Plus: Bob Dylan lands highest charting album in over a decade and Teyana Taylor earns her first top 10. Lil Baby’s My Turn tallies a fourth total week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, tying The Weeknd’s After Hours for the most weeks atop the list for any album released in 2020. My […]

Blackpink‘s long-awaited comeback single “How You Like That” has topped this week’s new music poll. In the poll, published Friday (June 26) on Billboard, music fans voted for the catchy new song, which arrives on the heels of “Sour Candy,” the South Korean girl group’s recent collaboration with Lady Gaga. “How You Like That,” which […]

Beyonce has surprised fans once again with the announcement of her new visual album, Black Is King. The superstar singer dropped a one-minute trailer for the visual album — which is also being described as a film — on her website Saturday night (June 27), giving fans a sneak peek into the Lion King-inspired release. […]

Michelle Obama helped launch this year’s Roots Picnic with a passionate message about voting. Before kicking off the virtual festival on Saturday (June 27), the former first lady joined The Roots‘ Questlove and Black Thought on a split screen to urge voter registration for the upcoming election in November. “These past few months have been […]

SZA took “Normal Girl” out to nature for this year’s Roots Picnic. The singer delivered a fresh, soothing vocal performance of the CTRL track outdoors for Saturday night’s (June 27) event. Surrounded by trees and accompanied by just a guitarist, SZA crooned about what it might be like to be the “type of girl you wanna […]

H.E.R. brought a two-song medley live from a socially distant studio session to this year’s Roots Picnic. The Roots’ annual Roots Picnic went virtual this year, kicking off Saturday night (June 27) with Michelle Obama encouraging viewers to take action and vote in this year’s elections, and then launching into a series of virtual music […]

6ix9ine just went to No. 1 with Nicki Minaj on “Trollz,” but there’s already another new music release in the works. With “Trollz” at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart — a first for 6ix9ine — he’ll be dropping another song and music video on Friday (July 3). “NEW MUSIC VIDEO THIS FRIDAY JULY […]

During Global Citizen’s “Global Goal: Unite For Our Future” live stream on Saturday (June 27), Usher performed his heartfelt new single “I Cry.” With powerful lyrics such as “I cry for the sons without fathers and the pain the mothers hold deep inside,” Usher’s new record sends a deep message of empathy and compassion. “If […]

Chloe x Halle didn’t hold back for their performance of “ROYL” on Saturday (June 27) for the “Global Goal: Unite for Our Future” concert. With Halle on guitar, the duo delivered a rocking performance of the track, which appears on their new album Ungodly Hour. The arena-appropriate performance was apparently staged on their tennis court, […]

Justin Bieber and Quavo teamed up for a pitch-perfect performance of their collab “Intentions” on Saturday (June 27) for the “Global Goal: Unite for Our Future” concert. Opting for a grayscale filter for the performance, Bieber sang and played the piano, stripping the track down to a pretty ballad. Quavo, who stood near Bieber’s piano, […]