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2 Chainz is reportedly being sued by the family company of the late Colombian drug lord, Pablo Escobar, for a minimum of $10 million over trademark violations, according to TMZ. Ecobar Inc.’s lawsuit claims that the rapper’s Escobar Restaurant and Tapas establishments are in violation of federal law due to using Escobar’s name without authorization. Not only is the name […]
Royce Da 5’9″ recently weighed in on the controversy surrounding J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar‘s silence on social media amid the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests. In an interview with HipHopDX, the Detroit rapper addressed celebrity responsibility and the need to speak out in times of unrest. Artists like Cole and Lamar have come under scrutiny from […]
Saweetie‘s highly anticipated new project, Pretty B*tch Music, is on the way, and hours after she asked fans if she should drop her “Tap In” video, it arrived on Wednesday (June 17). The ICY girl discussed her new project on Billboard‘s “First Stream” IGTV series, getting candid with viewers while eating some lunch. “I’m really excited for […]
London-based rapper Ashnikko recruits Grimes, who hasn’t released new music since giving birth to her and Elon Musk’s first son together, for the action-packed anime accompanying visual for “Cry” today (June 17). And let them say, “this could get gruesome.” The two-minute CGI clip follows the two artists-turned-anime characters channeling their emotionally charged fury into power against […]
For the first time in seven weeks, the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 this week — “Rockstar,” by DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch — is the same as it was the week before. Now that the turnover atop the Hot 100 has finally slowed down a little, we can catch our breath for […]
Chris Brown hits a landmark 50 top 10 hits on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart as “Go Crazy” darts 12-6 on the list dated June 20. The single, a collaboration with Young Thug, rises to 13.3 million in audience in the week ending June 14, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data, up 19% from the prior period. […]
This year, Black Music Month takes a different turn. Because of the horrific deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and more, we at Billboard hope to uplift and empower African Americans during this cloudy and dubious time. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for the remainder of the month, an artist will provide a playlist designed […]
This Monday, Billboard announced that for the second week in a row, DaBaby’s “Rockstar,” featuring Roddy Ricch, was the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100 — already making it the longest-reigning song on the chart in nearly two months. Before “Rockstar” repeated on top (on the chart dated June 20), six songs had taken […]
After notching his huge wins with DaBaby, Stunna4Vegas, and more with South Coast Music Group, Daud “King” Carter exclusively announces with Billboard his imprint Social Currency Enterprises’s partnership with EMPIRE. “At Social Currency, we’re all about development. Taking artists and creatives alike we see have great potential and turning them into stars, SUPERSTARS with our […]
Fans found out on Tuesday (June 16) that Cardi B has been cooking up new music during the COVID-19 pandemic. But that’s not all she’s been up to. The ink-loving rapper also added some new hardware to her body … and her latest studs look — and sound — like they hurt. In a series […]