Chance The Rapper is destined to celebrate his GRAMMY wins with his fans by announcing he’ll be going on a lengthy tour beginning in April.
The “Spring Tour 2017” will kick off on April 24th, before making its way across the country and culminating on October 3rd in Los Angeles. There hasn’t been much details about the massive tour other than the stops, so it’ll be interesting to see who his supporting acts will be, if any.
Tickets will go on sale tonight at 7 p.m. EST via ChanceRaps.com.
BJ The Chicago Kid may not have won any Grammy Awards last night, but it’s all “Roses,” as in the title of his new single that he dropped today.
The passionate single arrives on the eve of Valentine’s Day. On the track, BJ sings about getting to the point and being seduced by his love companion. Get your woman some roses and press play below to se the Valentine’s Day mood.
Anderson .Paak gets with The Recording Academy’s “Believe In Music” campaign to have fans “Come Down” to church.
The Ventura, California native was joined by Gospel Music Director, J’rese Mitchell and a full choir to put a Gospel twist on his single “Come Down” off his ‘Malibu’ project. In the video he is seen playing the drums while he jams out with the choir.
Growing up .Paak was a drummer for his church’s Gospel choir, so it must’ve been a real nostalgic moment for him. In the past he said that’s how he got started and got into music and playing instruments.
Anderson’s next stop will be at the GRAMMYs this Sunday, where he will perform with A Tribe Called Quest. .Paak is also nominated for Best New Artist and Best Urban Contemporary Album. Good luck, Anderson!
Chance The Rapper brings out the Muppets in the video for “Same Drugs” off his ‘Coloring Book’ mixtape.
Jake Schreier, the director of the video used grainy camera effects to give the video a vintage stylized look. Chance plays the piano joined by a Muppet before he gets up and walks off the stage and past the control room, eventually exiting the Muppet studios.
This isn’t the first time Chano has used Muppets, last year the Chicago rapper performed with a whole group of Muppet characters on his “Magnificent Coloring Book Tour.”
Chance will perform at this Sunday’s GRAMMY Awards show. His critically-acclaimed ‘Coloring Book’ mixtape is nominated for 7 awards and it marks the first time a mixtape has been nominated for a GRAMMY.
Fresh off three GRAMMY nominations, BJ the Chicago Kid shows he’s got more to prove with the release of his new song “Uncle Marvin” featuring the legend, Marvin Gaye.
BJ shows his full appreciation and adoration for his partner and her unconditional love. This soulful track isn’t the first time BJ has collaborarted with Marvin. In June the two were featured on posthumous duet of “What’s Going On,” to celebrate the song’s 45th anniversary.
As for nominations, BJ recieved nods for Best R&B Perfromance for “Turnin’ Me Up,” Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Woman’s World,” and Best R&B Album for ‘In My Mind’.
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’, andSturgill 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
Nineteen85
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.
What a week! From Rihanna to Kanye to Daniel? Yeah, we’re “back at it again with the” LA Leakers Rewind!
DAMN, DANIEL
Once again the Internet has proven it could make anyone an overnight celebrity.
Daniel Lara and Joshua Holz, two high school sophomores from Riverside Polytechnic High School in California, are the most recent Internet sensations.
Holz posted a series of videos of Lara in different outfits that literally consist of Joshua repeatedly saying, “Damn, Daniel,” as he pans the camera up and down.
Another notable quote from the video is “back at it again with the white vans,” which I’m sure has delighted shoe company, Vans.
The two were invited to be on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” where they were showered with gifts including a lifetime supply of you guessed it, white Vans.
The original video has been viewed over 45-million times. “Damn, Daniel.”
Since music is what we do it for, you know we had to add a music angle to this story. Check out this mix of the “Damn, Daniel” videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trZ5nO89G18
DAMN, RIHANNA
Daniel wasn’t the only one that had everyone saying “damn” this week. Bad Gal RiRi showed why she refers to herself as “bad.”
This week she released a video for her hit-single, “Work,” which showcases Rih’s twerking talents and shows her seductively dancing on Drake.
The video is reminiscent of the “What’s My Name” video, where you can feel the sexual tension between her and Drizzy.
Drake’s a brave man for wearing sweats in that ting.
KANYE EXERCISES HIS TWITTER FINGERS
We know how much Kanye loves Kanye but lately he’s been showing how much he loves Twitter, and how he utilizes it to voice his opinions, make announcements and vent.
This week he had the Twittersphere buzzing with excitement as he made two pretty major announcements.
On one of his tweets he said he’s dropping another album this summer and also mentioned that he spoke to ADIDAS about giving everyone a “free” pair of Yeezys.
He then vented about the GRAMMYs being “out of touch” and “the people” needing to see Young Thug and Future at the award show.
In the midst of the venting he referred to himself as, “the most important living artist.
Memphis rapper, Yo Gotti released his fifth studio album titled, ‘The Art of Hustle’ this week.
Gotti dropped the first single off the album, “Down In the DM” last year and it has proved to be pretty successful both in the clubs, and on the Billboard charts.
“Down In the DM” is Gotti’s first song to hit top 10 on any Billboard chart.
The Tennessee native spent most of the week on a promo tour hitting many radio stations across the country and also hit Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform “Down In the DM” with Travis Barker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l9ASG2tEtc
The deluxe version of the album has features from: Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Future, 2 Chainz, E-40, Pusha T and more. It is available on iTunes.
DRAKE SIGNS NEW DEAL
Drake was in the UK for the Brit Awards where he came out and performed, “Work” with Rihanna.
It turned out that was just a footnote for the 6 God in the UK, as he allegedly signed a deal with fellow rapper and close friend, Skepta’s label, BBK (Boy Better Know).
There aren’t any specific details about the deal or the terms of the contract, but Drizzy made it official as he posted it on his Instagram.
It was a big week for music but even a bigger one for the culture.
GRAMMY RECAP
Hip-hop made its mark at the 58th Grammy Awards, as Kendrick Lamar shattered Eminem’s record for Grammy nominations with 11 of his own.
K. Dot became the first hip-hop artist with that many nominations and took home five of those, not bad for a “good kid” from a “m.A.A.d city” like Compton.
Aside from the record-breaking nominations and awards, Kendrick gave the audience a historic performance, showing he was worthy of earning the Grammy for Best Performance.
His performance displayed the electrifying jazziness his songs featured on ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ embody, as he hobbled, shackled up across the stage.
Kendrick showed the detail he puts in his performances which has led him to his superstardom state.
From the dark purple swollen bruises on his face, to the look of a modern-day slave, to the African sax melody, it was as explosive as a Dr. Dre song.
Check out the performance:
Shoutout to the TDE.
A$AP Rocky paid major homage to the late A$AP Yams, as he hit the Grammy red carpet with Yams’ mother:
Unfortunately for Rocky he didn’t take home the Grammy for his song “L$D,” was nominated for Best Music Video. BIg ups on the nomination though.
Taylor Swift continued her Grammy dominance winning multiple awards including Album Of The Year for ‘1989.’
There were no Kanye West interruptions during her acceptance speech this time around, although she did throw shade at ‘Ye.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPOPtQIEQt0
The Grammys are way too long of a show to air everything, so naturally things got cut out.
One of the biggest non-televised events of the night in my opinion, was the tribute to Run DMC, as they were given a lifetime achievement award.
Being that Run DMC was the first hip-hop act to EVER be nominated for a Grammy, it should’ve been aired. It would’ve made it an even bigger night for the culture. An EPIC one.
Here are some of the biggest award winners of the 58th Grammys:
Song Of The Year – Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
Album Of The Year – 1989, Taylor Swift
Best New Artist – Meghan Trainor
Record Of The Year – Mark Ronson f. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
Best Music Video – Taylor Swift f/ Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”
Rap Album of the Year – To Pimp a Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Performance – Kendrick Lamar, “Alright”
Best Rap Song – Kendrick Lamar, “Alright”
Best Rap Performance – Kendrick Lamar, “Alright”
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration – Kendrick Lamar, “These Walls,”
Best Pop Solo Performance – Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance – “Uptown Funk,” Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
Best Pop Vocal Album – 1989, Taylor Swift
Best R&B Performance – “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey),” the Weeknd
Best Traditional R&B Performance – “Little Ghetto Boy,” Lalah Hathaway
Best R&B Song – “Really Love,” D’Angelo and Kendra Foster, songwriters (D’Angelo and the Vanguard)
Best Urban Contemporary Album – Beauty Behind the Madness, the Weeknd
Best R&B Album – Black Messiah, D’Angelo and the Vanguard
Best Dance Recording – “Where Are U Now,” Skrillex and Diplo with Justin Bieber
Best Dance/Electronic Album – Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack U, Skrillex and Diplo
SLAM DUNK!!
From awards to awards, the more physical of the two, was the NBA Slam Dunk contest hosted at the Air Canada Centre in the 6ix.
This year’s participants were: Zach LaVine from the Minnesota T’wolves, Aaron Gordon from the Orlando Magic, Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons and Will Barton of the Denver Nuggets.
The two that left a lasting impression on spectators were; Air Gordon and the reigning Slam Dunk Contest champion, Zach LaVine.
In the final round the two faced-off and there were some high expectations (no pun intended).
LaVine put on a vintage MJ dunk as he went thru the legs, then around the back and took one to the hole from the free-throw line.
Gordon, took one-off the Magic’s mascot one-handed into a 360, then a backhanded dunk off the rim to the hole.
The best dunk of the night was Gordon’s in my opinion. He flew in the air over the mascot and took the ball under his legs in a sitting formation.
It still wasn’t enough to grab him the trophy.
LaVine ended up taking the award and being crowned the NBA Slam Dunk Champion in “back-to-back” years. Very fitting with Drake in attendance and no sign of Meek.
Check out the highlights of the competition:
Do you think LaVine earned it? Tell us in the comments below or tweet us. We “wanna know.” (no pun)
KOBE’S LAST ALL-STAR GAME
The Black Mamba is celebrating his last season in the NBA and Sunday’s All-Star game marked his last one.
Kobe was the leading vote-getter coming into the game, earning his starting spot in the lineup.
The crowd shouted his name as he got introduced and ran into the smoke-filled court.
Multiple current NBA All-Stars showed their love and admiration during the game and in the press conferences.
Another Laker legend, Magic Johnson even walked to the center of the court to introduce a tribute video for Kobe, which highlighted some big moments in his All-Star career.
It was a very exciting site to see as he got guarded by LeBron James and vice-versa and even posted up former teammate, Pau Gasol.
Here are some of the highlights from Kobe’s last All-Star Game:
In part 2 of our sit down interview with YN he talks about his CRWN interview with Lil Wayne at SXSW “I was nervous I didn’t know what I was gonna get, I never met him before and nobody believes that either.” YN also speaks on Drake’s jab at Kendrick Lamar during his CRWN interview, and what he really thought of Macklemore’s text to Kendrick Lamar.
Pharrell, being the good guy that he is, decided to auction off the brown, iconic hat for a good cause. Pharrell and his team listed it on ebay, with proceeds from the sale going to the charity, From One Hand To AnOTHER.
Well, it turns out, in an ironic twist, that fast food chain Arby’s bought it for a cool $44,100. Guess they really wanted their hat back.
Rolling Stone recently sat down with Drake and when asked his thoughts on Macklemore’s Grammy apology to Kendrick he said….
“I was like, ‘You won. Why are you posting your text message? Just chill. Take your W, and if you feel you didn’t deserve it, go get better — make better music,’” he tells us. “It felt cheap. It didn’t feel genuine. Why do that? Why feel guilt? You think those guys would pay homage to you if they won?”
“This is how the world works: He made a brand of music that appealed to more people than me, Hov, Kanye and Kendrick. Whether people wanna say it’s racial, or whether it’s just the fact that he tapped into something we can’t tap into. That’s just how the cards fall. Own your shit.”
“To name just Kendrick? That shit made me feel funny. No, in that case, you robbed everybody. We all need text messages!”
The interview appears in the new issue of Rolling Stone, on newsstands this Friday.
Hard Knock TV, in collaboration with GRAMMY.com, sits down with Producer of the Year Pharrell Williams for in-depth interview.
In part 1, Pharrell recalls how Sugarhill Gang, Afrika Bambaataa’s Planet Rock and Nile Rodgers all played into his early music memories. Pharrell explains how he’s always felt a “little left of center”. He adds that “I think music helped me and other people make sense of it. You are only crazy when there is nothing to go along with it…When you have these eccentric characteristics, its more accepted and understood when there is some sort of skill-set attached to it…For example Jay Z mumbles when he writes his songs, he mumbles for 10-15 minutes, then he comes back with like 16 bars of one of the most comprehensive verses you have heard in a long time.
He does it every time. But again, there is some sort of skill-set to accompany his madness…Music was my inner sanctum, that’s where I found my peace.” As the interview continues Nick ask’s Pharrell about his creative process when he goes in the studio with an artist and what his thought process was going into the making of Blurred Lines. You don’t want to miss what he has to say about that plus how he thinks artists like Lorde, Kendrick Lamar and Ed Sheeran are changing the game by making meaningful music and letting the people speak for them instead of record labels executives.
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