On November 11th, Blu Escape will present ACT Festival, an electrifying event aimed at highlighting Barbados’ creative community. The stage will be set at the Hayman’s Factory, which is located in St. Peter, Barbados, starting at 3pm local time.
Black Eyed Peas, the American musical group consisting of rappers Will.I.Am, Apl.De.Ap and Taboo, is confirmed as the headlining act. The show will also feature 2 Mile Hill, Krisirie, Jeremy Goddard, and several others.
Janet Jackson, Kendrick Lamar, Tems, and Bryson Tiller are just some of the heavy hitters that have been confirmed to perform at the upcoming One Music Festival in Atlanta, Georgia. Scheduled for October 28th and 29th, the two-day concert will be held at Piedmont Park.
The organizers are also promising a ’50 Years of Hip-Hop Celebration Stage’ featuring Nelly, KRS-One, Killer Mike, Fat Joe, Big Daddy Kane, Trina, Kid Capri, Yo-Yo, Goodie Mob, and many more notable hip-hop acts.
Kendrick Lamar came out on top at the 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards with four wins for Hip Hop Artist of the Year, Lyricist of the Year, Best Live Performer, and Video Director of the Year.
The award show, which was all about celebrating the past, present, and future of rap music, culture and lifestyle, aired on Tuesday, October 10th. For the complete list of winners visit BET’s official website.
For the first time in Rock & Roll Hall of Fame history, the Induction Ceremony – scheduled for Friday, November 3rd at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York – will be streamed live on Disney+.
Inductees Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, Chaka Khan, and Willie Nelson will perform, as well as special guests Brandi Carlile, Dave Matthews, 1994 Inductee Elton John, H.E.R., Chris Stapleton, St. Vincent, New Edition, and many more.
The 2023 Austin City Limits Music Festival is only days away! It will be presented over two weekends – October 6th to 8th, and again on October 13th through to the 15th – at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas.
As the event draws near, the organizers are sharing the full lineup. Among the performers is Kendrick Lamar, the hip-hop artist most recognized for his musical versatility, artistic reinventions, complex songwriting, and signature cadences. He will perform on Friday, October 6th, and again on Friday, October 13.
English actor, DJ, and recording artist Idris Elba has just added three new songs to his catalogue. On September 21st, he shared an EP called The Phantom Files (From Cyberpunk 2077), which is to mark the worldwide release of the Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty video game, in which his likeness and image are used as one of the lead characters.
The EP, classified as hip-hop (although one of the songs is clearly deep-house) comes to us courtesy of Elba‘s own imprint, 7Wallace Music. All three tracks are included in the aforementioned video game’s official soundtrack.
Click here or on the image above to stream, and/or download The Phantom Files (From Cyberpunk 2077) from your preferred music platform.
The 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards will be held on Tuesday, October 3rd, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia. The show will then air on the BET Network the following week, on October 10th, at 9pm ET.
Grammy Award-nominated recording artist, actor, author, entrepreneur, and media personality Fat Joe, who is also the co-executive producer, will once again host this year’s staging. The 2023 nominations, which were selected by some esteemed music industry insiders, performers, and presenters, were announced last week. To see the complete list of nominees, visit bet-dot-com.
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