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21 Savage Loses Brother After Stabbing Incident In London
Source: TM1way / Instagram Our thoughts are with the family of 21 Savage, this as news has gone wide that his brother was fatally stabbed in London. Terrell Davis, who rapped under the name TM1way, reportedly got into an argument with a friend thus leading to the stabbing. The Daily Mail reports that Davis, 27, who resisted in East London, got into the altercation this past Sunday in South London. The publication writes that Davis was delivering goods to his grandmother when he encountered the acquaintance according to someone close to the family. Both Davis and 21 Savage hail originally from East London, with the Atlanta-based rapper coming to the United States at a young age. The brothers share the same father but have different mothers. “[C]an’t believe somebody took you baby bro I know...
BLM Co-Founder Alicia Garza Says Ice Cube Radio Silent On CWBA Talk
Source: NBC / Getty Ice Cube became something of a pariah in the Hip-Hop community after lobbying hard for an audience for his Contract With Black America, eventually connecting with President Donald Trump, much to the dismay of many. According to one of the most prominent Black leaders living today, it’s being reported that the West Coast Hip-Hop veteran went radio silent to discuss the CWBA in detail. As reported by theGrio, Alicia Garza, one of the co-founders of Black Lives Matter, recently said that a planned discussion between herself and Cube never materialized despite his well-publicized attempts to get eyes on the CWBA. From theGrio: Garza recently questioned Ice Cube’s commitment to that vow. On a recent appearance on The Clay Cane Show via SiriusXM Urban View, she responded with...
No Clones Needed: Gucci Mane Wants More ‘Verzuz’ Battle Smoke
Source: Radio One Digital / @Stretchd_34 for Radio One Digital Last week Rap history was made and Gucci Mane wants more. The trapper turned rapper says he wants to step in the ring again. As spotted on Complex La Flare is asking his fans to point out who he should battle next. On Monday, November 23 the self proclaimed Trap God posted to his Instagram and made it clear he would be open to going track for track with another performer. “I heard our battle @verzuztv broke numbers it was historic we run the culture who y’all want me to battle next ? ?? 😤🥶” he wrote. While his battle with Jeezy, which felt like things could have gone left at any moment, will most likely be never topped, fans were quick to point out that the East Atlanta Santa didn’t perform a lot ...
John Boyega Spoke to President of Lucasfilm About Diversity In ‘Star Wars’
Source: Walt Disney Studios / Disney A few months ago John Boyega turned a lot of heads when he called out the Star Wars franchise for their history of marginalizing characters of color in an interview for GQ. Well, it seems like his words reached ears at the top of the Disney echelon as Boyega recently revealed that he had a heart-to-heart with Lucasfilm President, Kathleen Kennedy. According to Deadline, Boyega actually addressed the issue with a receptive Kennedy and came away feeling like it was a productive talk. Boyega explained: “So I got on a phone call with Kathleen Kennedy [Lucasfilm President] and she verbally showed support and we got to have a really nice, transparent, honest conversation that is beneficial to both of us.” He continued: “I think these kinds of conversations, y...
Lady Gaga Wins Favorite Electronic Dance Music Artist at 2020 American Music Awards
Sunday night was big for music as the American Music Awards saw some of the industry’s most presitgious names recognized. If you missed the broadcast, you may be surprised to hear who took home the honors for dance music’s favorite artist. Lady Gaga bested both Kygo and Marshmello for the award in what was—by all accounts—a competitive category. Gaga released her sixth studio album Chromatica this year, a record that embodied an expansive palette of electronic music styles and featured a formidable array of dance music producers in its illustrious credits. The combined talents of Tchami, BURNS, BloodPop®, and Boys Noize could not be denied as the album’s second single, the filter house-styled “Rain On Me,” rocketed to the top of the Billboard ...
John Legend Makes a Tough Choice Between Two ‘Phenomenal’ Performances on ‘The Voice’
“You two are just phenomenal talents,” Clune and Holiday’s coach John Legend said. “I was sitting here grateful that I get the chance to work with people like you. This was just flawless performances by both of you.” While Legend had a hard decision to make, he ultimately chose Holiday. Don’t worry, though, Clune’s time on The Voice isn’t over. Clarkson quickly stole her for her own team. Watch the performance below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet reven...
Kid Cudi, Scooter Braun, Tinashe & More Express Frustration Over The Weeknd’s 2021 Grammys Snub
A number of the singer’s peers agreed with his frustration. Kid Cudi wrote, “Abel was robbed man this sh–s weak,” following the Recording Academy’s announcement, while Tinashe replied with a line of trash can emojis under a tweet about The Weeknd’s zero nominations. Even though his own artist Justin Bieber fared well in the nominations, Scooter Braun weighed in, writing that The Weeknd and his manager Wassim “Sal” Slaiby “deserved to be there as well and deserved better. Brilliant artist and brilliant album.” Canadian producer Boi-1da, who’s not credited on After Hours, said the album was “criminally robbed,” as “ROBBED,” “abel” and “weeknd” all began trending on Twitter i...
Josh Groban on Finding ‘New Meaning’ in Classic Songs for His Quarantine-Recorded ‘Harmony’ Album
“I’m watching strings play at AIR Studios in London, while my producer’s in Nashville, I’m in Los Angeles,” he tells the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast (listen to his interview, below). “We’ve got band members in different cities around the world. And it became a really powerful thing to watch everybody doing what they could from where they were… it’s one of the reasons why we thought ‘Harmony’ was a good word for (the album), because it wasn’t just the music of it, it was just that everything had to come together.” The 12-song Harmony album was released on Nov. 20 and features 10 covers of classic tunes that range from vintage songs from the 1960s like “The Impossible Dream” and “It’s Now or Never” to more relatively recent selections like Robbi...
Seismic Talent Agency Launches In Australia With Alison Wonderland, The Presets & More: Exclusive
Seismic’s philosophy? To work with ambitious, unique and groundbreaking domestic talent, Siviour explains, and to develop “bespoke touring strategies that prioritize each artist within their individual space” across the APAC region. What sets the company apart from others is its diverse roster. More specifically, it’s one of the first agencies to boast gender parity, Siviour notes. “It’s definitely something I’ve been making conscious progress towards over the last few years,” he tells Billboard. “Diverse representation is both important to me as an individual and as a cornerstone to the company-culture at Seismic Talent; it was certainly purposeful but far from a tokenistic approach.” The launch comes on the eve of the 2020 ARIA Awards, and amid mo...
Netflix Removes ‘Chappelle’s Show’ After Dave Chappelle Points Out The Jig
Source: Mathieu Bitton / Netlfix Dave Chappelle has obviously been getting his swole on during the past few years but the man didn’t have to lift a finger to flex some muscle over at Netflix. After explaining that he wasn’t getting a dime from Chappelle’s Show streaming online a few weeks ago during his stint on Saturday Night Live, Dave done went and pulled some strings and had his classic sketch series removed from the Netflix library. According to Variety, Netflix decided to pull the ViacomCBS-owned show at the request of Chappelle. The man even went as far as imploring an audience of fans to boycott Chappelle’s Show any chance they get. “If you ever liked me, if you ever thought there was anything worth while about me, i’m begging you, please don’t watch that show. I’m not asking ...
Be Friends First: Erykah Badu Opens Up About Relationship With Andre 3000
Source: 2020HHA / Getty Before the internet coined the phrase, “relationship goals”, Erykah Badu and Andre 3000 were the living example, for many; now Ms. Badu is opening up about the iconic relationship with singer Summer Walker. On Monday (Nov 23) as a part of the “Musicians on Musicians” segment for Rolling Stone, Badu sat down with Summer Walker and discussed the beginning of her relationship with 3 Stacks, revealing that when the two first became an item, it was fueled mostly by the physical attraction before noting that the two became close friends while raising their son, Seven. “When we became boyfriend and girlfriend in the ‘90s, we didn’t become friends first. We were attracted to each other first,” Erykah Badu said. “We had stuff in common, but we didn’t learn all of that until ...
Conway The Machine ft. El Camino “Forever Dropping Tears,” 2 Chainz “Southside Hov” & More | Daily Visuals 11.24.20
Conway The Machine had one of the hardest Hip-Hop albums of the last few years in From King To A God and today the head-bussa from Buffalo continues to push his street classic with some new visuals. Linking up with El Camino for the video to “Forever Dropping Tears,” Conway shows a more sentimental side as he pays homage to his mans and ‘em who are back in the essence while kicking it with his crew on the block. Gangsters have hearts too, y’all. Back down in the A, 2 Chainz blows some smoke and shows off a few fancy whips to demonstrate he living his best life in his black-and-white clip to “Southside Hov.” Jigga gonna jump on this remix? Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Jeezy featuring Rick Ross, Cordae, and more. CONWAY THE MACHINE FT. EL CAMINO – “FOREVER DROPPING...
