The love across Hip-Hop is continues beyond the GRAMMYs celebration. Standing on the red carpet of the GRAMMYs, Grandmaster Flash spoke with Billboard and showed love to the generations of Hip-Hop who followed him. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information When Flash hit Drake‘s name, he spoke glowingly of the HER LOSS rapper and even compared […]
Drake is letting Spotify know that he has the streaming platform on his back. This week, The Boy was the first artist in music history to surpass 75 billion streams on Spotify across all credits. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Seeing the distinction, Drake provided a suggestion to how to keep the future of music […]
Spotify has launched its annual “Artist To Watch” campaign, highlighting the artists that will make a splash in 2023. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information First off, Spotify’s playlist for the upcoming hip-hop voices, Most Necessary, is revealing the list of up-and-coming artists that are poised to have an impact on hip-hop culture and leave their […]
It’s only natural to go all out to honor Chief Keef and his contribution to the genre, who has been cited as a key inspiration for some of today’s top performers. Spotify sponsored an exclusive party for the tenth anniversary of Chief Keef’s debut album, Finally Rich, this past weekend on December 18th. Spotify took […]
Spotify and leading Livestream shopping platform NTWRK are collaborating to celebrate the streaming service’s “Feelin’ Myself” playlist with an exclusive trading card pack featuring anime caricatures of iconic female rappers Megan Thee Stallion, Ice Spice, GloRilla and Flo Milli. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The NTWRK x Spotify hype-worthy trading card pack will feature the up-and-coming and established rappers as a modern-day super heroines celebrating […]
For the first time, Spotify will be bringing live audio content from festival grounds to fans’ homes at Rolling Loud Miami. From Friday, July 22 through Sunday, July 24, Spotify will be backstage in the Rolling Loud Artist Village hosting live and exclusive interviews with artists performing at the festival all weekend.Hip-Hop fans can expect […]
For the first time, Spotify will be bringing live audio content from festival grounds to fans’ homes at Rolling Loud Miami. From Friday, July 22 through Sunday, July 24, Spotify will be backstage in the Rolling Loud Artist Village hosting live and exclusive interviews with artists performing at the festival all weekend. Visit streaming.thesource.com for […]
For the first time, Spotify will be bringing live audio content from festival grounds to fans’ homes at Rolling Loud Miami. From Friday, July 22 through Sunday, July 24, Spotify will be backstage in the Rolling Loud Artist Village hosting live and exclusive interviews with artists performing at the festival all weekend.Hip-Hop fans can expect […]
Kendrick Lamar went to Ghana not long after dropping his 5th studio album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Videoes surfaced of Kendrick playing soccer and video games with kids, and interacting with other locals. Well, it turns out that the trip is a part of an upcoming Spotify documentary set to release next week. […]
There is a new kingpin on top the podcast landscape and he wears a cape. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information According to The Podcast Charts by Spotify, Batman Unburied is now the No. 1 podcast in the U.S., bumping The Joe Rogan Experience to second place. The Joe Rogan Experience was Spotify’s No. 1 podcast of 2021, after a $200 million deal in 2020 made […]
One of the most idiosyncratic emcees in the game, Wale takes his annual pro-wrestling-themed music extravaganza to The Lone Star State. Walemania will host The Ringer’s The Masked Man Show Live Podcast with many guests at House of Blues in Dallas, TX, on Thursday, March 31. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Walemania, now a staple […]
Following their Super Bowl performance, music by Dr. Dre and his super friends in Hip-Hop history received massive streaming spikes on Spotify. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Following his set that featured Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, and special guests 50 Cent and Anderson .Paak, Dre received an increase of nearly 185% […]
Joe Rogan is calling his past use of the N-word “the most regretful and shameful” thing he’s had to address. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The 54-year-old posted a five minute apology to his Instagram after a video compilation of all the times the podcaster used the slur surfaced. Rogan explains the clips were out […]
As more artists are coming forward and urging that their music be removed from Spotify because of Joe Rogan’s COVID-19 misinformation, R&B songstress India Irie has called out the media mainstay for a completely different reason; racism/ Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Irie took to social media to share some old clips of Rogan in […]
Spotify will add content advisories to any material that talks about COVID-19. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The music streaming platform said Sunday it will add a message directing users to public health sites in an effort to combat misinformation. The company has faced blowback for continuing to air the popular podcast “The Joe Rogan […]
Kanye West is adding more to his list of accomplishments. Chart Data announced this week that Kanye is the first artist in history to have ten studio albums hit one-billion streams on Spotify. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information According to reports, Ye’s latest album DONDA was the fastest to reach the one-billion-mark and debuted at […]
Drake holds the Spotify crown. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Drake is continuing to break streaming records. Spotify announced Wednesday that the Toronto native is the biggest rapper on the streaming platform this year all thanks to his latest album, “Certified Lover Boy.” Adele stated that her friendships with Drake is one of her biggest gifts. […]
Spotify has released their wrapped campaign and revealed Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny is the most-streamed artist of 2021. In the year, BAd Bunny has more than 9.1 billion streams. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The second most-streamed artist – and most streamed female artist of the year – is Taylor Swift (#2), followed by BTS (#3), Drake (#4) and Justin Bieber (#5). Earlier this […]
Silk Sonic’s impressive year continues as they have been nominated for four GRAMMY Awards. The duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s “Leave The Door Open,” the debut hit and 2021 summertime anthem from their critically-acclaimed album An Evening With Silk Sonic, earns nominations in Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best R&B […]
Before the launch of their An Evening with Silk Sonic album, the duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak teamed with Spotify for an exclusive party. The intimate event was infused with the Silk Sonic lifestyle, allowing for their select guest list to hear the album. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The event was set […]
