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Kanye West has responded to Nicki Minaj not granting him permission to use her verse on his track ‘New Body’.The rapper was supposed to release his joint album ‘Vultures’ with Ty Dolla $ign today (December 15). The LP is set to include features from Freddie Gibbs, Playboi Carti, Future, James Blake, and others. It was also recently reported it would interpolate Backstreet Boys’ ‘Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)’ and feature his own daughter North.

Nicki Minaj has denied her verse to be used on unreleased song ‘New Body’ after collaborator Kanye West publicly pleaded with her to clear the track.The rapper announced he would release his joint album ‘Vultures’ with Ty Dolla $ign today (December 15), and is set to include features from Freddie Gibbs, Playboi Carti, Future, James Blake, and others. It was also recently reported it would interpolate Backstreet Boys’ ‘Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)’ and feature his own daughter North.

Kanye West appears to have announced that his new collaborative album with Ty Dolla $ign will be released on Friday (December 15).West, who legally changed his name to Ye last year, made an appearance in a club over the weekend, where, as reported by The Independent, he was overheard saying, “It’s called ‘Vultures’, and it’s coming out this Friday.”Last week, Ty confirmed the album’s tracklisting with a handwritten note posted on Instagram. The album is expected to be released under the artist name ¥$, and is said to include features from Freddie Gibbs, Playboi Carti, Future, James Blake, Nicki Minaj and several others.In November, the rapper returned with the record’s first single, ‘Vultures’.

The Libertines have shared a new single called ‘Night Of The Hunter’ – you can listen to it below.The song is the second preview of the band’s upcoming fourth album ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’, following on from ‘Run, Run, Run’. It is described as “a Shakespearean tale of blood and revenge”.“We got the title from Charles Laughton’s directorial debut Night Of The Hunter starring Robert Mitchum as a preacher with ‘LOVE’ and ‘HATE’ tattooed on his knuckles,” explained Pete Doherty in a statement.“The song’s about not staying ahead of the law.

SZA is vigorously scrolling. “I never have topics before I start a song,” she says about her creative process, late one August night, high in the hills of Malibu, while zipping through months of memos and voice notes on her phone. “I just let the beat tell me what to do, and then I start babbling and making words, and it starts to form itself.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic When a record comes with a warning label, believe it. That’s the case behind André 3000’s solo album debut, 17 years after the close of the recorded catalog of his Atlanta-based hip hop behemoth, Outkast.

The Libertines have shared the video for their new single ‘Run, Run, Run’.The clip, which you can view below, features “a life in a day of a seedy Flash Harry cab driver (played by His Dark Materials actor Geoff Bell), who drives his various customers round the fleshpots and watering holes of Margate in his retro Bentley Turbo motor, stopping off to pay off his gambling debts and neck a pigs ear or ten, before getting back on the job,” according to a press release.It was directed by Alex Brown who has previously worked with La Roux and James Blake and shot in Cliftonville, Margate and at the band’s nearby hotel The Albion Rooms.The clip is the first in a series of videos in the seaside town which will feature the characters from the songs (and the album cover artwork) from their new LP ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’, which is out on March 8, 2024. Fans can pre-order the album here.The single was first shared by the band last month.

Jameela Jamil and James Blake are enjoying a rare day out together.

Brian Eno has poked fun at James Blake for his use of a so-called “asshole chord” in one of his biggest hits.The moment took place during a new interview between the two, titled Talking Robots Into Heaven – A Conversation Between James Blake & Brian Eno.Uploaded yesterday (September 20), the conversation comes as part of a follow-up to Blake’s latest studio album, ‘Playing Robots Into Heaven’, which arrived earlier this month.A highlight of the discussion came when the two took a look back at one of the singer-songwriter’s previous hits in which he embedded a chord that Eno has a certain distaste for.“You once accused me of using the ‘asshole chord’,” Blake said to the English musician, composer, and record producer, leaving him to recall which is the chord in question.“There’s a way of resolving things in songs which always disappoints me,” Eno explained. “You have a sort of setup, and you think: ‘Don’t go to that one.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Newer fans may not be aware that in the early years of his career, James Blake’s music was really, really weird. The largely instrumental tracks featured lots of blipping, angular grooves and warped sounds and voices that were initially totally disorienting but would always coalesce into something melodic or rhythmic (if sometimes testing the boundaries of coherence).

It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday — especially when it’s New Music Friday! We’re breaking down this week’s best new tracks to keep on your radar.

James Blake is this week’s guest on The FADER Interview podcast. Blake spoke with The FADER’s Arielle Lana LeJarde in advance of the release of his new album, Playing Robots into Heaven, coming this Friday (September 8).

Travis Scott‘s new album ‘Utopia’ has become the second-most streamed album of 2023, less than two weeks after it was released.The rapper’s first album since 2018 has been streamed globally over 650million times, while Apple Music confirmed it had the biggest first day streams of an album in 2023, and Spotify named it the most streamed record in 2023 on its first day with 128 million streams.In terms of both sales and streams, ‘Utopia’ has had 2023’s third-biggest first week numbers, just behind behind Morgan Wallen and Taylor Swift.The album features an illustrious list of credited artists including Beyoncé, SZA, Kanye West and Daft Punk‘s Guy-Manuel. Bon Iver, The Weeknd, Sampha, Drake, James Blake, Young Thug also make appearances.To celebrate the album’s release, Scott played a special show and livestream at Italy’s Circus Maximus, an entertainment stadium and public park in Rome that used to host chariot races.He brought out Kanye West to perform ‘Praise God’ and ‘Can’t Tell Me Nothing’.

Travis Scott has received criticism for not crediting KayCyy as a featured artist on ‘Thank God’.The song is taken from the rapper’s newest album ‘Utopia‘, which boasts an illustrious list of credited artists including Beyoncé, SZA, Kanye West and Daft Punk‘s Guy-Manuel. Also making appearances are Bon Iver, The Weeknd, Sampha, Drake, James Blake, Young Thug and many more.However, KayCyy isn’t credited as a featured artist on ‘Thank God’ despite performing the song’s chorus, while it has also been reported that he wrote a sizeable amount of it.It seems apparent KayCyy agrees with the criticism.

Travis Scott enjoys a sunny day walking around New York City with his friends on Friday (July 28).

Thania Garcia Travis Scott’s long-awaited “Utopia” album has arrived, and out of all 19 songs on the set, only a small handful saw the Houston-born rapper flying solo. In total, “Utopia” features over 18 artists — and that’s not including the indomitable list of producers and songwriters that offered their hand on the album.

Travis Scott’s debut full-length “Rodeo” polished the sound of his early mixtapes, “Utopia” rejuvenates Travis Scott’s discography. Years in the making, the album expands his sound without drastically changing it — he’s still using his MPC and his vocals are just as distorted as they were ten years ago — but now the stakes are exponentially higher.

Travis Scott's UTOPIA arrived on Friday and it's a summer blockbuster to rival anything Barbie or Oppenheimer could offer up. Scott's first album since 2018's Astroworld runs for over an hour and includes 19 tracks. The album is packed with a vast array of guests including, notably, Beyoncé.

Travis Scott has finally released his long-awaited album ‘Utopia’, and its credits feature Beyoncé, SZA, Kanye West, Daft Punk‘s Guy-Manuel and more.‘Utopia’ will serve as the follow-up to Travis Scott’s acclaimed 2018 effort ‘Astroworld’, and was confirmed to be released today (July 28) during a festival set last week after years of speculation.Alongside the release, a new accompanying movie called Circus Maximus has also come to cinemas today.Also on the extensive list of credits for ‘Utopia’ are Bon Iver, The Weeknd, Sampha, Drake, James Blake, Young Thug and many more.Listen to ‘Utopia’ and see the full list of credits below.1. ‘HYAENA’ – produced by Travis Scott2. ‘THANK GOD’ (Feat. Swae Lee) – produced by Travis Scott, Kanye West, Allen Ritter, BoogzDaBeast, WondaGurl and FNZ3. ‘MODERN JAM’ (Feat. Teezo Touchdown) – produced by Travis Scott and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo4. ‘MY EYES’ (Feat. Bon Iver & Sampha) – produced by Travis Scott, Justin Vernon, Wheezy, WondaGurl, Vegyn and Buddy Ross5. ‘GOD’S COUNTRY’ – produced by 30 Roc and Dez Wright6. ‘SIRENS’ (Feat. Swae Lee) – produced by Justice & KrishnaMusic7. MELTDOWN (Feat. Drake) – produced by Coleman, BNYX, Boi-1da, Vinylz and Tay Keith8. ‘FE!N’ (Feat. Playboi Carti & Sheck Wes) – produced by Travis Scott9. ‘DELRESTO’ (ECHOES) (Feat. Beyoncé) – produced by Hit-Boy and umru10. ‘I KNOW?’ – produced by Coleman and OZ11. ‘TOPIA TWINS’ (Feat. 21 Savage & Rob49) – produced by Travis Scott, Wheezy and Cadenza12. ‘CIRCUS MAXIMUS’ (Feat. The Weeknd) – produced by Travis Scott and Noah Goldstein13. ‘PARASAIL’ – produced by Travis Scott, Jahaan Sweet, Buddy Ross and Vegyn14. ‘SKITZO’ (Feat. Young Thug) – produced by Boi-1da, Jahaan Sweet, Nik Dean and Coleman15. ‘LOST

James Blake has released a new single, ‘Loading’, ahead of his upcoming album.‘Loading’ serves as the second preview of ‘Playing Robots Into Heaven’, which is due for release on September 8 via Polydor/ Republic. The album will see Blake return to his electronic roots seen within his earlier works, such as 2013’s ‘Overgrown’ and 2010’s ‘Klavierwerke’.‘Loading’ features rhythmic drum patters, cascading synths and layered vocals that give the tender and delicate track an emotional touch.

Travis Scott has released his new album Utopia and it features so many amazing artists!