Mixtape Mixup
Vic Mensa, Lauren Jauregui, Aloe Blacc and more lent their voices to Defund The Sheriff (The Album), a musical compilation tied to the campaign to defund the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and allocate those funds to other local resources. JusticeLA, #SchoolsNotPrisons, Question Culture and Reform LA Jails produced Defund The Sheriff, which criminal justice speaker and musician Mike de la Rocha […]
Travis Scott is making 2020 his year. On the latest installment of his .WAV Radio show on Monday (July 20), he and Cactus Jack teammate Chase B teased a new collab album called Escapism, and had a slew of fiery song premieres ready for their fans. To kick things off, the energetic duo unveiled not one but two […]
The unbreakable Oliver Tree is scooting into the opening week of his debut album Ugly Is Beautiful with a squad of fellow distinct up-and-comers on a quarantine playlist available exclusively on Billboard. “I never considered myself a part of a scene,” Tree tells Billboard. “However, if I was part of anything, I feel like the artists […]
Verzuz, the breakout live-streaming battle series co-helmed by legendary hip-hop producers Swizz Beatz and Timbaland, will now be available on Apple Music and Beats 1. Each battle will be simulcast live on the music streaming service for free, at the same time it streams on the Verzuz Instagram account. After the live battle, music fans […]
The nominations for the 2020 Ivor Novello songwriting awards are out, with Nick Cave, Storzmy, Kate Tempest and Little Simz leading the pack. The prestigious UK honor that recognizes the best songwriting of the year includes four double nominees, Tempest and producer Dan Carey for her album The Book of Traps and Lessons, producer/songwriter Jimmy […]
Kanye West’s first political rally was chaotic, rambling and, at times, downright bizarre. But it was his seemingly disparaging comments about Harriet Tubman, an historic figure in American history, which lit a spark on social media. Speaking Sunday in Charleston, South Carolina, where he is seeking to qualify for the state ballot as an independent […]
The Chicks‘ long-awaited new album, Gaslighter, has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (July 17) on Billboard, choosing the latest studio album from the country music trio formerly known as the Dixie Chicks. Gaslighter, The Chicks’ follow-up to 2006’s Taking the Long Way, brought in 34 percent […]
August Alsina has teamed up with Rick Ross on a new single titled – you guessed it – “Entanglements.” The R&B singer made the announcement on Instagram yesterday, sharing a clip of American Dad featuring a snippet of the new track. View this post on Instagram ? Entanglements; ft. Rick Ross drops 12am est / 9pm pst ?✨ A post […]
Lil Wayne returned this week with another episode of his Young Money Radio show on Apple Music, this time stirring up the pot with special guest August Alsina, who discussed his infamous “entanglement” with Jada Pinkett Smith. Alsina has been in the headlines ever since he claimed that he had been in a relationship with Jada while she was married, […]
Pop Smoke‘s Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon is fast approaching a deluxe version, just two weeks following the initial release of the rapper’s posthumous debut album. Rap Caviar shared a teaser of the upcoming deluxe version on Instagram yesterday. The video features clips of Pop Smoke working in the studio and performing on stage to the soundtrack […]