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Yahoo
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cardi B, Steve Lacy, Dijon, And All the Songs You Need to Know This Week
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, Cardi B reminds everyone in the game she's rap's princess over an old school New York beat, Steve Lacy returns with his first bit of new music since in three years, and Dijon delivers R&B excellence on his latest LP. Plus, new music from Chance the Rapper, King Princess, and Dominic Fike. Cardi B, 'Imaginary Playerz' (YouTube) More from Rolling Stone Everything We Know About Steve Lacy's New Album 'Oh Yeah?' Cardi B Drops Jay-Z-Sampling Single 'Imaginary Playerz' Steve Lacy Shares Album Merch and a New Single 'Nice Shoes' Steve Lacy, 'Nice Shoes' (YouTube) Dijon, 'Baby!' (YouTube) Chance the Rapper, feat. Lion Babe, BJ The Chicago Kid, 'Speed of Light' (YouTube) King Princess, 'Girls' (YouTube) Dominic Fike, 'Aftermath' (YouTube) Ryan Castro, Grupo Frontera, 'Apodo' (YouTube) Pink Pantheress 'Romeo' (YouTube) Olivia Dean, 'Man I Need' (YouTube) Kaytranada, 'Space Invader' (YouTube) Adore & Blu DeTiger, 'High Like Heaven' (YouTube) J Balvin, Jay Wheeler, 'Si Te Vas' (YouTube) Bia, Young Miko, 'Birthday Behavior' (YouTube) Xavi, Omar Montes, 'Niña Mala' (YouTube) Militarie Gun, 'Bad Idea' (YouTube) Eliza McLamb, 'Every Year' (YouTube) Gatlin, 'Pipe Dream' (YouTube) The Beaches, 'Lesbian of the Year' (YouTube) Sekou, 'Catching Bodies' (YouTube) Two Friends feat. Quinn XCII, 'Way It Was' (YouTube) Shame 'Spartak' (YouTube) Ashnikko, 'Trinkets' (YouTube) AtHeart, 'Plot Twist' (YouTube) Maria Ellis, 'I Like Me (When I'm Loving You)' (YouTube) Ronboy feat. Matt Berninger, 'Disaster' (YouTube) L.C. Franke feat. Silverada, Jeff Klein 'Prisoner (Southern Bloom)' (YouTube) Stephen Bishop, 'Now That I've Hit the Big Time' (YouTube) Michael Hearst, 'Sledgehammer' (YouTube) 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 Solve the daily Crossword
Powys County Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Powys County Times
Thousands revel in the sun at Powys staged Green Man 2025
Green Man Festival 2025 is in full swing in the Powys countryside, with the sun-drenched Saturday packing in standout performances, surprise sets, and art-led experiences. There were returning favourites and future stars, and a monumental Mountain Stage performance from CMAT, who described her long awaited Welsh debut as 'one of the best shows of her life'. Draped in the Welsh flag, CMAT and The Very Sexy CMAT Band filled the Mountain Stage with one of the biggest crowds in Green Man history, with festival-goers two-stepping to songs old and new; from her 2022 breakout single I Wanna Be A Cowboy, Baby! to viral hits The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station and Take A Sexy Picture Of Me, staking her claim as one of the most memorable Green Man performances to date. The late-night euphoria of electronic music legends Underworld – who formed in South Wales nearly 40 years ago – closed the day with a pulse-pounding set packed with techno beats, hypnotic visuals, and festival-defining moments. A triumphant rendition of their hit 'Born Slippy' sent the crowd into a frenzy, proving to be one of the biggest highlights of the night. Other remarkable performances lighting up the Mountain Stage on Saturday included Seattle-born singer-songwriting force Perfume Genius, who treated entranced audiences to a captivating set spanning his critically acclaimed catalogue, including tracks from his breakout 2025 record Glory, alongside North Carolina's MJ Lenderman and his band The Wind, whose special, 90-minute extended set of gritty, indie-rock energy and compelling storytelling electrified the crowd. Wales' own star Gwenno took the Green Man crowd by storm on Saturday afternoon, as she mesmerised fans with ethereal vocals and electronic soundscapes from her acclaimed 2025 album Tresor The Mountain Stage also played host to Afrofuturist ensemble Fulu Miziki and Boss Morris, with their modernistic reimagining of morris dancing. MJ Lenderman wasn't the only artist making a triumphant return to the Black Mountains, as 2024 Mercury Prize winners English Teacher and Welsh surf-pop favourites Melin Melyn also returned to Green Man. Having played at the festival in 2022 on the Rising stage, English Teacher soared on the Far Out stage, with crowds singing every word of their breakout anthem 'Nearly Daffodils'. Earlier, Melin Melyn lit up the same stage with their psychedelic flair, sparking a technicolour dance party that stood out as one of the weekend's most joyful moments. Over at the Walled Garden stage, another emerging Bristol star, Lucy Gooch, left crowds breathless as she held them in a dreamlike haze with ambient soundscapes. The ancient stone walls and oaks of the Walled Garden stage proved to be a beautiful setting for her standout performance, and those that followed. The Babbling Tongues area bustled with curious minds on Saturday afternoon, as jasmine.4.t, the newest Saddest Factory signee, joined hyperpop artist and drag royalty Happyness, a.k.a Ash Kenazi, for a raw and fascinating conversation on queer identity, vulnerability, and defying genre expectations in the music industry. Later in the same area on Saturday, celebrated comedian Stewart Lee gave a deliriously funny set of riffs on cultural decline, and the absurdities of modern life, leaving the audience in stitches. For festival goers seeking a fix of heavier sounds, Saturday night provided unruly belters from emerging experimental artist Black Fondu, who brought his signature blend of abstract grime, punk, and electronica to a Rising stage crowd ready to bounce around, and Manchester newcomers Westside Cowboy, who delivered a DIY indie-rock fueled set in the spirit of 2000s garage bands. With the festival weekend now in full swing, there's plenty more in store on the final day of Green Man 2025, with performances from dancefloor funk pioneers Cymande, trip-hop alt-indie alchemist Nilüfer Yanya, mighty Birmingham duo Big Special, New York City genre-benders Been Stellar, ethereal techno auteur Kelly Lee Owens, and many more.
Metro
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Jade Thirlwall has 'daily battle against Ozempic' after cruel pregnancy comments
Jade Thirlwall has made the heartbreaking confession that she struggles daily to not use weight-loss drugs after trolling. The Little Mix star has been dominating the music scene this year in preparation for her debut solo album, That's Showbiz, Baby! However, being under the spotlight has not come without its battles, particularly pressures to look a certain way and lose weight. 'I have a daily battle with myself not to go on Ozempic,' Jade, 32, confessed to The Guardian in a new interview. 'I don't judge people that do, but because I have a history of eating disorders, I don't know where taking something like that would end for me.' Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs suppress your appetite while controlling glucose levels and other hunger signals, resulting in dramatic weight loss. She continued: 'Little Mix fans were all about empowerment and celebrating your body however you look. Now I'm in my 30s and the healthiest I've ever been, but every time I post a picture, there are comments saying, 'She must be pregnant.'' Jade's bandmates, Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson and Leigh-Anne Pinnock, have all welcomed children since the group went on hiatus. While the Angel of My Dreams hitmaker is settled with Rizzle Kicks icon Jordan Stephens, the pair have not publicly discussed plans to have children. 'The sad thing is that it's usually women,' she added. 'But people are used to seeing me in a group environment five or 10 years ago when I was stick-thin because I was in my early 20s with an eating disorder.' Little Mix were put together on The X Factor in 2011, becoming the first group and only girl group to ever win the long-running competition show. The Black Magic hitmakers sold over 75milion records, landing five UK number ones, 16 Top 10s, and three Brit Awards. Jade admitted that she shouldn't have been allowed to compete as she was incredibly fragile at the time, having just been discharged from hospital. Looking back at old photos, she now sees how 'very very thin' she was despite not believing she had relapsed under the industry pressure. 'Historically, if I've ever felt that something is out of my control, then restricting food has been a means of controlling my life in a very toxic way,' Jade explained. Now, away from the pressures of being in the biggest girl group in the world, Jade is thriving as a solo artist. All four former Little Mix stars have released their own music to varying success, with Leigh-Anne admitting she didn't enjoy going her own way as much as she expected to. 'The pressure is what stopped me enjoying it as much,' she said on Capital XTRA Breakfast last month. 'Obviously, coming from such a massive group and having the pressure to do just as well as that massive group did is kind of impossible to do overnight. 'That took 10 years. It takes work. And also, I'm not doing music like the group did. Like, I've gone down a different route, and I just think those expectations kind of like weighed on me and it was like, 'This is just not fun!' 'I'm doing this solo because one, I want to have fun. You know, I deserve to have that without feeling like this horrible pressure on me.' The band was shattered when, in 2020, Jesy decided to leave the band midway through their Confetti album promotion. Jesy has also spoken about issues with mental health, revealing that trolling on social media — including a tweet from Katy Hopkins about her weight — pushed her to attempt suicide. All the Little Mix stars have said they wished Jesy the best, but the announcement took them by surprise, with no private discussion. On the Louis Theroux podcast, Jade revealed she broke down crying in her car after hearing the news, prompting partner Jordan to spring into action. She said: 'We were driving up North to see my family. I just wailed and wailed for an hour or something. 'We parked up at services and he was like, 'do you want some peace?'. And I was like, 'yes'.' 'That's when I knew he was a keeper because he was like, 'are you alright on your own for a little bit?'. I mean, I couldn't actually speak. So I was screaming. 'And then he went out into the shops and he came back with a pasty from Greggs and I thought, 'that's the one'.' Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you.
Hypebeast
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hypebeast
Dijon Figures Out Fatherhood on 'BABY'
Summary The samples have cleared, andBABY,Dijon's sophomore studio album (and also the name of his son) is here at last. Materializing a little under four years after its pioneering predecessor,Absolutely, and fresh off the understated musician's most front-facing year yet, having a hand in two of the biggest albums of the year – Bon Iver'sSABLE, fABLEand Justin Bieber'sSWAG –the universally awaited LP is exactly what we've been eyeing from Dijon after his recent solo hiatus of sorts. While lyrically, the 12-trackBABYis primarily a solo endeavor, the project is a homegrown, heartfelt family affair, a musing on Dijon's little familial unit that now includes his young son. SinceAbsolutely's release, Dijon's not-so-quiet influence on the music zeitgeist has only gotten clearer in focus, the refreshingly raw album (and its dining room live performance visual) paving the road for a new era of intimate, improvisational-feeling sonic experimentation. A contemporary blueprint for what it truly means to blend genres (beyond just the buzzword), the still rather under-the-radarAbsolutelyestablished an ether in which Star & The Dream Policeand Matt Champion'sMika's Laundrycould not only exist, but be properly appreciated. Something he seemed to don with pride, the musician's IYKYK label, this might be the project that puts Dijon on the mainstream map. Clinging to his ability to amalgamate deeply introspective lyricism with needle-pushing production tactics, Dijon does what he does best on the new album, equipped with a more honed sound and (just slightly) more polished production. 1. Baby!2. Another Baby!3. HIGHER!4. (Freak It)5. Yamaha6. FIRE!7. (Referee)8. Rewind9. my man10. loyal & marie11. Automatic12. Kindalove Introductory track 'Baby!' (a mastered version of the 'BABY burner' rough cut linked on theBABYalbum countdown) brings us into the new album's world, almost structurally resembling a newborn's first hours, sonically stumbling through different loops and sampling bits of conversations. However, all of Dijon's redirections are highly intentional, studied swerves into terrain that isn't entirely unexplored, but rather unexplored by himas a one of his candid compositional shifts is, in fact, thought through, each choice of experimentation made with utmost care. The sweeping 'Another Baby!' ushers in the next feeling of a childlike contentment through its shimmery synth arrangement, while 'HIGHER' continues to revel in the peaks of Dijon's fatherhood journey, and '(Freak It)' brings in a more sultry undertone by way of hushed vocals. On track five, 'Yamaha,' evocative ofAbsolutely's 'Many Times,' Dijon leans into his layering of loops, instrumentals, and lyrics, creating an immersive, chaotic effect – though, as opposed to on the more freneticAbsolutely, here, the chaos is controlled. It's more focused. Following 'FIRE!' comes the textured '(Referee),' which is reminiscent of a comedown, and, a particular high point of the album, 'Rewind.' A masterclass in meticulous layering, glitchy guitars coalesce atop Dijon's earnest pondering of questions. 'my man' marks one of the longer songs on the album and takes a true tapestry form, a piecing together of repetitive raspy crooning, vast backing melodies, and a spacey outro. In the final stretch, 'loyal & marie' spotlights Dijon's gleaming falsetto, giving way for the sample-led 'Automatic' and true-to-form Dijon love song, 'Kindalove.' It's a perfect ending for a project that, while more patchwork-y in persona, is all connected by one unwavering throughline: unconditional love. StreamBABY– out everywhere now.
Irish Daily Mirror
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
CMAT's mother 'speechless' after watching her daughter on stage at Glastonbury
The mother of pop singer CMAT has told how she was "speechless" when she watched her famous daughter perform at Glastonbury. Sinead Thompson said she never thought one day she would see her daughter - whose real name is Ciara Mary-Alice - perform in front of thousands of music fans at the UK festival last Friday. Speaking on 2FM Breakfast with Carl, Roz and Aisling, Sinead said she was "giddy" with enjoyment when she saw her daughter, from Dunboyne, Co Meath, on the Pyramid Stage. Sinead said: "It was absolutely amazing. I couldn't speak and that's not like me. I was giddy with enjoyment and full of fun." Sinead admitted she did shed a tear with pride when she saw CMAT on stage. "Of course I did. It was unreal. You might dream of it but you'd never think your child would end up like that." Speaking about CMAT's childhood, she said her daughter was always interested in music and was influenced by The Beatles because of Ryan Tubridy's former radio show on RTE Radio One. "The Beatles were a big thing for her because of Ryan Tubridy. "When nobody bought records, Ciara was coming in with a record." But she admitted that being a middle child has always kept her grounded, despite her super stardom - with Sinead joking that her siblings would never let her get away with anything. "Absolutely. 100 per cent. She is the exact same. She'll never not be grounded being the third child of a family of four. They don't let her away with anything," she said jokingly. It comes after The Guardian described her as a "spectacularly brilliant" performer, speculating that this show could pave the way for an even bigger surge in her popularity, outlining a "rapturous reaction" to her set. "When she successfully encourages the audience to engage in synchronised dance moves to I Wanna Be a Cowboy, Baby!, she looks quite startled at what a crowd this size enthusiastically dancing in unison looks like," The Guardian review reads. "It's all incredibly engaging and preposterously good fun. "The Rolling Stones said CMAT 'has it all' and will be one of the defining artists of 2025." "Her songs are catchy, poignant and well-crafted; on stage, she's a powerhouse of performance, cracking gags and diving into the crowd, but not forgetting to make her final statement a call for a free Palestine. It's rare that a standout set, unlikely to be beaten for the whole weekend, arrives so early on the Friday afternoon at Worthy Farm, but the Irish singer is on a roll of stunning momentum right now."
