The Weeknd previously completed the trifecta in 2015. The Weeknd is simultaneously No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100, Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts, thanks to the opening week of his new album After Hours, which launches atop the Billboard 200 with 444,000 equivalent album units earned (the top weekly total for any album […]
Lizzo thanked medical staffers for working to combat coronavirus by donating lunches to several hospitals across the United States, Billboard can confirm. The “Good As Hell” singer posted a montage video on Instagram yesterday (March 30) that documented medical workers at the University of Washington Medicine Center Montlake Emergency Department, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and more posing with […]
Jay-Z and Rihanna are joining forces for a special cause. The Shawn Carter Foundation, along with Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation, will be each donating $1 million for COVID-19 response efforts. According to a press release, the combined $2 million funded by both foundations will “support undocumented workers, the children of frontline health workers and first […]
Ermias Asghedom and Eric Holder both grew up in the same Los Angeles neighborhood, were both part of the gang known as the Rollin’ 60s, and were both aspiring rappers. Asghedom, who went by the name Nipsey Hussle, would go on to become a hip-hop star, neighborhood legend and local hero. Holder’s music never caught […]
Like the rest of us, Cardi B has been super into Tiger King, and like the rest of us, knows Carole Baskin did it. In a series of since-deleted tweets, the rapper vowed to launch a GoFundMe account to free Joe Exotic, who is in prison after a jury found him guilty in a murder-for-hire plot to take […]
The year since Nipsey Hussle was gunned down has not diminished the rapper’s legacy, but rather cemented it and continues to prove true his catchphrase, “The Marathon Continues.” Tuesday marks the first anniversary of Hussle’s death and his popularity and influence pushes forward as strong as ever. He won two posthumous Grammys in January, he remains […]
After Drake finally gave us a glimpse of his toddler Adonis this morning (March 30), we just can’t get enough of the curly-haired cutie! Luckily, Adonis’ mother, Sophie Brussaux, shared her own series of photos of the adorable toddler, the last of which hilariously Photoshopped hers and Drake’s hair to match blond Adonis’. “all this […]
There’s an easy chemistry on LULU, the seven song EP by Conway the Machine produced entirely by Alchemist, out Monday (March 30). The project taps into the spirit of a bygone era, when Ghostface was obliterating RZA soul loops. The resurgence and interest in what’s considered underground rap is noticeable but not solely based on nostalgia — it’s […]
Hayley Williams called into Apple Music on Monday (March 30) to chat with Zane Lowe about her new solo music and spill some serious tea about passing up a collaboration with Lil Uzi Vert. “This is so, so random,” she said via FaceTime. “But I get asked to do like features on country songs sometimes. […]
Lil Durk dropped the music video for his latest single on Saturday (March 28), and it’s “all love.” The visual features a more introspective look at the Chicago native’s experiences in his hometown, with scenes cutting between his home and recording studio and performances on stage in front of crowds. Both the song and video — […]