Stereogum — Lollapalooza kicked off in Chicago yesterday, and the first day of the festival brought some surprise guests to Grant Park. Chance The Rapper made an appearance during Flosstradamus’ set to perform the Coloring Book tracks “No Problems” and “... more info

Consequence of Sound — Lil Chano pops up at Flosstradamus' set to perform "No Problem", "Summer Friends". more info

Nialler9 — Follow the Nialler9 New Music playlist on Spotify. This week’s additions include new songs from all the below along with Glass Animals, Skott, Chance The Rapper, Ardyn, Father John Misty and Hvmmingbyrd. Check out the Songs of the week Soundc... more info

Consequence of Sound — Chance the Rapper guest and rising Chicago star shines when left to his own devices. more info

Stereogum — Saba has been all over the supremely special moment Chicago is having right now. Every feature he’s had on the recent really good Chicago projects has had a wonderful spark and energy to it, from Joey Purp’s “Cornerstore” to Jamila Woods’ �... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Weeknd is headlining day 1 and Kanye West is headlining day 2. Day 1 is also the day with Grimes, Kamasi Washington, Frightened Rabbit, Yeasayer and more; and day 2 also has Chance the Rapper, The 1975, Pusha T and more... Continue reading… more info

PopSugar UK — MTV's 2016 VMA nominations are in! As you may have imagined, it's going to be a tight race between Adele and Beyoncé in a number of categories. That's what happens when two icons drop albums in the same time frame! Also making the list: Justin Bie... more info

AllHipHop — WAYNE, THUGGER, TYLER & MORE TO APPEAR AT THE CHICAGO EVENT more info

NME — It'll be the inaugural 'Magnificent Coloring Day' in the rapper's home city more info

Consequence of Sound — Featuring Lil Wayne, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Skrillex, and Tyler, The Creator. more info