Grammy-winning singer-bassist Thundercat says that the saying “It Is What It Is” — which just so happens to be the title of his fourth album, out Friday — might actually help you cope with coronavirus anxiety.
17.03.2020 - 09:09 / thefader.com
Despite festivals like SXSW and Coachella being canceled or postponed in the wake of concerns surrounding COVID-19, the 2020 Glastonbury Festival recently announced Kendrick Lamar as one of its headliner. The rapper joins Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, Diana Ross, Burna Boy, FKA twigs, Thom Yorke and more on the festival's 50th-anniversary lineup.
So far, the festival is scheduled to go on as planned despite looming pubic health concerns, which include directives to avoid large gatherings. “As
Grammy-winning singer-bassist Thundercat says that the saying “It Is What It Is” — which just so happens to be the title of his fourth album, out Friday — might actually help you cope with coronavirus anxiety.
It’s been nearly three years since Kendrick Lamar’s last solo album, and while there’s still few details about its potential release, one of the rapper’s longtime collaborators recently revealed his own involvement in the recording process. In an interview with Japanese fashion company Neet Tokyo posted on YouTube on Friday, Thundercat said that he’s been in the studio with Kendrick.
Hit-Boy and Boi-1da clashed in an epic beat battle on Instagram Live last night. After Boi-1da shared a Drake and Roddy Ricch collaboration, Hit-Boy countered with an unreleased Big Sean and Nipsey Hussle track, in which the Detroit rapper downplays his long-rumored tensions with Kendrick Lamar.
Jessie Reyez’s new album, BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US, has arrived, and while she keeps the guest features to a minimum, she does pay homage to some several big-name rappers on the project’s ninth track, “ROOF.” The Worth It and Bizness Boi-produced song features a prominent interpolation of Kendrick Lamar’s flow on ScHoolboy Q’s “Collard Greens.” In the same breath, she shouts out a trip of rap and R&B albums, too.
The BBC has pledged to “keep the country entertained during these testing times” with a raft of programming including replacements for Glastonbury Festival and the Eurovision Song Contest.
The U.K.’s Glastonbury Music Festival has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns.
UK festival Glastonbury has been cancelled amid the coronavirus outbreak.Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar were due to appear, alongside Diana Ross and Dua Lipa for the 2020 event in June. But, now hopes the popular Pyramid Stage will return for another installation have been dashed, which was due to take place in its usual setting of Worthy Farm in Somerset.
The U.K.’s Glastonbury music festival has been canceled in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Glastonbury Festival 2020 has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Compton, Calif., native Sounwave, born Mark Spears, is an in-house producer at the record label Top Dawg Entertainment and has had a hand in every release from rapper Kendrick Lamar since his self-titled debut EP in 2009, including Black Panther: The Album (2018), DAMN. (2017) and To Pimp a Butterfly (2015).
It’s been five years since Kendrick Lamar released his seminal third album, To Pimp a Butterfly. To mark the anniversary, XXL just took a trip down memory lane by compiling behind-the-scenes tales—and one of the TPAB collaborators, jazz pianist Robert Glasper, walked away with a greater appreciation for the Compton rapper’s vocal dexterity.
Kendrick Lamar will join Paul McCartney and Taylor Swift at Glastonbury if festival bosses can avoid a coronavirus cancellation.
As the U.S. music industry reeled in the wake of the postponement of basically every major current tour for at least the next few weeks amid coronavirus concerns, the U.K.’s largest festival, Glastonbury, unveiled more than 90 additional acts for its scheduled 50 th anniversary event — including Kendrick Lamar, Dua Lipa, Pet Shop Boys and more — joining the already announced headliners Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney.
Russ recently stopped by The Rap Pack for a two-part interview. During the second installment, the discussion turned toward the inevitable shift from Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and J. Cole as the Big 3 rappers of this generation. In Russ' opinion, Travis Scott will lead the way for the next wave.
Kendrick Lamar has been announced as the Friday night headliner for this year’s Glastonbury Festival, which is slated to take place June 24-28. Other acts that have been revealed for the festival include FKA twigs, Burna Boy, Robyn, Thom Yorke, Ed O'Brien (as EOB), Camila Cabello, and Caribou, among others. Elsewhere on the bill are the previously announced headliners, Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney, and Diana Ross. Find the full list of newly announced artists here and below.
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