On December 2nd, Variety hosted its seventh-annual Hitmakers celebration looking back at the year in music and recognizing the writers, producers, publishers, managers and executives who helped make—and break—the 25 most-consumed songs of the year, as measured by Luminate. Honorees in attendance included Ashley Gorley, Billie Eilish and FINNEAS, boygenius, Eslabon Armado, Maren Morris, Mark Ronson, Metro Boomin, Michael Sticka, Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, SZA, Terrence “Punch” Henderson, Victoria Monét,
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Billboard, the leading music brand in the world, unveiled its much-anticipated 2022 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players list and issue, honoring executives across the R&B and Hip-Hop business, with an evening of festivities including an intimate cocktail reception followed by a Billboard Live: R&B/Hip-Hop concert event featuring City Girls and Flo Milli at Academy LA in Hollywood. The evening kicked off with a Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players cocktail reception celebrating some
Virtual Party – The Roots Picnic is an annual music festival created and hosted by hip hop group, The Roots. Co-founder, Shawn Gee, and manager of The Roots serves as executive producer of the festival. Former First Lady Michelle Obama, as well as actors Tom Hanks and Lin-Manuel Miranda, are among the celebrities who will headline a virtual edition of the 2020 Roots Picnic on Saturday, June 27.
Bring Gift for Admission – Top Dawg Entertainment, home to Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, SZA, Jay Rock, Isaiah Rashad, Ab-Soul, SiR, Lance Skiiiwalker, REASON and Zacari for TDE’s 6th Annual Holiday Concert/Toy Drive and Nickerson Gardens Community Day. The two-day event kicks off Wednesday, December 18th, with the concert featuring performances from TDE’s entire roster and surprise guests. 2018’s concert featured a performance from the Astroworld rapper Travis Scott, preceded
On Wednesday, August 28th, Pandora revealed its new logo, brand color, and The Streets of Love mural set to be a new landmark in the city of Los Angeles located by the Hudson Loft in Downtown LA. The Copenhagen-based brand unveils its latest campaign: introducing Pandora Muses. The inclusive, unapologetically confident campaign features model, dancer and actress Larsen Thompson, artist Tasya van Ree, director, writer, and consultant Margaret Zhang, model
REVOLVE presented its 4th annual #REVOLVEfestival, a two-day daytime desert party with multiple brand activations, performances and special guests. Party-goers enjoyed JAJA Tequila, the official spirit of REVOLVEfestival and beat the desert heat in Virgin Voyages beach lounge and KAOS Cabanas presented by Palms Las Vegas. TDE (Top Dawg Ent) artists dominated Saturday’s stage with live performances by SZA, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Zacari, Reason and a special performance by
Ticketed – In honor of Malcolm’s commitment to the arts, The Mac Miller Circles Fund will provide programming, resources and opportunities to youth from underserved communities, helping them recognize their full potential through exploration in the arts and community building.
Invite Only – The 2018 BET Awards nominations have just been released. DJ Khaled dominates this year’s nominations with a total of six with Kendrick Lamar following close behind with a total of five nominations. Honorable mentions include Migos and SZA with four each. The 2018 BET Awards are set to air live on Sunday, June 24 at 8 pm ET.
Ticketed – BET NETWORKS and AEG have announced the first wave of star-studded talent that will take the stage at the 6th annual BET Experience at L.A. LIVE presented by Coca-Cola taking place June 21-24. This year’s lineup of concerts at STAPLES Center will feature some of today’s hottest artists including Chris Brown, SZA, Rae Sremmurd, Ferg, Nipsey Hussle, Playboi Carti, LL Cool J feat. DJ Z-Trip, Ludacris, Ne-Yo, Kamaiyah,
Levi’s kicked off its 501 Day and Levi’s x karla 501 Day Collection celebration on Thursday, May 16th, at the Hollywood Palladium with a concert featuring SZA, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Ms. Lauryn Hill and DJ set by Samantha Ronson. Every year on May 20th, Levi’s celebrates the birthday of the jean that started it all, the original blue jean, the Levi’s 501. May 20th, 1873 was the date of
