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Polish TV show sparks outrage after contestant wears blackface for Kendrick Lamar impersonation

Kuba Szmajkowski performed the rapper’s hit song ‘Humble’ with artificially darkened skin

Evening Standard

2023 MTV VMA winners list in full – live updates

Swift has a chance to become the most awarded artist in VMA history

The Independent UK

Polish TV show under fire after contestant wears Blackface for Kendrick Lamar impersonation

Polish singer Kuba Szmajkowski wore makeup, fake cornrows and a fake beard to impersonate the Grammy-winning rapper

The Independent UK

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Outrage as Polish TV talent show contestants use blackface for Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé performances

Singer Kuba Szmajkowski and actor Pola Gonciarz heavily darkened their skin on Your Face Sounds Familiar, with Szmajkowski also wearing cornrows and using the N-word

The Guardian - UK

Why Ryan Coogler Was 'Nervous' Tackling Black Panther

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler had some specific concerns about bringing Wakanda to life.

Cinemablend

How to watch the VMAs 2023 from anywhere in the world

From Bey to Tay, you won't want to miss this year's awards. Here's how to watch the VMAs, no matter your locale

My Imperfect Life

Through space and rhyme: How hip-hop uses Afrofuturism to take listeners on journeys of empowerment

It is perhaps only natural, as hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary, that people look to the genre’s future. But for some rappers, the future has always been part of the story.

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Taylor Swift, SZA and Doja Cat lead 2023 MTV VMA nominations

Swift has a chance to become the most awarded artist in VMA history

The Independent UK

Taylor Swift Leads With 8 ‘MTV Video Music Awards’ Nominations

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Kendrick Lamar performs as a preacher, a prophet, and a poet at Lollapalooza 2023

At times Kendrick Lamar was Shakespearian in his spoken word delivery, at other times fiercely melodic and rhythmic.

Chicago Sun-Times

How to watch Lollapalooza 2023 live stream online: See Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and more

How to watch Lollapalooza 2023 live stream, including schedule, headliners and more info

Tom’s Guide

Lollapalooza 2023: Full line up and how to watch the performances online

Kendrick Lamar to headline the second day after action-packed set from Billie Eilish

Evening Standard

5 songs you need to hear by... Kendrick Lamar

Over a dazzling five-album run, Compton's Kendrick Lamar has cemented his status as one of the greatest rappers of the 21st century

MusicRadar

The 30 bands and artists to see live before you die … or they split up

With festival season upon us, from stadium-rousing anthemicists to legacy-honouring techno wizards and bowel-loosening drone-metallers, here are the performers that every music fan will want to tick off their bucket list

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Dr. Dre to receive first Hip-Hop Icon Award from ASCAP

Music industry organization ASCAP is giving Dr. Dre its inaugural Hip-Hop Icon Award.

The Independent UK

Dr. Dre to receive first Hip-Hop Icon Award from music industry group ASCAP

Dr. Dre will need to make room in his trophy case for another prestigious award

Evening Standard

BBC Radio 1’s Clara Amfo curates your ultimate Glasto 2023 playlist

The BBC presenter reflects on memories from years past, her top tips for first-timers, as well as 10 tracks to get you in the mood for the world’s most iconic festival

Los Angeles Times

The 40 best songs of 2023 so far

As we approach the halfway mark of 2023, a few things have become clear: Regional Mexican music is having a moment, Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” will never go away and Beyoncé and Taylor Swift probably could fill a stadium each every night for the rest of the year. Also, a…

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Evening Standard

SZA at the O2 Arena review: a sense-swamping cinematic spectacle

At times, this felt like a cross between a Broadway stage musical, Shakespeare’s The Tempest, and a live-action Spongebob Squarepants episode

The Independent UK

Primavera Sound 2023 Porto, review: The star power of Blur, Kendrick and Rosalia trumps a weekend of dreadful weather

The line-up remains peerless but Porto’s execution was a little out of step for what is considered one of the world’s best festivals

MusicRadar

Hip-hop don't stop... or does it? For the first time in 30 years, hip-hop hasn't hit No 1 in the first half of the year

As it turns 50 in 2023, has hip-hop been knocked off the top spot?

Guitar World

Steve Lacy on how Jack White and Scott Pilgrim inspired his fuzz-equipped Strat, creating Fender’s first “pink sunburst” and why he loves affordable multi-FX pedals

The superstar guitarist/producer has worked with the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Thundercat, and topped the charts with “nerdy chords” – now he has a radical new signature Stratocaster, but as he reveals, the ideas that didn’t make the cut were even more off-the-wall

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m demoralised about the landscape of fashion’: cult designer Martine Rose

As men’s fashion week gets underway in London, Martine Rose, a favourite of Drake and Kendrick Lamar, opens up about the lack of support for fashion designers in the UK and how her work references the ‘oppressed’, not the ‘oppressor’

The Independent UK

‘This is something we can continue to invest in’: The future of live-streaming and festivals

What started out as lifeline for the music industry during Covid is increasingly looking like a potential bedrock of its success. Annabel Nugent speaks to Amazon Music at Primavera Sound Barcelona about why live-streaming isn’t going anywhere anytime soon

The Independent UK

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 11-17

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of June 11-17 include rapper Kendrick Lamar, country singer Mickey Guyton and actor Greg Kinnear

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