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Azealia Banks Sees Twitter As 'Free Therapy'
Azealia Banks views twitter as free therapy.The outspoken rapper - who has clashed with a number of stars on the social networking site - admits she is more daring about what she says when microblogging...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 January 2015
From Steely Dan To Raekwon And Ghostface Killah: Who's Been Announced For Coachella 2015?
It's that time of year again as the full line-up announcement for Coachella 2015 arrives following some spectacular headliners: AC/DC, Jack White and Drake will all top the bills at the two-weekend event in April.Well...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 07 January 2015
Azealia Banks: 'I'd Give Up My Career To Fight For Slave Reparations'
Outspoken hip-hop star Azealia Banks has called on black Americans to penalise the country's powerful, super-rich DeWolf family for the slave crimes of their ancestors.The 23 year old posted an article about the family's slave...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 28 December 2014
Iggy Azalea Hits Back At Critics
Iggy Azalea has aimed a lengthy rant at her detractors, including rappers Azealia Banks and Q-Tip, who have been questioning her place in hip-hop.The Fancy hitmaker has received a barrage of criticism from Banks for...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 23 December 2014
Iggy Azalea Threatened By Hackers
Rapper Iggy Azalea has been targeted by hackers on Twitter.com who have threatened to release a rumoured sex tape if she does not apologise to Azealia Banks.Banks stepped up her feud with Azalea earlier this...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 22 December 2014
Anonymous Threaten Iggy Azalea With Sex Tape Leak Over Azealia Banks Feud
It seems no-one is safe anymore as Iggy Azalea becomes the latest female celebrity to face threats regarding an alleged sex tape, after she retaliated online to comments made about her by music rival Azealia...
By Holly Williams in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22 December 2014
Azealia Banks: Drugs Changed Me In 'A Good Way'
Azealia Banks changed ''in a good way'' when she started taking drugs.The 22-year-old rapper split from her much-older boyfriend when she found fame and though she initially slipped into a ''deep depression'', she began experimenting...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 04 December 2014
Azealia Banks Calls Out White Female Rappers For "Appropriating Black Culture"
Azealia Banks first stormed onto the hip-hop scene in 2012 with her hit ‘212,’ and two years later the 23 year-old rapper has finally released her debut album ‘Broke with Expensive Taste.’ But after this...
By Nick Hill in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 November 2014
Chloe Howl, Banks, Jungle: The Future Of Pop In 10 Artists
A facet of popular culture that frequently is at the receiving end of derision of ‘indie’ or ‘underground’ circles, pop music is in actual fact often the site of technological and stylistic innovation- channelling the...
By George Percival in Music / Festivals on 28 May 2014
Bloc Party's Kele Okereke Rooting For Azealia Banks
Bloc Party's Kele Okereke wants to see Azealia Banks succeed.The lead singer and guitarist for 'The Prayer' hitmakers has admitted that although the '212' rapper has alienated a lot of her fans by claiming she's...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 April 2014
Kele Okereke Urges Azealia Banks To Leak Her Album
British rocker Kele Okereke has written an open letter to Azealia Banks urging the controversial rapper to leak her long-awaited album to end a long-running fight with her record company over the release.Banks, whose debut...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 16 April 2014
Azealia Banks' Soundcloud Account Shut Down Over Copyright Infringement Issues
Rapper Azealia Banks' account on music streaming service SoundCloud.com has been shut down to due to copyright infringement issues.The 212 hitmaker reveals a dispute over her song F**k Up The Fun has prompted website bosses...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 21 February 2014
Ellie Goulding Was Too Nervous To Meet Fun Singer
Ellie Goulding was overcome with shyness when she first met Fun frontman Nate Ruess. The 'I Need Your Love' singer was too nervous to approach the star, who co-wrote her new single, when she first...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 January 2014
Lily Allen Writes Song About Azealia Banks Twitter Feud
Lily Allen has written a song about her Twitter feud with rapper Azealia Banks.The British pop star has returned to the spotlight with a new single, Hard Out Here, after spending four years raising a...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 19 November 2013
Azealia Banks Blames Pharrell Williams For Track Flop
Rapper Azealia Banks has launched a scathing attack on Pharrell Williams, blaming the singer/producer for the poor performance of her latest single Atm Jam in the U.K. charts.The 212 hitmaker's new track, which features Williams...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 12 November 2013
Azealia Banks: I'm The Female Kanye West
Azealia Banks thinks she's the female Kanye West.The '212' rapper believes she shares a spiritual connection with the hip-hop star and thinks no one else can even come close to their musical ''genius''.She told ELLE...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 10 November 2013
Azealia Banks Blasts Lady Gaga For 'Mermaid' Outfit
Azealia Banks has accused Lady Gaga of copying her style.The rapper newcomer has blasted the 'Applause' singer following her outfit choice at the MTV Video Music Awards which featured a bra made from seashells and...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 28 August 2013
Lollapalooza 2013: The Key Bands That You Cannot Afford To Miss
Most of us are still cradling our weary heads from the Pitchfork Music Festival, but it's time to dust ourselves down, pull on our favorite band t-shirts and head to Chicago for one of America's...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 30 July 2013
Hard Summer 2013 Hits La State Historic Park With Sets From Duck Sauce, Dog Blood And Knife Party
Due to hit the LA State Historic Park in a couple of weeks is the 2013 Hard Summer Music Festival featuring headline sets from several electro-house artists including Duck Sauce, Knife Party and Justice.The festival...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 19 July 2013
Glastonbury Festival 2013 In Pictures: Sun, Cider And The Rolling Stones [Pictures]
And that's it. Another year passes and Worthy Farm closes its gates on the Glastonbury Festival revellers for another 12 months. Though there's always the distant murmur of someone professing it "the best Glastonbury ever,"...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 01 July 2013
Familiar Chef At The Bbq: Azealia Banks Cooking Beef With Stone Roses And Rita Ora
Fire up the your barbies, mates, we’ve got some potentially succulent beef brewing! There’s a familiar name at the center of it all but she’s attacking a target who you might not expect. Yep, after...
By Contributor in Music / Festivals on 11 March 2013
Male Heavy Nominations For Nme's Heroes And Villains Inc. Bradley Wiggins, Barack Obama, David Cameron And Harry Styles
The NME awards isn't just to praise the biggest and best bands of the year, it is also a platform for popular social commentary, and for a hefty dose of good humored judgement. The categories...
By Lorna Greville in Music / Festivals on 21 January 2013
"I Came Off As A Bully" - Angel Haze Apologizes For Twitter Feud With Azealia Banks
Up and coming female rapper Angel Haze developed some pretty series Twitter beef with Azealia Banks. However, in a home made YouTube video, Haze has apologised for her behaviour, admitting that she feels she behaved...
By Lorna Greville in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 16 January 2013
A Week In Music – Everything Everything Avoid Second Album Syndrome With 'Arc,' Paul Weller's 'Dragonfly' Is A "Victory Lap," Jools Holland Teams Up With The Stars
Albums of Note... Deftly side-stepping the pitfalls of ‘second album syndrome,’ Everything Everything have stepped things up a notch with second album Arc, which looks set to raise their profile even further. They’ve retained their...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 07 January 2013
Glaad Bosses Fire Back At Azealia Banks
Rapper Azealia Banks has come under fire from gay rights activists after using a homophobic slur in a furious Twitter.com rant at celebrity blogger Perez Hilton.The 212 hitmaker became embroiled in a feud with openly-gay...
By WENN on 06 January 2013
I Meant What I Meant - Azealia Banks Defends Calling Perez Hilton A F*ggot
Azealia Banks has defended her use of the ‘f’ word when she was talking about the gossip blogger Perez Hilton on Twitter.No, not that ‘f’ word. the other one. Banks described Hilton as a ‘f*ggot’...
By Hayley Avron in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 05 January 2013
Azealia Banks Apologises For Using Homophobic Slur In Twitter Row
Rapper Azealia Banks has apologised to her fans after using a homophobic slur during an online bust-up with a celebrity blogger.The rising hip-hop star took aim at Perez Hilton on Twitter.com after he labelled her...
By WENN on 05 January 2013
Diss-harmony: Is Angel Haze’S 'Shut The F*ck Up' The End Of Her Feud With Azealia Banks?
Most artists nominated in this year’s BBC Sound of 2013 shortlist will have been celebrating politely since their names were announced. Not so for Angel Haze, who instead has been feuding with fellow rapper Azealia...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 05 January 2013
Twitter Feud Between Azealia Banks And Angel Haze Draws In Diplo
Twitter has made celebrity feuds much more frequent and much more fun. The latest spat is between Azealia Banks and New York rapper and singer Angel Haze, who has just been included in the nominated...
By Lorna Greville in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 04 January 2013
Beyonce And Lady Gaga Team Up Again?
Beyonce and Lady Gaga have hinted at a new collaboration.The pair - who appeared together on 2009 hit 'Telephone' and extended version 'Video Phone' - have fuelled rumours they have returned to the studio by...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 January 2013
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