Future released a new video for “712PM,” the opening track off of his latest album I Never Liked You, on Monday. Directed by Travis Scott, the video offers slick visuals paired with all the makings of modern Hollywood as a Benz parade and a Maybach flash across the screen while …
Read More »Travis Scott, Skepta to Headline Festival Celebrating Virgil Abloh
Travis Scott and Skepta will headline a one-day music festival, Mirror Mirror, honoring late designer Virgil Abloh. It’ll take place in just a few weeks, on Dec. 3, at the FPL Solar Amphitheater in Miami. The Mirror Mirror lineup — curated by DJ and producer Benji B — also features …
Read More »Travis Scott's Astroworld Comeback Tour Moves Along With New Pharrell Song
Neither Pharrell Williams nor Travis Scott are Georgia natives, but their latest collaboration “Down in Atlanta” is a breezy ode to the buzzing city. The single, which follows the 21 Savage and Tyler, the Creator-assisted track “Cash In Cash Out,” will appear on Williams’ forthcoming album Phriends. “I told shawty …
Read More »They Lost a Loved One at Astroworld. Now They're Launching a Concert Safety Foundation
Last year, Madison Dubiski was one of 10 young adults and children who died following a fatal crowd surge at Travis Scott‘s Astroworld Festival in Houston. Her family wants to ensure such a tragedy never happens at a concert again. To that end, they’re readying a concert safety non-profit called …
Read More »Love Him or Hate Him, Nav Works Harder Than Anyone Else
For those who think J. Cole is the most self-serious rapper, I give you Nav, the Punjabi-Canadian artist whose persona is the embodiment of workplace posters telling you to work hard and reach for the stars. The 32-year-old rapper is known to tweet like an overly earnest teenager. Like the …
Read More »The Managers on the Front Lines of Rap's Generational Shift
Music managers don’t exactly have a sterling reputation in the broad pop-culture consciousness. Casual fans usually only hear about them when there’s serious drama (either personal or financial), and they’re frequently seen as trying to cynically swoop in on the New Hot Thing with only a cursory interest in the …
Read More »Travis Scott Announces 'Road to Utopia' Las Vegas Nightclub Residency
After having just secured his first individual ticketed concert since last November’s deadlyAstroworld tragedy, Travis Scott‘s performance calendar is continuing to fill up. On Monday, the rapper announced that he’s set to be a “resident artist” at Resort World Las Vegas‘ Zouk Nightclub starting in September. His first two headlining …
Read More »No, Travis Scott Wasn't Banned From Playing Rolling Loud Venue
After Kanye West pulled out of his headlining slot at Rolling Loud, hip-hop fans speculated Travis Scott would be the perfect lineup replacement for the Donda 2rapper. But, that idea was quickly shot down by one of the Miami festival’s founders, who claimed Scott’s association with the fatal crowd rush …
Read More »Day N Vegas 2022 Canceled
Day N Vegas 2022 has been canceled, the festival announced on Friday. Day N Vegas organizers cited several reasons for the cancelation including unspecified timing and production issues. The event would’ve taken place Sept. 2nd through the 4th at the Las Vegas Festival grounds. “We’re sorry to announce that a …
Read More »Travis Scott to Headline Day N Vegas, His First U.S. Festival Since Astroworld Tragedy
Travis Scott has booked his first U.S. festival appearance since a massive crowd surge at his own Astroworld fest led to scores of injuries and 10 deaths. The rapper is set to headline Day N Vegas, which will take place Sept. 2 through 4 at the Las Vegas Festival Ground. …
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