He’s also the co-founder of the AI-powered collaborative communication messaging platform FYI. There’s an accompanying podcast, Culture FYI’RS, too, and on a recent episode, the guest was Jarret Myer, co-founder of influential hip-hop record label Rawkus Records and UPROXX Studios.
In a chat with FYI Chief Growth Officer Julie Pilat, Myer discussed growing up in New York in the 1970s, an environment that was gritty but creatively fertile. He also talked about founding Rawkus Records in 1995 and how starting as a music industry outsider emboldened him to take risks. He summarized his point of view:
“It became really clear to me that if I was going to do things exactly like everyone else, I was just going to lose.”
will.i.am himself also made a surprise appearance, and among other topics, he discussed selling out. His perspective: “What really is a sellout is if you are selling music to sell a substance that kills your community. That’s a sellout. You’re poisoning the community with god knows what addictive product. Selling crack to me is the biggest sellout because you’re killing people. […] How do you go from being very critical of somebody doing a product but praising the drug peddler?”
Kid Cudi fans have been eating over the past two years, during which time Cudi has released three albums: Insano, Insano (Nitro Mega), and Free. Now there’s even more reason to get excited: Today (January 26), Cudi announced The Rebel Ragers Tour.
The run stretches from April to June and will hit a bunch of North American cities. The tour features support from M.I.A., Big Boi, A-Trak, and more.
Tickets will be available via an artist pre-sale starting January 27 at 10 a.m. local time. The general on-sale kicks off on January 30 at 10 a.m. local time. More information is available here. Additionally, Cudi is donating $1 per ticket sold to The Big Bro Foundation, which “works to guide, uplift, and empower youth — especially Black youth — who are facing mental health challenges.”
Check out the tour dates below.
Kid Cudi’s 2026 Tour Dates: The Rebel Ragers Tour
04/28 — Phoenix, AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre +#^
04/29 — Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater+#^
05/01 — Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater+#^
05/02 — Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion#^
05/05 — Birmingham, AL @ Coca-Cola Amphitheater+#^
05/06 — Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre+#^
05/08 — Tampa, FL @ Benchmark International Arena+#^
05/09 — West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre+#^
05/12 — Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek+#^
05/13 — Charlotte, NC @ Truliant Amphitheater+#^
05/15 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center+#^
05/16 — Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center +# ^
05/19 — St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater+#^
05/22 — Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre+#^
05/23 — Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre+#^
05/26 — Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre+#^
05/27 — Grand Rapids, MI @ Acrisure Amphitheater+#^
05/29 — Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live+#^
05/30 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden+#^
06/02 — Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion+#^
06/03 — Hartford, CT @ The Meadows Music Theatre+#^
06/05 — Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center+#%
06/06 — Bangor, ME @ Maine Savings Amphitheater+#%
06/08 — Syracuse, NY @ Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview+#%
06/10 — Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center+#%
06/12 — Denver, CO @ JUNKYARD+#*
06/13 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre+#*
06/16 — Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre+#*
06/19 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena+#*
06/20 — Ridgefield, WA @ Cascades Amphitheater+#*
06/23 — Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre+#*
06/26 — Los Angeles, CA @ Crypto.com Arena+#*
06/27 — Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre+#*
+ with M.I.A.
# with Big Boi
^ with A-Trak
% with me n ü
* with Dot Da Genius presents GLKPRTY w/ Powers Pleasanton
This is thanks to 123,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States during the week ending January 22. It’s his third album to debut at No. 1, following AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP in 2015 and LONG.LIVE.A$AP in 2013.
Rihanna is pretty pumped about it, writing on X, “Just me here to let yall know my baby daddy got the NUMBER 1 ALBUM!!! Aaahhhhhh hah! DONT BE DUMB!!!”
Check out the Don’t Be Dumb cover art and tracklist below, along with Rocky’s upcoming tour dates.
ASAP Rocky’s Don’t Be Dumb Album Cover Artwork
AWGE/A$AP Worldwide/RCA Records
ASAP Rocky’s Don’t Be Dumb Tracklist
1. “Order of Protection”
2. “Helicopter$”
3. “Interrogation (Skit)”
4. “Stole Ya Flow”
5. “Stay Here”
6. “Playa”
7. “Trespass”
8. “Stop Snitching”
9. “STFU”
10. “Punk Rocky”
11. “Air Force (Black DeMarco)”
12. “Whiskey (I’m Not Resisting)”
13. “Robbery”
14. “Don’t Be Dumb / Trip Baby”
15. “The End”
ASAP Rocky’s 2026 Tour Dates: Don’t Be Dumb World Tour
05/27 — Chicago, IL @ United Center
05/29 — Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Arena
05/31 — Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
06/01 — Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
06/02 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden
06/04 — Philadelphia, PA @ Xfinity Mobile Arena
06/07 — New York, NY @ Governors Ball
06/08 — Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena
06/11 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
06/12 — Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center
06/14 — Orlando, FL @ Kia Center
06/15 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
06/18 — Dallas, TX. @ American Airlines Center
06/19 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center
06/20 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
06/23 — Phoenix, AZ @ Mortgage Matchup Center
06/25 — San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
06/26 — Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena
06/27 — Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
06/30 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
07/01 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
07/03 — Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
07/04 — Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
07/08 — Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
07/11 — Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
08/25 — Brussels, Belgium @ ING Arena
08/27 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome
08/30 — London, UK @ O2 Arena
09/02 — Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena
09/04 — Glasgow, UK @ OVO Hydro
09/05 — Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live
09/08 — Cologne, Germany @ Lanxess Arena
09/10 — Milan, Italy @ I-DAYS
09/11 — Munich, Germany @ Olympiahalle
09/13 — Lodz, Poland @ Atlas Arena
09/16 — Hamburg, Germany @ Barclays Arena
09/18 — Copenhagen, Denmark @ Royal Arena
09/20 — Oslo, Norway @ Unity Arena
09/21 — Stockholm, Sweden @ Avicii Arena
09/24 — Riga, Latvia @ Xiaomi Arena
09/25 — Kaunas, Lithuania @ Zalgiris Arena
09/28 — Berlin, Germany @ Uber Arena
09/30 — Paris, France @ Accor Arena
Don’t Be Dumb is out now via AWGE/A$AP Worldwide/RCA Records. Find more information here.
Kenia Os is very much a pop star of the times. In the past few years, the former influencer parlayed her massive social media following into a music career and a Latin Grammy nomination. Like a true pop princess, Os has also undergone several evolutions in both image and sound with each new album. Now, the Mexican superstar is ushering in her edgiest era yet with her new single “Belladona.”
“I feel like a completely different Kenia,” Os says. “This is the era that I’ve most liked of my whole career. I’ve had the most fun working on the music videos and outfits that you’ll see soon. Throughout the years, I’ve been creating this persona that reflects who I am as a woman today.”
Os was born Kenia Guadalupe Flores Osuna in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. Over a decade ago, she first started to amass a following from posting vlogs on YouTube. With her social media savvy, Os then grew her online presence through platforms like Instagram and TikTok. At the same time, she was cultivating a music career that took off with 2022’s Cambios De Luna. A year later, Os scored her first global smash with the flirty “Malas Decisiones.” Since her breakout, she has toured across Mexico and the US. This past year, Os also found love with her boyfriend, fellow Mexican singer Peso Pluma.
Os is now pushing Latin pop into the future with the defiant “Belladona.” Following the vibrant 2024 album Pink Aura, she is now embracing a darker and more fierce aesthetic for her upcoming LP K De Karma. Os is also plotting a new tour for the album, which will be released on March 19. Over Zoom, she caught up with Uproxx about her artistic growth, what to expect from her “Belladona” era, and if there’s a chance for another duet with Peso Pluma.
How would you describe the process of making the jump from influencer to pop star?
It’s been a very natural progression. Even though I’ve put a lot of work into this, everything in my career has happened very naturally. I started out playing around and recording songs during the pandemic with my team. We had a lot of fun, and suddenly, creating content, recording music, making music videos, and all of that became my career. I’ve been very happy about the growth I’ve gone through these past few years. I’m still a content creator because I love to record TikTok videos and my GRWM (Get Ready With Me) videos. It’s been a beautiful process where I’m now connecting with my fans in so many ways.
That’s cool to see you continuing to bridge those worlds of music and content creation.
That’s what makes what I’m doing different from other artists. I believe it’s because of that reason that I have a very large fandom. They connect with my music because they got to know me on a personal level. My fans know my day-to-day routine, who I am, what I like, and the way I am.
Now that you’ve been recording music for over seven years, what have you learned about yourself during that time?
I’ve learned a lot. I’ve learned that I have many skills. Some skills I have are better than other ones [laughs]. I’ve learned that if I can develop my skills and work on them, I can transform myself and evolve. It feels like being on a roller coaster that never ends.
Where does the inspiration for your new single “Belladona” come from?
From the first day that I proposed this new album, I wanted to embrace a femme fatale aura. It’s that kind of energy of an empowered woman who dresses in red latex with red lipstick and smoky eyes. At first, I didn’t know how to musically develop that concept. I had to listen to songs that gave that inspiration. When I listened to those songs, I felt like that woman. Suddenly, I started to work on that with my producers, and I created a moodboard. That’s what inspired me to feel like a femme fatale, and from there, I started to create this story.
What does being a “Belladona” mean to you?
Even though I feel very connected to her, I would describe her as an alter ego. We have a lot in common. In this upcoming album, “Belladona” is a woman who is very beautiful and loves a lot, but at the same time, if you hurt her, she can be lethal. Throughout this album, I’m going to talk about a lot of the things that she goes through. You’ll hear about when she’s hurting, when she’s crying, and when she’s being spiteful and having fun to the max.
Why did you decide to name your new album K De Karma?
For me, K De Karma is that woman that I’ve told you about. She’s sweet, beautiful, and more, but if you cross her, she can be lethal. With karma, she’s not looking for revenge or anything like that. I see karma more as a way of her getting her justice. The K also stands for Kenia. This is who I’ve become now, and no one can take that away from me.
At the end of the “Belladona” music video, is that a preview of the next single?
Exactly! There’s a hint of what’s to come. I believe my fans are going to love it because they’ve been asking me for more poignant lyrics. The next single is coming soon. It will be like a type of performance video. It’s simpler than “Belladona,” but at the same time, it will be more about the lyrics that make the song so special.
What can you tell us about your upcoming tour?
I’m a few weeks away from preparing for the tour. We’re getting closer to announcing the dates and the places that I’m performing in. What we’re going to announce will be the first chapter of the tour. It makes me so happy because I’ve been missing doing shows and being with my fans. For me, the countdown has begun.
How would you describe your relationship with Peso Pluma?
It’s very cool because I feel like we experience these songs and album releases at the same time. He just put out a new album, and I was just as nervous as he was. We support each other. We’re very happy. Yesterday, he was telling me, “Today ‘Belladona’ comes out! How are people reacting to it?” We understand each other very well. Above all, we motivate each other so much. We’re also trying to prepare ourselves for how crazy our lives are going to be this year.
After previously collaborating on “Tommy & Pamela,” is there a chance that you two can work on another song together?
It’s something that we’ve talked about. Obviously, we would love to do another song together, but I’ve told him, “How are we going to outdo ‘Tommy & Pamela’?” That was a huge song. He’s been recording a lot of songs and there are many of them where we’ve said, “Could this song be better if we record it together?” There are times when we get excited and say, “We would sound so good on this one together!” But for now, we haven’t found the right song.
As a longtime ally of the LGBTQ+ community, what does the connection that you have with your queer fans mean to you?
I believe my fans who belong to the LGBTQ+ community are my most loyal fans. They’re always there for me. I also believe that without those fans, the pop side of my project wouldn’t exist. I’m very happy, thankful, and blessed to have this very big community that has followed my career and supports me. Sometimes they’re the ones who scold me the most, but I take that as a way to learn from my mistakes and grow.
What’s the status of your highly anticipated collaboration with Belinda and Danna?
I believe the last time we were in the studio together, we made a beautiful and divine song. I love it! I’ve always told them, “This is a hit!” Suddenly, our agendas became very crazy, and we couldn’t meet up. Beli is in Spain, and I wish her the best of luck. I know that she’s filming a series. I also know that Danna is very focused on her new album. Right now, it’s a project that we have put on pause. We’ve said that this is something that’s very big, and we need to find the time to be fully committed to it. I have a lot of faith that if everything goes well this year, we’ll get back to it and put out this collaboration that everyone is waiting for. We’re so excited for it.
What do you want to hope to accomplish next?
I would love to sing in places I’ve never performed before. I would love to grow my career in other countries while staying connected to Mexico. I know there are more places to travel to in the US, Europe, Central America, and South America. There are many places where people aren’t familiar with Kenia Os. I would love to reach those places and keep growing as an artist.
K De Karma is out 3/19 via Sony Music Entertainment México. Find more information here.
It’s only been a few weeks since we’ve had a new Fred Again.. song, but given his ceaseless release schedule in the latter half of 2025, that feels like a long time. Fred unloaded a batch of USB002 songs to round out the year, but now he’s back with his first new song of 2026.
The track is “Scared” and the collaborator this time around is Young Thug. Like is often the case with Fred songs, the vocal was pre-existing. Here, Thug’s vocals are pulled from an unreleased song that fans have referred to as “Lucky.”
In a recent post, Fred reflected on his busy 2025, writing:
“im thinking about the past year, watching back a whole bunch of stuff and im realising its sort of a debilitating level of gratitude I feel about it all.
like i have to kind of be able to numb it in a way at moments, because if i felt this way all the whole time i dont think id be able to move or get anything done. Id just be sitting here constantly like wow wtf is happening.
but yes in moments like now, where im able to feel it for a second, its just sort of hard to explain how much of it there is.
And im really glad we have these documents of each year so i can watch it back on my front porch when im 87 and a half.”
Listen to “Scared” above.
Fred Again..’s 2026 Tour Dates
01/23 — New York, NY @ East End Studios
01/24 — New York, NY @ East End Studios
01/30 — New York, NY @ East End Studios
01/31 — New York, NY @ East End Studios
02/12 — London, UK @ Alexandra Palace
02/13 — London, UK @ Alexandra Palace
02/26 — London, UK @ Alexandra Palace
02/27 — London, UK @ Alexandra Palace
Chalk Teeth have been busy. The trio of Karolina Wallace (vocals and guitar), Adam Wallace (guitar), and Jason Miller (bass, synths, drums, production, engineering) spent much of 2025 performing across Los Angeles and New York. Now, they’re preparing a new album, their first, set for early 2026. One of the songs that’s been a setlist staple (here’s a live clip from 2024) is “Struck,” so Chalk Teeth are finally releasing it as their debut single today (January 23).
The near-six-minute track falls right in line with how the band describes themselves: “Shoegaze-tinged, motorik dark wave. Black glass synths, washed in noise-rock guitar, with Polish vocals, propelled by relentless drum machine pulses.” The band aims to “create a flickering hypnotic dance rite, a live experience that cleanses your bone marrow with volume and frequency.” They say the song is “a brooding minimal wave dance floor ballad of obsessive love,” and they’re right about that, too, as the track is an entrancing ride with enough aesthetic variety and twists to maintain your attention and keep you moving.
The song arrives alongside a video by filmmaker Thomas Revington, a moody, black-and-white visual shot at an “airplane-hangar-turned-wrestling-gym.”
As for the album, the title and release date are still TBA. The band wrote, recorded, and mixed the DIY project at their North Hollywood rehearsal space.
Band members Karolina and Adam Wallace are a married couple who have also performed and released music as the duo Radiant Reveries. In a 2022 interview, Karolina discussed her musical origins:
“I was born in Poland (then the communist Polish People’s Republic) and raised in Hamburg, Germany. From an early age, I had an affinity for entertaining, singing, dancing, writing, and acting to amuse my family. At 10 years old, I began modeling for clothing catalogs. At 11, I was signed to Elite Model Management, and at the age of 14, I was approached by a talent manager who encouraged me to take singing lessons and record my first demos, covering songs by Madonna and Paula Abdul.
I didn’t always want to pursue a career in pop music, though. Instead, I chose to continue modeling, working internationally from the age of 15. In 2007, I signed my first lease in New York City and began acting training.
My desire to do more kept fueling me. I always wanted to play instruments, especially the guitar. A few years after moving to New York, I got my wish after discovering a beautiful Guild acoustic on sale at the Lower East Side’s Rivington Guitars. From there, having already been in the practice of writing poetry, songs naturally emerged.”
Miller, meanwhile, is also established outside of the trio, performing with the bands Lumerians and Wet Satin.
Watch the “Struck” video above and check out the group’s upcoming tour dates below.
Chalk Teeth’s 2026 Tour Dates
02/13 — Los Angeles, CA @ Non Plus Ultra
03/22 — Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon Café Concert
Harry Styles has kept largely out of the public eye since releasing his 2022 album Harry’s House and touring in support of it. Finally, though, he has started to re-emerge. Last week, he announced Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally., a new album, and now, he has shared the lead single, the slow-burning “Aperture.”
In a SiriusXM interview with John Mayer, Mayer asked about the song’s five-plus-minute length and Styles said:
“I actually think what I really like about the song is that it was really just about being true to the song. I think when we were in the studio, it was like, ‘What is the best version of this song?’ We try not to be aware of that stuff so much in there, and we don’t pick what’s going to go first or anything until when the album’s finished. When you’re making something that’s longer, you know that it’s longer, but to me, it was like each part of the song is important to the reason why it is what it is. There were parts where it was like, ‘Do we take this out?’ And it was just like, ‘No, this is the best version of the song.’”
He also said of the album, “This album was much more open in the process of, like, I was playing demos to friends and I’d be with friends and put it on and be like, ‘What do you think of this?’ And it just became really obvious that it was music that was meant to be played loud. That is when it feels its best. And then, you know, in total contrast to that, I love sitting with it in headphones and having my own experience with it as well. So, I hope that people will road test it in a couple different ways, and see how their own experience shifts.”
The new song arrives shortly after Styles announced a series of seven residencies around the world, the most notable of them being a 30-night stretch at Madison Square Garden. Special guests include Robyn, Shania Twain, Fcukers, Jorja Smith, Jamie xx, Fousheé, and Skye Newman. Ticket sales vary in different markets and more information can be found here. For the New York shows (the only US dates Styles has planned for 2026), the general on-sale starts January 30 for the shows from August 26 through October 9. For the shows from October 10 to 31, that on-sale begins February 7.
Listen to “Aperture” above and find Styles’ tour dates below.
Harry Styles’ Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. Album Cover Artwork
Columbia
Harry Styles’ 2026 Tour Dates: Together, Together
05/16 — Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff Arena ^
05/17 — Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff Arena ^
05/20 — Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff Arena ^
05/22 — Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff Arena ^
05/23 — Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff Arena ^
05/26 — Amsterdam, NL @ Johan Cruijff Arena ^
06/12 — London, UK @ Wembley Stadium *
06/13 — London, UK @ Wembley Stadium *
06/17 — London, UK @ Wembley Stadium *
06/19 — London, UK @ Wembley Stadium *
06/20 — London, UK @ Wembley Stadium *
06/23 — London, UK @ Wembley Stadium *
07/17 — São Paulo, BR @ Estadio MorumBIS ~
07/18 — São Paulo, BR @ Estadio MorumBIS ~
07/31 — Mexico City, MX @ Estadio GNP Seguros #
08/01 — Mexico City, MX @ Estadio GNP Seguros #
08/26 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
08/28 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
08/29 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
09/02 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
09/04 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
09/05 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
09/09 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
09/11 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
09/12 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
09/16 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
09/18 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
09/19 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
09/23 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
09/25 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
09/26 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
09/30 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
10/02 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
10/03 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
10/07 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
10/09 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
10/10 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
10/14 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
10/16 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
10/17 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
10/21 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
10/23 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
10/24 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
10/28 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
10/30 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
10/31 — New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden +
11/27 — Melbourne, AU @ Marvel Stadium ^^ @
11/28 — Melbourne, AU @ Marvel Stadium ^^ @
12/12 — Sydney, AU @ Accor Stadium ! @
12/13 — Sydney, AU @ Accor Stadium ! @
^ with Robyn
* with Shania Twain
~ with Fcukers
# with Jorja Smith
+ with Jamie xx
^^ with Fousheé
! with Skye Newman
@ with Baby J
Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. is out 3/6 via Columbia. Find more information here.
Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as mayor of New York City was historic for multiple reasons: He’s the youngest mayor in NYC history and the first Muslim mayor the city has ever had. As Uproxx’s Jeremy Hecht points out, he’s also the first mayor to reference a member of The Lox during his inauguration speech.
Mamdani said:
“And throughout it all, ‘We will’ — in the words of Jason Terrence Phillips, better known as Jadakiss or ‘Ja’ to the mwah’ — ‘be outside.’”
Jeremy notes, “This referenced an iconic moment during Jadakiss’ Verzuz battle where he got on stage and said this: ‘New York, the real New York: I’m outside. I don’t live in Miami, I don’t live in Colorado. Come to my block and see me. This is ‘Kiss, I’m outside.’”
Furthermore, later in 2020, he teamed up with Itsbizkit and DreamDoll on “Outside Wit It” and said on his verse, “My whole life changed, we at the cookouts, we at the dice games / We outside, n****.”
Jeremy concludes, “Jadakiss proves that he still lives by that motto, creating this incredible video of him walking around New York City on New Year’s Eve, letting you know he is still outside. It feels like New York is about to go on a run. But more than anything, I think it’s time for a new Jadakiss album.”
Keeping up with music news and resources like Spotify’s giant and regularly updated New Music Friday playlist are great ways to keep your listening habits from getting stale. Sometimes, though, you need a deeper dive. That’s where Uproxx’s Baylee Lefton comes in as she routinely offers quick-hit lists of songs you need to add into your rotation this week.
She just delivered a fresh mix and it pays homage to years of standout women making R&B and soul music.
Beylee had the impossible task of sorting through decades (starting in the 1960s) of music and choosing just a song or two to represent each era: “I’m not going to lie: This was so difficult to only pick like one or two songs from each generation,” she says.
But, she did it and the mix is worth diving into. It starts with Dionne Warwick’s “Walk On By,” which music fans know through either its original version or the numerous hip-hop songs that have sampled it. From there, the set includes Aretha Franklin’s “Day Dreaming,” Sade’s “Is It A Crime,” Brownstone’s “Grapevyne,” SWV’s “You’re The One,” Erykah Badu’s “Bag Lady,” Ashanti’s “Baby,” Jazmine Sullivan’s “Excuse Me,” SZA’s “Go Gina,” Cleo Sol’s “Golden Child (Jealous),” and Coco Jones’ “ICU.”
Check out the video above and to listen to the full songs yourself, hit up the link in Lefton’s Instagram bio.
Music is one of the fastest-moving parts of the entertainment landscape. Generative artificial intelligence has introduced new possibilities and concerns essentially overnight. Social media platforms like TikTok can create new stars or revive public consciousness of classic icons. More and more each day, musicians are expanding the scope of their creative endeavors beyond music, turning themselves into multimedia forces.
Through it all, UPROXX remains dedicated to being at the forefront of innovation and what’s next in music and related fields. But, we can’t do it alone. That’s where you come in, and you could win a sweet prize for your efforts: We just launched the UPROXX Audience Survey, and as long as you’re 18 or older and live in the United States, you can participate and enter to win a $25 Apple gift card.
It’s a simple survey, taking a few minutes of your time, and your answers are confidential, reported in aggregate only. As for what to expect from the questions, there are a handful of things we’d like to know. Tell us how you’ve engaged with UPROXX and how your music-listening habits have looked lately, whether you’re blasting the latest Dua Lipa track on Spotify or listening to Zach Bryan on Apple Music. Share your thoughts on those preferred platforms and your gut reaction when your favorite artists drops new music. How does your TV fit into your relationship with music? What are your feelings on the use of AI in music creation?
To answer those questions and more (and to potentially win one of those gift cards), check out the survey here.
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