Month: May 2022

Between dispatches about her family and other goings-on, Britney Spears will sometimes use her Instagram to share some spicy photos. Well, she did more of that yesterday, bringing her dog Sawyer in on the fun by posing with him.

In the pictures, Spears, posing sideways for the camera, holds the dog to cover the front of her body while a diamond emoji is tasked with obscuring some of her butt. She capped off the gallery with a stock image of a dog, captioned, “If you love someone, set them free. If you hate someone, set them free. Basically set everyone free and get a dog. People are stupid.”

Spears first posted about Sawyer in February, introducing him by writing, “Geez …. can you have two loves of your lives because he comes in second !!!! I’m introducing the new edition to my family … his name is Sawyer and he’s a white Australian shepherd with blue eyes !!!!! I found him in Maui like a dream and took him home with me immediately. It’s funny … he doesn’t talk back but it’s like he understands what I’m saying !!!! I can talk to him for 30 min about potty training and rewarding him when he goes potty on the pad !!!! I think he understands me especially with those eyes … he makes my heart melt … he needs me and I like that !!!!!”

This comes a few weeks after Spears’ major announcement that her fur-baby will in a few months be joined by an actual human baby because she’s pregnant.

Toosii has a knack for raw and honest ballads that pertain to love. Many of these records focus on his relationship with his longtime girlfriend Samaria Davis, whom he recently announced is pregnant with their first child. You can look to records like “What I’m On” and “Head Over Hills” to show how Toosii views at love and showcases it. After staying low on the music end for some time, Toosii returns with a new track and it sees him back in the pocket that he’s been so comfortable in.

“Keeper” stands as a tender release that Toosii uses to celebrate and praise a woman he plans on spending a lifetime with. The track arrives with a heartfelt visual that captures Toosii writing his thoughts down as the clips of various happy couples appear on the screen. Toosii and Samaria are rightfully amongst the various couples that appear in the video as the latter joins the rapper to show off her baby bump. At the end of the video, Toosii takes a moment to share why he views Samaria as a keeper and his answer goes back to their earlier days as a couple.

The track arrives after Toosii dropped his fifth project Thank You For Believing and its deluxe reissue last year.

You can watch the video for “Keeper” above.

It looks like 2022 will finally be the year that Westside Boogie delivers a new album to the world. The last time he dropped a full-length project, which was 2019’s Everythings For Sale, the Compton rapper went simply by Boogie. Since then, he’s undergone a name change, freestyles over a number of rap’s most popular recent beats, and laid off a few guest verses. In addition to that, Boogie dropped his first official single, “Outside” with Joey Badass, towards the end of 2020 which signified the start of a new chapter in his career. That continues Boogie’s latest release.

Westside Boogie returns with “Stuck” and it’s an honest effort that sees him admit to being confined to his roots. While fame and success might cause some to run away from the responsibilities and dangers of home, Boogie says he’s yet to fully detach himself from his home. “It’s somethin’ ’bout the hood, I love it, I ain’t goin’, no, I’m stuck,” he raps on the song’s chorus.

The new track arrives after Boogie confirmed that his sophomore album will be titled More Black Superheroes. The news was shared through posts from Boogie and his label Shady Records. A release date for the project has yet to be revealed, but “Stuck” and news about More Black Superheroes both arrive after Boogie connected with Shelley fka DRAM for their recent collaboration, “Aight.”

You can check out the video for “Stuck” above.

North Carolina rapper Morray has a lot to be thankful for nowadays. His career took an upward turn at the end of 2020 with the release of his breakout single “Quicksand.” The record gave him the launching pad to deliver a full-length project to the world, something he did in the spring of 2021 with Street Sermons. He later earned a spot on the 2021 XXL Freshman Class which came after he began touring with J. Cole and 21 Savage for the former’s The Off Season tour. With all that’s happened to him, Morray is taking a moment to thank one of his biggest supporters with a new song.

Morray returns with his latest release, “Momma’s Love,” and as you can tell from the song’s title, it’s a record dedicated to his mother. It’s a well-timed release as the song arrives just two days before Mother’s Day, and on it, Morray showers his mother with praise while thanking her for all that she did for him. “My pop wasn’t ’round, my momma gave me examples,” he sings on the new track. “Never had a man to show me things, she gave me some samples.”

The new track arrives after Morray treated his fans with a collection of collaborations. First, he teamed up with Tyla Yaweh for “Hands Up,” then came “Never Fail” with Benny The Butcher, and most recently was “Still Rise” with Cordae.

You can listen to “Momma’s Love” in the video above.

Cordae is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Carly Rae Jepsen has just dropped new music for the first time in two years. On her new single, “Western Wind,” the Canadian pop icon delivers her signature soft-tinged vocals over simple, calming piano and drum patterns.

The song was produced by former Vampire Weekend member, Rostam Batmanglij, who has produced tracks for the likes of Charli XCX, Solange, Haim, Frank Ocean, and more. Its live instrumental composition is reminiscent of some of the deep cuts from Jepsen’s 2015 album, Emotion. “Western Wind” isn’t a departure from Jepsen’s pop stylings, but rather a showcase of her often unsung talents.

In the song’s video, directed by Taylor Fauntleroy, Jepsen is seen dancing in the mountains alone, accompanied by trees, colorful flowers, and vibrant fabrics hanging from clotheslines. Smiling throughout, she appears to find solace in the outdoors.

Jepsen first began teasing “Western Wind” last month through a series of billboards, which included a number for fans to text. She began texting fans images, accompanied by what seemed to be lyrics, while also sharing them on social media. She first performed the song in full during her set at Coachella.

Check out “Western Wind” above.

Charli XCX is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

In just the last couple of years, Bad Bunny proved that he was one of the more popular Latin artists thanks to projects like YHLQMDLG, and El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo. The former was released at the top of 2020 and became the highest-charting Spanish language album at the time when it debuted at No. 2. The latter, which dropped at the end of that same year, debuted at No. 1 becoming the first Spanish language album to do so. A full year and change since El Ultimo Tour Del Mundo, Bad Bunny is back with his fourth solo album, Un Verano Sin Ti, and a new video.

Bad Bunny treats his fans with a new visual for “Moscow Mule.” It kicks off with a woman picking up a stranded Bad Bunny on the roadside to begin the day’s exciting events. The two dance, sing, make out, party, and much more together over the course of multiple days. The video ends with Bad Bunny and his newfound lover completely naked at the beach dancing in and out of the water without a care in the world.

Un Verano Sin Ti, which translates to A Summer Without You, touches down with 23 songs to its name and features from Chencho Corleone, Jhay Cortez, Tony Dize, Rauw Alejandro, Bomba Estéreo, the Marías and Buscabulla. Bad bunny originally teased the project with the announcement of his World’s Hottest Tour earlier this year. Un Verano Sin Ti arrives just in time for the string of shoes which begin in August.

You can watch the video for “Moscow Mule” above.

Un Verano Sin Ti is out now via Rimas Entertainment LLC. You can stream it here.

It was just a year and a half ago that Jack Harlow stepped forward with his debut album That’s What They All Say. The impressive effort arrived months after he released “What’s Poppin,” a track that would grant him his breakout moment in 2021 as it peaked at No. 2 on the singles chart. Making it in the music industry is one thing, and while Harlow has undoubtedly done that, his next goal is to avoid the sophomore slump and stay on top. That’s something the Lousiville native plans to do with his new album Come Home The Kids Miss You which is highlighted by “Churchills Downs” with Drake.

The duo’s first collaboration arrives as quite the introspective effort, one that comes from the same place as Harlow’s “Baxter Avenue” or Drake’s “Do Not Disturb.” On “Churchill Downs,” which is named after the famed horse racing complex in Harlow’s hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, the two rappers speak highly of their respective positions in the music world. Harlow raps about overcoming past doubts and elevating to star status while Drake addresses those who attempt to pull him down from the top spot.

“Churchills Downs” is one of 15 songs that appears on Come Home The Kids Miss You. Through the album’s records, listeners will also catch previously released singles “Nail Tech” and “First Class” as well as additional guest appearances from Pharrell, Justin Timberlake, and Lil Wayne.

You can listen to “Churchill Downs” in the video above.

Come Home The Kids Miss You is out now via Atlantic. You can stream it here.

Jack Harlow is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Hot off the release of his sophomore album, Come Home The Kids Miss You, Jack Harlow has dropped the video for his Billboard chart-topping hit, “First Class.”

The video sees Harlow on an adventure with Brazilian singer, Anitta. In the video, directed by Jack Begert, the two bask in their wealth, enjoying their glamorous lifestyles. Harlow and Anitta lock eyes while taking separate glass elevators in a hotel. Anitta is later seen capturing Harlow with a telescope. All the while, Harlow takes flights on a private helicopter, dances in the middle of a dessert, and sits in an empty nightclub, accompanied by a bucket of ice and champagne. At one point in the video, Anitta motorcycles her way along a road, on which, painted letters spell out the word ‘glamourous.’

The song itself heavily samples “Glamorous” by Fergie on the chorus. “I grew up loving Fergie, like she literally inspired me,” Harlow told ET last month, “When I was in 5th grade, I tried to perform ‘Fergalicious’ at the talent show I have, like, a strong artistic connection to Fergie. I’ve been wanting to [sample her] for a while, and it just came together, and I figured it’s time.”

You can watch the video for “First Class” above.

Come Home The Kids Miss You is out now via Atlantic. Stream it here.

Jack Harlow and Anitta are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

It appears that it’ll be a little a couple of years at least until the world receives a brand new album from Taylor Swift. That’s because the singer is focused on re-recording all the albums she released prior to 2019’s Lover following a controversial and failed attempt to obtain the masters for her first six albums. So far, she’s released new versions of 2008’s Fearless and 2012’s Red, with both debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard albums chart. Taylor is now preparing to share a re-recorded version of her 2014 album 1989. She furthers the campaign for that by sharing a fresh take of “This Love.”

The track, which sits in the back half of 1989, is one that Taylor used to discuss the many cycles of a relationship. She initially premiered the new version of the song in a trailer for the upcoming movie, The Summer I Turned Pretty. “Thank you [Jenny Han] for debuting my version of This Love in the trailer for [The Summer I Turned Pretty],” Taylor said in a post about her song appearing in the trailer. “I’ve always been so proud of this song and I’m very [pleading face emojis] about this turn of events,” she added before noting that the song would arrive on May 6.

The new version of “This Love” is not the first single that Taylor has shared from 1989 (Taylor’s Version). Back in September, she released a fresh version of “Wildest Dreams” after the song gained some popularity on TikTok. She initially previewed the recorded through a trailer for Spirit Untamed.

You can listen to the new version of “This Love” in the video above.

While new music from Doja Cat as a lead artist has yet to arrive in 2022, the rapper has still managed to be absolutely impressive throughout this year’s first four months. She blew everyone away with an excellent set at Coachella last month, so much so that many believed that she should’ve headlined the festival. Prior to that, Doja and SZA won a Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance thanks to their “Kiss Me More” collaboration. To top it all off, Doja also helped to bring back Taco Bell’s beloved Mexican Pizza, a menu item that fans of the fast-food chain, including Doja herself, have been begging for since late 2020.

Long story short, it’s been a pretty active year for Doja and she continues her streak with her latest single “Vegas.” The track is set to appear on the soundtrack for the upcoming film ELVIS which is set to arrive in theaters next month. On “Vegas,” Doja takes a moment talk down on an old lover who failed to see her true worth. “Had your ass sittin’ first class with your burnt ass out in Abu Dhabi,” she raps with a vengeance. “Could’ve been what we shoulda been but you lost a bet.”

ELVIS, which stars Austin Butler and Tom Hanks, is set to premiere in theaters on June 24th. While it may be a little while until we hear solo work from Doja, she is set to appear on a track called “Happy” from Post Malone’s upcoming album Twelve Carat Toothache.

You can listen to “Vegas” in the video above.