Check out some of the notable performances at this year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards.
– Usher appeared on the awards show to premiere his new feature on Michael Jackson’s forthcoming album Xscape:
– Ariana Grande continued her grown-up transformation with a sexy performance (which Rihanna was spotted laughing at):
– In addition to performing a pretty dope medley, Pharrell was also awarded the first-time iHeartRadio Innovator Award:
– …and Kendrick. Performing 2Pac. Win.
The full clip premieres 10th May.
Arnold Jorge steps into lives of 4 of the UK’s most influential talents to find out just how they cope with their success and all that comes with it.
Courtesy of OnTEN TV:
Outkast at Counterpoint 2014…Andre 3000 & Big Boi perform for the first time together on stage in 10 years back in their home state of Georgia headlining the festival on April 27th…
Styles P’s Phantom And The Ghost is out now.
Bas’ homie just made bail, so it’s party time in his latest visual from the emcee’s Last Winter project.
The Roots get creative with the above lyric visual, directed by Joe Baughman. …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin drops May 19th.
DJ Scream’s latest posse cut (taken from the forthcoming project Hunger Pains) is available on iTunes.
Recent collaborators Alicia Keys, Kendrick Lamar & Pharrell Williams (along with composer Hans Zimmer) took to the stage at The Amazing Spider-Man 2 premiere concert (more here) to perform their track from the film, ‘It’s On Again‘. Fans can also find the song on the official soundtrack to the movie.
Random shoutout to Jamie Foxx.
Strangeulation drops this Tuesday (May 6th). Preorder on iTunes.
Vado drops the new visual for his Jeremih-assisted single ‘My Bae’. Chances are, his use of the ridiculous term ‘bae’ probably destroyed any chances of this being his breakthrough.
YG’s My Krazy Life tour hit the city of brotherly love on Tuesday. After performing his verse from his hit single “My Nigga”, Meek Mill joined him in his hometown for the remix.
Below, YG had a few thotiana’s on stage for a twerk contest. I wonder how the little panda bear made her way on stage. Ha!
Directed & Produced by Ozzie Pullin. The seemingly slept-on Oceaán EP is out now.
Somehow we missed this, but sometime last month, Funk Flex appeared on Highly Questionable with Dan Le Batard and Bomani Jones on ESPN2. During his interview, he said that 2 Chainz had the worst freestyle on his show (I don’t know which one…perhaps this clip is the culprit).
Fast-forward to a recent performance at the Best Buy Theater in New York City, the man formally known as Tity Boi used said stage to express his feelings on Flex (above). Spoiler: he’s pissed.
“I don’t give a fuck what Funkmaster Flex gotta say about this nigga from Atlanta. I ain’t use no motherfuckin’ help. I ain’t come to no nigga for no favors. I got up here on my own. Fuck you and what you think about me, nigga!”
With the music press talking of a new wave of popularity for grime in 2014, it was only a matter of time before one of the scene’s biggest names, Lethal Bizzle, made his return. Following up from the success of 2013’s summer Top 20 hit ‘Party Right’, the inventor of DENCH and social media legend Bizzle is back with the addictive new single ‘The Drop’.
Once again enlisting Diztortion on production duties, ‘The Drop’ also includes a powerful vocal performance from up-and-coming Cherri Voncelle on the track’s chorus. One half of London-based duo Dora Martin, Cherri has worked with huge artists as wide reaching as Jessie J, Ne-Yo, Frank Ocean and Wiley.
Featuring Bizzle laying down some of his trademark bars over Diztortion’s heavy electro trap beat, ‘The Drop’ is an infectious track that has already picked up radio support from some of urban music’s biggest tastemakers such as Mistajam, and is a guaranteed party starting tune that will set dancefloors alight when it drops on 1st June.
Jose Guapo releases the visual from his record off Trap Music: Million Dollar Kidd Edition. Directed by A. Young and produced By Izze The Producer. Young Scooter & Roger Beat: we see you chillin in the cut.
Aloe Blacc recently appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman to perform his huge hit ‘The Man’.
DJ Service Pack dropped this behind the scenes for Young Scooter’s new video/track “Hector”, dropping May 6th.
Pat and crew literally just took it back to the classic Mista Don’t Play with his latest visual.
Young Marv and (JUKEBOX:DOPECONTENT favourite) Mic Righteous (below) become the latest spitters on Charlie Sloth’s Fire In The Streets.
Produced by Plan B, Kwabs’ latest single is officially released 20th May (preorder here). Visual directed by Emil Nava.
The United Kingdom has officially jumped in the pot of freestyles over Nicki Minaj and Lil’ Herb’s ‘Chi-Raq’. Visual courtesy of Pacman TV.
Bizzy Crook releases a new in-studio video with Shy Glizzy for a new record off his upcoming project. This record is dope and I can’t wait for the CDQ.
Wyclef Jean brings “April Showers” in his latest visual with Troy Ave off his 2013 mixtape. Directed by Hezues R.