Kendrick Lamar
Drake’s Security Guard Shot Outside Rapper’s Toronto Home Amid Kendrick Lamar Beef
Drake’s Toronto mansion was the scene of a drive-by shooting early Tuesday, but the Canadian rap sensation is safe and cooperating with a police investigation that as yet has no motive. Toronto Police in a post on X, formerly Twitter, said the shooting at Bayview Avenue and Lawrence Avenue in the city’s Bridle Path district […]
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Drake Denies Predator Allegations in New Kendrick Lamar Diss Track: “I’ve Never Been With Anyone Underage”
The Drake-Kendrick Lamar feud continues to escalate after the Canadian rapper released “The Heart Part 6,” a new diss track Sunday night that pushed back against some of the sexual predator allegations made by Lamar in a series of songs released over the last week. The biggest rap feud in years has increasingly become vitriolic […]
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‘South Park’ Creators Matt Stone, Trey Parker Set Live-Action Comedy With Kendrick Lamar at Paramount
Matt Stone and Trey Parker are combining forces with rapper Kendrick Lamar for a live-action comedy feature from Paramount Pictures. During its presentation Thursday at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, the studio announced that an original comedy from South Park creators Stone and Parker is set to begin shooting this summer and will hit theaters on […]
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Kendrick Lamar Performs at Pre-Super Bowl Concert as Simu Liu, Janelle Monáe, Odell Beckham Jr. Watch On
Kendrick Lamar won an Emmy for performing at the Super Bowl halftime show and days before this year’s big game, the rap prince gave a memorable performance in Las Vegas. Lamar performed at the Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team 2024 season launch in Sin City, working the stage built like a catwalk on […]
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SZA Caps Triumphant Return of Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival
Bringing a stripped-down version of her SOS Tour to the grounds outside Dodger Stadium on Sunday night, SZA closed out Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival — the two-day music festival curated by Tyler, the Creator — with a stylish and soulful flourish. The performance was a victory lap of sorts for the singer-songwriter born Solána Imani Rowel, […]
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Use of Blackface to Portray Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé in Polish TV Impersonation Competition Under Investigation, Says Spokesperson
Twoja Twarz Brzmi Znajomo, the Polish iteration of the international reality competition Your Face Sounds Familiar, will undergo an internal investigation following the use of blackface in a recent episode. Banjiay Group, the French parent company of Endemol Shine Poland — the impersonation series’ local producer — condemned the appearance of the historically racist practice originating […]
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Diana Ross Sings Beyoncé “Happy Birthday” at Star-Packed Renaissance Stop in Front of Zendaya, Kylie Jenner, Timothée Chalamet and More
The stars were out in force once again for Beyoncé’s third and final Renaissance Tour concert at SoFi Stadium on Monday night. After impressive celebrity turnouts for the first two SoFi gigs, Monday’s event coincided with Beyoncé’s 42nd birthday, amping up the hype even more with much speculation and excitement at what may happen and […]
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Grammys Announce Changes to Album of the Year and Introduce Rule on AI Recordings: “Only Human Creators Are Eligible”
The Grammys are changing requirements for its top award, album of the year, and also introducing a new rule on songs created using artificial intelligence: “Only human creators are eligible to be submitted for consideration.” In the past, any producer, songwriter, engineer or featured artist on an album would earn a nomination for album of […]
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2023 BET Awards: Drake, GloRilla, Lizzo, 21 Savage Lead Nominations
Drake’s unstoppable run in music is continuing at the 2023 BET Awards: He’s the top contender with seven nominations. The multi-platinum rapper will compete for best male hip-hop artist and best male R&B/pop artist, while “Wait for U” — his song with Future and Tems — is up for best collaboration and the viewer’s choice […]
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Grammys: Harry Styles Wins Album of the Year, Beyoncé Becomes Most Awarded Artist in Show’s History
Harry Styles’ Harry’s House found a home at the 2023 Grammys, winning album of the year on the same night Beyoncé became the most decorated artist in Grammy history. “Shit,” Styles said Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles as he won the top prize. “I’ve been so, so inspired by every artist in […]
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How Kendrick Lamar’s “Auntie Diaries” Helped Music Engineer Emerson Mancini Come Out
When mastering engineer Emerson Mancini works on an album, he typically doesn’t listen closely to the lyrics during his first session. But as he engineered Kendrick Lamar’s “Auntie Diaries,” from the album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, Mancini had an emotional reaction to the words Lamar recited. “My auntie is a man now/I think […]
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Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, ODESZA to Headline 2023 Bonnaroo Festival
Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters and ODESZA are set to headline this year’s Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. Paramore, Lil Nas X, My Morning Jacket, Sheryl Crow, Korn, Baby Keem and Paris Jackson will also perform at the four-day event on June 15-18 in Manchester, Tennessee. Tickets go on sale Thursday. More than 100 acts will […]
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