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Peter A. Berry Even before TikTok singles were a thing, Tierra Whack had already mastered the art of the nano-song. Released in 2018, “Whack World” is a debut mixtape as compact as it is brilliant: a kaleidoscopic, 15-track joyride where each song checks in at exactly one minute — and remarkably, most of the tracks are complete songs rather than snippets, even though they zoom past so quickly.

Little Simz has spoken about her forthcoming performance at Glastonbury 2024, teasing that fans can expect “an immersive experience”.The Mercury Prize-winning rapper is set to perform on the iconic Pyramid Stage at this year’s edition of the festival, which will be headlined by Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA.Simz headlined the Wests Holts Stage in 2022, with NME saying that the show delivered “flawless determinism from rap’s tour de force” in a four-star review. Before leaving the stage, the ‘No Thank You’ artist told the crowd: “See you next time on the Pyramid!”Speaking on BBC Radio 6 Music this morning (March 14), Simz told host Lauren Laverne that she was “buzzing” over her upcoming Glasto return.

Glastonbury Festival fans have been sharing their thoughts on this year’s line-up following the first wave of acts being announced this morning (March 14).Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA will headline the iconic Pyramid Stage at the 2024 edition of the Worthy Farm event, with Shania Twain scheduled to take on the prestigious legends slot.Other acts on the poster include LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz, Burna Boy, PJ Harvey, Cyndi Lauper, Michael Kiwanuka, Janelle Monae, Olivia Dean, Paloma Faith and Keane – all of whom will grace the Pyramid.Idles, Disclosure and The National are scheduled to top the Other Stage. Elsewhere on the line-up are the likes of The Streets, Two Door Cinema Club, Avril Lavigne, The Last Dinner Party, Jungle, Justice, Bloc Party, Fontaines D.C., Yard Act, Arlo Parks and Gossip.Much of the online discussion has been centred around SZA, who will be topping the Glasto bill having never performed at Worthy Farm previously.The announcement comes shortly after the R&B singer was named International Artist Of The Year at the BRIT Awards 2024.

Russ.This May and June, the popular Hip-Hop artist is hitting arenas all over North America on his recently announced ‘It Was You All Along Tour’ with special guests 6LACK and Melii.He’ll close the brief 10-concert run in support of his 2023 album “SANTIAGO” at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Friday, June 28.These won’t be your typical shows, either.“Imma have Strings From Paris too so prepare for a couple live orchestra songs,” the 31-year-old rapper shared on Instagram.As for whether or not the tour gets expanded, Russ gave his fans a cryptic answer in the comments section of his post.“I know y’all want more cities,” he said. “Doin’ somethin’ different this time.

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Cardi B joined Madonna on stage during the final show of her five-night run in Los Angeles as part of the pop icon’s ‘Celebration’ tour.Taking place last night (March 11) at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Los Angeles, the ‘Bodak Yellow’ rapper took to the stage alongside Madonna as her celebrity guest judge for the ‘Vogue’ dance-off, which occurs at all of the icon’s show.They were joined by the ‘Hung Up’ singer’s 11-year-old daughter, Estelle, who took part in the dance-off and earned a perfect 10 score from the two singers.

Kanye West has delayed the release of his ‘Vultures 2’ album and has decided not to put his forthcoming releases on streaming.The rapper was slated to release the sequel to ‘Vultures 1‘, his collaborative project with Ty Dolla $ign, this past Friday (March 8). Now, fan accounts dedicated to the ‘Can’t Tell Me Nothing’ rapper have claimed that Ye has given them album updates and revealed that he will not be releasing the two remaining LPs from his ‘Vultures’ trilogy on streaming platforms.Fan account @yefanatics took to social media to share screenshots of their alleged conversation with Ye. The rapper compared streaming music to pirating and said that “It would be nice for our community to support the albums.”His message continued: “Was talking with the team about how to release the next album.

Rolling Loud Festival rolls into Inglewood, CA’s The Lot at Hollywood Park for four days of good times, great vibes and high-profile headliners.Just a few of the big names on the bill this year include Nicki Minaj, Post Malone, Lil Uzi Vert, Future and Don Toliver.¥$ — aka Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign — are slated to perform their recently released album “Vultures” on Thursday, March 14.Bryson Tiller, $uicide Boy$, Summer Walker, Sexxy Red and Big Sean round out the expansive lineup.In total, 89 acts will take the stage over the four-day spectacular.And if you want to attend, it isn’t too late to score last-minute tickets.At the time of publication, four-day passes start at $246 before fees on Vivid Seats.Single-day passes can be scooped up for as low as $149 before fees.Need a few more details before smashing that buy button?You’re in the right place, Hip-Hop heads.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about the 2024 Rolling Loud Festival below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on single and multi-day passes can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Thania Garcia After 13 years, Kanye West, also known as Ye, returns to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with his and his “Vultures” collaborator’s “Carnival.” The song’s entrance to No. 1 comes weeks after its debut on the all-genre-inclusive chart in late February, where it came in at No. 3 behind Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” and Jack Harlow’s “Lovin On Me.” The song, which features rap stars Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti, has been steadily rising in streaming numbers and leads the publication’s TikTok Top 50 songs list.

North West is following in her dad’s footsteps!

North West is following in her dad’s footsteps… for better or for worse.

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, has announced a debut album titled ‘Elementary School Dropout’.The 10-year-old appeared at her father’s listening party for the upcoming release of his album ‘Vultures 2’ in Arizona on Sunday (March 10). While there, she took to the stage alongside West – who was sporting a white hockey mask and an all-black ensemble – to announce that she has been working on her first music venture.“Hi, it’s Northy and I’ve been working on an album and it’s called ‘Elementary School Dropout’,” she told the crowd who immediately began cheering her on.

We’re taking a look into Emma Stone‘s family!

Kneecap have made their explosive US TV debut performing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon – watch it below.The Belfast hip-hop trio appeared on The Tonight Show to rap their latest single ‘Sick In The Head’, taken off their upcoming debut album ‘Fine Art’. It is set to drop on June 14 via Heavenly Recordings and was produced by Toddla T.The band – consisting of Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara, and DJ Próvaí – also shared a pro-Palestine statement, writing: “If you’ve just started following us because of our appearance on The Tonight Show – welcome a chairde (friends).“Tonight was a pre-record performance, which meant our ability to make a statement on current events was not possible.

Notorious former NFL superstar Antonio Brown is giving the finger to a judge who threw the book at him for refusing to give a pair of $1 million finger “covers” back to a celebrity jeweler.Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kerry Bensinger recently ordered Brown, now a rising rap artist, to pay Shuki International $1,095,000 after the embattled ex-All Pro receiver failed to answer a lawsuit alleging he borrowed the jeweler’s diamond-encrusted finger covers and other pieces of jewelry in 2022 — but never returned or paid for them.Jean Louis Shukitold The Post that Brown blew off voice messages he’s left since last month’s ruling, and instead only fired back texts indicating the court order won’t sway him.“U caint [sic] get s–t cracker,” said Brown in the first text, fired off at 4:42 a.m. on Feb.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer After teasing a full-length collaboration late last year, Metro Boomin and Future have announced not one, but two new albums releasing in the coming weeks. The pair have announced “We Don’t Trust You” will drop on March 22, with a second album slated for April 12.

Ice–T has hit out at Keir Starmer after the rapper fell for a fake online interview with the Labour leader.On Wednesday (March 6), the parody X/Twitter account Women For Wes – named after Labour politician Wes Streeting – shared a section of an interview allegedly given by Starmer.In the caption, WFW wrote: “Labour leader Keir Starmer is facing backlash online after criticising Ice-T (@FINALLEVEL) in a magazine interview, describing the Law & Order star as ‘corrosive’ and someone whose online conduct may encite [sic] his followers to ‘seriously hurt’ others.”The politician was asked in the spoof article to provide an example of a public figure he found “corrosive” to society, particularly young people. He responded: “Ice-T.”The faux Starmer continued: “My son is fifteen.

Dreamville of your dreams is here.On April 6-7, J. Cole expertly curated annual festival returns to Raleigh, NC’s Dorothea Dix Park for two action-packed days of Hip-Hop, R&B and good times.Headliners joining J.

Romy and Sampha have teamed up for a collaborative cover of André 3000‘s ‘Me & My (To Bury Your Parents)’ – listen below.The pair recorded a rendition of the former OutKast member and soloist’s song for the most recent edition of Sampha’s Apple Music 1 show ‘Wave Therapy’.Sampha spoke to Romy of The xx during a studio session when the latter was recording her debut solo album ‘Mid Air’, which was released last September. The two friends opened up about grief and the loss of their parents, as well as sharing the meanings behind particular songs.Additionally, they joined forces for a cover of André 3000’s emotional 2018 ballad ‘Me & My (To Bury Your Parents)’.In a statement, Sampha said: “That song really hit me deep as I’d already made my own song ‘No One Knows Me (Like The Piano)’ which was about my mother and there was times where I questioned releasing and writing a song that was so personal to me.“And hearing one of my favourite musicians meditate on his loss of losing his parents made me feel OK to express myself in this way.”He added: “Not necessarily everybody has to do but that’s how I felt like processing some of my grief, and I feel like Romy has been in a similar place so it was a special song to cover together.”In a four-star review of Sampha’s Mercury-winning debut album, 2017’s ‘Process’, NME described ‘No One Knows Me (Like The Piano)’ as the “saddest” track on the record.

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Kid Cudi has announced a new ‘Insano’ world tour with special guest Pusha T – see the full list of dates below.The ‘Day ‘n’ Nite’ rapper took to social media last night (March 6) to announce the tour, which will span several months in 2024 and early 2025. The tour will see Kid Cudi perform across the United States of America, Europe and the UK.Pusha T will perform alongside Kid Cudi for every show that has been announced so far, while Jaden Smith and EarthGang will provide additional support at select dates throughout the tour.The North American leg of the ‘Insano’ tour – in support of Kid Cudi’s latest album of the same name – is due to kick off in Austin, Texas on June 28 and will run until August 30 in Los Angeles, California.In February 25, 2025, Kid Cudi will begin the European and UK leg of the tour in Oslo, Norway, will continue through March 18 in London.AmEx pre-sales for the European and UK leg of the tour begin on March 11 at 10am local time, while pre-sales for the North American tour kick off on March 12 at 10am local time.

Kid Cudi is on the pursuit of happiness…and a worldwide arena tour while he’s at it.The 40-year-old Hip-Hop icon, actor, fashion designer and filmmaker just announced he’s embarking on his North American ‘Insano Tour’ from June through August this year with special guests Pusha T, EARTHGANG and Jaden Smith.Along the way, the “Day ‘N Nite” rapper will drop into Newark’s Prudential Center on Wednesday, July 17 and New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, July 23.At all shows, fans can expect to hear cuts from Cudi’s recently released 21-track record that shares a name with the tour.“I think this album is a triumph,” Cudi told Zach Lowe in an interview.

Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday 2 Tour’ is hitting arenas all over North America with special guest Monica and painting the town(s) pink in the process.That includes major stops at Newark’s Prudential Center on Thursday, March 28, New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Saturday, March 30 and a pair of gigs at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Thursday, April 4 and Wednesday, May 1.Given the spectacle surrounding the tour — which includes elaborate pink sets, in-show costume changes, 30+ songs (!) and, yes, a bit of twerking as seen on Minaj’s Instagram — some tickets are surprisingly cheap.At the time of publication, we found seats going for as low as $48 before fees on Vivid Seats.Other concerts have tickets starting anywhere from $53 to $241 before fees.Curious how much it will cost to hear “Super Freaky Girl,” “Anaconda,” that famous verse from “Monster” as well as all the hits from the new record and more live in your city?You’re in the right place, future Gag City residents.We’ve got all the information you’re looking for and more about Nicki Minaj’s 2024 ‘Pink Friday 2 Tour’ below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all North American tour dates, venues and links to buy ‘Pink Friday 2 Tour’ tickets can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Ice Spice has revealed that her highly anticipated debut album, ‘Y2K’, is “finished”.Taking to social media last night, the New York rapper took to social media to share an image of herself, which she captioned “i finished recording y2k the album ^.^”i finished recording y2k the album ^.^ pic.twitter.com/fm9imeHjUg— ice spice ☆ (@icespicee_) March 5, 2024A release date for the album has yet to be announced, but Ice Spice has confirmed previously that the record is due for release this year. In January, the rapper also confirmed that a “crazy collaboration” had been “locked in” for the record, though she declined to disclose who she had worked with.‘Y2K’ will follow the Bronx rapper’s January 2023 EP, ‘Like..?’, which featured viral hits including ‘Munch (Feelin’ U)’ and ‘In Ha Mood’.

Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign — are hosting ‘Vultures 1 Listening Experience’ concerts at Phoenix’s Footprint Center on Sunday, March 10 and San Francisco’s Chase Center on Tuesday, March 12.At the shows, fans can expect to be treated to the duo’s controversial new, chart-topping “Vultures” album “in a high-fidelity audio and visual showcase, crafted by Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign,” according to a press release.That’s not all, though.In addition to upsetting, controversial moments at past “Listening Experiences” — while wearing a Jason Voorhees mask, West delivered the lyric “And I’m still crazy, bipolar, anti-Semite.

Drake is going out with a bang.The Hip-Hop superstar, currently on his ‘Big as the What? Tour’ with J. Cole, just announced he’s going to conclude the nationwide trek by co-headlining back-to-back concerts with Lil Wayne and Lil Durk at Newark’s Prudential Center on Thursday, April 4 and Friday, April 5.These shows will be Drake’s first in the Garden State since he performed at Holmdel’s PNC Bank Arts Center back in August 2014.Prior to the pair of Jersey shows, Champagne Papi, Lil Wayne and Lil Durk are slated to share the stage at Belmont Park, NY’s UBS Arena on Friday, March 29.As of now, tickets are available for all three spring concerts.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster for the Prudential Center concerts until Friday, March 8, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.At the time of publication, there’s no word on whether or not Weezy will join the Drake and Lil Durk for their Thursday, March 28 UBS Arena gig.J. Cole is not scheduled to join Drake for the NY and NJ shows.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues, scheduled co-headliners and links to buy tickets can be found below.On top of the mini run with Drizzy, Lil Wayne has a number of gigs lined up this year as well.If you want to catch the self-proclaimed “best rapper alive” live, click here to see where he’ll be from March through July.At most concerts on his summer 2023 tour, Drake performed a

Ice Spice has expressed her love for Lana Del Rey, saying that she is “obsessed” with the singer-songwriter.The New York rapper spoke about Del Rey after being named Billboard‘s 2024 Women In Music Hitmaker, with previous winners including Charli XCX and Dolly Parton.When asked by the outlet to reveal some of her “favourite hit-makers of all time”, Ice Spice – real name Isis Naija Gaston – replied: “Well, first, shout out to them; they’re iconic, each in their own way.“I would say Lana Del Rey – I’m obsessed with her, and I feel like all of her songs are hits, even the ones that aren’t as big as the others. Rihanna, too. I have both [her and Del Rey’s] vinyls.

Drake promised to pay off the $160,000 mortgage of a fan’s late mother during a recent show.While performing at the T-Mobile Centre in Kansas City on Saturday (March 2) as part of his ‘It’s All A Blur Tour – Big As The What?’, a concert attendee on the front row passed the rapper a note, asking him to pay off his late mother’s house.“This is it? You said, ‘Pay off my mom’s house, rest in peace.’ Your mom passed away?” he asked the fan. “And you owe – Oh, this is the outstanding balance right here? It’s a lot of money right here, but you know what? I’m going to pay off your momma’s house for you.”He continued: “This is a lot of money right here! That’s 160 bands [$160,000], but I’m going to pay out of my pocket.

Machine Gun Kelly has changed his stage name to mgk.The rapper – real name Colson Baker – recently changed the name of his profiles on different streaming services such as Spotify and YouTube as well as his X/Twitter account to mgk – the initials of his pseudonym Machine Gun Kelly.According to a biography on the talent First Avenue, the musician revealed that he “got the name Machine Gun Kelly because of my rapid-fire delivery when I was 15 and started doing shows.”His most recent single ‘Don’t Let Me Go’, which arrived on February 21, was the first release under his new moniker of mgk.A post shared by colson xx blonde don (@machinegunkelly)Last year, speculation of a name change arose when Baker’s comments and online activity suggested that he had started going by “machine”.It came after he was previously asked by comedy duo Chad and JT at one of his shows to change his name in a video. During the show in question the pair held up a sign that read, “Change your name!!!”“I have no idea what that sign means,” he replied on stage at the time.“We want you to change your name.

Killer Mike has announced a string of UK and European headline shows in 2024. Find all the details below.The Run The Jewels rapper and will perform his biggest ever solo shows in the UK this August, for which he’ll be joined by The Mighty Midnight Revival choir.The ‘Down By Law Tour’ will kick off at Paradiso, in Amsterdam on August 19, followed by a performance at National Stadium in Dublin on August 22.From there, the tour will continue onto the UK with shows at the O2 Academy in Glasgow on August 23, London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town on August 23 and a third at the Albert Hall in Manchester on August 27.Killer Mike will then head back to Europe for a gig at the Bataclan in Paris on August 29, before rounding on August 30 at Carlswerk Victoria, Cologne.

Headie One has dropped his latest single ‘Socials’ – check it out below.The London drill rapper’s new track is produced by Ambezza, Julia Lewis and Scotty White and sees him reflect on his roots and rise.The single arrives with a cameo-filled music video directed by Oliver Jennings, shot in locations across London with features from Tiffany Calver, DJ Semtex, Clavish, Big Zuu, Nemzzz, Mimi The Music Blogger and reality stars Samira Mighty and Chloe Burrows.Check out ‘Socials’ below.Headie – real name Irving Adjei – gave fans an exclusive listen to ‘Socials’ during a live gaming stream at Virgin Media Gamepad last week (February 28), joined by friends AJ Tracey, Tyrone and more.The artist was nominated for Best Group at the BRIT Awards 2024 this weekend with K-Trap, for their joint mixtape ‘Strength to Strength’, which ultimately went to Jungle.Before their 2023 release, Headie dropped his collaborative mixtape ‘No Borders’ in 2022, featuring a host of artists from Europe. NME also reviewed his mixtape ‘Too Loyal For My Own Good’ in 2021, writing “The 26-year-old doesn’t have to always rely on his drilling ways, as he proves with a collection that showcases his singing voice and floorfilling sensibilities.”The four-star review added: “Featuring no help from his UK rapping mates, ‘Too Loyal For My Own Good’ should live on as a highlight of Headie’s discography.

The Weeknd and Travis Scott joined producer Mike Dean onstage during his show in Los Angeles on Friday night (March 1) – check out the footage below.Dean played a 14-song gig at LA’s Wiltern Theatre, opening the set with ‘The Lure’ – his collaborative song with The Weeknd from the soundtrack to The Idol (per Setlist.FM).Later, The Weeknd – aka Abel Tesfaye – took to the stage to deliver a synthy cover version of ‘In Heaven (Lady In The Radiator Song)’ from the 1977 David Lynch film Eraserhead. He then assisted on a joint rendition of his unreleased cut ‘Take Me Back To LA’.Scott – who enlisted Dean to produce on all of his studio albums, including 2023’s ‘Utopia’ – joined Dean and The Weeknd to perform their collaborative track ‘Circus Maximus’.

Cardi B has said she is releasing her second album this year, telling fans that there are “100 songs” ready to go.Yesterday (March 1) saw the New York rapper return with a new single called ‘Like What (Freestyle)’, marking her first track of 2024. Later, she took to Instagram Stories to tease the much-delayed follow-up to 2018’s ‘Invasion Of Privacy’.“Look how long I’ve had this fucking record for,” Cardi explained as she scrolled through numerous files titled ‘Cunty’ on her computer.

Drake has paid tribute to a mother and daughter who were killed outside his gig in St Louis last month.Laticha Bracero and Alyssa Cordova were hit by a speeding car who had driven through a red light outside the rapper’s show on February 13. Bracero died at the scene while Cordova passed away in hospital.Drake spoke about them at a show on Wednesday (February 28), encouraging his fans to connect with each other.“You never know what somebody else’s reality will be when they walk out of this building,” the rapper told the crowd in Buffalo, New York, according to a video published by TMZ [via MusicNews]. “So for this moment that all of us are together, all 18,000 people, I want you to turn to somebody that you do not know, I want you to look them in the eyes and I want you to prove that you’re grateful for your life.

Kanye West and Bianca Censori could be giving North, Saint, Chicago, and Psalm a new brother or sister in the future — and the thought of that happening has the 29-year-old’s parents panicking!

Cardi B has shared a brand-new single called ‘Like What (Freestyle)’ – you can listen to it below.The track, which marks the New York rapper’s first release of the year, contains a prominent sample of Missy Elliott’s 1999 single ‘She’s A Bitch’ from her album ‘Da Real World’.“Classy and a cunt/ Blocks and money gettin’ spunt/ Like, like what?/ Like a Coach bag, baby, this ain’t what you want/ If I ask for it, all I wanna hear is, ‘Yes’/ Bitch said she wanna be my opp, God bless,” Cardi raps in the first verse.‘Like What (Freestyle)’ is accompanied by an official video directed by Cardi’s husband Offset. The visuals see the star lounging around the pool at a mansion and participating in a photoshoot.At the end of the clip, we see the following message displayed onscreen: “This is just the beginning… stay tuned.” Watch here:Fans continue to await official news on Cardi’s yet-to-be-announced second album following numerous delays.