UPDATE: Hootie and the Blowfish, Marshmello and Steve Aoki have been added to the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Festival lineup. Actor and singer Darren Criss and K-pop outfit Monsta X have also been tapped as special guests. The iHeartRadio Music Festival will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas …
Read More »Chance The Rapper to Develop Movie Musical Set In Chicago
Chance the Rapper is adding to his already lengthy list of side projects by developing a new movie musical called Hope for MGM.The story is close to Chance’s heart as, according to the studio, it follows a group of teenagers who turn “art into [community] action.” Since Chance’s rise to …
Read More »An Indie Music Expert Explains Why Artists Are Turning Away From Record Deals
When Chance the Rapper made Grammy history last year by becoming the first artist to snag one of the coveted awards without selling physical copies of his music, the win resonated well beyond the Chicago rapper’s own résumé. “This is for every indie artist!” Chance — whose albumColoring Book beat …
Read More »Chance the Rapper Blames Marketing Agencies for Subtle Racism in Ads
UPDATE: Heineken issued an apology over the beer commercial. See the full mea culpa below. Chance the Rapper blasted Heineken’snew light beer commercialfor having racist undertones. In the ad, a bartender slides a beer past several dark-skinned people to a fair-skinned woman. The ad proclaims, in reference to its light …
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