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Forbes
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Cardi B Earns Her Biggest Hit In Years As She Preps Her New Album
Cardi B's 'Outside' debuts at No. 15 on the U.K. Official Hip-Hop and R&B Singles chart, marking her ... More biggest launch in years as she preps new album Am I the Drama? PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 26: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY - For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Cardi B attends the Mugler Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on September 26, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal) For years, Cardi B has been teasing her sophomore album and promoting it with single after single. The hip-hop superstar has scored multiple huge chart wins with both her own tracks and a variety of collaborations, but for quite a while, there was no word about a full-length. Now, the rapper has finally revealed that Am I the Drama? is set to arrive in mid-September, more than seven years after her debut full-length Invasion of Privacy took over the world. Cardi's latest single 'Outside' brings her back to the charts in the United Kingdom and earns the rapper the biggest hit she has managed in that nation in years. 'Outside' Debuts on Four U.K. Charts 'Outside' debuts on four rankings in the U.K. this week, earning its loftiest starting point on the Official Hip-Hop and R&B Singles chart. On that tally, Cardi launches her latest tune at No. 15, scoring the third-highest-ranking debut. This frame, the Official Hip-Hop and R&B Singles list is dominated by 'Victory Lab,' a collaboration between Fred Again, Skepta, and Plaqueboymax, which opens in first place. Central Cee and Sexyy Red start 'Guilt Trippin'' at No. 8. Cardi B Charts Higher Than She Has in Years Despite being one of the most successful hip-hop musicians of the last decade or so, Cardi has not appeared as high as No. 15 on the Official Hip-Hop and R&B Singles chart for several years. The last time she lifted to a higher spot was in June 2021. Four years ago, her smash 'Up' – which is set to be featured on Am I the Drama? – climbed as high as No. 7 and spent months living above the No. 15 position where 'Outside' begins its journey. 'Outside' Reaches Multiple Tallies 'Outside' also launches inside the top 20 on both the Official Singles Downloads and Official Singles Sales charts, where it enters at Nos. 17 and 20, respectively. It's only been a little more than a year since Cardi appeared in a more impressive position, as her most recent single 'Enough (Miami)' just narrowly beat where 'Outside' starts this week. Cardi B's Huge Collection of Hit Songs Cardi earns her twenty-sixth placement on the main ranking of the most consumed songs in the U.K. this week, where 'Outside' debuts at No. 72. 'Enough (Miami)' only spent one week at No. 85, while her previous track 'Bongos,' one of several collaborations with Megan Thee Stallion, rose all the way to No. 35 and still ranks as her most recent top 40 hit, even though it was released in September 2023.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fred Again, Skepta, Plaqueboymax Debuted a New Song on Twitch
DJ-producer Fred again.., streamer-producer Plaqueboymax, and rapper Skepta have premiered their collaborative track 'Victory Lap.' The song, which was originally crafted on Twitch, was officially released on Fred Again's channel today. From a room in New York City, Fred played the catchy lyrics: 'Shorty get freelance, now she a free thot.' Doechii is heard rapping the chorus on the track, before Skepta comes onscreen to rap his verse with a microphone. More from Rolling Stone Meet AMP, the Brat Pack of the Streamer Era The Botez Sisters Are Already Chess Icons. Now They're Ready to Go Beyond the Board How Pokimane and Fuslie Made Themselves the Antidote to Online Negativity 'The first thing he said to me was there's no reloads,' joked Skepta, before adding, 'New York City. I could see the Statue of Liberty just over there.' Fred then mixed in another song as Skepta started rapping the lyrics to a different song, before mixing in 'Victory Lap' once again. 'This one is disgusting. Absolutely dirty!' declared Skepta. Along with the song, the trio announced a pop-up rave at the Brooklyn Paramount later tonight, which will also be livestreamed on Fred's Twitch channel. The pair then joked about hosting a mini meditation as relaxing music started to play. 'We absolutely love you, New York,' Fred said. 'Best place in the world.' This is just the latest Twitch-related spectacle for Plaqueboymax, the New Jersey streamer who has become a key cultural tastemaker for Gen Z. When Rolling Stone caught up with him in April, he had been in London for a weeklong stream that included an In The Booth session with Skepta. 'When Skepta came on, he's like, 'Oh, what's this? Why is it moving so fast?'' Max said. Tonight's rave comes nearly a year after Fred's first stadium show, which he talked to Rolling Stone about. He and his team were intent on bringing an intimate feel to a large space, which made the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum the right choice for him. 'I think the challenge to me at the Coliseum was I really wanted to find ways that I could connect as much as possible to people in this vast space,' Fred told music writer Jeff Ihaza last year. 'Which is why we did that thing — Lucy and I call it the moat — we built this thing all the way around that I could walk along. That meant I could walk to the different stages.' Best of Rolling Stone Sly and the Family Stone: 20 Essential Songs The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Glastonbury 2025: 17 Moments From This Year's Festival You Might Have Missed
Whether it was because of incredible performances or headline-grabbing political statements, this year's Glastonbury festival dominated the conversation this weekend even more than usual. But with so much going on at Worthy Farm in 2025, there are some moments that might have passed you by completely. With that in mind, here are 14 stand-out moments from this year's Glastonbury that you might have missed this weekend… View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lewis Capaldi (@lewiscapaldi) Olivia Rodrigo and Louis partridge watching the band pulp at Glastonbury!! — Olivia Rodrigo fan (@HollyHepbu72646) June 29, 2025 View this post on Instagram A post shared by CAROLINE HIRONS (@carolinehirons) Glastonbury 2025: Everyone needs a Denise Welch Brat flag in their lives 😂📷: @1989healy#Glastonbury# — Far Out Magazine (@FarOutMag) June 27, 2025 DENISE AND CHARLI❤️ — amanda ☆ ⎕ (@virtualbedroom) June 27, 2025 Skepta steps up as last-minute replacement, shuts down GlastonburySkepta stepped up in a major way this weekend after Deftones had to cancel their Glastonbury set at the last minute because of an illness. The set was announced just hours before the performance, and Skepta… — Pigeons & Planes (@PigsAndPlans) June 29, 2025 Deftones have been forced to cancel tonight's 8.30pm Other Stage performance due to illness in the will kindly step-in, taking the stage at says: 'Let's go!!! No crew, no production but am ready to shut Glastonbury down. Victory lap time. Pre-Big Smoke… — Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) June 28, 2025 Helen from Wales held her phone for an hour to livestream Kneecap… she's says she thinks it was important and got 1.7m likes. — Lisa O'Carroll (@lisaocarroll) June 28, 2025 Kneecap responds to Helen - the Welsh woman who has quickly gone viral for live streaming their full set at Glastonbury after BBC cut the feedShe BURNT her finger holding her phone for an hour — Laura Pollock (@laura_pollock_) June 28, 2025 JADE included 'Reform' and 'justifying genocide' in her Fuck You chant at #Glastonbury ☕️ — sᴜᴘᴇʀ ᴛᴠ (@superTV247) June 28, 2025 Sir Ian McKellen took the stage with Scissor Sisters at #GlastonburyFestival. — Nexus Point News (@NexusPointNews) June 29, 2025 Sir Ian McKellen chant at Glastonbury 😭💜 — Principe 🫅🏾 (@Pri_Letterman) June 29, 2025 Gracie Abrams stuns as the 'Apple' girl in — Pop Crave (@PopCrave) June 28, 2025 🔥🔥🔥 @nadineshah's incredible set just now on @glastonbury's Other Stage where she read Artist's for Palestine's open letter demanding the UK government drops its proscription order to ban @Pal_action and played audio samples from @wizardbisan's reporting in Gaza. — Omar Aziz (@OmarAzizFilm) June 29, 2025 My heart. 🥹👏@kaetempest# — Darryl Griffiths 🏳️🌈📽 (@LegallyBOD) June 29, 2025
Evening Standard
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
Glastonbury - Saturday review: a day of political controversy (and some music)
Every track was received well, though the enjoyment is a little tempered by sound bleeding from other bars and dance tents near The Park, which is an issue that needs addressing. The band can't seem to tell though — in fact they appeared to have a great, if a little low energy, time. During Summer Girl, someone thankfully appeared to notice the sound issues and whacked the volume up to max, making things much more immersive. For this song, as well as fan favourite Gasoline, fans clambered onto each other's shoulders to get a full view. It's all very wholesome and calm, if even a little flat. It could be the hangovers, the sound, or the fact that everyone was saving their energy for Skepta and Charli xcx.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Glastonbury Festival organisers cancel major rock band's set
GLASTONBURY Festival organisers have been 'forced' to cancel the set of a major rock band this year. Deftones, who were set to perform on the Other Stage tonight (June 27), will no longer be performing due to an illness in the band. READ MORE: Who is playing at Glastonbury 2025 today? Saturday line-up READ MORE: Best and funniest flags at Glastonbury 2025 - so far Rapper Skepta will now play on the Other Stage and Ezra Collective's set will run frim 7pm-8:15pm. A spokesperson from Glastonbury Festival said, "Deftones have been forced to cancel tonight's Other Stage performance due to illness in the band. "Skepta will kindly step in, taking the stage at 9pm. "Ezra Collective's set will now run from 7-8:15pm. We wish Deftones a speedy recovery." Speaking before his set, Skepta said: "Let's go!! No crew, no production, but am ready to shut Glastonbury down. Victory lap time. Pre-Big Smoke 2025." Skepta has just released his new single 'Victory Lap' and is expected to perform it as part of his Glastonbury performance. The UK rapper has over 10 million monthly listeners via Spotify. He will play the Other Stage from 9pm-9:30pm tonight (June 28).
