It’s been quite a year so far for Travis Scott. After he and his girlfriend Kylie Jenner just recently welcomed their new baby girl Stormi Webster to the world, Scott was awarded with the key to his hometown Missouri City, Texas. He was presented the key on February 10 by Mayor Allen Owen who told the “Antidote” rapper that the day was now known as Travis Scott Day. Travis was extremely honored to receive this award from his hometown who has showed him a tremendous amount of support throughout his career. He says,
“This is better than any award I’ve ever been to…my only job is just to inspire kids to be the best they can be, to reach their ultimate height. Everybody has a dream and everybody can do it”.
It looks like “Humble” rapper Kendrick Lamar wants his fans to experience his talents in person–NOT a video. Sources say Lamar no longer wants his fans to record him live at his shows. He is not even letting professional photographers in the capture moments of his tours. Kendrick isn’t the first one to prohibit the use of cells phones during his shows. He actually is one of many! Artist like Jack White, Guns N’ Roses, Jarvis Cocker and Alicia Keys have all banded cell phone use at their concerts. This is a popular trend because a large part of the income in the music industry, even for the most notable artists, relies on the profit made from shows and tours. So even though you really wanna prove to your friends that you had floor seats to a Kendrick Lamar concert, they’ll just have to take your word for it.
Tinashe teams up with Future for the first time since their collaboration on the record “How Many Times”on her debut album in 2014. The song titled “Faded Love” features the two artist singing about being involved in one night stands. Tinashe was geeked to be able to team up with Future again. The singer explains,
“I mean, Future was on my first album and that was one of my favorite songs on the album…so I was like, it would be perfect to do it again”.
Check out what these two cooked up this time below.
After the success of their radio hit “Finesse“, it was only right that Cardi B and Bruno hit the road for a world tour! The two will be kicking off their tour in Denver, CO September 7 and finishing out October 27 in Los Angeles, CA. This is Cardi’s first major tour and after their performance at the 2018 Grammys we KNOW Cardi is ready! Check out all of the dates for Bruno and Cardi’s 24k Magic World Tour below and check them out when they come to your city!
Bruno Mars and Cardi B’s 24K Magic World Tour Dates
Sept. 7 – Denver, Co. – Pepsi Center
Sept. 8 – Denver, Co. – Pepsi Center
Sept. 11 – St. Paul, Minn. – Xcel Energy Center
Sept. 15 – Detroit, Mich. – Little Caesars Arena
Sept. 19 – Philadelphia, Pa. – Wells Fargo Center
Sept. 20 – Philadelphia, Pa. – Wells Fargo Center
Sept. 22 – Toronto, O.N. – Air Canada Centre
Sept. 23 – Toronto, O.N. – Air Canada Centre
Sept. 27 – Boston, Mass. – TD Garden
Sept. 28 – Boston, Mass. – TD Garden
Oct. 1 – Newark, N.J. – Prudential Center
Oct. 2 – Newark, N.J. – Prudential Center
Oct. 4 – Brooklyn, N.Y. – Barclays Center
Oct. 5 – Brooklyn, N.Y. – Barclays Center
Oct. 7 – Nashville, Tenn. – Bridgestone Arena
Oct. 11 – Tulsa, Okla. – BOK Center
Oct. 14 – Dallas, Texas – American Airlines Center
Oct. 15 – Dallas, Texas – American Airlines Center
Rapper Mariahlynn got her start by staring on the VH1 reality show Love & Hip Hop: New York who became a main cast member in season six. She started rapping during her teenage years and continued to work on her talent. She dropped her debut rap single called “Once Upon a Time” along with a video on November 22nd, 2015.
Watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IPtQCo-Ah8
Not only is the song actually funny, it is also one that I keep coming back to. A lot of rappers don’t know how to laugh at themselves and she is bringing something new to the table.
She also has more stand out tracks that you can view here:
Cardi B also got her start from Love & Hip Hop so Mariahlynn might just be on the brink of fame. An artist who knows how to market herself is sure to make a name for herself.
Performing live is an essential part of the music industry. Live music creates energy in the audience that can’t be felt on a recording of the song. Seeing your favorite artist perform live can be the best of your life or the worst. As concert tickets get more and more expensive, we have to be wise with our money. Some artists perform better in the studio than on the stage. I know that it is heartbreaking to find out that your favorite artists use such an extreme amount of vocal modification that they can’t recreate it on stage, but finding out before you spend all your money will help you.
Here is a list of the worst performers to see live:
Adam Levine has never been a person to shy away from a paycheck. In 2002 Maroon 5 got their start and obtained a few Grammy awards in the process. Although they are complete superstars, they actually aren’t the best vocally. Adam’s voice has no range and stays the same on almost every track. You don’t have to see him live to realize what he is all about.
It’s definitely known that Jennifer Lopez is not the best singer. She can thank her success off of her few hits and her looks. A lot of people in the industry are not happy about her level of success when it seems like she doesn’t have a lot of back up, besides her butt.
I love Lana Del Rey’s music but I will never buy a ticket to see her live. Her eerie vocals can really only be felt through a track. When she is performing live her whole persona falls apart. Lana tries to cover up her pitchy and shaky vocals by putting in a lot of production on her songs but her lack of talent is apparent when she’s forced to perform live.
Could Katy Perry ever really sing? It is shocking that she has even gotten to this level of stardom with her voice. Her record company promoted the fact that she was sexy before her vocal talent, which she doesn’t have.
Of course, Britney Spears is on the list. This girl can barely sing a note. All of her songs are highly auto-tuned with no vocal range. She really doesn’t step out of her comfort zone and basically, all her live performances are lip synced. Britney’s career was defined by her girl next door char, her dance moves and catchy lyrics. Singing was almost the second thing on her mind.
Nothing makes me angrier than Selena Gomez. This girl’s fame is truly based on her being semi-pretty. She was the star of a Disney Channel show, “The Wizards of Waverly Place” and it was a crap show with horrible acting. I never understood why they would hire such a bad actress and when she tried to get into singing I laughed at the fact that she even thought she could do it. But here in 2018, Selena Gomez is on the Hot Billboard 100 chart. She can’t sing at all and every track is autotuned. If people could just actually think about the music before they decided to buy it, maybe she wouldn’t have had this level of popularity. But since everyone seems to have lost their brain, artists like this can become insanely popular.
Just look at this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5YKLrbQWIQ
Selena Gomez has got me believing in miracles. Maybe I can get rich by being a pretty girl!
It’s definitely odd that famous singers can’t actually sing but I guess that’s just the music business that we live in. Or the artists might have gotten old and their vocal cords aren’t what they used to be. The studio might be able to cover up what they actually sound like, but the performance will tell you the whole truth. Save a couple bucks and continue to listen to the autotuned track. Living in a delusion is better than facing reality.
