While walking the red carpet for the 73rd annual Golden Globe award, Wiz Khalifa dropped some major news about his forthcoming album, Khalifa. According to the man himself, who was nominated tonight for his Charlie Puth collaboration ‘See You Again’ (the first ever Golden Globe nom for the “Fast & Furious” franchise), his new album will release this month on January 22nd. Khalifia will be the follow up to Wiz’s Blacc Hollywood album, and another release from his Taylor Gang label.
Wiz Khalifa just said his album is dropping January 22nd on the red carpet of the Golden Globes.
Rapper/singer Anderson .Paak new album Malibu is only a few days away (January 15th) and today we have a new track from the forthcoming LP. Titled ‘Come Down’, .Paak’s flow on the new record can’t be touched and it has us very excited for his new project.
Anderson .Paak hit the radar of many, despite making music for years, in 2015 when he played a major role in Dr. Dre’s critically acclaimed comeback album, Compton. Knowing how .Paak makes the artists around him better, it will be interesting to see how good of a solo project that the California native will put out next week, while taking the wheel all himself.
Last night, country music’s Dustin Lynch literally brought one hell of a night to the Windy City. Joined by singer-songwriter and North Carolina-native Chris Lane and ‘Radio’ singer Tyler Rich, Lynch brought a great bill of talent to Joe’s on Weed Street for back-to-back nights of the “Hell of a Night” tour in Chicago. Lynch is touring in support of his second and latest album, Where It’s At, which debuted at #1 on iTunes Country Music Album Charts, led by his platinum-certified title track and #1 single, ‘Hell of a Night’.
Kicking off the night was singer Tyler Rich, perhaps known best for his 2014 single ‘Radio’ which introduced Rich to many last year. While the Sacramento native doesn’t have as big of a catalog to perform from as Lynch, Rich certainly held his own while warming up the crowd. Tyler Rich will definitely be a name to watch in the new year.
Next up was another hot emerging act in country music, singer Chris Lane. Lane put himself on the radar of many with the success of his infectious single ‘Fix’, which broke the record for the most single week adds from a debut male artist in Country Aircheck history. Lane has some huge co-signs from country music’s biggest superstars, including Florida Georgia Line, Brett Eldredge, Cole Swindell and of course Dustin Lynch, and despite being relatively new to the game, the iHeartRadio Rising Star finalist is getting a lot of praise for pushing the boundaries of country music. After seeing Lane perform live for his Chicago fans, it’s no surprise that the record breaking singer is receiving a lot of praise and success.
While Lane and Rich gave their all for the Chicago crowd, the man of the night, of one hell of a night, was set to perform. When Lynch hit the stage, the crowd’s volume was at its max level up until that point, but the energy levels only increased throughout the headlining performance. Performing a mix of his biggest hits from his 2014 and self-titled debut LPs, including songs like ‘Where It’s At’, ‘Cowboys and Angels’ and ‘Hell of a Night’, a lot of the highlights of the night probably came when Lynch performed some of his B-side records. A personal favorite moment of the night though, was when Lynch performed his newest single ‘Mind Reader’, another exciting single from his latest album that is sure to be a favorite for country music fans. From beginning to end, Lynch gave a performance Friday night that will not be soon forgotten.
If you missed Lynch’s two night residency at Joe’s, don’t worry because the ‘Where It’s At’ singer still has plenty of stops left on his tour until it concludes on May 14th in Oklahoma City. Get your tickets here now before it’s too late. And if you’re in Chicago and missed out, or you want to relive Thursday and Friday’s performances, Lynch will be back at Joe’s next month when he helps support a great cause while performing in support of Chicago Blackhawks star defensemen Duncan Keith’s Keith Relief benefit concert.
Check out some of Ariana LaBarrie’s photos of Dustin Lynch’s Chicago performance below!
Last month, Lupe Fiasco fans were blessed as the Chicago rapper announced that he would be releasing three new albums all in 2016. Titled DROGAS, SKULLS, and ROY, all three projects (with DROGAS expected first) will keep Lupe’s fans more than happy this year, however with this good news soon came some bad news.
Taking to Twitter, Lupe announced that ROY (the third album of his upcoming 2016 trilogy) will unfortunately be his last. So while fans will get a ton of new music from the ‘Kick Push’ rapper this year, if all goes as scheduled, it will mark Fiasco’s retirement as well. This isn’t to say that Lupe will stop making music with others or will stop touring, but it certainly has left a lot of his biggest fans disappointed.
GOOD Fridays are back in 2016! And to get things back started with a bang, this week gives us two new awesome tracks from Kanye West. The new records, titled ‘Real Friends’ and ‘No More Parties in LA’ are exactly what we have been waiting for from Kanye. ‘No More Parties in LA’ also brings us a highly anticipated collaboration between Kanye and Kendrick Lamar, who first linked up when Ye invited Kendrick on his critically acclaimed Yeezus Tour.
New collabs with Sia, the return of GOOD Fridays, and headlining The Governors Ball, Yeezy season is officially back! Unfortunately though, the version of ‘No More Parties in LA’ that Kanye released on Soundclound (which has since been deleted) is just a sample, of what may be one of the best records that rap will see in 2016.
Listen to “Real Friends” and “No More Parties in LA” here.
Up-and-comers AudioDamn! have just released their debut 4-track self-titled EP. Available now on iTunes, the new project features the group’s singles ‘Radar’ and ‘Lights Out’, as well as ‘Brief Microsleep’ and Give It Up’. One of Elvis Duran’s “Artists of the Month” in 2015, these guys are sure to be one of the best new bands in the new year. With a catchy sound that any Maroon 5 and indie rock fan alike will fall in love with, AudioDamn! is definitely a group to keep your eye on.
Listen to AudioDamns! fun infectious single ‘Radar’ below and buy their new debut EP now on iTunes.
Although New York’s premiere music festival doesn’t kick off until June, just days after Coachella announced its 2016 lineup, so has The Governors Ball. And while The Governors Ball may not have the A-list reunions that fans will see in Indio this year, where Coachella dropped the ball, the governor picked right up. Headlining The Governors Ball this year will be none other than Kanye West, which is sure to be an energetic and talked about performance, especially since Coachella and potentially Bonnaroo (if rumors are true) will have no rap headliners this year.
Kanye surely won’t be the only big name traveling to New York this summer though, as The Governors Ball has also invited huge acts like The Killers, The Strokes, Beck, Robyn, Haim, Death Cab For Cutie and more. Fans will also see a variety of supporting acts too, with performances from Father John Misty, Vic Mensa, Action Bronson, Big Grams, Circa Waves, Eliot Sumner, Gary Clark JR. Miguel, and Vince Staples to name a few.
The Governors Ball takes place June 3-5 on Randall’s Island in New York City and you can get your tickets nowbefore they are all gone!
Simon Rex, better known by his Dirt Nasty rap alias, and Mickey Avalon surprised everyone when they squashed their beef and became besties again, while also releasing their hilariously titled ‘Netflix and Chill’ record. Fans of their Dyslexic Speedreaders project kept eating as the duo also released a new project and announced a slew of tour dates. The momentum isn’t stopping their however, as today Dirt and Avalon have released a new and hilarious low budget music video for their track ‘Do It All Over’.
Watch Dirt and Mickey’s new music video below and check out the tour dates for their upcoming “Married To The Game” tour which kicks off in just a few days.
Travis Scott and DJ Mustard have teamed up to ride the EDM/electronic wave with their new autotuned upbeat record, ‘Whole Lotta Lovin”. La Flame and Mustard make for a great combo on the new track, that definitely has the sound to be a popular radio single. Especially with the unexpected commercial success of Scott’s ‘Antidote’, don’t be surprised if this new track ends up getting a whole lotta play.
Today marked the birthday of Grammy nominated rapper Allan Kingdom and the release of his new project, Northern Lights. And the Minnesota native couldn’t have celebrated his day of birth in any better way as the new tape is his first major solo project in years, as well as his first since his 2014 self-titled efforts with his group, thestand4rd. Top to bottom, thestand4rd is one of the most talented emerging collectives in rap music today and Kingdom may be the most talented of the group.
From working with Kanye West (on ‘All Day’) to some of our local favorites like WebsterX, and of course his work with thestand4rd, the rapper/producer definitely knows who to work with and his exciting new project is no exception, as it has features from D.R.A.M. and Gloss Gang and executive production from Plain Pat, known best for his work with Kanye West and Kid Cudi.
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