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03-08-2025
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mgk, T-Pain & Zedd to Headline Stage Outside Sphere Over Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix 2025 Weekend
The entertainment during Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend will extend beyond the Formula 1 race. Along the Las Vegas Strip racetrack, T-Pain, mgk and Zedd will headline the T-Mobile Zone at Sphere Stage, from Nov. 20-22, culminating with the F1 Grand Prix on Saturday, Nov. 22. Sofi Tukker, Jess Glynne, Cimafunk, Balu Brigada, Cassian and more acts yet to be announced will also perform on the T-Mobile Stage, which will be set up under the glow of the Sphere and display the venue's 'Exosphere' screen. More from Billboard A Full List of Current Las Vegas Residencies (Updating) Jelly Roll & Shaboozey to Headline Australia's Strummingbird Festival Roze Oficial, Max Carra, Valen & Ramky En Los Controles Rule Billboard Argentina Hot 100 Chart For Third Week With 'Tu Jardín Con Enanitos' Zedd — no stranger to Vegas, with a current residency playing across Tao Group properties Omnia Nightclub, Wet Republic Ultra Pool and TAO Beach Dayclub — will headline Thursday night, Nov. 20. mgk — set to release his Lost Americana album, led by Hot Rock & Alternative Songs top 10 single 'Cliché,' on Aug. 8 — will headline Friday night, Nov. 21. And T-Pain will cap the weekend, headlining Saturday night, Nov. 22, after pulling double-duty back in April performing at both Coachella weekends and Stagecoach. In addition to three days of performances, T-Mobile Zone at Sphere ticket-holders will also enjoy race-day activations and up-close views of the Grand Prix, including turn 5G and the chicane (a sequence of tight, alternating corners added to a racetrack, usually to slow down cars before a high-speed section) spanning turns 7 through 9. 'While the action on the Las Vegas Strip Circuit is the main event, the T-Mobile Zone at Sphere elevates the experience with its incredible fan zone entertainment,' Emily Prazer, president and CEO of Las Vegas Grand Prix Inc., said in the announcement. 'Las Vegas is an entertainment hub within itself, so it was only fitting to bring together some of the music industry's best to create an unmatched concert experience for race weekend. Paired with the jaw-dropping graphics of the Exosphere and incredible views of the track, T-Mobile Zone at Sphere has the best of all worlds.' Additional entertainment — including the Heineken Silver Stage acts and the LIV on the Grid DJ lineup — will be announced in the coming months. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart Solve the daily Crossword
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01-07-2025
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T-Pain and Clinton Sparks Officially Launch the Global Gaming League in Las Vegas
The Star-Studded Kickoff Event Hosted by Nick Cannon and Jermaine Dupri featured a Performance by Social Media Pioneer Soulja Boy Las Vegas, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grammy award-winning, multi-hyphenate recording artist/songwriter and entrepreneur, T-Pain and notable entertainment catalyst, Clinton Sparks have officially launched the Global Gaming League (GGL)—a groundbreaking new entertainment sports league combining video gaming, celebrity, and culture—this past Saturday, June 28 in Las Vegas, Nevada, with a spectacular pre-season premiere that marked the beginning of a new era in competitive formal launch event, hosted by entertainment icons Nick Cannon and Jermaine Dupri, featured a live performance by Soulja Boy and introduced GGL's pre-season premiere match between T-Pain's Nappy Boy Gaming and Bryce Hall's Hall Pass Gaming—complete with a friendly $10,000 wager. The match highlighted just a taste of what fans can expect from the league's official season, dubbed SZN ZERO, launching later this summer with eight celebrity-led Sparks (center) and T-Pain (right) launch the Global Gaming League with kick-off event co-host Jermaine Dupri. Backed by entertainment visionary Clinton Sparks and Grammy-winning artist and streaming icon T-Pain, the GGL is the first-of-its-kind, multi-title, live-action gaming entertainment league, where professional gamers, influencers, and casual players compete side-by-side in front of live audiences in Las Vegas and the competition streams globally. Teams face off in modern favorites like Call of Duty and Rocket League alongside nostalgic classics such as Street Fighter, Mario Kart, and Tetris.'The GGL will make gaming a household name like WWE did for wrestling and UFC did for mixed martial arts,' said T-Pain, who also serves as the league's Executive Director of Strategy and Board Member. 'We all game—now it's time for the world to see gaming at the center of culture.'Soulja Boy performing at the Global Gaming League Launch Event half time show. GGL Founder and CEO, Clinton Sparks, adds: 'We're disrupting a $200+ billion industry by authentically integrating gaming with music, fashion, sports, and celebrity culture—something no one else has successfully done at this scale. The GGL is not just a league: it's a movement to connect cultures and communities through gaming.'The GGL offers year-round competitive play and entertainment across all game genres, positioning it as the only truly global digital sports league, with accessibility for casual and aspiring players worldwide. Through the GGL Global Nomination Program, gamers from cities like Tokyo, Toronto, Lagos, and Boston can apply to join one of the celebrity-owned teams via team owners include: T-Pain (Nappy Boy Gaming), Jermaine Dupri, Bryce Hall, Flavor Flav, Gillie Da Kid, Wallo, Kaash Paige, and more. T-Pain, Clinton Sparks, Nick Cannon and Bryce Hall at the Global Gaming League Launch Event. The league is headquartered at a state-of-the-art 43,000 sq. ft. campus in Las Vegas, unveiled last December during a celebrity-studded private event. GGL's leadership team also includes Jeff Hoffman (GGL's Chairman of the Board and co-founder of Priceline), Michael Fuller (COO) Andrew Blacker (founder of Bandsintown) among other industry veterans from the hospitality industry, music and fashion. 'The future engineers, artists, and leaders are gamers,' said Jeff Hoffman. 'We're here to celebrate them, support them, and give them a global platform.' For more information, please visit and connect on social media @GlobalGamingLeague Get Familiar... About Global Gaming League: GGL is a new kind of league—where gaming, culture, music, sports, fashion, and reality TV collide. With celebrity-led teams, live competitions, global fan engagement, and next-gen media experiences, GGL is building the first entertainment system for the world's largest and most engaged audience. For more information, please visit CONTACT: owen@
Yahoo
01-07-2025
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T-Pain Claims Drake Didn't Take His Own Advice When It Came to a ‘Graceful' Exit From Music
Back in 2023, Drake hinted at the idea of having a 'graceful exit' from the rap game, but T-Pain doesn't think the 6 God's following his own advice. The Florida rapper-singer joined the Crash Dummies Podcast earlier in June, where he revealed that Drake's words about leaving the industry gracefully rather than getting forced out struck a nerve with him, leaving T-Pain to take a step back and examine his place in music. More from Billboard Benson Boone Scores First ARIA Albums Chart No. 1 With 'American Heart' KATESEYE Release New EP 'BEAUTIFUL CHAOS': Stream It Now Lorde Summer Is Upon Us As Pop Star Releases Latest Album 'Virgin': Stream It Now 'The one thing I learned from Drake, here's the crazy thing, the one thing I learned from but one thing he hasn't followed — his own words,' T-Pain explained. 'Drake said, 'I want to be one of those people that gracefully bows out and not get kicked out.'' He continued: 'I have ever since said, 'Thank y'all, I appreciate y'all. I'll see y'all when I drop — don't worry about it, I'll just drop something. Let me know if you heard it.' Drake is like, 'No, listen, I got another one. Hold on, check this out. Y'all ain't like that one? OK, real quick, just one more. Let me try one more.'' Essentially, T-Pain thinks Drake became the person he said he wouldn't be, while Drizzy's words really struck a nerve with the 'Buy U a Drank' artist. 'Like, when he said that 'I wanna gracefully bow out and not get kicked out,' I was like, 'You know what? I'm out this b—h. I'm out this motherf—ker,'' he added. 'I'm not trying to impress y'all n—s. Y'all n—s don't give a f—k if I live or die. Why the f—k would I keep trying to impress y'all? I'm out. I'm done. I did everything that I'm trying to do. I changed the game. I made a sound. What else?' Drake initially broached the idea of retirement when joining Lil Yachty for an interview in 2023. 'I think I'm at the point now where I just wanna like — I feel like maybe we talked about this the other day,' he said at the time. 'I feel like I'm kinda introducing the concept in my mind of a graceful exit.' However, Drake's continued to be active in the rap game. In the time since, he released his For All the Dogs album, got into a battle with Kendrick Lamar and teamed up with PARTYNEXTDOOR for $ome $exy $ongs 4 U. Drake ended up responding to T-Pain hours later as his comments went viral on social media. Drizzy hopped into an IG comment section claiming that T-Pain 'always had resentment for [him].' 'You can hear it every time he speaks on my name,' Drake wrote. Listen to T-Pain talk about Drake around the 30-minute mark below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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01-07-2025
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Drake Snipes at T-Pain for ‘Gracefully' Exiting Music Comments: ‘Guy Always Had Resentment for Me'
Drake has responded to T-Pain's comments regarding the 6 God allegedly not taking his own advice when it comes to 'gracefully' exiting the rap game. 'The one thing I learned from Drake, here's the crazy thing, the one thing I learned from but one thing he hasn't followed — his own words,' T-Pain explained on a recent episode of the Crash Dummies Podcast. 'Drake said, 'I want to be one of those people that gracefully bows out and not get kicked out.'' More from Billboard Olivia Rodrigo & Ed Sheeran Perform 'The A Team' in Surprise London Duet Rihanna & A$AP Rocky Walk the Blue Carpet at 'Smurfs' Movie Premiere in Brussels Sabrina Carpenter's 'Manchild' Reclaims U.K. No .1 Single From Alex Warren The 'Buy U a Drank' singer's comments went viral on Thursday (June 26). Drake quickly got wind of T-Pain's words and fired back at the Florida native on Instagram. Drizzy claimed in a comment on Instagram: 'This guy always had resentment for me [laughing-crying emoji] you can hear it every time he speaks on my name.' Offset also had Drake's back. 'Da Boy is da boy s–t ain't gone change,' the Migos rapper chimed in. 'Hating on another grown man who do more numbers than everybody is Diabolical!' T-Pain also said on Crash Dummies that Drake is sticking around too long. 'I have ever since said, 'Thank y'all, I appreciate y'all. I'll see y'all when I drop — don't worry about it, I'll just drop something,' he added. 'Let me know if you heard it.' Drake is like, 'No, listen, I got another one. Hold on, check this out. Y'all ain't like that one? OK, real quick, just one more. Let me try one more.'' Drake first teased the idea of retirement during a 2023 interview with Lil Yachty. 'I think I'm at the point now where I just wanna like — I feel like maybe we talked about this the other day,' he said. 'I feel like I'm kinda introducing the concept in my mind of a graceful exit.' It doesn't appear that Drake has any intentions of slowing down either. He teamed up with PARTYNEXTDOOR for their $ome $exy $ongs 4 U joint album earlier this year and is said to be hard at work on his upcoming solo of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
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27-06-2025
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T-Pain Calls Drake Out For Not Living Up To His Word Of 'Gracefully' Leaving Music Behind
Drake has been discussing his inevitable retirement for almost a decade, yet, for a variety of reasons, has continued to release music to much success and critique. T-Pain recently called him out for not living up to his word of 'gracefully' leaving music behind. 'The one thing I learned from Drake, here's the crazy thing, the one thing I learned from but one thing he hasn't followed, his own words. Drake said 'I want to be one of those people that gracefully bows out and not get kicked out,'' the 40-year-old singer said on a recent episode of the Crash Dummies podcast. Teddy was referencing Drizzy's 2023 interview 'A Moody Conversation' with Lil Yachty. 'I have ever since said, 'Thank y'all, I appreciate y'all. I'll see y'all when I drop—don't worry about it, I'll just drop something. Let me know if you heard it,'' Pain said with a joking tone. 'Drake is like, 'No, listen, OK, I got another one. Hold on, check this out. Y'all ain't like that one? OK, real quick, just one more. Let me try one more.'' The 'Buy U A Drank' singer claimed that in just two years, the Toronto superstar has become the person that he 'didn't want to be.' He expounded on that point and how it related to his career: 'Like, when he said that 'I wanna gracefully bow out and not get kicked out,' I was like, 'You know what? I'm out this bi**h.' I'm out this motherf**ker. I'm not trying to impress y'all ni**as. Y'all ni**as don't give a f**k if I live or die. Why the f**k would I keep trying to impress y'all? I'm out. I'm done. I did everything that I'm trying to do. I changed the game. I made a sound. What else?' The five-time Grammy winner did that interview with Yachty in February 2023, just under five months before his It's All A Blur tour with 21 Savage. In October 2023, he released For All The Dogs and followed up with a deluxe version in November. That following February, he extended the It's All A Blur tour and incorporated the Big As The What? edition co-starring J. Cole. Of course, in the middle of that tour, he was targeted by Kendrick Lamar, Future, Metro Boomin, and more, setting off the biggest rap beef in Hip-Hop history. He released several diss songs from April to May, and followed up with a few singles and features that summer. This past February, he released a joint album, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, with PARTYNEXTDOOR while on the Anita Max Win tour in Australia. Drake is set to hit the road with PND for the $ome $pecial $hows 4 U tour in the United Kingdom and Europe from July to September, and has been teasing his next solo album. With all of that said, T-Pain wasn't wrong in saying that Drake hasn't lived up to his word, but only if his perception of that statement was that the father of one planned to gracefully bow out that year. The 'Nokia' artist has been a high volume act throughout his career, and is also the same man who rapped 'The most successful rapper 35 and under/ I'm assumin' everybody's 35 and under/ That's when I plan to retire, man it's already funded' on the 2016 Views cut 'Weston Road Flows.' More from French Montana Immediately Exits Interview When Asked About Drake And Rick Ross Drake Accompanying Morgan Wallen At Houston Show Yields Big Internet Reaction I Took My Compton A** To Toronto For The Kendrick Lamar Concert. Here's What Happened
