SXSW Cancelled Over Coronavirus Fears

Austin, Texas, Mayor Steve Adler announced Friday that South By Southwest (SXSW) would be canceled over fear of the coronavirus outbreak.

I’ve gone ahead and declared a local disaster in the city, and associated with that have issued an order that effectively cancels South by Southwest this year

Mayor Steve Adler

The conference was slated to happen from March 13 to the 22. Over 73,000 people attended SXSW last year and the cancellation will result in a estimated $356 million impact.

Lil Uzi Vert’s ‘Eternal Atake’ Has Officially Dropped

After releasing ‘That Way’ which sampled the Backstreet Boys iconic song of the same name, Lil Uzi Vert has now officially released his highly anticipated album, Eternal Atake.

As one would expect, Eternal Atake is a high energy album that unleashes Uzi’s song making ability. It’s been roughly 3 years since the last album and the ‘Futsal Shuffle’ rapper puts his skills on full display that will surely satisfy the appetites of all his fans that have been waiting so long.

Listen to Eternal Atake below.

Drake | ‘When To Say When’ And ‘Chicago Freestyle’ Visual

Drake keeps the momentum going with more fire for your head top with a two for one visual. The Toronto MC drops ‘When to Say When,’ where you can hear hints of Jay-Z’s ‘Song Cry’ with the video showing Drake rapping in front of Hov’s old Marcy Projects building.

Next up, is ‘Chicago Freestyle’ and Drizzy holds nothing back rapping about presidential suites, lost loves, and extravagant spending. Check out the video above.

RMR Has The Internet Going Nuts With ‘Rascal’

RMR (pronounced as rumor) released a music video for ‘Rascal’ and not only is it something that you can’t unsee but you can’t help but feel every word in his melodic voice.

The song hit the internet on Sunday and to say it went viral is an understatement. RMR can be seen wearing an Yves Saint Laurent bulletproof vest over a camp-print Off-White long-sleeve T-shirt while sporting Gucci sneaks with matching Gucci socks as well. The singer does an impressive rendition of Rascal Flatts’ “These Days” to start the song then shortly afterward hits you with his interpretation of “Bless the Broken Road” which was a country song written by Marcus Hummon, Bobby Boyd, and Jeff Hanna and performed by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and later by Rascal Flatts.

via: rolling stone

TheWeeknd’s New Single ‘AFTER HOURS’ Plus Album Release Date

The Weeknd has officially announced the release date of his forthcoming album After Hours with a slated date of March 20 which will be on XO Records/Republic Records. To coincide with the news of the album release date, the Toronto singer also dropped the title track from the album which is the third record after ‘Heartless’ and ‘Blinding Lights.’

Stream The Weeknd’s “After Hours” on Spotify above. His album ‘After Hours’ drops March 20.

Remembering POP SMOKE

In sad news, TMZ reports that Pop Smoke was shot and killed early This morning (Wednesday). Pop’s passing appears to be the result of a home invasion in the Hollywood Hills where the Brooklyn rapper was staying.

Pop Smoke first hit the scene with his banger ‘Welcome to the Party’ and just recently dropped an impressive body of work with ‘Meet The Woo 2‘ that features stars like Quavo, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, Fivio Foreign and Lil Tjay. The story is of course developing… Rest in peace to Pop Smoke, he was 20 years old.