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Thania Garcia Although Doja Cat‘s “Paint The Town Red,” the lead single off her latest LP “Scarlet,” leads the Hot 100 for a second week thanks to its command on radio (53 million impressions in the last week, per Billboard), the parent record failed to debut in the top three of the albums chart. “Scarlet” debuts at No. 4 with the equivalent of 72,000 albums sold in the United States, a fairly underwhelming turnout considering there weren’t any no other comparable, major releases on the updated list.

Thania Garcia Florida-born trap-soul rapper Rod Wave has scored his third No. 1 album in a row with his latest, fifth studio LP “Nostalgia.” His entrance pushes Olivia Rodrigo’s newly-released “Guts” out of the summit by a couple thousand units sold. Despite being described an underdog of the hip-hop field, Rod previously earned a No.

Thania Garcia Florida rapper Rod Wave earns his second No. 1 album with the debut of his fourth studio effort, “Beautiful Mind,” which tops the Billboard 200 chart with 115,000 equivalent album units.Meanwhile, topping this week’s Billboard Hot 100 is Nicki Minaj’s Rick James-interpolating “Super Freaky Girl,” which earns the rapper her first No. 1 as a solo artist.

Rod Wave has debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 chart with new album Beautiful Mind. The album, released August 12, features the singles "Cold December," "Stone Rolling," and "Alone." It is his second No.1 album after 2021's SoulFly.

Florida "pain music" pioneer Rod Wave has been one of rap's hottest voices since the 2019 release of his debut album Ghetto Gospel, executive produced by Kevin Gates. He's shared a full-length project every year since then in between selling out shows across the country.

Rod Wave, the Florida artist who brought the R&B/rap offshoot known as pain music to the top of the charts and sold out crowds everywhere, is back with another single from his upcoming third studio album Beautiful Mind. After dropping "Cold December," "By Your Side," and "Stone Rolling," Wave returns with another new song called "Alone," a fitting title if you've spent even a snippet's length of time with his music.

Rod Wave has become a massive star with his brand of pain music: melodic, R&B-influenced rap that lays bare the trauma of the hustle. His ascent from the streets of Florida to sold-out shows with enraptured audiences is unlikely, and no one's more aware of that than Wave himself, a feeling he explores in his new song "Stone Rolling." Over a morose beat driven by a gentle guitar melody, Wave writes from a place where his dreams of traveling the world have been fulfilled.

The charge of felony battery by strangulation against Florida singer and rapper Rodarius Marcell Green (Rod Wave) has been dropped, Pitchfork reports and a court document reviewed by The FADER confirms. Green was arrested on May 2 after an altercation with his ex-girlfriend.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUniversal Music’s share of Todd Moscowitz’s Alamo Records was acquired by Sony Music Entertainment for around $125 million, with a total purchase of between $188 million and $225 million, according to Universal’s recent earnings report and an educated estimate by Music Business Worldwide published Thursday.The company, which was founded as a joint venture with Universal Music Group by the former 300, Warner Music and Def Jam exec in 2016, has been on a hot streak in recent years with Blackbear, Lil Durk and Rod Wave. Sources told Variety at the time that there was a buy/sell negotiation in the months leading up and UMG opted to walk away.While some sources at the time of the June 2021 deal put the sale price at $250 million, MBW spied an item in Universal Music Group‘s recently-issued annual fiscal report stating that Sony Music paid €102 million (around $123 million, which MBW rounded up to $125 million) to buy UMG’s interest in Alamo, which was presumably 50%, with Moscowitz owning the other half.

Florida singer Rod Wave a.k.a. Rodarius Marcell Green was arrested in St. Petersburg on Sunday evening and charged with felony battery by strangulation, XXL reports and police documents seen by The FADER confirm.

Each week, The FADER staff rounds up the songs we can't get enough of. Here they are, in no particular order.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Rolling Loud festival makes its New York debut this weekend, with a powerful lineup that includes some of the biggest names in hip-hop. The bill is topped by \headliners 50 Cent (whose first major performance in many months takes place tonight), J.

Post Malone has announced the line-up for his third annual Posty Fest event.Set to take place outdoors at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas from October 30-31, the 2021 edition of the festival is the first to take place since 2019 as last year’s event was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.Post Malone himself will headline this year’s Posty Fest, with the likes of Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Uzi Vert, Roddy Ricch, Jack Harlow, Turnstile, Polo G, Rod Wave, Tyga, Iann Dior, Koe Wetzel, $uicideboy$, Tyla Yaweh, Flo Milli, Kaash Paige, Kenny Mason, Peach Tree Rascals, RMR, Gatecreeper, Clever and LoveLeo all set to perform.You can check out the line-up poster for Posty Fest 2021 below and find tickets and more information

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPost Malone has revealed the lineup for the third annual Posty Fest, the festival he holds in his home state. Hosted by Kerwin Frost and headlined by Post himself, the Dallas-area festival also includes Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Uzi Vert, Roddy Ricch, Jack Harlow, $uicideboy$, Polo G, Rod Wave, Tyga, Iann Dior, Koe Wetzel, Turnstile, Tyla Yaweh, Flo Milli, Kaash Paige, Kenny Mason, Peach Tree Rascals, RMR, Gatecreeper, Clever, LoveLeo.According to the announcement, the festival, which takes place over Halloween weekend, Oct. 30-31, is nearing sellout.The festival will be hosted exclusively outdoors this year in the open air outside of AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX and streamed on AUX Live.

Polo G and Gunna have come together for a new record called ‘Waves’ – you can listen to it below.Produced by Foreign Teck, Dez Wright, Mally Mall and Eesean Bolden, the track has been recorded for NBA player Kawhi Leonard’s upcoming ‘Culture Jam’ project, which is set to arrive later this year via Virgin Music Label.The first track from the project was ‘Everything Different’, featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Rod Wave, which was released back in May.“Jumped off the porch, plush, two-door Porsche/ Got vibes in New York, got stars in the Royce/ My style is Dior, got wild freaky hoes/ Keep codeine and pour, the wave with no shore,” Gunna raps on the chorus of ‘Waves’.You can listen to the new track below:Leonard, who currently plays for

Chris Willman Music WriterAfter a slow season for new album releases, half of this week’s top 10 album were new entries, with Polo G bowing at No. 1 and albums by Migos, Twice, Maroon 5 and Bo Burnham also debuting in the chart’s upper ranks.Polo G had a No.

UPDATED: Alamo Records, the label imprint run by industry veteran Todd Moscowitz, is leaving its joint venture partnership at Universal Music Group for Sony Music Entertainment.SME today announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Alamo, which is home to such acts as Rod Wave, Blackbear and Lil Mosey. Moscowitz, a former top executive at Warner Bros.

One of the marquee releases in hip-hop this summer, The Voice of the Heroes brings together two rap superstars. Lil Baby is riding high after his critically acclaimed, commercially dominant album My Turn, and Lil Durk has had a series of recent hits including "Back In Blood" with Pooh Shiesty and "Laugh Now, Cry Later" with Drake.

Next Friday (June 11), Polo G will share his much-anticipated new project Hall of Fame. It's the Chicago rapper's first full-length since The GOAT, the project that made him a hip-hop heavyweight, and he's already proved his staying power with the Billboard-topping single "RAPSTAR." Today, Polo has shared the full Hall of Fame tracklist.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJ. Cole, Kid Cudi and Future are set to headline the Rolling Loud California 2021 festival, taking place on December 10th-12th, 2021 at the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino.Also on the bill are Wiz Khalifa, Playboi Carti, Moneybagg Yo, Lil Durk, Polo G, Rod Wave, Lil Tjay, Jack Harlow and Ski Mask the Slump God, along with rising rappers like Pooh Shiesty, 42 Dugg, Coi Leray, Morray, $NOT, and Latto, as well as Cali veterans Ty Dolla $ign, Tyga, Drakeo the Ruler and more, including a duo performance by Young Thug and Chris Brown.

Rod Wave's third album SoulFly dropped back in March and debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart. On the heels of that impressive success, the Florida singer has shared a new live performance for NPR's Tiny Desk (Home) Concert series.

Chris Willman Music WriterHip-hop artist Rod Wave took over the top spot on the album chart from Justin Bieber, debuting with 122,000 album units to be an easy No. 1 finisher.

Rod Wave is one of the rappers who rode the new wave of social media trends to huge success. His viral 2019 song "Heart on Ice" hit the Billboard Hot 100, with fans responding to his classically soulful voice singing tales of despair.

Each week, The FADER staff rounds up the songs we can't get enough of. Here they are, in no particular order.

Rod Wave shared the video for his latest single "Tombstone" on Wednesday. The track, which serves as the second single from Rod Wave's upcoming album SoulFly, sees the artist reflecting on life and death alongside powerful visuals that pack themes like family dynamics and police brutality into less than three minutes.

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Today, rising St. Petersburg, Fla. rapper Rod Wave released his second studio album, Pray 4 Love. In an interview with Complex, he opened up about the recording process for the project while also revealing it was made “in about a month.”

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums and mixtapes from Yves Tumor, Yaeji, Empress Of, Thundercat, Melkbelly, and Rod Wave. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Music Friday newsletter to get our recommendations in your inbox every week. (All releases featured here are independently selected by our editors. When you buy something through our affiliate links, however, Pitchfork earns an affiliate commission.)

To claim he's "The Greatest" in his latest music video, rapper-singer Rod Wave first acknowledges the poor cards he was dealt earlier in life.The St. Petersburg, Fla.

Though he burst into mainstream consciousness last year when his debut album Ghetto Gospel peaked in the top of the Billboard 200, Rod Wave had been building a steady catalogue of pleasantly soulful street music for some years. And, just last year, before his debut dropped, he was still providing fans with loose music to hold onto.

Florida rapper-singer Rod Wave has revealed the release date of his sophomore album: Pray 4 Love is out April 3 (via Alamo/Geffen). He’s also shared the record’s title track and its music video. Watch the “Pray 4 Love” video below.

Sometimes when we’re feeling down, there’s a song for that by artists like Rod Wave, Mitski, Ali Gatie, or FKA twigs. Genius News talked with music researcher Dr.

DEALS

Singer, songwriter and rapper Rod Wave has been signed to a worldwide co-publishing deal by Sony/ATV, the publisher announced Monday (May 18). The agreement covers his catalog and future works.Rod Wave broke through with the single “Heart on Ice,” which rose to No.