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Every Monday, CP staff writer Jordan Snowden wraps up the weekend in local and national music news with #MusicMonday. Here’s what she has this week:
Local
Ed Sheeran played at PNC Park and took the stage wearing a black t-shirt with a drawing of Mac Miller.
ed sheeran put on a good show tonight in pittsburgh. he came out in a mac miller shirt. i cried. the last thing he said to the crowd tonight was “rest in peace Mac Miller” pic.twitter.com/KUpCaMaVVn
— ya girl Madsâ¡ (@sweetenertrack4) September 30, 2018
still can’t believe I was in the presence of greatness last night â #edsheeran #pittsburgh pic.twitter.com/BbgGAq0K73
— sierra kompa (@sierrakompa) September 30, 2018
Meanwhile, Maroon 5 and an under-the-weather Adam Levine put on a winning show at PPG Paints Arena.
@maroon5 in Pittsburgh was beyond incredible. @adamlevine told us he was sick, but he was a class act, rocked out and gave us an incredible show. This fan of 16 years is so happy. #REDPILLBLUESWORLDTOUR
— Kylie Lerch (@KylieDAndrea) September 30, 2018
Lots of fun with @maroon5 in Pittsburgh @PPGPaintsArena. Loved all of the fan interaction and high energy. ð #REDPILLBLUESTOUR pic.twitter.com/MvzEzxvicL
— Bitsy /v\5 (@bucfan1250) October 1, 2018
@adamlevine thanks for giving it all at the Pittsburgh show, despite not feeling well!!! You killed it!!!! @maroon5 concerts have become a tradition for my son and I since he was 7! #motherandsonnightout #creatingmemories #Maroon5 pic.twitter.com/DYgXXIP8Do
— Chandi Brooks (@BrooksChandi) September 30, 2018
It was quite a weekend for mainstream music in Pittsburgh.
How is it that both Adam Levin and Ed Sheeran were in Pittsburgh this weekend yet I’m still not married to either one ð
— Maddie Jean (@maddie8keenan) October 1, 2018
@edsheeran at @PNCParkEvents@maroon5 at @PPGPaintsArena
and @george_clinton at @Stage_AEWhat a busy (and epic) music day for Pittsburgh, am I right?
— Chris Lovingood WTAE (@CLovingoodWTAE) September 29, 2018
National / International
While performing at the Australian Football League grand final’s pre-game show, Will.i.am pulled an ultimate on-stage no-no: he checked his phone.
https://t.co/ACS9s6NX8w reading lyrics off of the phone? #AFLGF
— Jarrad Hext (@emileheksty) September 29, 2018
But it turns out, the former Black Eyed Peas member was live-streaming on Instagram, and he took to Twitter to defend himself.
Sharing on socials isn’t checking phone mid song…that’s me being a performer & camera man showing the world how Awesome Australia is…I wanted the world to see Australia from my point of view…& that POV is awesome & lovely…sorry if I offended anyone by sharing my love https://t.co/kLeUtOenmF
— will.i.am (@iamwill) September 29, 2018
@australian connecting with fans in Brazil, UK, Mexico and the entire world ok your phone is the whole point…I had a blast and so did everyone who viewed it phone my phone…I am honoured and proud to play the #AFLGrandFinal…#BIGLOVE means connecting and sharing pic.twitter.com/ocIeuwVtRt
— will.i.am (@iamwill) September 29, 2018
reporting before researching.
Sad new world!!!
I still have #BIGLOVE for Australia & the world
Fact is:
being on the phone during a performance isn’t worse than what’s actually happening in the world…
Especially when your singing #bigLOVE…pay attention to what’s important https://t.co/s1O5KED8rN— will.i.am (@iamwill) September 29, 2018
It was also a big weekend for highly anticipated new album releases. It was hard to keep up with.
For starters, Weezy is back. Friday, Lil Wayne released Tha Carter V, his first album since Tha Carter IV in 2011. The long-awaited album features collabs with Travis Scott, Snoop Dogg, Nicki Minaj, and more.
Don’t call it a comeback, it was dark now the suns back #C5
— corbee wilson (@CorbeeW) September 28, 2018
when wayne said
“thank god weezy back, order is restored, all is right with the world” #CarterV pic.twitter.com/6kKNT1WUmp— bræ (@BraePommerville) September 28, 2018
So far, Tha Carter V ‘s fan-favorite is “Mona Lisa,” featuring Kendrick Lamar.
Lil Wayne & Kendrick Lamar doing collabos together shouldn’t even be deemed legal. Mona Lisa ð¥ð¥ #ThaCarterV pic.twitter.com/LkudS30Ifb
— Garvey (@iAmKingducer) October 1, 2018
Mona Lisa by lil Wayne ft Kendrick Lamar is better than the Mona Lisa by Leonardo Di Vinci #savages ðð
— Bevs (@scottbevans1) October 1, 2018
And there’s already a new viral dance, the #UproarChallenge:
Lil Wayne does the #UproarChallenge with some special guests #CarterV ðð¥ð pic.twitter.com/G28OUmAfcU
— Rap-Up (@RapUp) October 1, 2018
New York Energy Is Unmatched #UproarChallenge ð¥âï¸ pic.twitter.com/WAEuI9NuNw
— KID THE WIZ (@KidTheWiz) September 30, 2018
WHERE THE LOVE GO? #UproarChallenge @THEREALSWIZZZ @LilTunechi #Mood pic.twitter.com/p1BC7Kfd92
— TheShiggyShow (@theshiggster) September 30, 2018
On Thursday, Logic dropped his fourth studio album, YSIV, which stands for Young Sinatra 4. This is the final installment in the YS series, and the title track packs a punch. In “YSIV,” the Maryland rapper pays tribute to Mac Miller, crediting the late rapper as the inspiration behind Young Sinatra.
Logic’s YSIV album is better than Tha Carter V don’t @ me
— Evan Nolte (@EvanNolte) September 30, 2018
And somehow, he got the entire Wu-Tang Clan on the album.
.@Logic301 explains how he was able to get the ENTIRE Wu-Tang Clan on his album. ð¥ pic.twitter.com/r8OrO1vx59
— Def Jam Recordings (@defjam) September 28, 2018
RZA helped logic organize the track ðhttps://t.co/mev5tjltlK
— Genius (@Genius) September 28, 2018
But this is just scratching the surface of newly released tunes.
all this heat dropped
boombox cartel x flosstradamus
juicy j x travis scott
gta x jenn morel
dillon francis
young thug
lil wayne
djsnake
kanye
ekali
cray
lido
yaeji
kayzo
getter
g jones
88rising
major lazer
keysnkrates
tynan x thook
kaytranada x kelela
phantoms x vanessa hudgens— Brownies & Lemonade (@TeamBandL) September 28, 2018
Meanwhile, Kayne West broke the internet, again.
First, he changed his name.
the being formally known as Kanye West
I am YE
— ye (@kanyewest) September 29, 2018
First Dunkin Donuts, now Kanye https://t.co/vZ0ocJYJBD
— Liam Martin (@LiamWBZ) September 29, 2018
I legit cannot tell what this man is doing anymore https://t.co/67mBooUWwP
— Spooky Scott ð (@yahboyantman) September 29, 2018
Then, put on a very … interesting performance on SNL.
I dont know how else to say this… Kanye and Lil Pump are performing as plastic bottles right now pic.twitter.com/sbzPwbKzjL
— YPð¦ (@YoungPageviews) September 30, 2018
kanye west just made sure he is the topic of discussion for the week dressed as a bottle of perrier doing the worst shoot i ever seen in my life GENIUS pic.twitter.com/NN344gdAPL
— KENNY (@phillycustoms) September 30, 2018
take note, kids: kanye is what happens when you go full galaxy brain pic.twitter.com/tdnLYVJ5ZY
— Astead (@AsteadWesley) September 30, 2018
And the internet, as it does, is going nuts with memes.
Does Kanye know he won’t get paid for being in memes?
— Frank Tantillo (@ftantillo) September 30, 2018
.@kanyewest & @lilpump on @nbcsnl ð pic.twitter.com/VhsI4p93yt
— First We Feast (@firstwefeast) September 30, 2018
Kanye and Lil Pump rn pic.twitter.com/IQiTpCVToQ
— Philip Obenschain (@pobenschain) September 30, 2018
Just took a selfie with Kanye West!#SNLpremiere pic.twitter.com/nOFE987l6a
— Samia Khan-ye (@SamiaKhan) September 30, 2018
The weirdness continued during YE’s final song, in which he wore a Make America Great Again hat and advocated abolishing the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. Then he tweeted about it.
this represents good and America becoming whole again. We will no longer outsource to other countries. We build factories here in America and create jobs. We will provide jobs for all who are free from prisons as we abolish the 13th amendment. Message sent with love pic.twitter.com/a15WqI8zgu
— ye (@kanyewest) September 30, 2018
kanye saying that he wants the 13th amendment (which abolished slavery) to be repealed and for america to stop outsourcing labor… from a private jet while wearing a trump hat and decked out in yeezy (made in china)… is too much confusion for me
— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) September 30, 2018
waiting and waiting and waiting for the punchline after ye says we need to abolish the 13th amendment pic.twitter.com/jbTTCEv2gF
— ânetw3rk (@netw3rk) September 30, 2018
I’ve been staring at my computer screen for 5 minutes literally dumbstruck, trying to reread that Kanye West tweet. Did he say in order to set people free we have to get rid of the 13th amendment? That’s gotta be a typo or I’m misreading that shit right?
— Jesse Cox (@JesseCox) September 30, 2018
All of this happened the weekend that YE’s album, Yandhi was supposed to be released, but wasn’t. A distraction tactic perhaps?
Me after snl is over and yandhi still isn’t out pic.twitter.com/6bGQYEUCkR
— colin (@MrCinnamon110) September 30, 2018
Just got off the phone with Kanye. He told me that Yandhi has been released since the beginning of mankind. The album is actually the moments of silence that we experience throughout our lives and must take for granted in order to find peace within ourselves. pic.twitter.com/m5wliidrNa
— lukedog (@lukehobika) September 30, 2018
That’s it for now. Check in next week for another #MusicMonday wrap-up.
This article appears in September 26, 2018 – Pittsburgh City Paper.
