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5 songs you need to hear by... Kendrick Lamar

Over a dazzling five-album run, Compton's Kendrick Lamar has cemented his status as one of the greatest rappers of the 21st century

MusicRadar · Jun 29, 2023

The 30 bands and artists to see live before you die … or they split up

With festival season upon us, from stadium-rousing anthemicists to legacy-honouring techno wizards and bowel-loosening drone-metallers, here are the performers that every music fan will want to tick off their bucket list

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2023

Dr. Dre to receive first Hip-Hop Icon Award from ASCAP

Music industry organization ASCAP is giving Dr. Dre its inaugural Hip-Hop Icon Award.

Tribune News Service · Jun 20, 2023

Primavera Sound 2023 Porto, review: The star power of Blur, Kendrick and Rosalia trumps a weekend of dreadful weather

The line-up remains peerless but Porto’s execution was a little out of step for what is considered one of the world’s best festivals

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023

Hip-hop don't stop... or does it? For the first time in 30 years, hip-hop hasn't hit No 1 in the first half of the year

As it turns 50 in 2023, has hip-hop been knocked off the top spot?

MusicRadar · Jun 13, 2023

Steve Lacy on how Jack White and Scott Pilgrim inspired his fuzz-equipped Strat, creating Fender’s first “pink sunburst” and why he loves affordable multi-FX pedals

The superstar guitarist/producer has worked with the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Thundercat, and topped the charts with “nerdy chords” – now he has a radical new signature Stratocaster, but as he reveals, the ideas that didn’t make the cut were even more off-the-wall

Guitar World · Jun 12, 2023

‘I’m demoralised about the landscape of fashion’: cult designer Martine Rose

As men’s fashion week gets underway in London, Martine Rose, a favourite of Drake and Kendrick Lamar, opens up about the lack of support for fashion designers in the UK and how her work references the ‘oppressed’, not the ‘oppressor’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2023

‘This is something we can continue to invest in’: The future of live-streaming and festivals

What started out as lifeline for the music industry during Covid is increasingly looking like a potential bedrock of its success. Annabel Nugent speaks to Amazon Music at Primavera Sound Barcelona about why live-streaming isn’t going anywhere anytime soon

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 11-17

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of June 11-17 include rapper Kendrick Lamar, country singer Mickey Guyton and actor Greg Kinnear

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023

Dublin Airport workers get 'surprise of life' starring in Kendrick Lamar's music video

Lamar and Baby Keem were also spotted filming their new music video for 'The Hillbillies' in St Stephen's Green earlier in the week

Dublin Live · Jun 3, 2023