through adversity, offering listeners a glimpse into the realities of his world and the resilience of the human spirit.

As Rizzy Rackz continues to navigate the complexities of life and music, he remains steadfast in his commitment to authenticity, substance, and delivering messages that resonate with listeners from all walks of life.

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DaBaby says losing $200million over homophobic rant was “a blessing in disguise”

DaBaby has said that losing $200million (£160,780,000) after a homophobic rant he made in 2021 was “a blessing in disguise”.

Back in February 2021, DaBaby got on stage and made homophobic comments and misleading statements about HIV/AIDS.

“If you didn’t show up today with HIV/AIDS, or any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that’ll make you die in two to three week,” he told the crowd at Rolling Loud. “Fellas, if you ain’t suck a n****a dick in the parking lot, put your cell phone lights in the air. Keep it fucking real.”

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Fatboy Slim releases 25th anniversary reissue of ‘You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby’ for National Album Day

Fatboy Slim has released a 25th anniversary reissue of his seminal album ‘You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby’ to celebrate National Album Day today (October 14).

The reissue is part of an exclusive list of limited edition albums reissued especially for  National Album Day. This year’s event, which is organised by the BPI and is now in its sixth edition, is themed around big albums from the ’90s.

For its sixth year, the annual event commemorating the album as an art form is focusing on albums from the ’90s and to celebrate, numerous big albums for the decade are getting special limited edition reissues.

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The album was remastered at Abbey Road Studios at half-speed for the best audio quality possible.

Reflecting on the landmark anniversary, Fatboy Slim said: “I’m still surprised and gladdened by the response that ‘You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby’ has had. I didn’t see it going global, I thought it was a very ‘English’ sounding record. I definitely did not imagine people would still be talking about it 25 years later. I remember saying as much at the time! Thank you to everyone to has enjoyed it over the years.”

‘You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby’ spawned the singles ‘Rockafeller Skank’, ‘Gangster Trippin’, ‘Praise You’ and ‘Right Here Right Now’, all of which reached the Top 10. The producer earned a BRIT Award for Best Producer and two further nominations, for Male Solo Artist and British Single.

Fatboy Slim is set to appear at the second edition of All Back to Minehead Festival, which will take place from November 10-13. Tickets are available now and can be found here.

The 2023 line-up includes Jodie Harsh, Marshall Jefferson, Mella Dee, Sally C, Saoirse and Shanti Celeste. Elsewhere on the bill, there’s Joshua James b2b Bryony Masters, Ell Murphy, Kilimanjaro, Myd and more.

New YG Entertainment girl group BABYMONSTER to debut in November

YG Entertainment’s new girl group, BABYMONSTER, are finally set to debut in November, the agency has confirmed.

The act will be the first female group to debut on the label since BLACKPINK arrived under the agency in 2016.

BABYMONSTER’s debut track will boast a “powerful mood”, according to YG. “To come up with the best output, we have been extra cautious about the lead track,” the label said in a press release (per Korea JoongAng Daily).

Yang-Baby And Lebig Set The Bar With Their Latest Collaborative Single “Mercedes Benz”

Cedric Gneno Banini, renowned by his stage name Yang-Baby Boloman Derkaiser, has risen as a formidable force within the realm of hip-hop. Teaming up with Lebig on the latest track, “Mercedes Benz,” has propelled his career to new heights of accomplishment. With this exceptional release, the rapper showcases his flawless talents, enhanced by pulsating beats and lyrics, captivating listeners and solidifying his place in the scene.

Derkaiser’s lyrics, “24 In the night, Oui, Mercedes Benz/ You can’t catch me when my ride spins, Mercedes Benz/ 24 In the night, Oui, Mercedes Benz/ Ride with us, Better ride with us/ Skrt, Rum, Rum/ In my mercedes Benz, Rum/ In my mercedes Benz, Rum rum/ In my mercedes Benz, Rum/ Ride with us, Better ride with us, Skrt/ 24 Hours in my mercedes Benz,” ignite a blazing passion within all those who resonate with the rhythm.

With his distinct flair, Derkaiser infuses the single with his trademark style, personifying the captivating charm linked to the Mercedes Benz. In doing so, he asserts his dominance in the streets, while transporting audiences to a realm of jubilation. The song acts as an homage to the charismatic and prestigious spirit of the automobile, mirroring its connection to achievement, unyielding self-assurance, and a lavish way of life.

With an enchanting body of work that encompasses hits like “Mercedes Benz” and “Mami Dance,” Derkaiser is on the verge of unveiling his highly anticipated album, sending waves of excitement through his dedicated fanbase. Accompanying this momentous release are an extraordinary array of upcoming singles, including “Nono” and “Mambo.” To amplify the musical journey, Yang-Baby has planned an expansive European tour, promising an indelible and unparalleled experience for his listeners.

Listen to “Mercedes Benz” below:

Babymetal share first ever lyric video for new single ‘Monochrome’

Babymetal have released their first ever lyric video – watch the visuals for ‘Monochrome’ below.

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‘Monochrome’ features on the Japanese band’s forthcoming concept album ‘The Other One‘, which arrives on March 24, 2023 (pre-order here).

DaBaby successfully delays lawsuits claiming he “sucker-punched” 64-year-old man

A lawsuit claiming that DaBaby punched a 64-year-old man has been suspended, pending resolution of a parallel felony battery charge against the rapper, according to the latest judge ruling yesterday (November 8).

The lawsuit also claims that DaBaby – real name Jonathan Kirk – knocked out the man’s tooth, stole his phone and vandalised his Hollywood mansion. Los Angeles County Judge Terry Green stated that Kirk has a Fifth Amendment right to refuse to sit for a deposition or answer any written discovery questions in the civil case.

The Kanye West collaborator faces up to four years in prison if convicted of the “battery with serious bodily injury” charge filed against him by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

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“I can’t say no to them. They have a felony complaint,” Judge Green said at a hearing in Los Angeles (per Rolling Stone). “This is not just a potential out there in the universe that, ‘Gee, maybe the D.A. might file on this.’”

The judge went on to say that he would allow plaintiff Gary Pagar, the alleged victim in the criminal case, to continue his pursuit of documents and third parties related to his civil claims of battery, fraud, breach of contract, conversion and trespassing.

Part of Pagar’s complaint centres on his claim that he rented his home to Kirk under a “vacation” lease that specified no more than 12 people could occupy the property – a stipulation he claims was immediately disregarded when 40 people were brought to the estate. The people allegedly included a professional film crew whom he claims had been employed to shoot the rapper’s video for ‘Play U Lay’ without permission.

According to the complaint, Kirk and others with him destroyed the home’s security camera shortly after Pagar demanded that the video shoot cease immediately. When Pagar turned up at the property in person, Kirk allegedly “sucker-punched [him] in the face, knocking out his tooth and leaving him bruised and bloodied”, according to the lawsuit.

Pagar then claimed that Kirk and a group of unidentified men began “pushing him, shoving, spitting on him, threatening him, and taunting him”. He alleges that Kirk and the men “tossed” Pagar’s phone back and forth and scratched Pagar’s car with keys.

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The lawsuit claims that Kirk only left the scene after Pagar informed him that the police had been called. The complaint and its exhibits list numerous damages to his property as well as the disappearance of his $1,149 phone.

Kirk has pleaded not guilty to the felony battery charge and filed his motion last month asking the court to freeze the civil lawsuit until the criminal matter runs its course.

The rapper argued that because the cases involve the same dispute dating back to December 2020, he has a Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination and conceal his defence ahead of a potential criminal trial.

DaBaby has been embroiled in numerous controversies and legal battles in recent years, including the 2018 altercation in which he shot and killed 19-year-old Jaylin Craig, which the rapper has consistently claimed was in self-defence.

Dua Lipa on breaking into acting: “For me it’s baby steps”

Dua Lipa has spoken about her first foray into acting.

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The pop star plays an undisclosed role in Apple TV+‘s forthcoming spy thriller Argylle, which is slated for release next year, opposite Henry Cavill.

Lipa has addressed her acting debut on a recent episode of her podcast Dua Lipa: At Your Service on iHeartMedia.

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Speaking to Schitt’s Creek creator and star Dan Levy on the episode, Lipa reflected on shooting the film. “I had a really great time, and it was really exciting, but I think for me it’s like baby steps,” she said.

“I think that’s also just, like, the best way to discover yourself as well. Rather than throwing yourself in the deep end with something that maybe you can’t completely tackle head on. Like, I think my biggest fear would be taking on a really big role and being, like, fuck. Now I have to, like, be an actor and feel these emotions and feelings on camera, when I haven’t, like, you know, brought myself up to that point yet. But definitely really exciting.”

Earlier this year a first look at Cavill and Lipa in Matthew Vaughn’s forthcoming film was shared – see that below.

The film, which adapts the currently unpublished novel by Ellie Conway, features an ensemble cast of Cavill and Lipa alongside Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Catherine O’Hara and Ariana DeBose, with John Cena and Samuel L. Jackson.

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According to a press release, the film “follows the globe-trotting adventures of a super-spy named Argylle across the US, London and other exotic locations”.

Vaughn (Kingsman) is on board to direct from a script written by Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman), produced by Marv and Vaughn’s regular collaborators Adam Bohling and David Reid, as well as Fuchs. Zygi Kamasa, Carlos Peres, Claudia Vaughn and Adam Fishbach will serve as executive producers.

Meanwhile, in other Dua Lipa news the singer revealed recently that she feels more in “control” on her forthcoming new album than ever before.

Her follow-up to her 2020 smash ‘Future Nostalgia’ was first teased in January when Lipa said she had “done a big chunk of writing” for the new record.

In March, the pop star then revealed that the album was “50 per cent done” and is “starting to take shape”.

She has since spoken further of the new record, telling Vogue Australia: “As I’m writing my new album, I feel even more liberated in a completely different way. And even more in control than I thought.”

Gorillaz share ‘Baby Queen’, inspired by a stagediving Thai princess

Gorillaz have shared another preview of their new album – listen to the woozy ‘Baby Queen’ below.

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The cartoon band will release new album ‘Cracker Island’ on February 24, 2023 via Parlophone (pre-order here) and announced the record recently by sharing latest single ‘New Gold’, featuring Tame Impala and Bootie Brown.

‘Baby Queen’, the latest preview of the record, was inspired by a Blur gig from 1997 which was attended by a stagediving Thai princess.

Babymetal announced as guests on Sabaton’s UK and European tour

Babymetal have been confirmed as the support for Sabaton‘s upcoming 2023 tour – see dates below and find tickets here.

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The news comes as the Japanese duo announced details of a new album called ‘The Other One’ earlier this month, bringing their hiatus to an end.

Babymetal will join Finnish metal band Lordi on the UK and European leg of Sabaton’s ‘Tour To End All Tours’. The 2023 dates kick off in Leeds in April, finishing up in Kuopio in Finland on May 20.

There’s been an increase in David Bowie-inspired baby names since his death

David Bowie-inspired baby names have been on the increase since the icon died in 2016, new figures have found.

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According to the Office for National Statistics, the number of boys registered with the name Ziggy, a reference to his acclaimed 1972 album ‘Ziggy Stardust’, at birth in England and Wales rose from 49 to 136 between 2016 and 2021.

The number of boys registered with the name Bowie also rose from 35 to 78 during the same period.

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The names grew in popularity for girls too, with 28 girls called Bowie and 14 called Ziggy last year. The name Ezra also rose in prominence following George Ezra‘s success with 1,226 boys registered with the name last year.

Like Ezra, the number of baby girls named Mabel also peaked in 2021 at 885, which followed particularly large increases in 2018 and 2020.

This may have been influenced by the singer and songwriter Mabel, whose breakthrough single ‘Finders Keepers’ reached the Top 10 in 2017, according to the new research.

Elsewhere, Star Wars, Pixar movies and the TV show Sex Education were also among the cultural influences credited with boosting the popularity of less common names.

Meanwhile, it was recently announced that Bowie’s fourth studio album, ‘Hunky Dory’, will be released as a deluxe reissue that will include unreleased home demos, live recordings and other rarities from that era.

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Last month, Brett Morgen’s Bowie documentary film Moonage Daydream also arrived in cinemas, along with an accompanying companion album featuring previously unheard material, unique mixes created for the film, and dialogue from Bowie.

In a five-star review of the film, NME wrote: “Morgen’s film isn’t a greatest hits set. It’s much better than that. It’s an avant garde portrait of an artist that scratches away at the surface paint to reveal the many layers beneath. You should seek it out, immediately.”

Seven fans arrested at Breakout Festival after Lil Baby cancels headline set

Seven people have been arrested after Lil Baby cancelled his headline slot at the Breakout Festival in Canada.

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The rapper’s performance was pulled due to illness at 9.30pm local time last night (September 18), 30 minutes before the Vancouver festival was due to close.

As a result, videos from the event following the announcement appeared to show attendees ripping down tents, throwing bins, toppling refrigerators, breaking tables and raiding a drinks tent.

Listen to I. JORDAN’s new double single ‘Hey Baby’ / ‘I Had The Best Of Times’

I. JORDAN has shared a new double single ‘Hey Baby’ / ‘I Had The Best Of Times’ – listen to the two tracks below.

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The latest release from the producer and DJ fka India Jordan arrives as part of an ongoing series of paired songs. It follows this summer’s ‘Always Been’ / ‘First Time Back’.

Per a press release, the dancefloor-ready ‘Hey Baby’ has become the most requested cut at I. JORDAN’s DJ sets.

Offset shares new song ‘5 4 3 2 1’, produced by Baby Keem

As promised earlier this week, Offset has shared a new song called ‘5 4 3 2 1’ that was produced by Baby Keem.

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The new song arrives amid rumours that Migos are no longer a trio, with Quavo and Takeoff sharing a new joint single without Offset titled ‘Us Vs. Them’ earlier this month.

The song, also produced by Jahaan Sweet, Mike Dean and Ruchaun Maurice Akers Jr. alongside Keem, comes complete with a video shot in an amusement park.

Offset says Baby Keem has produced his upcoming single, ‘54321’

Offset has revealed that Baby Keem has produced his upcoming new single, ‘54321’.

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The Migos rapper announced the single and its star producer on Twitter yesterday (August 15). The new song arrives this Friday, August 19.

“@babykeem produced 54321,” the rapper tweeted. He also shared a short clip of the song, which saw him rapping: “Louis V coat pocket filled with blue’s…54321.”

Kendrick Lamar declares Baby Keem to be a “musical genius”

Kendrick Lamar has declared fellow Californian rapper, songwriter and record producer Baby Keem – who is also Lamar’s cousin – to be a “musical genius”.

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Being relatives, Lamar and Keem have worked closely together since the latter started his career in the mid-2010s. One of Keem’s earliest credits was a nod for production on ‘Redemption Interlude’, a track on Lamar’s 2018 soundtrack for Black Panther. March 2020 then saw Keem sign to Lamar’s company/label, pgLang, and the following August, their first collaborative single came in the form of ‘Family Ties’.

That song, as well as another joint track titled ‘Range Brothers’ – and ‘Vent’, which featured an uncredited guest spot from Lamar – appeared on Keem’s pgLang-issued debut album, ‘The Melodic Blue’ (which NME called one of the best debut albums of 2021).

Travis Scott and NAV join forces with Lil Baby for new single ‘Never Sleep’

Travis Scott has shared his first song as a primary artist since last November, teaming up with NAV to deliver the Lil Baby-assisted ‘Never Sleep’.

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The song – produced by Tay Keith and Grayson, with co-production from Mike Dean – serves as the lead single from NAV’s upcoming fourth album, ‘Demons Protected By Angels’, which according to a press release, will be “coming soon”.

He and Scott share the song’s chorus, rapping: “Geeked, never sleep / Stretch a hundred to millions in weeks / Got her runnin’ and ridin’ for me / Where it’s sunny we gotta retreat / Straight from London, she out in the East / Let her shop and she keep the receipts / Don’t you tell him you got it from me / After this, I’ma need therapy.

Watch the trailer for Lil Baby’s new documentary, ‘Untrapped’

Lil Baby has shared the trailer for his new documentary – Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby. Check it out below.

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The film charts the rapper’s rise from someone who never dreamed of rapping to his current status as a generation-defining rap artist. The film will arrive on Amazon Prime on August 26.

In the trailer, which is directed by Karam Gill, Drake can be seen praising the rapper. “Lil Baby has already cemented himself as a super important part of this generation,” Drake says in the clip. “He’s putting distance between himself and other people. He’ll just continue to evolve — this guy’s the truth.”

Watch Britney Spears sing a capella ‘Hit Me Baby One More Time’

Britney Spears has shared a video of herself singing an a capella version of her hit single ‘Hit Me Baby One More Time’ – check it out below.

The video came after Britney secured a legal victory this week, with her father Jamie Spears ordered to give a deposition and answer questions about his alleged misconduct at the helm of the pop star’s now-terminated conservatorship.

“I haven’t shared my voice in an extremely long time … maybe too long,” Spears wrote on Instagram alongside the video of her singing the hit 1998 song.

Tegan and Sara announce 10th album ‘Crybaby’ and share new single ‘Yellow’

Tegan and Sara have announced their 10th studio album ‘Crybaby’ – listen to new single ‘Yellow’ below.

The Canadian duo will release the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Hey, I’m Just Like You’ via Mom+Pop Music on October 21. It marks their first full-length project since signing to the New York indie label, which is also home to the likes of Courtney Barnett, Sleater-Kinney and Lucius.

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Produced by John Congleton (Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, Future Islands), Sara Quin and Tegan Quin, the forthcoming ‘Crybaby’ was recorded at Studio Litho in Seattle and Sargent Recorders in Los Angeles.

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“[‘Yellow’] was written after we began to take steps to heal the bruises we have both carried with us since adolescence and early adulthood – wounds that never quite healed right and flare up seasonally, sending us spiralling backward in time,” explained Sara.

“Are we doomed to remain forever 15, breaking up and breaking apart? I hope not.”

The Mark Myers-directed ‘Yellow’ video pays homage to the visuals for Coldplay‘s 2000 single of the same name, and sees Tegan and Sara walking along a beach à la Chris Martin. Tune in here:

“[It] was shot in Vancouver, a city that didn’t feel big enough to hold us both when we arrived here the first time,” Sara continued. “Twenty-two years later, we’re back, calling it home.”

As for ‘Crybaby’ on the whole, Tegan explained: “This was the first time where, while we were still drafting our demos, we were thinking about how the songs were going to work together.

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“It wasn’t even just that Sara was making lyric changes or reorganizing the parts to my songs, it was that she was also saying to me, ‘This song is going to be faster’, or ‘It’s going to be in a different key’.”

She went on: “But Sara effectively improves everything of mine that she works on.” Sara added: “Maybe I am the renovator. I’m the house-flipper of the Tegan and Sara band.”

Tegan and Sara previewed the upcoming album with the single ‘Fucking Up What Matters’ in April. A full tracklist is yet to be revealed.

You can pre-order/pre-save ‘Crybaby’ here and see its official cover artwork above.

Tegan and Sara are set to embark on an intimate North American headline tour in October – sign up for exclusive pre-sale tickets here.

Listen to Baby Queen’s “liberating” new song ‘Nobody Really Cares’

Baby Queen has shared a brand new song – listen to ‘Nobody Really Cares’, a track about not pleasing others, below.

The track follows the singer’s recent track ‘Colours Of You’, which appeared on the soundtrack to Netflix show Heartstopper.

• READ MORE: Baby Queen: “It’s important for pop music to be saying something right now”

“’Nobody Really Cares’ is about realising it’s okay to be yourself and do exactly what makes you happy because people are selfish in nature and only have so much space inside their brains reserved for you,” Baby Queen said of the new track in a statement.

Watch Baby Keem and friends sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Kendrick Lamar

Baby Keem was among the well-wishers who celebrated Kendrick Lamar‘s 35th birthday last weekend – you can watch footage from the celebrations below.

Lamar, who recently released his long-awaited fifth studio album ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers’, turned 35 on Friday (June 17).

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Footage from Lamar’s birthday party – which features a rendition of ‘Happy Birthday’ from guests, including Lamar’s cousin Baby Keem – has subsequently been shared online.

King Princess details release date for second album ‘Hold On Baby’

King Princess has shared more details on upcoming second album ‘Hold On Baby’ – check out its release date below.

• READ MORE: King Princess: “When Harry Styles tweeted about me, it was a huge deal”

The follow-up to Mikaela Strauss’ 2019 debut album ‘Cheap Queen’ was announced earlier this year alongside new track ‘For My Friends’, which follows recent tracks ‘House Burn Down’ and ‘Pain’.

The album has now been confirmed to arrive on July 29, and will feature contributions from Mark Ronson, Ethan Gruska, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Tobias Jesso Jr and more.

NCT Dream team up with ‘Baby Shark’ creator on English remix of ‘Glitch Mode’

NCT Dream have joined forces with ‘Baby Shark’ creator PinkFong on an English-language remix of their single ‘Glitch Mode’.

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The K-pop boyband dropped the new ‘Glitch Mode’ remake on May 25 as a collaboration with the children’s entertainment company, which was previously behind the global children’s hit ‘Baby Shark’, alongside an animated sing-along music videos for the track.

The music video includes animated avatars of all seven members of the NCT sub-unit, who perform the song alongside PinkFong’s cartoon dinosaur mascot Red Rex. The remix features more upbeat, 8-bit-inspired beats beneath child-like vocals, with NCT Dream heard harmonising in the background.

Krept of Krept & Konan announces new baby skincare range

Krept of UK rap duo Krept & Konan has launched a new baby skincare range.

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Along with co-parent and health and beauty influencer Sasha Ellese Gilbert, Krept (real name Casyo Johnson) announced the launch of ‘Nala’s Baby’, a baby skincare range that’s described as having “99% naturally derived ingredients.” He’s he first rapper to launch such a product.

A statement described the products as “accessibly priced, naturally derived and inclusive” and will launch in over 400 Boots stores on June 20. The statement continued: “It is one of the first British made skincare range for babies to be sold on the high street with a perfect zero rating on Think Dirty, an app dedicated to finding harmful chemicals and risks in personal care products.”

We’re so excited for you and your family to try Nala’s Baby! ?

The wait is almost over, less than 1 month to go until we launch! ?#NalasCubClub pic.twitter.com/lelUtqIU3i

— Nala’s Baby®️ (@NalasBaby) May 23, 2022

Drake takes over Lil Baby festival set in Montreal for six-song set

Drake appeared on stage during Lil Baby‘s set at a Montreal festival at the weekend (May 21) – watch footage of the surprise appearance below.

Lil Baby was performing in Canada as part of the Metro Metro festival, when Drake joined him on stage to play their collaboration ‘Wants and Needs’.

As footage shows, Drake then remained on stage to play a number of tracks on his own including ‘Nonstop’, ‘Headlines’, ‘Girls Want Girls’, ‘Laugh Now Cry Later’ and more.

TXT’s Soobin says he has a “love-hate relationship” with their song ‘Trust Fund Baby’

Tomorrow X Together (TXT) singer Soobin has described his complicated feeling for the ‘minisode 2: Thursday’s Child’ B-side track ‘Trust Fund Baby’.

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The K-pop idol recently sat with Weverse Magazine for an interview, where he discussed the production and recording process for the songs on the boyband’s latest mini-album. During the interview, Soobin singled out the B-side track ‘Trust Fund Baby’ as the most difficult one for him to record.

“‘Trust Fund Baby’ was the hardest song I’ve ever done,” he said. “When I sang the whole thing through, most of the parts were easy to get through, but I got stuck on the part that goes, ‘I can’t be a lover’, and felt like the part wasn’t for me but the part eventually went to me anyway.”

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky reportedly welcome baby boy

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have reportedly welcomed their first child, with the pop star said to have given birth last week.

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The couple first shared the news that they were expecting back in January, when photographs captured the pair together in Harlem, New York with the singer unveiling her baby bump.

Earlier this month (May 13)TMZ broke the news that the couple had welcomed a baby boy. Today (May 19) People confirmed the news, adding that Rihanna and A$AP were at home in Los Angeles with their first child.

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In April, the singer discussed her pregnancy with Vogue, sharing “Planning? I wouldn’t say planning. But certainly not planning against it. I don’t know when I ovulate or any of that type of s–t. We just had fun,” she said. “And then it was just there on the test … Then I was in the doctor’s office the next morning and our journey began.”

The Fenty fashion founder also discussed her approach to pregnancy style, adding, “I’m hoping that we were able to redefine what’s considered ‘decent’ for pregnant women. My body is doing incredible things right now, and I’m not going to be ashamed of that. This time should feel celebratory. Because why should you be hiding your pregnancy?”

Back in February, Rihanna promised fans that new music is still on the way, after she officially announced her pregnancy. Her most recent album was 2016’s ‘Anti’.

While she added that she is focused on “one thing at a time,” Rihanna clarified that music will still land at some point. “Yes, you’re still going to get music from me,” she said. But when the journalist suggested that the mum-to-be could include lullabies on her new album, she replied: “My fans would kill me if they waited this long for a lullaby.”

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Meanwhile,A$AP recently released a video featuring Rihanna for his track, ‘D.M.B.’, which is an acronym for ‘Dat’s My Bitch’. The video is an ode to a classic love story, with the pair depicting ride-or-die characters in a devoted relationship despite their circumstances.

Elsewhere, Rihanna recently became the world’s richest female musician, according to Forbes, with a net worth of $1.7billion (£1.3bn), largely thanks to her Fenty Beauty business and Savage X Fenty lingerie line

Biffy Clyro, CHVRCHES and Baby Keem added to Roskilde 2022 line-up

Biffy Clyro, CHVRCHES and Baby Keem are among the names that have been added to the line-up for Roskilde 2022.

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The Danish festival returns from June 25-July 2 this year after both its 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the COVID pandemic.

A total of 68 new acts have been announced for Roskilde, taking the total number of artists in music, art and activism at the event to 290. Other names added to the line-up include Anitta, H.E.R., Jerry Cantrell and Shygirl.

Lil Baby previews new song ‘Dark Mode’ in Beats By Dre commercial with Ja Morant

Lil Baby has shared a tease of new music – a fiery, headstrong tune titled ‘Dark Mode’ in a new advert for Beats By Dre.

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The ad itself – helmed by the Baltimore creative outfit ILLIMITEWORLD – aired during Game 3 of the NBA playoffs yesterday (May 8). It stars Lil Baby and Memphis Grizzlies member Ja Morant in a montage of monochromatic, stylised shots. It acts like somewhat of a music video for ‘Dark Mode’, with the track itself seeing Lil Baby riff on his success and rapping prowess with an impressive string of basketball metaphors. 

Over a bed of sharp beats built around soundbites of boots stoping and squeaking on a basketball court, he raps: “Twelve to twelve, I’m tryna bust a clock, the Ja Morant flow / I get in that zone, I get to callin’ it the dark mode / Love the fans so much, I hear ’em screamin’, ‘Pipe me up more’ / Call me what you want, but if you know, then call me young GOAT.”

Listen to HAAi team up with Jon Hopkins on new single ‘Baby, We’re Ascending’

HAAi has shared the title track from her forthcoming debut album – listen to the Jon Hopkins-featuring ‘Baby, We’re Ascending’ below.

• READ MORE: HAAi: the creator of a high-flying, vibrant electronic wonderland

The singer, producer and DJ – aka Teneil Throssell – will release her first studio effort on May 27 via Mute (pre-order here). She’s already dropped the songs ‘Purple Jelly Disc’ (feat. Obi Franky) and ‘Bodies Of Water’.

Speaking of her trance-y new team-up with Hopkins, HAAi explained: “This is a track I made with one of my dearest friends Jon Hopkins. I’d been working on this particular track alone for a while and got stuck with it – I posted a clip on my Instagram one morning and Jon messaged me asking what it was and could we work on it together.”

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She continued: “It started to evolve after a few weeks and became something quite special and personal for us. Hope you enjoy listening as much as we did making it!”

You can listen to HAAi and Jon Hopkins’ ‘Baby, We’re Ascending’ here:

HAAi’s upcoming 13-track album also features Alexis Taylor of Hot Chip (on ‘Biggest Mood Ever’) as well as model and activist Kai-Isaiah Jamal (‘Human Sound’).

Speaking in a recent interview with NME, Throssell opened up about the experience of opening up her creative world to work with other artists for the first time.

“One of the main reasons I had never invited anyone in before was the fear of someone saying, ‘You’re not doing this yourself’,” she said.

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“As a non-male artist, that happens more often, so I was like, if I’m doing everything from start to finish on my music, I can always back myself up. But I had to really get over that, take a bit more ownership but also give some of it up.”

Elsewhere in the chat, HAAi told NME that the process of putting together a full record had opened her eyes to what she’s able to achieve: “It’s taken so long for an album to exist, that now, having this body of work that I’m so proud of, that’s so reflective of me at its core, there’s a little bit more self-assuredness that I didn’t have before. It can be really hard to describe what you are [without that].”

Other song titles on ‘Baby, We’re Ascending’ include ‘Pigeon Barron’, ‘I’ve Been Thinking A Lot Lately’ and ‘Tardigrade’. You can see the full tracklist below.

1. ‘Channels’
2. ‘Pigeon Barron’
3. ‘Bodies Of Water’
4. ‘Human Sound’ (feat. Kai-Isaiah Jamal & Obi Franky)
5. ‘Louder Always Better’
6. ‘Biggest Mood Ever’ (feat. Alexis Taylor)
7. ‘AM’
8. ‘FM’
9. ‘I’ve Been Thinking A Lot Lately’
10. ‘Purple Jelly Disc’ (feat. Obi Franky)
11. ‘Baby, We’re Ascending’ (feat. Jon Hopkins)
12. ‘Orca’
13. ‘Tardigrade’

DaBaby charged with felony battery for alleged attack on rental property owner

DaBaby has been charged with felony battery for an alleged attack on the owner of a rental property he was using to shoot a music video.

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Gary Pagar claims he was physically assaulted when he tried to stop the rapper’s entourage from shooting the video on his Los Angeles property in December last year.

According to TMZ, the incident occurred when DaBaby (real name Jonathan Kirk) and his team were renting out a mansion managed by Pagar, who says he was told Kirk and his friends would only be using the property for vacation purposes.

Watch ‘Heartstopper’ cast join Baby Queen onstage in London

Baby Queen was joined onstage by the cast of Netflix’s Heartstopper at her London headline show last night (27 April) – check out footage below.

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During her set at Camden’s Electric Ballroom, Baby Queen (real name Bella Latham) performed ‘Colours Of You’, her recently released single written about the show. Towards the end of the song, she told the crowd: “I’ve got some friends here tonight that are going to help me sing this last chorus. You might recognise them…you’ve seen Heartstopper on Netflix, right?”

Both Joe Locke (who plays Charlie Spring) and Sebastian Croft (Ben Hope) took to the stage alongside, Kizzy Edgell (Darcy Olsson), Corinna Brown (Tara Jones), Yasmin Finney (Elle Argent), Jenny Walser (Tori Soring) and Tobie Donovan (Isaac Henderson).

Baby Queen releases new single ‘Colours Of You’ from Netflix’s ‘Heartstopper’

Baby Queen has released new single ‘Colours Of You’ taken from the official soundtrack to Netflix’s Heartstopper – check it out below.

• READ MORE: Baby Queen: “It’s important for pop music to be saying something right now”

The dreamy pop track is the first new material from Baby Queen since the release of 2021’s “underdog’s anthem” ‘Wannabe’.

The song was written specifically for Netflix’s coming-of-age teen romance series Heartstopper.

Kendrick Lamar joins Baby Keem for pair of songs at Coachella 2022

Kendrick Lamar made a surprise appearance during Baby Keem‘s Coachella 2022 performance last night (April 22) – see the footage below.

• READ MORE: Baby Keem – ‘The Melodic Blue’ review: Kendrick’s protege forges his own path on exhilarating debut

Lamar, who recently announced the release of his fifth studio album, ‘Mr Morale & The Big Steppers’, joined his cousin on the Sahaha stage for ‘Family Ties’ and ‘Vent’, the final two songs of his set. It was Keem’s second consecutive weekend performing at the festival.

“Oh shit!” Keem shouted as Lamar made his way to the stage. The Compton rapper then proceeded to perform his rapid-fire verse from ‘Family Ties’ in front of a large video screen of fire and water scenes. The pair closed the set with the live debut of their collaborative track ‘Vent’. Both tracks are taken from Keem’s debut album, ‘The Melodic Blue’.

Listen to The Lathums soaring new single, ‘Sad Face Baby’

The Lathums have today (April 15) shared a soaring new single called ‘Sad Face Baby’ – check it out below.

• READ MORE: The Lathums live in Manchester: the latest landmark in an incredible year

Performed for the first time last summer, the track is the first new music release for the band this year and features the work of their new producer, Jim Abbiss (Adele, Arctic Monkeys, Bombay Bicycle Club).

Reflecting on ‘Sad Face Baby’ and the last two years of the band, frontman Alex Moore said: “The Lathums has been a world of opportunity for us, but things still get to you.

Brian May pays tribute to Buddy Holly with cover of ‘Maybe Baby’

Brian May has shared a cover of Buddy Holly‘s rock ‘n’ roll classic ‘Maybe Baby’.

• READ MORE: ‘Queen days’: Brian May reflects on his rock ‘n’ roll journey

May’s reworking of the 1958 track is taken from the forthcoming deluxe reissue of his second solo album, 1998’s ‘Another World’, due to arrive on April 22.

“I’ve never done a Buddy Holly song,” the Queen guitarist said in a statement. Explaining how the song played in his development as a musician, he said: “That song more than probably any other, is the reason that I’m here doing this, playing guitar and being a rock star and being a very fortunate person.

Babymetal tease new chapter with trailer for ‘The Other One’

Babymetal have released a trailer which appears to tease the next chapter of their career.

• READ MORE: Babymetal interview: ‘Metal Galaxy’ is the first step to the future of metal…”

Last year, the band celebrated celebrated their 10-year anniversary, announcing in August 2021 that they would “disappear from our sight” later in the year.

“Sunday, October 10, 2021… Together with all 10 episodes of METAL RESISTANCE coming to a close, the 10-year legend will be sealed from the world,” they wrote on Instagram. “Until that seal is broken, BABYMETAL will disappear from our sight. Time is running out. There is no eternity in God’s descent.”

Slaves’ Isaac Holman announces debut album for solo project Baby Dave and shares new single ’29’

Slaves drummer Isaac Holman has announced details of his debut solo album, which will be released under the name Baby Dave.

• READ MORE: Slaves’ Laurie Vincent and producer Jolyon Thomas on their soft, melancholy new project LARRY PINK THE HUMAN

‘Monkey Brain’ will be self-released on April 22, and features instrumental and production contributions from Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn as well new single ’29’.

It follows the project’s first single ‘Too Shy For Tennis’, which was released last summer and was also assisted by Albarn.

Rapper Baby Cino has been shot dead moments after leaving jail

Rapper Baby Cino has died aged 20, moments after he was released from a Miami jail.

The musician, real name Timothy Starks, was released from the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Centre earlier this week (March 16). He’d been arrested on a gun charge earlier in the week.

As reported in The Miami Herald, Starks was picked up in a car upon his release from jail. Moments later, a shooter in another car took aim at the car Starks was travelling in.

According to reports, the gunman fired at least 40 shots at the car. Starks’ car then hit a wall as it was travelling on the Palmetto Expressway. He reportedly suffered several gunshot wounds, including one to the head.

The Miami Herald also report that Starks’ friend, who was in the car with him, was treated at a local hospital after also being shot. Dante’ Collins Banks, 20, has since been released from hospital.

Speaking to WSVN, Starks’ mother said she was on the phone to him when the shooting began.

“My son was OK. He was talking. He was just shook up because his friend got shot,” she said, adding that Banks has since been released from hospital.

Detectives from the Miami-Dade police department told the Herald that “a dark-coloured vehicle was seen fleeing the area at a high rate of speed”.

They also told the paper they are investigating whether the shooting is connected to previous incidents in recent months, including “a series of public ambushes in recent months believed connected to Miami street gangs.”

Corrections spokesman Juan Diasgranados said: “Miami-Dade Police is handling the investigation and the surrounding circumstances regarding this incident.”

Aitch shares summery video for new single ‘Baby’

Aitch has shared a brand new single – watch the video for ‘Baby’ below.

• READ MORE: Aitch on the cover: “My debut will 100,000 per cent be a proper Manchester album”

The track, produced by Fred Again…, is the Manchester rapper’s first solo single of the year and the latest preview of his forthcoming debut album.

‘Baby’ samples Ashanti‘s ‘Rock Wit U (Aww Baby)’, with Aitch adding a contemporary rap feel to the R&B classic.

Watch Charli XCX bring ‘Baby’ and ‘Beg For You’ to ‘SNL’

Charli XCX finally made her Saturday Night Live debut last night (March 5) – watch her performances of ‘Beg For You‘ and ‘Baby‘ below.

• READ MORE: Charli XCX live in London: isolation anthems finally get their special airing

The singer was originally set to appear with Caroline Polachek and Christine And The Queens on the long-running show last December, but her appearance was cancelled at the last minute due to COVID restrictions leading to “limited crew,” leaving her “devastated and heartbroken”.

On last night’s episode, hosted by Oscar Isaac, Charli performed versions of two songs from her forthcoming album ‘Crash’, which is set to come out later this month (March 18).

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Watch the pair of performances below:

After the recent release of ‘Baby’, Charli responded to critics of her new single, saying in a series of tweets that she’s unaffected by negative comments and is “living my best life”.

One fan called her “mother”, to which she said: “If u wanna throw around midlife crisis fucking throw it at me. I’m getting older, I’m getting hotter, my tits are stunning, I’m in great shape, I’m dancing, I’m progressing and I’m living my best life – and that the tea.”

The fan in question had written: “These charli singles so far…. not doing it for me whatsoever, but she’s still in my mother list.” Later, the fan clarified that she meant “mother” as an endearing term: “when i called u mother i meant ur like a SUPREME, not old i promise.”

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Charli also wrote: “Again – not bothered that some people will always have their preferred eras etc (that’s why it’s fun being an angel – there’s so much variety) – but if you don’t think baby is a bop then… idk that’s just v suspicious to me…”

Elsewhere, Charli also confirmed that she backed out of performing at an NFT festival due to backlash from her fans about its exclusivity.

The pop singer said in a new interview that fans gave her a “lot of flack” over her decision to play Afterparty, an event taking place in Las Vegas later this month with headlining sets from the Chainsmokers and The Kid LAROI.

But only those who own a Utopian NFT, can fund their own Utopian NFT or were invited by the owner of a Utopian NFT could attend the event. Some Charli XCX fans questioned her move to play an NFT event, saying the community is “negative” and “rife with plagiarism”.

“I pulled out of the festival. That was my decision that I made and I didn’t feel the need to announce it or let them know or whatever — but I did pull out,” Charli told Rolling Stone UK.

Last week (February 26) on SNL, LCD Soundsystem were the musical guests, performing old songs ‘Thrills’ and ‘Yr City’s A Sucker’ and becoming guardian angels for a sketch.

Police investigating DaBaby after brawl with ex-girlfriend’s brother in bowling alley

Police are allegedly investigating DaBaby following a brawl with his ex-girlfriend’s brother in a bowling alley.

On Thursday night (February 10) DaBaby reportedly got in an argument with Brandon Bills and, it’s claimed, threw the first punch before a number of his associates got involved in the fight. Bills, brother to the mother of DaBaby’s daughter, DaniLeigh, refused medical treatment.

According to TMZ, DaBaby was thought to have left before the police arrived, but law enforcement sources say they’re investigating him for assault with a deadly weapon because he’s thought to have kicked Bills in the head while he was already on the ground.

Listen to Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby’s new collaboration ‘Bussin’

Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby have shared another new collaborative single – listen to ‘Bussin’ below.

• READ MORE: Nicki Minaj: every album ranked and rated

It comes after the rappers teamed up earlier this month on ‘Do We Have A Problem?’, which marked Minaj’s first music release of 2022. Earlier this week, it was announced that a second track with Lil Baby would arrive today (February 11).

“I call Baby, ‘Yo, where that stick at?’” Minaj asks in one verse, with Lil Baby replying: “Tell them boys come get his shit back.”

Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby share their new collaboration ‘Do We Have A Problem?’

Nicki Minaj and Lil Baby have shared their new collaborative single ‘Do We Have A Problem?’ – you can hear the track below.

The song was announced earlier this week along with a hotline (213-523-7762) that fans could call to relay any problems that they were facing.

• READ MORE: Lil Baby: “It’s not about the fame game – I’m more about real life”

Minaj and Lil Baby have now released ‘Do We Have A Problem?’, marking Minaj’s first new music release of 2022.

Baby Keem unveils ‘Melodic Blue’ tour dates

Baby Keem has unveiled details of his 2022 tour dates.

• READ MORE: Baby Keem – ‘The Melodic Blue’ review: Kendrick’s protege forges his own path on exhilarating debut

The ‘Melodic Blue’ tour will see Baby Keem hit the road this spring for a North American tour in support of his debut album.

The rapper took to social media last week to announce the tour, which will begin on March 7 in Cincinnati and will continue through New York, Atlanta, New Orleans an Chicago before concluding with an appearance at Coachella on April 22.

Babyface Ray shares collaboration with Pusha T from new album ‘Face’

Babyface Ray has announced a new album titled ‘Face’ with the release of lead single ‘Dancing With The Devil’, featuring Pusha T.

Its chorus is also delivered by rapper Landstrip Chip, who lends weight to Babyface Ray and Pusha T’s verses about building – and severing – relationships with people who turn out to be harmful or dangerous.

The music video for ‘Dancing With The Devil’ also sees the three artists performing in the pews of a church, with Pusha T delivering his verses in a confessional booth. The Detroit rapper is also seen robbing a house at night, later facing its deadly consequences.

LadBaby hit out at The Kunts in festive chart battle

LadBaby have criticised The Kunts for their attempt to score a Christmas Number One with their single ‘Boris Johnson Is STILL A Fucking C**t’.

• READ MORE: Here’s why I want to see The Kunts’ Boris-bashing anthem vying for Christmas Number One

Speaking to the Official Charts, LadBaby’s Mark Hoyle said: “Definitely – it takes a certain sort of person to download a song with that in the title, but you never know.

“There’s definitely an element that people aren’t happy with this government, but our song is for charity – I don’t believe theirs is – and ours is trying to raise more money than ever for food banks. It’s something that is even more important given everything that is going on.”

Listen to LadBaby’s new Christmas song featuring Elton John and Ed Sheeran

LadBaby’s Christmas single featuring Elton John and Ed Sheeran is out today – listen to ‘Sausage Rolls For Everyone’ below.

• READ MORE: The best (and worst) new Christmas songs of 2021 – ranked!

The novelty duo – comprised of YouTuber Mark Hoyle and his wife Roxanne – have topped the festive charts on three consecutive years with ‘We Built This City’ (2018), ‘I Love Sausage Rolls’ (2019) and ‘Don’t Stop Me Eatin’’ (2020).

All profits from this year’s song will go towards the Trussell Trust’s mission to support those in poverty and hunger.

Rolling Loud California crowd filmed throwing objects at DaBaby during his performance

DaBaby had objects thrown at him during his recent 2021 Rolling Loud California performance.

Videos circulating on social media show various objects and bits of rubbish being thrown at the rapper during his set on December 12, the final day of the music festival. The crowd expected to see Future on stage, who had been listed on the festival’s set schedule. But when DaBaby appeared instead, there was a largely negative reaction.

According to XXL, Future was scheduled for the Ciroc stage, with DaBaby performing on the Power 106 stage but this was switched up by the organisers of the festival without the audience knowing.

DaBaby has Las Vegas battery case dismissed, ordered to pay restitution to accuser

A misdemeanour battery case against DaBaby has reportedly been dismissed by a Las Vegas court.

The rapper, real name Jonathan Kirk, was charged after an incident that reportedly happened last November, where it’s alleged he struck a driver midway through a ride. When reports emerged in February, law enforcement sources claimed to TMZ that Kirk punched the driver in the back of the head after being asked for payment; it was also alleged that Kirk and his entourage were verbally abusive and attempted to smoke a joint in the vehicle.

At the time, Kirk’s attorney Drew Findling hit back at the reports, calling the allegation “a 100 per cent false accusation which suspiciously pops up in February regarding an alleged incident in November. We can smell another attempted money grab.”

Noname cancels upcoming album ‘Factory Baby’

Noname has cancelled the release of her highly-anticipated second album ‘Factory Baby’.

• READ MORE: Forget the beef with J. Cole – here’s why Noname is such an essential voice

The Chicago rapper made an initial announcement about the new album and its lead single ‘Rainforest’ earlier this year. The song, which sees her rap about racism and classism in America, is produced by The Kount and features vocals from frequent collaborator Adam Ness.

She confirmed that fans could expect ‘Factory Baby’ at some point in 2021, with an exact release date to be revealed. But yesterday (December 5), Noname took to her Instagram to explain why the new album would no longer be on the horizon.

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“Most days I’m not sure if I’ll ever make music again,” she said on her Instagram Story, as reported by HotNewHipHop. “The last time I was consistently making songs was four years ago. It’s been so hard to find producers to link up with and who I genuinely connect with sonically. I’m truly grateful for the art I was able to release but that might be it from me.”

She continued: “Like, it shouldn’t be this hard. No lie this sh*t actually makes me incredibly sad and I rarely leave the crib these days. I don’t want to keep lying and saying there’s an album on the way when there’s not. I’m sorry I’ve lead y’all on. I wanted to believe things would change but they haven’t.”

‘Factory Baby’ would have been the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Room 25’. In a five-star review of the album, NME‘s El Hunt wrote, “‘Room 25’ is not only smartly constructed and laced with intricate subtlety – it’s laugh-out-loud funny, too.”

‘Rainforest’ marked the first new song from Noname since ‘Song 33’ last year, which was written in response to apparent criticism she received from J. Cole in his song ‘Snow On The Bluff‘.

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She later apologised, writing on social media that she regretted writing and releasing the song. “I tried to use it as a moment to draw attention back to the issues i care about but i didn’t have to respond,” she said.

“My ego got the best of me. i apologize for any further distraction this caused.”

HIV/AIDs organisations say DaBaby “ghosted” them and has not donated any money

DaBaby has received criticism following reports that the rapper hasn’t made any financial donations to three HIV/AIDS organisations he met over summer.

According to a report in The Daily Beast, three organisations – Black AIDS Institute, The Normal Anomaly Initiative and Positive Women’s Network – have said that there have been no updates following their off-the-record meeting in August. The meet-up was scheduled after DaBaby faced backlash over comments made during his appearance at Rolling Loud Miami.

“If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that’ll make you die in two or three weeks, put your cellphone light up,” the rapper can be heard saying in footage from the set shared on social media.

DaBaby calls police to remove his baby’s mother from his home

DaBaby called the police to remove his baby’s mother from his home following a disagreement over the weekend.

On Sunday (November 14) the rapper got into an argument with singer and rapper DaniLeigh – the mother of his youngest child – that was streamed on Instagram Live.

According to a lengthy statement shared by DaBaby after the argument was broadcast, he explained that he called the police to “swiftly remove myself from any of the ‘hostile’ behavior put on display moments ago”.

“This last hour has been documented for my safety and business. I done been beat on and yelled at and chased around like one [of] them fatal love attraction type girls,” he continued. “But I knew to keep it together… End of the day no big deal I don’t want no charges pressed or nothing I just want her peacefully removed.”

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According to a statement shared by DaniLeigh, she and DaBaby had been living together for the past three months, since their daughter was born, but “tonight he wanna come into the room talking ‘bout ‘I need to go’. Don’t matter where. I’m sorry to my baby that her father is kicking her out [of] her home at three months.”

Baby Queen now has a gaming music show through BBC Sounds

Baby Queen has released the first volume of her new show, Gameplay With Baby Queen, which is available through BBC Sounds.

• READ MORE: Here’s why walking sims are as important as any other gaming genre

The new show features soundtracks from games chosen by Baby Queen, with the first volume available now on the BBC Sounds website, and it features tracks from The Legend Of Zelda, Sable, and Red Dead Redemption 2. Each volume will run for an hour, and will be available online for 30 days after broadcast. The second volume “Power up your energy levels” is being broadcast on November 20. The second volume will include tracks from Chrono Trigger, The Last Of Us, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Baby Queen announced the new series on her Instagram, where she said “I love video games (duh) and the score of a great video game is as powerful and essential to its success as a film score is to a motion picture’s.”

HI GUYS THIS IS MY NEW RADIO SHOW ABOUT THE MUSIC IN VIDEO GAMES ???????????????????????? listen to the first episode now on ⁦@BBCSounds⁩ https://t.co/u3jeVpQj2x

— Baby Queen is a wannabe (@babyqueen) November 6, 2021

Kanye West defends performing with Marilyn Manson and DaBaby, criticises Me Too movement

Kanye West has defended his decision to perform alongside Marilyn Manson and DaBaby, while describing the Me Too movement as “power and politics”.

West – now legally known as Ye – took part in a lengthy, wide-ranging interview on the Drink Champs podcast yesterday (November 4).

• READ MORE: Kanye West – ‘DONDA’ review: some gems among lots – and lots – of filler

At one point in the conversation, he spoke out on having courted controversy for recently working with Manson and DaBaby.

Dave Grohl discusses ‘Nevermind’ baby lawsuit: “He’s got a ‘Nevermind’ tattoo. I don’t”

Dave Grohl has discussed the ongoing lawsuit between the cover star of Nirvana‘s iconic ‘Nevermind’ artwork and the band themselves.

• READ MORE: Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ at 30: a track-by-track guide from your favourite musicians

Earlier this year, Spencer Elden, the child who appears in the artwork, sued the surviving members of Nirvana and Kurt Cobain’s estate, alleging the image was an example of child pornography and sexual exploitation.

After saying he had “many ideas of how we should alter that cover” in the future, Grohl has now further discussed the ongoing issue in a new interview.

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Talking to Vulture, Grohl said: “I don’t know that I can speak on it because I haven’t spent too much time thinking about it. I feel the same way most people do in that I have to disagree. That’s all I’ll say.”

Asked about Grohl’s thoughts on Elden re-creating the photo as an adult, Grohl added: “Listen, he’s got a ‘Nevermind’ tattoo. I don’t.”

Nirvana are also about to release a 30th anniversary edition of the classic album, however Elden wants his image censored on the reissue.

Elden also wants the album art altered for any future re-releases, according to his lawyer Maggie Mabie. “If there is a 30th anniversary re-release, he wants for the entire world not to see his genitals,” lawyer Maggie Mabie told The Associated Press.

Since the lawsuit was filed, a deluxe 30th anniversary reissue of ‘Nevermind’ has been officially announced and is set to be released on November 12. Pre-orders for the various deluxe edition are currently available on Nirvana’s website with Elden’s image uncensored.

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Elsewhere, Nirvana have this week (October 25) won another lawsuit they were involved in, which claimed one of their most recognisable T-shirt designs is based on a copyrighted illustration of Dante’s ‘Inferno’.

Elton John confirms Christmas duet with Ed Sheeran and jokes about LadBaby battle

Elton John has confirmed to NME that he and Ed Sheeran are working on a Christmas song together, and joked about a battle for Number One with LadBaby.

Sheeran revealed the news this month in an interview with Dutch radio station NPO Radio 2, saying that John reached out to him for the collaboration last year after he discovered that his own Christmas song ‘Step Into Christmas’ had hit the UK Top 10 for the first time ever.

• READ MORE: Elton John: “I’m not interested in the past – not even Elton John’s past”

Speaking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover feature, John says he was surprised that Sheeran revealed the news, as he himself was sworn to secrecy over the track.

Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ baby wants his naked image censored on 30th anniversary reissue

Nirvana are about to release a 30th anniversary edition of their classic album ‘Nevermind’, however Spencer Elden – who posed as the swimming naked baby on the cover – wants his image censored on the reissue.

• READ MORE: Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ at 30: a track-by-track guide from your favourite musicians

Elden, now 30, is currently suing the band’s surviving members and Kurt Cobain’s estate, among other individuals and entities. The lawsuit alleges that the use of Elden’s image on the album art, taken when he was a few months-old baby, amounted to “commercial child sexual exploitation”.

It goes on to allege that the band and other defendants “violated” federal child pornography statutes by using the image, and that Elden sustained “injuries” and “lifelong damages” as a result of the album cover and the record’s global success and fame.

Princess Nokia teams up with Yung Baby Tate for new track ‘Boys Are From Mars’

Princess Nokia has teamed up with Yung Baby Tate for a new track called ‘Boys Are From Mars’ – listen to it below.

• READ MORE: Princess Nokia: “I have a very resourceful spirit – a survivor’s spirit”

The latest release from the New York rapper is her first since March’s ‘It’s Not My Fault’, which arrived with a video inspired by Jennifer Lopez‘s ‘If You Had My Love’.

Nokia’s team up with Baby Tate hears the pair tackle toxic masculinity while adding a dash of humour into the mix.

Lil Nas X reveals he wanted Lady Gaga on his album and Nicki Minaj on the song ‘Industry Baby’

Lil Nas X has revealed some A-list collaborations he had in mind for ‘Montero’, his debut studio album released last Friday (September 17).

• READ MORE: Lil Nas X – ‘Montero’ review: ‘Old Town Road’ prankster makes his case as a Serious Artist

In a Twitter Q&A conducted by the artist yesterday (September 22), Lil Nas X fielded questions from fans who used the hashtag #askMONTERO.

One user asked if he would ever collaborate with Lady Gaga, to which Lil Nas X responded: “Yes i actually wanted a song with her on the album but i never finished writing to it & sending it to her.”

yes i actually wanted a song with her on the album but i never finished writing to it & sending it to her https://t.co/dnG29M15rB

— MONTERO ? (@LilNasX) September 21, 2021

Lil Nas X performs ‘Industry Baby’ live for the first time at MTV Video Music Awards

Lil Nas X has given the live debut of his recent single ‘Industry Baby’ featuring Jack Harlow at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards ceremony.

For the set, the rapper enters with a full marching band behind him, before taking off his shirt and performing in front of a Montero Prison backdrop. Harlow joins him on stage for his verse. Shortly before they wrap up the performance, the track transitions into ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’.

Watch the performance below:

Kendrick Lamar links up with Baby Keem once again on new track ‘Range Brothers’

Kendrick Lamar has delivered another new verse for his cousin Baby Keem, appearing on the latter’s new track ‘Range Brothers’.

This is the second time Keem has recruited Lamar for a track, with the two linking up for single ‘Family Ties’ at the end of last month.

Both ‘Range Brothers’ and ‘Family Ties’ appear on Baby Keem’s debut album ‘The Melodic Blue’, which dropped earlier today (September 10). Aside from Lamar, the album features contributions from Travis Scott, Don Toliver and Rosalía.

Baby Keem to release new album ‘The Melodic Blue’ this week

Baby Keem has announced that his new album, ‘The Melodic Blue’, is due to arrive later this week.

‘The Melodic Blue’ will be released this Friday (September 10) through Kendrick Lamar’s “at service company” pgLang, in partnership with Columbia. The LP will include the young rapper’s recent collaboration with Lamar, ‘Family Ties’, as well as his single with Travis Scott, ‘Durag Activity’.

Drake premieres collaborations with Playboi Carti, Baby Keem and Rema

Drake debuted three unreleased tracks over the weekend, following the release of his latest album ‘Certified Lover Boy’.

The Toronto rapper appeared as a guest DJ on SiriusXM’s Sound 42 radio show on Saturday (September 4) to celebrate the arrival of ‘Certified Lover Boy’. While the attention from the show was mostly directed to Drake leaking an unreleased collaboration between Kanye West and André 3000, he also premiered a handful of new collaborations.

• READ MORE: Drake – ‘Certified Lover Boy’ review: a boring, bloated disappointment

As HipHop-N-More points out, one track was an unreleased collaboration with Playboi Carti and DJ Carnage titled ‘One Day’, while another was the song ‘Mention Me’ featuring Rema. Finally, Drake debuted a remix of ‘What’s Next’ featuring Baby Keem.

Austin City Limits replaces DaBaby and Stevie Nicks with Tyler, the Creator and Duran Duran

Austin City Limits has made a handful of line-up changes ahead of the festival taking place in October at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. The line-up was originally announced back in May of this year.

Duran Duran and Tyler, the Creator have been added to the line-up for both weekends, stepping in for Stevie Nicks and DaBaby.

LINEUP UPDATE: @tylerthecreator has been added to this year’s festival, performing Sunday night of both weekends. Set times coming soon! pic.twitter.com/IqSmenu6Yo

— ACL Festival (@aclfestival) August 10, 2021

LINEUP UPDATE: Duran Duran has been added to this year’s festival, performing Sunday night of both weekends. pic.twitter.com/qigivm5duJ

— ACL Festival (@aclfestival) August 11, 2021

Nick Cannon defends DaBaby following apology: “Let’s use this as an opportunity for education”

Nick Cannon has voiced his support for DaBaby following the rapper’s recent apology for the homophobic comments he made while on stage at Rolling Loud Festival last month.

DaBaby has been widely condemned for the remarks he made about homosexuality and people with HIV/AIDS while on stage in Miami on July 25, with the likes of Elton John, Madonna and Dua Lipa all criticising the rapper. He has also been subsequently dropped from the line-ups of a number of festivals.

After initially defending his actions in a series of videos posted on his Instagram Story, DaBaby issued an apology last week. “I want to apologise to the LGBTQ+ community for the hurtful and triggering comments I made,” he wrote. “Again, I apologise for my misinformed comments about HIV/AIDS and I knew education on this is important. Love to all. God bless.”

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DaBaby deleted the apology off his Instagram account over the weekend, though a previous apology he made following Rolling Loud is still visible on his Twitter.

Appearing on The Breakfast Club yesterday (August 9), TV presenter, actor and musician Cannon was asked by the hosts for what advice he would give DaBaby.

“First of all, I think not only in the Black community – and I’ve experienced it – but definitely just men a lot of times, we have that ego,” Cannon replied. “We believe apologising is weakness when it actually takes great strength to step up to anyone and say, ‘I was wrong’.

“I know Baby. And that’s a strong brother… That man just lost his pops, his brother, all the things… and still to have that big smile that he has every day, knowing everything… He a fighter. We’ve seen his back against the wall. He’s swinging, he’s swinging just so he could get out of…. We all have to accept emotion.”

Cannon added that “to say ‘I’m sorry,’ that’s a self-proclamation. To apologise is an action”.

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“And to actually repent or atone is actually the next level because now you’re trying to understand, there’s education involved with that, there’s actually community involved with that. And that’s the other thing too, where I challenge all these people who want to cancel somebody, and even specifically in DaBaby’s situation, let’s use this as an opportunity for education.”

Cannon also said that he didn’t agree with festivals pulling DaBaby from their line-ups.

“Just because it’s like, ‘What statement is that making other than you’re just following?’ It’s groupthink. It’s a mentality, it’s mob rule,” he said. “Mob rule has never worked in any society, to where it’s like, ‘Oh well they did it! So we gotta do it,'” he said. “Even when I watched my process, where people I rocked with was like, ‘Man, well, they did, so we gotta follow suit.’

“This is a moment where we should all gather around DaBaby and embrace him, because if we can do that, watch how many mentalities will change in the hip-hop community.”

Cannon added that he would “guarantee you [DaBaby would] sit down and talk with Madonna, I’d guarantee you he’d sit down and talk with Elton John” about his offensive comments.

“Was he wrong, though? Yeah, he was. But there are certain things about it that we’ve been trained to think that. Let’s unpack that. Let’s figure this out.”

Last week Miley Cyrus reached out to DaBaby and called for “forgiveness and compassion” for the rapper in an Instagram post.

Kanye West removes DaBaby-featuring ‘Nah Nah Nah’ remix from streaming amid controversy

Kanye West has removed ‘Nah Nah Nah’ remix featuring 2 Chainz and DaBaby from streaming platforms amid DaBaby’s controversial comments about the LGBT+ community.

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Fans spotted that the 2020 song is no longer available on streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal. Only an instrumental mix remains.

No explanation has been given about the track’s withdrawal. It’s not known at this stage if it’s linked to DaBaby’s insensitive comments about HIV/Aids at last month’s Rolling Loud Miami festival.

DaBaby appears to have deleted his apology for HIV/AIDS comments

DaBaby’s apology to the LGBTQ+ community for his comments about HIV and AIDS appears to have been deleted from his Instagram page.

The rapper denied that he was being homophobic after he came under fire for comments that he made during his Rolling Loud Miami set last month.

“If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that’ll make you die in two or three weeks, put your cellphone light up,” he was heard saying in footage from the set that was shared to social media.

After initially defending his actions in a series of 19 videos posted on his Instagram Story, DaBaby posted an apology to his feed last week (August 2). “I want to apologise to the LGBTQ+ community for the hurtful and triggering comments I made,” he wrote. “Again, I apologise for my misinformed comments about HIV/AIDS and I knew education on this is important. Love to all. God bless.”

Now, that post is no longer visible on his Instagram page, as reported by Pop Crave. NME has contacted representatives for DaBaby for comment on the matter.

A previous apology that the rapper posted on Twitter is still visible on his account on that social media platform. It read: “Anybody who done ever been effected by AIDS/HIV y’all got the right to be upset, what I said was insensitive even though I have no intentions on offending anybody. So my apologies.

Anybody who done ever been effected by AIDS/HIV y’all got the right to be upset, what I said was insensitive even though I have no intentions on offending anybody. So my apologies ??

But the LGBT community… I ain’t trippin on y’all, do you. y’all business is y’all business.

— DaBaby (@DaBabyDaBaby) July 27, 2021

“But the LGBT community… I ain’t trippin on y’all, do you. y’all business is y’all business.”

A group of 11 organisations working in HIV/AIDS prevention, education and treatment penned an open letter to DaBaby last week (August 5), requesting a private meeting to address his comments.

GLAAD’s associate director Dashawn Usher said: “DaBaby and all Americans must learn the truth about HIV and work towards defeating the stigma that keeps people from HIV prevention and life-saving treatment that allows them to live long and healthy lives, and not transmit HIV.

“DaBaby can be a powerful and influential voice where Black Americans need it most. We urge him to learn the facts and use his platform to share the truth that can save lives.”

Since footage of DaBaby’s comments was posted on social media, the rapper has been dropped from a number of festival appearances, including as a headliner at Chicago’s Lollapalooza and his planned slot at New York’s Governors Ball.

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Dua Lipa and DaBaby’s ‘Levitating’ is getting less airplay after rapper’s homophobic remarks

Dua Lipa‘s ‘Levitating’ featuring DaBaby is getting less airplay following the latter’s recent homophobic comments, a report has found.

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The song originally appeared as a solo track on Lipa’s March 2020 album ‘Future Nostalgia’. The remixed version with DaBaby was released as a standalone single that October.

Now, research has revealed that radio stations are increasingly returning to the original version after widespread condemnation of DaBaby’s remarks about HIV/AIDS.

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Billboard, citing MRC Data, reports that on July 27, shortly after the remarks were made at Rolling Loud Miami, 70.2 per cent of radio stations playing ‘Levitating’ aired the remixed version over the original. By August 2, that was down to 49.5 per cent.

The publication also spoke to a number of radio programmers on the issue. Audacy, who run a radio chain including 235 local stations, said the remix was pulled outright “in light of DaBaby’s homophobic statements”.

Lipa herself was among the many artists who spoke out against DaBaby. “I really don’t recognise this as the person I worked with,” she said.

“I know my fans know where my heart lies and that I stand 100 per cent with the LGTBQ community. We need to come together to fight the stigma and ignorance around HIV/AIDS.”

Victoria Monet has since offered to replace DaBaby on the track, describing herself as “totally available”.

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Apologising for his comments on Monday, DaBaby said: “I want to apologise to the LGBTQ+ community for the hurtful and triggering comments I made”.

“Again, I apologise for my misinformed comments about HIV/AIDS and I know education on this is important.”

“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.”

Earlier today (August 5), meanwhile, 11 organisations in HIV/AIDS prevention, education and treatment penned an open letter to DaBaby requesting a private meeting to address the issue.

Miley Cyrus reaches out to DaBaby in wake of rapper’s homophobic comments: “There’s no more room for division”

Miley Cyrus has reached out to DaBaby, who recently sparked outrage and backlash over homophobic comments, and called for “forgiveness and compassion” for the rapper in an Instagram post.

The post, shared yesterday (August 4), came in the wake of several music festivals dropping DaBaby from their line-ups in the wake of his homophobic outburst at Rolling Loud festival in Miami. The likes of Sir Elton John, Dua Lipa, Madonna and Questlove have condemned the rapper’s homophobic rant onstage about HIV/AIDS, gay people and women.

Cyrus has taken a different tact, reaching out to the rapper via direct messages on Instagram in order to “see how we can learn from each other” and “help be part of making a more just and understanding future.”

‘Fortnite’ fans find planned DaBaby emote in files amidst rapper’s homophobia scandal

Data-miners have discovered files in Fortnite that suggest Epic Games is planning to add an emote based on ‘AM to PM’ – a song featuring DaBaby – amidst controversy surrounding the rapper’s homophobic comments.

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The audio discovered in the data-mine is ‘AM to PM’, a song by Migos featuring DaBaby. While the emote is not currently out, data-mined files show that the emote could have been planned to release later in this update.

NME has reached out to Epic for comment. There are already two emotes based on DaBaby songs in Fortnite, namely dances for BOP on Broadway and Rockstar.

Migos ft Dababy am to pm encrypted emote! pic.twitter.com/7bWEUXREaV

— Defaults (@DefaultsBR) August 3, 2021

DaBaby reportedly lost Lollapalooza slot after failing to deliver promised video apology

DaBaby reportedly lost his headline Lollapalooza slot after failing to deliver a promised video apology for his recent homophobic comments.

The rapper received widespread criticism for controversial comments he made surrounding homosexuality and HIV/AIDS on stage at Rolling Loud Miami on July 25.

“If you didn’t show up today with HIV, AIDS, any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that’ll make you die in two or three weeks, put your cellphone light up,” he said. “Fellas, if you ain’t sucking dick in the parking lot, put your cellphone light up.”

DaBaby removed from more festival lineups following homophobic comments

DaBaby has been removed from more music festivals following ongoing fallout from homophobic comments made by the rapper last month.

The rapper, real name Jonathan Kirk, has been widely condemned for the remarks he made about homosexuality and people with HIV/AIDS while on stage in Miami on July 25, with the likes of Elton John, Madonna and Dua Lipa all criticising DaBaby last week.

DaBaby was subsequently dropped from his slot at Lollapalooza over the weekend, and yesterday (August 2) he was removed from the New York festival Governors Ball.

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The Japanese group are set to bring their 10th anniversary celebrations to a close on October 10, having begun marking the decade milestone on that same date in 2020.

Taking to Instagram today (August 3), Babymetal wrote: “Sunday, October 10, 2021… Together with all 10 episodes of METAL RESISTANCE coming to a close, the 10-year legend will be sealed from the world.

DaBaby apologises to LGBTQ+ community for “hurtful and triggering comments”

DaBaby has offered a second and more coherent apology for comments made during his recent Rolling Loud Miami set in which he marginalised people with HIV and Aids.

The rapper, who has denied that he was being homophobic and that his remarks had been “digested” wrong, has today (August 2) issued a fresh apology. In it he said he’s sorry for making “triggering” and “misinformed” remarks and acknowledged that he needed to be better educated.

“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,” he wrote.

“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.”

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He continued: “I want to apologise to the LGBTQ+ community for the hurtful and triggering comments I made. Again, I apologise for my misinformed comments about HIV/AIDS and I knew education on this is important. Love to all. God bless. – DaBaby”

At Rolling Loud Miami festival the artist had encouraged the crowd to put their mobile phone flashlights in the air if they “didn’t show up today with HIV/AIDS or any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that will make you die in two to three weeks”. Elsewhere, he said: “Fellas, if you ain’t sucking dick in the parking lot, put your cellphone light up.”

After a backlash, the rapper initially issued his own version of an apology via a music video for his single ‘Giving What It’s Supposed to Give’. The video ends with the message “Don’t Fight Hate With Hate” in rainbow lettering, with the conclusion: “My apologies for being me, the same way you want the freedom to be you.”

He’d also defended his actions in a series of 19 videos in his Instagram Stories, saying: “What I do at a live show is for the audience at the live show. It’ll never translate correctly to somebody looking at a little five, six-second clip from their goddamn crib on their phone.

“Because, regardless of what y’all motherfuckers are talking about and how the internet twisted up my motherfucking words, me and all my fans at the show, the gay ones and the straight ones, we turned the fuck up.”

DaBaby repeated and addressed the comments made during his set, saying: “I wasn’t going on no rant. That’s called a call to action, that’s what that’s called. Because I’m a live performer. I’m the best live performer, and the live show killer. You interact with your fans, you get what I’m saying?

“All the lights went up, gay or straight. You want to know why? Because even my gay fans don’t got fucking AIDS… They don’t got AIDS. My gay fans, they take care of theyself, they ain’t going for that… They ain’t no junkies. I said if you ain’t sucking dick in the parking lot, put your cellphone light up. You know what my gay fans did? Put that motherfucking light up.

“My gay fans ain’t going for that. They got class. They ain’t sucking no dick in no parking lot,” he added. “Even my gay fans got standards.”

Sir Elton John, Dua Lipa, Madonna and Questlove, among others, have publicly condemned DaBaby and he’s also lost endorsement deals and festival performance slots.