Travis Scott set an impressive new record with his ongoing UTOPIA - CIRCUS MAXIMUS Tour.His team confirmed to HotNewHipHop that his sold-out North American leg, which comprised of 44 dates, raked in a whopping $95.7 million USD with 686,000 attendees. This tour also made him the first rapper in history to headline a sold out show at the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.This new feat follows Scott's October 2023 record-breaking achievement, when he sold over $1 million USD worth of tour merchandise during both his shows at Denver’s Bell Arena and the Dallas American Airlines Center. At the time, the tour had already grossed $80 million USD to become his biggest tour to date.Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast
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Tems recently performed her own NPR Tiny Desk concert as part of an ongoing series celebrating Black Music Month. Throughout June, the show will be releasing concerts from nine Black women artists, ranging from newcomers on the scene to industry veterans.The Nigerian singer’s set wasn’t entirely filled with familiar favorites as some may expect. Save for her hit tracks “Me & U” and “Ice T,” Tems used the concert to perform a series of songs from her upcoming debut album, Born In The Wild.Along with the previously released “Love Me JeJe,” Tems unveiled two new singles, “Unfortunate” and “Forever.”“Unfortunate” sees the singer lean more into R&B rather than her go-to Afrobeats sound, while “Forever” exemplifies her capability to deliver soaring and raw vocals.Watch Tems’ Tiny Desk pe...
With production credits including Ye’s “Hurricane” and SZA’s “Good Days,” you’d think Nascent would be more of a household name. Self-nicknamed the “Tallest Mexican,” the Chicago-based producer, physically, is hard to miss at 6'6'' – but it wasn’t until now he voluntarily elected to step out of the shadows and into the spotlight.“It was all my choice to be in the background,” he clarifies. “I may have missed out on some opportunities but I wanted to be behind the scenes. That’s why I gotta publicist now.”Having also produced for Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne, and Brent Faiyaz, Nascent’s authenticity — something that radiates throughout his sophomore studio project, DON’T GROW UP TOO SOON — bleeds into all aspects of his storytelling.Nascent’s parents had him when they were young; a first-ge...
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