Teaming up again with fellow SAVEMONEY artist, Vic Mensa, KAMI has released his new track, ‘Right Now’. And with production from familiar faces, Smoko One and Knox Foture, ‘Right Now’ is a great record and it’s all Chicago.
If you like what you hear, you’re in luck, as KAMI (who is 1/2 of SAVEMONEY’s rap duo, Leather Corduroys) is set to drop his debut project early next year.
Earlier this morning, Zayn Malik paid a visit to Elvis Duran and the Morning Show to talk a number of topics, including his solo career, his new self-titled autobiography, his new Taylor Swift collaboration and even his departure from One Direction and the gratitude that the ‘Pillow Talk’ singer feels to the opportunities he had before he went solo.
And if you have yet to hear Zayn and Taylor’s new track, written for the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack, then you must live under a rock, but fortunately you can the download the collaboration now on iTunes. Despite the huge shadow casted by the success of the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack, the sequel certainly has the opportunity to be even greater, as Zayn and Taylor make for an excellent team on ‘I Don’t Wanna Live Forever’.
Watch Zayn’s full interview with Elvis Duran and the Morning Show below and get his new autobiography now.
Kanye West received a ton of backlash after telling fans at his Saint Pablo Tour that while he didn’t vote, if he would have, it would have been for Donald Trump, and from there it all seemed to go downhill. It wasn’t long after until Kanye cancelled his remaining tour and went to the hospital, and fans and musicians everywhere prayed for the rapper’s mental health.
And in only his second public sighting since checking out of the hospital, Kanye was spotted this morning at the Trump Tower in New York, where he met with the President elect. While the internet went crazy, and people speculated why Kanye would be meeting with Trump, Mr. West has now broke the silence over the head scratching meeting.
Taking to Twitter, Kanye wrote, “I wanted to meet with Trump today to discuss multicultural issues.” According to Ye himself, these issues include bullying, supporting teachers, violence in Chicago and more. Kanye also hinted at a presidential run in 2024 (not 2020, which assumes 8 years for Trump), and added “I feel it is important to have a direct line of communication with our future President if we truly want change.” Well said Kanye, we can’t argue with that.
GOOD Music rapper Big Sean has bounced back with Kid Studio directed visuals for his brand new track. ‘Bounce Back’ is everything we love from the Sean Don, and the new colorful visuals are just as good as Sean’s verses and the Metro Boomin production.
Following his Dark Sky Paradise LP, his best album to date, and his collaborative EP with girlfriend Jhene Aiko, Big Sean sure doesn’t have much to bounce back from in 2016 as he has been killing it in the past couple years, and it looks like he is only gaining momentum from here on out.
Watch Big Sean’s new music video for ‘Bounce Back’ below.
Last night B96 and Pepsi brought an amazing lineup to Chicago’s Allstate Arena in Rosement, IL with their annual Jingle Bash concert. Unlike last year, which was likely the warmest Jingle Bash on record, Chicago fans weathered the storm to catch performances from Britney Spears, The Chainsmokers, One Republic, G-Eazy, Alessia Cara, Fifth Harmony, DNCE and Shawn Mendes. The holiday show had something for everyone, and no matter who you were there for, last night was a holiday hit!
Shawn Mendes kicked off the night at 6:30, setting the tempo for the rest of the night’s performances on the guitar. Next up, super-emerging artist, Alessia Cara greeted her Illinois fans with performances of some of her biggest records, including ‘Here’ and ‘Scars To Your Beautiful’. Then, DNCE gave Rosemont a little flavor with their wacky energetic set.
Next up, One Republic hit the stage, cracked a few jokes and showcased their knowledge on surrounding Chicago suburbs with a hilarious Naperville shoutout. Soon after, G-Eazy stole the show with a not-so-radio-friendly performance at the radio concert. G may have left some parents scratching their heads with some of the tracks he performed, but he definitely killed it.
Then it was time for the artist who probably sold more seats than anyone, pop superstar Britney Spears. Although some hits were left out of her 30-minute set, Britney brought a big piece of her Pieces of Me show from Vegas to Chicago. With guest appearances from G-Eazy and Tinashe, and an elaborate dance routine, Britney easily delivered the best performance of the night.
Soon after, Fifth Harmony blessed the Chicago crowd with some of their biggest records. And then as the girls stepped off stage, EDM duo The Chainsmokers closed out the night with a huge dance party, putting a memorable ending on a memorable night.
Check out our photos from the B96 Pepsi Jingle Bash below.
Mike Posner and Blackbear have teamed up for their new band, “mansionz”. A collaboration that the two teased earlier this year, the exciting duo have also dropped their first single, ‘stfu’.
Mansionz isn’t the only thing exciting for Posner this month either, as the ‘Cooler Than Me’ artist has also received a “Song of the Year” nomination for the 59th annual Grammy awards, for his comeback single ‘I Took A Pill In Ibiza’. But today, it is all about mansionz, as minutes ago Posner hosted a Facebook Live Q&A with fans, where he jokingly over-promoted the new collaboration, answering “mansionz” to practically every question, no matter what the topic. We don’t know what will come next for mansionz, whether an album, EP, tour or anything in between, so be sure to stay tuned.
Taylor Swift has famously took a break from the music world throughout 2016, after the mega success of her latest album, 1989, and her huge “1989 World Tour”. But Taylor is back, and with a very exciting and unexpected collaboration, that may stir the pot with a lot of Directioners out there.
Joining forces with former One Direction stand-out, Zayn, Taylor and her ex’s former bandmate have teamed up for a new track on the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack. Titled, ‘I Don’t Wanna Live Forever’, the two make for a great combo for the 50 Shades of Grey sequel. The official soundtrack album arrives hit stores early next year on February 10, the same day that Fifty Shades Darker arrives in theaters. What a way to get us excited!?
Buy the new track here and preview the new collaboration below.
After Soundcloud’s algorithm selected relatively unknown rapper Rory Fresco’s track ‘Low Key’ to be played after Kanye West’s track ‘Real Friends’, Fresco’s stream count on the track went from 5,000 to 150,000 in less than a day’s time. From then on, the calls started coming in and the emerging MC was starting to get the attention he had long desired.
And after the release of his mixtape Mad World, Fresco has revisited his viral track, this time with a new version assisted by Bay Area rapper, G-Eazy. Fresco won’t need the help of Kanye for this one, as Rory Fresco and G-Eazy make for a great team on the single.
If you missed Justin Bieber on tour in 2016, fear not, as the Biebs will double down on his Purpose World Tour in 2017, as the Canadian singer will now step things up to stadium shows in North America. Kicking off his first North American stadium tour on August 5th at the historic Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA, Justin will be making stops in Minneapolis, Denver, Toronto and more.
Expect even more energy, even bigger production, and a night that you will not soon forget. While we aren’t sure if more dates and opening acts will be announced, this is definitely a tour that you won’t want to miss.
Check out the initial North American dates of the Purpose World Tour below. Tickets go on sale this Friday.
And just like that J. Cole is at the top of the rap game again. Similar to the release of his last LP, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, J. Cole surprised us all with a last minute announcement of a new album. Currently scheduled for a December 9th release, 4 Your Eyez Only will be Cole’s next studio album and it’s already causing controversy.
Ahead of next week’s release, J. Cole dropped two of the albums records hours ago, ‘False Prophets’ and ‘One Day Everybody Gotta Die’, with the first making a lot of headlines. In ‘False Prophets’, J. Cole not so subtly drops a subliminal track aimed at Kanye West, dubbing Kanye as a “false prophet”. Although Cole sends a lot of well wishes and compliments Kanye’s way, he definitely sends a number of disses to The College Dropout as well.
“…these n*ggas don’t even write they sh*t. Hear some new style bubblin’ up, then they bite the shit.”
“And playin’ his old shit, knownin’ he won’t top it, false prophets.”
And while it might not gain the immediate attention of ‘False Prophets’, Cole also dropped his new track ‘One Day Everybody Gotta Die’, which might be your favorite of the two, especially for the big Kanye fans out there. One thing is for sure, J. Cole has never been shy to stand up to Kanye West. Whether its through a tough love diss record, or putting out his album on the same day as Kanye’s, Cole fears no one, not even Kanye West.
Listen to ‘False Prophets (Be Like This)’ and ‘One Day Everybody Gotta Die’ below.
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