Remy Ma

Plus: Amyl and the Sniffers, Fivio Foreign, Bauhaus, Clutch / Quicksand / Helmet, Aeon Station, Rolling Loud NYC, Afropunk Brooklyn, Preoccupations, The Get Up Kids / Sparta, Captain We’re Sinking, and more tour and festival news.

After winning a lawsuit over the name, LL Cool J is throwing a festival called Rock the Bells in his hometown of Queens this summer…

Listen to new songs from Open Mike Eagle (ft. Armand Hammer), Wiki (ft. MIKE), Lakeyah (ft. Tee Grizzley), Ric Wilson, Kehlani, and more…

We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert also featured Journey, Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, French Montana, the New York Philharmonic, Andrea Bocelli, and more before it was shut down because of severe weather

Here’s how to get tickets to the Central Park ”mega-concert,” plus the four hip-hop shows leading up to it in Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island.

The lineup for ”It’s Time for Hip Hop in NYC,” a series of four free shows leading up to the Central Park ”mega concert” happening in August, is here.

Listen to new songs by Benny the Butcher, Junglepussy, Ghetts/Skepta, Reason/Rapsody, Bun B, Caleb Giles, Chuck Strangers, CupcakKe, Preme/Popcaan/Davido, Big Boi/Killer Mike, and more…

Listen to new songs by The Smashing Pumpkins, Portugal. The Man, Big Boi/Killer Mike, Channel Tres, Lykke Li, Django Django, Mannequin Pussy (Rilo Kiley cover), Drew Citron, and more…

Storied hip hop label Loud Records celebrates its 25th anniversary with a huge concert in the NYC-area this fall…

The 25th annual Hot 97 Summer Jam also included surprises appearances by Jadakiss, Styles P, Slim Thug, Paul Wall, Bun B, and more.