On Tuesday morning, the Recording Academy revealed the full slate of nominations for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. Over the past few tumultuous years, the Recording Academy has overseen changes in leadership and nominating procedures, with one more twist being announced just this morning before the nominations were unveiled: the Big Four general field categories […]
Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was pulled from three headlining festival sets after he made homophobic comments about AIDS and the LGBTQ community at the Rolling Loud festival. During his headlining set, the rapper told fans to hold their phone lights up if they “didn’t show up today with HIV/AIDS or any of them deadly sexually transmitted […]
After a week where DaBaby was widely admonished for making blatantly false statements and insulting gay men and HIV along with other misogynistic comments at the Rolling Loud festival in Miami, the rapper (Jonathan Lyndale Kirk) was kicked off Sunday’s Lollapalooza’s lineup. “Lollapalooza was founded on diversity, inclusivity, respect, and love. With that in mind, […]
DaBaby was arrested on Thursday afternoon in Beverly Hills. The rapper, born Jonathan Kirk, was released on $35,000 bond, a spokesperson for the Beverly Hills Police Department tells SPIN. According to the Beverly Hills Police, officers responded to the 300 block of Rodeo Dr. after store security called 911 on a group of male subjects walking […]
While some artists are testing out drive-in concerts in the age of the coronavirus, others are opting for a more “normal” experience — with some restrictions. Last night, DaBaby played a 4th of July show at the Cosmopolitan Premier Lounge in Decatur, GA (just outside Atlanta), and as TMZ reported, the promoter ensured it would be a safe […]
Why now? Because — and there’s no reason to ignore the elephant in the room: SPIN stewardship has changed hands many, many times since we made the online jump — we got our chance. Because plenty of our favorite albums of the last 10 years could still use a boost. Because some of the already unanimously […]