mxdwn.co.uk » Lil Nas X https://www.mxdwn.co.uk all that matters in music in the UK Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:40:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 Jack Harlow Scores First UK Number One With New Single ‘Lovin On Me’ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/jack-harlow-scores-first-uk-number-one-with-new-single-lovin-on-me/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/jack-harlow-scores-first-uk-number-one-with-new-single-lovin-on-me/#comments Tue, 21 Nov 2023 15:22:50 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=97983 American rapper Jack Harlow has scored his first UK number one with his new single, “Lovin On Me.” Harlow’s latest track pushed the new Beatles song “Now and Then” out of the top spot of the UK Singles Chart.

Harlow’s first UK number one follows three previous UK top ten hits, including “First Class,” “3D” with K-Pop phenomenon Jung Kook of BTS and “Industry Baby” with fellow American rapper Lil Nas X.

Harlow took to social media to promote his new track, writing “Thank u for allowing me to reset this year. I moved back to Kentucky and gave u an album I could not have made on the road. Surrounded by family & childhood friends this has been one of the happiest years of my life. But now…a new era begins.“

“Lovin On Me” has already taken TikTok by storm and has reeled in overwhelmingly positive reviews. Vulture writer Hershal Pandya wrote, “A surprisingly nimble flow and impeccable beat selection? Check and check. “Cut your boy a little slack,” he raps right before “Lovin on Me”‘s final chorus. If he keeps making singles like this, we won’t have to.”  

The track samples the 1995 R&B song “Whatever (Bass Soliloquy)” by Cadillac Dale, which was the B-side to his single “Soulful Moaning.” “Lovin On Me” builds itself around the opening lyrical hook of Dale’s track, singing “I don’t like no whips and chains and you can’t tie me down / But you can whip your lovin’ on me” creating a tongue-in-cheek earworm.

“Lovin On Me” gives Harlow’s fans an insight into what they can expect from his upcoming fourth studio album. This new track has quickly followed his highly acclaimed album Jackman, released in April 2023. Jackman came in at number one on the Top Rap Albums Chart and garnered him a nomination for BET’s Hip Hop Album of the Year.

Harlow currently has no plans to tour the UK, announcing that his only 2023 tour will take place in his home state of Kentucky, aptly titled the No Place Like Home tour.

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/jack-harlow-scores-first-uk-number-one-with-new-single-lovin-on-me/feed/ 0 Dua Lipa Wins Song Of The Year At This Year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/dua-lipa-wins-song-of-the-year-at-this-years-iheartradio-music-awards/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/dua-lipa-wins-song-of-the-year-at-this-years-iheartradio-music-awards/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2022 23:51:54 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=54247 British songstress Dua Lipa was amongst the winners at this year’s iHeartRadio music awards. The hitmaker won the Song of the year accolade for her megahit “Levitating”. Amongst the winners in over thirty-five categories, Lipa was joined by another British artist, Adele took home the award for Best Comeback Album for her number one album 30. Lipa took to Instagram to celebrate her win.


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The iHeartRadio music awards ceremony took place on 22nd March 2022 at the Shrine Auditorium located in Los Angeles, marking the annual event’s ninth ceremony. Founded in. 2014, the event celebrates and awards artists who have gained recognition and success within iHeartRadio’s various digital music platforms. This year’s ceremony saw a return to an important venue, the event was last held at the famed Shrine Auditorium for its inaugural and second year. The 2022 ceremony also saw three artists walk away with multiple awards; Olivia Rodrigo, Foo Fighters and Silk Sonic were a trio of big winners at the event.

Rodrigo is amongst the three artists to score a hat trick of prizes; the singer was crowned Female Artist of the Year and Best New Pop Artist, the chart-topping artist also won TikTok Bob of the Year for her double-platinum single “good 4 u”.  The Grammy-nominated track also scored high within the Best Cover Song category; Camila Cabello clinched the win for her cover of “good 4 u”. Rodrigo also took to social media to announce her win, posting a photo of herself proudly showing her awards.

 

 

 

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American rockers Foo Fighters also secured a triple win at the ceremony. The band won Rock Artist of the Year, Rock Song of the year for their single “Waiting on a War” and Rock Album of the Year for their tenth studio album Medicine at Midnight. Whilst accepting the award for Rock Artist of the Year, lead singer Dave Grohl gave the following speech, “Thank you so much for voting us Best Rock Artist of the Year, iHeartRadio thank you very much. We’d like to thank all our friends and family that we work with. Most of all, the fans and audience that like our music.”

Supergroup Silk Sonic saw great success at the 2022 ceremony; the duo consisting of Bruno Mars and multi-talented artist Anderson. Paak also took home a triple win. The singer’s musical partnership first took shape in 2017 when Anderson. Paak opened for Bruno Mars during his 24k Magic World Tour. The pair’s first studio album An Evening With Silk was released in 2021. The debut album garnered multiple wins at the ceremony, securing the R&B Album of the year and the album’s lead single “Leave the Door Open” was awarded the R&B Song of the year. The celebrated duo clinched their third award for Best Duo/ Group of the Year, beating out American group Maroon 5 and the K-pop sensations BTS.

Superstar artist Lil Nas X also garnered acclaim within the ceremony, having been named this year’s Male Artist of the Year. The American rapper is no stranger to accolades; Lil Nas X has accumulated a long list of awards throughout his career including two Grammy Awards for Best Pop Duo/ Group Performance and Best Music Video for the 2020 single “One Town Road (Remix)”.  The 22-year-old artist gave a passionate and inspiring speech whilst accepting his award, “I wouldn’t be where I am right now, in my life and my career, if I weren’t delusional. Believing I could drop out of school and become an international success within a year. It’s delusional! Believing that I could come out of the closet in the height of my career … to think that I could do that would be delusional!”

The full list of this year’s winner can be found here.

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/dua-lipa-wins-song-of-the-year-at-this-years-iheartradio-music-awards/feed/ 0 Coldplay Pull Out of Gigs Due to Crew Members Testing Positive for Covid https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/coldplay-pull-out-of-gigs-due-to-crew-members-testing-positive-for-covid/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/coldplay-pull-out-of-gigs-due-to-crew-members-testing-positive-for-covid/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2021 15:30:31 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=50848 Coldplay, who were due to play in London’s O2 Arena last weekend (as part of Capital FM’s Jingle Bell Ball), have had to pull out due to crew members testing positive for covid. The band also had an appearance on The Voice of Germany booked for yesterday, but that was cancelled as well. The band’s social media said that “We send our love to the individuals affected and wish them a swift recovery. We’re so sorry to cancel at the last minute and apologise to everyone concerned. Thank you, as always, for your support.“

Coldplay wasn’t the only band to pull out of the Jingle Bell Ball, with American rapper Lil Nas X having to cancel an appearance for similar reasons. He had this to say: “Hey guys, sorry I couldn’t make it, a few of the members of my team got Covid and we just don’t want to be irresponsible and risk it. Hope you guys have an amazing time. I love you and I’ll see you soon.”


Capital FM was of course upset to lose such famous names for their event. Their own statement gave their best wishes to those affected, saying “We’d like to wish the very best and a speedy recovery to Coldplay, Lil Nas X and their teams. Of course, everyone at Capital is absolutely gutted, but the show must go on…“.

To make up for the loss, the sets of other notable performers were extended, being good news for fans of Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran. Also, artists ArrDee and Tom Grennan were recruited to replace Coldplay and Lil Nas X. Other artists who appeared at the O2 Arena included YouTuber KSI, X-Factor runner-ups JLS, Brit Award-winning pop-star Griff and Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson.

This isn’t the only time an artist has had to drop out of an event recently due to covid, with US rapper Doja Cat cancelling an appearance for Boston and New York City’s iHeartRadio Jingle Ball a few days ago, after some of her team members tested positive. She told Twitter that “For the health and wellbeing of the rest of our crew, we are following all the appropriate safety measurements and necessary precautions, which means I won’t be able to perform at iHeartRadio’s New York Z100 and Boston KISS FM Jingle Ball. I’m extremely disappointed, Jingle Ball has a great line up for you all, wish I could be there.“


For Coldplay fans still eager to see the band perform, they will be embarking on a worldwide tour next year, seeing places such as London, Berlin, Paris and Glasgow in support of their latest album, Music of the Spheres. For more information on the band’s activities, you can look here.

]]> https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/coldplay-pull-out-of-gigs-due-to-crew-members-testing-positive-for-covid/feed/ 0 AJ Tracey and Mabel Drop Joint Single, West10 https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/aj-tracey-and-mabel-drop-joint-single-west10/ https://www.mxdwn.co.uk/news/aj-tracey-and-mabel-drop-joint-single-west10/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2020 14:47:14 +0000 http://www.mxdwn.co.uk/?p=20061 AJ Tracey teamed up with singer Mabel to release the high-energy track, West10. The two artists are amongst the UK’s hottest, and the single is poised to be the sound of the summer having been released on the 2nd of July.

West10 crackles with the same garage influence that propelled AJ Tracey’s 2019 smash hit Ladbroke Grove to number 3 in the charts. The vintage beat, coupled with AJ’s dominant flow and Mabel’s catchy hook, is guaranteed to have fan’s bopping up and down the nation. It was produced by American group Take A Daytrip, who are notable for their contribution’s to Lil’ Nas X’s Panini and Sheck Wes’ Mo Bamba.

The single had been teased on social media throughout the past week. The build-up started on the 29th of June when the artists uploaded pictures of them both to their Instagram accounts, represented as cartoons, playing Pac-Man. Mabel’s was captioned ‘we dropping this tune or what?!‘, whilst Tracey’s, since deleted, post exclaimed ‘we just made a banger and what to share it with you lot!’. The early reviews indicate that the anticipation was worth it. GrmDaily claims that the track ‘has all the elements to become an instant smash with listeners‘. This is only the second time that the two artists have collaborated, despite their seamless chemistry. The last time AJ and Mabel combined was on a remix of the singer’s 2016 tune, Thinking Of You.


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The audio was released alongside the single’s visuals, which simultaneously match the single’s pace and pay tribute to Tracey’s Ladbroke Grove home. The video is set outside of a corner shop emblazoned with the the area’s West 10 post code. Set atop a background of strobes and flashing lights, these scenes are cut between closeups of the artists, that reflect the nightclub setting for which this track is tailor-made.

AJ Tracey’s Ladbroke Grove is considered by many as the track of summer 2019, and West10 has seen the reigning seasonal champion attempt to claim the crown for arguably the second year running. Tracey appears to have found his blueprint, as both singles reflect a clear garage influence. The addition of Mabel provides a soothing foil for AJ’s punchy delivery, resulting in a track packaged and accessible for a wide audience to enjoy.

 

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