Vevo is a website widely known for their work in showing music videos and the commercials that come with them. One thing they’re exploring is creating an ad-free subscription, which Pandora, YouTube Red and others have done in the past. The biggest difference being that Pandora is popular on smartphones, while Vevo is an Internet […]
Category: Urban
Where do Jay Z and Kanye Rank?
This week we have talked a lot about the Grammys, and rightfully so. The award show happened on Monday night, blowing people away with the performances, awards, and speeches. After talking about all of these winners, it got us thinking. Where do some of the biggest names in the rap game rank for most wins […]
Birthdays in this Business
There are plenty of birthdays to go around this week and one of these artists celebrated more than turning a year older. One of them celebrated a Grammy win as well! Let’s take a look at some of the biggest birthdays going on this week for music stars. Dr Dre was one of the original […]
Nicki Minaj’s Streak Continues
Nicki Minaj has a streak that nobody is proud to have, and on Monday night, that streak continued. By losing out on all three nominations that she could have possibly won, she extended her Grammy nominations loss streak to 10. The streak started back in 2011 when she lost Best Rap Performance by a Duo […]
The Weeknd at the Grammys
Monday night, The Weeknd had the opportunity to win four Grammy awards, but he didn’t quite come away with those numbers. Instead, he won two and likely is very happy with his past year. He dominated the summer with his music, and is already being successful in 2016. Let’s take a look at his two […]
Kendrick Lamar Dominates Grammys
Not surprisingly, the man with the most Grammy nominations came home with the most Grammy wins. He was nominated for 11, winning five by night’s end. He didn’t just win Grammys though. Lamar put together a powerful performance only seeing can understand. As for his Grammy wins, Lamar did work in the rap categories, winning […]
Drake Handed Keys to Toronto
By now, just about everyone knows Drake is from Toronto. We’ve seen him at many professional games there and has made mention of Canada in the past. Well, over the weekend he was handed the key to Toronto after the game! The NBA All Star Festivities occurred in his hometown over the weekend, ranging with […]
Kendrick Lamar Honored in Compton
Kendrick Lamar was honored in Compton, California over the weekend. The multi-Grammy winner was given the key to the city, quite the honor for a rapper from the city. He was born in Compton and not surprisingly does all he can to give back to the community. It certainly is no shock to us that […]
A New Number One
Every week we discuss the Mediabase top 10 chart for Urban music, seeing plenty of moving and shaking. This week is certainly on the high end of moving and shaking, as we have new artists/songs in every single spot. Bryson Tiller and “Don’t” has found himself at the top spot, while Yo Gotti’s “Down in […]
Kayne West Says No
Kanye West has been a tear this year and it doesn’t stop now. It is being reported that Kylie Jenner’s seven-figure deal with Puma is going to be halted because of Kanye and his work with Adidas. He has said that he is going to give that money back and this is because the family […]