Drake, Run-D.M.C., and Jill Scott will all descend upon Philadelphia for Jay-Z’s “Made in America” festival. The artists are the latest to be added to the bill for the two-day concert extravaganza on Sept. 1 and 2.
Before he heads to the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, five-time nominee Drake will take the stage at Ben Frankin Parkway for Sunday’s show.
The concert also marks the return of the legendary kings of rock, Run-D.M.C., and Philly’s own Jill Scott, along with performances from Chris Cornell, Gary Clark Jr., and The Hives.
Previously announced performers include D’Angelo, Rick Ross, Wale, Meek Mill, Odd Future, and Rita Ora. Jay-Z will headline Saturday and Pearl Jam will close out the festival on Sunday.
Single-day tickets go on sale this Friday via Ticketmaster
Brandy debuted her new single “Put It Down” live in Washington, DC last night. Taking front, stage, centre at the Howard Theater, the R&B star murked the stage with hard hitting choreography and vocals that seems to be always on point. From what I’m hearing Bran definitely “Put it Down!!” Anticipation continues to build as her highly awaited CD “Two Eleven” will be hitting stores within months.
Some information courtesy of LA Times
Frank Ocean quietly stormed Los Angeles for the fourth stop on his channel ORANGE tour. Fans lined up around theblock to see the Odd Future crooner perform at the sold-out Wiltern on Tuesday night. With his OFWGKTA crew and Drake in attendance, he kicked off his 70-minute set just before 10 p.m. with a cover of Prince’s “When You Were Mine,” before diving into material off his critically-acclaimed Def Jam debut and Nostalgia, Ultra. “L.A. is something special to me,” said Ocean, who was born in New Orleans and currently resides in L.A. “I wrote channel ORANGE here, I wrote Nostalgia, Ultra here. I fell in love here, I got my heart broken here. I got a little famous here, I got a little paid here. I fuck with L.A. in a special way.”
While singing the controversial “Forrest Gump,” he stopped midway to tell the audience that he had been in an accident on the way to the venue. “I got into a wreck like 45 minutes ago, so I’m like mentally fucked up. Let’s do it again,” he told his band.
His Odd Future cohort Earl Sweatshirt joined him on “Super Rich Kids.” After accidentally knocking over Frank’s cup of tea, he apologized and told him to have a good show as Frank laughed.
He closed with “Pyramids,” but returned for an encore as the crowd chanted “Frankie!” While seated at the keyboard, he reprised his stripped-down version of “I Miss You,” the song he wrote for Beyoncé’s album 4.
Fans left feeling fulfilled. “That was the best concert I’ve ever been to,” said one young lady.
With his album still holding strong at No. 1 on iTunes, Frank Ocean kicked off his channel ORANGE tour at Showbox at the Market in Seattle on Friday night. The Odd Future star performed new material off his critically-acclaimed album for the first time live including “Sweet Life” and “Pyramids,” plus the familiar “Novacane” and “American Wedding” off 2011’s Nostalgia, Ultra.
After wrapping his North American trek, Ocean will join Coldplay’s European arena tour in late August.
Despite being in the middle of a battele with the IRS over unpaid taxes. Ms. Lauryn Hill surprised fans at The Roots’ 4th of July Jam in Philadelphia last night. She performed a selection of her hits including ‘Doo-Wop’ and the ballad ‘Ex- Factor‘, which was well received by her the band’s audience.
This Saturday 6.16.12 at Haydee’s Lounge 6303 Georgia Ave NW, there will be a #blackout from 9pm-12am. Caution: Extremely Turned up, Party Animal Mode, All Black Everything. Come enjoy the night as the GEMINI celebration continues as we celebrate Dre Black for his B’Day!! #blackmargaritas #evrydayblacks on deck!! You don’t want to MISS this one!!!
Beyonce danced her life away and Jay-Z and Ty Ty just nodded along to Coldplay’s ‘Fix You’ in Mannchester June 10th 2012. The Carters are best friends with front man Chris Martin and his wife Gwyneth Paltrow.
With his long-awaited album Channel Orange on the way, Frank Ocean has announced dates for an accompanying tour. The Odd Future singer will hit the road to promote his Def Jam debut, due July 17. The 14-date trek kicks off July 13 in Seattle and travels across the U.S. and Canada, currently wrapping August 1 in Detroit.
Ocean toured briefly in the U.S. and London last year, and played Coachella in April. After his North American tour wraps, he will join Coldplay’s European tour beginning August 28 in Copenhagen.
Tickets for the “Channel Orange” tour are available now. See the itinerary below.
Channel Orange Tour Dates
July 13 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox at The Market July 14 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom July 16 – San Francisco, CA – The Regency Ballroom July 17 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern July 19 – Austin, TX – La Zona Rosa July 20 – Dallas, TX – Southside Music Hall July 22 – Atlanta, GA – Center Stage July 23 – Washington, DC – Nightclub 9:30 July 25 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer July 26 – New York, NY – Terminal 5 July 28 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club July 29 – Montreal, QC – Club Soda July 31 – Toronto, ON – The Guvernment August 1 – Detroit, MI – TBA
The “Watch the Throne” tour pulled into Paris on Friday night with some famous fans in tow. Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, Justin Bieber, The-Dream, and Gwyneth Paltrow threw their diamonds in the sky as Jay-Z and Kanye West took the stage for the first of two shows at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The hip-hop duo performed their hit “Ni**as in Paris” a record 11 times as the song’s producer Hit-Boy crowd surfed.
“HOV didn’t just really call me on stage in Paris to crowd surf,” tweeted the hitmaker. “The Roc family is too real. I’m the 2nd person only to ever grace WTT stage.”
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