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Drake Leading Billboard Music Awards With Most Nominations [PEEP]

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It should come as no surprise that Drake leads the Billboard Music Awards with the most nominations, following all the success the rapper has had and all the records he has broke with his music. The 6 God is tied with The Chainsmokers with 22 nominations to lead the list of nominees.

Drizzy is nominated for the most awards in different categories ranging from Top Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Song Sales Artist, Top R&B Song Artist, Top Streaming Songs Artist, in addition to a few others.

The 6 God faces off against other successful artists like Beyoncé, Rihanna, Kanye West, J. Cole, Justin Bieber, Future, The Weeknd, Bruno Mars and others in all these different categories.

Following Drake and The Chainsmokers for most nominations is RihRih with 14, The Weeknd with 13, and Beyoncé with 8 noms. For the Top Artist award Drizzy is going up against Adele, Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, The Chainsmokers, Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Rihanna, Twenty One Pilots, and his OVOXO brother, The Weeknd.

The 2017 Billboard Music Awards will take place May 21st and will air on ABC. See the full list of nominees below.

2017 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES

TOP ARTIST
Adele
Beyoncé
Justin Bieber
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
The Weeknd

TOP NEW ARTIST
Alessia Cara
Desiigner
Lil Uzi Vert
Lukas Graham
Zayn

BILLBOARD CHART ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PRESENTED BY XFINITY
Luke Bryan
Nicki Minaj
The Chainsmokers
The Weeknd
Twenty One Pilots

TOP MALE ARTIST
Justin Bieber
Drake
Future
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd

TOP FEMALE ARTIST
Adele
Beyoncé
Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Sia

TOP BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST
Beyoncé
Drake
Prince
Twenty One Pilots
The Weeknd

TOP HOT 100 ARTIST
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
The Weeknd

TOP SONG SALES ARTIST
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Prince
Justin Timberlake
Twenty One Pilots

TOP RADIO SONGS ARTIST
Justin Bieber
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots

TOP STREAMING SONGS ARTIST
The Chainsmokers
Desiigner
Drake
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots

TOP TOURING ARTIST
Justin Bieber
Beyoncé
Coldplay
Guns N’ Roses
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band



TOP R&B ARTIST

Beyoncé
Bruno Mars
Frank Ocean
Rihanna
The Weeknd



TOP R&B TOUR
Beyoncé
Lionel Richie
Rihanna

TOP RAP ARTIST
J. Cole
Desiigner
Drake
Future
Rae Sremmurd

TOP RAP TOUR

Drake
Future
Kanye West

TOP GOSPEL ARTIST
Jekalyn Carr
Kirk Franklin
Travis Greene
Tamela Mann
Hezekiah Walker

TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM
Beyoncé, Lemonade
Drake, Views
Rihanna, ANTI
Twenty One Pilots, Blurryface
The Weeknd, Starboy

TOP SOUNDTRACK/CAST ALBUM
Hamilton: An American Musical
Moana
Purple Rain
Suicide Squad: The Album
Trolls

TOP R&B ALBUM
Beyoncé, Lemonade
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic
Frank Ocean, Blonde
Rihanna, ANTI
The Weeknd, Starboy

TOP RAP ALBUM
J. Cole, 4 Your Eyez Only
Drake, Views
Kevin Gates, Isla
DJ Khaled, Major Key
A Tribe Called Quest, We Got It From Here…Thank You For Your Service

TOP R&B SONG
Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance”
Bruno Mars, “24K Magic”
Rihanna, “Needed Me”
Rihanna Featuring Drake, “Work”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”

TOP R&B COLLABORATION
Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance”
PARTYNEXTDOOR Featuring Drake, “Come and See Me”
Rihanna Featuring Drake, “Work”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “I Feel It Coming”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”

TOP RAP SONG
Desiigner, “Panda”
Drake, “Fake Love”
D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty, “Broccoli”
Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert, “Bad and Boujee”
Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles”

TOP RAP COLLABORATION
D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty, “Broccoli”
Zay Hilfigerr & Zayion McCall, “JuJu On That Beat (TZ Anthem)”
Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello, “Bad Things”
Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert, “Bad and Boujee”
Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles”

TOP GOSPEL SONG
Jekalyn Carr, “You’re Bigger”
Tasha Cobbs, Featuring Kierra Sheard “Put A Praise On It”
Kirk Franklin, “Wanna Be Happy??”
Travis Greene, “Made A Way”
Hezekiah Walker, “Better”

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Beyoncé Unleashes New Single & Video “Die With You” For Jay-Z [PEEP]

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For Beyoncé and Jay-Z today marks their ninth wedding anniversary. To celebrate their love, Yoncé releases the updated version of her 2015 love ballad, “Die With You.” Along with the single, Queen Bey dropped an extended video with never before seen footage of their wedding and more.

The intimate footage includes clips of the two vacationing, driving around, their wedding, Blue Ivy’s birth, and shows Beyoncé sitting behind the piano, hitting the keys as she sings, “I don’t have a reason to cry / I have every reason to smile / I don’t have a reason to lie / When you’re already reading my mind / I don’t have a reason to be, if I can’t be with you.”

Aside from the video, Bey also shared a  TIDAL playlist called “IV EVER EVER” for Hov, that includes some of their collaborations and other love songs.

All three releases have been released exclusively on TIDAL and can be played below.

Happy Anniversary to the love birds.

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New Music: DJ Khaled – “Shining” Feat. Beyoncé & Jay-Z [LISTEN]

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In the midst of all the GRAMMY commotion last night, DJ Khaled surprised everyone by dropping a new single [*ANOTHER ONE*] titled “Shining” featuring power couple, Beyoncé and Jay-Z. [*ICON ALERT*]

The lively, inspirational single, co-written by PARTYNEXTDOOR, has Bey singing about her blessings and winning streaks from music to her pregnancy. Jay follows Yonceé by spitting gasoline and emptying his subliminal clip, which many thought were shots at Drake.

“I’ve been winnin’ so long it’s like alchemy / I’ve been playin’ cards with the house money / 21 Grammys, I’m a savage n***a / 21 Grammys, I’m a savage n***a / I shouldn’t even worry, backward n***s
12 solo albums, all Platinum, n***a,” raps Hov and goes on with, “I know you ain’t out here talkin’ numbers, right / I know you ain’t out here talkin’ summers, right / I know you ain’t walkin’ ’round talkin’ down / Sayin’ boss shit when you a runner, right?.”

The bars in my opinion were a direct response to both Drake’s singles “Summer Sixteen” and “Sneakin” featuring 21 Savage. Let me know what you took from it in the comments below. Many fans are questioning PARTNEXTDOOR’s loyalty with the writing credit, but he worked only on Beyoncé’s part and not Jay’s.

“Shining” is the first single off Khaled’s 10th album ‘Grateful’, which shows his son Ashad on the cover. Khaled announced Ashad will executive produce the upcoming album.

 

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59th Annual Grammy Awards R&B & Hip-Hop Winners [PEEP]

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The 59th Annual Grammy Awards show was live from the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles last night and it turned out to be an EPIC night for the Urban music community.

Chance The Rapper made history by taking home his first GRAMMY for “Best Rap Album” and becoming the first artist ever win the award with a stream-only album. In addition to “Best Rap Album,” Chance also won “Best New Artist” and “Best Rap Performance” for his ‘Coloring Book’ single “No Problem” featuring 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne.

Chance shared a text from Drake, who’s on tour in Manchester, congratulating him on the wins and Lil Wayne sent out a tweet thanking Chance, Chainz, and the fans for his 5th Grammy award.

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As for Drake, he nabbed his second and third GRAMMYs for “Best Rap Song” and “Best Rap/Sung Performance” trophies for his highly-praised single “Hotline Bling.” Drizzy followed his wins with a petty Instagram post that read, “Me and my chain are just here to collect the trophies for Work and Anti…howbowdah.” Many thought it was a shot at Rihanna, who didn’t win any awards.

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Lalah Hathaway’s won Best R&B Album for ‘Lalah Hathaway Live’, while her song “Angel” notched the victory for “Best Traditional R&B Performance.” Other winners included Maxwell, who won “Best R&B song” for “Lake By the Ocean” and Beyoncé’s little sister, Solange won “Best R&B Performance for “Cranes in the Sky.”

Beyoncé took home two GRAMMYs, one for “Best Music Video” and “Best Urban Contemporary Album.” For Beyoncé, it wasn’t about the two awards she won and more about the big one she didn’t win being, “Album of the Year.”

Adele, who won the award made a graceful speech about Beyoncé and her work on “Lemonade,” saying she thinks it should’ve won the award over ’25’.

See the full list of R&B and Hip-Hop winners below.

RECORD OF THE YEAR
“HELLO” – ADELE
“Formation” – Beyoncé
“7 Years” – Lukas Graham
“Work” – Rihanna Featuring Drake
“Stressed Out” – Twenty One Pilots

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
25 – ADELE
Lemonade – Beyoncé
Purpose – Justin Bieber
Views – Drake
A Sailor’s Guide To Earth – Sturgill Simpson

SONG OF THE YEAR
“Formation” – Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé)
“HELLO” – ADELE ADKINS & GREG KURSTIN, SONGWRITERS (ADELE)
“I Took A Pill In Ibiza” – Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
“Love Yourself” – Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
“7 Years” – Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)

BEST NEW ARTIST
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
CHANCE THE RAPPER
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak

BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
“HELLO” – ADELE
“Hold Up” – Beyoncé
“Love Yourself” – Justin Bieber
“Piece by Piece (Idol Version)” – Kelly Clarkson
“Dangerous Woman” – Ariana Grande

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
“Turnin’ Me Up” – BJ The Chicago Kid
“Permission” – Ro James
“I Do” – Musiq Soulchild
“Needed Me” – Rihanna
“CRANES IN THE SKY” – SOLANGE

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
“The Three Of Me” – William Bell
“Woman’s World” – BJ The Chicago Kid
“Sleeping With The One I Love” – Fantasia
“ANGEL” – LALAH HATHAWAY
“Can’t Wait” – Jill Scott

BEST R&B SONG
“Come See Me” – PartyNextDoor Featuring Drake
“Exchange” – Bryson Tiller
“Kiss It Better” – Rihanna
“LAKE BY THE OCEAN” – MAXWELL
“Luv” – Tory Lanez

BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
LEMONADE – BEYONCÉ
Ology – Gallant
We Are King – KING
Malibu – Anderson .Paak
Anti – Rihanna

BEST R&B ALBUM
In My Mind – BJ The Chicago Kid
LALAH HATHAWAY LIVE – LALAH HATHAWAY
Velvet Portraits – Terrace Martin
Healing Season – Mint Condition
Smoove Jones – Mya

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
“NO PROBLEM” – CHANCE THE RAPPER FEATURING LIL WAYNE & 2 CHAINZ
“Panda” -Desiigner
“Pop Style” – Drake Featuring The Throne
“All The Way Up” – Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared
“That Part” – ScHoolboy Q Featuring Kanye West

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
“Freedom” – Beyoncé Featuring Kendrick Lamar
“HOTLINE BLING” – DRAKE
“Broccoli” – D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty
“Ultralight Beam” – Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream
“Famous” – Kanye West Featuring Rihanna

BEST RAP SONG
“All The Way Up” – Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared
“Famous” – Kanye West Featuring Rihanna
“HOTLINE BLING” – DRAKE
“No Problem” – Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
“Ultralight Beam” – Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream

BEST RAP ALBUM
COLORING BOOK – CHANCE THE RAPPER
And The Anonymous Nobody – De La Soul
Major Key – DJ Khaled
Views – Drake
Blank Face LP – ScHoolboy Q
The Life Of Pablo – Kanye West

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
“FORMATION” – BEYONCÉ
“River” – Leon Bridges
“Up & Up” – Coldplay
“Gosh” – Jamie XX
“Upside Down & Inside Out” – OK Go

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Beyoncé & Kendrick Lamar Set To Headline Coachella [PEEP]

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Headlines were made a few months ago with the prospective possibility of Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar being headliners at this year’s Coachella. Fans of both artists can now rejoice as Coachella made it official today that both Yoncé and K. Dot will headline.

It’s not the first time both headliners have performed at the festival, Beyoncé has popped up at a couple festivals in the desert before, most recently during her sister Solange’s set in 2014. She also joined her hubby, Jay-Z onstage in 2010. Kendrick Lamar took the stage in 2012 and appeared as a special guest for both Ice Cube’s set and Anderson .Paak’s last year.

This year Queen Bey will close things out on Saturday April 15th, following Future, Gucci Mane, ScHoolboy Q, and other’s respective performances.

King Kendrick will close out the weekend on April 16th, following DJ Khaled, Lil Uzi Vert, Kehlani, and other’s take the stage.

The same lineup will be featured the following weekend for an encore from April 21st-23rd as it always does.

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will take place at its usual Indio, Calif. location for two weekends in April. Other notable hip-hop artists include Travis Scott, Mac Miller, and others.

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The 59th Annual GRAMMY Nominees Announced [PEEP]

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The 59th Annual GRAMMY Awards will take place February 12th, 2017, and already it’s the topic of all conversation with artists like Beyoncé, Drake, Kanye West, Chance The Rapper, Rihanna, and Adele garnering the most nominations as expected.

Beyoncé is leading the way with the most nominations for her work on ‘LEMONADE’. Queen Bey has absolutely slayed this year’s nominations with 9 nods in several genres of music including Hip-Hop, Urban, and Rock. Her chart-topping album will be going up against Drake’s ‘Views’, Adele’s ’25’, Justin Bieber’s ‘Purpose’, and Sturgill Simpson’s ‘A Sailor’s Guide to Earth’ for Album of the Year.

Drizzy, Rihanna, and Kanye West follow Yonce with 8 nominations of their own for their album releases this year. Chance placed third with 7 nominations for his efforts on ‘The Coloring Book’.

Chance made history with his ‘Coloring Book’ project which generated 13 songs. The project is the first ever “streaming-only” album to recieve a GRAMMY nomination. Since its May release, ‘Coloring Book’, has reached No. 8 on Billboard charts.

Check out a partial nominee list that relates to the culture below.

59th Annual GRAMMY Nominations

RECORD OF THE YEAR
“Hello” – Adele
“Formation” – Beyoncé
“7 Years” – Lukas Graham
“Work” – Rihanna Featuring Drake
“Stressed Out” – Twenty One Pilots

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
25 – Adele
Lemonade – Beyoncé
Purpose – Justin Bieber
Views – Drake
A Sailor’s Guide To Earth – Sturgill Simpson

SONG OF THE YEAR
“Formation” – Khalif Brown, Asheton Hogan, Beyoncé Knowles & Michael L. Williams II, songwriters (Beyoncé)
“Hello” – Adele Adkins & Greg Kurstin, songwriters (Adele)
“I Took A Pill In Ibiza” – Mike Posner, songwriter (Mike Posner)
“Love Yourself” – Justin Bieber, Benjamin Levin & Ed Sheeran, songwriters (Justin Bieber)
“7 Years” – Lukas Forchhammer, Stefan Forrest, Morten Pilegaard & Morten Ristorp, songwriters (Lukas Graham)

BEST NEW ARTIST
Kelsea Ballerini
The Chainsmokers
Chance The Rapper
Maren Morris
Anderson .Paak

BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
“Closer” – The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey
“7 Years” – Lukas Graham
“Work” – Rihanna Featuring Drake
“Cheap Thrills” – Sia Featuring Sean Paul
“Stressed Out” – Twenty One Pilots

BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
25 – Adele
Purpose – Justin Bieber
Dangerous Woman – Ariana Grande
Confident – Demi Lovato
This Is Acting – Sia

BEST DANCE RECORDING
“Tearing Me Up” – Bob Moses
“Don’t Let Me Down” – The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya
“Never Be Like You” – Flume Featuring Kai
“Rinse & Repeat” – Riton Featuring Kah-Lo
“Drinkee” – Sofi Tukker

BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
“Turnin’ Me Up” – BJ The Chicago Kid
“Permission” – Ro James
“I Do” – Musiq Soulchild
“Needed Me” – Rihanna
“Cranes In The Sky” – Solange

BEST TRADITIONAL R&B PERFORMANCE
“The Three Of Me” – William Bell
“Woman’s World” – BJ The Chicago Kid
“Sleeping With The One I Love” – Fantasia
“Angel” – Lalah Hathaway
“Can’t Wait” – Jill Scott

BEST R&B SONG
“Come See Me” – PartyNextDoor Featuring Drake
“Exchange” – Bryson Tiller
“Kiss It Better” – Rihanna
“Lake By The Ocean” – Maxwell
“Luv” – Tory Lanez

BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Lemonade – Beyoncé
Ology – Gallant
We Are King – KING
Malibu – Anderson .Paak
Anti – Rihanna

BEST R&B ALBUM
In My Mind – BJ The Chicago Kid
Lalah Hathaway Live – Lalah Hathaway
Velvet Portraits – Terrace Martin
Healing Season – Mint Condition
Smoove Jones – Mya

BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
“No Problem” – Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
“Panda” -Desiigner
“Pop Style” – Drake Featuring The Throne
“All The Way Up” – Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared
“That Part” – ScHoolboy Q Featuring Kanye West

BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
“Freedom” – Beyoncé Featuring Kendrick Lamar
“Hotline Bling” – Drake
“Broccoli” – D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty
“Ultralight Beam” – Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream
“Famous” – Kanye West Featuring Rihanna

BEST RAP SONG
“All The Way Up” – Fat Joe & Remy Ma Featuring French Montana & Infared
“Famous” – Kanye West Featuring Rihanna
“Hotline Bling” – Drake
“No Problem” – Chance The Rapper Featuring Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz
“Ultralight Beam” – Kanye West Featuring Chance The Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream

BEST RAP ALBUM
Coloring Book – Chance The Rapper
And The Anonymous Nobody – De La Soul
Major Key – DJ Khaled
Views – Drake
Blank Face LP – ScHoolboy Q
The Life Of Pablo – Kanye West

BEST COMPILATION SOUNDTRACK FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Amy – Various Artists
Miles Ahead – Miles Davis & Various Artists
Straight Outta Compton – Various Artists
Suicide Squad (Collector’s Edition) – Various Artists
Vinyl: The Essentials Season 1 – Various Artists

BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
“Can’t Stop The Feeling!” – Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Walt Dohrn, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse & Kunal Nayyar
“Heathens” – Twenty One Pilots
“Just Like Fire – “P!nk
“Purple Lamborghini” – Skrillex & Rick Ross
“Try Everything” – Shakira
“The Veil” – Peter Gabriel

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR, NON-CLASSICAL
Benny Blanco
Greg Kurstin
Max Martin
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Ricky Reed

BEST MUSIC VIDEO
“Formation” – Beyoncé
“River” – Leon Bridges
“Up & Up” – Coldplay
“Gosh” – Jamie XX
“Upside Down & Inside Out” – OK Go

The award ceremony will be aired on CBS Sunday February, 12th, at 8 pm live from the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.

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New Video: Beyoncè – “All Night” [WATCH]

Numerous awards and accolades make Beyoncè’s ‘LEMONADE’ one of the best albums of the year, if not THE best. Earlier this week Rolling Stone called it the No. 1 album of the year. Queen Bey continues to celebrate the album with the video for “All Night.”

The “All Night” visuals aren’t completely new and appeared in the ‘LEMONADE’ film HBO one-hour special back in April. Prior to the VEVO upload, the video was exclusively on TIDAL and Apple Music streaming services.

Jay-Z, Blue Ivy, Tina Lawson, Zendaya, and others all appear in the abstract video.

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Beyoncè & Kendrick Lamar Rumored To Be Performing At Coachella 2017 [PEEP]

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With Donald Trump getting ready to take office on January 20th of next year, many people are in no rush to get the new year started. However, there is a report floating around that Beyoncè and Kendrick Lamar are rumored to be headlining Coachella 2017. (Now that’s something to be excited for.)

HITS Daily Double is reporting that both artists are set to headline the festival, along with another rumored performer, Radiohead. As of now nothing is imminent, but the rumor should create extra hype for festival. Both Yoncè and Lamar have made appearances at the festival before, but never as headliners.

K. Dot performed at the festival in 2012 and appeared as a special guest for both Ice Cube’s set and Anderson .Paak’s last year. Kendrick’s catalalog during Coachella 2012 was nowhere near what it is now, as he was just a mere supporting act with his name on the final row of the lineup list in a tiny letters. See if you could find it below.

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Beyoncè has popped up at a couple festivals in the desert before, most recently during her sister Solange’s set in 2014. The Diva also joined her hubby, Jay-Z onstage in 2010.

The official lineup for Coachella 2017 will be released in early January of next year. The event will be at its usual location in Indio, CA. from April 14th-16th and the second weekend April 21st-23rd.

DJ Khaled has already hinted that he will be taking his special cloth talk to the festival. Stay tuned.

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Rolling Stone’s 50 Best Albums of 2016 Includes Béyonce, Kanye West, Drake, Chance The Rapper & More [PEEP]

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Béyonce, Kanye West, Chance The Rapper, Frank Ocean, and Young Thug all finished in the top 10 of Rolling Stone’s 50 Best Albums of 2016.

Queen Béy lead the way with her highly-acclaimed ‘LEMONADE’ topping the list. The platinum-selling album’s placement came to no surprise to some, after its worldwide popularity and countless awards and accolades.

“Beyoncé shut everyone else down this year with a soul-on-fire masterpiece, testifying about love, rage and betrayal that felt all too true in the America of 2016,” wrote the magazine. “The queen not only made the album of the year (and make no mistake, David Bowie would have been the first to say so), she delivered a confessional, genre-devouring suite that feels larger than life yet still heartbreakingly intimate, because it doubles as her portrait of a nation in flames.”

Chance The Rapper, Frank Ocean, and Young Thug all followed Béyonce in the top 10 for their albums ‘Coloring Book’, ‘Blonde’, and ‘Jefferey’, respectively. Both Chance and Franky Ocean have received high praise for the continuous success of their projects while being indepedent.

Drake’s ‘Views’ finished 42nd after ‘If You’re Reading This, It’s Too Late’ placed third last year, behind Kendrick Lamar’s ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ and Adele’s ’25’.

Other hip-hop notables include: Danny Brown’s ‘Atrocity Exhibition’ (19th), Rihanna’s ‘ANTI’ (25th), A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘We Got it From Here…Thank You 4 Your Service’ (30th), Alicia Keys’ ‘HERE’ (32nd), Maxwell’s ‘blackSUMMERS’night’ (40th), and Future’s ‘Evol’ (43rd).

What do you think about the list? Tell us in the comments or his us on Twitter @LALeakers.

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New Music: Rick Ross – “Kyrie Irving” [LISTEN]

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It’s no secret that Rick Ross is a Miami Heat fan. That doesn’t stop The Bawse from paying homage to the reigning NBA Champion, Cleveland Cavaliers’ guard, Kyrie Irving.

On the DP Beats-produced “Kyrie,” Rozay takes a shot a presidential elect, Donald Trump and name drops Beyonce, Steph Curry, and LeBron James in addition to Irving. Listen below.

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“I see you fucking up like you were Donald Trump / I cast a vote and get a pussy n***a slumped.”

“Bitches screaming for me like Beyoncé / Jumping out the gym like it’s LeBron James / This other type of money even make me nervous / I’m standing out the roof, jersey Kyrie Irving.”

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Beyonce Closes the “Formation Tour” Finale In A Major Way

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Beyonce had arguably the best tours of the year with her “Formation Tour.” Last night was the culmination of the tour after a total of 49 shows in the US and Europe.

To say she ended her last show with a bang is an understatement, considering the names she brought out to join her on stage at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Bey brought out her hubby Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, and Serena Williams, while DJ Khaled brought out Ma$e, T.I., The Lox, Ja Rule, Fetty Wap, Young M.A., August Alsina, Remy Ma, and A Boogie.

Watch Bey and Jay gracing the stage performing “Drunk In Love” in the video below.

Another dope sight to see was the reunion of Jay-Z, DMX, and Ja Rule. Earlier in their careers the trio toured together on the “Hard Knock Life Tour” in 1999. They also were part of a supergroup, that was short-lived.

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What a great moment for hip-hop fans!

Before ending the show, Beyonce paused her set to show the fans appreciation for the support throughout her career.

“I have so much energy because of you guys feeding it to me,” she exclaimed. “I really wanted to make this show special…This is definitely my dream right here. I dreamt that I would be doing this and I’m actually doing it, and I could not be here without you and your support.”

Oh, what a night.

First things first. B’s boots are insanely dope. Lol. Next thing… Follow my snap: Kodaklens. Lol The Final day of the Formation World Tour was nothing short of Epic. The Jay, X and Ja reunion.. Wow. New artist like A Boogie & Young M. A. came through and blessed us. Not to mention Ma$e, DJ Mustard & Fetty Wop joined us for the 1st time as well and killed it. Thanks to The LOX too. This pic may seem random but the people in it are certainly not. It happened right before we exited MetLife stadium at 1am or something still on a high from the show. The artist in this pic like T.I., Remy and August came to several shows, held us down and performed just for the love. As did all the others. You can’t buy that. The We The Best Team including Justin from Roc is in here as well who held Khaled down. DJ Nasty kept it together on the turntables even though we never followed the show script. Lol. Ivan for capturing the historic moments. Terrel & Smokes kept Khaled fresh to death. My brother, Jay, who we can’t thank enough for standing on the side of the stage for every show and coached Khaled & I through the performances. He also took a pic with EVERY guest artist that came through. Lol. Applaud him for that. Steve Pamon, Melissa & Larry from Parkwood for making sure we were good!!!! Anyway, I’m not tryin to do any long dumb thank you speech. It’s important for me to point out and thank those who work hard and deserve it. They often aren’t acknowledged or applauded cause they’re behind the scenes. Khaled, they said we couldn’t do it. We showed them better than we could tell them. Kiko, I’m sick you not in this. I feel like I just came off a Michael Jackson tour. Lol. Beyonce is 1 of the greatest to ever do it.. Ever! Love you, B. Thanks!!! #TheFormationWorldTour #Beyonce #DJKhaled #WeTheBest #RocNation #Parkwood #Lemonade 📷 captured by @andrewwhitey

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Chance The Rapper Sings Happy Birthday To “Auntie” Bey [WATCH]

We all know yesterday was “Bey Day” as in Beyonce’s birthday. Bey and Jay-Z celebrated some of her birthday by attending Budweiser’s Made In America Festival in Philadelphia, PA.

Chance The Rapper sang Queen Bey “Happy Birthday” for her 35th as an image of the two at the MTV VMAs appeared on the jumbotron behind Chance. The Chicago rapper showed his love by calling her “auntie.” Aww.

See other artists who wished Bey a “Happy Birthday” on social media below.

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Beyonce Performs ‘Lemonade’ At MTV VMA [VIDEO]

Beyonce didn’t only lead the way at the 2016 MTV VMAs with 11 nominations and six Moonman trophies, she also slayed her 15-minute ‘Lemonade’ performance. In her performance she displays the choreography that earned her the Best Choreography award. Watch as she aggressively dances around the stage and breaks an MTV camera with a baseball bat.

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