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Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign are prepping fans for the release of Vultures Volume One with a new video for “Vultures (Havoc Version).” The rap duo released the visual for the song, directed by Jon Rafman, and featuring verses from Lil Durk and Bump J, on Thursday. The eerie video includes sepia-colored clips of owls, wolves running, a grinning clown, men in black cloaks holding guns, and buildings collapsing in smoke. The Jon Rafman-directed trailer for the long-teased LP dropped back in January, which ended…

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Usher delivers a smooth break-up ballad, Lil Yachty laments his Sunday scaries, and the Last Dinner Party offer a ferocious take on generational trauma. Plus, new music from Billy Joel, Del Water Gap and Holly Humberstone, and Cash Cobain. Usher feat. Pheelz “Ruin” (YouTube)  Lil Yachty, “A Cold Sunday” (YouTube) The Last Dinner Party, “The Feminine Urge” (YouTube)…

The single marks the rapper's first solo release of the year following collaborations with Faye Webster and Chief Keef The Sunday scaries hit a few days early for Lil Yachty. The rapper has shared his latest single, “A Cold Sunday,” a rumination on weathering heartbreak and the fluctuating value of material possessions. The record arrives alongside an AMD Visuals-directed music video that captures Lil Yachty in five different frames from five different angles. “I ran thirty million in the…

As a subgenre of music film, tour documentaries naturally have a solid boundary – the tour. This clear and limited objective seems fitting for Lil Nas X, who looks a bit uncomfortable with the premise at points in his first feature-length doc, Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero. It follows the young, Grammy-winning firestarter from the summer of 2022, when he says he has just a month to put together his debut world tour of the same name It then moves through opening night in Detroit and highlights stops in New York, his…

Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Megan thee Stallion sets the record straight, Ice Spice delivers a cheeky shot at her competitors, and Lil Nas X drops the antics and gets reflective. Plus, new tracks from Fletcher, Justice, Maluma and more. Megan Thee Stallion, “Hiss” (YouTube) Ice Spice, “Think U the Sh*t (Fart)” (YouTube) Lil Nas X, “Where Do We Go Now?” (YouTube) Yungblud feat. Lil Yachty,…

The song appears over the end credits of his new documentary, Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero Lil Nas X has shared an introspective single, “Where Do We Go Now?” The reflective song was written for his HBO Original documentary Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero, which premieres Jan. 27 on Max. The rapper announced the song, co-written by Lil Nas X alongside Omer Fedi and Blake Slatkin, earlier this week, teasing its inward-leaning nature by noting on social media, “good news yall im dropping new music…

As new music launches go, the arrival of Lil Nas X’s “J Christ” single and video earlier this month was hardly blessed. The artwork that adorned the single — Lil Nas X strapped to a cross and being hoisted up by five women, an apocalyptic sky behind them — led to a predictable uproar from the religious front. So much so, in fact, that Lil Nas X posted a video on his socials explaining the imagery (“It was literally me saying I’m back like Jesus”) and apologizing for offending anyone with the song’s accompanying, pretty…

Rob49 releases his previously leaked track with a feature from New Orleans legend Lil Wayne  Rob49 is only 24-years-old, but he’s mastered the art of surprise like a grizzled rap vet. The New Orleans rapper had his “Wassam Baby” single leak months ago, and he made the most of a tenuous situation by officially releasing it with Lil Wayne by his side. The two took turns flirting and asserting their dominance over Macfly Beatz production, making for a fun cross-generational Louisiana link-up. The two…

On Twitter, we see Lil Nas X the troll. In his music, we hear Lil Nas X the musician. And in his new documentary, the “J Christ” singer hopes to give viewers a glimpse of Lil Nas X the human. “Some people think my music is dope. Some people see me as this satanic devil. But me?” he reflects while laying down. The trailer shows clips of his upbringing as he was grappling with deep anxiety attacks, and videos from his performances as he talks about the struggles of coming out to his family. (Lil Nas came out…

Lil Nas X appears to be repentant after upsetting Christian recording artists and fans with his latest song, “J Christ,” whose cover art and music video appropriated biblical imagery and themes and certainly delivered on the track’s promise: Give ’em somethin’ viral.The two-time Grammy Award winner debuted the controversial song Friday. In the accompanying video, he appeared as a devil, an angel and Jesus Christ crucified on a cross before mounting a comeback at a Met Gala-style event. He also navigates the flooded high…