Mike Posner surprised his musically-inclined fans this morning with the announcement of the Amor Fati Music Academy, a week-long scholarship program where selected young artist are mentored by a number of talented and world-class musicians, songwriters and producers. And where, you ask? In the beautiful mountains of Telluride, Colorado.
The experience is 100% free, and the selected applicants of all ages will be mentored by Mike Posner himself, as well as GRiZ, Adam Friedman, Alex Banayan, Vance Gilbert and more! Needless to say, if you have any musical talent inside you, you will want to apply before the March 30th deadline. The Academy will take place from May 16th through the 23rd, and five musicians will be selected.
In support of their After Laughter LP, which released last May, Paramore will hit the road for a headlining tour of the same name. Hitting a number of cities throughout North America this summer, Paramore will be joined by Foster The People for the majority of the tour dates.
Things will kick off on June 12th at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre in Florida, and the band will make stops in Chicago, Toronto, Philadelphia, San Diego and more, until things come to an end in late July. Ticket sales for the general public go on sale Friday, March 16th at 10 AM at LiveNation.com.
Logic has recruited the talents of Adult Swim’s “Rick and Morty” (through the show’s co-creator Justin Roiland), to announce and tease the release of his upcoming mixtape, Bobby Tarantino II.
In the promo, Rick and Morty debate whether they should bump some “album Logic” or “mixtape Logi”c in their spaceship, and for the fans who want to “turn some s#it up” instead of listening to a greater message, their in luck, because fans will be treated to some mixtape Logic on March 9th.
Watch the very special “Ricky and Morty” teaser trailer for Logic’s upcoming mixtape.
Quality Control Music (Migos, Lil Yachty) expanded its roster today, through the signing of South Florida rapper, songwriter and visual artist, Jordan Hollywood.
Speaking on their new signee, Coach K describes Hollywood as a “very talented creative artist who’s very in tuned with the process of being great”, K added that he is “excited for the world to experience his work.” And to celebrate the signing, and introduce new fans to his music, Hollywood released a new track, ‘Cash Out’. If you like what you hear, look out for Hollywood’s forthcoming project on Quality Control, The Wasted Youth, currently scheduled for an April 27th release.
Watch Jordan Hollywood’s music video for ‘Cash Out’.
Formerly of the 2AM Club, singer Marc E. Bassy has released his new visuals for his 2017 track ‘The Season’.
Currently supporting Ty Dolla $ign’s “Don’t Judge Me Tour”, the Bay Area artist has been gaining a lot of momentum since his full-length solo debut, Gossip Columns, and this new music video is further evidence of that. And if you can’t catch Bassy on Ty Dolla $ign’s tour, you can also catch him on his own headlining tour this spring, with dates scheduled in Las Vegas, Denver, Los Angeles and many more.
Watch Marc E. Bassy’s music video for ‘The Season’ below.
Donald Glover surprised his music fans this morning by announcing a headlining arena tour under his Childish Gambino moniker, set for later this year.
His first tour since his 2014 “Deep Web Tour”, Glover has only performed a few festivals and solo shows in the past few years, as he has kept busy with his numerous movie roles and his FX series, “Atlanta”. Needless to say, fans have been hungry for a new tour, and this one will be the biggest yet taking his show from larger club venues to huge arenas.
The tour will kick off in Glover’s hometown of Atlanta on September 6th, and he will make stops in Chicago, Toronto, New York, Boston and more, until the headlining tour with Rae Sremmurd concludes on September 30th in Vancouver.
Presale for the tour begins tomorrow, with general public tickets beginning on Friday. Fans van visit Childish Gambino’s official website for more information.
Having performed at the infamous Wisconsin venue a number of times before, Vince Staples was welcomed back by his Milwaukee fans at The Rave tonight. Currently on his co-headlining tour with Odd Future’s Tyler The Creator, Vince and Tyler gave fans twice the dosage of great live music, each performing their respective new albums.
After a DJ set from Odd Future’s Taco, Staples got the night started on a high note, as he delivered the first of two headlining performances for the sold-out crowd. Vince Staples opened the set with his 2017 track, ‘BagBak’, and continued to kick things off with a number of songs from his new LP, Big Fish Theory.
Throughout the performance Staples showed love to the majority of his critically acclaimed project, while also performing fan favorites from his debut studio album, Summertime ’06. Although Staples’ doesn’t quite deliver the energy that Tyler The Creator brings, tonight was evidence of Staples’ growth as a performer. With every visit to The Rave, Staples leaves us more and more impressed, as he puts on a set filled with far more production value than just a rapper on stage with a laptop and microphone.
From the setlist, to the light show, to the raw emotion that Staples shows in his performance, Vince Staples is as good of a rapper on stage as he is in the booth. The ‘Norf Norf’ California native gave fans their price of admission tonight, leaving a wild Tyler The Creator show as an added bonus.
Check out our photos from tonight’s performance below and get your tickets and info for the remaining dates of the tour at Vince Staples’ official website.
After a couple dry months for live music in the city, the concert train is gaining speed in the Windy City this month before festival season sneaks up on music fans everywhere. With huge arena performances to come from Justin Timberlake, P!nk, Demi Lovato and more, and some awesome shows from G-Eazy and Vic Mensa, to name a few, March is bringing some of the biggest names in music to Chicago.
Check out our list of our 10 can’t miss concerts in Chicago this month!
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