Big K.R.I.T. is hitting the road this fall on his forthcoming massive 38-date Kritically Acclaimed Tour, and of course with a new tour you need some new music to perform as well. Well to warm up fans until K.R.I.T. comes to a city near you, the Cadillactica rapper dropped a new track on his Soundcloud. The new record, titled ’86’, is another K.R.I.T. produced banger for your whip, so get ready to blow those speakers out.
Stream ’86’ and check out Big K.R.I.T.’s Kritically Acclaimed Tour dates below and get your tickets here.
Inspired by the early hip-hop movement, GRiZ describes his new track ‘Feelin High” as “a tribute to one of my favorite songs, ‘2000 Seasons’ by Reflection Eternal.” With a trumpet solo by the talented Eric Bloom, this is definitely a smooth record. And for GRiZ’s Chicago fans, hopefully this can keep you warmed up until his forthcoming Chicago performance at Freaky Deaky in October, or until he comes to a city near you (check out his tour dates below).
Last night, One Direction brought their “On The Road Again” Tour (get your tickets here) to Milwaukee’s Miller Park. Knowing that it just may be the band’s last performance in Wisconsin, as the group is taking an extended hiatus next year to pursue solo projects, the fans put just as much energy into the stadium as 1D put into their memorable performance. Full of some of their biggest hits and fan favorites, the night included a great opening set from Icona Pop, a Harry Styles led moment of silence for the Green Bay Packer’s Jordy Nelson (who recently tore his ACL), and a killer performance of their brand new single ‘Drag Me Down’.
Check out our photos from One Direction’s “On The Road Again Tour” stop at Milwaukee’s Miller Par below (and check out our review soon)!
From his recent Fuk Wat They Talkin Bout mixtape, Tyga released his new music video for ‘Glitter’ today. Making references to his relationship with Kylie Jenner (we will assume he wrote this rap after she turned 18) in the new record, you can get the mixtape now on iTunes, while Tyga drives through Los Angeles in his new music video. Watch the official music video for ‘Glitter’ below.
‘White Iverson’ rapper Post Malone made a recent stop at Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club and tackled an often unspoken topic in the music industry, “industry plants”. For those who don’t know, an industry plant (as described by Complex) is “is a pithy derogative that we (haters) wield to imply that a rapper or singer is an upstart fraud, a record label puppet, a focus group-tested vessel of creativity so-called.” When Charlamagne Tha God warned Post that he would get questions about white privilege, Post joked about accusations that he is an industry plant. “I’m a industry plant,” said Post. When asked what that means, Post said “I don’t know, that’s what they call me.” Not sure if Post (or really anyone) is a plant, but it’s good to see he has a sense of humor about it.
Watch Post Malone’s full interview with The Breakfast Club below.
The Weeknd’s new studio album, Beauty Behind the Madness, releases in just a few days (Aug. 28), and despite the LP leaking a week early, Abel is keeping the momentum going with the release of a new music video, for the album’s third and Kanye West-produced track, titled ‘Tell Your Friends’. Like the videos before (‘Can’t Feel My Face’, ‘The Hills’) the ‘Tell Your Friends’ video is another masterpiece and definitely will get you hyped for the new album.
Watch the official music video for ‘Tell Your Friends’ below and pre-order Beauty Behind the Madness now on iTunes.
OVO Sound‘s Majid Jordan gave a guest mix today on the fourth episode OVOSOUND Radio. on Beats 1. During their guest mix, the Canadian producer duo (composed of Majid Al Maskati and Jordan Ullman) premiered an exclusive new record, titled ‘Learn From Each Other’. The smooth record is definitely worth a listen and yet another example of how OVOSOUND Radio will continue to be a source of some of music’s hottest premieres.
Stream ‘Learn From Each Other’ below while it’s still available!
Earlier today Lana Del Rey shared the tracklist for her forthcoming LP, Honeymoon, the highly anticipated followup to her critically acclaimed album, Ultraviolence. And with pre-orders now available on iTunes, you can now also download the album’s third track, ‘Terrence Loves You’, Lana favorite record off Honeymoon. This new one is classic Lana, so if you’re a fan of her work to date (especially her more mellow tracks), then you will definitely fall in love with this one.
Following the release of his forthcoming and highly anticipated album, titled Beauty Behind the Madness, The Weeknd will be hitting the road (with Travis Scott, Haley & Banks) for a big North American tour. Kicking off “The Madness” back home in Toronto, The Weeknd will be hitting a number of stops in November and December, including a date at the United Center in Chicago on Friday, November 6th. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 28th (the day you can buy his new LP) at Live Nation. Catching his amazing headlining performances at Coachella and Lollapalooza this year, this is definitely not a tour to miss!
Check out the tour dates for The Madness Fall Tour below!
In support of their debut album, A Lesson Unlearnt, British trio Until The Ribbon Breaks is embarking on a new headlining tour next month. Kicking off September 4th at the Larimer Lounge in Denver, UTRB is hitting a number of stops throughout the country, including a couple Chicago performances for the North Coast Music Festival. And if you’re in Chicago, you have just a few hours to enter our North Coast ticket giveaway so you can see the guys (one of our most anticipated acts of North Coast this year) and many more, at Union Park for Labor Day Weekend.
Check out the official tour dates below, and you can also check out Until The Ribbon Breaks’ new track ‘King’, a re-imagination of the Years & Years’ record of the same name. Tickets and more information can be found at UntilTheRibbonBreaks.com.
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