J. Cole has joined the likes of Jay-Z, Perry Farrell, Common and Justin Vernon, by launching his very own music festival.
Taking place in Raleigh, North Carolina (Cole’s home state), the Dreamville Music Festival, named after Cole’s label, will take place on September 15th at Dorothea Dix Park. Although the lineup has yet to be released, fans can expect more information soon and don’t be surprised if J. Cole himself will headline the anticipated music fest.
Pre-sale tickets for the festival are already sold out, but tickets range from just $59 to $99.
Cole is currently enjoying the record breaking success of his brand new album, KOD, so fans from J. Cole’s home state would definitely love the chance to hear it live to end their summer and kick off the fall.
Fans can visit the festival’s official website for more information.
Taylor Swift took to her Instagram today to reveal that her upcoming Reputation Stadium Tour will feature ten tracks from Swift’s previous album. Meaning, if she performs Reputation in its entirety, Swift’s setlist will include about 25 songs, a great increase from her critically acclaimed 1989 Tour.
So in anticipation for the huge tour, we have pieced together our predictions in a mock setlist for the tour. Of course Taylor will likely change the tour night-to-night, often treating cities to surprise guests and special live debuts, but below is our best guest for what fans can expect in only thirteen days when the tour kicks off in Arizona.
Just thirteen days away from Taylor Swift’s highly anticipated Reputation Stadium Tour, Swift took to Instagram to share some huge news about the tour. In a pledge to share a fact-a-day about the tour, until the tour begins in Phoenix, Taylor Swift revealed that she plans to include ten songs from previous albums on the tour’s setlist.
“Some of you have been asking how many songs from previous albums you’ll be hearing, and my count is ten. (I’m) really excited about playing stuff from Reputation, excited playing stuff that is from previous albums too,” Swift shared with fans.
For the 1989 Tour, Swift performed the entirety of the album, as well as approximately four songs from previous albums. So ten songs is a major increase and great news for Taylor fans! If Swift performs Reputation in its entirety, as well as 10 songs from other albums (not including surprise guests), fans can expect to hear about 25 songs during Taylor’s set, a big increase from the 1989 Tour.
Whether it’s ‘Style’, ‘I Don’t Wanna Live Forever’, ‘Mean’ or anything in-between, there are so many great tracks that we hope makes the cut!
Check out our photos from Taylor Swift’s most recent Chicago visit below.
Of Kanye’s 1,000,001 tweets this past week, two especially exciting ones came today as Kanye previewed the release of upcoming tracks with a few of the biggest names in rap.
“(A$AP) Rocky we gotta release our songs ASAP,” Kanye wrote with the pun intended. Yeezy also shared a tweet aimed at Travis Scott, calling for them to “drop the track with me you and Uzi this week”.
While it’s unsure if these tracks will be on Kanye’s upcoming 7-song album (set to release June 1st), we couldn’t be more excited. Let’s hope fans get to eat at some point this week.
From his brand new record breaking album, KOD, J. Cole has shared the album’s newest music video. For the LP’s track ‘Kevin’s Heart’, the music stars none other than actor/comedian Kevin Hart himself.
In ‘Kevin’s Heart’, Cole raps about a person’s love for drugs and links that love to infidelity, which Kevin Hart has famously struggled with.
Ever since the release of singer Shawn Mendes’ new single ‘In My Blood’, anticipation levels have been high for Mendes’ forthcoming studio album. And levels are even higher after the ‘Stitches’ singer shared the video for his third album’s lead single.
Mendes’ music is clearly maturing with his latest efforts, and we can’t wait to hear the entire project. New details for the album are expected soon, and you can download ‘In My Blood’ now.
Watch Shawn Mendes’ new music video for ‘In My Blood’ below.
Somewhere in the world, Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) is freaking the f*ck out because Kanye West has finally acknowledged him. Tweeting “Donald Glover is a free thinker”, Kanye West made reference to a fellow renaissance man who has been staning Kanye for many years.
From his many Kanye references in songs (“I’m headin’ west like I’m f*ckin blowing Kanye”) and interviews to dubbing himself “the son of Kanye” (which is a totally accurate comparison), the Atlanta creator rapper/producer/singer/actor/writer has been trying to get Kanye’s attention for years. And now that day has finally come! It only took Grammy nominations and a hit television show to happen first.
Music streaming is bigger than ever, and J. Cole’s brand new LP, KOD, is further proof of that, as the album broke Apple Music‘s record for the most first day album streams in the U.S. Passing Drake’s 2016 album Views, KOD built up 64.5 million streams in its first day.
KOD also currently holds Spotify‘s record for the most streams in a day with 36,656,086 streams. The album’s title track also passed Taylor Swift’s ‘Look What You Made Me Do’ for the most streams for a song in a single day.
Camila Cabello shined last night, after her sold-out Milwaukee performance at the beautiful Riverside Theater. Currently in the middle of her headlining Never Be The Same Tour, the former Fifth Harmony stand-out is constantly proving that her solo career is more than promising.
Although we have already caught a few solo performances from Camila, during a number of radio shows, it was interesting to see how Camila Cabello would handle herself on a headlining tour of her own. From opening her performance on a high note, with her current hit single ‘Never Be The Same’, to closing the memorable night with her number one single, ‘Havana’, Cabello was amazing from start to finish.
With opening performances from a cast of emerging artists, which included Bazzi, Jack & Jack and Skylar Stecker, Cabello’s headlining set had the highest of expectations. And Cabello delivered. Performing her entire debut album, as well as a number of features and unreleased tracks, Cabello put together a perfect blend of tracks for her setlist.
Highlights of the night included her stripped performance of ‘Consequences’, her (literally) dark performance of ‘In The Dark’, and of course her encore of ‘Havana’ and her unreleased Pharrell-featured track, ‘Sangria Wine’. Cabello’s talents are as diverse as her audience, bringing together fans of different cultures, orientations and more, which made the night a very special one.
Camila Cabello isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, and after witnessing her debut headlining tour in person, it’s obvious that Camila Cabello will be a staple in pop music for years to come.
Check our our photos from Camila Cabello’s Milwaukee stop on the Never Be The Same Tour below and peep the remaining dates of the sold-out tour here.
With weekend one of Coachella in the rear view window, it’s time to get excited for Miami’s Rolling Loud. With the best festival lineup in the country last year, expectations for Rolling Loud 2018 were very high (no pun intended). Lucky for music fans in Florida and rap fans around the world, Rolling Loud delivered with an epic 2018 lineup that looks to be even better than 2017.
With anticipated performances from J. Cole, Cardi B, Young Thug, Post Malone, Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert, Migos, Russ, N.E.R.D and many more, you can’t go wrong with whatever performances you catch over the weekend.
If you’ve been living under a rock, Rolling Loud will take place from May 11-13 at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. Fans can visit the festival’s official website for more information!
Hit the jump and check out our list of our ten most anticipated performances for Rolling Loud 2018.
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