Those of us wondering what, exactly, Lover Fest was to be will have to wait another year. Taylor Swift is the latest, and one of the most prominent, musicians to cancel performances in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. She’s canceling all of her 2020 performances, including the semi-mysterious two-day Lover Fest East and West […]
The longstanding beef between Jim Jones and French Montana is apparently over. On Thursday night (April 16), the two veteran rappers had a conversation on Instagram Live that ended up with two taking a trip down memory lane. French shared a clip of the reunion on his Instagram page that found the Diplomats MC recalling […]
As if it needs to be said, there won’t be many festivals this year, with cancellations creeping into the summer and others being pushed out of sight to the fall for time being. But fret not, because two perennial festival favorites dropped new music — and both to raise money for the response to COVID-19. […]
Kelly Rowland is craving some coffee. In her first single since 2019’s anti-bullying song “Crown,” Rowland sings an ode to “coffee and sex in the morning.” “Hmm, they say mornin’ wood do a body good, babe,” she sings. “Clearly you agree, don’t be tryin’ to leave / Stay here with me.” Oop! So, that’s why […]
Fetch the Bolt Cutters is like nothing Fiona Apple has done before, but the album is still recognizable as something only she could create. It’s purposefully unvarnished, a raw export from the inside of her brain: Her voice stretches and loops, morphing into Vipassana chants and spooky, surreal yelps; in the middle of one song, […]
Fiona Apple FaceTimes me on a recent Friday afternoon from a bright-pink futon inside her Venice Beach home, her hair in a long braid, wearing giant headphones, a cozy green sweatshirt, and no makeup. The first thing she says is that she’s nervous. “I’m like, Oh, shit,” she says, laughing. Her nerves are understandable. Apple, […]
Goodie Mob member Khujo Goodie has dropped a new solo album titled Echoes Of A Legend. The LP arrives a few months after his Feed The Lions Vol. 1 compilation. The Dungeon Family MC’s latest LP includes 15 tracks. CeeLo Green, Big Gipp, T-Mo Goodie, Daz Dillinger, B-Real and Big Mike are among the guests […]
Veteran producer RJD2 has dropped The Fun Ones, his first studio album since 2016’s Dame Fortune. The 14-track LP is largely instrumental but also includes vocals from Homeboy Sandman, Aceyalone, STS, Khari Mateen and Jordan Brown. “The Fun Ones is a collection of tunes that were made with the intention of making songs that got […]
Alfred Banks has teamed up with Albert Allenback, a member of the Grammy-nominated band Tank And The Bangas, to form SaxKixAve. The New Orleans-based duo formally introduces themselves with the release of their debut project I Don’t Wear Suits. “I’m so happy to have this music out,” Banks tells RealStreetRadio. “This project marks me finally […]
It is possible to be born too early for the world to develop a language to understand the way that you move, and to be made to feel, throughout your formative years, like the difference between you and everyone else is a crime that warrants punitive action, an errant behavior or belief system you must […]
Tech N9ne has completed the rollout of his ENTERFEAR album. The Strange Music boss has delivered the full 19-track LP after first giving fans a preview with his Level 1 EP in November 2019. The veteran MC’s latest project features collaborations with Krizz Kaliko, Flatbush Zombies, King Iso, Navé Monjo and more. Michael “Seven” Summers […]
R.A. The Rugged Man currently lives in Berlin, Germany, roughly 4,000 miles away from his hometown of Long Island, New York. As the story goes, he wound up there because of a girl. In 2013, while on tour with Redman, Masta Ace, Onyx and Wordsworth, he met the future mother of his children at the merch […]
Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler is holed up at his Seattle home riding out the stay-at-home mandates as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the globe. If he turns on the television, he’s inundated by Donald Trump’s daily press conferences, which he says is having a profound impact on him. “Watching what was already the absurd reality of […]
Like a bolt out of the blue, Beyoncé came in out of nowhere and made a surprise drop in appearance on ABC’s Disney Family Singalong. “I’m very proud to be a part of the Disney family,” Beyoncé said without ever mentioning the live action Lion King. “And to help present the Disney Songbook Singalong in […]
What’s the only thing better than one Ariana Grande? Six Ariana Grande’s, of course. And that’s precisely what we got Thursday night during ABC’s Disney Family Singalong when Ariana took on the love song “I Won’t Say I’m In Love” from the classic film Hercules. Wearing Megara’s signature purple, Ariana not only sang lead vocals […]
R. Kelly’s Brooklyn Federal Court trial for racketeering and sexual-misconduct charges has been moved from summer to late September, as the coronavirus shutdown has caused delays in the court system. During a telephone conference Thursday afternoon, Judge Ann M. Donnelly recognized that the July 7 trial date likely wasn’t realistic, and scheduled jury selection for […]
The reviews are in for Playboi Carti’s new song “@ MEH,” and one particularly important critic does not seem to be a fan. “Just Meh .,” Lil Uzi Vert tweeted, along with the cover art, on April 16. Uzi has been watching Carti over the past week, possibly waiting to make good on a promise […]
Broward County, Florida has produced some of the most promising young talents in the “soundcloud era” of Hip Hop. From Kodak Black to Ski Mask The Slump God, and most recently, YNW Melly, there appears to be something in the water in Broward. While Ghostluvme hails from the same place, his sound is nothing like […]
Teens can make anything cool. Their social-media superiority launched songs like “Toosie Slide,” “Old Town Road” and “The Box” to No. 1 on the Billboard charts, and every day, pop songs like Dua Lipa’s “Don’t Start Now” become templates for teens to dance, lip-sync, or act to. But the creative geniuses on TikTok are also […]
Lil Uzi Vert evidently loves to give Playboi Carti a tough time. Last month, Lil Uzi vowed he would drop a piece of music as soon as a mysterious “HE” dropped. And now, Twitter thinks the elusive “HE” is, in fact, Carti. Aight Uzi…. you’re up. pic.twitter.com/RbHTNQ60hU — RealStreetRadio (@RealStreetRadio) April 16, 2020 Shortly after […]
Even in the comfort of her own home, Kehlani just wants some privacy. That’s the theme of her new song and music video, “Everybody Business,” anyway. In the song, she takes aim at the press and the internet always speculating about her relationships. And she shot the video where they can’t see her, in her […]
Kelly Clarkson’s quarantine productivity is putting the rest of us to shame. She’s been recording new Kellyokes from her Montana ranch for her talk show, while also managing the premiere of her new movie, Trolls World Tour, and figuring out how to adapt the rest of this season of The Voice, on which she’s a […]
Yes, all the kids are on TikTok now, but soon, they won’t be able to use the full app. TikTok announced that it will stop U.S. users under 16 — so, most of its biggest stars — from sending and receiving direct messages, according to a company blog post. It’s the biggest change as part […]
The coronavirus pandemic has affected nearly every industry thought of, including the music community. With COVID-19 safety precautions put into place, Alex Heiche, CEO of Sound Royalties, has remedied a way for artists, producers, and songwriters to still be able to thrive. Sound Royalties is a specialty music-finance firm that is looking to enable creatives with […]
Siblings of the late Prince hit another roadblock in their attempt to receive money from his estate. A judge denied a petition for compensation filed by Prince’s heirs — Sharon, Norrine and John Nelson — according to documents obtained by The Blast. The group claimed estate representative Comerica Bank has paid $20 million to lawyers […]
Harris County, TX – Megan Thee Stallion has secured another victory in her legal battle against 1501 Certified Entertainment. According to Billboard, Judge Robert Schaeffer denied the label and its owner Carl Crawford’s motion to send the case to arbitration. The Harris County, Texas judge also refused Crawford’s request to stay the case, allowing legal […]
There’s almost always a winner in a breakup, and when you had a very big and very famous breakup, the public tends to be the unsolicited judge determining who that winner is. Insert Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, who in this house we respectively recognize as the Queen of Pop and the singer who put […]
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the plans of artists throughout the music industry, but Big Sean intends to proceed with the release of his Detroit 2 album. In an interview with The Rap Pack podcast, the Def Jam rapper confirmed he’s not waiting for things to settle down before dropping his fifth studio LP. “Honestly, […]
Rapsody unveiled her third studio album EVE last August, securing a perfect 5.0 rating from RealStreetRadio in the process. The 16-track project honored several powerful black women who served as role models and inspirations for the North Carolina-bred MC, including Afeni Shakur, Nina Simone and Aaliyah. Now, the album is being turned into an English […]
The rapper who accused 2 Chainz of ripping off his music for the 2018 single “Proud” has reportedly dropped his lawsuit against the song’s creators. According to The Blast, Solomon Clanton (a.k.a. Slugga) dimissed his entire case against 2 Chainz, Offset and YG. All three were named defendants in a suit that alleged their collaboration […]