Mixtape Mixup

Lil Wayne delivered another episode of his Young Money Radio on Apple Music Friday (June 12), featuring an all-star cast of guests including T-Pain, Nicki Minaj, Damien Lillard, Noreaga and Lil Duval. Weezy and his longtime pal, whom he introduced as “the First Lady of Young Money and the Queen of every f—ing thing,” delved into a […]

John Legend revealed the cover art and track list for his upcoming seventh studio album, Bigger Love, on Friday (June 12). Painted by artist Charly Palmer, the artwork features a smiling portrait of the singer-songwriter covered in blooming flowers and a starry sky against a pop of turquoise backdrop. The LP’s 16 tracks include singles […]

Teyana Taylor gave fans quite the wake-up call Friday (June 12) when she showed off her baby bump in the romantic “Wake Up Love” visual featuring her husband Iman Shumpert. As the two nestle together in bed surrounded by clouds, the couple — who have been married since 2016 — reveals there’s no trouble in paradise. […]

On Thursday night (June 11), 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj connected on Instagram to talk about their new collaboration “Trollz.” During their conversation, the two scolded rappers for playing both sides of the fence when it came to snitching. “I feel like street n—-s have every right to feel how they wanna feel about snitching because […]

What better place was there for YG to film the video for his street anthem “FTP” than at a massive rally in Los Angeles last week in support of Black Lives Matter? The epic black-and-white clip dropped on Friday morning (June 12), and was filmed during a rally in Hollywood on Sunday (June 7) honoring […]

We’re nearly halfway through June and the end of another week brings another round of new music from the likes of Lil Baby, Chloe x Halle, 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj and more. As always, Billboard wants to know which of this week’s plethora of offerings you have on repeat heading into the weekend. Is Lil […]

Usher returns to No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Songs airplay chart for the first time in nearly eight years as “Don’t Waste My Time,” featuring Ella Mai, advances from the runner-up spot. The duet reaches the top in its 25th chart week through an 11% boost in plays in the week ending June 7, […]

With an array of big-name releases coming through today, including 6ix9ine, Lil Baby, and more (June 12), for this edition of First Beat, we give Tyla Yaweh’s latest single a run, see if 10K’s Iann Dior is ready for stardom and more. Check out our selections below.  Tyla Yaweh, “Tommy Lee” Featuring Post Malone Tyla […]