DeAsia Paige

Atlanta, Kansas

Culture Reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Culture reporter @ajc. Emmy-nominated producer. 💻: @pitchfork, @ellemagazine, @harpersbazaarus + more. 📧 [email protected]/[email protected]

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Atlanta’s Marco Plus is as real as his raps

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | DeAsia Paige

“Marco Plus raps better than you.” That’s the message permeated throughout the video for Marco Plus’ 2025 single “OMM” (an acronym for the slang phrase “on my mama”). Dozens of people can be seen standing behind the Atlanta rapper, donning white T-shirts emblazoned with the statement, while black flags with the same words wave behind them. In the video, Marco Plus is the lone person wearing a black T-shirt that has no words at all. But that doesn’t mean he has nothing to say.
André 3000 keeps popping up around Atlanta, including brief reunion with BigBoi

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | DeAsia Paige

André 3000 never ceases to keep you guessing. The Outkast rapper has surprised Atlanta fans with pop-up flute concerts around the city this week. On Sunday, he performed with a band on a basketball court in Old Fourth Ward, with a camera crew in attendance. He did the same thing Tuesday in a parking lot off Metropolitan Parkway in southwest Atlanta.
Shakira shakes her hips and State Farm Arena in Atlanta show

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | DeAsia Paige

The last time Shakira headlined a concert in Atlanta, George W. Bush was president, “Hannah Montana” debuted on the Disney Channel and YouTube was a novelty. And chances are you couldn’t get the words “Shakira, Shakira” out of your head, thanks to the singer’s blockbuster 2006 hit “Hips Don’t Lie,” featuring Wyclef Jean. The same year, the Colombiansinger performed at Phillips Arena (now State Farm Arena) for her Oral Fixation Tour.
Q&A: Megan Moroney is swiftly becoming Georgia’s new country queen

2 weeks ago | thederrick.com | DeAsia Paige

ATLANTA — Megan Moroney has had quite the star turn of a year. Last summer, she dropped her sophomore album “Am I Okay?” Since then, she won new artist of the year at the Country Music Awards, graced the cover of Rolling Stone, recorded an NPR Tiny Desk concert, won the Billboard Women in Music Rulebreaker Award and recorded a song with her idol Kenny Chesney. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.
Megan Moroney is swiftly becoming Georgia's new country queen

2 weeks ago | thebrunswicknews.com | DeAsia Paige

By DeAsia Paige, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA - Megan Moroney has had quite the star turn of a year. Last summer, she dropped her sophomore album "Am I Okay?" Since then, she won new artist of the year at the Country Music Awards, graced the cover of Rolling Stone, recorded an NPR Tiny Desk concert, won the Billboard Women in Music Rulebreaker Award and recorded a song with her idol Kenny Chesney.
Q&A: Megan Moroney is swiftly becoming Georgia’s new country queen

2 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | DeAsia Paige

ATLANTA - Megan Moroney has had quite the star turn of a year. Last summer, she dropped her sophomore album "Am I Okay?" Since then, she won new artist of the year at the Country Music Awards, graced the cover of Rolling Stone, recorded an NPR Tiny Desk concert, won the Billboard Women in Music Rulebreaker Award and recorded a song with her idol Kenny Chesney. That's a lot for a 27-year-old who originally enrolled at the University of Georgia as an accounting major.
Gunna manager Ebonie Ward builds creative hub in Atlanta's music scene

2 weeks ago | thebrunswicknews.com | DeAsia Paige

By DeAsia Paige, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA - As a teen, Ebonie Ward had one goal: to be the biggest female manager in the world. Today, the Atlanta native, who was raised in Gwinnett County, has been living out her dream for more than a decade. As the founder of management firm 11th & Co., which is entirely led by Black women, Ward's star clients are rappers Gunna and DDG. She previously managed big names including Future and Flo Milli.
Q&A: Gunna manager Ebonie Ward builds creative hub in Atlanta’s music scene

2 weeks ago | dailygazette.com | DeAsia Paige

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After 15 years away, Atlanta's Keri Hilson is ready to talk to you now

3 weeks ago | thebrunswicknews.com | DeAsia Paige

By DeAsia Paige, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA - It's 4:45 p.m., and Keri Hilson has yet to eat. By the time she's seated at the Four Seasons' Brasserie Margot in Midtown - one of her favorite restaurants in Atlanta - she knows what she wants: lobster mac & cheese. She's never had it before, but Hilson insists on eating something hearty.
After 15 years away, Atlanta’s Keri Hilson is ready to talk to you now

3 weeks ago | thederrick.com | DeAsia Paige

ATLANTA — It’s 4:45 p.m., and Keri Hilson has yet to eat. By the time she’s seated at the Four Seasons’ Brasserie Margot in Midtown — one of her favorite restaurants in Atlanta — she knows what she wants: lobster mac & cheese. She’s never had it before, but Hilson insists on eating something hearty. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.