In 2020, Primavera Sound was forced to cancel. The Spanish festival faced the same fate this year as well. Organizers are getting ready for 2022 in a big way, though: They unveiled the lineup for the massive 2022 event today, which takes place over the weekends of June 2 to 4 and June 9 to 11, along with some ancillary performances from June 5 to 8 and on June 12.
The lineup is stacked, but fans seemed most excited about the inclusion of Lorde, as she became a trending topic on Twitter this morning following the lineup reveal. Primavera Sound is Lorde’s first confirmed show in a while: Her last full live set came in November 2018 at the Corona Capital festival (according to setlist.fm).
Alongside Lorde, headliners include Massive Attack, Pavement, Tame Impala, Beck, The National, The Strokes, Gorillaz, Jorja Smith, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Tyler The Creator, Disclosure, Interpol, Jamie xx, Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. The rest of the poster has too many artists to list, but some of the others include Charli XCX, 100 Gecs, Brockhampton, Big Thief, Jay Electronica, Brittany Howard, Clairo, Run The Jewels, and Slowthai.
Tickets go on sale on June 1, so learn more about tickets and the 2022 festival here.
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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a chance to shine a light on cultures that are often pushed to the margins in American society. This is just as true in the music world as anywhere else, where artists of Asian and Pacific Island ancestry can struggle for visibility despite making some of the most groundbreaking and engaging art out there. In honor of API Heritage month, Uproxx and Warner Music’s API employees wanted to share just a handful of the incredible artists currently catching their attention, showing just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the amazing API tunes being created today. The hope is that this resource introduces you off to your next favorite singer or band, and that it sparks a fire to dig deeper at the countless API acts crafting great music.
ANJL
With an absolutely gorgeous voice and music/lyrics that are deeply relatable, this Indian-Filipina songwriter and producer is a paradigm for talent that deserves massive recognition.
Asian Kung Fu Generation
Some classics never go out of style. This throwback will sure to bring a sense of nostalgia if you first found their music on YouTube in the mid-2000’s, but it’s also not too late to discover them for the first time now.
Hollis
Hollis pulls you into her songs with her dreamy vocals and lyrical imagery. Her greatest strength is in her ability to put emotions into words that listeners often feel but cannot describe. She is also an activist and uses her platform for social change.
Jay Som
Jay Som is strongly influenced by her Filipino roots and expresses her identity and emotions through breathy vocals, funky band production, and romantic music. Plus, she has a new collaborative project with Palehound, called Bachelor, out next month.
Khushi
Khushi’s music is the personification of intellectual conversation with a loved one while you’re snuggled in bed with some coffee. Intimate, sultry, and thought-provoking all at once.
Prateek Kuhad
This Mumbai-based singer-songwriter has already been shouted out by President Obama, but his folk-infused craftsmanship is now ready to be heralded by audiences far and wide.
Raveena
Raveena beautifully blends her South Asian heritage with contemporary, dreamy bedroom pop productions that just wraps you up and comforts your soul.
Rei Ami
With a name based on anime characters who both have very different personalities, this Korean artist creates songs that reflect that dichotomy through a dynamic structure where they can be high energy in the first half and dark in the second half. Or, the other way around. She also has awesome music videos.
Rina Sawayama
If you’re not listening to Rina Sawayama already, what are you waiting for? Rina masterfully blends together pop, rock, and Japanese Visual Kei among many other influences into witty social commentary, heartfelt ballads, and full-out f*ck you anthems.
Tiffany Young
A veteran of the K-pop scene, Tiffany has come a long way from her Girl’s Generation days. Her vocals and creative direction have matured and she is truly shining as a solo artist.
Umi
Umi’s rich voice draws you into her soulful productions. Heavily influenced by her Black and Japanese heritage, her songs are deep and unique but at the same time universal – evoking emotions that anyone can resonate with.
Yerin Baek
Yerin Baek embodies versatility. A Korean singer-songwriter, the music can cover ground from jazzy compositions to more alt and electronic music as well.
Yeek
Yeek is not new to the music scene, but the music is so dang sexy it still feels revolutionary. Blast it up and get someone to cuddle with.
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Collaborative albums are generally exciting upon announcement, though whether or not they live up to the hype is another story altogether. Ever since Lil Baby and Lil Durk announced that they would be joining forces with their own upcoming joint effort Voice Of Heroes, many have been cautiously optimistic about how the project will turn out.
With the album officially slated for release on June 4th, Lil Baby took to Instagram to build up a little bit of hype, switching things up by spotlighting one of the tracks that didn’t ultimately make the final cut. The implication of course being that those that did end up on Voice Of Heroes will be of the highest quality, as this untitled track has already started to gain acclaim from fans.
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“This one of the ones that didn’t make it,” captions Baby, alongside a clip of him and Durk previewing their handiwork in the studio. As for the song itself, it’s unsurprisingly melodic, with Baby setting things off over the melancholic instrumental. “This lil bitch say that she through with me and this her last time,” he raps. “Got an older chick she love to suck the dick, give great advice / she start licking me in the car and she blame it on the ice / could have been rich a long time ago, I blame it on the dice.”
Check out the snippet below, and while this one might not make the final cut of Voice Of Heroes, don’t be surprised to see it surface by some other means — perhaps even on the inevitable Deluxe Edition. Are you excited to hear Baby and Durk’s collaboration album?
The 2021 Billboard Music Awards took place over the weekend. Of the many notable moments from the show, The Weeknd led the nominations with 16 and walked away with ten BBMAs. Drake was awarded the Artist of the Decade Award at the show also, while Pop Smoke posthumously won a few of his own, including the award for Top 200 Album.
Other famous names that attended the festivities include Lil Baby, who presented the award for Top Hot 100 song. He shared a promotional video announcing the news, which caught many fans off-guard. The wholesome footage led to fans trolling the rapper on social media.
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Ahead of the ceremony, Baby took to Instagram to tell fans he would be presenting the award. While a simple message, fans couldn’t help but notice his usual Atlanta accent was heavily masked to deliver the message. “What’s up! It’s Lil Baby here,” began the rapper in the promo.
He continued, “Tune in to the Billboard Music Awards to see me present the award for Top Hot 100 song presented by Rockstar Energy. See you there,” he finished before throwing up a peace sign.
Many pointed out how this was a rare and pure portrayal of the trap star, while some clowned him for the wholesome code-switching. “They done gentrified Lil Baby,” said one user.
Check out more reactions to the promotional footage below.
Kim Kardashian is being sued by her maintenance and cleaning staff over claims that she allegedly did not pay them fair wages or provide meal breaks.
Seven people on the billionaire reality television star’s staff have filed a lawsuit against the businesswoman for allegedly stiffing them but representatives for Kim K state that the vendor is actually to blame for short-changing her employees.
According to a report by TMZ, the staffers worked at Kim’s mansion in Hidden Hills. They claim that they were told upon being hired that they were full-time employees, yet they were treated as independent contractors and missed out on benefits. They also claim that they were denied meal breaks, did not have expenses covered, and weren’t paid proper wages.
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A representative for Kim says that she hired the staffers through a vendor for maintenance and cleaning services and they’re the ones to blame for stiffing the employees. “[Kim] is not responsible for how the vendor manages their business and the agreements they have made directly with their staff,” said the rep. “Kim has never not paid a vendor for their services and hopes that the issue between these workers and the vendor who hired them can be amicably resolved soon.”
One staffer claims that they were fired after inquiring about his rights and those of his son, who also worked at the home. His son was 16-years-old but he worked more than the maximum number of hours for a minor under California law.
We will keep you updated on the outcome of this lawsuit.
There are some who might argue that healthy competition has all but faded from hip-hop, citing the posse cuts of the nineties and early two-thousands as the gold standard. Yet many of today’s active artists are genuine students of the game, taking pride in their ability to hold it down with a highlight-reel verse.
For Polo G, that opportunity arose with the release of “Gang Gang,” a collaboration that found him linking up with one of his idols — Lil Wayne. Alas, by his own admission he fell slightly short, taking to Twitter to reflect on his experience being “outshone” by the legendary lyricist.
“Lol Wayne The Only Ni*ga Eva Walked Me Down On a Song,” wrote Polo, a few days back. “But I definitely need my rematch or sum. It’s crazy tho cuz I take the approach I do in this shit cuz of him…goin From Tryna study The lyrics to actually bein on a song w Em.”
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To be fair, Lil Wayne tends to outshine the majority of his collaborators, whether a veteran or a newcomer. Even Nicki Minaj, no stranger to stealing the spotlight, recently admitted to being “washed” by Weezy and Drizzy on their recent “Seeing Green” collab. Luckily, Polo G doesn’t appear to be sweating it in the slightest — in fact, he likely knew the risks upon securing the Weezy feature to begin with. Perhaps, should a “rematch” indeed occur, Polo G will put in that extra work to ensure he comes out on top — difficult though such a task may be.
After all, Wayne is a competitor to the core, as evidenced by his own perspective on collaboration. Lest we forget, this is a man who refused to be one-upped by Eminem, who has a habit of outshining his guests at every opportunity. We wish Polo G the best of luck in his new challenge — do you think the young emcee has it in him?
Last weekend, Lil Nas X enjoyed one of the biggest moments of his young music career when he was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live. One of the songs he performed was his hit “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” but that didn’t go without incident: While dancing, he ripped his pants. He later addressed the incident, writing on Twitter, “i know i do a lot of planned sh*t but ripping my pants on live television is not one of them.” Now, he has discussed the performance in greater depth, chatting with Jimmy Fallon (and guest host Dave Grohl) on The Tonight Show.
He broke down what was going through his head when it happened, saying:
“I was pretty much going down the pole, you know, doing my little sexy drop-down, and boom: I feel air. I was like, ‘OK, there’s definitely a breeze going on.’ And I also feel, like, some popping still happening while I was down there. I was like, ‘Oh god, I hope it’s not…’ I was like, ‘Just please don’t be on TV already,’ you know? And SNL is actually live, so… You know what the worst part is? At the end of the performance, the dancers are supposed to touch me and tug on me or whatever, and they were tugging on the pants, and I was like, ‘Please stop.’ […] I couldn’t say it because I would ruin the performance, like, ‘Guys, stop, please,’ but I couldn’t say it.”
Elsewhere during the interview, Fallon showed a clip of Lil Nas X’s dress rehearsal performance, so the world could see what the rapper’s choreography would have looked like had it not been thrown off course.
Nicki Minaj is back and she’s just as influential as she’s ever been. The superstar rapper returned to the spotlight a few weeks ago before the re-release of her debut mixtape Beam Me Up Scotty, which included three new songs. With the way Nicki has been moving, it looks like she may be planning on taking over with even more new music before the end of the year, plotting on keeping attention glued to her for the coming months.
“You guys asked me to post the looks from my bts video so I’ll start with this one,” wrote Nicki on IG, sharing her latest photo dump and teasing fans that she has even more pictures ready to unload. She posed by her pool and stuck out her booty in an all-pink athletic outfit that hugged her body tightly. In the second photo, she really wanted people to see the full range of her curves, bending over in the shot. Finally, she dropped it to the floor and wiggled around, setting pulses racing with a third video.
This is solely one of the many stunning looks that Nicki Minaj has brought out in recent weeks. Check out the looks below and be sure to scroll through below for even more.
Tickets go on sale on 1st June at 11:00 CEST
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