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CONCERT WATCH: DPR - "Coming To You Live" with its "CTYL 2018" World Tour

Hip-Hop collective DPR, will be setting off on a world tour later this year. Members from the Dream Perfect Regime include Christian Yu, DPR LIVE, Cream and more. Just about everything they put out turns into a smash hit, including recent releases like "Playlist," "Action!," "Cheese & Wine" and "Laputa." The world tour includes stops in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. The cities are listed above. Tickets go on sale in North America on August 1st. Dates and venues will also be revealed then. In Europe, tickets go on sale, and dates and venues will be revealed on August 15th. And in Asia-Pacific, tickets go on sale, along with the dates and venues reveal on August 29th. Working with DPR are Kohai and tour management company, Cult of Ya , which has been responsible for bringing Jay Park, Gray, Loco, Woo Won Jae, DJ Pumkin and other Korean artists to London. You can find more information available now on the website comingto...

Concert Watch: Ozuna - AURA USA Tour 2018

Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Ozuna, is hitting the road this fall for an AURA USA Tour. The announcement comes after the release of Ozuna's new track and music video with Manuel Turizo, "Vaina Loca," which dropped on YouTube on June 28, and currently has more than 30-million views.  "Vaina Loca" is a single from Ozuna's upcoming album Aura , set to be released on August 24. The tour, starts in September in Atlanta, and hits at least 30 cities, including Lexington, KY in December. Tickets go on sale July 6, with Ticketmaster .

Beyoncé's Coachella Performance and Tribute to Black College Culture

by Nefertiti Jenkins Many filmmakers have tried to recreate the Black College Experience for the big screen, but few have done it successfully (with the exception of Spike Lee's "School Daze" (1988) and the 2002 hit "Drumline"). So this part of being Black is not widely understood or known. The Black college experience is a huge part of African-American culture, which was on full display during singer Beyoncé's historic and epic performance at the 2018 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, CA. Beyoncé is the first black woman to headline Coachella, and on Instagram, Beyoncé's mother, Tina Knowles Lawson, confesses that she had doubts about what was planned for the Coachella crowd. Writing on Instagram, she says she told Beyoncé that she was afraid that the predominately white audience would be confused by the black culture and Black college culture, because it was something that they might not get. Beyoncé's respons...

H1GHR MUSIC's pH-1, Phe Reds, Cha Cha Malone & Jarv Dee - What We Learned From the 'Officially Kmusic' Interviews

As the crew from H1GHR MUSIC Records prepare for their first U.S. tour, which kicks off in late April (with Siva Group Entertainment ), many fans, are eager to learn more about the artists from the label (that was established in early 2017). On YouTube right now, there are new sit-down interviews with four of the guys from H1GHR MUSIC, which were recorded before their sets at South by Southwest (SXSW) on March 17. On March 23,  Officially Kmusic   uploaded interviews with pH-1, Jarv Dee, Phe Reds and producer/co-CEO, Cha Cha Malone, onto its YouTube channel, and with the interviews we learn a few new things about the guys. Rapper/Singer pH-1, who has several recent hits under H1GHR MUSIC, talks about an upcoming album that he says "caters to the international fans." He says he use to be a web developer, and talked about playing piano and other instruments as a child. He also talks about his journey, for joining the label under Jay Park and Cha Cha Malone. ...

Getting Tickets (Before It's Too Late) for - San E & Mad Clown - "We Want You Tour"

Tickets are on sale, for the San E and Mad Clown We Want You 2018 Tour . As we have previously reported , the khip-hop artists will be in the U.S. in April, with singer Sobae and DJ Juice. San E and Mad Clown, who now live in South Korea, have both previously lived in the U.S. and are returning to their old stomping grounds. According to White Mountain Agency , the tour kicks off on April 5, in Atlanta, and then stops in New York, Washington, D.C., Cleveland, OH and numerous other cities. Tickets are available on the White Mountain Agency site. Kamoflage Entertainment is one of the organizations working with White Mountain Agency to bring the rappers to the States. According to Kamo, the entertainment group, will be hosting the concert stops for San E and Mad Clown in Boston, Dallas, and Chicago. You can also purchase tickets from their website, at kamostudio.com .... Boston – April 15, 2018 Sunday - The Middle East Dallas – April 26, 2018 Thursday – Trees Chicago – Apr...

CEOs Jay Park and Cha Cha Malone Promote H1GHR MUSIC 'SXSW' Showcase (UPDATE - New Promo Video)

For fans who get to go, they are in for what's looking to be a really great hip-hop show. On March 5, CEOs of H1GHR MUSIC, Jay Park and Cha Cha Malone, posted a flyer on their social media accounts, of their label's showcase at SXSW (South by Southwest).  The showcase is happening on March 17, at 8 p.m. at The Main on E. 6th St. in Austin, TX. The two music trailblazers will co-host the special event. The lineup includes artists Phe Reds, Jarv Dee, Avatar Darko, pH-1, Ted Park, Raz Simone, DJ Pumkin and DJ Rocryte. Junoflo (from Feel Ghood Music) is listed as a special performer for the H1GHR MUSIC showcase (and according to the flyer, Jay Park will also have a special performance during that event). Along with the poster on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, Jay Park has also asked fans in a tweet "Who's coming??" (He's gotten more than 200 replies to the question, and more than five hundred retweets and nearly two thousand likes). Cha Cha also pro...

H1GHR MUSIC Tour - The Cities for the U.S. Concert Stops - Tickets On Sale March 17

Fans have been looking for this since October of 2017 , when the hip-hop label H1GHR MUSIC, first announced that they were going to have a 2018 North America Tour.  Thousands of people have been waiting patiently to hear more details about the concert stops for CEOs Jay Park and Cha Cha Malone and their H1GHR MUSIC artists. And after months of teasing, on March 3, Siva Group Entertainment reassured fans, by releasing the names of the cities for the much anticipated locations. Siva Group has worked with Jay Park before. The entertainment and tour management company handled the 2016 'Follow The Movement Tour' with AOMG (Jay Park's label with Simon Dominic). For 2018, according to Siva, H1GHR MUSIC will be rolling into the following cities this spring... Chicago, New York, Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco and of course Seattle (Cha Cha's and Jay Park's hometown). (UPDATE 03/28/18) According to H1GHR MUSIC's newest artist, Ted Park, he will be joinin...

Beyonce, Eminem, and The Weeknd to Headline Coachella 2018

It's like a dream come true for music fans. The Coachella 2018 lineup has been announced, and it includes Beyonce, Eminem, and The Weeknd as headliners. The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival takes place in Indio, California for two weekends in April. R&B artist The Weeknd, performs on Friday, April 13 & 20. Beyonce hits the stage on Saturday, April 14 & 21. And Eminem performs on Sunday, April 15 & 22. Other artists who will be at Coachella, include SZA, Migos, Cardi B, Miguel, French Montana, Amine, and more. Check out the full lineup above or below. Passes go on sale on Friday, January 5, at noon. For more information, check out the Coachella website . pic.twitter.com/ivjHgj9uae — Coachella (@coachella) January 3, 2018