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Here’s our weekly overview of Hip-Hop and R&B album sales in the U.S., along with an update on where each album ranks on the Billboard 200 chart — this time for week 21 of 2026. This week’s recap includes the first-week sales of Drake’s three new albums – ICEMAN, HABIBTI andMAID OF HONOUR – which all make a Top 3 debut, and Giveon’sBELOVED: ACT II. Source: HITS Daily Double Chart # Artist(s) Album title Sales Sales + Streams 1 Drake ICEMAN 12,672 459,986 *DEBUT* 2 Drake HABIBTI 5,905 114,057 *DEBUT* 3 Drake MAID OF HONOUR 5,939 109,129 *DEBUT* 12 Don…
In this new entry in our ‘Diamonds In The Rough’ category, we would like to introduce you to upcoming artist Aja Maria and her brand new single titled “Congratulations”. Baltimore’s own Aja Maria is stepping into a powerful new chapter with the release of her mesmerizing new single, “Congratulations,” available now. A hypnotic blend of sultry late-night R&B and emotional storytelling, the track solidifies Aja Maria as one of the most compelling emerging voices in contemporary soul music. Built around warm basslines, layered textures, and intimate lyricism, “Congratulations” unfolds like a private conversation between two lovers who can never fully…
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Hollie Rogers has released the music video for her new track “He Reminds Me of You.” The cinematic song lands as the fifth and final single to be lifted from her highly anticipated upcoming studio album, Everything’s Fine, which is set to arrive on 5th June 2026.The track explores the heavy psychological conflict of navigating familiar yet hazardous attachments. “[‘He Reminds Me of You’] explores the pull of something that feels familiar yet dangerous,” Rogers explains. “It captures a blurred line between comfort and risk, and the enormous tension that comes from feelings you might wish you didn’t…
Summer is well and truly upon us. And with it comes a whole heap of brilliant new releases to get stuck into. That in mind, here are the results of last week’s vote!The long wait for new Anthrax material meant anticipation was high and they nabbed a nifty third place with It’s For The Kids, while newcomer Mother took second on Unholy. But our overall winner for the week – by some distance – was returning arena metal giants Five Finger Death Punch, who took the crown with Eye Of The Storm.We’re casting our gaze on the newer breed this…
French Montana and Max B drop off another collaborative album.Wave Gods 2: Cosmos Brothers contains 26 songs and features from Kanye West, Rick Ross, Ty Dolla $ign and more. The video for the song “Go Ladies” is also out. Listen to the full project and watch the video below: View Original Article Here
After teasing it earlier this week, Tyga releases his brand new single, which is titled “2POPS”. UPDATE: The video is out now! Hopefully, we can expect a new project from the rapper to drop later this year. Listen and watch below: Share on Social Mediaxfacebooklinkedinemailwhatsapp View Original Article Here
1. Stand Atlantic – Velcro Stand Atlantic almost broke our website when we announced them for The K! Pit at Blondies next week. No wonder, this newie is an absolute banger. It also marks, says singer Bonnie Fraser, the start of their “lovegirl era”. Because they weren’t already beloved enough… 2. PRESIDENT – DOOM LOOP He’s back, and he’s ramping up the next campaign. That is to say, PRESIDENT have announced their new album, Blood Of Your Empire, is arriving on September 4, and that they’re doing a massive UK and EU tour in November. This first cut gets our…
ROBERT FRIPP: “[Panegyric label head] Declan Colgan told [Fripp’s manager] David Singleton: ‘Robert has more ampersands in his professional life than anyone I know!’ We went through three iterations of this CD – a David version, a Declan version, and then I made my own comments, and we have this CD that you have. Primarily this is stuff that I want to sit down and listen to. How do we begin? How do we get drawn into this? And then in the middle, when everything sags, what do you do there? And then at the end, well, how do you…
ILLAMAN and One Over Zero return with “Au Revoir”, the second single taken from their forthcoming collaborative project “Thanks, I’ve Been Dave” (out 29.05.26). Blending razor sharp lyricism with rich, cinematic production, the track captures the duo’s unmistakable chemistry, balancing introspection, energy and atmosphere in equal measure.Following the momentum of their first release, “Au Revoir” pushes the sound further, with ILLAMAN’s commanding delivery sitting effortlessly over One Over Zero’s textured and immersive production. The result is a track that feels both deeply personal and sonically expansive, hinting at the depth still to come from the project.One Over Zero are a…
How Long Till I Know? is all about unshackling oneself from the chains of society – their expectations, their judgement. It’s about that moment when you reach a crossroads and you don’t know which path to take – one might lead you to the change you want, the other might lead you back to where you started from. But the core message here is “stand in your truth, be brave, hold your head high and don’t let anything hold you back”. Deciding to sing/write this song partially in Italian wasn’t necessarily a conscious choice – I’d never done so, but…
Rotterdam producerAfrohamis back on Melting Pot Music with ‘Portrait of Self,’ a slow burning rap track built around the voice of Texas MCDominick Giovanni.It’s the latest step in a steady run of releases from Afroham, who announced himself to a wider audience with his debut EPQuantum Love(MPM, 2023). Equal parts neo-soul, hip hop, and lofi, it found its people and stuck.On ‘Portrait of Self,’ mellow production meets introspective bars as Dominick Giovanni delivers verses shaped by movement, growth, and lived experience. Raised in a military family and constantly relocating, the New York born MC channels that perspective into sharp, reflective…
Thin Lear: Many Disappeared (First City Artists)LP | DLOut NowFrom the foremost Poet of the Broken Heart and cosmopolitan musician’s musician, we are presented with collected reports of the life less travelled, resulting in this brief yet epic journey into the days of wine and roses. MK Bennett settles in.So I didn’t know really who was kissing me for the very first instant but now I knew and knew everything more than ever, as, grace-wise, she descended to me from the upper dark where I’d thought only cold could be..Maggie Cassidy – Jack KerouacThis man’s brilliance really needs to be…