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Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music In a brief Instagram Live video Wednesday, Donald Glover — aka Childish Gambino — somewhat clarified the burst of unclear messaging about his new album and film that appeared on the Internet the previous night.CHILDISH GAMBINOLITHONIAJULY 2 pic.twitter.com/Hqg3jaSoVa Several online posts stated that he has a project titled “Lithonia” arriving on July 2, which was accompanied by an official-looking graphic and a photograph of letters projected onto a wall simply stating “Bando is coming.” All of those things were consistent with the cryptic messaging he’s been dropping for the past few weeks via his Gilga Radio show and website — Lithonia is a city near Atlanta, setting of his popular television series; Bando is part of the title of his next album and film — but it was unclear where these messages came from, although some pointed to a post that appeared briefly on the streaming distributor Audiomack before being taken down. In a rambling talk Wednesday night on Instagram Live — that was frequently paused by poor connectivity — as he wandered around his beloved California farm, Glover said that what is arriving on July 2 is a single titled “Lithonia” that is apparently a prequel to the album.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Sheryl Crow recently spoke to the BBC and slammed artificial intelligence being used in the music space to bring back the vocals of dead artists. She specifically called out Drake for using AI to recreate the voice of late rapper Tupac on his Kendrick Lamar diss track “Taylor Made Freestyle” in April. The song was ultimately pulled after Tupac’s estate threatened to sue Drake.

Ludacris surprised fans in Milwaukee with a free performance over the weekend after his gig was cancelled due to severe weather conditions.In a video posted to his Instagram on Monday (June 24), Ludacris can be seen walking into a bar in the city, with a speaker strapped across his body as he performed his 2001 hit ‘Move Bitch’.Alongside the video, which features fans singing along at the surprise, free concert, the rapper wrote: “My show in Milwaukee got cancelled last night due to rain and thunderstorms, but I DEFINITELY wasn’t leaving the city without touching the people.”Check out a snippet of Ludacris’ performance below:A post shared by Ludacris (@ludacris)Last year he performed the track while descending from the Atlanta Falcons’ Stadium’s roof, as part of Atlanta’s celebrations for the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.Prior to that performance, he revealed that he plans on releasing new music this year, eight years after his last full length LP ‘Ludaversal’. Speaking to BET, Ludacris said: “Yeah, some music projects will be coming out [in 2024].

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Pete Townshend has spoken to NME about next year’s production of Quadrophenia, A Mod Ballet – as well as the turbulent past and uncertain future of The Who.The dance adaptation of the band’s seminal 1973 album, currently in development and set to tour the UK in the summer of 2025, is Townshend’s first foray in ballet following projects in the media of opera and literature.“What inspires me is trying to do something that has a slightly more ambitious thread,” he told NME. “It’s not me being pompous. It’s just something that seemed to fit more into the dis-conjunction that I felt when I left art school and ended up in the band.

Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss track ‘Not Like Us’ is eligible for a Grammy nomination, says Recording Academy CEO.The Grammys CEO Harvey Mason Jr. opened up about his thoughts on the hugely successful song in a recent statement and explained that while it isn’t common for a diss track to be nominated for a Grammy, in this case, it is a possibility.He discussed the idea while at LAX airport on Monday (June 24), and was approached by TMZ Hip Hop for a comment.The track was originally shared by Lamar earlier this year, as the heavily publicised feud between him and fellow rapper Drake came to a head.

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Kendrick Lamar performed his Drake diss track ‘Not Like Us‘ a total of five times during his show in Los Angeles earlier this week.Lamar took over Los Angeles’ Kia Forum for his ‘The Pop Out: Ken & Friends’ concert on Wednesday June 19. The show was in celebration of Juneteenth and was live-streamed by Amazon Music on its website and on Twitch.

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Shaheem Reid The fans congregating outside of the Kia Forum in Inglewood, CA on Wednesday afternoon before Kendrick Lamar’s Juneteenth concert — dubbed “The Pop Out” and headlined by “Ken & Friends” — seemed more like they were waiting for the 1985 NBA Finals game between the Lakers and Celtics than a hip-hop concert. While Lamar was obviously getting the overwhelming support from his home city, like Magic Johnson did during the “Showtime” Lakers’ run, Drake was getting Larry Bird-levels of disdain, and he wasn’t even in the building.

Kendrick Lamar‘s ‘The Pop Out: Ken & Friends’ concert as the Kia Forum in Los Angeles has come to a close after a slew of live debuts and surprises – here’s everything that went down at the show.Last night (June 19), the rapper took over the Kia Forum in California to celebrate Juneteenth with a special concert, which was live-streamed by Amazon Music on its website and on Twitch. Those streams have ended and cannot be replayed.During the show – Kendrick’s first since he’s heated rap beef with Drake earlier this year – the rapper kicked off his incendiary set with the live debut of his Drake diss ‘Euphoria’, which featured a deafening singalong from the audience.The performance also featured a new verse, in which Kendrick called for Drake to return Tupac‘s ring: “Give me Tupac ring back and I might give you a little respect“.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Kendrick Lamar did not half-step during the opening of his “Pop Out” concert in Los Angeles on Wednesday night: He not only opened his set with the Drake diss “Euphoria,” he rolled out a new verse for it: ““Give me Tupac’s ring back and I might give you a little respect.”KENDRICK OPENING UP WITH PERFORMING EUPHORIA FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH EVERY ONE SINGING ALONGTHIS IS LEGENDARY SHIT

Jay-Z made a surprise appearance during Alicia Keys‘ performance at the 2024 Tony Awards last night (June 16) – watch the footage below.Keys’ Broadway musical Hell’s Kitchen was nominated for 13 awards at the ceremony, which took place at the Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater in New York City.The R&B artist began singing ‘Empire State Of Mind’ – her 2009 collaborative single with Jay-Z – alongside the cast of her show.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer For those who weren’t able to snag tickets to Kendrick Lamar’s upcoming Los Angeles show The Pop Out — Ken and Friends, Amazon Music has come to the rescue with the announcement that its hip-hop and R&B brand Rotation will livestream the concert. Tickets for the show, taking place on June 19 at the Kia Forum, sold out instantly when they went on sale to the general public earlier today.

Drake has seemingly deleted all his Kendrick Lamar diss tracks from his Instagram profile.The feud between the two rappers reignited in March with Lamar’s memorable ‘Like That‘ verse, which saw him proclaim: “fuck sneak dissin'”. It also saw Lamar respond to a previous claim made by J.

Kendrick Lamar will embrace friendship at his next gig.The Pulitzer Prize winner just announced via his Instagram Story that he will drop into Los Angeles’ Kia Forum for ‘The Pop Out Ken & Friends Show’ on Wednesday, June 19.Lamar is yet to reveal any of the “friends” on the lineup at the time of publication. There’s also no word on whether or not he will address his high profile beef where he took aim at Drake on four separate diss tracks including the Billboard Hot 100 chart topper “Not Like Us.”All we know is 1) the best way to find out is live and that 2) tickets are available to see the Hip-Hop icon live at his one-off Juneteenth concert.As of today, Kendrick Lamar fans can grab tickets for the Kia Forum show on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, June 7.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.A complete breakdown of all the sections at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum can be found below.Never been to the Kia Forum?You can check out a map of the venue here:Lamar’s last non-festival headlining gig as part of his ‘Big Steppers Tour’ was at Auckland, NZ’s Spark Arena on Dec.

Kendrick Lamar will be headlining a Juneteenth performance at The Forum in Inglewood.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Fresh off of his war of words with Drake, Kendrick Lamar has announced a one-time show in Los Angeles on June 19, otherwise known as Juneteenth. The event, entitled The Pop Out — Ken and Friends, will be presented by pgLang and Free Lunch.

Giggs made a surprise appearance at Nicki Minaj‘s show in London last night (May 28) – check out the footage below.Minaj played at The O2 in the capital as part of the UK and European leg of her ‘Pink Friday 2’ world tour, in support of her 2023 album of the same name.At one point in the set, Minaj invited South London rapper Giggs to the stage to perform solo renditions of his songs ‘Whippin Excursion’ and ‘Talkin The Hardest’.Beenie Man and Stylo G also appeared at the concert as special guests.

Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has hit back at claims she cheated on Davide Sanclimenti with a The Traitors US co-star.The former Love Island star, 30, filmed the murder mystery game in September last year and during this time sparked up a friendship with Peter Weber, who is best known as 'Pilot Pete' from the US series The Bachelorette. Ekin-Su was then hit with rumours that she cheated on Davide with Peter before their split in January.