SZA took the stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival last night. After opening the set with “Supermodel,” she played a string of songs from CTRL, jumped on a trampoline, played her Rihanna collab “Consideration,” and brought out Isaiah Rashad and Trippie Redd. To finish the set, she played “Doves in the Wind” and All the… More
Various Artists, Black Panther: The Album
The Kendrick Lamar-helmed soundtrack to Marvel Studios’ latest blockbuster features K-Dot collaborations with SZA, Travis Scott and The Weeknd, as well as appearances by Khalid, 2 Chainz, Future and Top Dog Entertainment crew members Schoolboy Q and Jay Rock. ” More
Kendrick Lamar refrained from addressing attendee Donald Trump during his halftime performance at the CFP National Championship, but the rapper did close his set with a dramatic goodbye, simply speaking the words, “Black panther.” More
Grammy viewers had flashbacks of Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards when Kanye West jumped onstage as Beck won for album of the year back in 2015 — and they immediately took to Twitter to talk about it. More
After the release of his 2015 breakthrough, The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam, Thundercat kept himself very busy the following year, with appearances on Kendrick Lamar’s untitled unmastered., features on previously unreleased Flying Lotus tracks, and the release of sprightly single “Bus in These Streets” at the end of summer. The effervescence of that song has spilled over into the new year, manifesting itself on his latest effort, “Show You the Way,” from forthcoming album Drunk. The track is an expression of love and light that finds him trading verses with a pair of unexpected, yet completely logical co-conspirators: yacht rock maestros Kenny Loggins and…
Radiohead confirmed a series of nine performances around America on Tuesday in addition to their two previously announced Coachella headlining gigs. More
Earlier today, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival announced the lineup for their 2017 edition; Radiohead, Beyoncé, and Kendrick Lamar were revealed to be the headliners. One band included on the Sunday lineup was New York-based trio Show Me the Body—who apparently should not have been included.
Taking to their Twitter, the band claimed that Coachella (and promoter Goldenvoice) incorrectly listed them on the lineup: “We never…
Start gathering your chic festival gear now — the lineup for the 2017 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has officially been revealed. The full roster was announced Tuesday on the festival’s official website and features Radiohead, Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar as the headliners for both…
Kendrick Lamar shared some thoughts on the Obama presidency in a recent interview with XXL. He said he thinks that the “world” owes Obama, and pointed out how his opening of the White House to hip hop artists might not happen again. “We would probably never get inside that house ever again. Think about it like that. Rick Ross, Cole, Nicki Minaj, he really went for us to come experience it,” Lamar said. He also praised Obama’s personable attitude, saying “you look at him as such a high figure in the…
The Weeknd did a Vevo Presents show in Los Angeles last night, where he performed songs off his new album Starboy. During the cut “Sidewalks,” he brought out Kendrick Lamar to…