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]]>Kid Cudi took to social media to announce he’s heading to surgery for a broken calcaneus following his Coachella performance, and he’s canceling his tour dates to focus on recovery.
“We have to cancel the tour so I can focus on getting better to be out there in top shape to rage with you all. There’s just no way I can bounce back in time to give 100%. The injury is much more serious than I thought,” he wrote in a statement on social media.
The rapper thanked his fans for their endless love and support and said he’ll be back with new dates as soon as possible because he can’t wait to be back on the road.
Kid Cudi was supposed to embark on Insano: Engage the Rage World Tour in support of his latest studio album Insano, which came out on January 12. It produced singles “Porsche Topless” and “At the Party” ft. Pharrell Williams and Travis Scott, and its sequel Insano (Nitro Mega) hit the shelves on February 23.
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]]>The post Donald Glover Drops Hints About His Two Final Childish Gambino Albums appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Glover recently took to social media to debut some new music, and described his Instagram live as “a rollout dummy”. He played three new tracks, including the previously leaked “Human Sacrifice” and a full version of “Little Foot Big Foot”, expected to be featured on his next album Atavista, an updated version of 3.15.20.
He also announced the release of its follow-up, which he described as “the final Childish Gambino album, a soundtrack for the fans.” It will be connected to his next film Bando Stone & The New World, set to be released this summer.
Glover dropped hints about retiring the Childish Gambino act on several occasions over the years, and he previously told HuffPost that he’s considering ending his music career because it doesn’t feel “necessary” anymore.
“There’s nothing worse than like a third sequel, like a third movie and we’re like, ‘again?’ You know, I like it when something’s good and when it comes back there’s a reason to come back, there’s a reason to do that,” Glover told HuffPost.
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]]>The post Future, Metro Boomin, & Kendrick Lamar’s “Like That” Scores Third Week at No. 1 appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>“Like That” attracted 40 million streams, 14 million radio airplay audience impressions, and sold 3,000 units during its latest week on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This song became Future and Lamar’s third No. 1 single and Metro Boomin’s first as a billed recording artist when it initially debuted atop the chart.
“Like That” was released as one of the songs from Future and Metro Boomin’s collaborative album We Don’t Trust You, which hit the shelves on March 26. Its follow-up We Still Don’t Trust You was released in less than a month, on April 12, and it’s projected to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, just like its predecessor.
It was also a huge week for Hozier’s “Too Sweet”, which climbed to No. 2 to match his previous peak on the Hot 100 chart with his breakout hit “Take Me To Church”. J. Cole’s “7 Minute Drill” was the highest debut of the week at No. 6 after being released as a part of his new mixtape Might Delete Later.
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]]>The post Best New Songs of the Week appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Dua Lipa’s “Illusion” is definitely the week’s most talked-about new track, and it deserves all the attention coming its way. It’s the third single from her new album Radical Optimism, and it perfectly captures its nostalgic, Britpop-inspired sound.
This week also marked the release of Metro Boomin and Future’s second collaborative album We Still Don’t Trust You, and its title track made it to our list. Speaking of new albums, Maggie Rogers and Girl in Red made a comeback with their latest LPs this week and truly impressed us with their new sound.
It was a great week for female artists overall, and the songs that made the cut cover a wide range of different genres. In addition to Maggie Rogers and Girl in Red representing alternative pop-rock, R&B artists Chlöe, Tinashe, and Willow also made it to our list alongside the rising country star Tanner Adell.
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]]>The post Best New Songs of the Week appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Most of the songs on our list hail from the exciting new albums that hit the shelves on April 5. J. Cole took his fans off guard with the surprise release of his latest mixtape Might Delete Later, which produced 12 new songs, including “7 Minute Drill”.
Vampire Weekend finally shared their first album in five years, Only God Was Above Us, this Friday and promoted its release with “Prep-School Gangsters”. The Black Keys also returned with a new LP Ohio Players, and “On the Game” emerged as one of its best new songs.
Several rising stars weren’t threatened by Friday’s busy release schedule, and they shared new music with the world. Benson Boone’s debut album Fireworks & Rollerblades produced a new single “Cry”, while Lizzy McAlpine rocked our world with “Drunk, Running” from Older.
Our list also features several songs that serve as the promo for new albums of our favorite artists. Charli XCX dropped “B2b” from Brat, Sia joined forces with Labrinth for “Incredible” from Reasonable Woman, while Glass Animals announced their new album I Love You So F***ing Much and promoted it with lead single “Creatures in Heaven”.
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]]>The post Doja Cat Teases Deluxe Edition of “Scarlet” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Scarlet 2 Claude Frollo is named after the antagonist of Victor Hugo’s iconic novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and she chose this title for a reason.
“I feel like it connects to the story of Scarlet in some way, and if you look up his personality traits and who he is and his story, you’ll understand the whole connection… It’s like a metaphor for the people that creatives endure on a daily basis in a bigger picture, a bigger scale,” she explained in a statement.
Scarlet 2 Claude Frollo will be released on April 5, and it will be supported by the lead single “Masc”. The album will feature six more songs that didn’t make it to the standard edition, including “Acknowledge Me,” “Head High,” “Gang,” “Rider,” “Urrrge”, and “Hungry.”
Scarlet originally came out last September and it saw Doja Cat abandon her commercial pop sound to embrace hip-hop and R&B. It produced hit singles “Paint the Town Red” and “Agora Hills”, which both made it to the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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]]>The post Future & Metro Boomin’s “We Don’t Trust You” Tops Billboard 200 Chart appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>We Don’t Trust You earned 251,000 equivalent album units during its debut week on the chart, scoring the biggest week of 2024 by any album. SEA units comprise 245,000, equaling 324.31 million official streams, TEA units comprise 1,500, while traditional album sales comprise 4,500 since the album was only available to purchase as a digital download.
This marks Future’s ninth album to climb to the top of the Billboard 200 chart, in addition to yielding the second-largest week of his career, only bested by What a Time to Be Alive, his collaborative album with Drake. As for Metro Boomin, We Don’t Trust You scored the biggest week of his career and it’s his fourth chart-topping album overall.
We Don’t Trust You came out on March 22, and its release was supported by singles “Type S–t” ft. Travis Scott and Playboi Carti, “Young Metro” ft. The Weeknd, and “Like That” ft. Kendrick Lamar. The duo is also plotting its follow-up, set to arrive on April 12.
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]]>This week marked the release of Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts (Spilled), the long-awaited deluxe edition of her latest studio album. This album gave us five amazing new songs, but “Obsessed” is shaping up to be another instant hit in Rodrigo’s impressive discography.
Metro Boomin and Future also made it to our list with “Like That” ft. Kendrick Lamar from their collaborative album We Don’t Trust You. Speaking of amazing collaborations, Shakira’s “Puntería” ft. Cardi B was released as the last single from her new album Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran.
If you’re a fan of indie music, don’t fret because we also made room for some of the favorite alternative artists on this week’s list. Kick things off by listening to Fletcher’s new album In Search of the Antidote, including our favorite song “Pretending”.
Hozier also returned to our list this week, along with Aurora, Girl in Red, Sabrina Carpenter, Maggie Rogers, and many more amazing artists whose songs deserve a spot on your playlist.
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]]>The post Megan Thee Stallion Announces “Hot Girl Summer” Tour Dates appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Stallion’s tour will kick off in Minneapolis, MN on May 14 and it will include 32 dates set for spring and summer. After touring across North America with GloRilla through May and June, Stallion will head to Europe for a series of concerts in July, taking place everywhere from Glasgow and Manchester to Paris and London.
Stallion previously dropped hints about her upcoming summer tour in an interview with Good Morning America back in January.
“I feel like I’ve never been able to be outside, doing my own thing during the summer, like, since 2019. This is gonna be the first time that I drop an album on time for the summer. I do wanna give the Hotties the Megan Thee Stallion experience,” she explained.
“Savage” rapper is yet to officially announce her third studio album, but she’s been teasing it for quite some time. Snake-themed singles “Cobra” and “Hiss” have given us a taste of her new sound, and the latter became her first solo single and third overall to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
MAY
14 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
17 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
18 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
21 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
24 – Napa, CA @ BottleRock Napa Valley Festival
26 – Boston, MA @ Boston Calling Festival
28 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
30 – Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum
JUNE
1 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
4 – Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena
6 – Hollywood, FL @ Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
8 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
10 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
11 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
13 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
14 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
16 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival Festival
17 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena
22 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
JULY
4 – Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro
5 – Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live
7 – Paris, FR @ Zenith
10 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
11 – Cologne, DE @ Lanxess Arena
14 – Dublin, IE @ 3Arena
16 – Birmingham, UK @ Utilita Arena
17 – London, UK @ The O2
27 – Washington DC @ Broccoli City Festival
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]]>The post 2024 NAACP Image Awards: Usher, Victoria Monét, & Chris Brown Win Big appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Monét is fresh off winning three Grammy Awards earlier this year, and her domination continued at the NAACP Image Awards. Her debut album Jaguar II was named the outstanding album at this ceremony, defeating Clear 2: Soft Life EP by Summer Walker, For All the Dogs by Drake, I Told Them… by Burna Boy, and The Age of Pleasure by Janelle Monáe.
After winning the trophy for the outstanding new artist at the Grammys, Monét repeated her success at the NAACP Image Awards, beating the likes of FLO, Jordan Ward, Leon Thomas, and October London this time around.
Chris Brown didn’t win any of the main awards, but that didn’t stop him from topping the list of winners in the recording field with three trophies, thanks to his collaborations “How We Roll” ft. Ciara and “Sensational” ft. Davido and Lojay.
Usher was named the outstanding male artist and won two special awards – entertainer of the year and the honorary President’s Award for special achievement and distinguished public service.
Entertainer of the Year
Usher
Outstanding Motion Picture
“The Color Purple”
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Fantasia Barrino – “The Color Purple”
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Colman Domingo – “Rustin”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Colman Domingo – “The Color Purple”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Taraji P. Henson – “The Color Purple”
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
India Amarteifio – “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story”
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Damson Idris – “Snowfall”
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson – “Abbott Elementary”
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Mike Epps – “The Upshaws”
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
Cord Jefferson – “American Fiction”
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
Ava DuVernay – “Origin”
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Chloe Bailey – “Praise This”
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Keith Powers – “The Perfect Find”
Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
“Swarm”
Outstanding Talk Series
“The Jennifer Hudson Show”
Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
Sherri Shepherd – “Sherri”
Outstanding Animated Motion Picture
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Gail Bean – “Snowfall”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Adrian Holmes – “Bel-Air”
Outstanding Drama Series
“Queen Charlotte: A Bridgeton Story”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Ayo Edebiri – “The Bear”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
William Stanford Davis – “Abbott Elementary”
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
Phylicia Pearl Mpasi – “The Color Purple”
Outstanding Comedy Series
“Abbott Elementary”
Outstanding Youth Performance (Motion Picture)
Mila Davis-Kent – “Creed III”
Outstanding Social Media Personality
Angel Laketa Moore
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special
Phylicia Rashad – “Heaven Down Here”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special
Don Cheadle – “Secret Invasion”
Outstanding International Motion Picture
“Brother”
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Norman Vance Jr. – “Saturdays”
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Carla Banks-Waddles – “Bel-Air”
Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special
Dwayne Johnson-Cochran – “Heist 88”
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Neema Barnette – “Grand Crew”
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Dawn Wilkinson – “Power Book II: Ghost”
Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special
Chris Robinson – “Shooting Stars”
Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
Allen Hughes – “Dear Mama”
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited–Series)
Leah Sava Jeffries – “Percy Jackson and the Olympians”
Outstanding Cinematography in a Feature Film
Eric K. Yue – “A Thousand and One”
Outstanding Animated Series
“The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder S2”
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)
Blitz Bazawule – “The Color Purple”
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)
Michelle Buteau – “Survival of the Thickest”
Outstanding Guest Performance
Michael B. Jordan – “Saturday Night Live”
Outstanding Documentary (Television)
“High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America”
Outstanding Documentary (Film)
“Invisible Beauty”
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
“Brother”
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
“The Color Purple”
Outstanding Stunt Ensemble (TV or Film)
“Creed III”
Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)
“A Black Lady Sketch Show”
Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
DC Young Fly – “Celebrity Squares”
Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)
“Wild ‘N Out”
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
“20/20” – Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water – A Conversation with Robin Roberts
Outstanding Children’s Program
“Gracie’s Corner”
Outstanding Performance in a Short Form Series
Leslie Jones – “The Daily Show After The Cut”
Outstanding Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama
“Doggyland”
Outstanding Short Form Series – Reality/Nonfiction
“I Was a Soul Train Dancer”
Outstanding Short Form Documentary (Film)
“Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games”
Outstanding Short Form (Live Action)
“The After”
Outstanding Short Form (Animated)
“Lil’ Ruby”
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Motion Picture)
Issa Rae – “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)
Kyla Pratt – “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder”
Outstanding News and Information Podcast
“Holding Court with Eboni K. Williams”
Outstanding Podcast – Limited Series/Short Form
“Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther Podcast”
Outstanding Podcast – Scripted Series
“Yes We Cannabis”
Outstanding Arts, Sports and Entertainment Podcast
“Here’s The Thing”
Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast
“The 85 South Show with Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean”
Outstanding Lifestyle / Self-Help Podcast
“Black Money Tree”
Outstanding International Song
“Me & U” – Tems
Outstanding Jazz Album
“Brand New Life” – Brandee Younger
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
“All Yours” – Kierra Sheard feat. Anthony Brown
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album
“Father’s Day” – Kirk Franklin
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)
“How We Roll” – Ciara feat. Chris Brown
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)
“Sensational” – Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay
Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
“The Color Purple – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” – Various Producers
Outstanding Original Score for TV/Film
“Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” – Jongnic Bontemps
Outstanding Male Artist
“Good Good” – Usher with 21 Savage x Summer Walker
Outstanding Female Artist
“The Journey” – H.E.R.
Outstanding New Artist
“Jaguar II” – Victoria Monét
Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song
“Cobra” – Megan Thee Stallion
Outstanding Album
“Jaguar II” – Victoria Monét
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
“Family Lore” – Elizabeth Acevedo
Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction
“The New Brownies’ Book” – Karida L. Brown and Charly Palmer
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
“Rootless” – Krystle Zara Appiah
Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/ Autobiography
“Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement” – Dr. Tanisha C. Ford
Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
“Historically Black Phrases: From ‘I Ain’t One of Your Lil’ Friends’ to ‘Who All Gon’ Be There?’” – Jarrett Hill and Tre’vell Anderson
Outstanding Literary Work – Graphic Novel
“The Talk” – Darrin Bell
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
“Suddenly We” – Evie Shockley
Outstanding Literary Work – Children
“CROWNED: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora” – Kahran Bethencourt
Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
“Everyone’s Thinking It” – Aleema Omotoni
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]]>Kid Cudi took to social media to announce he’s heading to surgery for a broken calcaneus following his Coachella performance, and he’s canceling his tour dates to focus on recovery.
“We have to cancel the tour so I can focus on getting better to be out there in top shape to rage with you all. There’s just no way I can bounce back in time to give 100%. The injury is much more serious than I thought,” he wrote in a statement on social media.
The rapper thanked his fans for their endless love and support and said he’ll be back with new dates as soon as possible because he can’t wait to be back on the road.
Kid Cudi was supposed to embark on Insano: Engage the Rage World Tour in support of his latest studio album Insano, which came out on January 12. It produced singles “Porsche Topless” and “At the Party” ft. Pharrell Williams and Travis Scott, and its sequel Insano (Nitro Mega) hit the shelves on February 23.
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]]>The post Donald Glover Drops Hints About His Two Final Childish Gambino Albums appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Glover recently took to social media to debut some new music, and described his Instagram live as “a rollout dummy”. He played three new tracks, including the previously leaked “Human Sacrifice” and a full version of “Little Foot Big Foot”, expected to be featured on his next album Atavista, an updated version of 3.15.20.
He also announced the release of its follow-up, which he described as “the final Childish Gambino album, a soundtrack for the fans.” It will be connected to his next film Bando Stone & The New World, set to be released this summer.
Glover dropped hints about retiring the Childish Gambino act on several occasions over the years, and he previously told HuffPost that he’s considering ending his music career because it doesn’t feel “necessary” anymore.
“There’s nothing worse than like a third sequel, like a third movie and we’re like, ‘again?’ You know, I like it when something’s good and when it comes back there’s a reason to come back, there’s a reason to do that,” Glover told HuffPost.
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]]>The post Future, Metro Boomin, & Kendrick Lamar’s “Like That” Scores Third Week at No. 1 appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>“Like That” attracted 40 million streams, 14 million radio airplay audience impressions, and sold 3,000 units during its latest week on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. This song became Future and Lamar’s third No. 1 single and Metro Boomin’s first as a billed recording artist when it initially debuted atop the chart.
“Like That” was released as one of the songs from Future and Metro Boomin’s collaborative album We Don’t Trust You, which hit the shelves on March 26. Its follow-up We Still Don’t Trust You was released in less than a month, on April 12, and it’s projected to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, just like its predecessor.
It was also a huge week for Hozier’s “Too Sweet”, which climbed to No. 2 to match his previous peak on the Hot 100 chart with his breakout hit “Take Me To Church”. J. Cole’s “7 Minute Drill” was the highest debut of the week at No. 6 after being released as a part of his new mixtape Might Delete Later.
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]]>The post Best New Songs of the Week appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Dua Lipa’s “Illusion” is definitely the week’s most talked-about new track, and it deserves all the attention coming its way. It’s the third single from her new album Radical Optimism, and it perfectly captures its nostalgic, Britpop-inspired sound.
This week also marked the release of Metro Boomin and Future’s second collaborative album We Still Don’t Trust You, and its title track made it to our list. Speaking of new albums, Maggie Rogers and Girl in Red made a comeback with their latest LPs this week and truly impressed us with their new sound.
It was a great week for female artists overall, and the songs that made the cut cover a wide range of different genres. In addition to Maggie Rogers and Girl in Red representing alternative pop-rock, R&B artists Chlöe, Tinashe, and Willow also made it to our list alongside the rising country star Tanner Adell.
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]]>The post Best New Songs of the Week appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Most of the songs on our list hail from the exciting new albums that hit the shelves on April 5. J. Cole took his fans off guard with the surprise release of his latest mixtape Might Delete Later, which produced 12 new songs, including “7 Minute Drill”.
Vampire Weekend finally shared their first album in five years, Only God Was Above Us, this Friday and promoted its release with “Prep-School Gangsters”. The Black Keys also returned with a new LP Ohio Players, and “On the Game” emerged as one of its best new songs.
Several rising stars weren’t threatened by Friday’s busy release schedule, and they shared new music with the world. Benson Boone’s debut album Fireworks & Rollerblades produced a new single “Cry”, while Lizzy McAlpine rocked our world with “Drunk, Running” from Older.
Our list also features several songs that serve as the promo for new albums of our favorite artists. Charli XCX dropped “B2b” from Brat, Sia joined forces with Labrinth for “Incredible” from Reasonable Woman, while Glass Animals announced their new album I Love You So F***ing Much and promoted it with lead single “Creatures in Heaven”.
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]]>The post Doja Cat Teases Deluxe Edition of “Scarlet” appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Scarlet 2 Claude Frollo is named after the antagonist of Victor Hugo’s iconic novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and she chose this title for a reason.
“I feel like it connects to the story of Scarlet in some way, and if you look up his personality traits and who he is and his story, you’ll understand the whole connection… It’s like a metaphor for the people that creatives endure on a daily basis in a bigger picture, a bigger scale,” she explained in a statement.
Scarlet 2 Claude Frollo will be released on April 5, and it will be supported by the lead single “Masc”. The album will feature six more songs that didn’t make it to the standard edition, including “Acknowledge Me,” “Head High,” “Gang,” “Rider,” “Urrrge”, and “Hungry.”
Scarlet originally came out last September and it saw Doja Cat abandon her commercial pop sound to embrace hip-hop and R&B. It produced hit singles “Paint the Town Red” and “Agora Hills”, which both made it to the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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]]>The post Future & Metro Boomin’s “We Don’t Trust You” Tops Billboard 200 Chart appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>We Don’t Trust You earned 251,000 equivalent album units during its debut week on the chart, scoring the biggest week of 2024 by any album. SEA units comprise 245,000, equaling 324.31 million official streams, TEA units comprise 1,500, while traditional album sales comprise 4,500 since the album was only available to purchase as a digital download.
This marks Future’s ninth album to climb to the top of the Billboard 200 chart, in addition to yielding the second-largest week of his career, only bested by What a Time to Be Alive, his collaborative album with Drake. As for Metro Boomin, We Don’t Trust You scored the biggest week of his career and it’s his fourth chart-topping album overall.
We Don’t Trust You came out on March 22, and its release was supported by singles “Type S–t” ft. Travis Scott and Playboi Carti, “Young Metro” ft. The Weeknd, and “Like That” ft. Kendrick Lamar. The duo is also plotting its follow-up, set to arrive on April 12.
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]]>The post Best New Songs of the Week appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>This week marked the release of Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts (Spilled), the long-awaited deluxe edition of her latest studio album. This album gave us five amazing new songs, but “Obsessed” is shaping up to be another instant hit in Rodrigo’s impressive discography.
Metro Boomin and Future also made it to our list with “Like That” ft. Kendrick Lamar from their collaborative album We Don’t Trust You. Speaking of amazing collaborations, Shakira’s “Puntería” ft. Cardi B was released as the last single from her new album Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran.
If you’re a fan of indie music, don’t fret because we also made room for some of the favorite alternative artists on this week’s list. Kick things off by listening to Fletcher’s new album In Search of the Antidote, including our favorite song “Pretending”.
Hozier also returned to our list this week, along with Aurora, Girl in Red, Sabrina Carpenter, Maggie Rogers, and many more amazing artists whose songs deserve a spot on your playlist.
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]]>The post Megan Thee Stallion Announces “Hot Girl Summer” Tour Dates appeared first on Hot Pop Today.
]]>Stallion’s tour will kick off in Minneapolis, MN on May 14 and it will include 32 dates set for spring and summer. After touring across North America with GloRilla through May and June, Stallion will head to Europe for a series of concerts in July, taking place everywhere from Glasgow and Manchester to Paris and London.
Stallion previously dropped hints about her upcoming summer tour in an interview with Good Morning America back in January.
“I feel like I’ve never been able to be outside, doing my own thing during the summer, like, since 2019. This is gonna be the first time that I drop an album on time for the summer. I do wanna give the Hotties the Megan Thee Stallion experience,” she explained.
“Savage” rapper is yet to officially announce her third studio album, but she’s been teasing it for quite some time. Snake-themed singles “Cobra” and “Hiss” have given us a taste of her new sound, and the latter became her first solo single and third overall to hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
MAY
14 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center
17 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
18 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
21 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
24 – Napa, CA @ BottleRock Napa Valley Festival
26 – Boston, MA @ Boston Calling Festival
28 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
30 – Memphis, TN @ FedEx Forum
JUNE
1 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
4 – Raleigh, NC @ PNC Arena
6 – Hollywood, FL @ Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
8 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
10 – New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center
11 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
13 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center
14 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
16 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival Festival
17 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
19 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center
21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena
22 – Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
JULY
4 – Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro
5 – Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live
7 – Paris, FR @ Zenith
10 – Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
11 – Cologne, DE @ Lanxess Arena
14 – Dublin, IE @ 3Arena
16 – Birmingham, UK @ Utilita Arena
17 – London, UK @ The O2
27 – Washington DC @ Broccoli City Festival
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]]>Monét is fresh off winning three Grammy Awards earlier this year, and her domination continued at the NAACP Image Awards. Her debut album Jaguar II was named the outstanding album at this ceremony, defeating Clear 2: Soft Life EP by Summer Walker, For All the Dogs by Drake, I Told Them… by Burna Boy, and The Age of Pleasure by Janelle Monáe.
After winning the trophy for the outstanding new artist at the Grammys, Monét repeated her success at the NAACP Image Awards, beating the likes of FLO, Jordan Ward, Leon Thomas, and October London this time around.
Chris Brown didn’t win any of the main awards, but that didn’t stop him from topping the list of winners in the recording field with three trophies, thanks to his collaborations “How We Roll” ft. Ciara and “Sensational” ft. Davido and Lojay.
Usher was named the outstanding male artist and won two special awards – entertainer of the year and the honorary President’s Award for special achievement and distinguished public service.
Entertainer of the Year
Usher
Outstanding Motion Picture
“The Color Purple”
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Fantasia Barrino – “The Color Purple”
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Colman Domingo – “Rustin”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Colman Domingo – “The Color Purple”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Taraji P. Henson – “The Color Purple”
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
India Amarteifio – “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story”
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
Damson Idris – “Snowfall”
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Quinta Brunson – “Abbott Elementary”
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Mike Epps – “The Upshaws”
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture
Cord Jefferson – “American Fiction”
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture
Ava DuVernay – “Origin”
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Chloe Bailey – “Praise This”
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
Keith Powers – “The Perfect Find”
Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special
“Swarm”
Outstanding Talk Series
“The Jennifer Hudson Show”
Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
Sherri Shepherd – “Sherri”
Outstanding Animated Motion Picture
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Gail Bean – “Snowfall”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Adrian Holmes – “Bel-Air”
Outstanding Drama Series
“Queen Charlotte: A Bridgeton Story”
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Ayo Edebiri – “The Bear”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
William Stanford Davis – “Abbott Elementary”
Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture
Phylicia Pearl Mpasi – “The Color Purple”
Outstanding Comedy Series
“Abbott Elementary”
Outstanding Youth Performance (Motion Picture)
Mila Davis-Kent – “Creed III”
Outstanding Social Media Personality
Angel Laketa Moore
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special
Phylicia Rashad – “Heaven Down Here”
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited–Series or Dramatic Special
Don Cheadle – “Secret Invasion”
Outstanding International Motion Picture
“Brother”
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Norman Vance Jr. – “Saturdays”
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series
Carla Banks-Waddles – “Bel-Air”
Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special
Dwayne Johnson-Cochran – “Heist 88”
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Neema Barnette – “Grand Crew”
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Dawn Wilkinson – “Power Book II: Ghost”
Outstanding Directing in a Television Movie or Special
Chris Robinson – “Shooting Stars”
Outstanding Directing in a Documentary (Television or Motion Picture)
Allen Hughes – “Dear Mama”
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited–Series)
Leah Sava Jeffries – “Percy Jackson and the Olympians”
Outstanding Cinematography in a Feature Film
Eric K. Yue – “A Thousand and One”
Outstanding Animated Series
“The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder S2”
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Motion Picture)
Blitz Bazawule – “The Color Purple”
Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)
Michelle Buteau – “Survival of the Thickest”
Outstanding Guest Performance
Michael B. Jordan – “Saturday Night Live”
Outstanding Documentary (Television)
“High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America”
Outstanding Documentary (Film)
“Invisible Beauty”
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
“Brother”
Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture
“The Color Purple”
Outstanding Stunt Ensemble (TV or Film)
“Creed III”
Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special)
“A Black Lady Sketch Show”
Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble
DC Young Fly – “Celebrity Squares”
Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series)
“Wild ‘N Out”
Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special)
“20/20” – Kerry Washington: Thicker Than Water – A Conversation with Robin Roberts
Outstanding Children’s Program
“Gracie’s Corner”
Outstanding Performance in a Short Form Series
Leslie Jones – “The Daily Show After The Cut”
Outstanding Short Form Series – Comedy or Drama
“Doggyland”
Outstanding Short Form Series – Reality/Nonfiction
“I Was a Soul Train Dancer”
Outstanding Short Form Documentary (Film)
“Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games”
Outstanding Short Form (Live Action)
“The After”
Outstanding Short Form (Animated)
“Lil’ Ruby”
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Motion Picture)
Issa Rae – “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)
Kyla Pratt – “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder”
Outstanding News and Information Podcast
“Holding Court with Eboni K. Williams”
Outstanding Podcast – Limited Series/Short Form
“Wakanda Forever: The Official Black Panther Podcast”
Outstanding Podcast – Scripted Series
“Yes We Cannabis”
Outstanding Arts, Sports and Entertainment Podcast
“Here’s The Thing”
Outstanding Society and Culture Podcast
“The 85 South Show with Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly and Chico Bean”
Outstanding Lifestyle / Self-Help Podcast
“Black Money Tree”
Outstanding International Song
“Me & U” – Tems
Outstanding Jazz Album
“Brand New Life” – Brandee Younger
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Song
“All Yours” – Kierra Sheard feat. Anthony Brown
Outstanding Gospel/Christian Album
“Father’s Day” – Kirk Franklin
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Traditional)
“How We Roll” – Ciara feat. Chris Brown
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary)
“Sensational” – Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay
Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Album
“The Color Purple – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” – Various Producers
Outstanding Original Score for TV/Film
“Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” – Jongnic Bontemps
Outstanding Male Artist
“Good Good” – Usher with 21 Savage x Summer Walker
Outstanding Female Artist
“The Journey” – H.E.R.
Outstanding New Artist
“Jaguar II” – Victoria Monét
Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song
“Cobra” – Megan Thee Stallion
Outstanding Album
“Jaguar II” – Victoria Monét
Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction
“Family Lore” – Elizabeth Acevedo
Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction
“The New Brownies’ Book” – Karida L. Brown and Charly Palmer
Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author
“Rootless” – Krystle Zara Appiah
Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/ Autobiography
“Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement” – Dr. Tanisha C. Ford
Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional
“Historically Black Phrases: From ‘I Ain’t One of Your Lil’ Friends’ to ‘Who All Gon’ Be There?’” – Jarrett Hill and Tre’vell Anderson
Outstanding Literary Work – Graphic Novel
“The Talk” – Darrin Bell
Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry
“Suddenly We” – Evie Shockley
Outstanding Literary Work – Children
“CROWNED: Magical Folk and Fairy Tales from the Diaspora” – Kahran Bethencourt
Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens
“Everyone’s Thinking It” – Aleema Omotoni
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