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Demar and Adriel recap the Grammys and breakdown why the award continues to lose relevance. Also the duo catch up on the TikTok and UMG negotiation breakdown, independent artists are up!

P.S. Hard times for Drew Walls and his content with the UMG negotiations, keep him in your prayers

TIMECODES:

0:58 - Grammys who cares
8:10 - Rod Wave should be considered a mainstream artist
9:58 - Understanding Drake and The Weeknd frustrations
11:16 - Never nominating anything off after hours
12:52 - They don't understand people that who win the awards are saying your award sucks
14:19 - Someone's auntie that smokes cigarettes
14:54 - Ludacris story and JT
15:21 - Aligning yourself with blackness as a white artist vs doing the opposite
17:45 - Billie Eyelish case study
18:48 - Tik-tok UMG
26:49 - Schoolboy Q

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This week Démar and Adriel discuss Majid Jordan's latest album 'Good People', its obvious influences and whether this is their lowest ever rated 'No Skips' album ever.

Démar’s rating: 4 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 5.5 / 10

The Love List: Eyes Closed, Hands Tied, Waiting For You

TIMECODES:

4:05 - Are Majid Jordan underrated?
5:32 - Not getting inspired by these lyrics
7:45 - Lyrics lack emotion
10:05 - Adriel may not be young and hip
12:10 - “Take my shy away” (how are you getting this off in real life)
15:00 - On Wednesday we wear pink
15:40 - Trying to make a Daft Punk song
21:45 - Can’t believe they got Sade for that
25:57 - Somehow my Spotify skipped?
28:10 - The Message feels played out
29:25 - It’s great to have on in the background
30:30 - It’s giving playlist cover
31:45 - Technically it’s good
33:42 - Only 8’s, 9’s & 10’s in Demar's collection
34:53 - No skips
35:50 - The Scores
39:10 - You’ll make it to the end by accident

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Majid Jordan - Good People / 2023 / R&B

Exploraremos la deliciosa y fascinante cultura culinaria japonesa en honor al Día Internacional del Sake. Sumérgete en la historia y la magia detrás de esta emblemática bebida mientras descubrimos la armonía perfecta entre el sake y el sushi.Pero eso no es todo, porque también nos sumergiremos en el mundo del metal con una entrevista sobre el Festival Hell and Heaven 2023. Escucha las historias detrás de los escenarios, los momentos épicos y lo que viene para esta edición.

This week Démar and Adriel discuss Travis Scott's fourth album 'Utopia', how Scott has maintained relevance despite not dropping an album in 5 years and whether hiding features like Drake, Beyoncé, Playboi Carti, The Weeknd and Bad Bunny is worth it.

Démar’s rating: 7.5 / 10
Adriel’s rating: 8 / 10

The Love List: FE!N, HYAENA, MY EYES, SKITZO, DELRESTO,

TIMECODES:

5:19 - K-pop
6:57 - new bag
8:25 - YBN was still a thing
9:23 - able to go away for 5 years and still be a thing
11:00 - not a fan of Demar’s fandom
13:30 - Demar wants the front part of sicko mode
15:15 - starting out with no features
18:50 - favourite features
26:23 - tracks only Travis Scott is making
33:30 - songs bigger then before
38:13 - favourite production
41:30 - fiend should have been the single
43:30 - ASAP styles
45:45 - maybe over French Montana
47:30 - wives are billionaires
51:05 - do Travis Scott lyrics matter
54:14 - ye over Biden
57:06 - WAS gang
1:06:09 - cover
1:09:06 - Demar’s Score
1:10:45 - Adriel’s Score

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Travis Scott - Utopia / 2023 / rap, hip hop, trap, psychedelic trap

Démar and Adriel discuss the best albums so far this year and breakdown the absolutely tragic season finale of 'The Idol'. Also there's been two girls made of "sugar, spice, kanekalon and cinnamon" running viral all over TikTok and giving us all a lesson on viral marketing. The duo decide whether they think FlyanaBoss is a meme or the real deal.

Time Codes:
3:13 - top 5 albums
7:55 - Dave & CC EP
10:47 - Kali Uchis
14:20 - Jimmy Butler
17:05 - the idol
20:10 - offended
22:18 - good actors minus the weekend
25:08 - Demar would love to watch a new season
38:15 - Nike sponsorship

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Démar and Adriel breakdown episode 3 of the Idol, predict which songs they thing will be the song of the summer and discuss Andre 3000’s alleged album on the way. Don’t believe the hype! Andre 3000 is in the Kanye/Frank Ocean zone, we gotta see it to believe it.

Time Codes:
0:00 – Introduction
2:03 – Being threatened by someone named Abel
9:18 – I thought it was going to be way worse
11:40 – Our predictions for song of the summer
22:08 – Andre 3000 original Frank ocean

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Gonzalo Tahhan hará show íntimo, The Weeknd y Anitta estrenan canción.


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Démar and Adriel talk about Drake's Honestly, Nevermind hitting its one-year anniversary and how its aged (hint: that joint slaps, you haters). Also The Weeknd's 'The Idol' is purposefully unsettling but also cringe.

Time Codes:
0:00 – introduction
14:34 - Honestly, Nevermind's one-year anniversary

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Torbjörn Averås Skorup tävlar mot Margret Atladottir i knas! P3-korren Caroline Kernen har dykt med hajar i Sydafrika. P3:s egna konsertkonnässör Assaad Daoudi reder ut om hur den svenska konsertpubliken mår egentligen. Konstvetaren och skribenten Hanna Brager snackar om kändisars konst efter The Weeknds vistelse på Moderna museet. P3 Nyheters Matilda Rånge rapporterar bl.a. om "the f**ing grifters" Harry och Meghans nedlagda podd.

Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play.

Programledare: Torbjörn Averås Skorup och Margret Atladottir.

Démar and Adriel talk about how Taylor Swift got bullied into dumping Matty Healy and whether The Weeknd’s acting is genuinely off-kilter or just bad on ‘The Idol’. The duo also debate whether bad haircuts are The Weeknd’s brand and why there hasn’t been a hip hop #1 on the charts yet.

Time Codes:
0:00 – introduction
2:15 – Bought in
5:50 – Taylor Swift fans like to cancel people
13:00 – The Fumble
21:30 – The Weeknd’s hair is terrible
24:15 – The Weeknd’s hair being terrible is allegedly his brand
30:00 – Realizing we lost a generation of artists

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durée : 00:59:45 - Mouv' DJ : Serom - Branche toi chaque semaine pour écouter DJ Serom mixer les meilleurs nouveautés & classics Rap, RnB, Dancehall et Afrobeat

Démar and Adriel discuss why Démar is scared about The Weeknd potentially changing his stage name and Doja Cat’s twitter tirade about her artistry. Timbaland is also making AI songs with a dead artist… LIKE WE PREDICICTED.

Time Codes:

0:00 - intro
3:00 - Dealing with Doja
13:45 - Ed vs Marvin Gaye
20:54 - The Weeknd
22:15 - Démar is nervous
23:10 - The fan artists complain about
26:45 - Démar is aware and will endure
29:00 – Timbaland/Biggie AI

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Démar and Adriel discuss whether Frank Ocean is even worth his celebrity anymore and what the latest advances in AI means for music. That Drake and The Weeknd ‘track’ by Ghostwriter, “Heart on My Sleeve” is brazy.

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Time Codes:

0:50 What does AI mean for the music industry?
5:00 - splits ?
10:00 - labels using AI - rappers that passed away.
11:30 - MF DOOM 13:50 - should artists be using AI
16:00 - Rakim 20:30 - waves of changing style
22:30 - commercialism of hip-hip
25:48 - the end of hip-hop being motivational
27:50 - Frank Ocean
31:00 - GO HOME FRANK
37:00 - Frank Ocean is Lauryn hill

Losing my father 38 years ago and how it changes a boy...Avril Lavigne and Tyga are an official couple...Aubrey O'Day suffers a miscarriage...Prince Harry's jealousy toward his brother William...Keep your eye on The Weekend getting in trouble for getting young girls hooked on drugs.

durée : 01:44:22 - Studio 41 - Elena est aux manettes de Studio 41 &, qui dit mercredi dit morceaux choisis puisque vous participez directement à l’émission! Aujourd’hui, la spéciale “The Weeknd”.

This week Demar and Adriel discuss what they deem to be the best albums of 2022, why an album can come out of nowhere are climb the list and what repeat listens can do for an album.

Honorable mentions (00:02:18)

Top 5’s (00:38:40)

Demar's 10:

1. Dawn FM - The Weeknd
2. WASTELAND - Brent Faiyaz
3. Duality - Luna Li
4. The Inspection - Cochise
5. Ramona Park Broke My Heart - Vince Staples
6. Renaissance - Beyoncé
7. CRASH - Charli XCX
8. Forest in the City - UMI
9. I Know Nigo - Nigo
10. Luv 4 Rent - Smino

Adriel's 10:

1. Brent Faiyaz - Wasteland
2. Saba Few - Good Things
3. Smino - Luv 4 Rent
4. Little Simz - No Thank You
5. Joey Badass - 2000
6. FKA Twigs - Caprisongs
7. Kendrick Lamar - Mr.Morales and the Big Steppers
8. Ari Lennox - age/sex/location
9. Steve Lacy - Gemini Rights
10. The Weekend - Dawn FM

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