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Last weekend, Made in America festival went down in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, and everyone from Danny Brown to YG and many more. The show's headliner, Kanye West, took the stage both nights for one of his most high-energy performances of all time. Kendrick Lamar dropped two new guest verses, first on a Flying Lotus track and then on Jeezy's "Holy Ghost." Plus Rihanna was hanging around with her best gals, dancing to Bobby Shmurda.
Check out all that and more in What The Hell Just Happened In Music This Week?
Kanye West headlined “Made in America” festival in both Philly and Los Angeles over the weekend.
Date: August 31
Kanye West was one of the headliners at this year's Budweiser's Made in America festival, and last weekend, his high-energy show in Philly had everyone excited for both the ninth anniversary of Late Registration and a ton of cuts off Yeezus.
There was a bit of a bumpy start to “Black Skinhead” but he went on to perform “I Don't Like (Remix),” “Cold,” “Can't Tell Me Nothing” and “New Slaves,” and won the crowd back. “Good Life,” “Heartless,” “All of the Lights” (which 'Ye sarcastically called his biggest “underground” hit), and “All Falls Down” are just some of the songs that followed. —Lauren Nostro
Related:Watch Kanye West's Performance at Philly's “Made in America” Festival
Rihanna did a little shmoney dance while smoking a blunt in a bikini.
Date: August 31
We could care less about another “Hot N” freestyle, but Rihanna showing off her mastery of Bobby Shmurda's Shmoney Dance is a different story. The videos were posted on Melissa Forde's feed because Instagram is a trick and deleted @badgalriri's page. The short clips simply feature Rihanna, in a bikini, smoking a blunt, dancing with her girls. —Lauren Nostro
Related: Here's Rihanna Dancing to “Hot N” While Smoking a Blunt in a Bikini
Justin Bieber was arrested and charged with dangerous driving and assault after an ATV accident in Ontario.
Date: September 3
Justin Bieber was reportedly arrested last weekend following an ATV accident in Canada on Friday, according to TMZ. Bieber is reportedly facing charges for dangerous driving and assault from the incident where Bieber supposedly collided with a mini-van while on his ATV and then engaged in a physical altercation with the other party involved in the crash. According to the report, Justin was released from custody but is due back in court later this month. As of right now it's unclear what this arrest means for Bieber in terms of his other legal situations; he's currently still on probation for his egging case in Los Angeles from earlier this year. —Zach Frydenlund
Related: Justin Bieber Was Reportedly Arrested For an ATV Accident and Assault in Ontario Last Friday
Kendrick Lamar dropped two new guest verses this week, including a fiery feature on Jeezy's “Holy Ghost.”
Date: September 4
With his new album, Seen It All, out now, Young Jeezy releases a new version of his song “Holy Ghost” with Kendrick Lamar. New verses from Kendrick have been rare this summer while he works on his new album, but this feature marks the second in the past few hours from Dot, with his collaboration with Flying Lotus being the first.—Zach Frydenlund
Related: Listen to Young Jeezy's “Holy Ghost (Remix)” f/ Kendrick Lamar
Related: Listen to Flying Lotus' "Never Catch Me" f/ Kendrick Lamar
Ariana Grande's “My Everything” tops the Billboard charts.
Date: September 3
Ariana Grande continues to rule the charts, and her latest album, My Everything, officially took over the No. 1 spot on the “Billboard 200.” Ariana was able to move 169,000 units of the album in its first week of release, which was enough to easily take over the spot that Wiz Khalifa's album Blacc Hollywood held last week. This now gives Ariana two No. 1 albums in her career, with her debut Yours Truly also hitting the top spot last year. She's now the first woman since Susan Boyle to have both of her first two albums debut at the top spot on the Billboard charts. The album is available for purchase on iTunes now, and can be streamed in full here. —Zach Frydenlund
Related: Ariana Grande Secures Her Second No. 1 Album With “My Everything”
J Lo and Iggy Azalea dropped the teaser for their upcoming “Booty (Remix)” video.
Date: September 5
Jennifer Lopez, the heavenly goddess that she is, has decided to gift us with a teaser for her new video “Booty” featuring Iggy Azalea. It's off of her latest album, A.K.A. and… well, it's also directed by Hype Williams but none of that really matters right now. We have taken the liberty to God's work and supplied you with four magical GIFs that will cure your parchedness. —Angel Diaz
Related: Thirsty Thursday: This J Lo & Iggy Azalea “Booty” Teaser Will Leave You Wanting More
Your Old Droog proved—once and for all—that he's not Nas at his debut NYC show.
Date: September 5
Your Old Droog took the stage at New York City's Webster Hall this week and made his debut performance in front of a sold out crowd. Backed by DJ Skizz, he entertained with songs like “Free Turkey” and poked fun of the conspiracy theories that have been circulating online for months.
The concert brought out real rap fans, record label executives (including Shady Records' Paul Rosenberg), and even The Today Show's Tamron Hall. At one point, Droog stopped to play a friendly game of Cee-Lo with Sean Price and Queens duo Timeless Truth, who opened up the show alongside Boston's Michael Christmas. Nas, of course, was nowhere in sight. —Dharmic X
Related: Your Old Droog Proves He's Not Nas Once and For All At His Debut Performance
