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Grammys 2025: Why the Best New Artist Nominees Aren’t Very “New”
From Sabrina Carpenter to Khruangbin, Shaboozey to RAYE, here’s the run-down on this year’s nominees. Grammys 2025: Why the Best New Artist Nominees Aren’t Very “New” Jo Vito
Kendrick Lamar The Pop Out Show Breaks The Internet
Kendrick Lamar gave fans everything they wished for, and more. The Compton rapper’s Pop Out show went down on Juneteenth at The Forum in Inglewood, but was streamed worldwide via Amazon Prime, bringing the Los Angeles vibes, and Drake slander, to the globe. Billed as The Pop Out: Ken & Friends Concert, the star-studded cameos […]
Raphael Saadiq Drops “Miracle” ft. Kelli-Leigh
You just know Eddie Murphy’s forthcoming holiday film, Candy Cane Lane, is serious if Raphael Saadiq is on the soundtrack. On Friday (Nov. 24) the renowned artist premiered a new song called “Miracle,” featuring British singer Kelli-Leigh, on Amazon Music. “The song ‘Miracle’ is about, of course, a miracle,” said Saadiq in a statement. “Once […]
Wale, Joey Badass & Currensy Start Amazon Music Concert Series
Amazon Music kicked off its 50 & Forever City Sessions summer concert series in New York City on Thursday night (July 20), and it was a vibe. On a relatively cool night for this hot summer, Curren$y and Joey Badass heated the stage for headliner Wale to close out with an energetic set. It went […]
Amazon Music Debuts ‘50 & Forever’ Livestreams & Concerts
Amazon Music has announced the launch of '50 & Forever,' a series of livestream events celebrating the influence of Hip-Hop culture as it celebrates its 50th anniversary in August. The weekly series will feature content streamed live globally over its Twitch channel, including special City Session concert performances and in-depth discussions.
Amazon Music Debuts New Hip-Hop & Latino-Focused Shows
Two new shows, dedicated to Hip-Hop, Latin music and pop culture, will be premiering on Amazon Music later on in the month. The two shows, "La Semanal Live" and "Rotation Roundtable," are based on popular playlists on the platform and will be a combination of the podcast format and live streaming. The post Amazon Music Debuts New Hip-Hop & Latino-Focused Shows appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
Beyonce Throwing ‘Club Renaissance’ Event In LA, The Beyhive Reacts To Missing Out On Tickets
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Matt Cardy / Getty / Beyonce Who wouldn’t want to close out the year partying with Beyonce? Some lucky fans in Los Angeles will have that opportunity after it was announced a ‘Club Renaissance’ event is going down in the city. Beyonce is teaming up with Amazon Music for two nights of greatness and celebrating her 6-month-old album Club Renaissance. Per Variety, details were scarce about what the event will be, but the invite reads Parkwood, Beyonce’s company, “invites you to experience ‘Renaissance’ in spatial audio” on Dec.17 and Dec.18. So basically, it sounds like a very exclusive listening event, but will Beyonce be there? That’s the million-dollar question. Thursday afternoon, fans received text messages alerting them to visit the Club Re...
Amazon Music Now Offers 100 Million Songs to Prime Members
Amazon Music will expand its ad-free offering for Prime members from 2 million songs to more than 100 million songs, the company announced on Tuesday (November 1). There is one caveat, however: Prime members can only listen on shuffle, unless they upgrade to Amazon Music Unlimited. Along with the increased access to music, Amazon announced that Prime members will also have access to a wide-selection of ad-free podcasts, plus a newly launched Podcast Previews feature that lets listeners easily test snippets of episodes to see if they like them. “When Amazon Music first launched for Prime members, we offered an ad-free catalog of 2 million songs, which was completely unique for music streaming at the time,” Steve Boom, vp of Amazon Music, said in a statement. “We continue… to bring eve...
Apple Music’s Price Hike Boosts Music Stocks
Universal Music Group, Hipgnosis Songs Fund and other music stocks got a much-needed boost on Tuesday (Oct. 25) following news of Apple Music’s price hike, as investors bet it would trigger a wave of streaming subscription cost increases. Universal Music Group’s stock closed 11.6% higher, Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd ended up 7.8% and Korean music companies SM Entertainment and HYBE finished the trading day 4.8% and 4.4% higher, respectfully, on Tuesday. On Monday, Apple announced that it was raising the standard U.S. and U.K. individual plan price to $10.99 from $9.99. This 10% price hike — Apple’s first — comes amid high inflation and a darkening economic environment in many global markets. If Apple can raise prices at a time like this, that is a sign the music industry can charge more ...
Amazon Music To Stream Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Big Steppers’ Show From Paris
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason Koerner / Getty Kendrick Lamar had arguably the best album of the summer in Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers and though many fans aren’t able to attend the Big Steppers Tour, Amazon is preparing to bring the excitement of the concert straight to your home. According to Digital Music News, Amazon Music has struck a deal to stream Kendrick Lamar’s sold-out show from Paris on Oct. 22 exclusively on Prime Video and Amazon Music’s Twitch channel. Along with K. Dot’s show, performances from Baby Keem and pgLang’s Tanna Leone will be featured as a treat for fans of those artists. Head of R&B and Hip-Hop for Amazon Music, Tim Hinshaw is excited to be a part of the stream saying, “As a kid from the west side of Compton, hearing good kid, m.A.A.d ci...
Amazon Music To Air Concerts After Thursday Night NFL Games, Hosted By 2 Chainz
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty In March 2021, when Amazon announced its “10-year agreements to exclusively broadcast 15 Thursday Night Football games and one pre-season game per year on Prime Video,” the response was overwhelmingly positive. The online retail giant—which also has television streaming and music DSP is now planning to kick off Amazon Music Live on October 27. Amazon Music Live will feature concerts after the football games featuring some of the hottest artists in the country. Lil Baby will be the first to perform. Also slated to appear is Megan Thee Stallion, who will take to the stage on November 3rd. According to Digital Music News, “more epic performances will be announced in the weeks to come,” for Prime subscribers. The concerts themselves wi...
Dillon Francis Confirmed As Special Guest On Marc Rebillet’s “We’ve Got Company” Show
Dillon Francis will be going inside the mind of Marc Rebillet for the debut episode of the latter’s new Amazon Music show, We’ve Got Company. Francis has been confirmed as the second special guest in the series, following Flying Lotus’ appearance in the first episode. Broadcasting bi-weekly, We’ve Got Company is described as “a talk show inside of a sitcom.” Rebillet and his guests will create music on the fly, interact with viewers, play video games and more, all inside the world of a zany TV sitcom hosted by Loop Daddy himself. While the episode with Francis is technically the second episode in the series, it will be the broadcast debut of We’ve Got Company since the pilot with Lotus never made the air due to technical difficulties. A...
