REVOLT TV and TIDAL are facing scrutiny after fans lambasted the companies for incorporating Russell Simmons in a new Drink Champs episode discussing the importance of Black Lives Matter.  On Tuesday (June 24), author Sil Lai Abrams — who accused Simmons of allegedly raping her in 1994 — questioned TIDAL and REVOLT’s decision to give […]

Doja Cat is for everyone. She says so in her new “Unisex Freestyle,” which the singer uploaded (without much fanfare) to Soundcloud on Wednesday (June 24) almost two years after it was first tracked. Over a lazy, skittery beat, Doja purrs, “All the girls like me, and their mans? Unisex, unisex/ I’m for all the […]

Lil Yachty totaled his red 2020 Ferrari 488 yesterday (June 22) in his Atlanta hometown after spinning out of control on the freeway amid heavy rainfall. According to local news outlet WSB-TV Atlanta, the hydroplaning accident took place on Interstate 75/85, where Yachty’s sports car hit the left median wall before spinning out across seven lanes and eventually […]

Teyana Taylor talked to Apple Music’s Ebro Darden about The Album, which she intentionally dropped last Friday on Juneteenth (June 19), and the iconic Black women who influenced the whole project. Just from the album cover, Taylor channels legendary model Grace Jones’s cheekbones and high top fade. “The same way I got straight to the point with […]

It’s his turn, for sure. This week, Lil Baby’s My Turn takes its third lap at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart — well over three months after the set’s official debut — making him just the third artist after The Weeknd (After Hours) and Roddy Ricch (Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial) to […]

As of June 21, summer is officially upon us — though at Billboard, it’s already been going on for four weeks now, with the introduction of our official Songs of the Summer listing. This year, we’ve already had three different No. 1s: Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande’s “Rain on Me,” Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé’s “Savage,” […]

"Bad cops must be held accountable," says the letter, which was also signed by Mariah Carey, Billie Eilish, Post Malone, the Jonas Brothers, Migos, Future and more. Major music companies including Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Group — along with dozens of artists from Ariana Grande to Rihanna — have signed a […]

T.I. is heading back to school. Billboard learned on Tuesday (June 23) that Tip will be teaching the business of trap music at Clark Atlanta University this fall alongside renowned hip-hop scholar Dr. Melva K. Williams. The innovative undergraduate course will mesh the history of trap music with the economics behind its meteoric rise to […]

Beyonce is back with another serving of “Black Parade,” but this time, she slings out the a capella version to her celebratory anthem. On Friday (June 19), in honor of Juneteenth, Queen Bey released the original song with hopes of honoring small Black-owned businesses. “Happy Juneteenth Weekend! I hope we continue to share joy and […]

Doja Cat busted out all the filters on Monday (June 22) to congratulate Nicki Minaj on her second No. 1 single of 2020 after the rapper’s collab with Tekashi 6ix9ine, “Trollz,” hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100. (Minaj’s first No. 1, of course, was her Doja collab “Say So.”) “Congratulations to Nicki Minaj […]