Monday, November 4, 2024

K-pop star G-Dragon returns with first single in 7 years

G-Dragon has returned with new song 'Power', his first solo release in seven years. The 36-year-old K-pop star -...

Latest Posts

The Libertines announce massive Gunnersbury Park show next summer

The Libertines have announced a huge show at London's Gunnersbury Park next summer. The 'Don't Look Back into the...

Little Simz and Charli XCX named on BBC Radio 6 Music’s Artists of the Year list

Little Simz, Charli XCX and CMAT have been named on BBC Radio 6 Music's Artists of the Year 2024 list.

Paloma Faith and Tinie Tempah elected to The Ivors Academy member Senate

Paloma Faith and Tinie Tempah have been elected to The Ivors Academy member Senate. The stars are amongst 40...

Morrissey’s concert in Dallas cut short after stage invasion by fans

Morrissey's Dallas concert had to be cut short after fans invaded the stage. The former Smiths frontman was giving...

Lil Wayne shares top tips for hip-hop success

Lil Wayne insisted it is impossible for new artists to “break” without social media.

The ‘Lollipop’ hitmaker – whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. – acknowledged “real talent” is still essential in order to rise to the top, but he also believes there is no chance of doing so without an online presence and the exposure that offers to up-and-coming singers and rappers.

Asked what it takes to break new acts, he told Billboard: “Today, you have to know social media. If you don’t, you have to have a team that does.

“That said, the main thing today is what it has been yesterday and the day before yesterday: You just have to have real talent. Real, everlasting and undeniable talent.

“That’s how you still break an artist. Once you find that in an artist, then use and highlight that as much as you can, because it’s hard.

“There are lots of artists that want to be exactly what they see [and hear] on social media. They just want to be that instead of being what they actually can be.

“So get them to believe in what they are and what they truly can be. And even if it is a challenge, that challenge has always been one of the most fun things ever for me. I love it.”

The 43-year-old rapper believes hip-hop has changed more in recent years than ever before, which he attributes to the rise in social media.

He added: “Right now is the time where I see the most change in our genre, because back then, I think it was just progress more than change; progression from what was already set before us and also us honouring what was set before us.

“But now it’s not that no one’s honouring what was before them — it’s just that the world has changed thanks to social media.

“There was no such thing as social media when I started doing this. But social media has changed the genre and opened doors.

“That’s definitely what helped contribute to its going global. [Social media] is good and bad.”

Latest Posts

The Libertines announce massive Gunnersbury Park show next summer

The Libertines have announced a huge show at London's Gunnersbury Park next summer. The 'Don't Look Back into the...

Little Simz and Charli XCX named on BBC Radio 6 Music’s Artists of the Year list

Little Simz, Charli XCX and CMAT have been named on BBC Radio 6 Music's Artists of the Year 2024 list.

Paloma Faith and Tinie Tempah elected to The Ivors Academy member Senate

Paloma Faith and Tinie Tempah have been elected to The Ivors Academy member Senate. The stars are amongst 40...

Morrissey’s concert in Dallas cut short after stage invasion by fans

Morrissey's Dallas concert had to be cut short after fans invaded the stage. The former Smiths frontman was giving...

Don't Miss

Liam Payne’s posthumous single shelved

Liam Payne's first posthumous single 'Do No Wrong' has been shelved out of respect for the star's grieving family.

Dionne Warwick sets dates for intimate 2025 UK tour

Dionne Warwick is returning to the UK for an intimate tour next year. Fans of the 'Walk On By'...

Gwen Stefani would love for No Doubt to play Glastonbury

Gwen Stefani would love for No Doubt to play Glastonbury again. The Ska group haven't performed at the world-famous...

New BBC Two documentary tells the story of Wham’s Last Christmas as iconic festive hit turns 40

The 40th anniversary of Wham!'s festive classic 'Last Christmas' is set to be celebrated with the hour-long documentary, 'WHAM!: Last Christmas Unwrapped'.

Liam Payne’s first posthumous song set to drop this week

Liam Payne's first posthumous song will be released on Friday (01.11.24). Before his tragic passing following a fatal fall...

Stay in touch

To be updated with all the latest news, offers and special announcements.