We’ve been anticipating Gunna‘s sophomore album Wunna since the release of its single “Skybox,” and it’s finally here. Wunna serves as the follow up to his No. 3 debuting 2019 studio album Drip or Drown 2.
The album artwork is pretty funny, but don’t judge the album by its cover. It’s a computer-generated image of Gunna where he adopts the pose of the Vitruvian Man from Leonardo da Vinci’s famous 1490 drawing.
Wunna is an effective collection of minimal, psychedelic production and sneakily effective melodies. It’s a woozy and soothing album that boasts features from Travis Scott, Roddy Rich, Young Thug, and of course Lil Baby.
“This album was created off of love, positive people, good energy, and different sceneries,” Gunna says regarding his project’s inspiration. “This was also created off of women — nasty women and beautiful women. It’s just a vibe. We made it one big album and I think this is going to be one of my best albums.”
Lady Gaga has released her latest Chromatica single “Rain On Me,” which she collaborated on with fellow pop diva Ariana Grande. The song which dropped today (May 22), pulsates with joyful energy through its shimmering house production.
“One time I met a woman who knew the same pain I did,” Grande tweeted about Gaga. The songs lyrics reveal how both women use the motion of music to process their pain. “…who cried as much as I did, drank as much wine as I did, ate as much pasta as I did and [whose] heart was bigger than her whole body. She immediately felt like a sister to me.”
Gaga revealed in an interview earlier this year that the pair had connected over their shred traumas and had used that energy to create “Rain On Me.” “I sat there and we talked about our lives,” Gaga told Paper Magazine. “It’s two women having a conversation about how to keep going and how to be grateful.”
Grande shared her thanks in an Instagram post captioned: “She then held my hand and invited me into the beautiful world of Chromatica and together, we got to express how beautiful and healing it feels to mothaf*ckinnnn cry! I hope this makes u all feel as uplifted as it does for us both. i love u @ladygaga, u stunning superwoman!”
Shortly after the track’s release a post-apocalyptic dance mania music video was released to accompany it. The video is a choreo showdown between the two and their team of dancers, with Gaga sporting a smeared yellow body suit and Grande in a metallic mini skirt with butterfly wings. We also see Gaga get stabbed in the leg after a storm of knives pours from the sky.
“Rain On Me” will appear on Lady Gaga’s Chromatica, which is due to drop next Friday (May 29). This will be the follow up to her 2016 LP Joanne. Stream “Rain On Me” below.
It’s been almost three years since the release of Jaden‘s 2017 album SYRE, and he’s back with an eight minute music video for his hit “Ninety.” Here he titles it as “NINETY: A Poem By SYRE.”
The opening credits states, “This is a twisted love story.” The cinematography features Jaden’s typical signature sunset gradient of pinkish blue throughout. Halfway through we see Jaden get teary eyed after a relationship doesn’t turn out the way he has planned. “Come here, mama, I know you want me/ Food from the soul, I know you’re hungry/ Gave you my two cents, ain’t got money, but/ I’ll take you somewhere fun and tell you something funny, hey/ It’s something funny, baby,” he sings in the opening lines, only to want to remain friends later on in the narrative.
He announced the music video’s premiere on his Instagram.
Doja Cat is back with what will probably be another No. 1 remix. After dropping the “Say So” remix with Nicki Minaj, Doja has now hopped onto The Weeknd‘s “In Your Eyes” track.
The two artists teased their fans about the collaboration earlier this week in a series of tweets.
The Weeknd allows Doja to shine on the song’s second verse, where she combs her way through the song with her feathery croons before switching into rap mode. “I can’t stop staring at you / It’s like I forgot that staring is rude / And that’s what five shots could turn me into / But you’ve done most things that gentlemens do” she raps.
Fans can expect more starry collaborations from Doja as she and Ariana Grande also have a record on the way. “I’m obsessed with her. I love her,” Grande told Zane Lowe earlier this month.
“I was able to work with her earlier this year on this song that I want to save for whenever it’s time again, to drop,” Grande revealed. “I love her personality. I love what she brings to the table musically. She’s just such a breath of fresh air. I think she’s brilliant and so talented. … We did this song together towards the end of last year and I love it so much. I remember when I first wrote it and sent it to her, she was in the shower and she was like, ‘B—h, I love this. I’m in the shower.’ And I was like, ‘Shower. You can call me back.'”
“In Your Eyes’ appeared on The Weeknd’s 2020 No. 1 album After Hours. The track dropped shortly after he announced the postponement of his After Hours Tour to next summer.
Elyjah OE is a rising music star from lower east side Manhattan with a style that’s hard to pin down. After listening to his latest project OE Different I fell in love with the hard hip hop drums and trap edm melodies and bass in it’s entire production. Elyjah’s delivery on this project ranges from modern Florida-styled rapping on his record “Ziplock” to a bit more of an RnB-ish singing/crooning on songs “L.A.Noire” and “Legacy”.
With support from his Indie Label OE Entertainment and a very active fanbase, Elyjah has garnered over 40,000 streams from OE Different within less than 2 months after its release date!
Recently I got the chance to ask Elyjah about his start in the music industry and the honest inspiration behind his latest hit single “Chatter”.
When asked about his inspiration to start music, the young star replied “I was managing and shooting videos at first, and kept telling myself I couldn’t make music. Until one day, me and my boy got bored one night and said let’s go to the Stu. We ended up liking how it sounded and dropped our first track “Trappin” featuring Davo”.
Personally, there’s nothing more interesting than hearing stories of how artists become artists and seeing their progression. It was dope hearing Elyjah’s old releases all the way to his newest one “Chatter”. Don’t get me wrong, his first release “Trappin” was a gem with its catchy melody and tone as he painted his come up in the city through his own eyes… BUT this new joint “Chatter” he got he speaks on “climbing the ladder” in the music industry and life, and how it affects people around you.
When asked about what inspired Chatter” Elyjah spoke about how when he made the song he had just got involved in the industry and started making new contacts, some which became close to him and others that didn’t work out so much in the long run.
In Elyjah’s own words he shared, “Basically a lot of people talk too much and don’t know when is the right time to talk about certain things, so that’s why it’s called Chatter… ‘cause they was chatting”. “Chatter” is hands down one of my favorites, it’s catchy & well delivered with melodies and real life content that’s relatable!!
Keep checking up on ElyjahOE he’s got something big coming next! With a strong team like his and creative vision like no other there is nothing standing in this artist’s way! Check out his Instagram ( @Elyjah_oe ) and YouTube ( OE Visions ) for his latest content and make sure to let us know your thoughts on it. Elyjah told us there will be a lot more visuals and collab tapes coming, as well as more music & projects from the new artists of OE Entertainment. You can check out Elyjah and more members of OE Entertainment’ on all streaming platforms under “OE”.
Harry Styles‘ music video for his single “Watermelon Sugar” is finally here, and it’s a summertime treat. The video was released on Monday (May 18) and features Styles’ classic 70s care free style.
The opening shot informs us all that the video is dedicated to “touching.” However, Styles did release the video with a disclaimer to “not try this at home” and instead “practice social distancing” on his Twitter. The songs new visuals is our post quarantine dream, as it taps into our collective desire for physical touch during a global pandemic.
Harry lounges on a beach in front of a buffet of fruit and women. There’s a lot of bikinis, erotic fruit-fingering, and tanned limbs dangling in the sand. And of course, there’s lots of watermelons everywhere, which we see being stroked by Harry’s pink polished fingers, being thrown joyfully into the ocean, and placed strategically in front of what Harry actually means when he sings, “I just wanna taste it.”
“Watermelon Sugar” serves as the fourth single off Harry’s sophomore album, Fine Line. The sugary song has peaked at No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. Stream Fine Line Below.