Daft Punk “Get Lucky” With 1st Top 10 Hit In America

Robbie Daw
May 23rd, 2013 // Leave a Comment
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The last time Pharrell Williams featured on a Top 10 single in the US was in 2006, when Ludacris‘ “Money Maker” hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100. And the last time Daft Punk landed in the Top 10? Well, sorry to slam the wrecking ball into your LED-lit pyramids, but that never really happened…until this week. Buoyed no doubt by the anticipation for this past Tuesday’s (May 21) release of the duo’s fourth album Random Access Memories, the Pharrell-featuring “Get Lucky” inched its way up to #10 on the Hot 100, thus making Daft Punk’s first Top 40 hit on these shores also their first Top 10.

All of this is to say that when it comes time for the Internet to begin carting out the inevitable Song of Summer lists shortly, the Robots will no doubt be dancing among the contenders. More »

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J. Cole’s ‘Born Sinner’ Features TLC’s T-Boz & Chilli

Carl Williott
May 23rd, 2013 // Leave a Comment
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Drake and Ne-Yo aren’t the only ones getting in some studio time with TLC‘s surviving members. While those two guys are going to appear on the forthcoming TLC album, J. Cole told BBC Radio he has enlisted T-Boz and Chilli for a track on his own Born Sinner (out June 18). While Cole’s record will feature some other vocalists as well (including Miguel on the great “Power Trip”), he also pointed out the LP won’t feature any other rappers – a rare move.

Oh, and when asked if he’d ever collaborate with Cash Money’s newest signee, Paris Hilton, the MC gave an emphatic “never,” before backtracking and qualifying that he would, but only if “she said very minimal things.” Hear the full interview below. More »

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Charli XCX’s “Take My Hand” Video: Watch Her Bounce Off The Walls

Carl Williott
May 23rd, 2013 // Leave a Comment
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Charli XCX has premiered the video for “Take My Hand,” the glitchy, sugary track off her splendid debut, True Romance. A while back, Charli told us one of the album’s tracks was about falling in love while on E, and we suspect this is the one, since she sings “I swallowed something stupid / It’s making me stay awake” and the video finds her bouncing off the walls at a warehouse rave. Among the strobing lights and the song’s cascading bleep-bloops, Charli sings, dances and gives come-hither stares in slo-mo. The nifty juxtaposition was pulled off by her bestie Ryan Andrews, who has directed almost all of her videos.

Check it out up top, and then watch the Brit cover Backstreet Boys‘ “I Want It That Way” if you haven’t yet.

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Did You Know That Janet Jackson Is A Billionaire? Well, She Is!

Carl Williott
May 23rd, 2013 // Leave a Comment
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Twenty years after dropping janet, and 27 years after releasing her breakout album, Janet Jackson is officially a billionaire, according to Variety. The youngest Jackson sibling has reached a milestone that even her brother Michael never achieved during his lifetime. Her massive worth can be broken down thusly: $458 million from touring, $304 million from her film work, $260 million from album sales and over $81 million from sponsorships. More »

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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Can’t Hold Us” Remixed By Major Lazer: Listen & Grab A Free Download

Carl Williott
May 23rd, 2013 // Leave a Comment
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Diplo took a break from posting about Daft Punk‘s Random Access Memories to put together a Major Lazer remix of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis‘ “Can’t Hold Us.” Macklemore’s rapping takes a backseat here, with Ray Dalton‘s vocal melody now the centerpiece. Underneath the vocals you’ve got Major Lazer’s trademark squiggly synths and drum machine claps. While it’s not as revelatory as that “Thrift Shop”/”No Scrubs” mashup, it’s still a solid dance reinterpretation.

Head below for a stream and a free download. More »

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Dan Black & Kelis’ “Hearts” Video: Watch The Ingenious Time-Lapse Clip

Sam Lansky
May 23rd, 2013 // Leave a Comment
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Dan Black has been away for a minute — the London-by-way-of-Paris electropop crooner made a major splash a few years back with tracks like “Symphonies” and a plum spot opening for Robyn and Kelis on their All Hearts tour — but he’s spent the last few years holed up in Paris working on his sophomore LP.

Now, the fruits of that labor surface in the form of a lush, sparkling collaboration between Black and his former tourmate Kelis, a single titled “Hearts.” More »

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