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 […]

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday (July 13) that two men and two teenagers have been charged with killing rapper Pop Smoke in February. Corey Walker, 19, and Keandre Rodgers, 18, were charged with murder with the special circumstance allegation that the murder occurred during the commission of a robbery and a […]

Nobody ever accused DJ Khaled of being subtle. After teasing an upcoming reunion with Drake on Saturday by posing with a real-life owl — a nod to the logo for Drizzy’s OVO Sound label — Khaled took to the jungle to drop another tease on Monday (July 13). Wearing his new favorite animal print shirt and […]

Lil Baby & DaBaby are featured on the late Pop Smoke's first top 10. DaBaby‘s “Rockstar,” featuring Roddy Ricch, posts a fifth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Plus, late rapper Pop Smoke ranks in the Hot 100’s top 10 for the first time, as “For the Night,” featuring Lil Baby and […]

Chance the Rapper and Kanye West have been friends for years, so it’s not surprising that the fellow Chicago rapper born Chancelor Bennett appears to be backing Ye’s purported White House bid. In a series of tweets on Monday (July 13), Chance sounded like he was throwing his support behind the quixotic third-party presidential run […]

Cardi B and Offset rang in their daughter Kulture’s second birthday on Saturday (July 11) with quite the raging birthday bash. From the looks of the rapper’s Instagram, the L.O.L. Suprise! dolls-themed party was every two-year-old’s dream — decorated with massive pink, purple and blue balloon arches and giant letters spelling out the tot’s name […]

Last week was a special one for 50 Cent. Not only did the Get Rich or Die Tryin’ rapper turn 45, but on Sunday night (July 12), his heralded protégé Pop Smoke scored his first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with Shoot For the Stars Aim For the Moon netting 251,000 equivalent album units. Smoke’s latest feat also made […]

Summer is in full swing, and while your plans may look a bit different this year, there’s plenty to look forward to on the entertainment side this week with the latest Billboard Live At-Home series. The performances for the week of July 13 will feature at-home sets from Lonr. and Caroline Jones via Billboard‘s Facebook page. Los Angeles […]

In the midst of the raging COVID-19 pandemic across the nation and in Mississippi prisons, Jay-Z, Yo Gotti and Team ROC have filed a class-action lawsuit against on behalf of 227 Mississippi inmates against the state’s new Department of Corrections Commissioner Nathan Burl Cain and Centurion (the healthcare provider for all Mississippi prisons) in an effort […]

Kanye West has shared a musical tribute to his late mother, Donda West, on what would have been her 71st birthday. The hip-hop star posted the new song “DONDA,” which opens with a recording of his mom reciting the lyrics of KRS-One’s “Sound of da Police”. In the second part, ‘Ye leaps in with both […]