With the 2016 BET Awards set for next week Sunday (June 26th), organisers for Urban music’s biggest calendar night have announced a slew of new performers.
Previously announced stage blazers included Alicia Keys and Maxwell, as well as a star-studded tribute to Prince courtesy of D’Angelo, Janelle Monae, The Roots, and Sheila E.
More on who’ll be joining the line-up below…
Kanye West is hitting the road in support of his latest album – ‘The Life Of Pablo.’
Released in January exclusively on TIDAL, the project has had a wildly unorthodox roll-out.
Still not available to buy – physically or as a download, it’s only been made available to stream. First, as mentioned, on TIDAL and on other platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music three months later. The latter practice helping it score a brief stint at #1 based on streaming all.
It’s birthed all sorts of questions as to how the elaborate rapper plans to recoup spend for the 20-track set, which has yet to spawn a hit or resonate critically as perhaps intended.
The answer, so it seems, has manifested in the form of ‘The Saint Pablo Tour’ – an arena trek which blends the names of the album and West’s newborn son with wife Kim Kardashian – Saint West.
Set to kick off in August, tickets go on sale June 17th (with a pre-sale for American Express users set for June 14th).
Dates for the US and Canada leg await below…
Drake‘s new LP ‘Views’ is to spend its sixth week atop the Billboard 200…even though it isn’t the highest-selling project of the week.
Why?
Streaming-based confusion below…
Madonna has responded to BET’s criticism of her tribute to the late Prince at the Billboard Music Awards.
Drake‘s latest album’s, ‘Views,’ will still be enjoying the view from the top of the Billboard 200 next week, according to reports.
Fending off stiff competition from the likes of country star Blake Shelton, the Canadian rapper’s biggest threat of dethronement came from ‘Dangerous Woman’ – the highly anticipated third album from Ariana Grande.
Featuring the top 10 hit ‘Dangerous Woman’ (the song) and guest appearances from Drake’s own ‘Young Money’ labelmates Lil’ Wayne and Nicki Minaj, it appears (as of time reporting) not even their help will be enough to help Grande maintain her #1 streak (as her first two projects – ‘My Everything’ and ‘Yours Truly’ both debuted atop the album charts).
Get the details below:
The Billboard Music Awards 2016 are currently underway at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. As ever, That Grape Juice will be providing you with performances as they occur!
Check out live showings from Britney Spears, Rihanna, Pink, Celine Dion, Madonna, Fifth Harmony, and more below. Keep refreshing, as we’ll be updating minute-by-minute!
The Champagne Papi is back with a new bop.
Still battling Beyonce‘s ‘Lemonade’ for control of the Billboard 200, Drake has unleashed a remix of his ‘VIEWS‘-pulled piece ‘Hype‘ which features his Young Money mentor Lil Wayne.
Give it a spin below…
With a week to go before Fifth Harmony charge into stores with their new album ‘7/27,’ the ‘Work From Home’ hitmakers have announced an accompanying tour.
Set to kick off in July, the US trek has aptly been titled ‘The 7/27 Tour’ and will see the ladies on the road right through to September.
Wonder when Normani, Dinah, Lauren, Ally, and Camila are heading to a city near you?
Find out after the jump…
Prince fans who can’t exactly get into the groove with Queen of Pop Madonna tributing her fellow music royal at this year’s Billboard Music Awards will be sorely disappointed to learn she’s still being billed as the show’s most highly anticipated feature.
According to Mark Bracco, the ceremony’s executive producer, the show will continue as planned despite a viral petition calling for Madge’s removal from any tribute to the fallen icon. Their efforts, Bracco suggests, were noticed…but disregarded.
Get his official statements below:
K. Michelle‘s brand has taken a very serious hit.
Once on the path to becoming R&B’s leading lady thanks to numbers which saw her outperform a numb of the rivals, the star’s scripted and chaotic run on Reality TV has stamped out the credibility she once owned in abundance.
How she hopes to restore it? By launching a tour in which she will perform her new album ‘More Issues Than Vogue‘ live for her fans.
Its name?
‘Hello Kimberly.’
Dates and details below…
With over 400 million units sold worldwide, Puff Daddy’s Bad Boy roster dominated the music landscape in 90s through to the early 00s.
Hit after hit (and drama after drama) ensured the Hip-Hop outfit were a fixture on the charts and in the headlines.
With a combined 38 platinum and multi-platinum selling records and over 400 million units sold worldwide,
Keen to sip on the sweet nectar of nostalgia, Puffy is reuniting all the major players from the posse for the ‘Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour.’
Initially a one off set of shows at New York’s Barclays Center this weekend, the concerts – which feature the likes of Lil Kim, Faith Evans, 112, and Total – have been expanded to a full US arena trek.
Speaking on the venture, mogul Puffy said:
“This isn’t just a concert– this is a moment in hip hop and R&B history. The family and I are so excited to welcome fans into this once in a lifetime experience. This tour is 20 years in the making, and is a celebration of the hits and the Bad Boy lifestyle. The Bad Boy Family has set the standard for concert excellence, and this tour will be a testament to that!”
Tickets go on sale May 20th at LiveNation.com; find out below when the jaunt is journeying to a city near you below…
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