Music News Kanye West, Drake and Kendrick Lamar lead the 2022 BET Awards nominations by Tom Disalvo The nominations for this year’s BET Hip-Hop Music Awards have been revealed, with rappers, and on-again-off-again beefers, Kanye West and Drake leading the pack. Drake’s 2021 album, Certified Lover Boy…
Music News Pop Culture Video WATCH: Drake joins the Backstreet Boys onstage for ‘I Want It That Way’ by Amy Davidson Drake made a surprise appearance at a Backstreet Boys gig, and joined them on stage for I Want It That Way as the band’s “sixth member.” On Saturday night, Drake showed…
Music News Pop Culture Drake responds to criticism of album: “It’s all good if you don’t get it yet” by Tom Blain After just 9 months since his previous album Certified Lover Boy was released, Drake has returned with his follow-up album: ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ and it’s received lukewarm reviews. Drake appears unfazed by…
Music News Eminem becomes the most Gold and Platinum certified artist of all time by Lochie Schuster Thanks to a resurgence in listeners after this year’s Super Bowl Halftime performance, Eminem has taken RIAA’s top spot for Gold and Platinum singles. Eminem now holds the record for…
Music News New footage gives insight into Kodak Black shooting by Chloe Maddren Police have reported that rapper Kodak Black and three other men were shot and wounded during a fight near an LA restaurant hosting the after-party that followed a Justin Bieber…
Music News FBI to investigate footage from Astroworld by Lochie Schuster The FBI has asked Astroworld attendees for pictures and videos from the event to investigate the deaths of 10 people. A dedicated website has been set up by America’s Federal…
Clocked Lists 20 famous songs and the iconic video games they sampled by Tom Cameron Since they first hit the world, video games have served as inspiration for countless musicians. These 20 tracks paid homage to the art form by sampling in-game music or SFX….
Lists Music These are the 10 best rap songs that were released in 2020 by Manning Patston Based on cultural impact, lyricism, staying power, and aux-chord viability, these are our 10 picks for the best rap songs of 2020. Amidst the coronavirus pandemic, lockdown, the Black Lives…
Music Dave Grohl just covered Drake’s ‘Hotline Bling’ for Hanukkah by Jasmine Kassis Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl and producer Greg Kurstin have been performing covers of Jewish artists on Twitter for Hanukkah. The Hanukkah Sessions kicked off on 11 December and will…
Music News Billie Eilish reveals her 9 favourite songs of 2020 by Phoebe Repeti Billie shares her top songs of 2020 in a cloud-nine list, including tracks from Phoebe Bridgers, Cyn, Jorja Smith, and James Blake. The holiday season is always exciting for music…
Music News Bryson Tiller teams up with Drake for track on new album ‘Anniversary’ by Claudia Schmidt Bryson Tiller has dropped his long-awaited third album Anniversary, and it features a cheeky guest appearance from none other than Drake. After three years, American singer Bryson Tiller has finally released…
Features Pro Audio The power of silence: minimalism in popular music by Dan Shaw Minimalism transports the listener to a place of contemplation – where new sounds can be imagined in the midst of silence. We explore its power in modern production. In 4’33”,…
Music WATCH: Drake – ‘When to Say When’ / ‘Chicago Freestyle’ by Talya Jacobson Drake has dropped his first two tracks of 2020 with the surprise arrival of When to Say When and Chicago Freestyle, with the rapper unveiling both tracks in one music…
