It’s been 831 days since Cardi B dropped her smash debut studio album Invasion of Privacy and the Cardi Nation is itching for news on what she’s cooking up for the follow-up. So, it was exciting on Wednesday morning (July 15) when a fan asked the simple question, “Girl where’s the music” and Cardi got […]

It’s been several months since Lil Xan posted anything on his social feeds and on Wednesday (July 15) he explained to fans why he’s been silent. “About 2 months ago I suffered from multiple seizures,” the rapper (born Nicholas Diego Leanos), 23, tweeted on Tuesday alongside a smiling picture. “This was my second time in […]

"Black music has never been respected by the Grammys to the point that it should be," Diddy said in January. Legend concurs. John Legend made a provocative comment in the July issue of Entertainment Weekly. Asked about Diddy’s blunt comments in January about how Black music doesn’t get its due at the annual Grammy Awards, […]

Tory Lanez was arrested on Sunday morning (July 12) following an argument that led to police finding a gun in his car, Billboard can confirm. According to TMZ, who first reported the news, police responded to a call of a disturbance outside of a Hollywood Hills home, where witnesses said people were arguing in an SUV before shots […]

Kim Kardashian honored her late mother-in-law, Donda West, with a sweet tribute to mark what would’ve been her 71st birthday on Sunday (July 12). The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star shared a vintage video of husband Kanye West singing his song “Hey Mama” off 2005’s Late Registration via Twitter and Instagram Stories. In the […]

Kid Cudi joined Lil Wayne on the latest episode of Young Money Radio, where the two rap superstars discussed Cudi’s new collaboration with Eminem and more. Earlier this week, Cudi and Em dropped their first collaboration “Adventures of Moon Man & Slim Shady.” The fiery new track was set into motion after Eminem was a […]

Yeasayer voluntarily dismissed the copyright lawsuit against The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar over their Black Panther: The Album highlight “Pray For Me.” In this dismissal obtained by Billboard today (July 10), the indie rock band and its record label We Are Free “confirmed to their satisfaction that no copyright infringement occurred” by the defendants The Weeknd (real name Abel […]

The emerging, genre-blending artist signed to the major label in February and on Friday released his latest single, “White Lie.” At the top of 2020, Los Angeles-based singer-rapper Contradash independently released his second single, “Blocked,” and soon after was fielding meeting requests from most major labels. “We started to meet with labels the day after […]

As part of what was described as a “rambling” four-hour interview with Forbes earlier this week in which Kanye West laid out his plans for a purported presidential run, the rapper also briefly dipped back into his day job as an MC, dropping three ragged freestyles for the financial magazine that touched on the COVID-19 pandemic, […]