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The Latest Breaking News from André 3000

As the stars of hip-hop’s golden age approach their golden years, some confront questions about whether old blood can make new music

It’s always awkward telling people what I do for a living. I’m a rapper. I also work as a professor of hip-hop.

The Conversation

In Camera writer-director Naqqash Khalid: ‘The film industry is a circus’

His new film lampoons performative representation in showbusiness – and if it rubs people up the wrong way and ends up being his first, and last, movie? Well, he says, he’s OK with that

The Guardian - UK

Every Outkast album ranked from worst to best

Hip hop's most creatively fearless duo haven't released a new album in almost two decades, but their influence still looms large

Louder

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Democrats set their convention roll call to a soundtrack. Here’s how each song fits each state

The traditional roll call at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago became a boisterous dance party, with each state’s delegation announcing their votes for presidential nominee Kamala Harris to a song befitting their state

The Independent UK

All Points East 2024 day two review: Loyle Carner and Ezra Collective give their best shows to date

From Andre 3000’s improv flute to Nas and ‘the best day’ of Loyle Carner’s life, this was an event that won’t be soon forgotten

Evening Standard

André 3000 fans divided over rapper’s flute set at All Points East

One festivalgoer claimed musician was ‘chanting incoherently’ into microphone

The Independent UK

André 3000 review – live spiritual jazz leaves hip-hop visionary with nowhere to hide

The former rapper starts promisingly with earthy improvisation but the band drifts disappointingly with no solos and few flashes of emotion

The Guardian - UK

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Things to do in London this weekend (August 16 – 18)

Leather? Beers? Crisps topped with mussels? Here’s everything to do in London this weekend

Evening Standard

Volume festival: André 3000 brings experimental flute jams to an event that’s wonderful when weird

The rapper turned jazz avant-gardist was an astute choice for the Art Gallery of NSW’s new festival – which, in its second year, is still finding its identity

The Guardian - AU

‘If I lost this flute, it would be pretty tragic’: Shabaka, Corinne Bailey Rae and Nilüfer Yanya on their favourite instruments

From a Japanese bamboo flute that is harvested and then cured to an unusual fretless zither and a blue Fender Strat, three performers tell the stories of the instruments they cherish

The Guardian - UK

‘Collaboration lifts up the field, electrifying it’: musician Carlos Niño on jams with André 3000 and more

The multi-hyphenate LA artist explains how he facilitates journeys into the ‘eternal depths’ – and why his new album is all about pregnancy and birth

The Guardian - UK

Kamasi Washington: Fearless Movement review – the sax star dials up the tempos

Input from George Clinton, André 3000 and Washington’s toddler daughter feature on his virtuosic, richly varied latest

The Guardian - UK

Shabaka: Perceive Its Beauty, Acknowledge Its Grace review – an elegant rebirth

British jazz star Shabaka Hutchings drops the sax for reeds and flutes on an album exploring fear, courage and the power of breathwork

The Guardian - UK

‘The spirits of my ancestors empower me’: jazz great Idris Ackamoor on Afrofuturism, activism and André 3000

A musical seeker since childhood, the 73-year-old’s journeys have taken him from lessons with Cecil Taylor to a formative tour of Africa and now work with the Outkast star. He explains why he’s still chasing the next chapter

The Guardian - UK

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Phoebe Bridgers dominates 2024 Grammys, winning four prestigious awards

Read about the top winners at the 2024 Grammys, including Phoebe Bridgers, Boygenius, SZA, Victoria Monét, and Killer Mike's notable victories.

WEKU

Here are the 2024 Grammy Award winners

Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Victoria Monét and Billie Eilish were among the winners of major awards at the 66th Grammy Awards, presented on Sunday, February 4, but no one artist dominated prizes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Noname, Karol G, Rolling Stones, Olivia Rodrigo provided some of the best albums of 2023

Instead of embracing the antiquated practice of ranking very different albums against one another, we’re celebrating the best next to the best.

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The Independent UK

AP's top albums of 2023: Music from Olivia Rodrigo, Peso Pluma, the Rolling Stones and more

The top 10 albums of the year chosen by Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman include Peso Pluma's “Génesis,” Olivia Rodrigo's “GUTS,” Megan Moroney's “Lucky,” The Rolling Stones' “Hackney Diamonds,” Kelela's “Raven,” Karol G's “Mañana Será Bonito," André 3000's “New Blue Sun," Noname's “Sundial,” Wednesday's “Rat Saw God” and Arlo…

The Guardian - UK

André 3000: New Blue Sun review – immersive and out there

On his first album in almost two decades, the Outkast rapper re-emerges with a collection of flute-led instrumentals that are characteristically otherworldly

France 24

Jowee Omicil on his voodoo-infused and Haitian slave revolution-inspired new album

Our guest on this week's music show is jazz multi-instrumentalist Jowee Omicil, who spends much of his time between Paris, Miami and Montreal. He's about to release a new album entitled "Spiritual Healing: Bwa Kayiman Freedom Suite". The record is fully connected to his Haitian roots and represents a means…

MusicRadar

“You know what your problem is?”: André 3000 says that Prince once called him after an OutKast show to tell him where he was going wrong

“And I’m like, f**k”

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: UN agency says ‘immediate possibility’ of starvation in Gaza

World Food Programme says Gaza faces massive food gap, as IDF claims to have uncovered a Hamas tunnel shaft at the Shifa hospital complex. Plus: ‘forever chemical’ waste, and André 3000’s debut album

The Guardian - UK

André 3000 on his surprise flute album: ‘It’s pure excitement – like a child seeing bubbles for the first time’

As one half of Outkast, he helped invent southern hip-hop, sold 20m records and won six Grammys. So why is his debut solo album a rap-free epic of new age and ambient music for woodwind?

WEKU

Up First briefing: House passes spending bill; U.S. split on Israel's actions in Gaza

The House passed a two-tier spending bill on a dramatic day of Republican infighting. Americans are split over whether Israel's response to Hamas is "too much" or "about right," a new poll finds.

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