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You might need to clear you schedule to listen to the new Primus song.

The track, titled “Conspiranoia,” lasts over 11-and-a-half minutes. The epic tune premiered today via Consequence, which also revealed the news of a new Primus EP called Conspiranoid, set to arrive April 22.

“With our new studio in the works and some impending touring, we decided the world needed to be subjected to some new Primus material,” frontman Les Claypool tells Consequence. “Not wanting, or even having the time for recording an entire album, the notion of a ‘single’ was tossed around.”

“I’d been itching to record an opus — basically a long, winding, bastard of a song, reminiscent of some of the compositions I cut my teeth (or ears) on, in my music-hungry adolescence,” he adds. “I said to the fellas, ‘Let’s record a 20-minute song.’ The end result was an 11-and-a-half minute, progressive hunk of sound called ‘Conspiranoia.'”

Primus’ most recent album is 2017’s The Desaturating Seven. More recently, the trio has been paying homage to Rush on the A Tribute to Kings tour, which picks up again this month starting April 15 in Oklahoma City. 

You can also catch Primus play the 25th anniversary South Park concert, taking place August 10 at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Primus, of course, performs the iconic cartoon’s theme song.

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The Backstreet Boys are going global with their upcoming DNA Tour.  On Tuesday, the hitmakers revealed they’re not only adding new dates to the North American leg of their tour, they’re also going to Europe.

The DNA Tour kicks off in Las Vegas this upcoming weekend and, to ensure they see as many fans as possible, BSB added several major U.S. cities to their itinerary.  New stops include Portland, Nashville, Austin, Cincinnati and others.  In addition, the “Everybody” singers will also visit Canada with stop sin Edmonton, Alberta; Ottawa, Ontario; Winnipeg, Manitoba; and more.

The DNA North American tour runs until September 14, with a final stop in Oklahoma City’s Paycom Center before the boys jet across the pond to Lisbon, Portugal to resume their trek on October 3.  The tour will visit Spain, Germany, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Netherlands, Switzerland and the U.K.

The DNA World Tour is in support of Backstreet Boys’ 10th studio album, DNA, which dropped in 2019 and features the hit song “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.”  Unfortunately, the boys had to pump the brakes on their tour plans because of the ongoing pandemic, but they’re now ready to hit the gas on their biggest arena tour in nearly 20 years.

Tickets for previously announced dates are on sale now.  Fans hoping to catch BSB at their new North American concert stops can purchase tickets this Friday, April 8, at 10 a.m. local time on the group’s official website.

While waiting to catch the boys live in action, you can watch the first part of their new Making of the DNA Tour docuseries on YouTube.

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It’s the perfect 90s and 2020’s R&B collaboration we didn’t see coming. 

The “Queen of hip hop soul,” Mary J. Blige, called on Grammy-winning soul singer H.E.R. to be featured on the remix of Blige’s number-one single, “Good Morning Gorgeous.”

The two singers, who are both widely considered among the best R&B artists of their time, deliver back-and-forth style and vocals over the D’Mile-produced track.

H.E.R. is also featured as a writer and producer on the NAACP Image Award-winning song, which served as the lead single on Blige’s 14th studio album, Good Morning Gorgeous.

Blige has long been celebrated as hip hop royalty, ever since she broke out on the music scenes in the early 90s with Grammy-winning songs like “I’ll Be There for You/You’re All I Need to Get By.” 

H.E.R. is showing no signs of slowing down after recently winning a Grammy for the song “Fight for You” and performing alongside music greats Lenny Kravitz and Travis Barker.

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Luke Combs may have new music on the horizon. 

The singer shared a snippet of the studio video version of “The Kind of Love We Make” on Instagram, an unreleased song he previously teased last year. The recorded version features a smooth melody accented by a twangy steel guitar as Luke sings with smoky vocals, “let the passion take us to a higher place/Making the kind of love we make.” 

“Listen to what I just got…#TheKindOfLoveWeMake,” Luke teases in the caption. 

Unsurprisingly, the country superstar’s fervent fan base was quick to share their responses, with one sharing, “Already obsessed with this new one,” with another echoes the sentiment, writing, “need this to drop!” “Can’t make a bad song,” praises another listener.

Luke originally shared a video of he and one of the song’s co-writers, Dustin Nunley, performing the song acoustically in October 2021. In December, the hit singer revealed that he is “putting the finishing touches” on his highly anticipated third studio album.

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It only took six words for Hailey Bieber to shut down the latest round of pregnancy rumors, and she’s letting people know she is fed up with the constant speculation.

Hailey turned heads at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards when she opted to wear a flowing white Saint Laurent dress to the event.  Unfortunately, some fans took that as a sign that there was a big reason why the model wasn’t styling a form-fitting dress.

Soon after, Radar Online claimed fans “are convinced” that she’s pregnant.  Once Hailey caught wind of the report, she set people straight, adding the comment, “”I’m not pregnant leave me alone.” 

Fans of Hailey and husband Justin Bieber began flooding the article with similar comments and demanding the outlet “respect” Hailey’s privacy.

Both Hailey and Justin has been outspoken about wanting to start a family, which has only fueled pregnancy rumors that have popped up since they tied the knot in 2018.

Interestingly enough, the Justin/Hailey speculation comes shortly after Jessie J begged fans on her Instagram story to stop asking women if they’re pregnant. The “Domino” singer said such comments aren’t just unwanted, they’re out of line.

“It’s not cool to just say or comment on anyone’s body. Unless they [or] I tell you or ask your opinion, it’s not one that’s needed or helpful,” Jesse said Friday. “Wild that some people don’t know that.”

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Five Finger Death Punch‘s next album is ready to go.

The Las Vegas metallers have revealed that they “just finished” their upcoming ninth studio effort “this week.” The news arrives alongside a new lyric video for “Brighter Side of Grey,” a track off the most recent FFDP record, 2020’s F8.

“It is a more than fitting commentary to what’s going on in the world that probably needs a good reminder right about now that we are here only for second, a tiny blip on the flow of time,” the band writes of “Brighter Side of Grey.” “Not just as individuals but as an entire species…It took a trillion conditions to be just right for human life to exist in this Universe yet it takes just one to go terribly wrong and make it all disappear.”

Death Punch adds that “Brighter Side of Grey” “serves as the perfect bridge” to the next album, which “generally revolves around similar existential questions.”

“It’s incredible how much we don’t understand about our own existence, yet everyone’s relationship with the concept of death permeates, even orients their entire lives,” the band says.

The currently untitled album is expected to drop later this year.

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Sam Hunt has collected another #1 song, and he’s celebrating in the most country way. 

This week, the Georgia native tops the charts with “23,” his ninth #1 single. Sam took to the great outdoors to celebrate, sharing a video on Instagram of him and some friends skeet shooting in the woods of Tennessee. 

“Thank you to everyone who helped make ’23’ a number one song this week!! We’re celebrating in TN!” the superstar writes alongside the video that shows him successfully hitting the clay target. 

“23” is the first new song Sam has released since his latest album, Southside, dropped in 2020. It features back-to-back hits “Breaking Up Was Easy in the 90s,” “Kinfolks,” “Hard to Forget” and the record-breaking smash, “Body Like a Back Road.”  

The chart success comes weeks after it was announced that Sam’s estranged wife, Hannah Fowler, has filed for divorce after five years of marriage. She is also pregnant with their first child, who is due in May.

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He the best! Super producer DJ Khaled is the latest artist that will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 

The unveiling and dedication ceremony will take place on April 11, with the star placed on the 6200 block of Hollywood Boulevard, next to the famous record store, Amoeba Music.

“DJ Khaled is one of the most popular and ever-present impresarios of the rap industry and we are thrilled to honor him with his own star on the Walk of Fame.” said Walk of Fame Producer Ana Martinez.

Khaled, born Khaled Mohammed Khaled, is one of the most sought-out producers in music today. His catch phrases “we the best,” “anotha one” and “major key” can be heard on some of the hottest hip hop and pop tracks, like “Wild Thoughts” with Rihanna and Bryson Tiller, “I’m the One” with Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne and Quavo, and “Popstar,” with Drake. 

Khaled’s innovative influence in music garnered him numerous accolades including multiple Platinum and Gold RIAA certifications, dozens of Billboard chart-topping songs, and a Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Performance, for “Higher,” featuring John Legend and the late rapper Nipsey Hussle. Khaled was also recently nominated for a Grammy as a producer on H.E.R.’s Back of My Mind.

As he would put it, Khaled’s definitely “got the keys” and now, a star on the Walk of Fame. 

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