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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBarcelona-born singer Rosalia seemed to progress ahead of her own albums: While her debut was essentially the straight traditional flamenco she spent years learning, and the second saw her fusing that style with more contemporary sounds, her guest appearances (with artists ranging from J Balvin, Ozuna and Bad Bunny to the Weeknd, Billie Eilish and Travis Scott) and her recent singles have seen her fully embracing innovative, envelope-pushing sounds ranging from reggaetón to hip-hop to pop.It was all prelude for the wildly diverse “Motomami,” which brings her roaring into now — it’s as musically innovative an album as we’ve heard in the past year. It finds her delivering on all the promise and innovation that those releases suggested and plenty more as well, while still keeping the sound rooted in her stunning voice (and singing entirely in Spanish).

Charlie James took to TikTok last Friday to share a clip of himself dancing to Frank Ocean’s hit song “Lost” as he worked away on a rooftop.At the beginning of the eye-popping video, the scaffolder Brit was seen crouching down to set up his phone to record his routine, and it appeared as if his manhood had popped out of his pants in the process. However, James did not breach TikTok’s strict community guidelines — the object was actually the end of his flesh-colored safety belt.The rather racy optical illusion throbbed on social media, quickly going viral on TikTok and garnering more than 6 million views.Thousands of people took to the comments section beneath the video, sharing hilarious feedback about what they believed they had just seen. ….

Superorganism turned some notable heads with their 2018 self-titled debut album. Frank Ocean, Jehnny Beth, Vampire Weekend, Gorillaz and more have pledged allegiance to their post-everything approach, heralding an era of exponential growth for the eight-piece internet creature.

How did you spend your lockdown? It was probably a bit different to Ocean Tisdall, who moved back to his native Ireland from London.

Calvin Harris has announced he will be making his long-awaited return to Scotland with a huge headline show at Hampden Park stadium this summer.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUniversal Music Group has announced the launch of Def Jam India, a new label division within India and South Asia dedicated to representing the best hip-hop and rap talent from the region. According to the announcement, Def Jam India “will follow the blueprint of the Def Jam Recordings label.” The first flagship artist signings to join Def Jam India are rappers Dino James and Fotty Seven, who will release singles this month titled “Lost” and “Banjo,” respectively.

Kanye 'Ye' West made an appearance in a commercial for McDonald’s for Super Bowl LVI on Sunday.West, 44, emerged at the end of a spot for the fast food giant in which a series of customers expressed pause when asked what they wanted to eat, saying, 'Can I get uhhhhhh.'In the commercial, which aired prior to kickoff, the Grammy-winning artist entered the drive-thru of the establishment in a black Sherp ATVs, expressing the same indecision when deciding what to order. The latest:Kanye 'Ye' West, 44, made an appearance in a commercial for McDonald’s for Super Bowl LVI on SundayOther notable names to appear in the clip included NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace and FIFA Twitch streamer Edwin Castro.McDonald's said in a news release that the advertisement was based on the 'universal fan truth' that 'sometimes, you just can't decide what to order.' West has past been vocal about his fondness for the establishment, tweeting in 2018, 'McDonald's is my favorite restaurant.'West in 2016 wrote a poem called The McDonald's Man for Boys Don't Cry, a magazine from Frank Ocean that was put out with Ocean's album Blonde.

Omar Apollo emerged out of Indiana in 2017 as a cult favorite singer-songwriter making genre-disregarding pop for a post-Frank Ocean landscape. 2020 saw the release of his "debut project" Apolonio, and on April 8 of this year he'll share IVORY, which is billed as his "debut album." Huge difference, obviously.

Tate McRae has released a new single co-written by Greg Kurstin – listen to ‘She’s All I Wanna Be’ below.The track is the second song to be taken from her upcoming debut album, following on from 2021’s ‘Feel Like Shit’. As it stands, McRae’s debut doesn’t have a release date but there has been talk of a Spring release.The track echoes Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Jealousy, Jealousy’, with McRae singing “Stupid boy making me so sad, don’t think you could change this fast.

Philly alt-R&B artist Ivy Sole is out with a new project next Wednesday. CANDID will feature "Call Me," the Lil Wayne-interpolating single full of catchily articulated and all-too-relatable relationship drama, and "Bamboo," their latest single out today.

pulled his slot following his deadly Astroworld set last year.“Book Travis for 2023 or have Ye bring him out!,” the petition read. TMZ reported Wednesday afternoon that 70,000 people had signed the three-day-old online appeal for the rapper, although the number of signatures visible at press time was significantly less.“After Coachella unfairly removed Travis Scott for Harry Styles, they need to do the right thing and rebook him immediately.

Machine Gun Kelly has covered Frank Ocean‘s ‘Swim Good’ – scroll down the page to listen to it below.On the cover, MGK plays guitar while delivering a heavier rendition of Ocean’s 2011 ‘Nostalgia, Ultra’ single.Previously, MGK has also covered Rihanna’s ‘Love on the Brain,’ Oasis’ ‘Champagne Supernova, and Billie Eilish’s ‘Ocean Eyes’.Part of this cover also sees MGK adding his own lyrics. “I’m drowning in your holy water / Hold me under longer / Hold this rib that I gave you / Just don’t pierce my under armour,” he sings at one point.

Nicole Scherzinger shared some positive vibes with her fans as she showed off her dancing skills on Instagram.The Pussycat Dolls star took to her social media account to spread some love as she kicked off her week in style looking effortlessly glamorous in casual clothing.The stunning singer proved that even joggers can look sexy as she performed a mini-routine to the sounds of Lost by Frank Ocean.Wearing a white cropped t-shirt emblazoned with the slogan "Be kind, it makes you beautiful, be spirited", Nicole wore matching joggers and white trainer socks to step out onto her balcony.Wearing her long dark hair down in a silky straight style, the 43-year-old star accentuated her natural good looks with simple nude-toned make-up as she showcased some simple moves to her fans.A glorious burning orange skyline and impressive cityscape of Los Angeles played out behind her in the short clip.Nicole captioned the clip: "Starting off the week with straight-up grooves, who’s with me?"She then added a second post, a selfie of her head and shoulders as she subtly smiled into the camera.Fans were left disappointed last week when Nicole announced that the planned Pussycat Dolls reunion tour - which should have taken place in 2020 but was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic - has now been axed indefinitely.The announcement didn't just take the band's followers by surprise - with bandmates Carmit Bachar, 47, and Jessica Sutta, 39, sharing a joint statement on both of their Instagram accounts showing that they didn't know about the tour being cancelled.Nicole had revealed that the “tour dates had to be cancelled” due to the “ever-evolving circumstances surrounding the pandemic".She explained: “I have invested a huge amount of time,

Last week, January 20, Louis Vuitton staged a show at Paris men's fashion week for its Fall-Winter 2022 collection. The runway show was held at the Carreau du Temple and was one of the final projects designer Virgil Abloh worked on prior to his death in 2021.

GAYLE reclaims her place atop of Official Irish Albums Chart with breakout hit abcdefu.

Clapping back. Bachelor contestant Elizabeth Corrigan shared a pointed message about mental illness amid her feud with Shanae Ankney.

Kanye West has spent the first five days jet-setting back and forth from New York City and Miami, and he's seemingly been working out a deal for Coachella as well.Billie Eilish and Swedish House Mafia had been recently set as the first two headliners, with speculation brewing about whether or not Travis Scott would be in the lineup, after the tragedy at his Astroworld Festival in Houston.While West hasn't been officially announced by the festival yet, Varietyreports that Eilish will headline Saturday and West set for Sunday night.Meanwhile, the rapper was spotted on Wednesday back in Miami, just a day after he was spotted in New York. Headliner:Kanye West has spent the first five days jet-setting back and forth from New York City and Miami, and he's seemingly been working out a deal for Coachella as well Headline:While West (seen above at Coachella 2019) hasn't been officially announced by the festival yet, Variety reports that Eilish will headline Saturday and West set for Sunday night Back to Miami:Meanwhile, the rapper was spotted on Wednesday back in Miami, just a day after he was spotted in New YorkThis year's festival will take place in its typical venue -Empire Polo Ground in Indio, CA - over two weekends,April 15-17 and April 22-24.The festival is already sold out of its 125,000 per-day tickets and if it does in fact happen as scheduled, it would be the first time since 2019.

Frank Ocean has shared a new song that is almost nine minutes long on the latest episode of his Apple Music show, Blonded Radio.The star’s Christmas special of the ad hoc programme aired yesterday (December 25) and featured Ocean speaking with Wim “The Iceman” Hof, a Dutch motivational speaker and athlete.“Me and @iceman_hof had a conversation some time ago when I was in the earlier stages of grief and I remember marbling afterwards at how his energy blasted through the phone,” Ocean wrote on his Instagram Story. “So much vim in this Wim.

Frank Ocean just gave music lovers a big holiday gift.

Jay-Z has declared his appreciation for the unique artistry of Frank Ocean, saying the R&B trailblazer has crafted “some of the best music that we’ve ever heard”.The comment came during Jay’s appearance in a Twitter Space hosted by Alicia Keys earlier this week (the singer was there to promote her recent eighth album, ‘KEYS’), where he also compared Beyoncé to Michael Jackson, and said there was “not a chance in hell” that someone could take him on in a VERZUZ battle.“You know, the success has to be like Frank Ocean,” Jay said in the Space. “Now obviously, you know, he’s super popular, but I wouldn’t say that he’s playing by what were the industry rules.

Kanye West has held another Sunday Service event in Los Angeles today (December 19) and livestreamed it online.The rapper’s Sunday Service choir returned in all-black outfits standing in what looked like an empty warehouse for the latest instalment of his gospel events.During the new livestream, which you can watch below, the choir performed gospel versions of tracks including Frank Ocean’s ‘Lost’, Jeremih’s ‘Paradise’, as well as festive songs like ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’.