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YoungBoy Never Broke Again says a collaboration with Drake is “in the works”

Rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again has revealed that a collaboration with Drake is “in the works” during a recent interview. The artist, who is currently awaiting trial for gun and drug charges, shared the news last week on streaming platform Stationhead. “Me and Drake was really talkin’ ’bout ‘Top’, going ahead and getting the deal sealed with me and him linking up,” he said, referencing his 2020 album. Advertisement “That’s the whole collab we workin’ on as we speak,” he continued. “Yes, that is in the works.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by DJ Akademiks (@akademiks)...
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‘Squid Game”s Jung Ho-yeon on BLACKPINK’s Jennie: “I wondered how such an angel could exist”

Squid Game actress Jung Ho-yeon has opened up about her close friendship with BLACKPINK member Jennie. READ MORE: Eight K-pop songs from September 2021 you need to hear, from NCT 127 to STAYC Jung has gained significant international recognition following her breakout role in Netflix’s Squid Game, which is well on its way to becoming the streaming platform’s “biggest show ever”. More notably, the show is also the model-turned-actress’ first acting role. In a recent interview with Herald Pop, the actress opened up about her longtime friendship with the K-pop idol. “Jennie was happy for me ever since I...
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Q-Tip reveals he tried to get Megan Thee Stallion signed to major labels

A Tribe Called Quest‘s Q-Tip recently revealed that he tried to get Megan Thee Stallion signed three years ago, but labels passed due to her social media views. During a recent episode of Math Hoffa’s My Expert Opinion, the rapper said he invited Stallion out to New York City in 2018 after seeing one of her rap videos online. The intention was to get the then-unknown Houston artist signed to a label, but neither Columbia nor Def Jam were interested, despite Q-Tip’s own co-sign. READ MORE: Megan Thee Stallion: “I’m really working on my dynasty right now” “I said ‘I’m...
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Listen to Burna Boy and Polo G team up for new song ‘Want It All’

Burna Boy has teamed up with rapper Polo G for a new collaborative single, ‘Want It All’. The track, which arrived last week, traverses Burna’s rise to success. In it, the Afro-fusion artist reflects on his journey from selling dope to winning a Grammy and making his father proud, rapping “I get emotional when I talk about my daddy“. READ MORE: The Big Read: Burna Boy – “A revolution is needed. I want to inspire it” It arrived alongside an accompanying music video featuring both rappers, with scenes from Burna’s home city of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Check it out...
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Dave Grohl hints that the cover of Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ could change in the future

Dave Grohl has hinted that the cover of Nirvana’s Nevermind could change for any subsequent reissues. READ MORE: Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ at 30: a track-by-track guide from your favourite musicians He was speaking to The Sunday Times about the album after Spencer Elden, the child who appears in the artwork, sued Kurt Cobain’s estate alleging the image was an example of child pornography and sexual exploitation. Speaking about the cover, Grohl said: “I have many ideas of how we should alter that cover but we’ll see what happens. We’ll let you know. I’m sure we’ll come up with something good.” Advertisement...
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Watch Toyah Willcox cover The Velvet Underground’s ‘Venus In Furs’

Toyah Willcox and husband Robert Fripp have shared a cover of the The Velvet Underground’s ‘Venus In Furs’ – listen to it below. READ MORE: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s 10 best lockdown covers – ranked! It’s part of their regular, ongoing series of “Sunday Lunch” online performances which see them perform a cover together at home in their kitchen – something they started during lockdown. In the latest edition, Willcox delivers a flamboyant rendition of ‘Venus In Furs’ whilst stood on a kitchen table top. Advertisement Fripp is seen gazing up at Wilcox and chimes in with comments...
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Gloria Estefan says she was abused aged nine by relative

Gloria Estefan has said that she was sexually abused as a child by a family member, aged just nine-years-old. The Cuban-American musician, 64, alleges it happened when she was nine-years-old and attending a music school run by a family member whom her mother trusted. In an episode of the Facebook Watch show, Red Table Talk: The Estefans, the three-time Grammy award-winning musician said: “He was family, but not close family.” She continued: “He was in a position of power because my mother had put me in his music school and he immediately started telling her how talented I was and...
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Grimes says she staged photo to trick paparazzi following her

Grimes has said that she deliberately staged a photo in order to trick paparazzi who were following her. READ MORE: Grimes – ‘Miss Anthropocene’ review: an iconoclast continues to march to the beat of her own drum Grimes was snapped posing with a copy of Karl Marx’s The Communist Manifesto after which the photograph made headlines in light of her recent split from billionaire Elon Musk. Writing on Twitter, Grimes said: “Paparazzi followed me a shoot so I tried think what I could do that would yield the most Onion-ish possible headline and it worked haha.” Advertisement You can see...
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Nadine Shah speaks out after verbal and sexual assaults: “The abuse of women is everyday and everywhere”

Nadine Shah says she has been the victim of verbal and sexual assault across the last month in a series of new social media posts. Last month, Shah shared photos and descriptions of a reported sexual assault, which were then deleted from her social media accounts. Last night (October 2), the singer-songwriter re-shared the images, explaining that she was doing so after being verbally assaulted in her new home of Ramsgate – which she says she now plans to leave after the incident. “Here’s me a month ago after being sexually assaulted by four random men in the street,”...
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Snoop Dogg and Problem urge people to get their “mind right” on new track ‘Dim My Light’

Compton rapper Problem has called on Snoop Dogg for his latest single, ‘Dim My Light’ – listen to the Audio Anthem-produced track below. READ MORE: Dr. Dre’s ‘The Chronic’: A 4/20 deep dive into the album that changed hip-hop forever The new track – which comes ahead of Problem’s forthcoming ‘Smoke Break’ EP – hears the pair explain to those closest to them that they need to have the right attitude and mindset in order to stay around them. “Can’t get no money with you ’til you get your mind right/ Them demons that’s holdin’ you back still in your eyesight/ Forever slackin’...
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