Drake isn’t the only Canadian rapper that can sing, as rapper Tory Lanez (who has probably written for a few of your favorite rappers) showcases his voice in his new music video for his ‘Say It’ record (produced by Pop Wansel and Toro). You can download the official single now oniTunes, or you can watch the video here. Lanez is currently working with producer Benny Blanco, on his upcoming debut album, which is slated for release early next year on Blanco’s Mad Love/Interscope Records label.
Watch the music video for ‘Say It’ below and check out Lanez’ forthcoming tour dates with Young Thug below.
One of Lollapalooza’s stand out performances this year was from Swedish singer/songwriter Tove Lo. And while everyone wants to talk body with one of pop’s biggest rising stars, we wanted to talk music festivals. So a day after her huge performance in Chicago for Lollapalooza, we sat down with the ‘Talking Body’ singer to talk about her recent festival performances and some of her favorite moments at music festivals.
Friday of Lollapalooza this year, before fans were treated to headlining performances from Paul McCartney and The Weekend, festival goers rushed (or sprinted if you will) to the Sprint Stage see to Tove Lo perform some of her biggest tracks from her 2014 Queen of the Clouds album. After we congratulated her on the great set, we asked Tove Lo about her weekend at Lolla. “I think it’s awesome!” she told us. “I love the whole set up here. You have this big nature park and then you just see all the skyscrapers around, it’s so cool.” And while Tove was busy in Chicago with her Lolla set, as well as performing one of the festival’s official aftershows, she still found time to take it all it and enjoy the fest. “I watched The Weeknd yesterday… So amazing. Great acts playing and I love my set. So far it’s been awesome.” Next on her schedule of acts to see were Banks, Chet Faker, Sam Smith, Alesso, and more that she couldn’t remember. “I have my little map (of acts to see),” she laughed.
Performing two different types of shows during the weekend of Lollapalooza, the festival crowd and her own crowd during a intimate club performance in Chicago, we asked Tove how she compares the two experiences. “It’s one thing when you’re in a club and it’s only your audience, and they know every word, you’re sweating, and it’s intense,” she told us.
“But there’s something about festivals, just the whole vibe, just being in the presence of so many creative people.”
Festivals not only help keep the lights on for these performers but they also give artists a place to meet some of their musical peers. “You kind of become friends with the people you are playing the same festivals as. You see each other again, you get to hang out, you get to see each other play.” This time around, Tove Lo certainly made friends, as a number of Lollapalooza’s artists also shared a festival bill with Tove Lo at Bonnaroo this year, Tove Lo’s biggest show to date. “It was great, it was night time and it was the biggest crowd I’ve ever had.” Still loving her time at Lollapalooza, Tove Lo credits Bonnaroo as her favorite festival moment as a performer. “Maybe I shouldn’t say that here,” she joked. “It was really emotional that day, everything was just perfect.”
Not only enjoying festivals as an artist, Tove Lo likes to enjoy festivals as a fan as well. “As a goer (my favorite moment) was when I saw Stromae at Coachella this year. It was the best live show I’ve ever seen, he was just incredible. You could really feel every person in the audience watching his every move, it was great!” And while Stromae is Tove Lo’s favorite live performer, likely one of your favorite artists is a huge fan of Tove Lo’s live performances. Seeing her live twice this year (Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza), her festival performances always rank as one of the best that year. This Swedish pop star is taking over America’s radio waves and the festival circuit, and rightfully so, no one has a problem with it.
This month we wrapped up our second straight year at Lollapalooza. And while we already shared some of our favorite moments from the Windy City festival, we wanted to share more photos of some of our favorite performers at Lolla this year. In total we saw a number of great performances from The Weeknd, Sam Smith, Metallica, Kid Cudi, Paul McCartney, Tyler The Creator, Father John Misty and Marina and the Diamonds, just to name a few.
Check out our fifth Lollapalooza Photo Series piece of A$AP Rocky’s Sunday performance below.
Earlier today, Milwaukee rapper WebsterX premiered his new music video, for his Mic Kellogg produced record ‘Lately’, on Complex. Speaking on the track, WebsterX told fans “a lot has happened since I released ‘doomsday’, a lot has occurred in the last couple of months and this is a gift from myself to you.” Like with his ‘doomsday’ visuals, WebsterX again teamed up with the talented Cody LaPlant & Damien Klaven for the video’s direction, and again the video is amazing!
This month we wrapped up our second straight year at Lollapalooza. And while we already shared some of our favorite moments from the Windy City festival, we wanted to share more photos of some of our favorite performers at Lolla this year. In total we saw a number of great performances from The Weeknd, Sam Smith, Metallica, Kid Cudi, Paul McCartney, Tyler The Creator, Father John Misty, A$AP Rocky and Marina and the Diamonds, just to name a few.
Check out our fourth Lollapalooza Photo Series piece moments before Raury’s first Chicago performance, below.
This past weekend we wrapped up our second straight year at Lollapalooza. And while we already shared some of our favorite moments from the Windy City festival, we wanted to share more photos of some of our favorite performers at Lolla this year. In total we saw a number of great performances from The Weeknd, Sam Smith, Metallica, Kid Cudi, Paul McCartney, Tyler The Creator, Father John Misty, A$AP Rocky and Marina and the Diamonds, just to name a few.
Check out our third Lollapalooza Photo Series piece of The Weeknd’s Friday performance below.
Last night Jason Derulo, with special guest Jasmine V, performed for the second night of the Wisconsin State Fair in Milwaukee, WI. Greeting the crowd, Jasmine V introduced herself to Milwaukee with a 8-song setlist, full of some of her best records, as well as a couple great covers. Jasmine opened up with her track ‘One Night’, which features Chicago’s Jeremih. “Stay with me tonight, Baby stick around and we can get it right,” Jasmine sings in her single that was released earlier this year. Later in her set, Jasmine V showcased her voice with a stripped acapella cover of Sam Smith’s hit single ‘Stay With Me’. Highlights of her set, which was complemented by back-up dancers and her brother/DJ Jream, included her performances of ‘Dear John’, ‘Work’ and her track with Kendrick Lamar, ‘That’s Me Right There.’ Jasmine V certainly warmed up the crowd for the night’s headlining performance.
This past weekend we wrapped up our second straight year at Lollapalooza. And while we already shared some of our favorite moments from the Windy City festival, we wanted to share more photos of some of our favorite performers at Lolla this year. In total we saw a number of great performances from The Weeknd, Sam Smith, Metallica, Paul McCartney, Tyler The Creator, Father John Misty, A$AP Rocky and Marina and the Diamonds, just to name a few.
Check out our second Lollapalooza Photo Series piece this year, of Kid Cudi’s Saturday performance below!
This past weekend we wrapped up our second straight year at Lollapalooza. And while we already shared some of our favorite moments from the Windy City festival, we wanted to share more photos of some of our favorite performers at Lolla this year. In total we saw a number of great performances from The Weeknd, Sam Smith, Metallica, Paul McCartney, Tyler The Creator, Father John Misty, A$AP Rocky and Marina and the Diamonds, just to name a few.
Check out our first Lollapalooza Photo Series piece this year, of Sam Smith’s amazing performance below!
Thugger is going on tour! Hitting a number of stops throughout the U.S., Young Thug will be kicking off his fall tour in support of his forthcoming album, Hy!£UN35. The tour will kick off in Mid-September in Huntington, NY and will hit stops in Boston, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, and many more, before it ends in Maryland on November 1st. And if Thugger alone wasn’t worth the price of your ticket, he has also recruited rapper Tory Lanez (who has probably written for one of your favorite rappers) for the tour.
Check out the tour dates, as well as the sick tour poster, below.
The Early Registration 