Spotify & Russell Simmons Enlist Some Huge Names for New Artist Collaboration Series 'Traffic Jams'
T-Pain, Madeintyo, Joey Bada$$ and more are involved.
Spotify has announced a creative new web series known as Traffic Jams. A partnership between the streaming giant, All Def Digital and Russell Simmons, Traffic Jams will produce on-the-spot collaborations from pairings such as T-Pain and Southside, Joey Bada$$ and Cardo, Madeintyo and Araabmuzik, Dram and Melo-X and more. With only a few hours to create, the duos enlisted for Traffic Jams are expected to cook up album-quality originals to perform for a studio audience. Starting next month, the show will air every week; eight entries in the series are currently planned.
You can check out the lead trailer for Spotify’s Traffic Jam series above, while the program itself will debut next week on April 4. The artist pairings schedule for the series is available below.
Spotify – Traffic Jams
April 4 – T-PAIN & SOUTHSIDE
April 11 – DRAM & MELO X
April 18 – JOEY BADA$$ & CARDO
April 25 – PELL & !LLMIND
May 2 – JIDENNA & SONNY DIGITAL
May 9 – MADEINTYO & ARAABMUZIK
May 16 – DAE DAE & MARVEL ALEXANDER
May 23 – E-40 & WILLIE B