The Lil Nas X’ Satan shoes immediately drew public outcry while others called for the rapper to be canceled.
The sneakers are a hybrid of Nike’s Air Max 97s — that has a pentagram pendant and a scripture verse Luke 10:18, that refers to satan’s fall from heaven.
MSCHF, the company behind sneaker said the shoe contained a drop of human blood inside the sole.
All 666 pairs of the modified Nikes, priced at $1,018, sold out. Nike filed the suit, yet Lil Nas X was not named as a defendant.
The Spotify darling The Kid LAROI has released his Spotify Singles recordings.
Side A is a acoustic version of his Platinum-certified hit “WITHOUT YOU” off his recently released project on Columbia Records, F*CK LOVE (SAVAGE), and Side B is a piano cover of Drake’s “Shot For Me”.
The Kid LAROI is Australia’s biggest rap export. It all began when LAROI placed third in the 2018 edition of “Unearthed High,” a competition for high school artists sponsored by Australia radio station Triple J.
With the help of Spotify, LAROI garnered millions of streams via Spotify’s most popular playlists, including RapCaviar, Pop Rising, Most Necessary, Internet People, Tear Drop, and Hot Rhythmic.
Amoeba Music will reopen at a new Hollywood Boulevard location April 1.
The store is attracting visitors with free opening day posters and silk-screened shirts. There’s even a special line on Hollywood Blvd. for customers with 10 or more items they’re looking to sell or trade.
“We’re just excited to get back up on our feet, but we’re going to do it slowly,” Weinstein says. “We’re opening a big new record store for possibly the last time ever.”
Weinstein states that no live performances or artist meet-and-greet events are happening anytime soon…
Griff won the Brit Awards Rising Star for 2021.
“In my head I’m still screaming from the phone call when I found out,” said the 20-year-old pop songwriter from Hertfordshire. “It’s honestly such a miracle: how on earth did we manage to win a Brit and break through during a pandemic?”
Sarah Griffiths aka Griff signed to Warner Records in 2019 and in 2020, she was nominated for Rising Star at the Ivor Novello songwriting awards.
Other nominees included rapper Pa Salieu and British Japanese pop artist Rina Sawayama.
Up and coming UK artist Holly Humberstone signs with Darkroom/Interscope/Polydor. You’ll like if you love Billie Eilish – dark bedroom pop.
The 21-year-old singer-songwriter released several tracks in 2020 opened for Lewis Capaldi for his European tour just before the COVID hit the shores. In August 2020, Humberstone dropped her “Falling Asleep at the Wheel” EP and garnered more than 50 million streams.
She was also named as the runner-up of the BBC Sound Of2021 list
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