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Friday, February 14, 2014

Beef Alert: Drake Fires Shots, Disses JayZ, Kanye West And Macklemore


Tensions arising after the Grammies especially after Macklemore took home most of the awards in the hip-hop category. Drake was on the hot seat with Music and Lifestyle magazine Rollingstone. The rapper according to reports was very eloquent about his views about somethings in the hip-hop world. The rapper called out Macklemore on texting Kendrick Lamar after the Grammies saying “That shit was wack as fuck,” about Macklemore’s post-Grammys apology text to Kendrick Lamar. “It felt cheap. It didn't feel genuine. Take Your W, and if you feel you don’t deserve it, go get better — make better music.”

The rapper reportedly didn't stop there, The went off on Kanye West's Yeezus album saying “There was some real questionable bars on [his Yeezus album]. Like that ‘swaghili’ line? Come on, man. Even Fabolous wouldn't say some shit like that.”

The most shocking of all was Jay Z. Jay is certainly the last person Drake should be calling out, given his long history in the hip-hop industry and the fact that the duo had collaborated on two mega hits together, The OVO Sound boss said  “It’s like Hov (Jay Z) can’t drop bars these days without at least four art references,” Drake said in the interview. “I would love to collect [art] at some point, but I think the whole rap/art world thing is getting kind of corny.”

Anyway, Drake has blamed most of the above comments on bad press, saying the magazine had put words in his mouth and published things he did not say. The rapper quickly took to Twitter to clear things up. He released a series of tweets about Rolling Stone allegedly putting in comments about Kanye that he never said, and about a last minute cover change that removed his image for one of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. Some of these Tweets were later deleted.

“I never commented on Yeezus for my interview portion of Rolling Stone,” he wrote. They also took my cover from me last minute and ran the issue. RIP to Philip Seymour Hoffman. All respect due. But the press is evil.”

Saturday, December 7, 2013

56th Annual Grammys Full Nomination List

Grammy Nominations: Jay-Z Gets 9, Miley Gets Snubbed
The Grammy Nomination Concert  took place at the Nokia Arena in Los Angeles, Announced the nominees for the awards slated for 26th of Janurary 2014.

Roc Nation boss, Jay-Z had the  highest nominations, getting 9 categories. Justin Timberlake, Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis had seven each while newcomer Lorde received four.

Here are the major nominations announced Friday night. For the complete list of nominees, go to Grammy.com:

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Sara Bareilles – The Blessed Unrest
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist
Taylor Swift – Red
RECORD OF THE YEAR
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – “Get Lucky”
Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive”
Lorde – “Royals”
Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”
Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell Williams & T.I. – “Blurred Lines”
SONG OF THE YEAR
Pink feat. Nate Reuss – “Just Give Me a Reason”
Bruno Mars – “Locked Out of Heaven”
Katy Perry – “Roar”
Lorde – “Royals”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Mary Lambert – “Same Love”
BEST NEW ARTIST
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
BEST POP SOLO PERFORMANCE
Sara Bareilles – “Brave”
Lorde – “Royals”
Bruno Mars – “When I Was Your Man”
Katy Perry – “Roar”
Justin Timberlake “Mirrors”
BEST POP DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – “Get Lucky”
Pink feat. Nate Reuss – “Just Give Me a Reason”
Rihanna feat. Mikky Eiko – “Stay”
Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell Williams & T.I. – “Blurred Lines”
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay Z – “Suit & Tie”
BEST POP VOCAL ALBUM
Lana Del Rey – Paradise
Lorde – Pure Heroine
Bruno Mars – Unorthodox Jukebox
Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines
Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience
BEST TRADITIONAL POP VOCAL ALBUM
Tony Bennett & Various Artist – Viva Duets
Michael Buble – To Be Loved
Gloria Estefan – The Standards
Cee Lo Green – Cee Lo’s Magic Moment
Dionne Warwick – Now
BEST COUNTRY SOLO PERFORMANCE
Lee Price – “I Drive Your Truck”
Hunter Hayes – “I Want Crazy”
Miranda Lambert – “Mama’s Broken Heart”
Darius Rucker – “Wagon Wheel”
Blake Shelton – “Mine Would Be You”
BEST COUNTRY DUO/GROUP PERFORMANCE
The Civil Wars – From This Valley
Kelly Clarkson feat. Vince Gill – “Don’t Rush”
Little Big Town – “Your Side of the Bed”
Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban – “Highway Don’t Care”
Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton – “You Can’t Make Old Friends”
BEST COUNTRY SONG
Taylor Swift – “Begin Again”
Lee Brice – “I Drive Your Truck”
Miranda Lambert – “Mama’s Broken Heart”
Kacey Musgraves – “Merry Go Round”
Blake Shelton – “Mine Would Be You”
BEST COUNTRY ALBUM
Jason Aldean – Night Train
Tim McGraw – Two Lanes of Freedom
Kacey Musgraves – Same Trailer, Different Park
Blake Shelton – Based on a True Story
Taylor Swift – Red
BEST DANCE RECORDING
Duke Dumont feat. AME & MNEK – “Need U”
Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch – “Sweet Nothing”
Kaskade – “Atmosphere”
Armin Van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie – “This Is What It Feels Like”
Zedd feat. Foxes – “Clarity”
BEST DANCE ALBUM
Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
Disclosure – Settle
Calvin Harris – 18 Months
Kaskade – Atmosphere
Pretty Lights – A Color Map of the Sun
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE
Alabama Shakes – “Always Alright”
David Bowie – “The Stars (Are Out Tonight)”
Imagine Dragons – “Radioactive”
Led Zeppelin – “Kashmir”
Queens of the Stone Age – “My God is the Sun”
Jack White – “I’m Shakin’”
BEST ROCK SONG
Gary Clark Jr – “Ain’t Messin Round”
Paul McCartney – “Cut Me Some Slack”
The Rolling Stones – “Doom and Gloom”
Black Sabbath – “God Is Dead?”
Muse – “Panic Station”
BEST ROCK ALBUM
Black Sabbath – 13
David Bowie – The Next Day
Kings of Leon – Mechanical Bull
Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day
Queens of the Stone Age – …Like Clockwork
Neil Young With Crazy Horse – Psychedelic Pill
BEST R&B PERFORMANCE
Tamar Braxton – “Love and War”
Anthony Hamilton – “Best of Me”
Hiatus Kaiyote feat. Q-Tip – “Nakamarra”
Miguel feat. Kendrick Lamar – “How Many Drinks?”
Snark Puppy with Lalah Hathaway – “Something”
BEST R&B SONG
Anthony Hamilton – “Best of Me”
Tamar Braxton – “Love and War”
PJ Morton feat. Stevie Wonder – “Only One”
Justin Timberlake – “Pusher Love Girl”
Fantasia feat. Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliot – “Without Me”
BEST URBAN CONTEMPORARY ALBUM
Tamar Braxton – Love and War
Fantasia – Side Effects of You
Salaam Remi – One: In the Chamber
Rihanna – Unapologetic
Mack Wilds – New York: A Love Story
BEST R&B ALBUM
Faith Evans – R&B Divas
Alicia Keys – Girl on Fire
John Legend – Love in the Future
Chrisette Michele – Better
TGT – Three Kings
BEST RAP PERFORMANCE
Drake – “Started From the Bottom”
Eminem – “Berzerk”
Jay Z – “Tom Ford”
Kendrick Lamar – “Swimming Pools (Drank)”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz – “Thrift Shop”
BEST RAP/SUNG COLLABORATION
J. Cole feat Miguel – “Power Trip”
Jay Z feat. Beyonce – “Part II (On the Run)”
Jay Z feat. Justin Timberlake – “Holy Grail”
Kendrick Lamar feat. Mary J. Blige – “Now or Never”
Wiz Khalifa feat. The Weeknd – “Remember You”
BEST RAP SONG
ASAP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz, and Kendrick Lamar – “F***in’ Problems”
Jay Z feat. Justin Timberlake – “Holy Grail”
Kanye West – “New Slaves”
Drake – “Started From the Bottom”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – “Thrift Shop”
BEST RAP ALBUM
Drake – Nothing Was the Same
Jay Z – Magna Carta… Holy Grail
Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist
Kanye West – Yeezus
BEST SONG WRITTEN FOR VISUAL MEDIA
Coldplay – “Atlas” from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Jessie J – “Silver Lining” from Silver Linings Playbook
Adele – “Skyfall” from Skyfall
Colbie Caillat feat. Gavin DeGraw – “We Both Know” from Safe Haven
Lana Del Rey – “Young and Beautiful” from The Great Gatsby
Regina Spektor – “You’ve Got Time” from Orange Is the New Black


Monday, November 25, 2013

American Music Awards, Winners and Nominees

New Artist of the Year: Ariana Grande

Other nominees:
Florida Georgia Line
Imagine Dragons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Phillip Phillips

Favorite Pop/Rock Album: One Direction, Take Me Home

Other nominees:
Taylor Swift, Red
Justin Timberlake, The 20/20 Experience

Favorite Latin Artist: Marc Anthony

Other nominees:
Prince Royce
Romeo Santos

Favorite Alternative Rock Artist: Imagine Dragons

Other nominees:
The Lumineers
Mumford & Sons

Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The Heist

Other nominees:
Jay Z, Magna Carta... Holy Grail
Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d. city

Favorite Country Album: Taylor Swift,Red

Other nominees:
Luke Bryan, Crash My Party
Florida Georgia Line, Here's to the Good Times

Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist: Rihanna

Other nominees:
Ciara
Alicia Keys

Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist: Justin Timberlake

Other nominees:
Bruno Mars
Robin Thicke