Despite multiple reports, Drake’s ‘Back To Back’, a diss record aimed at MMG‘s Meek Mill,is NOT the first ever Grammy nominated diss record. In fact, there have been multiple diss tracks to receive Grammy nominations in the past, and surprisingly most are not rap songs! While some of the disses aren’t as direct as Drake’s ‘Back To Back’, from LL Cool J’s Kool Moe Dee diss to Justin Timberlake’s shots at Britney Spears with ‘Cry Me a River’, we compiled a list of some of our favorite Grammy nominated diss tracks, and some that even took home the trophy!
Check out some other great Grammy nominated diss records of the past below!
Narrowing down 365 days of great music to a list of 30 records is near impossible, but we figured it out! With a lot of amazing tracks not making the cut, we have put together our list of the 30 best tracks of this past year. From epic collaborations to Soundcloud released diss records, our list has a little bit of everything. A few veterans dominated our list this year, but a lot of emerging artists found spots high on our list as well. We won’t spoil too much for you, check out the Top 30 Tracks of 2015 below and send us a tweet @TheEarlyReg to tell us what you think!
[UPDATE: The remaining tour dates have now been announced, see below!]
Bryson Tiller had an amazing 2015, and now going into the new year, Tiller is already the new face of R&B. His critically acclaimed album, Trapsoul (styled “T R A P S O U L”) left everyone impressed, and come 2016 Tiller will be hitting the road on a headlining tour in support of his debut LP. While Tiller himself has yet to announce the tour, we have already caught wind of a few dates on what will be titled as the “T R A P S O U L Tour“. If the Louisville rapper’s live shows are half as good as his recordings, this won’t be a tour to miss!
Check out some of the tour dates below, certainly with more to be announced soon!
As 2015 wraps up, the tour announcements for the new year are pouring in. And now today we have news that ‘Trap Queen’ rapper/singer Fetty Wap and ‘White Iverson’ rapper/singer Post Malone will be hitting the road come February of next year. Kicking off their U.S. tour in Maryland on February 5th, Post and Fetty will hit a number dates throughout the United States (including New York, Boston, Chicago and more) until the tour concludes in Ohio on March 25th. The two rappers won’t be alone either, as Montana “Monty” Buckz will join the two as well.
Check out the tour dates for Fetty Wap and Post Malone’s 2016 tour below! Tickets go on-sale at ticketmaster.com & outbreaktour.com.
2/5 Silver Spring, MD The Fillmore
2/6 Wallingford, CT The Dome
2/8 Boston, MA House of Blues
2/9 New York, NY Irving Plaza
2/10 New York, NY Irving Plaza
2/11 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore
2/13 State College, PA Bryce Jordan Center
2/17 Chicago, IL House of Blues
2/18 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
2/19 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
2/20 Madison, WI Orpheum Theater
2/24 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
2/29 San Diego, CA House of Blues
3/4 San Jose, CA City National Civic Auditorium
3/8 Dallas, TX House of Blues
3/9 Houston, TX House of Blues
3/12 San Antonio, TX Aztec Theater
3/15 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
3/18 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore
3/19 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
3/24 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
3/25 Cincinnati, OH Bogart’s
Say hello and then goodbye to all those memes and complaints about Adele not touring! Kicking off in the summer of next year, Adele is going on a huge North American tour in support of her new album 25. Starting on July 5th in the Twin Cities, Adele will hit a number of stops (with multiple dates in many cities) until the tour finally concludes on November 15th in Mexico. Whether you live in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Canada, wherever, there is a good chance that Adele is coming to a city near you. And don’t quote us, but you may even see Adele at a festival or two. For example, there is a good chance Adele could make an appearance at Summerfest in Milwaukee, the world’s biggest music festival, as there is an overlap between Summerfest’s schedule and her open dates when Adele is coming to Minnesota and Chicago.
No matter which city you catch the ‘Hello’ singer in, Adele is sure to do huge numbers and give one hell of a performance. Adele recently shattered records with her most recent LP, so don’t be surprised if her North American tour does the same. Tickets go on sale Thursday at Ticketmaster.com.
Check out the tour dates for Adele’s 2016 North American tour below!
Last night B96 and Pepsi brought a star lineup to Chicago’s Allstate Arena in Rosement, IL with their Jingle Bash. Likely the warmest Jingle Bash on record, Chicago fans stayed warm while seeing a cast of great sets from Demi Lovato, 5 Seconds of Summer, Shawn Mendes, Omi, Pentatonix, Hailee Steinfeld and Jason Derulo. The holiday show had something for everyone, and no matter who you were there for, with such a stacked lineup, nearly every song performed last night in Rosemont was a hit.
5 Seconds of Summer kicked things off, performing some of their fan favorites like ‘What I Like About You’ and ‘She’s Kinda Hot’. Despite opening the Bash, the crowd was already filled up by the time 5SOS hit the stage and the screams could be heard from across the street. Following 5 Seconds of Summer were Omi and Hailee Steinfeld to perform their hit singles ‘Cheerleader’ and ‘I Love Myself’, among others. Next up was ‘Stiches’ signer Shawn Mendes and Pentatonix, arguably the biggest acapella group in the world. Both provided something different to the lineup, yet each similarly gave the crowd their money’s worth.
Finally to close the night were hour-long sets from Jason Derulo and Demi Lovato. Despite their extended headlining sets, with such talent from the singers, they performed hit record after hit record throughout the night. While the veterans and newcomers alike gave their all into their performances, the highlights of the night came from Derulo and Lovato’s energetic performances. Let’s hope next year’s Jingle Bash is both as warm and as great as it was in 2015.
Check out our photos from the B96 Pepsi Jingle Bash below.
Tonight Chance The Rapper will become the first ever independent artist to perform on NBC‘s Saturday Night Live, a huge accomplishment for any artist. While Chance fans cannot wait to see the Acid Rap rapper perform live, they may be in for another treat tonight as Chance sent out a possibly cryptic tweet in honor of tonight’s performance. “#acidrap brought Chicago, my fans and independents this far. #ChanceOnSNL #thirdmixtape” Chance wrote earlier today.
Considering 10 Day as Chance’s debut mixtape and his critically acclaimed Acid Rap as his second, Chance’s next tape will be his third. Is he hinting at a new mixtape coming tonight, in honor of his SNL performance? Many believed that Chance’s next project would be coming soon after his Family Matter Tours, so that puts us right in time… Chance The Rapper fans may be eating tonight!
Read Chance’s tweet below and cross your fingers for a new mixtape tonight! SNL airs tonight at 11:30/10:30 PM Central.
In support of her third studio album, Emotion, ‘Call Me Maybe’ singer/songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen is headed on her huge “Gimme Love Tour” come early next year! Kicking off on February 12th in Raleigh, Carly Rae will hit over 30 stops on her U.S. tour until it concludes on March 26th in Huntington, NY. Landing on a large number of year end lists, Jepsen’s most recent efforts on Emotion are her best yet and her most critically acclaimed to date, with stand out singles like ‘I Really Like You’ and ‘Run Away With Me’.
If her new tour does her new album justice, as we are sure it will, this is definitely not a tour to miss out on. And with over 30 dates across the country, Carly Rae is almost definitely coming to a city near you!
Check out some of the tour dates below and get your tickets now at CarlyRaeMusic.com!
Today we have the next track and self-directed video from G.O.O.D. Music’s newest signee, HXLT. Kanye’s newest artist, formerly under the name Hollywood Holt, has left us all wondering what his new sound would be like, and he gave us a great sample of that earlier this year with his ‘Live To Death’ record. This time around we have ‘Guitar’, a track centered around HXLT’s guitar playing aspirations. Whether he can play the guitar, the flute, the drums, the triangle or whatever, it doesn’t matter because Holt has one hell of a voice that continues to surprise us!
Watch the official music video for ‘Guitar’ below.
Already one of our most anticipated tours of 2016, next February Future will hit the road for The Purple Reign Tour. Joined by rapper Ty Dolla $ign, the DS2 rapper/singer will kick off the tour in Madison, WI on February 17th and will hit a number of stop throughout the U.S. (Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Dallas, LA and many more) until the tour concludes on March 19th in San Jose, CA. Pre-sale for the tour starts tomorrow (December 10th) on FreeBandz.com, so don’t miss out!
Check out the tour dates for Future’s Purple Reign Tour below!
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