Mixtape MixupPost Malone has published his phone number and is asking fans to text him. Celebrities are turning to a variety of platforms to connect with fans during quarantine, but Posty is keeping it old school — and extremely personal. Following a brief Instagram hiatus, the “Psycho” singer returned with a bathroom fit pic and the following message, “text me:) […]
Earlier this month Justin Bieber‘s $10.5 million “Salad Spinner” mansion became the subject of thousands of tweets and memes. Renewed interest in the austere estate has revealed a fascinating chapter in the house’s history — and it’s a wild tale involving Meek Mill, Bieber, a lawsuit, and a very messy Grammys afterparty. It turns out the “Yummy” singer wasn’t the only celebrity […]
It’s definitely Dre’s day. As promised, Dr. Dre is making everyone’s 4/20 holiday something to smoke about. The rapper/producer’s 1992 Death Row Records classic, The Chronic, became available across all major DSPs on Monday morning (April 20), just in time for the stoner holiday. The beloved West Coast rap classic, featuring such iconic tracks as […]
In 1989, scientists concluded that 1988 was the hottest year yet recorded in human history and panicked about the “Greenhouse Effect” that was contributing to global warming. Simultaneously, a different kind of green revolution was beginning to be stoked in hip-hop. During that historically searing spring and summer, a fleet of seminal, groundbreaking albums was […]
Apple’s ‘Fetch the Bolt Cutters’ brought in more than 50% of the vote. Fiona Apple‘s new album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, has topped this week’s new music poll. In the poll, published Friday (April 17) on Billboard, music fans voted for Apple’s long-awaited fifth studio release as their favorite new release from this week. The […]
Chance the Rapper and Peter CottonTale are providing us with some much-needed, uplifting music during this difficult time. He is featured on frequent collaborator CottonTale’s debut album Catch. The Chicago producer is part of Chance’s band the Social Experiment, and the two have been working together for years. Chance makes an appearance on “Pray for Real” and “Forever […]
As big a week as it was for Drake when “Toosie Slide” gave the superstar his seventh No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (and a record-tying third time debuting on top), the feat may mean even more for the track’s producer, Ozan Yildirim. Better known by his nickname OZ (that’s “O-Z”), the 28-year-old Swiss […]
It was 20 years ago that Hidden Beach Recordings introduced itself and Jill Scott to the masses by way of the singer-songwriter’s double-platinum debut album Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1. Now the R&B/soul, jazz and alternative label is announcing its formal relaunch with the premiere and release of a new single […]
Aside from hosting livestream concerts and releasing new music, artists are making the most of their self-quarantines by creating or hopping on viral social media challenges. Philadelphia 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin launched the latest one, the viral “All-In Challenge,” which strives to combat food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic by donating the most-prized possessions of the […]
She also becomes the first woman on the RCA record label to rule since 2014. Doja Cat earns her first No. 1 on any Billboard radio chart as “Say So” advances from the runner-up spot on Rhythmic Songs. The single ascends through a 9% gain in plays in the week ending April 12, according to Nielsen […]