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Donald Glover Headed To Europe For Farewell ‘Childish Gambino’ Concert
Solange Knowles Named
Donald Glover is to per- form as Childish Gambino at Britain's Lovebox festival for a farewell gig before retir- ing his rap alter ego.
The actor, writer, and mu- sician revealed last year that his next Childish Gambino album, the follow-up to 2016's Awaken, My Love!, would be his last under the stage name.
Bosses at the London event announced 34-year-old Don- ald as one of this year’s Love- box headliners. It marks the only gig to date that Donald has announced since he con- firmed plans to retire Child- ish Gambino in January.
Demand for the star has
Artist Of The Year
Rapper/actor/director Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino headed to Britain to give farewell concert.
Grammy-winning artist Solange Knowles has been named the 2018 Harvard Foun- dation Artist of the Year. The foundation is the university’s of- fice inter-racial, inter-ethnic and inter-religious relations, and honors the nation’s top artists and scientists each year.
Last year, Solange earned the American Express Impact Award at the 2017 Billboard Women in Music Awards as well as being named one of Glamour Magazine’s Women of the Year. Knowles has continuously used her platform to provide con- structive and empowering mes- sages and advocate for the representation of all.
rocketed in recent years after the success of his TV comedy- drama Atlanta, which he writes and stars in, according to Allhiphop.
He can next be seen as
young Lando Calrissian in "Solo: A Star Wars Story," and despite his full schedule, last month he announced his farewell album would be re- leased this year.
Solange Knowles is being honored again for using her platform to promote positive messages to all.
Harvard Foundation
Jermaine Dupri And Timbaland
Birdman Finally Releases Cash Money Documentary
Honored At Global Spin Awards;
Birdman’s Cash Money Records documentary has been released. Before Anythang: The Cash Money Story is available now on Apple Music following months of delays.
The project was originally an- nounced in August 2016 and was scheduled to drop in the fall. That release date was then pushed back to May 12, 2017, which also came to pass with no film. No updates about the doc- umentary emerged until last week when a new trailer for the film was uploaded online.
Before Anythang is the first production by Cash Money Films, the film imprint of Cash Money Records. The movie, which is narrated by Birdman, documents his life and provides insight into how his powerhouse label was created.
“This in-depth documentary explores the journey of one of
Watch On REVOLT Feb. 22
The Global Spin Awards kicked off NBA All-Star Weekend by paying tribute to some of hip-hop's most in- fluential DJs.
Snoop Dogg hosted the award ceremony at the NOVO at LA Live, where Jermaine Dupri and Tim- berland were honored for their contributions to hip- hop, and pop culture in gen- eral.
Usher presented Jer- maine Dupri with the Breaking Barriers Award and Pharrell presented Timba- land with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
“I’m truly blessed to be honored with the Breaking Barriers Award,” said hon- oree Jermaine Dupri. “I’ve worked with so many
Timbaland and Jermaine Dupri were the men of the hour at the Global Spin Awards held during NBA All-Star weekend.
Birdman’s Cash Money Records documentary is the first production by Cash Money films.
the most successful rap label owners and entrepreneurs in modern music history,” a press release for the film reads.
talented artists and DJs to produce great music over the years. The secret to breaking musical barriers is simple – practice makes perfect. For all the DJs out there that have supported and accepted me, I thank you for playing my records and sharing it with the world.”
The highlight of the Global
Spin Awards ceremony came when Sean “Diddy” Combs, Jermaine Dupri, Snoop Dogg, and Lu- dacris took the stage for a performance of "Welcome to Atlanta (Coast to Coast Remix).”
REVOLT will air the Global Spin Awards on Thursday, February 22nd at 9 PM ET.
Twista Defends
Sean Kingston’s Jewelry Theft Case Dismissed
Harassed Women After
Leaving MJ’s NBA Party
Sean Kingston's lawsuit against bosses at a nightclub over an alleged altercation has been dismissed after the rap- per stopped showing up to court.
The "Beautiful Girls" star was at the Penthouse Night- club & Dayclub in Los Angeles in 2016, when he was report- edly approached by two men who beat him up and stole a $300,000 necklace from around his neck.
Kingston alleged the secu-
Sean Kingston is out of a $300,000 necklace and this time it's his fault.
rity guards at the club were behind the attack, during which he was assaulted, punched and hit with a cham- pagne bottle.
Kingston was seeking a minimum of $900,000 in the lawsuit, but according to re- ports, the case has been dis- missed after the singer failed to show up to court twice.
The case has been dis- missed with prejudice, giving Kingston the chance to re- file in the future.
Twista got into an alterca- tion after leaving Michael Jor- dan’s party during NBA All-Star Weekend on Saturday (February 17).
The veteran MC was caught on video putting a man in a headlock while another person repeatedly punched the re- strained man.
The scuffle was allegedly prompted by the man heckling passengers on a shuttle and ha- rassing women.
Twista was riding the shuttle from the party to a parking lot around 1:30 a.m. PST. and in- tervened on behalf of the women. The man reportedly re-
TWISTA
sponded by challenging the Chicago Hip Hop legend to a fight.
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