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ICYMI: Spotify LIVE! To Host at Rolling Loud Miami 2022, Full Schedule

July 24, 2022 by newhiphopnews

For the first time, Spotify will be bringing live audio content from festival grounds to fans’ homes at Rolling Loud Miami. From Friday, July 22 through Sunday, July 24, Spotify will be backstage in the Rolling Loud Artist Village hosting live and exclusive interviews with artists performing at the festival all weekend.Hip-Hop fans can expect an immersive experience unlike any other RL live stream before.

Catch conversations with Brian “B.Dot” Miller, of Spotify’s live’s audio show New Joints Live, and TV host and personality Amanda Booz. Also live on the Miami festival grounds, Spotify Creative Director/Head of Urban Music, Carl Chery and Spotify talent, Cole Cuchna along with the controversial DJ Akademiks will also be handpicking artists for live interviews.

Listen live on Spotify or Spotify Live for more. Interviews and live streamed performances will be available on Spotify (mobile only) and Spotify Live (Day 1, Day 2, Day 3). Check out the schedule below and keep in mind dealing with some artists it is subject to change.

Friday, July 22

4:15pm Weekend Kick-Off

4:30pm Artist Interview – Saweetie (w/ Carl Chery)

4:45pm Artist Interview – Fivio Foreign (w/ Cole Cuchna)

5:15pm Artist Interview – Kash Doll

5:45pm Performance Live Stream – Fivio Foreign

7:55pm Performance Live Steam – Bia

9:15pm Performance Live Stream – A$AP Ferg

9:30pm Artist Interview – Lil Durk

Saturday, July 23

3:45pm Day 2 Kick-Off / Day 1 Recap

4:00pm Artist Interview – Baby Tate

4:25pm Artist Interview – Duke Deuce

4:35pm Artist Interview – WhiteRoseMoxie

4:45pm Artist Interview – Saucy Santana

5:00pm Artist Interview – Strick

5:15pm Artist Interview – Dreezy

6:10pm Live Performance Stream – Saucy Santana

6:15pm Artist Interview – Toosii

6:20pm Artist Interview – City Girls

6:30pm Artist Interview – Doe Boy

7:10pm Artist Interview – Ace Hood

7:30pm Artist Interview – Nardo Wick

7:50pm Performance Live Stream – Nardo Wick

9:00pm Artist Interview – Soulja Boy

9:50pm Performance Live Stream – Latto

Sunday, July 24

4:15pm Day 3 Kick-Off / Day 2 Recap

4:30pm Artist Interview – Kali

5:15pm Artist Interview – Flo Milli

6:30pm Artist Interview – EST Gee (w/ DJ Akademiks)

7:10pm Performance Live Stream – Baby Keem

7:30pm Artist Interview – Kodak Black

8:00pm Artist Interview – Curren$y

8:30pm Artist Interview – Moneybagg Yo

8:45pm Artist Interview – Young Nudy

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[LISTEN] Saweetie & Omeretta The Great Backstage w/ Spotify LIVE! at #RollingLoud Miami

July 24, 2022 by newhiphopnews

Listen live on Spotify or Spotify Live for more. Interviews and live streamed performances will be available on Spotify (mobile only) and Spotify Live (Day 1, Day 2, Day 3).

Check out the schedule below and keep in mind with some artists it is subject to change.

Friday, July 22

4:15pm Weekend Kick-Off

4:30pm Artist Interview – Saweetie (w/ Carl Chery)

4:45pm Artist Interview – Fivio Foreign (w/ Cole Cuchna)

5:15pm Artist Interview – Kash Doll

5:45pm Performance Live Stream – Fivio Foreign

7:55pm Performance Live Steam – Bia

9:15pm Performance Live Stream – A$AP Ferg

9:30pm Artist Interview – Lil Durk

Saturday, July 23

3:45pm Day 2 Kick-Off / Day 1 Recap

4:00pm Artist Interview – Baby Tate

4:25pm Artist Interview – Duke Deuce

4:35pm Artist Interview – WhiteRoseMoxie

4:45pm Artist Interview – Saucy Santana

5:00pm Artist Interview – Strick

5:15pm Artist Interview – Dreezy

6:10pm Live Performance Stream – Saucy Santana

6:15pm Artist Interview – Toosii

6:20pm Artist Interview – City Girls

6:30pm Artist Interview – Doe Boy

7:10pm Artist Interview – Ace Hood

7:30pm Artist Interview – Nardo Wick

7:50pm Performance Live Stream – Nardo Wick

9:00pm Artist Interview – Soulja Boy

9:50pm Performance Live Stream – Latto

Sunday, July 24

4:15pm Day 3 Kick-Off / Day 2 Recap

4:30pm Artist Interview – Kali

5:15pm Artist Interview – Flo Milli

6:30pm Artist Interview – EST Gee (w/ DJ Akademiks)

7:10pm Performance Live Stream – Baby Keem

7:30pm Artist Interview – Kodak Black

8:00pm Artist Interview – Curren$y

8:30pm Artist Interview – Moneybagg Yo

8:45pm Artist Interview – Young Nudy

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Spotify LIVE! To Host at Rolling Loud Miami 2022, Full Schedule

July 24, 2022 by newhiphopnews

Friday, July 22

4:15pm Weekend Kick-Off

4:30pm Artist Interview – Saweetie (w/ Carl Chery)

4:45pm Artist Interview – Fivio Foreign (w/ Cole Cuchna)

5:15pm Artist Interview – Kash Doll

5:45pm Performance Live Stream – Fivio Foreign

7:55pm Performance Live Steam – Bia

9:15pm Performance Live Stream – A$AP Ferg

9:30pm Artist Interview – Lil Durk

Saturday, July 23

3:45pm Day 2 Kick-Off / Day 1 Recap

4:00pm Artist Interview – Baby Tate

4:25pm Artist Interview – Duke Deuce

4:35pm Artist Interview – WhiteRoseMoxie

4:45pm Artist Interview – Saucy Santana

5:00pm Artist Interview – Strick

5:15pm Artist Interview – Dreezy

6:10pm Live Performance Stream – Saucy Santana

6:15pm Artist Interview – Toosii

6:20pm Artist Interview – City Girls

6:30pm Artist Interview – Doe Boy

7:10pm Artist Interview – Ace Hood

7:30pm Artist Interview – Nardo Wick

7:50pm Performance Live Stream – Nardo Wick

9:00pm Artist Interview – Soulja Boy

9:50pm Performance Live Stream – Latto

Sunday, July 24

4:15pm Day 3 Kick-Off / Day 2 Recap

4:30pm Artist Interview – Kali

5:15pm Artist Interview – Flo Milli

6:30pm Artist Interview – EST Gee (w/ DJ Akademiks)

7:10pm Performance Live Stream – Baby Keem

7:30pm Artist Interview – Kodak Black

8:00pm Artist Interview – Curren$y

8:30pm Artist Interview – Moneybagg Yo

8:45pm Artist Interview – Young Nudy

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Dua Lipa Ties Ariana Grande’s Major Spotify Record Among Female Artists

July 14, 2022 by newhiphopnews

Dua Lipa Roskilde Festival 2022 — Getty Image

Dua Lipa has been living up to her hit song “Levitating” over the last year and this latest achievement takes her to a different stratosphere. The 26-year-old has officially tied Ariana Grande for the most songs with over one billion streams among female artists. Dua and the Sweetener artist now share the throne with seven songs a piece.

Some of Dua Lipa’s records that aided in her achieving this feat include “One Kiss” with Calvin Harris, the PNAU remix to “Cold Heart” with Elton John, “Don’t Start Now,” “IDGAF,” and the aforementioned “Levitating” with received a remix by DaBaby soon after its release. In terms of RIAA certifications, her 2020 album Future Nostalgia and eponymous 2017 album are both certified Platinum. “Levitating” is four times Platinum, “One Kiss” is three times platinum, and “IDGAF” is two times Platinum.

Dua Lipa has been busy in 2022, appearing on Calvin Harris’ “Potion” with Young Thug and “Sweetest Pie” with Megan Thee Stallion. She reportedly told Elton John that her third album is “50% of the way there” and “is starting to feel good,” so she could very well knock Ariana Grande off of their shared pedestal until Grande releases her next album.

Check out the full list of Dua Lipa’s RIAA certifications here.

Dua Lipa is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Spotify’s ‘Rap Caviar’ Podcast Is Being Turned Into A Hulu Docuseries

July 14, 2022 by newhiphopnews

spotify rapcaviar hulu megan saweetie — Getty Image/Ralph Ordaz

The podcast-to-streaming-docuseries pipeline has proven quite lucrative over the past several months/years, so with Spotify branching out, it only makes sense that the music streaming giant would partner with television streaming giant Hulu to produce a docuseries about one of its own most popular podcasts, RapCaviar, titled RapCaviar Presents. According to The Hollywood Reporter the show will “explore major cultural topics from the perspectives of some of today’s top hip-hop artists.”

Those top artists include familiar names like Doja Cat, Jack Harlow, Megan Thee Stallion, Roddy Ricch, Saweetie, and Tyler The Creator. The director behind the Tekashi 69 docuseries Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine, Karam Gill, is billed as executive producer and creative director, along with Av Accius (Murder In The Thirst) and Marcus A. Clarke (Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali).

Spotify’s RapCaviar playlist is credited with boosting the careers of new artists whose names appear on it alongside more established stars, including many of the focus artists of the upcoming series. Meanwhile, select artists have also performed at live shows bearing the playlist’s title and the indie label LVRN even performed a group cypher for the RapCaviar vertical.

And while those artists’ stories may very well offer fertile ground for a documentary or two, let’s not get carried away. While the podcast-to-streaming-docuseries process almost inevitably turns out a scripted series, I’m not sure anybody needs to see their stories dramatized by Emmy-baiting, peak TV-style directors and directors. Except me. As soon as I wrote that, I wanted it. Give it to me. NOW.

Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

Spotify Is Acquiring The Wordle-Inspired Music Trivia Game, Heardle

July 12, 2022 by newhiphopnews

Although Spotify is already the largest streaming service in the world with a market share of 31 percent as of 2021, the company has set its sights on becoming more interactive, with livestreams, podcasts, and new video content coming down the pike. Now, it’s adding gaming to its diversifying range of options, announcing today that it’s acquiring Heardle, the music trivia game inspired by the viral phenomenon Wordle. Wordle was acquired by New York Times in January of this year.

If you haven’t played Heardle yet, the gist is simple. It’s a lot like the TV game show Name That Tune; after the opening notes of a song are played, players are given six chances to guess the song. According to CNBC, the format will remain largely unchanged; starting today, though, an option will be added to allow players to listen to the full songs on Spotify. The game will still appear on its own website, and Spotify plans to expand from Anglophone countries like the US and Canada, the UK and Ireland, and Australia and New Zealand to more territories in the future.

A statement from Spotify promises integration into the Spotify app itself. “Further down the road, we are also planning to integrate Heardle and other interactive experiences more fully into Spotify to allow music lovers to connect more deeply with artists and challenge friends—and have some fun in the process,” it said.

Kendrick Lamar Spends A Day In Ghana Chatting About Virgil Abloh And ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’

June 17, 2022 by newhiphopnews

A little over seven months after the passing of fashion designer Virgil Abloh, his global impact is still making itself known. Virgil’s influence is all over Drake’s new surprise album Honestly, Nevermind and in Spotify’s new documentary short film about Kendrick Lamar, the Compton rapper learns just how well-known Abloh was on his first trip to Ghana. Visiting a skate park in Accra, Kendrick reveals he’s been chatting with the local kids about the late designer, discussing “what he means to them, as far as letting them have this creative space to enjoy themselves.”

The park was opened in December, just after Virgil’s passing, with support from Off-White, Abloh’s own brand, Daily Paper, and Surf Ghana. At the time of the opening, Daily Paper co-founder Jefferson Osei said in a statement, “With this initiative, we hope to evolve the skate culture in Ghana to the next level and give locals a platform to grow their talents within a space that will hopefully become their biggest training ground to date. More than board sports, the park will be a creative hub for young Ghanaians to come together, exchange ideas, inspire each other, and build their futures through recreational activities. They now have a place where they can be themselves, freely develop their skills together with like-minded people, and reach their true potential. Hence the name, Freedom Skate Park.”

Kendrick also discussed his favorite lines from his new album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, explaining why a line about going to therapy resonates with him. “We learn to hold all our sh*t in,” he admits. “That wasn’t my forte when people mentioned it to me. I’m still stuck how my pops thinks: ‘F*ck I need therapy for?’” He also allows, though, that going would represent “growth” and seems more open to the idea than he initially lets on.

You can watch the mini-doc “A Day In Ghana With Kendrick Lamar” above.

Watch Kendrick Lamar Talk ‘Mr. Morale’ and Therapy on His First Trip to Ghana

June 17, 2022 by newhiphopnews

Spotify Teases A New Project Featuring Kendrick Lamar’s First Trip To Ghana

June 10, 2022 by newhiphopnews

Kendrick Lamar visits Accra, Ghana for the first time in the teaser for a new video project shared by Spotify. Although details are light, it appears that it’s a documentary that will premiere on the platform next week. In the teaser, Kendrick shares some of his philosophy, saying, “This life sh*t, it’s all about experience.” From some of the gorgeous imagery taken on the beaches and city streets of Ghana’s capital, he certainly had one heck of an experience there.

The project will be just one that the usually elusive Compton native has released this year. In May, Kendrick returned to the spotlight with the release of his new album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers — his first new album since 2017’s Pulitzer Prize-winning DAMN. The album was accompanied by the single “N95” and a short film based on the album cut “We Cry Together” featuring actress Taylour Paige. Kendrick also announced The Big Steppers Tour supported by his PgLang signees Baby Keem and Tanna Leone.

The album was preceded by a flurry of activity from Kendrick, who teased its release with the fifth installment of his freestyle series, “The Heart.” Earlier this year, he joined Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, and 50 Cent at the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Stay tuned to see what he does next.