Ice Spice Releases Highly Anticipated Debut Album “Y2K!”

Ice Spice has finally released her debut album…

The 24-year-old half-Dominican American Grammy-nominated rapper dropped Y2K! on Friday, July 26 via 10K Projects and Capitol Records.

Ice SpiceIce Spice’s 10-song set features previously released singles “Phat Butt,” “Think U the Shit (Fart)” and “Gimmie a Light.”

“Think U the Shit (Fart)” became Ice’s highest charting unaccompanied solo Billboard Hot 100 hit to date, and she performed the song and “Phat Butt” at the 2024 BET Awards, where she was nominated for best collaboration and video of the year for “Barbie World” with Nicki Minaj and Aqua, as well as best female hip-hop artist.

“I think this is some of my best work,” she told Billboard when she was named the 2024 Women in Music Hitmaker Award honoree.

“I’s not going to be too long — it’s going to be sweet and to the point.”

Y2K! also features collaborations with Travis Scott (“Oh Shhh…”), Gunna (“Bitch I’m Packin’”) and Central Cee (“Did It First”), the lattermost of which debuted at No. 62 on the Hot 100 dated July 27.

Scott recently previewed their collaboration during his London tour stop.

Y2K! comes a year and a half after her debut EP Like..?, which reached No. 15 on the Billboard 200 and No. 5 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and featured hit singles “Munch (Feelin’ U)” and “Princess Diana,” which later got a Hot 100 No. 4 remix with Minaj.

Ice Spice landed at No. 5 on Billboard‘s 10 Hottest Female Rappers Right Now list in June. And she embarked on her Y2K! World Tour earlier this month, which will make its way stateside next week in Washington, D.C., before wrapping on August 31 in Miami, Fla.

Ice Spice Wins First-Ever Blimp Award at Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards

Ice Spice is the kids’ choice…

The 2024 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards have been doled out, with the 24-year-old half-Dominican American Grammy-nominated rapper picking up the first-ever Blimp Award of her career.

Ice Spice

Ice Spice, a three-time nominee this year, picked up the award for Favorite Music Collaboration alongside Nicki Minaj and Aqua for “Barbie World.”

Ice Spice, who recently released her new single “Did It First” with Central Cee, was also nominated for Favorite Music Collaboration alongside Taylor Swift for “Karma (Remix)” and Favorite Breakout Artist.

 

Hosted by SpongeBob SquarePants (voiced by Tom Kenny) and Patrick Star (voiced by Bill Fagerbakke), the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2024 aired live from their undersea home of Bikini Bottom, and simulcast across Nickelodeon, TeenNick, Nicktoons, the Nick Jr. channel, TVLand, CMT and MTV2. Highlights included Kelly Rowland presenting Serena Williams with the Legend Gold Blimp award for her career spanning sports, fashion, beauty and lifestyle.

Here are Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2024 winners:

TELEVISION:

FAVORITE KIDS TV SHOW: Percy Jackson and the Olympians
FAVORITE FAMILY TV SHOW: Young Sheldon
FAVORITE REALITY SHOW: America’s Got Talent
FAVORITE CARTOON: SpongeBob SquarePants
FAVORITE FEMALE TV STAR (KIDS): Olivia Rodrigo (Nini, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)
FAVORITE MALE TV STAR (KIDS): Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson, Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
FAVORITE FEMALE TV STAR (FAMILY): Miranda Cosgrove (Carly, iCarly)
FAVORITE MALE TV STAR (FAMILY): Iain Armitage (Sheldon Cooper, Young Sheldon)

FILM:
FAVORITE MOVIE: Barbie
FAVORITE MOVIE ACTOR: Timothée Chalamet (Willy Wonka, Wonka)
FAVORITE MOVIE ACTRESS: Margot Robbie (Barbie, Barbie)
FAVORITE ANIMATED MOVIE: |Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
FAVORITE MALE VOICE FROM AN ANIMATED MOVIE: Adam Sandler (Leo, Leo)
FAVORITE FEMALE VOICE FROM AN ANIMATED MOVIE: Anna Kendrick (Poppy, Trolls Band Together)
FAVORITE VILLAIN: Jack Black (Bowser, The Super Mario Bros. Movie)

MUSIC:
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST: Taylor Swift
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST: Post Malone
FAVORITE MUSIC GROUP: Imagine Dragons
FAVORITE SONG: “What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish
FAVORITE BREAKOUT ARTIST: Reneé Rapp
FAVORITE ALBUM: “GUTS”- Olivia Rodrigo
FAVORITE GLOBAL MUSIC STAR: North America: Taylor Swift
FAVORITE TICKET OF THE YEAR: Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
FAVORITE VIRAL SONG: “Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter 

OTHER CATEGORIES:
FAVORITE MALE CREATOR: MrBeast
FAVORITE FEMALE CREATOR: Lexi Rivera
FAVORITE GAMER: Kai Cenat
FAVORITE SOCIAL MUSIC STAR: Bella Poarch
FAVORITE CREATOR FAMILY: Jordan Matter/Salish Matter
FAVORITE FEMALE SPORTS STAR: Simone Biles
FAVORITE MALE SPORTS STAR: Travis Kelce
FAVORITE VIDEO GAME: Roblox 

Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2024 will have their encore on Sunday, July 14, at 10:30 am and 8:00 pm ET/PT on Nickelodeon, and 9:00 am on Nicktoons; and Monday, July 15, at 9:00 pm on TeenNick. The show will also be available to stream on Paramount+ on Sunday, July 14.

Ice Spice Releases Central Cee Collaboration “Did It First”

It’s first things first for Ice Spice.

The 24-year-old half-Dominican American Grammy-nominated rapper has joined voices with Central Cee to release their first collaboration “Did It First,” which was released on Thursday, July 11.

Ice Spice“If he’s cheatin’, I’m doin’ him worse (Like)/ No Uno, I hit the reverse (Grrah)/ I ain’t trippin’, the grip in my purse (Grrah)/ I don’t care, ’cause he did it first (Like)/ If he’s cheatin’, I’m doin’ him worse (Yeah)/ I ain’t trippin’—/ I ain’t trippin’, the grip in my purse (Like)/ I don’t care, ’cause he did it first,” she raps on the chorus.

The song will be featured on Ice Spice’s highly anticipated debut album Y2K!, which will be released on July 26 via 10K Projects and Capitol Records.

“Did It First” is the fourth single after her Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hit “Think U The Shit (Fart),” the Sean Paul-sampling “Gimme a Light” and her latest offering “Phat Butt.”

Y2K! comes a year and a half after her debut EP Like..?, which reached No. 15 on the Billboard 200 and No. 5 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and featured her hit singles “Munch (Feelin’ U)” and “Princess Diana” (which later got a Hot 100 No. 4 remix with Nicki Minaj).

Meanwhile, Cench has hit the Hot 100 two more times this year, with J. Cole’s “H.Y.B.” (also featuring Bas) (No. 35) and his and Lil Baby‘s “BAND4BAND” (No. 18). He also recently collaborated with Afropop star Asake on “Wave.”

Rosalía to Perform Headlining Set at Denmark’s Roskilde Festival

Rosalía is ready to Rosk

The 30-year-old Spanish Grammy-winning singer is set to serve as a headlining act at this year’s Roskilde Festival in Denmark.

RosaliaIn addition to Rosalia, the festival will feature headlining sets from Blur, Kendrick Lamar, Queens of the Stone Age, Christine and the Queens and others.

Organizers announced a slew of new additions to the line-up on Monday, February 27, including Angélique KidjoCaroline PolachekWeyes BloodCode OrangeIndigo De Souza and Special Interest.

Other previously announced names on the roster for the fest slated to take place between June 24-July 1 are: Burna Boy, Sudan Archives, Big Freedia, GloRilla, Lil Nas X, Central Cee, Fever Ray, Hudson Mowhawke, Tinariwen, Lock Up, Benny Jamz, Clarissa Conelly’s Canon, 070 Shake, Derya Yildrim & Grup Simsek, Alice Glass, Rina Sawayama, Denzel Curry, Tove Lo, Japanese Breakfast, Nikki Lane, First Hate, Fulu Miziki, J.I.D., Rema, Armand Hammer, Billy Woods, Nora Brown and Phelimuncasi.

In a statement, Roskilde’s head of programming, Anders Wahrén, praised the eclectic lineup, saying, “This announcement features some of the most vehement vocalists and powerful performers right now, acts whom in each their own way convey hope, meaning and change. Roskilde Festival has shared a special, decade-spanning bond with artists like Kendrick Lamar and Angélique Kidjo, and they always bring something new to this festival.”

Speaking specifically about Lamar, Wahrén added, “Kendrick Lamar is one of the most requested artists among our festival audience, and he possesses a peerless artistic vision. He is no doubt the most influential rapper of his generation, and we’re excited to welcome him back.”

FKA Twigs Teaming Up with The Weeknd to Release Meditative Single “Tears in the Club”

FKA Twigs is shedding tears this week…

The 33-year-old part-Spanish English singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actress is joining voices with The Weeknd to release their meditative collaboration “Tears in the Club.”

FKA TwigsThe song, due out at 7:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, is the follow-up to FKA Twigs’ November team-up with Central Cee, “Measure of a Man.”

“are u ready for capri sun takeover?? us capri babies be so cute and prolific but don’t cross us cause we never ever forget,” Twigs tweeted this week.

The tease was accompanied by a seven-second animation of the singer’s face as a digital mask, which splits into a dozen pieces as it reveals the title of the song written in watery letters inside her skull.

FKA Twigs also posted a brief snippet of the sensual ballad featuring video of her lounging on a couch with two other women as a bit of the chorus played in the background: “Tears in the club/ ‘Cause your love has got me f—ed up/ Tears in the club.”

The Weeknd has been working on his follow-up to the smash After Hours album — which featured the No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 single of all time, “Blinding Lights,” along with working on the upcoming HBO series The Idol, in which he will star and co-write the tale of a female pop singer who sparks a romance with an enigmatic L.A. club owner who doubles as the leader of a secret cult.

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