Earlier today in a swanky ballroom at the Avalon Hollywood, the Latin Recording Academy announced its nominations for the 12th annual Latin Grammy Awards. Puerto Rican rap duo Calle 13 led the field with ten nods while Venezuelan singer Franco De Vita scored five, Mexican cantautor Marco Antonio Solis nabbed…
Looks like Atlanta nimrod-savant trap-rapper Gucci Mane is heading back to jail. After a long history of incarceration, Gucci will be heading back to the clink for pushing a woman out of a moving vehicle If you haven’t figured it out yet: Gucci don’t give a fuck. And Gucci don’t…
As the Magic City’s Diamond Princess makes perfectly clear on her new-ish pretty-girl party track, “Red Bottoms (Long Heels),” she’s the boss. And you ain’t. “These niggas gonna love what I’m dressed in/dressed up and looking so sexy,” she raps. “Six inches, red bottoms, long heels, I got them/When I…
You’ve been straining your eyes the entire day, staring at a computer screen for the past nine hours at work. You’re tired. Not just today. But tired in general. You want a new profession. Something that offers up more exciting shit. Maybe something in the music industry. But you’ll never…
There are several great artists releasing new music today. Everyone from St. Vincent to Wild Flag to Blitzen Trapper has a new album out. And while we can list hundreds of reasons why you should buy each of those, we had to narrow our picks of the week. The artists…
Otto Von Schirach seems to be big everywhere but America. In Europe, he tours extensively and plays at big festivals. Here, he’s just one of Miami’s many oddly awesome characters.That could change this year as he tours across America with Atari Teenage Riot, the ’90s digital hardcore outfit that has…
In the latest installment of the tawdry superscandal surrounding the simultaneous breakups of long-time celebrity couples Will Smith and Jada Pinkett (maybe not splitting), and Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez (totally definitely splitting), there has been a game-changing development that ensnarls Miami Heat superstar Dwayne Wade in the scandal’s awful…
Rick Ross thinks female rapper Kreayshawn’s a “dirty bitch.” And he’s willing to drop 50 large to ruin the 21 year old’s week. The Maybach Music CEO is finally responding to Kreayshawn’s recent string of disses in the upcoming issue of XXL, and he can’t wait to slap someone. “I…
Just 144 days after Lil Wayne wrapped up his eight-month stay on Rikers Island, bounced out the clink, and fled back to his Miami Beach mansion, the taxman came calling with an enormous bill from Uncle Sam. As reported by Riptide (via Detroit News) in April, the Young Money Maniac…
As reported a few minutes ago by Crossfade’s sister blog County Grind, bespectacled intellectual Elvis Costello has just delayed his current worldwide trek, cheekily named The Spectacular Songbook Tour, and postponed six shows including his September 18 stop at Hard Rock Live. In a postponement announcement on elviscostello.com, the musician’s…
Miami’s live music scene is on the up-and-come. And in particular, one Midtown lounge is really stepping it up by bringing some of the most diverse acts in indie pop, hip-hop, and chillwave to the 305. Bardot recently announced the Thursday Living Room Sessions, a weekly series of intimate shows…
It’s a Manu-mental week here in Miami. Yes, the corny joke sucks. But honestly, this town is intensely anticipating the arrival of the multilingual, genuinely cool, hyper-political artist. Besides the chatter, O Cinema even screened his tour documentary Babylon Fever earlier this week. It’s clear … We love Manu. If…
Earlier this morning, Lil Wayne shot off a sour-ass tweet about a “wakk” Nebraskan “Sk8 park.” Evidently, the Cash Money Millionaire was too busy skating shitty ramps and rails to address the news of his 18 BET Hip-Hop Awards nominations. Naturally, Mr. Carter received nods for his personal style (Made-You-Look…
Hey, you totally out-of-control choral music fanatics! Turn down that hyper-climactic fugue for a second and listen up … Local ensemble Seraphic Fire, fronted by artistic director and conductor Patrick Dupré Quigley, just released its version of Johannes Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, a fresh slab of quasi-classical awesomeness. And already,…
Remember when you found out the awful truth about Milli Vanilli? How did we ever recover from learning that neither of those super-’90s hunks on stage could actually sing? After we learned the real Milli Vanilli was a couple of average-looking old guys, could we ever believe in popular music…
Anderson Cooper, the silver-haired Carmen Sandiego of international news, has a new, syndicated talk show premiering next week. And he’s landed an interview with Amy Winehouse’s family, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Cooper will sit down with Winehouse’s mum, dad, brother and boyfriend for a conversation that will air on…
Last week, O’Grime — the fresh faces at the front of Miami’s #Swag hip-hop contingency — dropped their new single, “Valanciunas (Big V Lithuanian Hero),” a tribute to Lithuanian sports star and Toronto Raptors draft pick Jonas Valanciunas. As the track details, the South Florida rap wrecking crew admire the…
In March, the Langerado Music Festival announced its return after a long two-year abscence, exclaiming, “the wait is officially over.” Backed by Florida’s Boros Entertainment and Austin’s C3 Presents, there was hope that Langerado could avoid being sunk — as it had in 2009 — by “‘sluggish ticket sales,’ and…
Dear Gloria, Mama, que pena. We forgot your birthday, and that’s unforgivable. And can you believe we even set a reminder on our iPhone? Anyhow, we were shocked to learn you turned 54 yesterday. You still look like that sexy Cubanita from the “Dr. Beat” video. In fact, we think…
Yesterday afternoon, we here at Crossfade got word that DJ Benton Galgay’s Eclectic Electric party with Möthersky and Snakehole (originally scheduled for last night) was going to be postponed till October. Why? The Electric Pickle had been suddenly (though temporarily) shut down by the City of Miami Department of Fire-Rescue…
Ever fantasized about hiring Pitbull to be your friend for a weekend? Well, dreams come true! And all you gotta do is pay $399 per night. If your holiday weekend is still a giant gaping three-day block of nothing, the Fontainebleau Miami Beach is offering three very special Voli Labor…
UPDATE: Eclectic Electric will not be taking place at the Electric Pickle tonight. The party has been postponed. Eclectic Electric … Say it again, eclectic electric. This trippy tongue twister isn’t just the title of Primus song, it’s the name of DJ Benton Galgay’s free and low-key Thursday dance party…
