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Kendrick Lamar To Perform With Orchestra
Kendrick Lamar will perform with a full orchestra next month.The rapper will perform songs from his 'To Pimp a Butterfly' album at the Kennedy Centre for the Performing Arts in Washington DC on October...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 29 September 2015
Kendrick Lamar To Perform With National Symphony Orchestra
The Swimming Pools (Drank) hitmaker will take to the stage at the iconic Kennedy Center on 20 October (15) to perform songs from his acclaimed sophomore album, To Pimp a Butterfly. The...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 29 September 2015
Taylor Swift Nominated For Nine Mtv Emas
Taylor Swift has been nominated for an incredible nine prizes at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2015.The pop superstar leads the way at the annual ceremony with the huge haul of nominations and among the...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 15 September 2015
Kendrick Lamar Inspired By Tupac
Kendrick Lamar was inspired by Tupac.The 'Art of Peer Pressure' rapper has left a touching tribute to the 'California Love' hitmaker on the 19th anniversary of his death yesterday (13.09.15).He wrote: ''I was 8 yrs...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 September 2015
Kendrick Lamar Pens Tribute To Tupac Shakur On Anniversary Of His Death
The Swimming Pools (Drank) hitmaker has long counted the music icon as one of his influences, and on Sunday (13Sep15), Lamar wrote a touching missive on the official Tupac website honouring his mentor....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 14 September 2015
Miguel Surprises Fans With Star-studded Gig
During his Wildheart concert at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, the singer's impromptu duets with his high-profile guests drove the audience wild. Snoop Dogg performed Drop It Like It's...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 September 2015
Demi Lovato And Pharrell To Perform At Vmas
Demi Lovato and Pharrell Williams are among stars who will perform at the MTV Video Music Awards.The 'Neon Lights' hitmaker and 'Happy' singer will join hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, rapper A$AP Rocky and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 26 August 2015
Kanye West To Receive Video Vanguard Award At Vmas
Kanye West will receive the Video Vanguard Award at the 2015 MTV VMAs.The 38-year-old rapper will be honoured with the prestigious accolade at the awards ceremony on Sunday (30.08.15), which will be presented by Miley...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 August 2015
Kendrick Lamar: I Have Power To Stop La Gangs
Kendrick Lamar believes ''God put something in'' him to stop gang culture in Los Angeles.The 'King Kunta' rapper has agreed with fellow musician J Cole who said Kendrick is the musician with the ability to...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 August 2015
Dr Dre To Donate All Royalties From New Album To Arts Facility In Compton
Dr Dre has announced that he’ll be donating all the royalties from his newly released album Compton to help fund a new performing arts centre in his hometown of Compton, California.The news was unveiled on...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 07 August 2015
Dr. Dre Lp To Feature Eminem, Kendrick Lamar And Snoop Dogg
Dr. Dre's new album will feature Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Snoop Dogg.The eagerly-anticipated LP - officially announced on his Beats 1 radio show 'The Pharmacy' over the weekend - will be called 'Compton: A Soundtrack'...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 August 2015
Gigi Hadid: Bad Blood Was Like The Hunger Games
Gigi Hadid says Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' music video was like ''the supermodel 'Hunger Games.'''The 20-year-old beauty starred in her friend's promotional clip alongside fellow models Cara Delevingne, Karlie Kloss, Lily Aldridge, Cindy Crawford, Martha...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 01 August 2015
'New Dr. Dre Album' Set To Drop This Weekend, According To Ice Cube
Surprise albums are becoming increasingly common in 2015, to the point where they’re failing to have the desired impact any more. Even so, there were many eyebrows raised on Wednesday as rapper Ice Cube mentioned...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 30 July 2015
Movie Bosses Hoping For N.w.a. Reunion With Eminem
Studio chief Donna Langley tells The Hollywood Reporter she's spearheading talks to get Dr. Dre and Ice Cube back onstage together in Europe with some very special guests. She says, "We don't...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 22 July 2015
Meek Mill Caims Drake Doesn't Write Raps
Meek Mill claims Drake doesn't ''write his own raps''.The 28-year-old musician has hit out at his fellow rapper claiming the 'Started From the Bottom' hitmaker refused to promote Meek's recent album 'Dreams Worth More Than...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 July 2015
Kendrick Lamar Leads Mtv Vmas Nominations
Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift lead the nominations at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).The 'Alright' hitmaker, 28, has scored five nods, including for Video of the Year, Best Male Video and Best Hip...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 July 2015
Kendrick Lamar Leads Mtv Vmas Nominations
Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift lead the nominations at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).The 'Alright' hitmaker, 28, has scored five nods, including for Video of the Year, Best Male Video and Best Hip...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 21 July 2015
Kendrick Lamar Wants To Be Compared To Bob Dylan
Kendrick Lamar wants to be compared with Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles.The 28-year-old rapper's latest album, 'To Pimp A Butterfly', has received widespread critical acclaim and he hopes the record will go down...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 19 July 2015
Kendrick Lamar Didn't Want To Be Role Model
Kendrick Lamar didn't want the ''responsibility'' of being a role model.The Compton-born rapper experienced a huge wave of success following the release of his 2012 major-label debut album 'good kid, mAAd city' and admitted he...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 16 July 2015
Kendrick Lamar Hit With Lawsuit Over Cover Art
Giordano Cipriani filed documents at New York Federal Court last week (10Jul15) claiming he took the snap of a woman breastfeeding two children during a 2011 trip to Africa. In the documents...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 14 July 2015
Kendrick Lamar Steals Show At New Look Wireless
Kendrick Lamar stole the show at New Look Wireless day two.The 28-year-old rapper took to the stage at the Finsbury Park festival yesterday (04.07.15) with a crowd-pleasing set featuring fan favourites 'Bitch Don't Kill My...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 06 July 2015
Kendrick Lamar Defends His Music After Tv Newsman's Criticism
The Poetic Justice hitmaker gave a powerful performance of his latest single, Alright, at the 2015 BET Awards on Sunday (28Jun15), when he rapped anti-police lyrics on top of a vandalised cop car.Veteran newsman Geraldo...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 03 July 2015
Get Wired For Wireless 2015! London To Explode With Pop Favourites This Weekend
New Look Wireless festival is returning to Finsbury Park, following last year's success at the North London venue, celebrating its 10th birthday this year. The 2015 line-up is set to be the biggest yet with...
By Staff Writer in Music / Festivals on 02 July 2015
Skrillex Calls Taylor Swift's Bad Blood 'Awesome'
Skrillex thinks Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood' is ''awesome''.The 27-year-old electronic music producer has praised the star for collaborating with rapper Kendrick Lamar on the single because it shows how artists can ''evolve'', with Taylor previously...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 June 2015
Kendrick Lamar Beat Depression With Nelson Mandela Trip
The rapper battled mental health issues after first shooting to fame, and even detailed a meltdown on tour in a song called These Walls, which appears on his acclaimed album To Pimp a...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 22 June 2015
Kendrick Lamar Did Taylor Swift Song For Niece
Kendrick Lamar collaborated with Taylor Swift so his niece would think he's ''cool''.The 27-year-old rapper provided a verse for the star's latest single 'Bad Blood', and revealed he was inspired to do the song because...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 15 June 2015
Bonnaroo 2015 Is Here! Here's What The Rest Of The Weekend Has In Store
Bonnaroo is in full swing and while we've seen some pretty impressive acts so far, the musical forecast shows things are not going to get quieter anytime soon. One of America's biggest and most diverse...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 12 June 2015
Violence Erupts Outside Summer Jam Concert
Chaos escalated outside the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford when music fans hoping to purchase a ticket from the box office discovered the gig, starring Chris Brown and Kendrick Lamar, had sold out...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 08 June 2015
Kendrick Lamar Meets Teen Whose Life Was Saved By His Music
The Swimming Pools (Drank) hitmaker was the main event at Maryland's Sweetlife music festival over the weekend (ends31May15), and during his set, he noticed a young girl near the front of the audience...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 June 2015
Kendrick Lamar Kicks Festival Co-founder Offstage After Failed Rap Challenge
The rapper headlined the two-day event, which is sponsored by salad company Sweetgreen, and during his set, he plucked out a male fan from the crowd to join him onstage. Unbeknownst to...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 June 2015
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