Music

Lil Durk‘s latest single, “Smurk Carter,” gets Lil Wayne‘s stamp of approval. 

After taking a listen to the new song, credited as Durk’s homage to the rap icon — and another of his idols, Jay-Z — Wayne said he liked what he heard.

“That b**** was bad, that b**** hard,” Wayne said in a video shared to Durk’s Instagram Story. “Shout out to that boy, man.”

The “Smurk Carter” music video, which premiered November 10, the same day he released the track, sees Durk channeling early 2000s Wayne with a purple camouflage BAPE hoodie, similar to the one the “A Milli” rapper wore to 2005 BET Awards.

On the matching cover art, Durk sports a few face tattoos that match the ones permanently etched into Wayne’s forehead and cheeks.

When sharing the release news with his followers on Instagram, Durk posted a clip of the music video, captioning the post with lyrics “Duffle Bag Boy,” which is also the title of Playaz Circle‘s 2007 hit featuring Lil Wayne.    

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My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy are headlining the 2024 edition of the When We Were Young festival, taking place October 19 in Las Vegas.

MCR will be performing their 2006 emo opus, The Black Parade, in full during their set.

In fact, most of the artists on WWWY ’24 lineup will be playing full album sets, including A Day to Remember with Homesick, Jimmy Eat World with Bleed American, Dashboard Confessional with Dusk and Summer and Pierce the Veil‘s Collide with the Sky.

The lineup also includes full album performances by Coheed and Cambria, The Used, Simple Plan, The All-American Rejects, New Found Glory, Motion City Soundtrack, The Distillers, Underaoth, Escape the Fate, Mayday Parade, Say Anything and Sleeping with Sirens.

A pre-sale for tickets begins Friday, November 17, at 10 a.m. PT. Remaining tickets go on sale at 2 p.m. PT.

For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit WhenWeWereYoungFestival.com.

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Anthrax has shared another update from the recording studio as they continue to work on a new album.

According to a press release, singer Joey Belladonna has started tracking his vocals for the upcoming record.

“Every take I do has to be full of energy and full of impact,” Belladonna says. “So I’m knocking down every chair in the room to get to the other side, just trying to get something really, really magical.”

Anthrax previously shared in May that they’d entered the studio. The band’s most recent album is 2016’s For All Kings.

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Cardi B says fans might just be in for new music before the end of 2023.

The rapper took to social media with the update that she’s pondering the thought of dropping a project, but she’s not quite sure what it’d be. 

“I was thinking about being really quiet, really private but I don’t know.” Cardi is heard saying in a voice note shared by The Neighborhood Talk.

She added, “Maybe I should just — maybe I should put a little something, something out before the year ends.”

Cardi then threw out the idea of her creating something simple, like a music video from the comfort of her own home kitchen. “Would y’all mind?” she asked.

“I don’t really have nothing planned for right now” she continued, adding she’ll put more thought into the idea.

Cardi wrapped by noting that she’s compelled to put out music because “I feel like I gotta talk my s*** a little bit.”

Cardi’s latest projects include her latest Megan Thee Stallion collaboration, “Bongos,” which she performed at the 2023 MTV VMAs, as well as a series of songs with her rapper husband, Offset, including “Jealousy” and “Freaky.”

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Priscilla Block is hitting the road in 2024 for her headlining Hey Jack Tour.

Named after her latest song, the trek kicks off February 7 in San Diego, California, and will hit numerous cities across the U.S. before concluding in Raleigh, North Carolina, on May 4.

Hit songwriter and new artist Ryan Larkin will open for Priscilla on her tour.

Priscilla’s announcement arrived alongside the release of “Hey, Jack,” which she penned with Randy Montana, Jeremy Stover and Dave Cohen.

“This release is something that we’ve worked really hard on,” says Priscilla. “From writing the song, to filming the video – It’s been such a creative time for me. This is the start of a new era and I couldn’t be more excited about it!”

Tickets to the Hey Jack Tour go on sale Friday, November 17. Presale begins Tuesday, November 14, via a presale code that can be obtained by texting BLOCKPARTY to 91743.

For Priscilla’s full tour schedule, visit her website.

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Dave Grohl rocked with his daughter Violet onstage for a joint rendition of Nirvana‘s “Heart-Shaped Box” during a concert in Los Angeles on Saturday, November 11.

The Foo Fighters frontman reprised his Nirvana role on drums while Violet handled lead vocals. Footage of the father-daughter jam was posted to Instagram by rock TV personality Matt Pinfield, who was in attendance.

According to setlist.fm, the show, which featured longtime David Bowie pianist Mike Garson, saw Dave and Violet performing a variety of Bowie covers, including “The Man Who Sold the World,” which Nirvana famously covered on MTV Unplugged. They also sang the Foos song “Show Me How.”

Garson shared photo from the concert in a social media post. “What a wonderful night together!” the caption reads.

Dave and Violet previously performed “Heart-Shaped Box” in 2020.

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Dua Lipa is heading into her new era with a new song, “Houdini,” and a new look: She’s dyed her hair red. It turns out, she’s got an unusual reason for switching up her hair color.

Speaking to Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2, Dua explained, “When I was working on my new album, a lot of the songs I just saw in the color red —  there was just a feeling I had. And I was like ‘Oh I think I could do that change.’ And also I felt like it wouldn’t be as horrible on my hair as the blonde was! That was a little bit traumatic for me, the bleach, it was all just fizzling away.”

She added, “This is a little bit more manageable and I feel like it’s a change … it just gives you like a little bit of something different, and a fresh start.”

Dua also told Ball that fans were correct in thinking the smashed mirror ball in the video for her hit “Dance the Night” was her way of saying bye to disco as she moves into her next era. 

“It’s definitely more psychedelic-leaning,” she said of her new album’s feel. It also seems to have a concept: While speaking about “Houdini,” Dua told Ball, “It’s the first story in a chronological series of stories of the fun parts of singledom, essentially.” 

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The reformed Pantera has announced a run of 2024 headlining tour dates.

The arena outing kicks off February 3 in Sunrise, Florida, and wraps up February 27 in Quebec City. Lamb of God will also be on the bill.

A presale begins Tuesday, November 14, at 10 a.m. local time, followed by the general onsale starting Friday, November 17, at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit Pantera.com.

Pantera vocalist Phil Anselmo and bassist Rex Brown reunited in 2022 to launch the band’s first tour in 20 years. They recruited Black Label Society‘s Zakk Wylde and Anthrax‘s Charlie Benante to fill in for the late Abbott brothers, guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul.

You can also catch Pantera live in 2024 opening for select dates on Metallica‘s M72 tour.

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