Zacari And Isaiah Rashad List A Few Of The Things That Bring Them ‘Bliss’

Top Dawg Entertainment artists Zacari and Isaiah Rashad team up to list a few of their favorite things on “Bliss,” a punchy new single that could signal an upcoming project from the California label’s resident R&B singer. Although Zacari is known more for his slick vocals than the sort of heady raps his labelmates are known for, he delivers his lines with a staccato cadence that fits perfectly alongside Rashad’s more traditional flow.

Zacari isn’t the loudest or flashiest member of the crew, but he’s been more visible of late thanks to a recent collab with another rap-influenced West Coast singer, Blxst. The two rhythmic crooners connected for the smooth single “Sometimes” from Blxst’s new album, Before You Go, earlier this year and while Blxst isn’t exactly a superstar either, the track definitely resulted in added exposure for the normally low-key TDE member.

Meanwhile, Isaiah Rashad has gotten a lot of attention this year, but not for his music. Although he’s less than a year removed from his well-received sophomore album, The House Is Burning, Zay’s drawn the most publicity from the leak of a sex tape which also unfortunately outed him at the same time. However, in an interview with Joe Budden, he seems to have taken things in stride and turned the experience into a teachable moment for the hip-hop audience — and his bemused host.

Listen to “Bliss” above.

Ari Lennox Says Her ‘Huge Fear’ Of Flying Means She’s Done ‘Doing Any Shows That Require Me To Fly’

Although Ari Lennox has several performances and festival slots lined up for the summer, she may have to pull out of those soon. Last night, the “Pressure” singer took to her Instagram Story to reveal that she has a fear of flying and wants out of shows that will require her to board a plane.

“For my mental health and my sanity I will not be doing any shows that require me to fly,” said Lennox. “I can not keep torturing myself with this huge fear of mine. It is literally destroying my health. Enough is enough. I’m so sorry to all that are inconvenienced by this. Don’t know what this will mean for my career, but I just can’t do it.”

Neither Lennox nor any of the festivals, including London’s Wireless Festival and the Cincinnati Music Festival, have confirmed that she is pulling out. However, Lennox revealed she is hoping she can conquer this fear.

“On the plane to Minneapolis now,” she said in her story. “I’ll be there [at the scheduled tour stop]. If there’s any peers or anyone out there who knows of a great hypnotherapist, therapist and/or fear of flying solutions, I would be so grateful. I want to beat this.”

Lil Baby Will Receive A Songwriting Award At The ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards

The American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers is set to hold its 35th annual ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards this week and Lil Baby is one of the Society’s big winners. He’s billed to win songwriter of the year — his second such honor in as many years — for a year in which he co-wrote for Drake, Kanye West, and more. Lil Baby’s discography over the past year includes his joint album Voice Of The Heroes with Lil Durk, his Space Jam: A New Legacy soundtrack contribution “We Win” with Kirk Franklin, and two all-new singles with Nicki Minaj, “Bussin” and “Do We Have A Problem?

In addition, Lil Baby has featured on Billboard-charting singles from the likes of DJ Khaled (“Body In Motion” featuring Bryson Tiller and Roddy Ricch), Drake (“Girls Want Girls“), Kanye West (“Hurricane“), Nardo Wick (“Me Or Sum“), and even Ed Sheeran (“2step“). He also appeared on Vince Staples’ “East Point Prayer,” with the Long Beach rapper praising him for doing the feature for free out of respect.

More recently, he kicked off his own new music campaign with the dual-single release “In A Minute” and “Right On,” following up with “Frozen” a few weeks later. He’s set to begin his Rolling Loud-backed One Of Them Ones Tour with Chris Brown next month, and he apparently has a follow-up for his 2020 album My Turn in the works. That should drop sometime this year.

The ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards take place from today, June 21, through Friday, June 24, with announcements appearing on ASCAP’s social media channels.

Kid Cudi Announces A Run Of 2022 Tour Dates With Denzel Curry, 070 Shake, Don Toliver, And Strick

Kid Cudi has his Entergalactic album on the way and it turns out he’ll be supporting it on the road this summer and fall, as he just announced a run of tour dates, the To the Moon World Tour, for later this year.

The trek kicks off in North America in mid-August before a Japanese show in October and European/UK dates in November. The list of openers is strong, too, as joining Cudi on tour are Denzel Curry, 070 Shake, Don Toliver, and Strick.

Check out the full list of tour dates below.

08/16 — Vancouver, British Columbia @ Rogers Arena *$#
08/18 — Portland, OR @ Veters Memorial Coliseum *$#
08/19 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena *$#
08/21 — Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena *$#
08/23 — San Diego, CA @ Pechanga Arena *$#
08/24 — Inglewood, CA @ Kia Forum *$#
08/25 — Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center *$%
08/27 — Denver, CO @ Ball Arena *$%
08/30 — Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center *$%
08/31 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center *$%
09/01 — Houston, TX @ Toyota Center *$%
09/04 — Miami, FL @ FTX Arena *$#%
09/06 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena *$%
09/08 — Washington, D.C. @ Capital One Arena *$%
09/09 — Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center *$%
09/10 — Boston, MA @ TD Garden *$%
09/12 — Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center *$%
09/14 — Toronto, Ontario @ Scotiabank Arena *$%
09/16 — Chicago, IL @ United Center *$%
09/17 — Cleveland, OH @ West Bank of the Flats (Moon Man’s Landing Festival)
10/07 — Tokyo, Japan @ Toyosu Pit
11/12 — Berlin, Germany @ Verti Music Hall
11/13 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ AFAS Live
11/15 — London, England @ The O2
11/17 — Brussels, Belgium @ Palais 12
11/20 — Paris, France @ Zénith Paris
11/22 — Milan, Italy @ Fabrique

* with Don Toliver
$ with Strick
# with Denzel Curry
% with 070 Shake