Rihanna Stars in A$AP Rocky’s New Video, ‘D.M.B.’: ‘a Classic Ghetto Love Tale’

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFor everything that music and entertainment do to better people’s lives, it’s all put into a sobering context when you hear someone speak about their work at a cancer treatment center. And the music industry’s work with City of Hope cancer treatment and research center in Los Angeles is one of its greatest charitable efforts.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment has announced the full slate of programming for the fifth annual New York Music Month, to run throughout the month of June 2022 in New York City.This year’s NYMM will feature a combination of in-person and virtual programming, with more than 20 events, including an all-day industry conference on the future of NYC’s music industry, skill-building workshops, free rehearsal space, songwriting camp, and showcases of emerging NYC artists. This month-long series aims to support songwriters, established musicians, emerging artists, and NYC’s entire musical community, many of whom were severely impacted by the pandemic.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor“This is a very special evening for me, for us,” Harry Styles said to a crowd of nearly 20,000 at the UBS Arena on Friday, and to millions over an Apple Music livestream. “We’re in New York City for one night only, and we’ll be playing this new album for you the way it was intended to be heard: From start to finish.”And with a giant neon outline of a house behind in, that’s what Styles and his tightly drilled band did: Premiere his just-released third solo album, “Harry’s House,” at a “One Night Only” concert, an arena-sized album release party offered for Styles’ most devoted fans (even if the title was a little bit of a misnomer: There’s a similar concert taking place in London next week).

READ MORE: Gogglebox star Julie Malone wished well amid plans to leave the UK After a brief period of interest failing to translate into mainstream success, the show ran for just eight episodes before being cancelled, despite initially positive viewing figures. Back in 2012, hopes were raised when repeats of the show were shown on 4Music, with some cast members sparking speculation it meant series two was in the pipeline - but nothing ever came to fruition. E4 have since reaffirmed their decision several times to not resurrect the show via their Twitter account.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAt the first UJA-New York ceremony in three years, LL Cool J, Gayle King and Andy Cohen paid tribute and Maneskin played an acoustic set for Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM’s influential president and chief content officer, before an audience packed with music-industry brass on Wednesday.Greenstein’s impact and influence was amply demonstrated not only by Maneskin — who flew in specifically for the event from Europe, where they performed on the Eurovision Song Contest over the weekend — but by a tribute video that featured personal messages from Bruce Springsteen, Drake, Jimmy Buffett, Howard Stern, Megyn Kelly, Kevin Hart, Sway, Little Steven and others.Most importantly, the event raised a record $2 million-plus for the United Jewish Appeal, which provides assistance to people in need everywhere from Ukraine and the Middle East to New York and more than 70 countries around the world. Every year, UJA allocates approximately $150 million in grants — and to date has allocated more than $13 million in emergency funds for Ukraine.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHarry Styles’ “One Night Only in New York” concert at UBS Arena at Belmont Park this Friday — May 20 — will be available to stream exclusively to Apple Music subscribers in 167 countries around the world, the company has announced.The concert will celebrate his new album “Harry’s House,” which drops that day, “and will see Harry performing songs from the album for the first time ever,” according to the announcement. All tickets for the show were $25 all-in, including taxes and fees, although they are currently going for thousands of dollars on the secondary ticket market.The concert will be available to stream live on Apple Music at 9:00p EST / 6p PST on Friday, May 20th HERE and will encore on May 22nd at 12:00p EST / 9:00a PT / 6:00p CET and on May 26th at 4pm BST / 5pm SGT / 7pm AEST.

100 gecs have shared a new video for latest single ‘Doritos & Fritos’, lifted from their forthcoming second album ‘10000 gecs’.Directed by Chris Maggio, the accompanying clip sees the duo – Laura Les and Dylan Brady – flying through the skies in wizard robes, much to the confusion of bystanders. A local news channel tracks their movements, as they attempt to escape potential captors.Watch the video for ‘Doritos & Fritos’ below:100 gecs released ‘Doritos & Fritos’ last month.

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Rosalía has shared an earthy new video for ‘Delirio de Grandeza’ – check it out below.The new video sees Rosalía in a forest chopping wood, building a fire and foraging for plants amongst nature.The visual was directed by Mitch Ryan in Downsville, New York and you an watch it here:Last month (April 18), Rosalía shared details of a world tour.The ‘Motomani World Tour’ will be Rosalía’s first world tour and will see her travel to 15 countries for a 46-date run.The tour begins in July in Almería, Spain at Recinto Ferial de Almeria and will then make stops in Barcelona, Madrid, Mexico City, São Paulo, Santiago, New York, Toronto, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Milan, Amsterdam, London and more before wrapping in Paris at the French capital’s Accor Arena.Tickets for the tour are on sale now. You can buy tickets for the shows here and check out the full range of dates here. Rosalía’s album ‘Motomami’, which dropped on March 18, received a glowing five-star review from NME’s Nick Levine, who described the record and its songs as some of “the most thrilling, forward-thinking and discombobulating music we’re likely to hear all year”.“Rosalía isn’t so much carving out her own lane as building her own ultra-modern, super-bendy sonic motorway.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBMG is ramping up its development of new stage musicals in both the U.S., with its first production “Punk Rock Girl!,” and in Germany, following the successful run of its first musical, “Ku’damm 56.”“Punk Rock Girl!” is the debut developmental theatrical production from BMG in the U.S., in partnership with New York-based theatrical company Lively McCabe Entertainment. It features a score of songs written and made famous by female artists and female-fronted bands from the BMG catalog, including Blondie, P!nk, Avril Lavigne, Pat Benatar and Sleater-Kinney, along with the title song, the Dead Milkmen’s 1988’s “Punk Rock Girl”; the full tracklist appears below.

Rihanna has appeared to get married to boyfriend A$AP Rocky in his latest music video D.M.B. released on Thursday 5 May. The 34 year old, who is currently pregnant with her and A$AP Rocky’s first child, made a cameo appearance in the new visuals for her beau’s single D.M.B.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJust two weeks before the release of his “Harry’s House” third solo album, Harry Styles has announced the dates for “Love on Tour 2022.”Coming off of a sold out 42-date arena tour in 2021 and two special “One Night Only” shows in New York and London, the 2022 tour works the “Harry’s House” theme by turning arenas in New York, Los Angeles (10 nights each), Chicago, Austin (5 nights each) and Toronto (2 nights) into Harry’s de facto house.Produced by Live Nation, the tour kicks off on Monday, August 15th and Tuesday, August 16th at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON. Styles will continue his residencies in New York City for ten nights at Madison Square Garden, Austin for five nights at Moody Center, and Chicago for five nights at United Center, before wrapping up at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum for 10 night run concluding on Tuesday, November 15th.

A$AP Rocky has finally released his long-awaited new single, “D.M.B. (Dats Mah B**ch),” along with the music video starring longtime love Rihanna.

A$AP Rocky has finally released his long-awaited new single, «D.M.B. (Dats Mah B**ch),» along with the music video starring longtime love Rihanna. On Wednesday, the 33-year-old rapper teased the drop on social media with a teaser featuring video clips of him and the 34-year-old FENTY founder.

Kelly Rowland's step away from music is certainly paying off! Following the debut of her children's book, the singer turned author is proving her latest venture was truly worth it.MORE: Kelly Rowland steps away from music as she embarks on new unexpected ventureThe star took to Instagram to share an incredibly heartwarming video of her candidly celebrating a major milestone for her book, Always With You, Always With Me, which she co-wrote with Jessica McKay.The author excitedly revealed that it has officially become a New York Times bestseller, an accolade most authors across the globe strive for.WATCH: Kelly looks flawless in new beauty campaignMORE: Kelly Rowland turns heads in super flattering top and jeansShe took to Instagram to celebrate the news the best way she knew how: dancing.The adorable video sees her in a white crop top and blue jeans as she swayed her hips and shoulders side to side, dancing for the camera, which was propped up on her stunning dining room table.The songstress expressed her deep gratitude to her supporters, saying that: "I am so hype right now! Thank you all for buying Always With You, Always With Me.

A$AP Rocky has shared a new music teaser which stars Rihanna – you can watch the clip for ‘D.M.B.’ below.Rihanna, who is expecting a child with Rocky, features prominently in the 20-second clip, as she and the rapper are seen walking through crowds of fans and paparazzi.A link from the ‘D.M.B.’ teaser leads to a pre-save page which promises that new music from Rocky will arrive at 5pm today (May 5), with a music video also set to premiere here.The ‘D.M.B.’ teaser, which you can watch in full below, has been accompanied by a movie-style poster for an “AWGE picture”, which promises “a ghetto love tale” and features images of Rocky and Rihanna.The poster also reveals that the likes of Skepta, Hector Delgado, Krash, Nort Ollem, Shlohmo and D33J have all provided additional production on ‘D.M.B.’.It remains unclear whether Rihanna will guest feature on Rocky’s latest new music release, however.A$AP Rocky x Rihanna “A Ghetto Love Tale” releasing this Thursday. pic.twitter.com/MdIFG3EaRU— Rap Alert (@rapalert6) May 3, 2022Rocky’s last solo studio album, ‘Testing’, was released in May 2018.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorGrammy-nominated rapper and Variety Hitmakers cover star Jack Harlow unveiled the tracklist for his second major-label album, “Come Home the Kids Miss You,” on Tuesday — and it includes features from Drake, Lil Wayne, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell and even a song called “Dua Lipa.”Pharrell guests on a song called “Movie Star,” Drake on “Churchill Downs” (presumably about the horse-racing track in Harlow’s home state of Kentucky), Lil Wayne on “Poison” and Timberlake on one called “Parent Trap” (in which he apparently plays the parent).The album drops Friday (May 6) via Generation Now/Atlantic Records and includes the singles “Nail Tech” and “First Class,” the latter of which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 last month and boosted streams for Fergie’s 2007 pop hit “Glamorous,” which it samples.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorGrammy-nominated Colombian music luminaries stars Bomba Estéreo have announced the most extensive headline tour of their career, with 33 dates across North America, Europe and Mexico. Tickets are on sale Friday.The duo recently released the official music video for their single “Tierra.” The video stars Bomba singer Liliana Saumet and Lukas Avendaño, a nonbinary Zapotec indigenous performance artist, and was directed by Fana Adjani.The song is from Bomba’s recent Grammy-nominated album, “Deja.”  “This album has a very special aura,” Bomba’s founder Simon Mejia Simon says.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLong-running indie duo Beach House — who released the sprawling 18-song double album, ‘Once Twice Melody,’ just a few weeks ago — are making their film-scoring debut with Netflix’s “Along for the Ride,” which is described in the announcement as “a sweet summer film based on the popular YA book by New York Times bestselling author Sarah Dessen.” The film arrives on Netflix on Friday.Written and directed by Sofia Alvarez (who wrote the screenplay for both “To All the Boys I’ve Love Before” and its sequel), “Along for the Ride” tells the story of Auden (Emma Pasarow), who’s decided to spend her last summer before college in picturesque Colby Beach, according to the synopsis. While other teens party in the sun, loner Auden spends her time roaming the streets after everyone else is asleep.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorChris Thile, singer-songwriter and virtuoso mandolinist and member of Nickel Creek and the Punch Brothers, will perform a concert to benefit pediatric cancer research at New York’s City Winery on June 1. Billed “Uncorked & Unplugged,” proceeds from the event will support Mount Sinai.Head here for tickets and more information.According to the announcement, “Uncorked & Unplugged continues the tradition of a grand New York bacchanal while raising money for and bringing awareness to cancer research.