Remix

Two years ago, the late Jamal Edwards MBE co-founded a new app under the name 8BARS, a slick new platform geared at democratising talent discovery and nurturing connections between audiences and grassroots music culture. Since Edwards’ untimely passing, the platform has continued to develop and has now rebranded and relaunched as ONE2 1TWO.The new and improved ONE2 1TWO has been redesigned and now focuses on talent competitions to help discover, support and amplify emerging artists. ONE2 1TWO is also working on features…

It has been quite a year for SZA.“Kill Bill” has become her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The leap from fourth to the top spot was aided by the release of the Doja Cat-assisted remix just over a week ago.SZA’s sophomore album SOS has also spent 10 nonconsecutive weeks atop the Billboard 200. The last woman artist to accomplish such a feat was Adele with 25, seven years ago. The TDE singer recently embarked on her first arena tour, which spanned 17 cities across North America and grossed nearly $35 million. After…

On Wednesday, a number of Twitter accounts highlighted a supposedly since-deleted tweet from producer RiotUSA in which he offered money to Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj stan accounts to buy the “Princess Diana” remix.Screen recordings and screenshots of the alleged tweet (two of which were seemingly taken by Doja Cat and Cardi B stan accounts) show Riot tweeting, “which big munchkin acc or barb acc can i trust to distribute funds for y’all to buy princess diana??”  The official credited writer & producer on…

Jackson Wang and Ciara wow the crowds at Coachella 2023 and premiere Remix of XG’s LEFT RIGHT(Photo Credit –File Image) On April 16th, multi-talented Asian Superstar, Jackson Wang took to the stage at Coachella 2023, the world’s largest outdoor music festival. In 2022, Jackson became the first Chinese solo artist to perform on Coachella’s main stage, blowing away the crowds at 88rising’s “Head In The Clouds Forever” stage – delivering a performance that trended worldwide on Twitter. On yesterday’s stage, Ciara…

Doja Cat and SZA fans just got a treat.The Grammy-winning artists returned Thursday night with a remix of the SOS hit “Kill Bill.”Doja teased the release on social media just hours before its release, sharing two ocean vistas with seagulls flying above (one silent, one set to Blackalicious’ “Make You Feel That Way”) as well as a few ambiguous tweets directed at SZA.“@SZA sis…I did something bad,” Doja wrote. The CTRL creator replied, “Jesus…what is it?” Doja simply responded with, “9pm / 4.13.23,” leading many to believe…

Nicki Minaj just delivered on her appreciation of Ice Spice’s “Princess Diana,” with the two connecting over the Like…? track for a new remix.Recently the 23-year-old Bronx up-and-comer scored a Dazed magazine cover headlined “The People’s Princess.” Nicki hit social media to shout her out, writing, “GAG!!! ‘The people’s PRINCESS.’ Catch it!!!” The Queen MC also quoted Ice Spice’s “Princess Diana” lyrics back to her in the comments.The “Munch” artist quote-tweeted the post, adding, “Ya heard da QUEEN.”Listen to Nicki…

A controller made up of, partially, other controllers Earth Day is coming up, and Xbox is joining in by revealing a controller made of other controllers. The Xbox Wireless Controller Remix Special Edition is a new version of the Xbox controller, partially made with reclaimed materials. The Xbox Wire blog goes into deeper detail, but each Remix controller will have recovered plastics, specifically one-third of it made from regrind and reclaimed materials. This means that each Remix should have its own little touches of…

“I’m really small, but I feel like I’m 10 feet tall; my swag is very Brooklyn,” Lola Brooke says. “I love this set. I should call my mom and show her,” she says before proceeding to FaceTime her from Complex studio one. “Mom, look, they have me on the Jumbotron,” she laughs. Brooke’s star is rising, and after the momentum she gained from her introductory hit single “Don’t Play With It,” the rapper’s charisma and energy are contagious. “I’m bubbly, but if you say the wrong thing to me, there will be some problems.” Brooke…

Producer, drummer, Oroko Radio resident, and Me Gusta Collective co-founder Obeka is back with news of a new EP that revisits the three tracks featured on the Move Like So EP from 2021. The Move Like So Remixes EP features five new versions from Bandicut, Swordman Kitala, Ultima Esuna, DJ Danifox, and Dengue Dengue Dengue.Returning to their streamlined DNGDNGDNG alias, the Peruvian duo pushes the drums right into the spotlight to create a jungle-reggaeton hybrid. The original had a slow and low swing to it, matching the…

Fresh off dropping her first new song of 2023, Bed-Stuy rapper Lola Brooke recruits Latto and Yung Miami for the remix of her breakout hit “Don’t Play With It.”The Dizzy Banko-produced track arrives alongside an accompanying video, directed by Starr Mazi, which sees Lola Brooke, Latto, and Miami wreak havoc throughout the streets of Brooklyn. Released in May 2021, “Don’t Play With It” became a viral hit on TikTok last year, amassing nearly 80 million streams to date while appearing on playlists such as Apple Music’s Rap…