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Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem have surprised their fans with ‘The Hillbillies’, a new drill-inspired song which samples Bon Iver – check out the track below.The single is the pair’s tenth collaboration together, following the Grammy-winning ‘Family Ties’, 2021’s ‘Range Brothers’ and ‘Vent’.Lamar and Keem released ‘The Hillbillies’, along with a music video, yesterday (May 30). The new song samples the 2020 Bon Iver track ‘PDLIF’, which itself samples Alabaster dePlume’s ‘Visit Croatia’.‘The Hillbillies’ features UK drill-style hi-hats and elements of Jersey club bass, showing off Lamar and Keem’s conversational rapping styles in the process: “Shorty say she celibate, I’ma keep hopin’ (she’s not) / Shorty say she in love with me, I’ma be open (I’ll try).”In the song’s accompanying video, the Californian rappers are seen outside and inside Dodger Stadium in LA, as well as boarding a private jet and going on a shopping spree in London.The clip also features a cameo from Tyler, The Creator, who flashes a button to the camera at one point that reads “Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival 2023” before then pointing at Dodger Stadium.

Tyler, The Creator‘s festival Camp Flog Gnaw has been on a pandemic-induced hiatus since 2019, though Tyler’s manager Christian Clancy said last year that 2023 would see the Camp’s return. News has been quiet since that October reveal.

Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem, one of the best duos in rap with hits like "family ties" and "range brothers" already making their way to icon status, have released a new collaboration called "The Hillbillies." Produced by Surf Gang's Evilgiane, the instrumental is built on a sample of Bon Iver's 2020 track "PDLIF." The VHS-shot music video is a jet-setting one, shot in London, a mall, a private jet, and outside Dodger Stadium with Tyler, The Creator mugging for the camera. Watch above.

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Thania Garcia Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar have released a new collaboration “The Hillbillies,” produced by Evil Giane, alongside a music video directed by Neal Farmer. Tyler, the Creator makes a cameo in the montage, flashing a Camp Flog Gnaw 2023 button in front of Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium — confirming the carnival’s long-awaited return. “The Hillbillies” samples Bon Iver’s “PDLIF” and is the latest joint effort from cousins Lamar and Keem, who previously worked together on tracks such as “N95,” “Die Hard,” “Range Brothers,” “Savior,” “Nile,” and the Grammy award-winning “Family Ties,” among others. According to Keem’s tweet announcing the collab, the single also makes reference to Drake’s “Sticky” off his 2022 album “Honestly, Nevermind.”

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Thania Garcia Brandi Carlile will be honored with the Songwriter Icon award by the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) as part of the organization’s annual meeting at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall on June 14. “Brandi Carlile is in a class of her own,” said NMPA President and CEO David Israelite in a statement. “A critical success who has become a cultural and commercial force, she consistently has delivered stunning lyrics and vocals that cut to the heart of the human experience. We are thrilled to celebrate what she has given and continues to give to the craft of songwriting.” The first-ever NMPA Non-Performing Songwriter Icon award will be presented to country hitmaker Ashley Gorley and RIAA Chairman and CEO Mitch Glazier will be presented with the NMPA Industry Legacy award. Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl will deliver a keynote conversation on the “value of music and the ever-evolving opportunities for songwriters, artists, and creators” in the context of streaming and artificial intelligence.

Lil Nas X will guest star on The Eric André Show's sixth season premiere, airing June 4. In the new promotional trailer for the series, Lil Nas X comes on stage in high spirits, asking the comedian things like "Do you believe in the Illuminati?" before getting more and more repelled by the talk show host.

Beyoncé has released a remix of her ‘Renaissance’ track ‘America Has a Problem’ featuring a new verse from Kendrick Lamar.The new version opens with a breakneck verse from Lamar in which he says he is an “honorary Beyhive” member and references artificial intelligence. “Hold up, wait a minute / Even AI gotta practice cloning Kendrick,” Lamar raps during his verse.

Beyonce just dropped new music as a surprise to her fans!

Ellise Shafer Beyoncé surprise dropped a remix of her “Renaissance” hit “America Has a Problem” featuring Kendrick Lamar on Friday night. The new version of the song launches right into a tight verse from Lamar. Beyoncé then picks up for the rest of the song, which clocks in at four minutes and 20 seconds. The remix’s cover art features an American flag made up of what appears to be red, white and blue bullets. “America Has a Problem” has been surging in popularity recently, thanks in part to the choreography that Beyoncé debuted when her “Renaissance” world tour kicked off in Stockholm on May 10, which has inspired a TikTok trend. Beyoncé’s tour is set to continue through September, hitting both Europe and North America.

Open’er Festival has announced more names for its 2023 line-up – see the full list of new acts below.The long-running festival will be held at Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport in Gdynia from June 28-July 1, 2023.Arctic Monkeys were confirmed as the first headliner late last year, with Lizzo and Queens Of The Stone Age also on the bill alongside other headliners Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X.Most recently, SZA was added as another headliner, and Open’er has now confirmed yet more names for its 2023 edition.Joining the above names in Gdynia this summer will be Anne-Marie and Lil Yachty, while Open’er has also announced its dance line-up.Lil Yachty is coming to Poland! Open'er welcomes artists who finds it as easy to create modern hip-hop as to record a psychedelic-rock infused album.

following the 21-year-old's fender bender.Earlier this month, Kim filed for divorce from Kroy, her husband of nearly 12 years, as the duo's financial issues mounted. In her filing, she asked for spousal support and sole legal and physical custody of the duo's minor children, twins Kaia Rose and Kane Ren, 9, and sons Kash Kade, 10, and Kroy Jagger, 11.Last week, a source told People magazine, "Everyone expects this divorce is going to get really bad because neither of them will give in." The source added, "Divorce is terrible but the kids are going to have to go through this in a very public manner." People's source even argued that Kroy is an excellent father to the children, despite Kim's claims that she's scared for their safety around him. "It's really sad because he is a great dad," the source said.

a sexual assault lawsuit, Jimmie Allen is back on Instagram. And, he seem to be brushing off the salacious headlines associated with his personal life.

Jimmie Allen is not sweating his pending divorce or sexual assault lawsuit filed by a woman claiming he raped her. The embattled singer returned to Instagram on Wednesday for the first time since his former manager filed the lawsuit in Tennessee, and he's adamant he'll «be alright.»Set to Kendrick Lamar's 2015 hit, «Alright,» Allen posted the text, «We Gonna Be Alright» and «This Too Shall Pass,» along with a couple of emojis. It's as much as he's said since Allen issued a statement to ET via his attorney, in which he vehemently denied the woman's allegations, which included sexual assault and harassment over the course of an 18-month period when she served as his day-to-day manager.The lawsuit came almost exactly two weeks after Allen and his estranged wife, Gale, filed for divorce.

50 Cent has admitted that his decision to hang upside down at last year’s Super Bowl was “a mistake”.The rapper made a surprise appearance at the Halftime Show, which saw him join Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J.

Janelle Monáe has shared the details of her first new album in five years. The Age of Pleasure, the long-awaited follow-up to 2018’s Dirty Computer, is due out June 9 via Monáe’s own Wondaland Arts Society and Atlantic Records.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor The Austin City Limits Music Festival returns in 2023 with a lineup featuring headliners Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, Mumford & Sons, Shania Twain (Weekend One only), the Lumineers, Odesza, Alanis Morissette and the 1975 (Weekend Two only), along with Hozier, Kali Uchis, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Maggie Rogers, Labrinth, Cigarettes After Sex, Niall Horan, Tove Lo, Thirty Seconds to Mars and many more.  The nine-stage, two-weekend event will take place October 6-8 and October 13-15, 2023, at Zilker Park.  3-Day Tickets for both weekends will go on sale today at 12pm CT at http://www.aclfestival.com.  The festival also proudly announced: “No surprises at checkout – all fees and shipping costs are included upfront.” It also noted that 2023’s roster features 45% female performers, LGBTQ+ artists, “allies and icons,” as well as multiple Latin artists, including Ivan Cornejo, Kevin Kaarl, Eddie Zuko, and more. Weekend one will be broadcast on Hulu.

Kendrick Lamar‘s 2022 ‘Big Steppers Tour’ has become the highest-grossing rap tour of all time.The tour took the Compton rapper to arenas across the globe last year in support of his fifth album ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’.

Karol G is making history next.Starting Aug. 11 and running up until Sept.

Usher has a career that spans decades with several musical hits but has never headlined a Super Bowl halftime show.

Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers and Lizzo’s Special.

“Saturday Night Live”‘s season 48 is still going strong! The NBC mainstay recently announced the latest round of celebs they’ve tapped to host the celebrated sketch comedy series.

's season 48 is still going strong! The NBC mainstay recently announced the latest round of celebs they've tapped to host the celebrated sketch comedy series. star Ana de Armas will be joined by musical guest Karol G as she heads up the April 15 episode.Pete Davidson, who left the late-night sketch series at the end of season 47 in 2022, will make his return to Studio 8H on May 6.

's season 48 is still going strong! The NBC mainstay recently announced the latest round of celebs they've tapped to host the celebrated sketch comedy series. star Ana de Armas will be joined by musical guest Karol G as she heads up the April 15 episode.Pete Davidson, who left the late-night sketch series at the end of season 47 in 2022, will make his return to Studio 8H on May 6.

Donald Glover, otherwise known as Childish Gambino, is revealing details about “This Is America.”

SZA has been announced as the latest headliner set to appear at the 2023 Open’er festival, which will take place in Poland this summer.The long-running festival will be held at Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport in Gdynia and will run from June 28 to July 1.The singer-songwriter – whose real name is Solána Imani Rowe – will perform on the second night of the festival (June 29), in the headline slot. She also joins other previously announced headliners at the four-day stint – including a co-headline set with Lil Nas X and Lizzo on June 28, and Kendrick Lamar, who will close the festival with his performance on July 1.Arctic Monkeys were the first leading act to be added to the bill.

Kygo has released a reimagined remix of Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson’s iconic single ‘Say Say Say’.The remix takes the 1983 classic from McCartney’s ‘Pipes Of Peace’ and infuses the song with house-influenced production that plays off McCartney and Jackson’s vocals.“I’m absolutely honoured to work on a song that was made by two of the greatest musical legends of all time,” said Kygo. “Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson have meant so much to me as an artist and I’ve been listening to their music since I was a kid.”He continued: “It’s been a dream of mine to collaborate alongside these iconic artists, and hope everyone enjoys the song as much as I do.”‘Say Say Say’ is Kygo’s first release of 2023.

Polo Perks has a track record for rapping over instantly familiar pop songs, from established classics to throwback earworms. It matters little whether these gestures are genuine homages or — as he suggested in an interview with The FADER — SEO plays; they’re incredibly fun to listen to.Today, Perks has returned with a track called “Allyndale Dr.” featuring a Holdmyhanzo beat that samples a slightly less mainstream but equally beloved cut: “Gretel,” from FADER cover star Alex G’s 2019 LP House of Sugar.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Lollapalooza may boast the most star-studded lineup out of all the music festivals slated for the rest of 2023. So if you haven’t snagged your tickets, you’ll want to act fast before they sell out. The four-day festival, which takes place at Chicago’s Grant Park from Aug. 3-6, features headlining acts by Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Odesza, Lana Del Rey, Karol G, The 1975 and Tomorrow x Together. This jam-packed lineup, released earlier this month, also includes Fred again, Noah Kahan, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, J.I.D., Maggie Rogers, Carly Rae Jepsen, Diplo, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Tems, the Rose, Rina Sawayama, Lil Yachty, Rema, Morgan Wade, Lainey Wilson, L’Impératrice, Ivan Cornejo, Sudan Archives, and many others (see the full 170-plus-artist lineup here). The festival, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2021, will take place across nine stages from Thursday through Sunday.

Shirley Ju Director X knows a thing or two about music videos. From working under Hype Williams on the set of the 1998 classic movie “Belly,” to directing music videos for hip-hop heavyweights like Kendrick Lamar and Drake, the visual artist — whose real name is Julien Christian Lutz — has been delivering outstanding visuals for three decades and counting. Today, Lutz’s production company Fela teams up with Insight Production in announcing the launch of a new series dubbed “Video Star.” The show will explore the behind-the-scenes process and cultural impact of the most groundbreaking, innovative music videos dating back to the ’70s. It will additionally spotlight videos of the ’90s (when seven-figure budgets were introduced) leading up to modern-day examples, including some of Director X’s own innovative creations.

The Killers, Kendrick Lamara and ODESZA set to headline and return to the desert. Check out the full roster below.This year’s festival marks a decade of the Downtown Las Vegas event.

The star-studded 2023 Essence Festival of Culture line-up celebrates hip-hop’s 50th anniversary.

William Earl The Killers, Kendrick Lamar, Odesza, Khalid and the 1975 are among the notable performers set for the Life Is Beautiful festival that takes over downtown Las Vegas in September. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Omar Apollo, Kim Petras, FLUME, Nelly and Bebe Rexha are also lined up to play the 10th anniversary edition of the music and arts festival. Las Vegas mainstays such as Cirque du Soleil, Blue Man Group, Jabbawockeez, Magic Mike Live, Piff the Magic Dragon and Tape Face will also be on hand for performances and appearances. As usual, the fest will showcase a slew of buzzy and rising star acts across its Sept. 22-24 run. “We are thrilled that all three headliners will be returning to the festival. It’s pretty special to have this collection of artists who have all been so instrumental to music over the lifespan of Life is Beautiful,” said Craig Asher Nyman, Life is Beautiful’s director of music, programming and development. “Pairing those artists with current and future superstars of music sets the stage for our biggest party yet.”

's season 48 is still going strong! The NBC mainstay recently announced the latest round of celebs they've tapped to host the celebrated sketch comedy series.First up,star and creator Quinta Brunson! The acclaimed comedic actress is set to host April 1.Then, alum Molly Shannon returns for the April 8 episode, accompanied by the Jonas Brothers, who are making their first appearance on the show since 2009. For the show's third April installment, Ana de Armas and Karol G will be on hand to head up the April 15 episode.This season, the new cast has looked quite a bit different, with four fresh new faces after a surprising exodus of long-time cast members — including veteran castmember Cecily Strong, who departed the show mid-season during the last episode of 2022.

Variety, the sabbatical is likely to take place because the Billboard Music Awards are moving to November 19, which is typically when the American Music Awards are held.Parent company Dick Clark Productions may choose to move the awards to 2024, taking up the slot in May previously held by Billboard.Variety reports that multiple sources have said neither ceremony secured a broadcast partner and Dick Clark Productions had to choose which show to support. As Penske Media Corp., the parent company of Dick Clark Productions, also owns Billboard, it has been suggested that they chose to bolster their brand by supporting the Billboard Music Awards.Ratings for the American Music Awards have also been steadily declining in recent years, with the 2022 show reaching 3.53million total viewers.