Ice Spice is being sued for allegedly stealing her hit single ‘In Ha Mood’ from fellow New York rapper D.Chamberz who is seeking ownership and damages.
Month: January 2024
Megan Thee Stallion Will Live Her Weeb Dreams As A Presenter At The 2024 Anime Awards In Japan
Megan Thee Stallion loves anime. This is a well-known fact. Her cosplay photos were what helped put her on rap fans’ radars back in 2019, her biggest hit, “Savage,” had an anime-themed music video, she’s participated in marketing campaigns in costume, and she’s even performed as Japanese icon Sailor Moon in Japan.
The thing is, anime loves her back. In addition to getting shout-outs from the people who make, translate, and perform in anime over the years, she’s recently been granted the honor of presenting at this year’s Crunchyroll Anime Awards. (As a second-gen weeb, I am astronished that I did not know such a thing has existed for the past seven years, and kind of proud that it does.)
Meg was announced as a presenter along with Japanese pop star LiSA (not to be confused with the K-pop star of the same name), Ms. Marvel herself, Iman Vellani, drag entertainer Aquaria, and popular TikTok star Lena Lemon, among others. The show will be held on March 2 at the Grand Prince Hotel Shin Takanawa in Tokyo. In the press release, Megan gushed, “Watching anime is one of my favorite things to do! I love cosplaying all of my favorite characters, I love the storytelling, and I love getting inspiration from the different anime art styles! I’m really excited for the opportunity to attend and present an award at this year’s Crunchyroll Anime Awards. I’m looking forward to traveling to Tokyo and joining my fellow anime lovers as we celebrate and honor the best anime creators and shows in the world.”
Megan Thee Stallion is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, And Chris Stapleton Are Among The Headliners For New Orleans JazzFest 2024
The lineup for one of the best music festivals in the country has arrived. The 2024 edition of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, a.k.a JazzFest, will be headlined by The Rolling Stones, Foo Fighters, Chris Stapleton, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, The Killers, Queen Latifah, and Hozier.
The lineup also includes Vampire Weekend, Big Freedia, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Celebrating Jimmy Buffett with the Coral Reefer Band, and literally hundreds more. Check out the full list.
New Orleans JazzFest 2024 is spread out over two weekends: April 25-28 and May 2-5. Weekend passes and VIP packages are on sale now, while single day tickets go on sale in February. Visit the festival website for more information about tickets.
New Orleans JazzFest 2024 lineup for Weekend 1, April 25-28
Chris Stapleton
The Killers
Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals
Jon Batiste
Vampire Weekend
Heart
Widespread Panic
The Revivalists
Fantasia
The Beach Boys
Big Freedia
KEM
Juvenile with Mannie Fresh
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
The Allman Betts Band
Stephen Marley
Cimafunk,
Béla Fleck
The Robert Cray Band
Hurray For The Riff Raff
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
New Orleans JazzFest 2024 lineup for Weekend 2, May 2-5
The Rolling Stones
Foo Fighters
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
HOZIER
Queen Latifah
Greta Van Fleet
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Bonnie Raitt
Celebrating Jimmy Buffett with the Coral Reefer Band
Earth, Wind, & Fire
Irma Thomas
Joe Bonamassa
Steel Pulse
George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Allison Russell
The Wallflowers
Samara Joy
New Orleans JazzFest 2024 lineup poster
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
Yasiin Bey Labeled A Hypocrite Over Paris Fashion Week Performance After Drake Criticism
Yasiin Bey has been blasted as a hypocrite by Drake fans for performing at Paris Fashion Week after he called the Canadian rapper ‘pop’.
J Dilla & Rakim To Be Honored With Special Kennedy Center Performances
J Dilla and Rakim are set to be honored by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts with special performances later this year.
Are Metro Boomin And Young Nudy Working On A Collab Album?
Metro Boomin is on the hot streak of all hot streaks. While there are many hip-hop producers who’ve been similarly in-demand for extended runs, Metro’s run has been unique in that he’s not only produced for seemingly every big name in the game today, but his own solo projects and collaborative projects have been received equally as well as his singles.
Those collab projects have included Without Warning with 21 Savage and Offset, Double Or Nothing with Big Sean, and Savage Mode II with 21 Savage. Metro’s also soon to have another one with Future, and it’s rumored, one with Young Nudy.
Young Nudy has been a rising star in trap rap for a few years, generating some impressive buzz thanks to his collaboration with Pi’erre Bourne, Sli’merre, and association with some of trap’s hottest stars, which include his cousin 21 Savage. Since 2020, he has released four well-received projects, most recently 2023’s Gumbo.
While Metro Boomin is currently focused on his album with Future (and producing much of ASAP Rocky’s upcoming album, Don’t Be Dumb), fans have been excited for a potential collab with Young Nudy since the Atlanta rapper shared a preview of an upcoming single on Instagram Live bearing Metro’s distinctive producer tag.
Nah this new Young Nudy x Metro Boomin snippet is crazy wtf pic.twitter.com/kT7pFXIubT
— Wost
(@mosthiphop) January 16, 2024
Are Metro Boomin And Young Nudy Working On A Collab Album?
According to HotNewHipHop, it seems that one might be in the works, although it’d still be in extremely early stages. The St. Louis producer reposted Nudy’s video to his own Instagram Story, adding, “Too early in the year to start talking bout the Nudy tape yet.” This would seem to imply that they are working on something, but that it’s not quite ready for an announcement yet.
If/when such a tape does come out, it might be just the breakthrough Nudy needs to put him on a similar level of popularity with fellow Atlanta trap mainstays Lil Baby, Young Thug, and his cousin, 21 Savage, all while keeping Metro’s hot streak going.
Tekashi 69 Has Been Arrested In The Domincan Republic, Following An Alleged Domestic Violence Incident
Rapper Tekashi 69, aka Daniel Hernandez, has reportedly been arrested on domestic violence charges in the Dominican Republic, according to ABC News. His arrest took place yesterday (January 17), and he is currently being held at a jail in Santo Domingo.
As of right now, the publication noted that the exact details of Hernandez’s arrest are still unknown.
TMZ offered a little more insight, stating that the case is being investigated by the Department Of General Violence. Hernandez allegedly inflicted “physical and psychological violence against” his girlfriend, Yailín la Más Viral. He is set to appear in court for the incident this morning.
Hernandez’s arrest comes a few months after he was previously taken to jail in the Dominican Republic. Back in October, he was arrested at a seaside hotel after allegedly assaulting two music producers. Hernandez and his girlfriend were recording there at the time.
During Hernandez’s time in the US, he was also investigated for using a gang as his “personal hit squad,” per the publication. However, he had testified against the East Coast gang, Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods, to avoid prison time. This led several of the members to be arrested instead.
Last year, Hernandez was then attacked in a gym in Florida, where he was also robbed by a group of men.
21 Savage’s ‘American Dream’ Embodies The Glory And Contradictions Of Its Namesake
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Like its namesake, 21 Savage‘s new album American Dream is full of glorious contradictions. In one moment, he maintains his fatalistic, sardonic outlook toward the street violence he’s depicted so eloquently throughout his career. In the next, he’s reflective, ruminating on the “Dark Days” following his incarceration for overstaying his childhood visa. There are competently executed love songs alongside groan-inducing fart jokes. In other words, 21 Savage is back like he never left — mostly because he didn’t.
While American Dream is the Atlanta-by-way-of-London rapper’s first full-length solo effort since 2018’s I Am > I Was, he’s kept busy with a string of collaborative projects and EPs that have not only seen him preserve his popularity but also sharpen his skills as a songwriter and as a rapper. The second Savage Mode with Metro Boomin celebrated and built on 21’s newfound notoriety from winning a Grammy with J. Cole in 2019, while Her Loss saw him apprentice himself to Drake, one of the highest-profile artists in hip-hop.
If Drake gave the younger rapper any pointers on securing his longevity in the public eye, he’s certainly put them to use. Where many rappers of his disposition and origin would be content to wear the mask of stony stoicism in the face of both personal and professional setbacks (not to mention, maintaining the image of a cold-eyed trap assassin), 21 has increasingly let his guard down over the past few years, revealing both a goofy sense of humor and a surprisingly sensitive side. His burgeoning vulnerability has endeared him to his audience even more, despite the ostensible incongruity with his music’s subject matter.
It also helps to anchor the ever-broadening array of tools and topics 21 employs on American Dream. While tracks like “Redrum” and “Dangerous” traverse well-worn territory for the lanky Atlantan, they coexist fairly cozily alongside latter-half ballads such as “Prove It” and “Just Like Me” with Burna Boy. 21 sounds equally convincing while threatening to turn “turn bullies to ashes” on “Dangerous” as he does lamenting that “you got accounts, but you don’t hold yourself accountable” over a jealous-but-justifiably-promiscuous lover on “Just Like Me.” (He also deserves some credit for making “accountable” rhyme with “banister” thanks to that peculiar southern drawl.)
It helps when he continues to utilize some of rap’s more engaging production, courtesy of hitmakers like Cardo (“Should’ve Wore A Bonnet”), London On Da Track (“Redrum”), OG Parker (“See The Real”), and of course, Metro Boomin, who contributes five beats. All five of those songs feature standout verses from guest rappers Lil Durk, Young Thug, and even Travis Scott, although the latter still bears an unfortunate lyrical resemblance to his disgraced mentor. The best of the guest spots come from Doja Cat on “N.H.I.E.,” who continues her recent hot streak with added flair — which was possibly inspired by Tierra Whack. Ad-lib!
However, while it’s fun to hear the supposedly remorseless serial killer play around with new sounds and stretch his creative muscles, the hook on “Pop Ur Sh*t” is so bad, you might have to grit your teeth to get to Thug’s verse — then immediately hit “skip.” Meanwhile, thoughtful songs like “Letter To My Brudda” and “Dark Days” almost make you wish that Savage would actually stretch further because he proves so insightful when he exposes his vulnerabilities that his therapeutic observations nearly threaten to undermine the murderous shenanigans.
American Dream could seem like a paradoxical hodgepodge of split personalities, but instead, it becomes a poignant metaphor for the concept of the American dream itself. While 21 Savage’s rags-to-riches narrative practically embodies the idealized, bootstrap-pulling success story that the nation’s leaders love to pat themselves on the backs over, the details reveal the failures and hypocrisies inherent to the system, as well. After all, no one should be forced to drag themselves out of poverty in the first place. That Savage did so while contemplating violence as a mundane fact of life when he could have been doing more all along is so on the nose, it hurts.
American Dream is out now on Slaughter Gang/Epic. You can get it here.
Why Is Ice Spice Being Sued?
Ice Spice squeezed an entire celebrity arc since leaping onto the scene with “Munch” in late 2022. The Bronx, New York-bred rapper has gotten into an ultimately harmless public spat with Drake, befriended Taylor Swift, delivered a successful debut EP, netted three top-10 Billboard Hot 100 singles (“Karma” with Swift, “Boy’s A Liar, Pt. 2” with PinkPantheress, and “Princess Diana” with Nicki Minaj), attended the Met Gala, served as the musical guest on SNL, and landed a forthcoming Super Bowl commercial (after already co-starring in a commercial with Ben Affleck).
But the most recent development officially solidifies Ice Spice as an A-lister.
Why Is Ice Spice Being Sued?
On Wednesday, January 17, TMZ reported that someone named D.Chamberz is suing Ice Spice for her “In Ha Mood” single, citing “copyright infringement” because he claims “he wrote, recorded and released a song called ‘In That Mood’ a year before her famous single.”
TMZ’s report continues, “According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, D.Chamberz says he released his song on all major digital platforms in January 2022, and he thinks Ice Spice’s producer heard it on the radio way before her song came out. He claims Ice Spice’s song copies the beat, lyrics, hook, rhythmic structure, metrical placement, and narrative context of his track.”
D.Chamberz asserts that he performed his song “dozens of times” in New York City, “near where Ice and her producer, Riot, reside.” But D.Chamberz isn’t deterred if Ice Spice and Riot didn’t attend any of his performances because he also believes “it’s more than likely” that Riot would have heard his song on New York City’s Hot 97, “and he says there are social media receipts” to prove it.
Ice Spice released “In Ha Mood” in January 2023, and it peaked at No. 58 on the Hot 100 on the chart dated March 25, 2023.
Taylor Swift Dominates The 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominations, As Do SZA, 21 Savage, And Others
The iHeartRadio Music Awards unveiled their 2024 nominations today, January 18. Taylor Swift is leading the way this year, with a total of nine awards that she’s up for, including the coveted Artist Of The Year. Close behind her with eight nominations are SZA, Jelly Roll, and 21 Savage.
Basically, the categories are stacked, and it truly is anyone’s game. The awards show will take place on Monday, April 1 at 8 p.m. ET, and will air live on FOX.
Continue scrolling to see a complete list of this year’s nominees (via Billboard).
Song Of The Year
“Calm Down” – Rema and Selena Gomez
“Creepin’” – Metro Boomin with The Weeknd and 21 Savage
“Cruel Summer” – Taylor Swift
“Dance The Night” – Dua Lipa
“Fast Car” – Luke Combs
“Flowers”- Miley Cyrus
“Kill Bill” – SZA
“Last Night”- Morgan Wallen
“Paint The Town Red” – Doja Cat
“Vampire” – Olivia Rodrigo
Artist Of The Year
Drake
Jelly Roll
Luke Combs
Miley Cyrus
Morgan Wallen
Olivia Rodrigo
Shakira
SZA
Taylor Swift
Usher
Duo/Group Of The Year
(G)I-DLE
Blink-182
Dan + Shay
Fall Out Boy
Foo Fighters
Jonas Brothers
Måneskin
OneRepublic
Paramore
Parmalee
Best Collaboration
“All My Life” – Lil Durk ft. J. Cole
“Barbie World (with Aqua)” – Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice
“Boy’s a liar Pt.2” – PinkPantheress and Ice Spice
“Calm Down”- Rema and Selena Gomez
“Creepin’” – Metro Boomin with The Weeknd and 21 Savage
“Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage
“Rich Flex” – Drake and 21 Savage
“Thank God” – Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown
“Tomorrow 2” – GloRilla with Cardi B
“TQG” – Karol G and Shakira
Producer Of The Year
Carter Lang
Dan Nigro
Jack Antonoff
Kid Harpoon
Rob Bisel
Songwriter Of The Year
Aldae
Ashley Gorley
J Kash
Jack Antonoff
Michael Ross Pollack
Pop Song Of The Year
“Calm Down” – Rema and Selena Gomez
“Cruel Summer” – Taylor Swift
“Flowers”- Miley Cyrus
“Kill Bill” – SZA
“Vampire” – Olivia Rodrigo
Pop Artist Of The Year
Doja Cat
Miley Cyrus
Olivia Rodrigo
SZA
Taylor Swift
Best New Artist (Pop)
David Kushner
Doechii
Jelly Roll
Rema
Stephen Sanchez
Country Song Of The Year
“Fast Car” – Luke Combs
“Heart Like a Truck” – Lainey Wilson
“Last Night” – Morgan Wallen
“Rock and a Hard Place” – Bailey Zimmerman
“Thank God” – Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown
Country Artist Of The Year
Jason Aldean
Jelly Roll
Lainey Wilson
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Best New Artist (Country)
Corey Kent
Jackson Dean
Jelly Roll
Megan Moroney
Nate Smith
Hip-Hop Song Of The Year
“All My Life”- Lil Durk ft. J. Cole
“Fukumean”- Gunna
“Just Wanna Rock” – Lil Uzi Vert
“Rich Flex” – Drake and 21 Savage
“Tomorrow 2”- GloRilla with Cardi B
Hip-Hop Artist Of The Year
21 Savage
Drake
Future
Gunna
Lil Durk
Best New Artist (Hip-Hop)
Doechii
Ice Spice
Lola Brooke
Sexyy Red
Young Nudy
R&B Song Of The Year
“Creepin’”- Metro Boomin with The Weeknd and 21 Savage
“CUFF IT”- Beyoncé
“Good Good” – Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage
“On My Mama” – Victoria Monét
“Snooze”- SZA
R&B Artist Of The Year
Beyoncé
Brent Faiyaz
Chris Brown
SZA
Usher
Best New Artist (R&B)
Coco Jones
Fridayy
Kenya Vaun
October London
Victoria Monét
Alternative Song Of The Year
“Lost” – Linkin Park
“Love From the Other Side” – Fall Out Boy
“One More Time”- Blink-182
“Rescued”- Foo Fighters
“This Is Why”- Paramore
Alternative Artist Of The Year
Blink-182
Fall Out Boy
Foo Fighters
Green Day
Paramore
Best New Artist (Alt/Rock)
Bad Omens
HARDY
Jelly Roll
Lovejoy
Noah Kahan
Rock Song Of The Year
“72 Seasons” – Metallica
“Dead Don’t Die”- Shinedown
“Lost” – Linkin Park
“Need A Favor” – Jelly Roll
“Rescued” – Foo Fighters
Rock Artist Of The Year
Disturbed
Foo Fighters
Jelly Roll
Metallica
Shinedown
Dance Song Of The Year
“10:35”- Tiësto ft. Tate McRae
“Baby Don’t Hurt Me” – David Guetta, Anne-Marie and Coi Leray
“Padam Padam” – Kylie Minogue
“Praising You” – Rita Ora ft. Fatboy Slim
“Strangers” – Kenya Grace
Dance Artist Of The Year
Anabel Englund
David Guetta
Illenium
Kylie Minogue
Tiësto
Latin Pop / Urban Song Of The Year
“La Bachata” – Manuel Turizo
“La Bebe (remix)” – Yng Lvcas and Peso Pluma
“Lala”- Myke Towers
“Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”- Shakira and Bizarrap
“TQG”- Karol G and Shakira
Latin Pop / Urban Artist Of The Year
Bad Bunny
Feid
Karol G
Manuel Turizo
Shakira
Best New Artist (Latin Pop / Urban)
Bad Gyal
GALE
Mora
Yng Lvcas
Young Miko
Regional Mexican Song Of The Year
“Bebe Dame”- Fuerza Regida and Grupo Frontera
“Ella Baila Sola” – Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma
“Indispensable” – Carin León
“Qué Onda Perdida” – Grupo Firme ft. Gerardo Coronel
“Qué Vuelvas”- Carin León and Grupo Frontera
Regional Mexican Artist Of The Year
Calibre 50
Carin León
El Fantasma
Grupo Frontera
Peso Pluma
Best New Artist (Regional Mexican)
Gabito Ballesteros
Gerardo Coronel
Grupo Frontera
Junior H
Peso Pluma
K-Pop Artist Of The Year
(G)I-DLE
Jung Kook
NCT Dream
Seventeen
Stray Kids
K-Pop Song Of The Year
“Bouncy (K-Hot Chilli Peppers)” – ATEEZ
“Cupid (Twin Version)”- FIFTY FIFTY
“S-Class” – Stray Kids
“Seven” Jung Kook ft. Latto
“Super Shy” – NewJeans
Best New Artist (K-pop)
BOYNEXTDOOR
NewJeans
RIIZE
xikers
ZEROBASEONE
Best African Music Artist
Burna Boy
Rema
Tems
Tyla
Wizkid
Best Lyrics
“Dial Drunk”- Noah Kahan
“Flowers”- Miley Cyrus
“Greedy”- Tate McRae
“Houdini”- Dua Lipa
“Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version)”- Taylor Swift
“Last Night”- Morgan Wallen
“Lovin On Me”- Jack Harlow
“Nonsense”- Sabrina Carpenter
“Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat
“Vampire”- Olivia Rodrigo
“Water”- Tyla
“What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish
Best Music Video
“3D”- Jung Kook ft. Jack Harlow
“Dance The Night”- Dua Lipa
“FLOWER”- JISOO
“Flowers”- Miley Cyrus
“I’m Good (Blue)” – Bebe Rexha and David Guetta
“Kill Bill”- SZA
“La Bebe (Remix)”- Yng Lvcas and Peso Pluma
“Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat
“Seven”- Jung Kook ft. Latto
“TQG”- Karol G and Shakira
“Vampire”- Olivia Rodrigo
“What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish
Best Fan Army
Agnation
ATINY
Barbz
Beyhive
BTS Army
Harries
Livies
Louies
Niallers
Rushers
Selenators
Swifties
Social Star Award
Alex Warren
David Kushner
Flyana Boss
Gracie Abrams
Jessie Murph
Megan Moroney
Natalie Jane
Noah Kahan
Favorite Tour Photographer
Alfredo Flores – Sabrina Carpenter
Anna Lee – Coldplay
Carianne Older – Charlie Puth
Catherine Powell – Kelsea Ballerini
Cynthia Parkhurst – Jonas Brothers
David Lehr – Morgan Wallen
Joshua Halling – Louis Tomlinson
Mason Poole – Beyoncé
Matty Vogel – Misterwives
Ravie B – Adele
Ryan Fleming – 5 Seconds of Summer
Sanjay Parikh – Shinedown
TikTok Bop Of The Year
“Boy’s a liar Pt. 2”- PinkPantheress and Ice Spice
“Collide (Sped Up Remix)”- Justine Skye
“Cruel Summer”- Taylor Swift
“Cupid (Twin Version)”- FIFTY FIFTY
“Daylight”- David Kushner
“Her Way (Sped Up)”- Party Next Door
“If We Ever Broke Up”- Mae Stephens
“Paint The Town Red”- Doja Cat
“Water”- Tyla
“What It Is (Solo Version)”- Doechii
“What Was I Made For?”- Billie Eilish
Favorite On Screen
J-hope IN THE BOX
Love To Love You, Donna Summer
Louis Tomlinson, “All of Those Voices”
Prince: The Final Secret
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
Jelly Roll, “Save Me”
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
TLC Forever
Favorite Tour Style
Beyoncé
Carrie Underwood
Doja Cat
Elton John
Harry Styles
Jonas Brothers
Madonna
Måneskin
Sabrina Carpenter
Shania Twain
SZA
Taylor Swift
Favorite Debut Album
Jung Kook, GOLDEN
Chlöe, In Pieces
V, Layover
Megan Moroney, Lucky
Lauren Spencer Smith, Mirror
Raye, My 21st Century Blues
Bailey Zimmerman, Religiously
Reneé Rapp, Snow Angel
Tyler Hubbard, Tyler Hubbard
Some of the artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.