Ryan Lewis

Macklemore Was Labeled The Most Obscure Pick For XXL’s Freshman Class Last Year, But He Wound Up Proving All The Haters Wrong. Really Wrong. Words Kris Ex Images Chris Shonting There was that one time when a homeless guy jacked them for some merchandise, Ryan Lewis is explaining. Abou...

In October 2012, The Ellen Show booked Macklemore And Ryan Lewis to perform "Same Love," which at the time, was the duos first ever live television appearance. Over a year later, The Heist artists revisited the popular talk show. Ryan Lewis explains their marriage-based performance at the Grammys was thought up by Ken Ehrlich, the executive producer of the Grammys, after talking to his d

The American Music Awards return tonight and it’s all about the performers. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Kendrick Lamar with SZA, Nelly and Florida Georgia Line and Rihanna make up the bulk of artists in hip-hop and R&B. In other genres, Christina Aguilera, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Lopez, One Direction, Justin Timberlake and more hit the stage to put on a memorable show. TLC also reu.

Macklemore is a showman. He’s also a pretty good storyteller, pausing after every song he performs to provide enriched details about his life. One particular memory that resonates is when he lived in Brooklyn for a summer when he was 17. Whil...

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have always had a sense of humor—anyone that's seen the pair's often outlandish videos can attest to that—but the two are branching out with their latest project. In a new video posted to Lewis' YouTube account, the Seattle rapper and producer make a prank phone call to an unsuspecting scalper looking to unload tickets to one of his shows. If you've ...

Today marks the one-year anniversary of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' The Heist, independent hip-hop's unexpected smash hit album of the year. In the year since the album's release, Ryan and Mack have accomplished A LOT of things that most industry insiders did not expect a group with a self-released album to do...

On this day, October 9, in hip-hop history... 2012: Few would have guessed when The Heist sold a relatively modest 78,000 copies in the album's first week of release that Macklemore and Ryan Lewis would have the surprise independent smash album of the year. Tha...

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis beat out stiff competition tonight to win the 2013 MTV Video Music Award for 'Best Hip Hop Video.'

On this day, June 19, in hip-hop history… 1983: Macklemore celebrates his 30th birthday. The 2012 XXL Freshman first came on the scene with his 2009 project The Unplanned Mixtape, which spawned the indie hit “And We Danced.” From there...

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis isn’t slowing down their rapid ascent to the top. The duo’s second single, "Can't Hold Us," off The Heist also reached No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100. With their prior hit “Thrift Shop” featuring Wanz—which stayed at the top for six nonconsecutive weeks—the Seattle pair is the first to take two singles to No. 1 in Billboard’s five-decade histo...

Last night, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis appeared on The Colbert Report last night as Stephen Colbert’s musical guests. Before they performed “Same Love,” the Seattle duo sat down with him for a chat. They discussed their independent model in the music industry, major labels, and hip-hop’s homophobic and misogynistic past. Watch it above. ...

Fresh off their performance at this year’s MTV Movie Awards, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis have released the first half of dates for their world tour. It starts in London on September 9. Stay tuned for more dates—including those for the U.S.—in the c...