Alex Warren earned his first-ever No. 1 LP in the U.K. on Friday (July 25) with an extended version of You’ll Be Alright, Kid.
The 10-track EP was first released in October 2024 as You’ll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1), and reissued with an additional 11 tracks July 18. The updated release now includes “Ordinary,” which spent 13 weeks at No. 1 on the Official Singles Chart, and “Bloodline,” his collaboration with Jelly Roll, and eight further songs.
Warren’s “Ordinary” broke a number of records on the U.K. Singles Chart with its 13-week run (12 of which were consecutive), becoming the longest-running No. 1 of the 2020s so far, and the longest-running chart-topper for a U.S. male solo act since 1958, outlasting Slim Whitman’s record. The song is currently No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has reached seven weeks at the summit.
Following its surprise release on Monday, Tyler, the Creator’s Don’t Tap the Glass lands at No. 2 to give him his fifth top 10 LP. 2024’s Chromakopia remains his sole chart-topper in the U.K.
As their Live ‘25 tour rolls into Wembley Stadium in London Friday, Oasis continues to dominate the upper echelons of the Official Albums Chart with some of the band’s most popular material: greatest hit collection Time Flies… 1994-2009 (No. 3), 1995’s (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? (No. 4) and 1994’s Definitely Maybe (No. 5) all land inside the top five.
Following his passing earlier this week, Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s back catalog has returned to the charts, with the latter’s greatest hits The Ultimate Collection (2016) rising 107 places to No. 22. The compilation peaked at No. 20 upon its original release.
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The song appears on Swag, his recent surprise album that dropped on July 11. The 20-track record landed at No. 4 on the U.K. Albums Chart last week, and features collaborators such as Mk.gee, Dijon and Cash Cobain.
“Daisies” lifts three places week-on-week to give Bieber his first No. 1 single in six years, and his first as a solo artist since 2015. Bieber has previously topped the charts with “What Do You Mean?” (2015), “Sorry” (2015), “Love Yourself” (2015), “Cold Water” with Major Lazer and MØ (2016); “I’m the One” with DJ Khaled, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne (2017); “Despacito” (Remix) with Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee (2017); and “I Don’t Care” with Ed Sheeran (2019).
Bieber now pulls level with The Rolling Stones and Sam Smith on the all-time rankings, both of whom also have eight chart-toppers. Elvis Presley holds the all-time record with 21.
After two weeks at the summit, MK and Chrystal’s “Dior” falls one place to No. 2 and Alex Warren’s “Eternity” is the highest new entry at No. 3. His debut LP You’ll Be Alright, Kidhits No. 1 on the U.K. Official Albums Chart this week to give him his maiden chart-topping album.
Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters scores three songs in the top 20 with “Golden” by HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA and REI AMI peaking at No. 4. Sabrina Carpenter’s “Manchild” completes the top five, closing the week at No. 5.
New Music Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs and albums recommended by Billboard and Billboard Español editors. Check out this week’s picks below.
Mon Laferte & Conociendo Rusia, “Esto Es Amor” (Sony Music Latin)
Chilean-Mexican singer-songwriter Mon Laferte released “Esto es Amor,” the second single from her upcoming album, Femme Fatal, in a surprising and powerful collaboration with Argentine musician Conociendo Rusia (Mateo Sujatovich). This exciting, elegant alternative pop track with soulful overtones features the intense sound of the saxophone and sensual, provocative lyrics centered on love and intimate relationships, very much in the style of Roberta Flack. The song, with its soft, danceable rhythms, was produced by Laferte and her musical director Manu Jalil. It takes us into the new era that the chameleonic artist has adopted — inspired by showgirls, with a vintage and theatrical aesthetic — which complements her role as Sally Bowles in the Mexican version of the musical Cabaret. — NATALIA CANO
Elena Rose & Justin Quiles, “Cosita Linda” (Kira Records/Warner Music Latina)
Venezuelan singer-songwriter Elena Rose and urban music star Justin Quiles join forces on this fusion of pop and Afrobeats that celebrates true, uncomplicated love. “If you go as copilot/ I’m going wherever/ I’m going to the moon/ Tell me if you like the idea,” Elena sings in her signature style, before Quiles joins her on the infectious chorus: “My beautiful thing is by my side/ She’s even stolen the air from me/ I haven’t connected with other eyes/ I see the color of yours, uoh/ Wow, uoh uoh uoh, uoh uoh uoh, the color of yours.” With its zesty, laid-back rhythm and positive lyrics, “Cosita Linda” is perfect for enjoying this summer. — SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS
Eslabon Armado, “Dame Un Chanze” (Armado Records)
True to his songwriting style, Eslabon Armado’s Pedro Tovar once again offers a snapshot of that emotional journey that comes from romantic relationships. While most of his lyrics portray relationships that are on the brink of falling apart, “Dame Un Chanze” is hopeful, as the band’s frontman pleads to be given a chance to show what he has to offer. “Give me a chance, my love, to give you the world you deserve, leave those fools behind,” he sings over slapping guitars and a wailing trumpet. “Everything just came naturally — the lyrics, the guitars, the melody. As soon as I finished it, I knew I wanted to release it,” Tovar said in a statement about the song. The new single follows Eslabon’s latest studio album, Vibras de Noche II, which landed on Billboard’s Best Albums of 2025 So Far. — GRISELDA FLORES
Latin Mafia & Omar Apollo, “Hecho Para Ti” (Rimas Entertainment México)
It’s the kind of music your parents might’ve danced to in a smoky Salón Tropicana — but with a twist that belongs entirely to today. Latin Mafia’s latest single serves up a time-jumping cumbia pulled straight from your tío’s VHS collection, while Omar Apollo adds his signature blend of tender heartbreak. Together, they spin emotional chaos into “Hecho Para Ti,” a wistful ode to failed love with aching lyrics like, “Si no vas a amarme, corazón/ Prefiero que me odies, cariño,” wrapped in retro grooves reinvented for modern fans. Co-produced by Tyler Spry (of Bad Bunny fame) and filmed in the aforementioned Mexico City venue, the track exudes late-’80s, early-‘90s nightclub energy — and just might leave you dancing with a touch of heartache. — ISABELA RAYGOZA
Melanie Santiler & Velito El Bufón, “Todo Se Supera” (MamiFinaRecords)
In a first collaborative effort, Melanie Santiler and Velito el Búfon—two promising acts in the Cuban urban scene — deliver “Todo Se Supera” (or everything is overcome). Produced by Javier Sampedro, Yoyi Lagarza and Fernando Produce, the track kicks off with a sophisticated bolero melody before transitioning into a saucy and hard-hitting reparto beat (urban genre that derives from the barrios of Cuba). Lyrically, Santiler and Velito’s silky vocals depict the story of a power couple who’s going through a very public breakup.
“I’m tired of hearing you talk/ No podcast can stand it/ No one will care about the life you invent,” goes part of the cheeky song. The just as playful music video shows both artists annoyed with each other (but also flirting) during a TV interview. “Releasing this song with Velito is super special to me because I’ve always loved his music, his flow, and the way he connects with people,” Santiler, who was featured on Billboard’s On the Radar Latin earlier this year, said in a press statement. — JESSICA ROIZ
Pancho Barraza & Lucero, “Todo O Nada” (FONO/Pachy Music & Boba Records)
The union of iconic pop star Lucero and Pancho Barraza, one of the most important interpreters of regional Mexican music, is something I wouldn’t have imagined, but it comes as a pleasant surprise. Each one has their moment to shine in this song, in which a couple reproaches each other for the neglect that led to their breakup, although they claim to be better off without one another. “Everything is over, I don’t feel anything anymore/ Yesterday you were my everything, and today you’re left with nothing,” goes part of the lyrics. Musically, “Todo o Nada” is more pop-infused, although instruments like the tuba, characteristic of the Sinaloa band sound, can be subtly heard in the background, so you enjoy the best of both worlds in every sense. — TERE AGUILERA
Carlos Vives, Lalo Ebratt, Bomba Estéreo, Estereobeat& More, “500” (Gaira Música Local)
Carlos Vives pays a heartfelt tribute to Santa Marta on its fifth centenary with “500,” a song of profound love to the land of his birth, bringing together a collective of artists from Santa Marta, such as Lalo Ebratt, Bomba Estéreo, Estereobeat ft. Yera and Olga Lucia Vives. The song is “an Indian-African-Spanish celebration,” as the lyrics say, capturing the historical and cultural soul of this ancestral land. The video, of moving cinematic beauty, explores its history and the magic of emblematic settings such as the Lost City, Tayrona Park and the Sierra Nevada, while a choir of Arhuaco girls sings verses in its native language. “500” is not only a tribute but also an aural and visual testimony to the legacy of Santa Marta to the world. — LUISA CALLE
Check out more Latin recommendations this week below:
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Twenty One Pilots snags its 12th No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart and second in a row, rising two spots on the Aug. 2-dated ranking with “The Contract.”
The duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun first led Alternative Airplay in 2015 with “Stressed Out.” Its most recent No. 1 before “The Contract,” “The Line,” from the soundtrack to the second season of Netflix’s Arcane League of Legends, reigned for three weeks beginning this February.
Twenty One Pilots tie Foo Fighters for the fifth-most leaders since Alternative Airplay began in 1988.
Most No. 1s, Alternative Airplay:
15, Red Hot Chili Peppers
14, Linkin Park
13, Cage the Elephant
13, Green Day
12, Foo Fighters
12, Twenty One Pilots
8, The Black Keys
8, U2
8, Weezer
7, Imagine Dragons
Reigning in its seventh week on the survey, “The Contract” marks the duo’s quickest trip to No. 1 since “Shy Away” ruled in its third frame in 2021.
Concurrently, “The Contract” leaps 11-8 for a new high on the all-rock-format, audience-based Rock & Alternative Airplay chart with 2.9 million audience impressions (up 7%) in the week ending July 24, according to Luminate.
“The Contract” is the lead single from Breach, Twenty One Pilots’ eighth studio album, due Sept. 12. Its predecessor, Clancy, debuted at No. 1 on the Top Rock Albums chart in June 2024 and has earned 535,000 equivalent album units. It scored a pair of No. 2-peaking Alternative Airplay singles in “Overcompensate” and “The Craving.”
All Billboard charts dated Aug. 2 will update Tuesday, July 29, on Billboard.com.
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Slim Shady got back into his acting bag with a small role that actually pays homage to the 1996 original, as he plays the son of Donald, who was the character portrayed by the late comedian Joe Flaherty.
Em pops on the screen and takes a page out of Flaherty’s book, which many may remember had his Donald character interrupting Happy Gilmore’s shots by calling him a “jack—s” mid-swing.
The Detroit legend tells Gilmore he wishes his father were still around, but “he’s in the great sizzler in the sky.” The two nearly came to blows again after Gilmore blew another shot.
While Happy’s not allowed to hit Eminem since he’ll end up back in jail, luckily, this time around, his children are there to take care of Em. “I know a lot about fighting,” Em hilariously said. “I’ll bite your leg off.”
Unfortunately, none of that training worked out for Eminem, as he was lifted and dumped into a nearby lake and met his demise thanks to some alligators swimming nearby. Even Cam’ron — who also appears in the film — laughed at Em getting torn up by the gators.
Em and Cam are far from the only music-related cameos in HG2, as Bad Bunny, who shines as Gilmore’s caddy, Kid Cudi and Post Malone all make appearances.
Eminem hasn’t dabbled much in Hollywood in recent years. In 2021, he starred in an episode of BMF as “White Boy Rick,” and of course, starred as Rabbit in 2002’s 8 Mile, for which he won the 2003 best original song Oscar for “Lose Yourself.”
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Dick Clark Productions (DCP) announced on Friday (July 25) that it has appointed Mike Chuthakieo as its first chief commercial officer. In this newly created role, Chuthakieo will lead all commercial strategy and revenue generation efforts, including brand partnerships and the expansion of DCP’s intellectual property across media platforms.
He will report directly to CEO Jay Penske and officially join the company on July 28, based in Los Angeles.
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Chuthakieo brings over 20 years of experience in media, entertainment and advertising. Most recently, he served as chief revenue officer at 88rising, where he led global commercial operations and monetization strategies for music projects and original IP, including the internationally recognized Head in the Clouds music festival. His career also includes leadership roles at Pinterest, Pandora, FOX, Myspace and Wasserman Media Group.
“Mike brings a wealth of expertise in accelerating business growth for iconic brands and forging groundbreaking, innovative partnerships,” said Penske. “His broad experience across a diverse range of platforms makes him a key addition to our team and the ideal leader to help guide our next phase of global expansion.”
Added Chuthakieo: “I’ve long admired Dick Clark Productions for its rich legacy of shaping culture through live event programming. I’m excited to join the team and expand the potential of these legendary properties while exploring new opportunities for growth in today’s dynamic media landscape.”
DCP’s portfolio includes the Golden Globes, the American Music Awards and the Academy of Country Music Awards, as well as the Billboard Music Awards. The company also owns one of the world’s most extensive entertainment archives, spanning over 60 years of programming.
DCP is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a Penske Media Corporation (PMC) subsidiary and joint venture between PMC and Eldridge. PMC is the parent company of Billboard.
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Morgan Wallen’s “Just in Case” dominates Billboard’s Country Airplay chart (dated Aug. 2) for a fourth week. It drew 30.4 million impressions (down 8%) July 18-24, according to Luminate.
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The song, which marks the seventh of Wallen’s 18 career No. 1s to lead for four weeks or longer, continues his dominant 2025: 31 weeks into the year, he has ruled for 15 of those frames. Previously, his “I’m the Problem” logged eight weeks on top and “Love Somebody” led for three.
All three hits are from Wallen’s blockbuster LP, I’m the Problem, which has led Top Country Albums for nine weeks dating to its debut atop the May 31 chart.
How is Wallen forging such a stronghold at country radio? Three top programming executives weigh in.
Tim Roberts, Audacy format captain, programming: “Morgan has been writing great music that speaks directly to the core audience. It’s real and vulnerable and he admits in song that he has flaws like everyone, so it’s authentic. He also has a great sense of who to write with, co-writing often with HARDY, ERNEST and other contemporaries who also are real.
“Morgan has naturally combined everything he grew up on musically and melded it into something unique that’s easily understandable and catchy, and resonates emotionally. It connects mass-appeal. Lyrics are always the core of country music and he delivers, which is why the audience is loving him. Radio is giving the fans exactly what they want.”
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Travis Daily, Cumulus Media, vice president, country: “If we are simplifying what my job really is, it’s to deliver the content our audience wants. Sometimes that is a really involved process to figure out, but with Morgan Wallen it couldn’t be simpler. Morgan is what our listeners loudly and passionately want.”
Joel Raab, country radio programming consultant: “It’s Morgan’s world — we’re just living in it. He’s getting so much airplay because more than half his songs test in the power or super-power range. The only problem is that it’s challenging to schedule his older titles. We’ve had to reduce our artist separation to sometimes as little as 20 minutes for Morgan to get his music on. But when you consider that the average listener is listening for 10 minutes at a time, then a Morgan song or two every hour is not too much for, arguably, the hottest artist in the format.
“Is he burning at all? Not yet, although the passion for some of the more recent titles isn’t quite as strong as it was a year or two ago. Radio is playing so much Morgan Wallen because his music is the best-testing consistently of anyone; plus, streaming and sales. When he has crossover hits, country radio appears to do even better, as pop listeners seemingly want to sample more country when that happens.”
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Kelly Osbourne is speaking out after the loss of her dad, Ozzy Osbourne, who died at the age of 76 earlier this week.
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In a post on her Instagram Story on Thursday (July 24), the TV personality wrote, “I feel unhappy I am so sad.”
“I lost the best friend I ever had,” she added, along with a heartbroken emoji.
The lines reference lyrics in Black Sabbath’s “Changes,” a version of which Kelly and Ozzy released as a father-daughter duet in 2003. The Fashion Police alum’s post comes two days after the Prince of Darkness’ family announced his death via a statement that read, “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning.”
“He was with his family and surrounded by love,” it continued. “We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.”
Countless musicians and fans have since flooded social media with posts about Ozzy’s life and career. Many were particularly shocked by the news as the icon had played his last Black Sabbath show just a few weeks before his death. Also at the concert in Birmingham, England, Ozzy was able to watch Kelly get engaged to Slipknot’s Sid Wilson backstage.
Ozzy and Kelly — whom the heavy metal pioneer shared with wife Sharon, along with daughter Aimee and son Jack — were close. Fans first got a look at their family dynamic on The Osbournes, a reality show that ran on MTV for three years in the early 2000s.
This past Father’s Day, Kelly honored her dad with a heartfelt post on Instagram, posting a slideshow of photos of Ozzy and her young son, Sidney, whom she shares with Wilson. “Happy Father’s Day daddy,” Kelly wrote at the time. “I love you more than anyone or anything in the world! I am so proud to be your daughter and Beyond honored to watch you be the best #Papa in the world to my son!”
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When “Everybody,” Madonna’s debut single, hit in 1982, it had all the makings of an era-specific club classic from a one-hit wonder: robotic electro production, a strained vocal buried in the mix and a chilly hook that would play on dancefloors but stall in malls. It’s a great song, but not the kind of composition, production or performance that would seem to herald a pop star ready, willing and able to conquer the world.
Within the space of a couple years, all that changed. Madonna – a dance student from Michigan who showed up to Manhattan with $35 in her pocket and a lot of moxie – had begun her ascension to Queen of Pop dominance, eventually placing 12 songs atop the Billboard Hot 100 and a boggling 50 No. 1s on Billboard’s Dance Club Songs chart (a feat that she commemorated with the 2022 compilationFinally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones) over the course of her ongoing career.
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In the time since her 1983 self-titled debut album, she’s accomplished a lot – too much to list here. But with Veronica Electronica – the long-shelved, long-desired Ray of Lightremix companion album fans have been asking about for years – out now, it’s time to think about the ways in which dance music is different because of Madonna.
As is the case with so many pop icons, Madonna might not have been the first to do it, but she was often the person who pushed it into the mainstream. In the pre-streaming era, musical innovations happening in underground clubs in major metropolises were as mythic as the unicorn for most people; many young ears around the globe were introduced to new sounds in dance thanks to Madonna’s music, particularly via remixes of her hits (on vinyl, cassette or CD maxi-single) that often pushed the listener out of the pop comfort zone.
Plus, in many cases, Madonna and her rotating roster collaborators crafted songs that fans, critics and peers consider to be among the greatest dance songs of all time – whether as Veronica Electronica (M’s Ray of Light alter ego, inspired by her Catholic confirmation name) or one of the many other personas she toyed with over the course of her rich career.
Here are seven ways in which Madonna changed dance music.
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Digital audio workstations (DAWs) like Ableton Live and Logic Pro, used by many artists to make electronic music, aren’t necessarily beginner-friendly. One might call them intimidating. Sitting in front of one such program for the first time years ago, Bambii wasn’t convinced she’d ever figure out how to conjure music from it.
“It’s definitely not user-friendly,” she says. “Nobody’s trying to make it easy. They’re not sexy.”
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But she was committed, and through a process the Toronto-born artist calls “true trial and error,” she started making things “that sounded like absolute garbage and did not resemble a song. It sounded like [banging on] pots and pans.”
After a year of experimenting, however, she finally had something she knew was good. “It was honestly a little baby loop, but I was so obsessed with it,” she says. “When you have those moments, it pushes you.”
Eventually, in 2019, after fives years of DJing clubs and events, she finally had her own debut single. Her subsequent track and EP releases built up to the third Bambii EP, Infinity Club II. Out last month, the project further establishes a sound that amalgamates club music and the Caribbean sounds Bambii grew up with into a sound she calls “future dancehall.”
With it, she’s carved out a tour schedule that has included performances at Electric Forest and Glastonbury, British Columbia’s Shambhala this weekend and festivals like London’s All Points East and Miami’s III Points this late summer and fall.
Becoming a buzzy name of the new gen dance world wasn’t an obvious path for Bambii, who struggled in school and never had a clear sense of what she wanted to do. She calls her younger self “not even a [more passive] type B, but a type D. I really had trouble attaching myself to an identity.”
She did have a natural ability to gather groups of people, often hosting dinner parties and eventually organizing an ongoing Toronto block party called Recess, for which she’d invite adult attendees to play double dutch, tag and other playground classics. At a 2014 Recess event, she recalls that “the DJ was not really playing what I wanted to hear,” so in a moment of “bossiness” she took over the decks. It was galvanizing.
“I was affected by the way I was suddenly communicating with people,” she says. As she played more Recess gatherings, she was compelled “by the conversation that happens between DJs and everybody in the crowd.”
With this, she’d found an identity. She started playing around Toronto, then in Montreal and eventually making the jump to New York’s club scene. She went on tour with Mykki Blanco in 2016, finding that everywhere she played “I felt well received.” Her own solo tour followed, although she was still playing other peoples’ music, as making her own “felt scary, or like something I never thought I could personally do.”
But encouragement from her manager got her in front of a DAW, and by the time her first track “Nitevision” was released in 2019. It was clear to her that all those hours spent making making s–tty sounds paid off.
“DJing is pretty oversaturated and kind of intersects with influencer culture and corporate culture,” she says. “Everyone DJs now, but making music still feels revered. People understand that you’ve put time in, so I saw a shift when I dropped my first song. People supported and trusted me in a different way.”
This trust was culled not simply via the act of music making, but because Bambii was also doing something much rarer in the scene — developing a unique sound.
“I was constantly in house and techno spaces, and I was constantly in dancehall spaces,” she says. “‘Nitevision’ touches on those two sonic points, and the vocal is reminiscent of what I grew up listening to in a very Caribbean household where Lady Saw would be blaring in the house.”
This future dancehall sound and it shimmers (and shimmies) across Infinity Club II and its 2023 predecessor Infinity Club. Featuring collaborators including Aluna, Ravyn Lenae, Jessie Lanza and Yaeji, this latest project was released via Because Music, the home of artists like Shygirl, Justice (Because is the parent company of Justice’s longtime label Ed Banger) and an esteemed group of fellow indie and electronic artists. Because is the only the second label she’s ever been signed to, and she calls the French imprint “honest” and “artist centered.”
This jump to a bigger label co-signs her ambition to make music that connects electronic music and global club music, a goal she adopted after experiencing division between the scenes she’s come up in.
“It felt like house and techno spaces were almost impenetrable,” she explains. “I was very bent on creating the relationship between all these genres and doing something that felt experimental and genre-breaking. That conversation is in the forefront of DJ-ing right now, but at the time in the spaces I was experiencing, I didn’t see it.”
She feels her position as a Black female producer, a demographic that’s been historically sidelined in a genre that’s come to be dominated by white men, gave her a competitive edge; it put her outside the purview of standard industry machinations. “Everyone was trying to adhere to some traditionalist way of playing house and techno that wasn’t important for me,” she says, “because I felt like I was never considered in the first place.”
“In a way you’re at a huge disadvantage, because when you’re coming in as an outsider, those can be really s–tty, male-dominated spaces,” she continues. “On the other hand, I don’t have to follow any rules or adhere to any cultural codes of these spaces. I’m just going to do what I want.”
Her current desire is to focus on music, and despite having just released the 12-track Infinity Club II, she’s already working on her next releases. The idea is to shorten the length of time between releases, with the two years between Infinity Club and Infinity Club II being a function of still honing her skills as a producer. Now, she foresees being able to “push forward faster.” The goal is also to use her growing platform to spotlight new artists, and she calls out London rapper 3monzo, L.A. rapper Vanessa the Finessa and producer 111SYRI as artists to direct your attention to.
She plays equally as much in Europe and the U.S., but says the American market is harder to crack: “It feels so celeb-focused, whereas Europe feels more artist-focused. Things are a bit more sensationalized in American markets, so it feels like concept is coming after numbers. Not to over-romanticize, but Europe feels like a reprieve for artists, because it feels like people are searching for concept more than buzz or numbers.”
In any case, she has no illusions of skyrocketing to fame via a viral track or moment, instead considering her career thus far to be cumulative: “Other people can point to a single moment where they’ve had something that feels meteoric. For me, all the things I’m doing collectively are building this narrative.”
Doing things incrementally, however, has worked very well so far for an artist who once struggled to make pots and pans sounds on the computer, and who now creates hits.
“The feeling of being terrible at something is enough to turn someone off and make them close the laptop,” says Bambii. “I teach DJ workshops now, and one of the things I try imparting is that you have to sit through the discomfort of being bad.”
https://i0.wp.com/neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/station.nez_png.png?fit=943%2C511&ssl=1511943Yvetohttps://neztelinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/nez_png.pngYveto2025-07-25 15:36:142025-07-25 15:36:14‘You Have to Sit Through the Discomfort of Being Bad’: Bambii’s Rise Is Fueled by Persistence (and Bangers)