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Jorja Smith, Laura Mvula, UB40, Dexys have been announced to perform at the 2022 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony tonight (August 8).West Midlands acts and other associated figures Beverley Knight, Goldie, Jacob Banks, Ash, Apache Indian, Mahalia, Musical Youth, Neelam Gill, Panjabi MC, Raza Hussain, Talulah-Eve, and The Selecter will appear at the event to round off the multi-sport event that’s been hosted this year by Birmingham.The acts in question have been selected to “celebrate the diverse musical heritage of the West Midlands, championing the genres and trends that run through this great Commonwealth city; from rave to reggae, street and grime to R&B, drum ‘n’ bass and rap”, according to a press release.Masterminded by creative directors Amber Rimell and Bronski from TAWBOX, the ceremony staged at the city’s Alexander Stadium will also feature a sequence from the theatre production Peaky Blinders: The Redemption Of Thomas Shelby. Laura Mvula will perform a freshly commissioned track for the show, which has been inspired by the Blinders‘ theme tune, ‘Red Right Hand’ by Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds.The Redemption Of Thomas Shelby is written and adapted for the stage by creator Steven Knight, and choreographed and directed by Rambert’s Artistic Director Benoit Swan Pouffer.

Frank Ocean has released a luxury cock ring as part of the latest capsule from his luxury goods company, Homer.The new collection from Homer – which Ocean debuted last August – is highlighted by the XXXL H-Bone Ring, an 18-karat yellow gold cock ring retailing at $25,000 (£20,700).There are other styles of cock rings being made available through the Homer website, all falling within a range of $1,365 to $5,695 (£1,130 to £4,710). Also among the new range of goods are premium pendants, earrings, and key rings.The artist modelled the XXXL H-Bone Ring himself in a censored Instagram post shared to the Homer account on Sunday (August 7), which you can see below.A post shared by Homer (@homer)Last August, Ocean gave his first interview in two years, discussing Homer when it was in its infancy.Speaking to the Financial Times, Ocean spoke of the high-end jewellery line – “I didn’t want our work to be any less expensive than Cartier,” he said – among a slew of other topics, though he never mentioned his music.Since then, the artist – real name Christopher “Lonny” Breaux – has shared previously unreleased music to mark the 10th anniversary of his debut album, ‘Channel Orange’.Last month, the music appeared across two episodes of Breaux’s Apple Music 1 show Blonded Radio – ‘Blonded Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds’ and ‘Blonded ENERGY!’In December 2021, the musician-come-designer shared an almost-nine-minute song on the programme as part of the show’s Christmas special.‘Channel Orange’, released in 2012, was followed by ‘Blonde’ in 2016.

Omar Apollo has confirmed details of a headline North American tour. Apollo will be joined by R&B singer Ravyn Lenae on the Prototype Tour.

WILLOW has announced details of a new album. COPINGMECHANISM will be released on September 23 and will feature single "hover like a GODDESS." A new video for that song can be seen below.

A nod to Kelis's "Milkshake" has been removed from Beyoncé's Renaissance track "Energy" after a complaint from the artist. Kelis claimed that she received no warning that her 2003 song would be interpolated into the new song, leaving her feeling "disrespected." She went on to add that, as she is not credited as a writer or producer on her own song, she stood to gain no financial benefit from the use of the track but that her Neptunes collaborators Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo would.

Beyoncé’s long-awaited seventh studio LP, Renaissance, is due out tomorrow (July 29), releasing via her Columbia Records imprint, Parkwood Entertainment. Today, less than 24 hours before the album drop, she’s shared a statement implying the record is the first installment of a larger, three-act project.

The seventh studio album from Beyoncé, one of the most highly anticipated releases of the year, arrives today. "Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world," Beyoncé said in her album announcement.

Beyoncé's album Renaissance is officially out today, July 29, and features a stacked list of collaborators, producers, and sampled artists. Of the many names credited in the album liner notes is Kelis with Bey song "Energy" featuring an interpolation of the 2003 Neptunes-produced classic "Milkshake." In a series of tweets, however, Kelis has expressed her upset and dismay at not being told her song was going to be used in this way.

Calvin Harris has released another song from his forthcoming album ‘Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2’ – listen to ‘New To You’ below.The R&B-style single, which features Normani, Offset and Tinashe, follows ‘Stay With Me‘ (feat.

Music videos. There's so many of them, many very good, and MTV have watched them all with a view towards deciding the best one.

The Weeknd has extended the Dawn FM universe yet again with two new pieces: an animated short — directed by Jocelyn Charles, in collaboration with Cliqua and the Weeknd himself — to accompany the album’s third track, “How Do I Make You Love Me?,” and a new version of that same song, remixed by Swedish DJs Sebastian Ingrosso and Salvatore Ganacci. (Ingrosso recently performed a headlining set with the Weeknd at Coachella as a member of Swedish House Mafia.) In the original track’s new visual treatment, the Weeknd’s animated avatar escapes a hospital room by leaping from the window of a skyscraper.

Tampa rapper Doechii's star is rising at an astronimic speed right now following the success of recent singles "Crazy" and "Bitch I'm Nice." Now she has recuited her TDE label mate SZA for a remix of latest release "Persuasive." Check out the updated version of the song below. "I created 'Persuasive' to uplift people and bring communities together, so having SZA jump on the song was a perfect fit because I’ve always connected with others over her music," Doechii said in a statement.

FKA twigs has shared a visualiser for her latest single, ‘Killer’ – watch the “raw and intimate” clip below.Previously described as a song “for baddies with a tear in their eye” by twigs – AKA Tahliah Barnett – she gave ‘Killer’ a live debut as part of NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series last month.The new video, directed by Yoann Lemoine and choreographed by Juliano Nuñes, was shot on Praia de Almagreira beach in Portugal, and also features actor Arón Piper.“Twigs approached me with a beautiful treatment for KILLER that she had written about her personal story,” Lemoine explained. “It felt empowering and vulnerable at the same time.

Kehlani recently spoke to NME about fan reactions to their latest album ‘Blue Water Road’, protecting their energy, and embarking on a headline tour for the first time in five years.The singer spoke to us right before taking the stage at New York City’s Pier 17 as part of their In Bloom, Imagined By Kehlani Grey Goose Essences event, where they gave tracks from ‘Blue Water Road’ a live debut. Check out the live performance below.“I’m really excited to see how it’s received,” the R&B star told NME backstage.

Ne-Yo has shared his view on the argument that artists who have been disgraced should no longer have their works appreciated, admitting in a new interview that he’s still a fan of R. Kelly.At the end of June, Kelly – who, prior to allegations of sexual abuse being made about him, had long been referred to as a modern-day R&B icon – was sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found guilty on multiple charges of sex trafficking and racketeering.Speaking to The Independent to promote his eighth album, ‘Self Explanatory’ – which arrived last Friday (July 15) via Motown – Ne-Yo said he was unsurprised by Kelly’s sentencing, and stressed his support for those embroiled in the ‘Ignition’ hitmaker’s many heinous crimes.

told TMZ that his father had trouble breathing and was taken to Temple University Hospital in his hometown, where he passed Thursday due to complications during surgery.Hart and his brother, Wilbert, founded the Delfonics in the late 1960s with members Randy Cain, Ritchie Daniels and Thom Bell. The siblings wrote all of their own songs for the group, including their top hits “La-La (Means I Love You),” “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time),” “Break Your Promise,” “I’m Sorry” and “Ready or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide From Love).”The Delfonics won a Grammy in 1971 for “Didn’t I” for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group, Vocal or Instrumental.

Kehlani (they/them) was at the center of a bizarre row moment on Wednesday when social media personality Christian Walker, son of football player Herschel Walker and self-described "free-speech radicalist", filmed himself confronting the R&B singer in line at a drive-thru branch of Starbucks. Kehlani later explained that they were on FaceTime with their therapist when Walker approached their car and called them an "asshole." Walker posted a video of himself on Twitter in which he confronts Kehlani for insulting him and telling a barista to "be safe" around him.

FLO have shared details of their debut EP dropping this week.‘The Lead’ arrives this Friday (July 8) and marks the R&B trio’s debut collection of songs.“Surpriseee! We’re so excited to announce The Lead EP is dropping THIS FRIDAY 08/07/2022!

In June, Yaya Bey released Remember Your North Star, the full-length follow-up to her 2020 breakthrough LP, Madison Tapes, and her subsequent 2021 EP, The Things I Can’t Take With Me. She’s now shared a self-directed music video for “big daddy ya,” which sits third on the new album’s tracklist and is the fourth of its 18 songs to receive an autonomous visual treatment.

R. Kelly was been removed from suicide watch at Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) Brooklyn on Tuesday.

On the final day of Tiny Desk‘s Black Music Month series, Usher played a celebratory show at the NPR office studio. Just as Denzel Curry did yesterday, Usher brought a nine-piece backing band to the cramped concert space for his six-song, 25-minute set.