After Kehlani and Noname’s forthcoming concerts for New York’s annual SummerStage series were canceled this month – the first under pressure by Mayor Eric Adams’ office – 13 city council members have condemned his office’s actions in a letter urging organizers to reinstate the shows and “recommit to your publicly …
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One week after the organizers of New York City’s annual SummerStage concert series canceled R&B singer Kehlani’s Pride show set for the end of June, it appears Chicago rapper Noname’s show celebrating Juneteenth has been canceled as well. Local publication Hell Gate first reported that Noname’s show had been canceled …
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Noname‘s self-titled book club, which sends free books to incarcerated people, will no longer shutter its virtual doors. The rapper made a plea Sunday, to help Noname Book Club survive, after a drop in paid subscribers. Since making the request, she increased her paid subscriber base from 5,900 to 10,000, …
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Noname has announced a fall tour in support of her celebrated album Sundial, her first tour in four years. The rap poet will kick things off in her hometown, Chicago, at the Riviera Theatre on Oct. 11, with stops in New York, Toronto, Oakland, Los Angeles, and other North American …
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L.A.-via-Chicago rap poetFatimah Nayeema Warner took off with her 2015 mixtape Telefone and her 2018 albumRoom 25, with a rude-girl wit all her own. As she famously boasted, “My pussy wrote a thesis on colonialism.” It’s been a long wait, but Sundial is exactly what you were praying the new …
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Welcome to ourweekly rundown of thebest new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. It’s a big week for snarky songs inspired by exes: Olivia Rodrigo delivers a grrrl-rock banger, and Karol G pierces her ex’s ego. Plus, Noname releases her first album in …
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Noname has long held her third album close, but as its August 11 release approaches, she has shared the 11-song tracklist. She posted a spacey graphic on Instagram, with titles like “Black Mirror,” “Potentially the Interlude,” and “Gospel?” Its features include Common, Jay Electronica, Billy Woods, Eryn Allen Kane, Ayoni, …
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Noname has announced she will be releasing new album Sundial in July. The Chicago rapper shared the news on Sunday, April 9, a week before her first performance at this year’s Coachella on April 16; she’s also set to play the second weekend on April 23. She made the brief …
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