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Stevie Wonder needs no introduction. With a career that spans more than six decades, countless hits and awards to his name, no one questions whether the gifted music artist has earned his flowers. His musical genius has touched pop, R&B, progressive soul, jazz and gospel music. He is not only a master of performance, he is also a prolific songwriter and producer. Award winning albums like “Songs in the Key of Life”, “Innervisions”, and “Fulfillingness’ First Finale” have solidified him as an icon in the industry. He even performed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, further enshrining him as a pop cultural superstar around the world. With all of his accolades, you might wonder exactly how much Stevie Wonder is worth in 2023. Stevie Wonder’s Early Life Stevie Wonder was born Stevland Hardaway Morris in 1950 in Saginaw, Michigan. Because he was born six weeks premature and was kept in an oxygen-rich incubator, he suffered from retinopathy of prematurity. This means that his eyes failed to...
Kanye West has given new meaning to the lyrics, “You get the bag and fumble it.” Kanye – now known as Ye – walked away from an $8.5 million ($8 million, plus $500,000 toward production) deal by backing out of his upcoming Coachella performance, which runs two weekends – April 15-17 and April 22-24. According to TMZ, Coachella Festival organizers were completely in the dark regarding the decision. A source told Variety that Kanye had yet to rehearse nor adequately prepared for his Coachella performance. While Ye’s camp has yet to officially confirm his speculated lack of preparation, an additional source reported to Page Six that Ye had plans to address his mental health. While the official cancellation of his performance comes as a surprise, Ye took to Instagram (since removed) to suggest that he would cancel his Coachella performance if-then co-headliner Billie Eilish did not apologize to Travis Scott after helping a fan during one of her shows shortly after the Astro World...
Travis Scott is having quite the week in the city of Houston. As the rapper prepares for his Astroworld Festival, he’s also making time to give back through his Cactus Jack Foundation. In conjunction with Houston Independent School District, the rapper unveiled Cactus Jack Gardens at Young Elementary School Wednesday, Nov. 3, Houston Chronicle reported. According to the Cactus Jack Foundation’s website, the garden aims to provide students “agricultural, economics, and nutritional skills to combat food insecurity.” Students will have a gateway to dive into food, nutrition, agriculture and entrepreneurship under the initiative. “It’s kinda crazy that we’re able to bring this to the elementary school and allow kids to have that same experience I was having when I was a kid,” Scott said, according to The Houston Chronicle. “I just love to see this community grow up and get into a very good spot, where it’s a super safe and creative environment for these kids.” The debut was a family...
Houston breeds a lot of heavy hitters in music, one of those being artist, director, and producer, Travis Scott. The “SICKO MODE” rapper has gone from being a self-proclaimed nerd — making beats in his room— to selling out tours, gracing magazine covers, and influencing a new generation of music lovers. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Scott built his $50 million net worth from touring, merchandise, and unique endorsements. His first solo project, a mixtape called “Owl Pharaoh,” caught the attention of many as it featured some of hip-hop’s major players such as T.I, Wale, A$AP Ferg, and Meek Mill. The momentum from that project led him to be featured in XXL’s 2013 Freshman Class. As Scott released projects and developed a signature sound, he built a loyal fanbase and developed the ability to reach consumers in an effective way. Corporations noticed that and made the “Antidote” rapper their “go-to pitchman,” according to Bloomberg. Celebrity Net Worth reports he brought in $65...
Everything Travis Scott touches is lit. Just look back at his partnerships in the last year with General Mills, Hot Wheels, Fortnite, McDonald’s, and PlayStation. Courtesy Photo Now, the culture-defining rapper is linking up with Anheuser-Busch for his new brand, CACTI, a tequila-inspired agave hard seltzer. “CACTI is something I’m really proud of and have put a ton of work into. Me and the team really went in, not only on getting the flavor right, but on thousands of creative protos on everything from the actual beverage, to the can concept, to the packaging and how it is presented to the world. We always try to convey a feeling in our products,” said Scott in a press release. “I’m a big fan of tequila so I came at it from that angle, too. I’m really excited to put this out in 2021 and see other people be able to enjoy it.” The “Astroworld” rapper and his Cactus Jack creative collective worked closely with the brew distribution giant to create the flavors, packaging, ingredients,...
There’s a certain magic that comes with giving back to the city that raised you and Travis Scott is no stranger to this as he continues to do the unthinkable for the youth through his Cactus Jack foundation. The Houston native just announced the launch in conjunction with Houston’s third annual Travis Scott Day, created to celebrate the rapper’s contributions to the city that raised him along with his successful Astroworld Festival. The foundation has agreed to a multi-year partnership with the New School’s Parsons School of Design along with the city of Houston, according to Complex. Their first initiative includes the kickoff of the HBCU Waymon Webster program named after Scott’s grandfather. “Waymon Webster was a Dean of Prairie View A&M graduate school,” said Scott in a press release. “My grandfather wanted me to take it all the way through college, I feel there is a power in education so to be able to give someone the opportunity to fulfill that dream as my papa thought for me...
Merch and ticket bundles have been a major point of contention for artists and fans alike. Now, Billboard is changing the rules . On Monday (July 13), the revered music authority announced that it will no longer count “albums bundled with merchandise and concert tickets on its album and song charts altogether.” The rule has no set date on when it will apply—for tours, it will begin in October 2020—but under the new mandate, all albums bundled with merch or tickets “must be promoted as an add-on to those purchases in order to be counted on the charts.” Billboard Announces New Chart Rules: No More Merch & Ticket Bundles https://t.co/xhb0mqaEWD — billboard pro (@billboardpro) July 13, 2020 If an artist chooses to bundle their release with add-ons, Billboard requires that both the album and extras must be available for purchase individually at a lower cost, alongside the music, on an artist’s direct website. Ever since the bundle wars began, the argument has been that sales don’t...
Travis Scott straight-up turned tech up a notch on Thursday (April 23) when he performed “Astronomical,” a virtual concert on Fortnite. Over 12 million concurrent players joined the popular online video game to watch the “Astroworld” rapper give an otherworldly concert of hits, including “Sicko Mode.” Scott also debuted a new song, “The Scotts,” featuring his rap namesake, Kid Cudi. Over 12.3 million concurrent players participated live in Travis Scott's Astronomical, an all-time record! Catch an encore performance before the tour ends: https://t.co/D7cfd2Vxcc — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) April 24, 2020 The online show was outfitted in brilliant special effects and theatrics, much like a real-life Cactus Jack show. A behemoth-sized version of the Missouri City artist appeared at the center of Fortnite’s landscape, stepping over floating rollercoaster tracks, hurling lyrics while submerged underwater and glowing from an electrifying light show. It was more of a completely immersive...