Nick Jonas made his way to Milan last week to soak in all Milan Men’s Fashion Week had to offer.
There, the ladies man occupied a front row seat at several shows alongside Richard Madden and Edward Holcroft as he seeks out fresh material for his next body of work under Roc Nation.
Today we go back to the end of the last century to salute one of the greatest bands the music business has ever birthed.
This week’s From The Vault is Destiny’s Child‘s sassy ‘Bills, Bills, Bills.’
The first offering from the original line-up’s sophomore set ‘The Writings On The Wall,’ ‘Bills’ joined the list of male-bashing tracks which were all the rage in the late 90’s into early 00’s.
An attitude soaked song with a direct approach, the cut finds the girls lamenting about “good for nothing type of brothers.” Interestingly, the now-iconic quad stressed that they were unable to stay with their baes as said lovers couldn’t meet their financial needs. Needless to say this was released prior to ‘Independent Women’.
Penned by the ladies and produced by Kevin “Shek’spere” Briggs, it served as the first DC’s four Billboard Hot 100 #1 hits – dethroning Jennifer Lopez’ ‘If You Had My Love.’ Helping establish the R&B outfit internationally, ‘Bills’ became their breakthrough hit peaking at #6 in the UK, #7 in Canada and charting inside the Top 10 in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Many a DC fan will recall the countless stories shared about times spent at Beyonce’s mother’s hair salon while growing up. Hence, it’s fitting that the group drew on this theme for the tune’s accompanying video. Set at a beauty salon, perhaps as a homage to the matriarch of the Knowles clan, the Darren Grant visual amplified the “girl talk” angle.
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We’re certainly not alone in forming a prayer circle for a new Destiny’s Child project. Whether an album, a tour, or an edgy “new rules” kind of venture, we’d readily welcome newness from DC3 . Or “DC of any number” to be honest. Because while there are a growing number of great group’s populating the modern day scene, there are arguably no true “super groups.” A title Destiny’s Child continue to hold.
For now, we can only celebrate the past in hope that the future delivers amazing things.
As Urban music’s more Pop-leaning starlets struggle to soar, Alternative acts like Kehlani,Sza,Tink and Jhene Aiko find themselves making slow but certain moves to the top.
Hours ago, Sza made her way to Jimmy Kimmel to continue that journey to perform her single ‘Drew Barrymore’ which is pulled from her new album ‘CTRL’.
Why is it so hard to accept the party is over?
You came with your new friends
And her mom jeans and her new Vans
And she’s perfect and I hate it, oh so glad you made it
I’m so glad you could come by
Somebody get the tacos, somebody spark the blunt
Let’s start the Narcos off at episode one
(Bring the gin) Got the juice (bring the sin) got that too
Whoa, just shut up know you’re my favorite
Looking to unlock yet another hit on the Hot 100, Fabolous and Trey Songz launch ‘Keys to the Street’ as the latest single from their joint EP ‘Trappy New Years.’
A bass driven affair that shows the duo toasting to the good life, Loso and Trigga took to a yacht to show the wannabes how it’s done.
Curious to see if they hit the mark? Tuck in below to hear the new new below:
And the latest, and one of the most prestigious, is the BRIT Awards 2017.
Nominations for the UK’s equivalent of the Grammys were announced moments ago and brought major listings for the likes of Beyonce, sister Solange, and Rihanna.
Fellow nominees Little Mix and Emeli Sande are confirmed to perform at the February 22nd ceremony, which airs live from London’s O2 Arena.
Find out which honors the ladies are up for at the showbelow, where the full list of nominations also awaits…
‘And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going’ took on a whole new meaning today.
Because, just one day after announcing a performance at Donald Trump‘s Presidential Inauguration, Jennifer Holliday has sensationally bowed out of the gig.
Ed Sheeran is leaving no stone unturned in the promotional push for new singles ‘Shape Of You’ and ‘Castles On The Hill.’
Both lifted from the British crooner’s third album ‘÷’ (pronounced ‘divide’), the songs are scorching iTunes – where they currently sit at #1 and #2 respectively.
Aiming to extend that lead, Sheeran has embarked on an aggressive radio push – a trek which brought him to The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1.
Chopping it up with Charlamagne, DJ Envy, and Angela Yee, the acclaimed singer-songwriter spilled on ditching social media (and his phone) for a year, wanting to be the greatest ever, and a whole lot more.
Fans of ‘Sweet Love’ singer Anita Baker are feeling sour to say the least after the R&B legend took to Twitter to confirm rumors of her retirement.
Baker, who gifted the genre some of its most memorable efforts between 1983 and 2004 and earned the title ‘Queen of Quiet Storm’ along the way, excited music lovers in 2012 when she – after a nearly 10 year hiatus – delivered a Grammy-nominated remake of actor/singer Tyrese Gibson‘s hit, ‘Lately.’ The cover was joined by another song, ‘Sweet Dreams,’ as the kickoff to her long-awaited 7th studio album, ’21st Century Love’ (later renamed ‘Only Forever’).
Fast forward to 2017 and now we see the title change has proven prophetic as that’s exactly how long her fans will have to wait to hear its content (or any new content for that matter). See what we mean inside:
It seems with open hearts and wallets fans are welcoming back blue-eyed-soulster Ed Sheeran in a big way. For, as we reported here, the ‘Thinking Out Loud’ singer slid back onto the scene this week with not one, but two new releases – ‘Shape of You’ and ‘Castle on the Hill.’
The dual release help kick off his forthcoming album ‘Divide’ (in stores March 3rd) and, if iTunes and streaming response are any indication, will launch the project into the stratosphere.
Already hitting #1 and #2 on US iTunes respectively, new reports reveal the songs have individually smashed global streaming records. According to an official press release:
With over 13 million global streams in the first 24 hours, Sheeran has broken Spotify’s ‘day 1’ streaming record with his monumental comeback singles “Shape Of You“and “Castle On The Hill.” With “Shape Of You” tallying 6,868,642 streams and “Castle On The Hill” landing 6,168,395 streams, both of the new tracks have individually overtaken the previous ‘day one’ record holders…
As if that’s not enough, now Billboard is reporting the tunes are jointly set to make Hot 100 history next week: