Azealia Banks: Last News

Azealia Banks has issued a cease & desist letter to The 1975’s Matty Healy and is demanding $1million (£790,000) in damages.The legal move follows on from an online altercation between the two musicians last week (December 4), in which Healy rounded on Banks after she criticised his friend and collaborator Charli XCX.Re-sharing a clip of the video for Charli’s 2014 song ‘Break The Rules’, Banks wrote: “Charli used to be soooo pretty. Ugh.”Healy came to the ‘365’ singer’s defence, writing: “Azealia you seem to have a blind spot when it comes to your ‘reads’.

Neil Young, The 1975 and Olivia Rodrigo set to headline alongside many other acts like Charli XCX, Biffy Clyro and Noah Kahan.The festival will return to Worthy Farm in Pilton, Somerset, from June 25 to 29 – with more names expected to be shared in the coming months.Now, Banks has shared her thoughts on this year’s Glastonbury line-up, slamming some of the choices and making comparisons between acts she thinks should and should not be on the bill.“In what world are The 1975 billed higher than Franz Ferdinand & The Libertines in England?” the post begins. “In what world is Charli xcx billed higher than the Deftones?? billed higher than Pink Pantheress? In the UK????”She then questioned the absence of names such as Central Cee, Honey Dijon, Basement Jaxx, and Shygirl.

Azealia Banks has launched a scathing attack on Doechii, saying that her success is “giving DEI hire”.The New York rapper and singer shared her thoughts on the rising artist and BBC Sound Of 2025 nominee in a post on X/Twitter last week (January 2). Banks was responding to a follower who had hailed Doechii as “one of the hardest rappers out there” currently.“Absolutely not. Lmao.

Grimes has insisted in a tweet to Azealia Banks that she was not “dumped” by her former partner Elon Musk.Musk and Grimes have three children together – X Æ A-12, born in May 2020, Exa Dark Sideræl Musk, born via surrogate in December 2021, and Techno Mechanicus, known as Tau, born in late 2023.The two announced their split in September 2021, confirming that they had broken up after three years together but “still love each other”.Tweeting in response to Banks, who had called out Grimes for publicly talking about her in a separate tweet, Grimes wrote that her prior comment was “just a funny joke bro” and that she wasn’t “trying to paint u as a villain.”Banks had also tweeted about Grimes’ break-up with Musk, and the electronic pop artist addressed it: “i didn’t “get dumped”. I bounced. My amazing baby is asleep in my bed beside me, I’m in love.

Sean Paul and the Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter are amongst the first wave of names announced for Boomtown 2025.Dubbed ‘Chapter 4: Power Of Now’, the 2025 edition of the music festival will kick off at Winchester’s Matterley Bowl on August 6 – 10, 2025, and you can find your tickets here.Other acts named include Maribou State, Overmono, Hybrid Minds, Nia Archives, Azealia Banks and Rudim3ntal, with today’s (December 6) announcement marking the first time in five years Boomtown has released a preview of their line-up before a two week window ahead of the festival – watch the official trailer below.Other artists appearing include The Mary Wallopers, Boney M, Fat Dog, 4AM Kru, 999999999, Anfisa Letyago, The Blessed Madonna, Brass Against, Ferocious Dog, Girls Don’t Sync, Honey Dijon, Hot 8 Brass Brand, I Hate Models, James Hype, Jayda G, Joey Valance & Brae, Joy Orbison, Jyoty, Kenya Grace, Kurupt FM, Pa Salieu, The Wailers, The Wurzels and Nova Twins.Over 600 artists are still to be announced, and those revealed in the first wave have been sharing their excitement about the upcoming fest. London duo Nova Twins said they were “so happy” to be returning, adding they had “so many amazing memories of this festival, on and off the stage”.Hybrid Minds added: “Ever since we saw the first photos of Boomtown we have wanted to go.

Matty Healy has spoken out about his public row with Azealia Banks, telling fans: “I really let myself down”.The 1975 frontman entered into an X spat with Banks yesterday (December 4), after she criticised his friend and collaborator Charli XCX.Re-sharing a clip of the video for Charli’s 2014 song ‘Break The Rules’, Banks wrote: “Charli used to be soooo pretty. Ugh.”Healy quickly came to the ‘365’ singer’s defence, writing: “Azealia you seem to have a blind spot when it comes to your ‘reads’. All the women you attack seem to be culturally relevant, attractive, divisive and NICE people.” He then added that Banks is “jealous”, saying: “You’re so talented but everything else about you is a failure.

Azealia Banks has threatened to sue Matty Healy after the pair engaged in an online feud, stemming from the rapper’s comments about Charli XCX.On Tuesday (December 3), Banks shared a clip of the video for Charli’s 2014 song ‘Break The Rules’. “Charli used to be soooo pretty.

The 1975‘s Matty Healy and Azealia Banks have ended up in an online feud, with the former criticising the latter for her criticism of Charli XCX.Healy’s bandmate George Daniel is engaged to Charli and they also appeared on her recent remix album ‘Brat And It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat’, guesting on the track ‘I might say something stupid’.In response to the video for Charli’s 2014 track ‘Break The Rules’ re-circulating on the internet after her surge in popularity with ‘Brat’ summer, Banks wrote on X/Twitter: “Charli used to be soooo pretty. Ugh. Boaaa, I swear them weho gays be having the girls questioning themselves meanwhile they all scraping k off a cookie sheet, eating cold bossanova and sharing panties.

Lil Nas X has responded to Azealia Banks after she commented on his musical career, saying he “has NO BARS” and “really fell off so hard”.Banks is notorious for her brash comments online about the entertainment industry, and Lil Nas X has become her latest victim. Over the weekend, the duo went back and forth online after Banks voiced her opinion on Nas X’s musical career, saying he “really fell off so hard.”She continued: “Lil Nas X really fell off so hard. Lmfao that little cuntrag swore she was the tea.

Azealia Banks has claimed that a fish market in Birmingham has made her ill, comparing it to a “Wuhan wet market”.The rapper made the comments on X on Thursday (September 26), six days after playing at the city’s O2 Institute as part of her ‘Back To The Union Jack’ tour.It would appear that shortly after the show, she paid a visit to the fish stalls at the Bull Ring Indoor Market, and it did not go well.“The city officials in birmingham, UK, need to do something about the fish market at the bullring market,” she wrote. “Its giving putrid pathogen Wuhan wet market tease and just being in there I caught some shit.”Sidebar.

Azealia Banks has suggested to Taylor Swift that she sue Elon Musk over the eyebrow-raising comments he made about her this week, which Banks deemed as “harassment”.After Swift announced she was publicly endorsing Kamala Harris earlier this week, Musk – a known supporter of Donald Trump – responded on X, “Fine Taylor … you win … I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life.”The reference to Swift’s cats is in response to the singer’s post, in which she included a photo of herself holding Benjamin Button, one of her three cats. She signed off her message as “Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady” too, clearly poking fun at recent comments made by Trump’s running mate JD Vance, in which he described prominent Democrat politicians as “childless cat ladies”.Musk has since doubled down on his comments, posting another message on X today in which he wrote, “Toxoplasma gondii is a danger to our democracy.”The parasite known as toxoplasma gondii sexually reproduces exclusively in cats, and studies in the past have linked it to conditions including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and schizophrenia – as a result, some news outlets have called the findings “crazy cat-lady syndrome”.Fine Taylor … you win … I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 11, 2024Toxoplasma gondii is a danger to our democracy— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 11, 2024Now, Banks has waded in to the situation.

KT Tunstall has spoken to NME about Azealia Banks calling for her to collaborate with Beyoncé, as well as sharing her admiration for new and rising songwriters.Back in March, Tunstall made headlines when she was namechecked by the controversial rapper when discussing Beyoncé’s acclaimed country album, ‘Cowboy Carter’. In her comments, Banks complained about the absence of Taylor Swift and Kacey Musgraves, before claiming that she “personally would have jumped out of my seat for a KT Tunstall appearance” on the record.Responding to the comment by sharing NME‘s article, Tunstall has since replied on social media, jokingly writing: “To be fair, I’d have 100% got off the couch.”The pair’s friendship was soon sealed in a series of follow-up social media posts complimenting one another.A post shared by Azealia Banks (@azealiabanksforever)Now, when speaking to NME on the red carpet of the 2024 Ivor Novellos in London yesterday (Thursday May 23), the Scottish singer-songwriter discussed her excitement.“I was just really thrilled, because Azealia doesn’t say nice stuff about people that often,” she said. “I was completely surprised by it.

Azealia Banks and KT Tunstall have struck up an unlikely friendship in the aftermath of comments made by the former about Beyoncé’s new album ‘Cowboy Carter’. Banks has been openly critical about Queen Bey’s new country-influenced musical direction, describing it as “white women cosplay” and stating that she feels the singer is “setting herself up to be ridiculed”.

KT Tunstall has responded to Azealia Banks‘ comments singling her out on Beyoncé’s new album ‘Cowboy Carter’.As part of the rapper’s latest slate of criticisms of Queen Bey’s new musical direction, which she has previously described as “white women cosplay”, while also stating that she feels the singer is “setting herself up to be ridiculed”, Banks said she “personally would have jumped out of my seat for a KT Tunstall appearance” on the record.Responding to the comment by sharing NME‘s article, Tunstall has since replied on social media and jokingly wrote: “To be fair, I’d have 100% got off the couch.”‘Cowboy Carter’ was released today (March 29) and serves as Beyoncé’s eighth studio album as well as the second in an expected trilogy that began with 2022’s ‘Renaissance’.To be fair, I’d have 100% got off the couch https://t.co/RtqSkiJVxX— KT Tunstall (@KTTunstall) March 29, 2024Banks also appeared to respond to the new version of ‘Jolene’ on the album, which many have speculated features Beyoncé making reference to Jay-Z cheating on her.“Plus who is this imaginary adversary sis thinks still wants to hump on J in 2024?,” Banks wrote. “She’s gotta find new content.

Azealia Banks has claimed that she would have “jumped out of my seat” if there had been a KT Tunstall feature on Beyoncé’s new album ‘Cowboy Carter’.The comment comes as part of Banks’ latest slate of criticisms of Queen Bey’s new musical direction, which she has previously described as “white women cosplay”, while also stating that she feels the singer is “setting herself up to be ridiculed”.‘Cowboy Carter’ was released today (March 29) and serves as Beyoncé’s eighth studio album as well as the second in an expected trilogy that began with 2022’s ‘Renaissance’.But in an Instagram Stories post, Banks shared her thoughts as she listened to the album, writing: “Def should have had Taylor Swift & Kacey Musgraves on there … it’s what the ppl wanted.”i cannot get over azealia banks even knowing who kt tunstall is pic.twitter.com/QjZXEO3ebZ—

Azealia Banks has criticised Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ as being “white women cosplay”.Beyoncé announced that she would be turning her sights to a country direction last year, and recently shared the cover and title of her upcoming album, ‘Cowboy Carter’.However, rapper Azealia Banks isn’t too happy about the finished product, and has taken to social media to slam the ‘Love On Top’ singer as being in “white woman cosplay”.

Azealia Banks has spoken out against Beyoncé’s new country-tinged musical direction, saying she is “setting herself up to be ridiculed”.Beyoncé announced details of her new album ‘Renaissance Act II’ during a Verizon advertisement during Sunday’s Super Bowl. The record is the second instalment of what is expected to be a ‘Renaissance’ trilogy, and it will come out on March 29.As soon as the advert concluded, Beyoncé released the project’s first two singles ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ and ‘16 Carriages’, and the banjo twang of the former and the slow, forlorn pacing of the latter both seem to confirm ongoing fan speculation that Beyoncé was planning on releasing a country-flavoured album.Now, Banks has spoken up, warning her fellow performer that she was making a mistake. In an Instagram Stories post (via Music News), she said about the new material: “Nothing country about it.

Azealia Banks has apologised to Lizzo for her comments about the singer’s body and persona but has also called Troye Sivan an “expired twink”.On Sunday, November 5, Banks took to her official Instagram stories to share that she “was having a conversation last night” and “realized that I owe Lizzo a huge apology for popping so much shit.”Back in 2019, the ‘212’ singer left harsh comments about the ‘Juice’ singer on an Instagram post that have since been deleted. Per Complex, the comments read: “Lmao the fact that the public and the media has been keeping this fat girl joke going for so long is honestly peak boredom.”Azealia Banks disses Busta Rhymes while apologizing to Lizzo https://t.co/3Yh0bOWXIA pic.twitter.com/a1VzdkLV4n— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) November 5, 2023She continued by saying that Lizzo’s 2019 hit ‘Truth Hurts’ was “not good, nor is the dumpy fat girl spectacle live set she does.

when he took aim at ex-wife Kim Kardashian over her joint TikTok account with their daughter North.He later claimed that the Keeping Up With The Kardashians star accused him of putting a hit out on her, and kept him from daughter Chicago’s recent birthday party.While the 44-year-old has since removed all posts regarding the Skims businesswoman from his page, his fellow musician slammed his behaviour as worrying.In a lengthy post on her Instagram story, the 212 star began: ‘Y’all are making way too many excuses for Kanye. This is the second time he has publicly bullied North West.

Madonna’s daughter Lourdes Leon was showing off what a badass she was at The Real Housewives of New York City premiere party on Tues. May 4.  The exclusive event thrown by RHONY star Leah McSweeney, 38, went down at St. Dymphnas in the East Village. The 24-year-old model posed for selfies with Leah and fellow guest Azealia Banks, 29, who shared selfies with the ladies to her IG stories. The party was limited to 100 people inside the venue at any given time due to COVID-19 protocols.

Azealia Banks has accused Lady Gaga of transphobia for offering an eye-watering $500K reward to have her stolen dogs safely returned.The 29-year-old didn’t hold back as she furiously reacted to news that Gaga’s dogwalker was shot by two men in Los Angeles on Wednesday night, with the attackers stealing her French bulldogs Koji and Gustavo.In a post shared to her Instagram Stories on Thursday, the rapper wrote: ‘Doesn’t Lady Gaga know that her trans fans need money for sex-change surgery?‘If she got $500K to spend on dogs and won’t give back to the people who helped her get rich, I think that’s transphobic,’ she added.In another post, the 212 hitmaker shared a picture of her handbag with the picture of former US President Barack Obama and