The five nominees for Australia’s industry voted annual Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) awards have been announced for “Best Urban Release.” Familiar hip-hop faces in Hilltop Hoods, Esoterik of Bliss N Eso and 360 all received nominations, as did R&B/Soul singer Mojo Juju. Somewhat surprisingly, independent Sydney rapper Kerser was not overlooked this year and […]
Strong album debuts on the Australian Urban Album Chart by both Lil Wayne and Logic were not enough to knock Eminem’s Kamikaze off the top spot, which he has occupied since debuting their five weeks ago. Tha Carter V debuted at #2, just ahead of Logic’s YSIV at #3 and represents a re-entry for both […]
Melbourne’s Pegz has released a long-awaited new 9-track album with producer Silent Titan titled Equilibrium last week. The impressive 38-minute offering released on Brisbane’s legendary Hydrofunk Records (Resin Dogs, Blunted Stylus) features Jace XL, DJ Cost was long in the making and a somewhat unexpected release when it finally dropped. Silent Titan is a well-established, […]
This week Strange Music Inc’s Tech N9ne and Krizz Kaliko make their way to Australia yet again for a string of shows across all major capital cities. Just last week both of their New Zealand shows were sold out in advance, highlighting just how popular Tech has remained throughout the years internationally. Visit streaming.thesource.com for […]
Rapper / Actor Bow Wow aka Shad Moss is about to embark on an extensive 13-date tour of Australia and New Zealand, taking in all major cities and many regional centers over September and early October with Lucky URBN. Bow Wow has previously toured Australia on multiple occasions including in 2017, 2015, 2012 and in […]
Australian producer Ghosts In The Room earlier this month released the four-track joint EP with G-Unit’s Young Buck titled Until Death on Mudd Music. The short but sweet release builds on the single in which they teamed up with Future and Kerser titled “Total Concentration” which proved to be one of the biggest American – […]
Grammy-awarding winning R&B star Eric Bellinger returns to tour Australia and New Zealand, playing 11 shows across the stacked fortnight for his Eazy Call tour promoting his fourth studio album of the same name. Eric Bellinger has proven to be particularly popular “down under,” having toured multiple times over recent years. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more […]
Compton-based award-winning rapper YG has recently announced that he will be returning to Australia and New Zealand for his second solo tour following the release of his successful third album Stay Dangerous on 4 Hunnid Records x CTE World x Def Jam Recordings earlier this month. YG is set to tour again through all major cities in Australia […]
Drake continues to dominate the music charts down in Australia, with an impressive twelve singles in the Top 40 of the local Urban Singles charts. Ten of these are with him as the lead artist, with his recent collaborations with both BlocBoy JB and Lil Baby also landing on the charts. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more […]
Nearly 25 years since the release of Wu-Tang Clan’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) and the guys from Shaolin Land are heading to Austrailia. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The two-night stop at the Sydney Opera House will be a memorable one. Especially considering all of the clan’s original members (except the late ODB) will be […]
Australia as a country is isolated from the rest of the world. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Because of this, the “Land Down Under” has always taken a little longer to catch on to whatever is the wave in pop culture. This is especially true before household Internet was a thing and pre-smartphone. It was […]
Indigenous Australian rapper/dancer/actor Baker Boy has taken the Australian musical landscape by storm and is now taking his music worldwide – currently on tour in Europe. Born in Darwin and raised in the remote Northern Territorian communities Yurrwi (formerly known as Milingimbi and Maningrida), the young Baker Boy is known locally in Arnhem Land and […]
Multi-platinum Detroit rapper Obie Trice is heading back down to Australian and New Zealand this week for the 15th year anniversary of his debut album Cheers on Shady Records with Swift McVay of D12. With seven shows in Australian and a further three in New Zealand over a fortnight, it will be Obie’s first time […]
Kanye’s 7-track ye release has debuted at #1 on the Australia ARIA Charts in both the Urban Album and Overall Album categories, knocking off Post Malone’s Beerbongs & Bentleys, which currently holds second place in both of these categories. ye also propelled Kanye’s Australian-Platinum selling My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album from #151 to #31 […]
Kendrick Lamar will be playing seven shows over two weeks in the land Down Under this coming July in support of his critically acclaimed, quadruple platinum-selling album DAMN. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Having previously made the trip in 2012 with his own good kid, m.A.A.d. city promotional tour, Kung Fu Kenny is definitely no […]
Before Vans became one of the premiere brands for everyday footwear, it was first accepted by the skateboarding community. That’s why it comes as no surprise that guys like Australian pro skater Chima Ferguson would get their own shoe model — for Chima, he’s already on the second. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Advertisement […]
Australian rapper, activist, TV star and record label CEO Adam Briggs — better known as just Briggs — is also a walking encyclopedia when it comes to The Simpsons. The party trick is so on point, in fact, that he’s taking those talents to America to help the show’s creator Matt Groening on his new Netflix series Disenchantment. […]
Perth-born, LA-bred streetwear brand RIOT HILL™ is down for a revolution — call it a style rebellion, if you will — and the aesthetic might just bring on a slew of loyal followers as they roll out a debut collection. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Advertisement Already making a fan out of The Weeknd during […]
“See, I’m goin’ on a world tour and if it’s loyalty that you ask me girl, then I’m here for it” – Manu Crook$ on his new track “Fuego.” Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information And he’s not wrong. Currently, on a six-date tour of Canada, Ghanian-raised Manu Crook$ is about to hit Europe. The Mood […]
Visuals have become increasingly important to music as listening habits amongst the masses have shifted to be more Internet-based. Technology also plays a part as well, allowing a larger gate of entry for people “jacked in” on the net looking to dabble in music video production. It’s one thing for a song to have an […]
