The ongoing rollout of new music from Def Jam Recordings’ rookie lineup – including the Bay Area’s Sneakk and Lul G of SOBxRBE, Brooklyn MC Fetty Luciano, Cleveland’s YFL Kelvin, Harlem rappers TJ Porter and Dominic Lord, Georgia’s 17-year old Bernard Jabs, Jacksonville’s 18-year old YK Osiris, Minneapolis’ Nimic Revenue and others – comes to […]
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Chainz and Adam Scott Team up for World’s First Music Video You Can Expense
Expensify, the world’s most widely used expense management platform, released a new comedic music video, “Expensify This,” featuring Grammy award-winning rapper and Def Jam Recordings artist 2 Chainz and actor Adam Scott. The music video, which takes a funny and elaborate twist on workplace expenses, is the world’s first music video you can expense. From […]
Meek Mill’s Push For Criminal Justice Reform
Global sports brand PUMA today announced the unveiling of the Clyde Court #REFORM, a basketball shoe inspired by hip-hop artist Meek Mill’s advocacy to reform the criminal justice system and Olympian Tommie Smith’s activism for universal equality. The drop also coincides with the launch of the REFORM Alliance, a groundbreaking organization devoted to transforming the […]
Frank Ocean Teases New Cover Of SZA’s ‘The Weekend’
Frank Ocean has always been an admirer of covers, so much so that when he spoke to GQ earlier this month, he recalled covering Aaliyah’s “At Your Best” and Audrey Hepburn’s “Moon River.” Yesterday, Ocean continued his string of sizzling renditions when he gave SZA’s “The Weekend” a test drive. During an interview with GQ, Ocean […]
19th Annual Soul Beach Music Festival Hosted by Aruba Announces Super Star Headliner John Legend and R&B Starlet Ella Mai
Jump into the heat waves and let the heart rhythms cool down the flow at the 19th Annual Soul Beach Music Festival Hosted by Aruba, sizzling with Sunday night’s esteemed headliner John Legend, a critically acclaimed 10-time Grammy® Award-winning, platinum-selling singer songwriter; and the pure fire of a rising star, Ella Mai, a Billboard chart-topping […]
Kendra Erika Lands Her First #1 on Billboard Dance with “Self Control”
A well-deserved congrats are in order for Boca Raton’s uber talented Kendra Erika. The multiple Billboard Charting artist has claimed the top spot on the Billboard Dance Charts with her hit single “Self Control.” This is Kendra Erika’s 3rd top 10 song in less than two years. “Words cannot express how thrilled I am to […]
Rapper Princess Nokia Calls Out Ariana Grande for Stealing her Sound
On Friday, January 18th, Ariana Grande released another viral single, but some people aren’t exactly loving the new song, “7 Rings.” Princess Nokia took to Twitter to accuse Grande of copying and appropriating her song “Mine.” The 26-year-old rapper posted a video of herself listening to “7 Rings” and making confused facial expressions before switching […]
Future Ties Taylor Swift for 10th Place Among Artists With Most Hot 100 Hits
Future scores his 77th entry on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, dated January 19th, as “Crushed Up” debuts at No. 46. The rapper ties Taylor Swift for the 10th-most Hot 100 hits in the chart’s 60-year history. Among rappers, only Drake (192), Lil Wayne (161), Nicki Minaj (102), JAY-Z (99) and Kanye West (95) […]
Vic Mensa Covers ‘Zombie’ on Anniversary of Cranberries Singer’s Death
Vic Mensa honored the one-year anniversary of Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan’s death on Tuesday, January 15th, by releasing an emotional, heavy cover of the late Irish singer’s most iconic hit, “Zombie.” The track from Mensa’s new rock-inspired band, 93PUNX, turns the intense original down, with the rapper’s somber voice doused in AutoTune alongside spare guitars and an […]
KAABOO Texas Debuts On May 10-12, 2019
KAABOO is pleased to announce its 2019 music and comedy lineups for KAABOO Texas taking place May 10-12, 2019. The multi-stage and full sensory event will happen at the state-of-the-art AT&T Stadium and take place both inside and outdoors allowing guests to move freely throughout the property. Headliners including rock chart toppers The Killers, Top […]