MTV EMAs 2022: Harry Styles leads list of nominees with Taylor Swift a close second The 2022 ceremony will be held in Germany for the sixth year running The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2022
Love Island's Maya Jama thought to be 'Stormzy's muse' for new song Firebabe as fans beg star to take rapper back Stormzy and Maya dated from 2015 until 2019, and were recently spotted embracing each other at a Kendrick Lamar concert in London Bristol Post · Nov 11, 2022
Love Island's Maya Jama spotted hugging Stormzy after 'split' from NBA star Ben Simmons The new face of Love Island was spotted with her ex-boyfriend at the O2 Arena in London as the pair watched Kendrick Lamar perform last night Bristol Post · Nov 9, 2022
Kendrick Lamar at the O2 gig review: an arena show like no other The hip hop artist showed why he is streets ahead of his peers Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2022
On my radar: Lykke Li’s cultural highlights The Swedish singer and songwriter on stalking Kendrick Lamar, brutalist food in Stockholm, and why she gravitates towards people and nudity The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2022
Rap, Reagan and the 1980s Numerous rap songs criticize the Reagan administration for its complicity in the illicit drug trade Salon · Nov 5, 2022
Kendrick Lamar review – the greatest hip-hop show of all time? The awe-inspiring rapper returns to experiment with form, content and stagecraft in ways the culture hasn’t seen before The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2022
Kendrick Lamar joined by Dame Helen Mirren for Leeds First Direct Arena's best show of the year His Glastonbury 2022 headline set was one of the festival's most-talked about and on Thursday Lamar delivered a stunning set in Leeds as part of The Big Steppers Tour Leeds Live · Nov 4, 2022
What Are the 500 Best Albums? Rolling Stone Has an Answer Is Fleetwood Mac's landmark album "Rumours" better than "To Pimp a Butterfly" by Kendrick Lamar? Should "Tapestry" by Carole King be ranked higher or lower than "Thriller" by Michael Jackson? Rolling Stone magazine has some answers in a new book that's sure to spark conversations — "The 500 Greatest Albums… Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 2, 2022
What are the 500 best albums? Rolling Stone has an answer Is Fleetwood Mac’s landmark album “Rumours” better than “To Pimp a Butterfly” by Kendrick Lamar The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022
Anastacia, Backstreet Boys and N-Dubz among acts coming to Manchester this month - and you can still get tickets There are still limited tickets for a number of shows across the city in November Manchester Evening News · Nov 1, 2022
New. Riri. Music. Rihanna returns with 'Lift Me Up' ballad from 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' RiRi season is upon us. Los Angeles Times · Oct 28, 2022
People's Choice Awards: The Kardashians, James Corden and Meghan Markle lead nominees The Kardashians, James Corden's The Late Late Show and Meghan Markle's Archetypes podcast are amongst this year's full list of nominations for the 2022 People’s Choice Awards Daily Mirror · Oct 26, 2022
Rap artists have penned plenty of lyrics about US presidents – this course examines what they say about Reagan and the 1980s Unusual Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. The Conversation · Oct 26, 2022
Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2022 How 2022 Mercury Prize winner Little Simz took over the world Seven years after her debut album, the London based rapper is finally getting the industry recognition she deserves.
Los Angeles Times · Oct 17, 2022 Bad Bunny leads American Music Award nominees with 8 nods Bad Bunny could continue his reign with the announcement Monday of the 2022 American Music Awards nominations.
Salon · Oct 17, 2022 Kanye's hatred of books isn't hip-hop Writing and reciting seemingly spontaneous rap lyrics on the spot – requires levels of verbal intelligence
Los Angeles Times · Oct 13, 2022 'You're obviously a target': Rappers rethink security protocols in wake of PnB Rock killing LOS ANGELES — Rapper Glasses Malone is a regular at the South L.A. Roscoe's House of Chicken & Waffles where fellow artist PnB Rock was shot and killed last month.
Football London · Oct 11, 2022 Why 'Tottenham fan' Kendrick Lamar was in crowd for Arsenal vs Liverpool in the Premier League US rapper who headlined Glastonbury last year was spotted at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday for the Gunners' crucial 3-2 win over Liverpool
Los Angeles Times · Oct 11, 2022 Led by a surprise No. 1 hit, Steve Lacy redefines the rock star for Gen Z LOS ANGELES — In September, Steve Lacy sauntered into the glassy upstairs lounge at the Novo in downtown L.A. bearing some remarkable news. The 24-year-old, Compton-raised singer-songwriter, dressed in a flowy trench coat, shoulder-length braids and imposing full-face sunglasses, had just learned that "Bad Habit," his bummed-out yet deliriously horny…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2022 Kendrick Lamar review – unique star puts on show worthy of his talents The rapper gets his Big Steppers world tour underway with an odd but dazzling and thoughtfully produced performance which leans into the melodrama of the music
Los Angeles Times · Oct 7, 2022 As Beyoncé vs. Adele showdown looms, 2023 Grammys could be most star-studded, and fraught, in memory LOS ANGELES — The nominations for next year's Grammy Awards are likely to include a number of historic firsts.
France 24 · Sep 27, 2022 Four-time Grammy winner Robert Glasper on his illustrious music career From studying jazz at school, to discovering hip-hop in New York, to working with some of the world's biggest musicians (Kendrick Lamar, Herbie Hancock and Lauryn Hill to name but a few), four-time Grammy winner Robert Glasper took time out to chat to FRANCE 24's Marjorie Hache about his musical…
The Conversation · Sep 27, 2022 Kanye may not like books, but hip-hop fosters a love of literature When Ye – the artist formerly known as Kanye West – stated during a recent podcast that he doesn’t read books, some people questioned whether he was sending the wrong message to children.
Los Angeles Times · Sep 26, 2022 After years of hustle, Blxst is leading the new wave of LA hip-hop LOS ANGELES — On a suffocating afternoon in early September, the cavernous Hollywood Palladium was unnaturally empty.