Ty Dolla $ign just released his new song “Ego Death” on Wednesday (July 1), a mega collaboration with Kanye West, FKA Twigs and Skrillex. Turns out there’s a specific reason why he wanted to team up with Ye. “I was just trying to achieve greatness,” he told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe in a new interview. […]

Rapper 21 Savage will be launching a free online financial literacy education program for youth sheltered at home during the coronavirus pandemic. The Grammy winner announced his new Bank Account At Home nationwide initiative on Wednesday (July 1). His efforts will include a partnership with Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to provide free WiFi and […]

Is Ty Dolla $ign season finally underway? If so, the West Coast hyphenate is off to a strong start with his once-elusive single “Ego Death” featuring Kanye West, FKA Twigs, and Skrillex. The mega-collaboration has an electro-hop feel to the track, as Ty leaps into desperation after losing out on his sweetheart “You murdered my […]

Lil Baby lands six songwriting credits on the latest Hot 100. Lil Baby tallies his third week at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 Songwriters chart (dated July 4), thanks to six songwriting credits on the latest Billboard Hot 100. The rapper’s latest single, “The Bigger Picture,” which he co-wrote with Section 8 and Noah […]

Teyana Taylor indeed has The Album of the week in the R&B world as her LP of the same name debuts atop Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart dated July 4. The set arrives with 32,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending June 25, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. The Album is the R&B […]

Injury Reserve group member Jordan Groggs passed away, the rap trio confirmed on social media Tuesday (June 30). He was 32. While the death of Groggs remains unknown, Injury Reserve shared a touching caption regarding their fallen star. “REST IN POWER Jordan Alexander Groggs a loving father, life partner and friend,” the post reads on […]

Lil Nas X celebrated coming out as gay one year ago today (June 30) before Pride Month officially wrapped. On June 30, 2019, the “Old Town Road” artist shared an animated video of his song “C7osure (You Like)” off his Grammy award-nominated project 7. “some of y’all already know, some of y’all don’t care, some of y’all […]

Kanye West tapped Travis Scott for “Wash Us in the Blood,” the first single off his upcoming project God’s Country which came out today (June 30). But who should ‘Ye hit the booth with next? Just last week, Nicki Minaj asked the Barbz in a since-deleted tweet to “light up KIM comments everyday if you want NB,” or “New Body,” […]

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. For the month of June, Billboard had artists provide a playlist designed to remedy the heartaches endured by the Black […]

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. For the month of June, Billboard had artists provide a playlist designed to remedy the heartaches endured by […]