MSU concert to feature Rae Sremmurd
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擭ational award-winning Tupelo hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd will perform Feb. 25 at 幺力视频.
The 8 p.m. concert will be held off campus at the Mississippi Horse Park Arena in Starkville. Doors open at 7 p.m. Sponsored by the university鈥檚 student-staffed Music Maker Productions, the event is being announced with a parental advisory, due to explicit content.
General admission tickets are $25 and advance purchases may be made at , by telephoning 662-325-2930 or visiting the campus Center for Student Activities in Suite 314, Colvard Student Union.
Until Jan. 25, MSU student tickets will be $20 each with valid campus identification. Only one discounted ticket and one regular-priced ticket may be purchased per student.
Individual ticket prices increase to $30 on the day of the show.
Composed of brothers Khalif 鈥淪wae Lee鈥 Brown and Aaquil 鈥淪lim Jxmmi鈥 Brown, Rae Sremmurd鈥攖he phrase 鈥渆ar drummers鈥 read backwards鈥攔eleased a debut album last January. Titled 鈥淪remmLife鈥 (EarDrummers Entertainment and Interscope Records), it included the hit singles 鈥淣o Type鈥 and 鈥淐ome Get Her.鈥
During 2015, the album peaked at No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard 200 list.
Additionally, the duo was nominated for one Billboard Music and three BET awards, ultimately winning in the Best Group category. For more, visit .
A part of the Division of Student Affairs, Music Maker Productions works to provide quality, contemporary entertainment for MSU and area communities. Additional information about the organization is found at the above-listed website, as well as on and .
Alex Coats, MMP鈥檚 publicity chair, also may be contacted at msummp@gmail.com.
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