We’ve compiled the eclectic mix of hip-hop, Latin pop, R&b, Afrobeats, and K-pop music of the artists featured in the fifth installment of our Musicians on Musicians series into a mega playlist on iHeart. From the song that changed Omar Apollo’s life to Latto’s own track that Snoop Dogg requested at his photoshoot with the Atlanta rapper, tune into the hits that made these musicians’ careers.
Snoop Dogg
“Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang” feat. Dr. Dre
“Drop It Like It’s Hot” feat. Pharell
“Sensual Seduction...
Snoop Dogg
“Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang” feat. Dr. Dre
“Drop It Like It’s Hot” feat. Pharell
“Sensual Seduction...
- 11/1/2023
- by Maya Georgi
- Rollingstone.com
Nathy Peluso debuted “Salvaje” on Wednesday, a house-driven track inspired by ballroom culture.
The new single — written and produced by Peluso, in collaboration with Didi Gutman and Illangelo — was accompanied by a music video directed by Félix Bollaín and produced by Little Spain. The visual features featuring Peluso voguing in different looks, and a press release describes the “ballroom-culture inspired track” as “music for your culo.”
After teasing the song on social media with dance clips, the Argentinian singer announced “Salvaje” on Instagram. In a statement, Peluso wrote that “with...
The new single — written and produced by Peluso, in collaboration with Didi Gutman and Illangelo — was accompanied by a music video directed by Félix Bollaín and produced by Little Spain. The visual features featuring Peluso voguing in different looks, and a press release describes the “ballroom-culture inspired track” as “music for your culo.”
After teasing the song on social media with dance clips, the Argentinian singer announced “Salvaje” on Instagram. In a statement, Peluso wrote that “with...
- 7/13/2023
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Santigold gets in the interrogation room with herself in the new short video accompanying the arrival of her latest song, “Ain’t Ready.” The track will appear on the musician’s new album, Spirituals, set to arrive Sept. 9.
“Ain’t Ready” feels at once atmospheric and heavy, with Santigold’s falsetto vocals filling the spaces between the pounding drums and industrial synths. The short video accompanying the song matches the defiant tone of Santigold’s lyrics — “I know those fools boy ain’t ready/Still they spill their lies and...
“Ain’t Ready” feels at once atmospheric and heavy, with Santigold’s falsetto vocals filling the spaces between the pounding drums and industrial synths. The short video accompanying the song matches the defiant tone of Santigold’s lyrics — “I know those fools boy ain’t ready/Still they spill their lies and...
- 6/15/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Grimes appears ready to update her LinkedIn and become the latest member of the Great Resignation, tweeting that she’s interested in “changing my main day job” after releasing her next album, Book 1.
“Celebrity culture is suffocating af,” the musician wrote. “I’m not quitting music, but def changing my main day job after Book 1. Music industry feels old and tired, reliant on archaic systems.”
Celebrity culture is suffocating a f. I’m not quitting music, but def changing my main day job after Book 1. Music industry feels old and tired,...
“Celebrity culture is suffocating af,” the musician wrote. “I’m not quitting music, but def changing my main day job after Book 1. Music industry feels old and tired, reliant on archaic systems.”
Celebrity culture is suffocating a f. I’m not quitting music, but def changing my main day job after Book 1. Music industry feels old and tired,...
- 12/28/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Grimes does battle with the nefarious Dark King in the new music video for her recent single, “Player of Games.”
The video was directed by Anton Tammi and based on a story written by Grimes, who also served as the clip’s creative director. The sci-fi fantasy epic is centered around Grimes and the so-called Dark King — played by Andrei Pishchalnikov — who appear to have had some past relationship, but are now locked in constant battle, whether that be games of chess, lightsaber fights, or an old-school duel with swords.
The video was directed by Anton Tammi and based on a story written by Grimes, who also served as the clip’s creative director. The sci-fi fantasy epic is centered around Grimes and the so-called Dark King — played by Andrei Pishchalnikov — who appear to have had some past relationship, but are now locked in constant battle, whether that be games of chess, lightsaber fights, or an old-school duel with swords.
- 12/22/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Taylor Swift was the big winner at the 1st Annual Gold Derby Music Awards. For years our users have voted for their favorite achievements in film and TV. This year more than 10,000 got to cast their votes for the best in the recording industry for the first time. Scroll down for the complete list of Gdma winners, and watch our winners announcement above.
SEEBeyonce on track to break Alison Krauss’s Grammy record with these wins, according to our predictions
Swift achieved a clean sweep of her general field categories. She was named Artist of the Year, while “Folklore” won Album of the Year and “Cardigan” was named Record of the Year and Song of the Year. She also won the award for Best Pop Artist, bringing her total to five wins out of six nominations. The only category she lost was Best Music Video, which went to Lady Gaga...
SEEBeyonce on track to break Alison Krauss’s Grammy record with these wins, according to our predictions
Swift achieved a clean sweep of her general field categories. She was named Artist of the Year, while “Folklore” won Album of the Year and “Cardigan” was named Record of the Year and Song of the Year. She also won the award for Best Pop Artist, bringing her total to five wins out of six nominations. The only category she lost was Best Music Video, which went to Lady Gaga...
- 3/5/2021
- by Daniel Montgomery, Chris Beachum, Marcus James Dixon, Joyce Eng, Zach Laws, Christopher Rosen and Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
For the first time in our history, our users were able to vote for their favorite songs, albums and artists of the year in the inaugural Gold Derby Music Awards, which cover the same eligibility period as the Grammys. Over 900 users cast their ballots, and Lady Gaga came out on top with eight nominations. Scroll down to see our complete list of contenders in 12 categories, and watch our video presentation of the nominees above, including inside info on which artists came close to noms but missed. You can vote for the winners right now here in our predictions center.
SEEUpsets abound at 2020 Latin Grammys as Natalia Lafourcade and Alejandro Sanz beat Bad Bunny, J Balvin and Karol G
Lady Gaga was nominated in every possible category — more than once in a couple. She’s up for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (“Chromatica“), Record of the Year and...
SEEUpsets abound at 2020 Latin Grammys as Natalia Lafourcade and Alejandro Sanz beat Bad Bunny, J Balvin and Karol G
Lady Gaga was nominated in every possible category — more than once in a couple. She’s up for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year (“Chromatica“), Record of the Year and...
- 11/20/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery, Chris Beachum, Marcus James Dixon, Joyce Eng, Zach Laws and Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
The most surprising name hidden in the liner notes of the Weeknd’s fourth studio album, After Hours, is Mario Winans. Best known for his 2004 classic “I Don’t Wanna Know,” Winans has since has written and produced on hits like CeCe Winans’s “Pray” and Kanye West’s “All Day,” but in recent years has settled into a behind-the-scenes role. It’s easy to see, within the bleak futurism of the Weeknd’s latest release, flashes of the classic R&b turns that WInans is known for — and nowhere...
- 3/25/2020
- by Charles Holmes
- Rollingstone.com
Home audiences will cheer for Disney’s Queen of Katwe, which has earned widespread critical acclaim. Based on the vibrant true story of a young girl (Madina Nalwanga) from the streets of Uganda whose world changes when she is introduced to the game of chess, and, as a result of the support she receives from her family and community, is instilled with the confidence and determination she needs to pursue her dream of becoming an international chess champion. It is a remarkable story of perseverance against all odds that will leave viewers feeling humbled and inspired. According to director Mira Nair, “The triumph of the human spirit is not to weep for what we don’t have but to focus on what we do have and allow that to take us to a place we never imagined possible.” Disney’s heartwarming and triumphant tale arrives home on Digital HD on Jan.
- 1/17/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Alicia Keys has contributed songs to dozens of soundtracks including “The Great Gatsby,” “Muscle Shoals,” “Quantum of Solace” and “Drumline.” But Mira Nair’s “Queen of Katwe,” which features a Keys original, “Back to Life,” was a different kind of project.
Keys first discovered the true story of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi (portrayed by Madina Nalwanga in her debut) “by a little twist of fate” in 2011, when Tim Crothers’ remarkable feature story on the budding prodigy was published by Espn’s magazine (a year later, Crothers published the book “The Queen of Katwe,” on which Nair’s film is based).
Producing partner Jeff Robinson gave the article to Keys, in hopes that they could develop it under their Big Pita, Little Pita Productions banner. While that didn’t ultimately pan out, Keys could never quite shake Mutesi’s story.
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Keys first discovered the true story of Ugandan chess prodigy Phiona Mutesi (portrayed by Madina Nalwanga in her debut) “by a little twist of fate” in 2011, when Tim Crothers’ remarkable feature story on the budding prodigy was published by Espn’s magazine (a year later, Crothers published the book “The Queen of Katwe,” on which Nair’s film is based).
Producing partner Jeff Robinson gave the article to Keys, in hopes that they could develop it under their Big Pita, Little Pita Productions banner. While that didn’t ultimately pan out, Keys could never quite shake Mutesi’s story.
Read More: Why ‘Hidden Figures’ Is...
- 1/12/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
This Friday, November 4, Alicia Keys will be releasing her sixth studio album, “Here.” Ahead of its launch, the Grammy Award winner has shared her short film titled “The Gospel,” which features unreleased tracks from her upcoming LP.
The 23-minute video, which can be watched exclusively on Tidal, is directed by A.V. Rockwell and premiered earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival. The short is set in Key’s hometown of New York City and takes on police brutality.
Get ready for @AliciaKeys’ album Here w/her visual prelude The Gospel, on Tidal now. #AliciaIsHERE #TIDALXAliciaKeys https://t.co/1FDndHgrcb pic.twitter.com/xFAo4hyQZk
— Tidal (@TIDALHiFi) November 1, 2016
Read More: Listen to Alicia Keys Sing the Ballad She Wrote for ‘Queen of Katwe’
“Here” is Key’s followup to 2012’s “Girl on Fire” and is executive produced by her husband Swiss Beatz. Fans have previously heard the tracks “In Common,...
The 23-minute video, which can be watched exclusively on Tidal, is directed by A.V. Rockwell and premiered earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival. The short is set in Key’s hometown of New York City and takes on police brutality.
Get ready for @AliciaKeys’ album Here w/her visual prelude The Gospel, on Tidal now. #AliciaIsHERE #TIDALXAliciaKeys https://t.co/1FDndHgrcb pic.twitter.com/xFAo4hyQZk
— Tidal (@TIDALHiFi) November 1, 2016
Read More: Listen to Alicia Keys Sing the Ballad She Wrote for ‘Queen of Katwe’
“Here” is Key’s followup to 2012’s “Girl on Fire” and is executive produced by her husband Swiss Beatz. Fans have previously heard the tracks “In Common,...
- 11/1/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Disney’s “Queen of Katwe” is based on the true story of 10-year-old Phiona, a young girl from Uganda with a knack for chess and dreams of becoming an international champion. It’s clearly positioned as an inspiring tale, and to underpin that message Disney brought on Alicia Keys to write and perform a new song for the soundtrack, “Back To Life.”
The cathartic track, written by Keys, Carlo Montagnese and Billy Walsh, is about pushing past the little voice of doubt in our heads so we can instead, “electrify the world,” Keys said in a press release. Starting as a piano ballad with minimal strings, “Back to Life” then morphs into a fun uptempo, electronic, head-shaking pop song. Take a listen below.
Read More: ‘Queen of Katwe’ Teaser: Lupita Nyong’o & David Oyelowo Instill Confidence In a Chess Prodigy
Keys has won 15 Grammy Awards, but she’s never received an Oscar nomination.
The cathartic track, written by Keys, Carlo Montagnese and Billy Walsh, is about pushing past the little voice of doubt in our heads so we can instead, “electrify the world,” Keys said in a press release. Starting as a piano ballad with minimal strings, “Back to Life” then morphs into a fun uptempo, electronic, head-shaking pop song. Take a listen below.
Read More: ‘Queen of Katwe’ Teaser: Lupita Nyong’o & David Oyelowo Instill Confidence In a Chess Prodigy
Keys has won 15 Grammy Awards, but she’s never received an Oscar nomination.
- 9/3/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Less than a week after Alicia Keys unveiled her new single "In Common," the singer appeared on the Brie Larson-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live for the live debut of that Latin-infused track.
Keys, making her first SNL appearance since 2010, delivered a simmering, sensual rendition of the Illangelo-produced song bolstered by a locked-in backing band. For Keys' second musical guest spot, she premiered her soulful, gospel-influenced "Hallelujah," an original composition and not the oft-covered Leonard Cohen classic, for the first time on television.
Both "In Common" and "Hallelujah...
Keys, making her first SNL appearance since 2010, delivered a simmering, sensual rendition of the Illangelo-produced song bolstered by a locked-in backing band. For Keys' second musical guest spot, she premiered her soulful, gospel-influenced "Hallelujah," an original composition and not the oft-covered Leonard Cohen classic, for the first time on television.
Both "In Common" and "Hallelujah...
- 5/8/2016
- Rollingstone.com
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