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21 Savage has revealed that the trailer for the biopic about his life is fake.The rapper hinted to fans that a biopic about his life, entitled American Dream, was on the way earlier this month – dropping a new music video that also doubled up as a film trailer.The clip, which was co-directed by Atlanta collaborators Stephen Glover, Jamal Olori and Fam Udeorji, alongside Luis Perez, featured Donald Glover and Stranger Things star Caleb McLaughlin playing 21 Savage at different ages.It began with a young Savage (played by McLaughlin), depicting the rapper’s experience of being bullied in school before entering the rap scene. From there, Savage is seen in what looks like an interrogation room, talking to McLaughlin as he eventually becomes Glover, who plays an adult version of him.Now, the rapper has confirmed in a new interview that there will not be any upcoming biopic and the trailer shared was a hoax.“No, that was a parody,” Savage told Shannon Sharpe when asked about the project during an interview with the podcast Club Shay Shay on Wednesday (January 24).Alongside starring Glover and McLaughlin, it also featured a cameo from Natasha Lyonne and an accompanying movie poster.While Savage confirmed that a film based on his life won’t be arriving in cinemas any time soon, he did reveal that he hasn’t written off the possibility of a project arriving in the future.“It’s the American dream.

the first round of artists was released – confirming Doja Cat, Nicki Minaj and 21 Savage as this year’s headliners.Today (April 11), the second wave of artists hsa been unveiled. Flo Milli, Destroy Lonely and Homixide Gang will join Nicki Minaj, Future, Ice Spice, Sean Paul and more on Friday’s line-up, while Valiant and Jocewavy have been added to the stacked Saturday bill, headlined by 21 Savage and also featuring J Hus, Asake, Sexyy Red and others.On the closing day – which is headlined by Doja Cat – fans can now see Nemzzz, Don Toliver and Rich Amiri perform alongside the likes of Rema, Tyla, Teezo Touchdown and more.Don Toliver and Flo Milli last performed at the popular event in 2022, whereas Destroy Lonely and Homixide Gang (both signees of Playboi Carti‘s Opium label) took centre stage at last year’s edition.Tickets for Wireless Festival are on sale now are available here.Friday, July 12 Nicki Minaj Future Ice Spice Sean Paul Destroy Lonely Flo Milli Vanessa Bling Homixide Gang Veeze Ragz Originale DJ Target Remi BurgzSaturday, July 13 21 Savage J Hus AsakeGunna Sexyy Red Valiant Fridayy Skillibeng Byron Messia ShallipopiStrandz JoceWavy Kenny Allstar Seani BSunday, July 14 Doja Cat Don Toliver Rema TylaDigga D Uncle WafflesRuger Teezo Touchdown Rich Amiri Nemzzz Nadia Jae Snoochie ShyWireless announced last year that they would be relocating to Finsbury Park after moving the iconic festival to Crystal Palace Park in 2021 following the pandemic.There was an arrangement for the festival to take place at venues such as Hyde Park, Harewood House and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on a year-by-year basis.

Roskilde Festival has completed the line-up for its 2024 edition, with the likes of 21 Savage and PinkPantheress joining the bill.The 52nd edition of the Danish non-profit event is due to take place between June 29 and July 6. Foo Fighters, SZA, Doja Cat and Skrillex will all headline this year.

21 Savage is returning to the stage.The 31-year-old British rapper just announced his ‘American Dream Tour’ — which shares a name with his recently released album — alongside special guests J.I.D., Nardo Wick, and 21 Lil Harold that will send them to venues all over the U.S. and Canada this May and June.Midway through the run, the Grammy winning artist is scheduled to swing into Queens, NY’s Governors Ball Music Festival on June 8 and Camden, NJ’s Freedom Mortgage Pavilion on June 9.While 21 Savage has co-headlined with Drake and J.

Reading & Leeds have unveiled details of a huge and “groundbreaking” new stage, with The Chevron debuting at the festival this summer. Check out video above, with photos and an exclusive interview with festival boss Melvin Benn below.Speaking to NME last year, Festival Republic boss Benn teased that “stage changes” were on the way – potentially seeing an end to the two main stage format of recent years.

The Killers, Post Malone, and SZA have been announced as headliners for this year’s edition of the Governors Ball festival – check out the full line-up below.The annual festival, which takes place at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York will run from June 7-9 this year.Post Malone is set to headline on Friday, June 7 with acts such as FLO, Blondshell, Rauw Alejandro, Dominic Fike, Labrinth, Ryan Beatty, Mimi Webb, Arcy Drive and more also scheduled to perform.Saturday, June 8 will see The Killers headline with acts such as 21 Savage, Carly Rae Jepsen, Sabrina Carpenter, D4vd, Sexyy Red and more set to perform.Closing out the festival on Sunday, June 9 will be SZA with Reneé Rapp, Don Toliver, Kevin Abstract, Chappell Roan, Stephen Sanchez, Beach Fossils, Geese and more on the bill. Check out the full line-up and day breakdown below.Fans can sign up now for the SMS presale which will commence on Thursday, January 18 from 11am until 1pm ET.

21 Savage has unveiled a new TikTok filter, designed specifically for immigrants, which gives access to a preview of the rapper’s new music.21 Savage announced his new album ‘American Dream’ earlier this week (January 9), posting a picture of the album’s cover alongside emojis of British and American flags, seeming to reference his own immigrant status in America.The rapper, born Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was born in London to British nationals with Caribbean roots, and eventually moved to Atlanta with his mother at the age of seven.Now, the TikTok filter, which you can try out here, allows TikTok users to access a sneak preview of new music, after answering the question of whether they are “an immigrant who dares to dream” or not.The filter features an animation inspired by the American green card, which allows individuals to live and work permanently in the country.The announcement of the new album followed the release of a trailer to the rapper’s upcoming biopic, American Dream: The 21 Savage Story.

21 Savage has announced a new album, scheduled for release this Friday (January 12).Yesterday (January 9), the rapper took to Instagram to announce ‘American Dream’, the follow-up to his 2018 sophomore album, ‘I Am > I Was’. Attached to a picture of the album’s cover was a caption which simply wrote, “My 3rd solo album AMERICAN DREAM this Friday,” followed by emojis of British and American flags, which seemed to reference his immigrant status in America.A post shared by @21savageThe album cover also features more references to his non-American citizenship, depicting a childhood picture of the rapper overlaid with details of 21 Savage’s immigrant visa.

21 Savage has unveiled a new trailer for his upcoming biopic – starring appearances from Donald Glover and Caleb McLaughlin. Check it out below.The forthcoming project is titled American Dream: The 21 Savage Story and is set to follow the life and career of the rapper, as well as the struggles he has faced along the way.In the new trailer, three generations of 21 Savage are depicted, each “in the heat of a personal crisis” at that stage in his life.

21 Savage has shared a music video that purportedly doubles as the first official trailer for American Dream: The 21 Savage Story, a feature film about his life, with Donald Glover taking the role of 21 in the present and Stranger Things’ Caleb McLaughlin playing the rapper’s younger self. Donald’s younger brother Stephen Glover, who wrote for his elder sibling’s hit FX series Atlanta, is listed as the first of four directors in the clip’s credits.

Earlier today, the internet was abuzz with questions surrounding a cryptic post by rapper 21 Savage and actor Donald Glover. The image shared was seemingly a poster for a film titled, “American Dream: The 21 Savage Story,” with Glover, 21 Savage, and actor Caleb McLaughlin appearing.

Drake has teased plans for an upcoming tour of Europe – saying he will “definitely” be visiting the continent next year.The plans for some potential shows across Europe and the UK come on the heels of the rapper’s recent run of US shows, which saw him co-headline with 21 Savage on the ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour.Now, during a recent livestream on Stake, the ‘Hotline Bling’ star has told fans that he has no plans of stopping there, and will “definitely” be headed across the pond next year to continue the tour.“I’m definitely going on a Europe tour next year,” he explained to those watching live (via Complex).“We obviously have a tour coming up [in] January,” he said, before recalling places he’d like to visit for the first time in 2024, including Italy, Tokyo and Albania.The reference to the tour in January relates to the recent news that Drake will be extending his run of ‘It’s All A Blur’ US shows – this time, co-headlining with J. Cole for the new year.For now, it remains unclear when the promised tour dates in Europe will take place.

Reading and Leeds has added three new names to the line-up for 2024.Joining the bill for the annual twin-site festival, which will return for the August Bank Holiday weekend, are 21 Savage, Jorja Smith (in a UK festival exclusive) and The Prodigy.The Prodigy and Smith will take to the stage on Friday at Reading and Saturday at Leeds, while 21 Savage will appear on the Sunday at Reading and Friday at Leeds.They will join the ten acts who were announced for the festivals last week. Next year’s Reading and Leeds will be headlined by Liam Gallagher, Lana Del Rey, Blink-182, Fred Again.., Gerry Cinnamon and Catfish & The Bottlemen.

Drake has surpassed Kendrick Lamar with his recent ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour becoming the highest-grossing rap tour ever.Last year, Lamar toured the world in support of his Grammy Award-winning fifth album ‘Mr Morale & The Big Steppers’. The ‘Big Steppers tour’ ended in September 2022 and earned $110.9million (£89,248,704.66) from 929,000 tickets sold across 73 shows – making it the highest-grossing rap tour at the time.This summer, Drake team up with fellow rapper 21 Savage to tour North America in support of their Grammy Award-nominated collaborative album ‘Her Loss’.

21 Savage recently announced that he will play his first ever show in the U.K. after years of immigration issues finally came to an end and he was rightfully named a U.S. citizen.

21 Savage has shared details of new UK and European tour dates around his previously announced London show this autumn.The rapper has announced shows in Paris, Dusseldorf, Zurich, Berlin, Amsterdam, Manchester and Birmingham between November 14 and 24, 2023.Savage then wraps the tour at The O2 Arena in London on November 30.Tickets go on general sale this Friday (October 20) at 10am BST here. There is a pre-sale at the same link from 9am BST tomorrow (October 19).21 Savage UK and European tour 2023:NOVEMBERTuesday 14 – Paris, France, Zenith La Villette Thursday 16 – Dusseldorf, Germany, Mitsubishi Electric HALLEFriday 17 – Zurich, Switzerland, HalleSunday 19 – Berlin, Gemany, Max Schmelling Halle Tuesday 21 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands, AFAS LiveThursday 23 – Manchester, UK, Mayfield DepotFriday 24 – Birmingham, UK, ForumThursday 30 – London, UK, The O2 ArenaIn other news, the Atlanta-based star was recently declared a ‘lawful permanent resident’ of the US and can finally visit his birth nation of England.A four-year legal battle was sparked in 2019 when the rapper was arrested for immigrating to the US and overstaying his visa.According to his legal team, 21 Savage was originally born in London – emigrating to the US as a 7-year-old.

Drake has submitted his collaborative album with 21 Savage, ‘Her Loss’, for Grammy consideration after withholding his previous two records.The Canadian artist, who has won five Grammy Awards in total, has missed the annual ceremony in recent years and criticised the Recording Academy’s nomination process.In 2021, Drake withdrew his music from consideration after being nominated in two categories for the 2022 Grammys: Best Rap Album (‘Certified Lover Boy’) and Best Rap Performance (‘Way 2 Sexy’ feat. Future and Young Thug).He then decided not to submit his next solo album ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ or any of its singles for this year’s Grammys.Now, as reported by Pitchfork, Drake has seemingly ended his boycott of the awards show by submitting ‘Her Loss’ for consideration at the 2024 Grammys.

21 Savage has announced a show at the O2 Arena in London, marking his first-ever UK concert and appearance.The rapper – real name Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph – took to Instagram to share a special homecoming post that featured clips from his childhood as well as clips of him on tour soundtracked to Skylar Grey’s ‘Coming Home’. At the end, a title card appeared, reading: “London, I’m coming home”.His biggest headlining show in the UK to date, 21 Savage will be playing at the O2 arena in London on Thursday, November 30. Baby Drill and 21 Harold will be serving as opening support for the one off date.

21 Savage made his first live performance outside the US by joining Drake on stage in Toronto this weekend.The Canadian performance at the Scotiabank Arena on Saturday (October 7) came after 21 Savage was declared a ‘lawful permanent resident’ of the US, meaning he will be able to finally visit his birth nation of England.A four-year legal battle was sparked in 2019 when the rapper (real name Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph) was arrested for immigrating to the US and overstaying his visa.The rapper had previously been unable to tour outside of the US, including the Canadian leg of Drake‘s ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour.A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi)On Saturday, a man who declared that he was at the concert on behalf of “his majesty, Charles III”, announced: “To who it may concern, Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, known officially as 21 Savage, is now cleared to travel up north and perform for his beloved fans.”“He has chosen Toronto as his first destination. Ladies and gentlemen–,” he added, before being cut off by Drake.“Ladies and gentlemen, performing for the first time outside of America in his life.

21 Savage has been declared a ‘lawful permanent resident’ of the U.S. and can finally visit his birth nation of England.A four-year legal battle was sparked in 2019 when the rapper (real name: Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph) was arrested for immigrating to the U.S.

‘It’s All A Blur Tour’ back in June, Drake will now perform his final two shows of the year at him hometown Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on Friday, Oct. 6 and Saturday, Oct.

Drake and Travis Scott have performed their latest collaboration ‘Meltdown’ live for the first time ever in Vancouver, Canada.While performing at the Rodgers Arena in Vancouver on August 29 as part of his ongoing ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour, Drake brought out Travis Scott as a special guest performer. While the tour was meant to feature 21 Savage along with Drake, 21 Savage was not able to perform for any Canadian dates due to ongoing immigration issues.In 21 Savage’s stead, Drake revealed to the crowd in attendance that a special guest had flown in specially for the date, and that it would be their only appearance on the ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour.“I got some bad news: 21 Savage could not get into Canada and I apologise from the bottom of my heart,” Drake said to the Vancouver crowd before bringing out Travis Scott.

Sean “Diddy” Combs has announced ‘The Love Album: Off The Grid’, his first album in 17 years.The rapper, singer, producer and actor announced ‘The Love Album: Off The Grid’ yesterday (August 22), confirming that it has been scheduled for release on September 15.“September 15, 2023 R&B is alive!,” Diddy wrote on Instagram while sharing a nearly three-minute trailer for the upcoming record.In the trailer below, Diddy speaks of heartbreak, saying: “My heart has been broken I still got that question of like, ‘Am I gonna love again? We in the love ear. That’s the frequency that I’m asking you to be a part of.”Watch the trailer for Diddy’s ‘The Love Album: Off The Grid’ below.Besides being Diddy’s first album since 2006’s ‘Press Play’, ‘The Love Album: Off The Grid’ will also be star-studded affair, with the trailer revealing multiple collaborations with the likes of The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Mary J.

Drake asked the crowd to keep things respectful at his Los Angeles arena concert this weekend, sharing that his five-year-old son was at the show for the first time.Performing at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California on Saturday (August 12) as part of his ‘It’s All A Blur’ 2023 tour with 21 Savage, Drake – real name Aubrey Drake Graham – told the crowd that his son Adonis Graham was in attendance.“Look, to be honest with you, I can’t talk about titties tonight in LA because my son is at the show for the first time ever,” Drake could be heard telling crowd in a fan TikTok video. “So we’ve got to keep this real PG tonight.

“It Was All A Blur” for the sake of a pun, but the night I spent at Madison Square Garden watching Drake live was truly unforgettable.On Wednesday, July 26, I had the honor of spending my first MSG concert in a VIP suite, with the best, unobstructed views of the “Certified Lover Boy” plus comfortable seating, food, drinks and a swift security check in. This made a huge difference for me, as it was my first time enjoying live music where I didn’t need to shuffle shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers — although, this crowd brought the energy and no-doubt the floor would have been a hype experience to say the least — and struggle to see over the taller patrons that always seem to get ahead of me.

Drake halted one of his gigs to call out a fan after a vape was thrown at him mid-performance.The incident took place on Thursday night (July 20), during the rapper’s concert at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. Midway through his set, Drake began to address a concert-goer who decided to hurl a vape at him, telling them they have “some real life evaluating to do”.“Did you throw a vape up here? Come on,” Drake said to the crowd at the show, looking at the item by his feet.

Barack Obama has shared his annual summer playlist, which this year includes tracks from Boygenius, Janelle Monaé, Ice Spice, Bob Dylan, SZA and more.The former president of the United States began sharing his recommendations for music, books and films and TV shows during his time in the White House and has continued the tradition since.Obama took to social media to share the list of songs in his playlist, writing: “Like I do every year, here are some songs I’ve been listening to this summer – a mix of old and new. Look forward to hearing what I’ve missed”.Like I do every year, here are some songs I’ve been listening to this summer — a mix of old and new.

Drake‘s ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour hit Montreal last night (July 14), with the rapper welcoming J. Cole to the stage in place of the absent 21 Savage.Drake and Savage are currently heading around North America in support of their collaborative album ‘Her Loss’.At the Montreal show, Savage wasn’t present, but Drake welcomed Cole to the stage by way of apology to his fans.During his cameo, Cole and Drake played 2014 collaboration ‘No Role Modelz’ before Cole played a short solo set of his own tracks including ‘Wet Dreamz’ and ‘Middle Child’.He then also covered Savage’s track ‘A Lot’ as a nod to his absent friend.See footage from the show below.Rest in peace Uncle Phil!! #jcole #drake #fyp #itsallablurtour ♬ original sound – rio.mtl What a show!! #jcole #drake #itsallablurtour #fyp ♬ original sound – rio.mtl The ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour began last month at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, where Drake and Savage delivered a mammoth 48-song set that included numerous live debuts and rarities.The rapper at one point performed as a large hologram of a sperm floated above him.

Drake kicked off his "It’s All a Blur" tour in Chicago on Wednesday night with the rapper treating fans to a reading of his new poetry book as well as teasing a new studio album. Drake making his way to the stage to open his set tonight in Chicago.

Last Thursday (June 22), Burna Boy released a remix of his new single “Sittin’ On Top Of The World,” now with a guest verse from 21 Savage. Today (June 26), he’s shared the song’s official music video.

Drake has gone viral after the credit card he was using was declined.The Canadian rapper appeared on a special Kick livestream over the weekend, in an effort to promote Stake – an online crypto-casino.It was here that he showed up to the stream with another rap star, Lil Yachty — who the ‘Hotline Bling’ star asked Kick to join forces with for a business deal. “Yo, listen, I don’t know who owns Kick, but I know the chat wants to see Yachty go live,” he said during the video.

Metro Boomin was joined by a star-studded support cast at his Coachella set on Friday night (April 14) – watch him perform with The Weeknd, Diddy, Future, John Legend and more below.During the set, the producer and rapper also welcomed the likes of 21 Savage, Mike Dean and Don Toliver to the stage.Opening with ‘On Time’ (featuring John Legend), he then went straight into introducing ‘Future’ for ‘Superhero (Heroes & Villains)‘ and three Future covers with the rapper.Elsewhere in the 23-song set, he covered three Weeknd songs alongside Abel Tesfaye, closing with an all-star performance of ‘Creepin’‘ featuring The Weeknd, 21 Savage and Diddy.See footage from the performance, which also featured a preview of a new track from The Weeknd, below.XOCHELLA

Drake and 21 Savage have expanded their 2023 North American tour – see all the details below.The run of shows, dubbed ‘It’s All A Blur’, is due to kick off in New Orleans this June in support of the two rappers’ recent collaborative album ‘Her Loss’. Drake previously teased the stint during a SiriusXM concert at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City.Tickets go on general sale at noon local time today (March 17) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.Further gigs have now been added in Houston, Dallas, Miami, Detroit, Montreal, Washington, DC, Seattle, Vancouver, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Las Vegas.

Drake and 21 Savage have announced a huge 2023 arena tour of North America – find details below and buy tickets here.The 29-date tour, dubbed ‘It’s All A Blur’, begins in June and comes in support of the two rappers’ recent collaborative album ‘Her Loss’.The tour begins in New Orleans on June 16 before dates in Houston, Miami, Atlanta, Chicago and more. It was previously teased by Drake during a career-spanning SiriusXM concert at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City back in January.Four dates in New York – two at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and two at Manhattan’s Madison Square Garden – will then follow, before the tour wraps up in early September in Glendale, Arizona.A press release for the tour states that additional dates will be added to the tour soon, including a hometown show for Drake in Toronto.A number of brand presales for the tour will take place this week (find details here) before a general sale at noon local time on Friday, March 17.

Drake has confirmed details of his first headline tour in five years. The It's All A Blur tour begins in June with special guest 21 Savage set to open on the 29 arena dates. Tickets will be available via a Cash App pre-sale from Wednesday March 15 with a general sale starting March 17 at 12pm local time at drakerelated.com.

The NBA All-Star Game arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah on Sunday evening, and alongside a basketball game featuring the NBA's best players, viewers were treated to performances from some similarly talented artists, as well as Post Malone. Burna Boy, Rema, and Tems each took the stage for the evening's musical showcase, with Post Malone performing at the pre-game tip-off event with some help from 21 Savage.