-- NA, Over the past 12 months, Taylor Swift wrapped up her Red Tour, cut her hair, got a new cat , bought a New York City apartment and prepped her us for her 1989 pop era, which resulted in first-week sales of over 1 million albums. So, you might be wondering why we’ve named Run the Jewels, which consists of two people, El-P and Killer Mike, as this year’s Artist of the Year. Read the full terms and conditions.

by Chris Coplan. It had to be me and Mike and be a real thing and be even more integrated.”, That’s not to say their process as friends/collaborators is always so carefree and breezy. Deutsche Bank has selected Imran Qureshi, one of the most important figures on the contemporary Pakistani art scene, as its 2013 "Artist of the Year." As El-P puts it, “You can never really know someone 100% creatively. We didn’t have to explain anything to people.”. Still, the most remarkable part of that success might be that this relatable message was communicated by a gay man. Which is ours, too. Like some kind of pop music Bat Mitzvah, this was the year that Fifth Harmony transformed from girls to grown women -- and I'm not just talking about their mature new makeover. You can’t ever control those moments, but you just try and get a general sense and what it meant for the both of us. -- Emilee Lindner, “Surfboardt.” “I woke up like this.” “Flawless.” Not only did we listen to Beyoncé this year, but we spoke Beyoncé this year. Perhaps the most definitive and overt sign of this shift came with something as subtle as the names on the record. It was like, ‘Yeah, let’s do this,’ and even a lot of the beats were older ones I had lying around. With all the testosterone, angst, and weed floating around the album’s recording sessions, El-P says he recognized that egos could easily come into play. Top it off with a crazy “Blank Space” persona and another upcoming tour, and we’re fully entranced by Taylor. “You get it going with the death threats and the dares,” Mike says of the creative process at times. -- JW, Iggy Azalea spent quite some time fine-tuning her debut album The New Classic, and she struck gold when the project finally dropped this year. From the Ramones-dipped-in-sugar "London Queen" to '90s girls group-esque anti-break-up jam "Breaking Up" to the I-don't-give-an-eff blazer "Break The Rules," Charli set the scene for a stadium-filler of a record -- one she's primed to break out when she tours with Katy Perry in 2015.

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Whether in the context of music or just kicking back after a show, El-P and Killer Mike always exude an air of chillness, cracking dick jokes like a couple of rap game The Dudes. “I learned as a child that civil rights leaders aren’t perfect,” he says. This group, movement, whatever you want to label it, has become not only their lifeblood, but something that they know isn’t worth letting go. He’s also aware that having a weed-smoking, foulmouthed rapper serve as a pillar of the community is jarring to some folks.

The heats will take place in: Imran Qureshi – "Artist of the Year" 2013 . -- Brenna Ehrlich, Who says you need an album to stay musically relevant? “I revel in my job. ABOVE Winning artworks on display at the Artists of the Year 2013 exhibition at Mall Galleries. El-P explains, “It’s about the sum of those moments, of those interactions. 2014 wasn’t just a great year for music.

There was that stunning, instantly iconic 16-minute VMA performance. Following his appearances on CNN and writing in USA Today, he’s well aware of what his sudden rise as a reasonable, well-meaning social commentator has done for RTJ’s collective perception. “We’ve had our solo careers for a decade each,” El-P says. Doubters need to look no further than the “0-100/ The Catch Up.” -- Robert Markman, It's too bad about Ed Sheeran's sophomore slump. We’d really have to sit down and talk and just listen to each other and really be in that moment to really change things.

It’s almost funny to hear that from a guy like El-P, and even Killer Mike to an extent. “We were talking about ‘Jeopardy’, and El was like, ‘Shit, I don’t know if I wanna go there.’ But I had this image in my mind, about some dark, zoned-out, trippy world like a graphic novel. For El-P, it was an instance of faith in his beloved running buddy, stepping way outside his comfort zone to truly flourish. Ariana was clearly our everything in 2014. -- JW, Nicki Minaj was firing on all cylinders in 2014, and you shouldn’t waste time debating this. Feb 22, 2016 - We've received thousands of superb entries to this year's competition and finally managed to whittle them down to a shortlist of 50 top artworks – but this is where you come in! Artist of the Year: Run the Jewels El-P and Killer Mike have a very clear definition of themselves as a unit. In fact, he’s willing to add that his “imperfections” actually make him just as suited to be a role model and voice of reason as anyone else. The singer seamlessly made the inevitable move from country to pop by dropping a song even the haters couldn’t hate, hate, hate: the Grammy-nominated “Shake It Off.” Her mission became to befriend all her fans, inviting hundreds of Swifties to her homes for the 1989 Secret Sessions to hear the album before its release. Tell your friends about Artists of the Year. The 23-year-old Brit's second studio album, X, skyrocketed to the top of the Billboard 200 upon its release in June. But in the end, it was Sam Smith's lovestruck, heartbroken and breathtaking debut that, well, stayed with us all year. We really knew we had a chance to create a legacy.

This isn’t a supergroup or even some indie rap version of The Throne; this is two friends, born a month apart in 1975, coming together after exciting, occasionally tumultuous solo careers to make music they completely believe in. When we have these discussions, we challenge people to become friends with people outside their peer group.”. Check Out The Rest Of MTV's Best Of 2014: ©2020 Viacom International Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

2014 wasn’t just a great year for music. -- Nadeska Alexis, This was the year that Ariana Grande broke into the mainstream, taking over headlines nationwide like never before. As El-P explains, though, the appeal of coming together doesn’t involve financial gain or even bolstered fame, but in finding a niche to exist within after so many years of going it alone. It was an AMAZING year for it. And he really just helped open it up and make it more palatable while keeping that world of vision.”. And now, following a string of hit singles like "Sing" and "Don't," the LP's been nominated for Album Of The Year and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards. The challenge was to make his verse work without it being just, ‘Oh, and then here’s some other guy.’ It had to be well defined, and I had to step up or just not be on the song at all. “And it was because Mike was just struck by lightning, and his verse was so personal and powerful.

Artists & Illustrators is the UK’s number 1 magazine for original art. Best Music of 2014 . Listening to the album, you’ll quickly discover a kind of seamlessness throughout, as each track bleeds into the next. Should Saturday Night Live Replace This Actor as Joe Biden? People don’t want it if it isn’t perfect, but I ask you, who’s stronger than a 15-year-old unwed mother? The way it came together — the first one that is — was very spontaneous. Eliot Spitzer was a good governor who fucked up one time. After all of that and her "SNL" debut, it's no wonder Iggy found herself racking up VMA and EMA nominations and taking home two 2014 AMAs. Both rappers have had long solo careers, collaborated with other, sometimes more famous artists (many heard Mike for the first time on OutKast’s Stankonia), and had their names secured in the pantheon of crucial indie rap acts (El-P also co-founded the on-hiatus label Definitive Jux with Amaechi Uzoigwe).



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