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Soft Play have spoken to NME about being on course for their highest-charting album yet – with ‘Heavy Jelly’ currently in the top three of the midweeks alongside the likes of Eminem and Glass Animals.UK punk duo Laurie Vincent and Isaac Holman released ‘Heavy Jelly’, their first record since changing their name from Slaves to Soft Play, last Friday (July 19).“It would have been a lot easier to stay as Slaves through fear of all of the potential consequences that were running through our heads – losing our fan base, losing our direction, everything we’d built up – that it was actually a really tough thing to do, but we persevered through it, and it’s paid off,” they told NME. “We’ve set an example for people coming after us that it’s never too late to change course.” As Soft Play, the duo’s popularity only grown.

Eminem has knocked Taylor Swift off the top of the Billboard 200 after 12 weeks with ‘The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)‘.Much like the UK it was the rapper’s 11th Number One album in the US after it shifted 281,000 equivalent album units in the week ending July 18, according to figures from Luminate (via Billboard).His 12th studio album ties him with Bruce Springsteen, Barbra Streisand and Kanye West with the fifth most Number Ones on the Billboard 200 chart. The Beatles with 19 chart topping albums, Jay-Z and Swift (each with 14), are among the artists ahead of them.Of ‘The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)”s 281,000 first-week units, streaming equivalent units clocked in at 164,500, album sales comprised 114,000 (all from digital downloads as it wasn’t available as a physical album) and track equivalent albums totalled 2,500.The album’s first-week sales also marked the biggest week in 2024 for a rap album.His latest landmark comes after the album also topped the UK Albums Chart last Friday (July 19).He joined the likes of Swift again, David Bowie, and U2, who also have 11 chart-topping albums within their current discography.Eminem’s other chart-topping albums include 2000’s ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’, 2002’s ‘The Eminem Show’, 2004’s ‘Encore’, 2005’s ‘Curtain Call: The Hits’, 2009’s ‘Relapse‘, 2010’s ‘Recovery’, 2013’s ‘The Marshall Mathers LP 2‘, 2017’s ‘Revival‘, 2018’s ‘Kamikaze‘ and 2020’s ‘Music To Be Murdered By‘.In a three-star review of ‘The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)’, Jordan Bassett wrote for NME: “So, who killed Slim Shady? In bringing him back to the light and showing him up as irrelevant, perhaps Eminem’s done his old pal in for good.

Eminem has earned his 11th Number One album with the release of his latest LP ‘The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)‘.The iconic rapper released his 12th album last week and has now landed the top spot on the UK Albums Chart. He joins the likes of Taylor Swift, David Bowie, and U2, who also have 11 chart-topping albums within their current discography.Eminem’s other chart-topping albums include 2000’s ‘The Marshall Mathers LP’, 2002’s ‘The Eminem Show’, 2004’s ‘Encore’, 2005’s ‘Curtain Call: The Hits’, 2009’s ‘Relapse‘, 2010’s ‘Recovery’, 2013’s ‘The Marshall Mathers LP 2‘, 2017’s ‘Revival‘, 2018’s ‘Kamikaze‘ and 2020’s ‘Music To Be Murdered By‘.A post shared by Official Charts (@officialcharts)‘The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)’ sees Eminem kill off his alter ego Slim Shady and was described as a “conceptual album” by the rapper, who told fans that the LP should be listened to in order.In a three-star review of ‘The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)’, Jordan Bassett wrote for NME: “So, who killed Slim Shady? In bringing him back to the light and showing him up as irrelevant, perhaps Eminem’s done his old pal in for good.

Eminem appeared at a Gin & Juice event in London alongside Dr. Dre to perform ‘Houdini’ and ‘Forgot About Dre’.

50 Cent has praised Eminem‘s newest album, ‘The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)’ – see what the ‘In Da Club’ rapper had to say below.On Monday, 50 Cent – real name Curtis Jackson – took to social media to share his thoughts on his mentor’s 12th studio album, which arrived on Friday (July 12). The post included a screen grab revealing that the album had surpassed 100million streams in only two days.50 Cent wrote: “Yo [Eminem], shit is crazy.

Jelly Roll has revealed Eminem as one of his “childhood heroes” after collaborating with the the rapper on the latter’s new album ‘The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)’.On Saturday (July 13), Jelly Roll – real name Jason Bradley DeFord – took to Instagram to share and appreciation post in celebration of Eminem’s 12th studio album, which arrived on July 12. Jelly Roll’s 2020 track ‘Save Me’ was sampled on the closing track of ‘The Death Of Slim Shady’, titled ‘Somebody Save Me’.I can’t believe I’m on Eminem’s album— Jelly Roll (@JellyRoll615) July 12, 2024DeFord wrote: “I always say my childhood hero’s lived somewhere between Willie Nelson and Eminem.

Diddy is the one who gets destroyed by the rapper here.On his first studio LP since 2020’s “Music to Be Murdered By,” the MC, 51, directs his vicious attack multiple times at the disgraced hip-hop mogul — who has faced allegations of rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment and sex trafficking in a string of lawsuits. Diddy has vehemently denied all of the allegations.The first Diddy diss track is “Antichrist,” which references the horrifying hotel video of the former Puff Daddy, 54, beating his then-girlfriend Cassie.“Next idiot ask me is gettin’ his ass beat worse than Diddy did/But on the real, though/She prolly ran out the room with his f–kin’ dildo/He tried to field goal punt her, she said to chill/Now put it back in my ass and get the steel toe.”Next up in the Diddy dragging is “Fuel,” a collaboration with rapper JID that alludes to the sexual assault lawsuits.“I’m like a R-A-P-E-R/Got so many S-As, S-As/Wait, he didn’t just spell the word ‘rapper’ and leave out a P, did he?” he asks, seemingly referring to the former stage name P.

Eminem has revealed the tracklist for his eagerly awaited upcoming album, ‘The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)’ – see the full list of songs below.Today (July 10), two days ahead of the album’s release on Friday (July 12), Apple Music has revealed the tracklist for the upcoming album after Eminem shared the record’s cover art, which sees Slim Shady’s head poking out of a body bag.THE DEATH OF SLIM SHADY (COUP DE GRÂCE)… ☠️ Friday. pic.twitter.com/z8SWUNZTCX— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) July 9, 2024Apple Music’s listing of the tracklist includes all 19 tracks that will feature on the record, but does not include any collaborators.

LL COOL J has announced that his new album ‘THE FORCE’ will have a star-studded tracklist and has shared his new single ‘Passion’.Taking to his official social media accounts, the hip-hop legend shared a post that featured the album artwork as well as the full tracklist. Produced entirely by A Tribe Called Quest’s Q-Tip, the 14-track project features the likes of Eminem, Nas, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, Saweetie and more.In addition to sharing the tracklist, LL COOL J also shared ‘Passion’, the second single to be released from the album. The song features a flowy and laidback beat while the rapper spits: “Diss tracks can’t distract a mack / Too hot to troll, I’m so cold / Whether Fahrenheit or Celsius these n***** know,” highlighting his relaxed delivery.My new album THE FORCE launches 9/6/2024 scroll up for the cover art and track listing.

Eminem has shared instructions on how to listen to his new album ‘The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)’ properly – find out more below.Last night, the rapper took to social media to share a “public service announcement”. In the post, he notes that the record – due to arrive today (July 12) – is a “conceptual album”.His suggestion for listening to the record is simple: “If you listen to songs out of order, they might not make sense.”Public service announcement: the "death of slim shady" is a conceptual album, therefore, if you listen to songs out of order they might not make sense.

Foster the People have released a remix playfully described as the “Battle of the Houdinis”.The Californian band released their ‘Houdini’ on 2011’s ‘Torches’. Years later, Dua Lipa followed suit, releasing her own track by the same title as the lead single for ‘Radical Optimism’.Eminem is now the latest to get in on the action, and released his ‘Houdini’ in May to mark his upcoming album, ‘The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)’.Now, as seen in a post shared on social media, Foster the People have shared their remix of all three, referencing Charli XCX and joking: “(we worked it out in the remix)” in the caption, in a nod to the ‘Girl, so confusing’ remix with Lorde.A post shared by Foster The People (@fosterthepeople)It’s a busy time for all the artists on the remix, and next month, Foster the People will release their newest album, ‘Paradise State of Mind’, marking their first since 2017’s ‘Sacred Hearts Club’.Lipa was the first artist to headline Glastonbury this year.

Eminem has finally revealed the release date for his highly anticipated 12th studio album, ‘The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)’.Today (July 2), the rapper – who also goes by the alias Slim Shady – shared the release date via a new trailer. In the trailer, we see a woman giving birth to a baby, who soon begins displaying demonic attributes.

Eminem has shared a grisly new video for his recent single ‘Tobey’, featuring Babytron and Big Sean.The clip, which you can view below, sees all three rappers digitally duplicated and interacting with their doubles as the camera roams through a variety of settings, including a warehouse, hotel room, and club.When the song switches to Eminem’s verse, the scene switches to a blood spattered basement where a figure in a Jason Voorhees hockey mask takes a chainsaw to the rapper before he removes his mask to reveal that he is also Eminem, thus killing off his Slim Shady alter ego as the title of his new album ‘The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)‘ suggests.The song his second from his 12th studio album, which is due to be released this Friday (July 12) following his comeback single ‘Houdini‘.It sees the rapper reference superhero Spider-Man actor Tobey Maguire who portrayed the comic book character in the film adaptations in the noughties. “Tobey Maguire got bit by a spider, but see, me, it was a goat” he raps before adding: “Way beyond crazy, Shady gone, but hey, maybe, I am the GOAT/With Big Sean and BabyTron, and that’s why they be on the shit they be on.”The single’s cover art also features Eminem with fellow Detroit rapper Big Sean and Babytron recreating the viral three Spider-Men pointing at each other meme.The single, which was previously shared last week, is Eminem’s first collaboration with BabyTron and his fourth with Big Sean – they’ve worked together on the tracks ‘No Favors’, ‘Friday Night Cypher’ and ‘Detroit Vs.

Eminem has teamed up with Babytron and Big Sean on his brand new single ‘Tobey’.Tapping into the legendary superhero Spider-Man and the 2002 film of the same name, ‘Tobey’ sees the Detroit rapper wax: “Tobey Maguire got bit by a spider, but see, me, it was a goat” during the song’s third verse before rapping: “Way beyond crazy, Shady gone, but hey, maybe, I am the GOAT/With Big Sean and BabyTron, and that’s why they be on the shit they be on.”The single’s cover art features Eminem with fellow Detroit rapper Big Sean and Babytron recreating the viral three Spider-Men pointing at each other meme. The song marks the second single to be released from the ‘Just Loose It’ rapper’s forthcoming 12th album ‘The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)‘.

Noah Kahan‘s ‘Stick Season’ is still the biggest single of 2024 so far after landing the Number One spot on the Official Singles Chart for seven consecutive weeks at the beginning of this year. The song remains the longest-running Number One single of the year so far.According to the Official Charts Company data, ‘Stick Season’ has shifted 1.37million chart units, including 160million combined audio and video streams in 2024 so far.

Bebe Rexha attacked the music industry in a fiery series of X posts Tuesday.Rexha, 34, first found success as a songwriter and has written hits for Eminem, Selena Gomez, Tyler Hubbard and Nick Jonas, to name a few. She’s released three of her own studio albums, in addition to appearing on numerous chart-topping singles.The “Say My Name” singer, who has been with Warner Records since the beginning of her career, claimed she could “bring down a BIG chunk of this industry” in a series of posts.“I AM frustrated.

Superman, with the iconic DC superhero showing up in 584,697 data breaches, while rock band Blink-182 scored second place, appearing in 482,244 breaches.Fellow DC hero Batman takes third place, while George Lucas’ mega franchise Star Wars was the fourth most-used pop-culture reference in breached passwords.Rappers Eminem and 50 Cent appear next, before heavy metal legends Metallica and Slipknot in seventh and eighth place respectively.Marvel doesn’t make an appearance until ninth place, with Spider-Man just making it into the top ten most dangerous pop-culture passwords, followed by video game Minecraft.Speaking on the ability to hack these passwords, Mailsuite said (via Forbes): “Unfortunately, hackers are all too aware of humanity’s reliance on unsafe password practices”.They explained how the habit of repeating passwords can make it easier for a hacker to access all your online accounts: “One in four people reuse the same password across more than eleven sites and apps, meaning a hacker gaining access to one account can quickly gain access to the rest in a domino effect.”A number of Hollywood stars’ names were also found in password breaches, with Zac Efron being the most commonly used, followed by Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp.Next on the list is Emma Watson as the only female appearing in the top ten list of actors’ names used, with Al Pacino following in fifth place.Mailsuite advises users to avoid personalising their passwords.

Steve Miller has said that he is “honoured” that Eminem interpolated his eponymous band’s song ‘Abracadabra’ in new single ‘Houdini’.Eminem dropped the new track on Friday (May 31), which will serve as the lead single from his forthcoming album ‘The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)’. The record has yet to receive a release date but is expected to arrive sometime this summer.In an Instagram post posted yesterday (June 1), Miller wrote a letter addressed to the rapper: “There is a long chain of stories, poetry, lyrics, and musical roots that have crossed cultures and generations inspiring the whole world for hundreds of years and in all those lines of thought, music, and rhythm there are special artists who take it all in and create new original ideas from their own feelings and experiences.“You are one of those timeless originators building something new on a long musical legacy of original artists.”A post shared by Steve Miller Band (@stevemillerband)He continued: “I have always tried to credit, honor, and respect the major influencers in my life and to always credit, honor royalties and share knowledge of their work through my own work.

Eminem has shared his controversial new single ‘Houdini’ today (May 31) and the track references the shooting incident involving Megan Thee Stallion in 2020.In 2022, Tory Lanez – real name Daystar Peterson – was found guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in both feet in 2020. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison and began serving his sentence the following August.In his latest song, ‘Houdini’, Eminem references the incident, rapping: “If I was to ask for Megan Thee Stallion if she would collab with me / Would I really have a shot at a feat? I don’t know, but I’m glad to be, back.”Elsewhere, there are more controversial lyrics where he makes reference to transgender individuals, Ru Paul and cancel culture.

Eminem has shared ‘Houdini’, the first single off his upcoming record – listen to it below.Today (May 31), the rapper released the track, alongside an accompanying music video. The track will feature on the rapper’s new album, ‘The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)’, which has yet to receive a release date but is expected to arrive sometime this Summer.In the video, Eminem recreates elements of his seminal ‘Without Me’ music video, with cameos from Dr.

SZA has shared a tender cover of Eminem‘s ‘Lose Yourself’ – listen to it below.Today (May 31), the singer-songwriter took to social media to share a clip of herself singing Eminem’s hit 2002 song from the 8 Mile soundtrack, recorded on her mobile phone. The cover, backed by mellow piano keys and a bass guitar sees SZA singing the first verse, chorus and a portion of the song’s second verse before it cuts off.Captioning the video, SZA clarified that the cover was recorded to help her mental health, and will not be part of any upcoming releases.