Grey Area: Last News

2 Chainz hosts a TV series called Most Expensivest where he travels the world in search of the most extravagant lifestyle accessories, so the Atlanta rapper knows a thing or two about showing out. For his NPR Tiny Desk (Home) Concert, the artist formerly (currently?) known as Tity Boi begins his set in his downtown Atlanta nail salon Pamper Atlanta, and performs the songs "Southside Hov" and "Vampire" while receiving a champagne pedicure.

“If the World Was Ending” with ex-girlfriend Julia Michaels in July 2019.“I wrote a song inspired by an earthquake, and then six months later the world is ending,” said Saxe, 30, of the tune that proved to be an eerie foreshadowing of the global pandemic in 2020. “Like, you don’t really see that s—t coming.”But that didn’t stop social media conspiracists from having other ideas.

READ MORE:Harry Styles' Don't Worry Darling co-star jokes he dared actor to 'spit' on Chris PineThe artist, whose real name is Simbiatu "Simbi" Abisola Abiola Ajikawo, took home a whopping cash prize of £25,000 as well as the trophy.The singer admitted she was "overwhelmed" as she picked up the award, which comes after she won Best Newcomer at the Brit Awards last year.Little Simz won the award for her fourth album Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, a hip-hop record that tells a coming-of-age story.The Introvert singer was picked from the shortlist by a panel of independent judges after an independent panel chose the shortlist.Choosing the shortlist and winner this year was a star-studded line-up of Annie Mac, Jamie Cullum, Anna Calvi, Danielle Perry, Hazel Wilde, Gemma Cairney, Michael Kiwanuka, Jeff Smith, Mike Walsh, Phil Alexander, Tshepo Mokoena, Will Hodgkinson and Jeff Smith.In 2019, Little Simz was nominated for the Mercury for her latest LP, Grey Area, which was released the same year.Sometimes I Might Be Introvert rose to number four in the UK album chart when it was released last year.The rapper is the 31st winner of the Mercury and succeeds indie singer-songwriter Arlo Parks, who won the award last year.Harry Styles made the shortlist with his third studio album, Harry's House, but did not attend the ceremony as he is currently touring the US.The ceremony was originally scheduled to take place on September 8 but was cancelled out of respect for the Queen as news that she died came on the same day.Mercury prize organisers told the Mirror: "Tonight’s Mercury Prize event has been postponed at this time of great national sorrow.

Chris Willman Music WriterPostponed from May and then canceled as a ceremony due to the pandemic, the U.K.’s Ivor Novello Awards were revealed Wednesday in an announcement made by Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1 Radio.The awards, selected by juries of the winners’ peers, celebrate British songwriting and scoring for film and television. Among the top winners for 2020 was the rapper Little Simz (pictured above), who triumphed in the best album category for “Grey Area,” a recording that also had her nominated for the Mercury Prize last year.