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Listen to Aaliyah and the Weeknd’s New Song “Poison”
A new single from Aaliyah has been released: Below, listen to the new song “Poison,” featuring the Weeknd. The release of “Poison” comes after much of Aaliyah’s music arrived to streaming services for the first time. A posthumous album from the singer is coming soon, too, via Blackground Records 2.0 and Empire. Barry Hankerson, Blackground founder and Aaliyah’s uncle, told Billboard earlier this year that the new album would feature the Weeknd, Drake, Future, and others. The streaming releases this year arrived amid a dispute between Hankerson and the Estate of Aaliyah Haughton. “Poison” follows the release of the Weeknd’s new single with FKA twigs, “Tears in the Club,” as well as his other new tracks with Rosalía and Post Malone. Read “Aaliyah, Britney, and the Commodification of an Artis...
Listen to the New Matrix Resurrections Soundtrack
Composers Johnny Klimek and Tom Tykwer have released their soundtrack for the new movie The Matrix Resurrections. The film arrives in theaters on December 22, nearly 20 years after its predecessor The Matrix Revolutions. Listen to The Matrix Resurrections (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) below (via WaterTower Music). In addition to the new Resurrections release, the rest of the Matrix soundtracks will see a comprehensive remastered reissue next year. The Matrix: The Complete Edition includes the music for all three earlier Matrix installments, and it’s out on June 3. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Bobby Shmurda Shares Video for New Song “Shmoney” with Quavo and Rowdy Rebel: Watch
Bobby Shmurda has recruited Quavo and Rowdy Rebel for a new track titled “Shmoney.” Check out a video for the new single below. Bobby Shmurda released the comeback single “No Time for Sleep (Freestyle)” in September, following his February release from prison that he said he’d been effectively forced into. He’s released two other singles since: “Splash” and “Cartier Lens.” Rowdy Rebel joined Pressa on “Dead Body” last month, following February’s “Jesse Owens” with Nav. Quavo and his Migos cohort most recently collaborated with Jim Jones for “We Set the Trends.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Best New Tracks: Roddy Ricch, Aaliyah x The Weeknd and More
As the week in music comes to a close, HYPEBEAST has rounded up the 10 best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks. This week’s list is led by Roddy Ricch‘s second studio album LIVE LIFE FAST, a collaborative effort between the late Aaliyah and The Weeknd and two new singles from 6LACK. Also joining this selection are Burna Boy and Wizkid, Earl Sweatshirt and Armand Hammer, Benny The Butcher, Boldy James and The Alchemist, FKA twigs with The Weeknd, Lance Skiiiwalker and Bobby Shmurda with Quavo and Rowdy Rebel. Roddy Ricch – LIVE LIFE FAST [embedded content] Roddy Ricch finally delivered his Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial followup LIVE LIFE FAST, enlisting the help of Future, 21 Savage, Kodak Black, Takeoff, Jamie Foxx, Alex Isley...
Matthew Vaughn Says “F*cking Nuts” Kick-Ass Reboot Coming in Two Years
With no power comes no responsibility — but it does come with a reboot. Filmmaker Matthew Vaughn has revealed that he has eyes on a “big reboot” of the cult favorite R-rated comic book movie franchise Kick-Ass. Speaking at a virtual press junket for his upcoming The King’s Man, Vaughn was asked about another of comic book creator Mark Millar’s other successful film adaptations: Kick-Ass. The black comedy came out in 2010, just at the genesis of the superhero movie craze. Starring Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Nicolas Cage, and Chloë Grace Moretz in her breakout role, the film brought a level of ultra-violence and foul language to crime fighting that received as much outrage as it did fan appreciation. A sequel followed in 2013, and Vaughn is now looking to restart the blood...
North Korea Has Publicly Executed at Least Seven People for Consuming K-Pop: Report
Kim Jong-un’s efforts to eradicate the K-Pop music that he considers a “vicious cancer” have resulted in at least seven people being publicly executed in North Korea, according to a new report by a human rights group. Via the New York Times, the study comes from the Seoul-based Transitional Justice Working Group (TJWG), which interviewed 683 North Korean defectors since 2015. The authors attempted to map public executions in the decade since Kim became Supreme Leader in 2011, while also noting that public killings were on the decline as secret executions surged. Of the seven known executions for watching or distributing K-pop videos, six took place between 2012 and 2014 in the city of Hyesan on the Chinese border. Local people, especially students, were brought to view the violent spe...
Hilary Duff is Looking for Love in First How I Met Your Father Trailer: Watch
Hulu has released the first look at its How I Met Your Mother spinoff series, How I Met Your Father. Starring Hilary Duff, the sitcom follows a millennial woman who’s single and ready to mingle in New York City alongside her group of best friends, all while her future self narrates the story to her future kids about how she met their dad. Sound familiar? The gender-flipped version of How I Met Your Mother also stars Chris Lowell, Francia Raisa, Tom Ainsley, Tien Tran, Suraj Sharma, and Kim Cattrall as the narrator. “It was hard to live in the moment in 2022. There was always someplace else you could be, someone else you could be with,” Cattrall narrates via voiceover in the clip, all while her younger self laments to her pals that she’s been on 86 Tinder dates in the last year alone. Relat...
Posthumous Aaliyah Collab with The Weeknd “Poison” Released: Stream
Aaliyah’s original catalog hit streaming services for the first time earlier this year, and now, a posthumous album is on the way via Blackground Records 2.0 and EMPIRE. The late artist’s estate has just shared the first look at the record with the song “Poison,” a collaboration with The Weeknd. Most of Aaliyah’s music had been out of print for a decade because Barry Hankerson, Blackground Records founder and Aaliyah’s uncle, refused to license her catalog to streaming services. Only her 1994 debut, the R. Kelly-produced Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number, had been on streaming services because Hankerson didn’t control its masters. In August, however, Hankerson revealed in an interview with Billboard that he had struck a deal with EMPIRE to release the rest of her catalog, as well as...
Dr. Barz – Something Else Vol. 2
Victor Akpomon popularly known as Dr. Barz or The Creative God introduces the second version of his extended play after two years. He has developed stark consistency whenever listeners should consider him putting great songs publicly. Earlier this year, he dished out a couple of singles titled “Man Must Wack” and “The Creative God”, and two days before the release of this project, he offered something the streets can relate with and find worthy, it was titled – “South Side”. Dr. Barz currently folds his creative arsenal to explore a diverse range of sonic. He creates outside the box but secures groove even as he laid solid effort that should be focused on your cerebral appreciation, as much as he exposes us towards various economic ills and certain societal impediments, through the project...
Charli XCX Corrects Paul Rudd’s Tongue-Twisted Mispronunciation of Her Name in ‘SNL’ Promo: Watch
Charli XCX is giving Paul Rudd a lesson in how to properly pronounce her name. In a promotional spot for her upcoming Saturday Night Live appearance on Dec. 18, the 29-year-old British singer patiently stands alongside the Ghostbusters: Afterlife star as he attempts to introduce her as the evening’s musical guest. “Hi, I’m Paul Rudd, and I’m hosting SNL with Charli…” the actor says before struggling to finish her name. After a brief pause, the singer politely steps in to help assist Rudd. “X-C-X,” she says. Explore Explore Charli XCX See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news SNL cast member Ego Nwodim quickly chimes in, confidently adding, “I got it, XCX.” Still confused, Rudd asks, “Is that Roman?” Charli XCX previously performed on SNL in December 2014, playin...
Aaliyah’s ‘Poison’ Collab With The Weeknd Finally Arrives: Stream it Here
Aaliyah and The Weeknd bring fans something deceptively sweet to devour with their new collab “Poison,” which was released on Friday (Dec. 17). The Princess of R&B and the dark prince of R&B join forces on the track, which arrives ahead of Aaliyah’s posthumous studio album due at a later date via Blackground Records 2.0 and EMPIRE. The Weeknd previously sampled Aaliyah’s 2001 Billboard Hot 100 top 20 hit “Rock the Boat” on “What You Need” from his 2012 compilation album Trilogy. Fans were finally able to hear the original sample when The Weeknd released his debut 2011 House of Balloons mixtape on streaming services this spring to commemorate its 10th anniversary. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news But House of Balloons wasn’...
Did Beyonce Just Launch a TikTok Account?
Will Beyonce gift the BeyHive a special TikTok video for Christmas? It’s not out of question. The 28-time Grammy Award winner may have just joined TikTok. The Beyonce handle is now live, and boasts upwards of 50,000 followers. Though, to date, the account follows no one and has shared nothing. Queen Bey isn’t a prolific user of social media. Her Twitter account has tweeted just twice in the past two years and follows only 10 other accounts. Her Instagram is considerably more active with its 224 million followers, but, again, the account follows no one. Beyonce’s husband, Jay-Z, last month briefly launched an Instagram account, to promote his Netflix production The Harder They Fall. The account was live for a matter of days. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, char...
