YNW Melly made headlines on Thursday (April 2) when his Instagram account confirmed that he had contracted coronavirus while behind bars inside Florida’s Broward County Jail. The rapper’s legal team has since filed an emergency motion for his restricted release to receive better care and treatment for his diagnosis amid the virus’ outbreak. “I have […]
Why was Daddy Yankee’s “Gasolina” a global trending topic on twitter Saturday night (April 4)? It was the result of an Instagram Live battle between T-Pain and Lil Jon, who proceeded to spin the reggaeton smash — and Twitter exploded. It’s been almost two decades since the 2004 release of “Gasolina” and 10 years since […]
Instagram Live turned down for Lil Jon and T-Pain on Saturday night (April 4) when they co-hosted a virtual club night — and dropped some yet-to-be-released music in the process, too. Like many other artists, the two rappers took matters into their own hands to deliver a great night in for their fans by livestreaming their […]
Most people don’t know him by name, but Dave Hampton is one of the music industry’s top-flight audio engineers. His clientele has included Prince, Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller, RZA, M.I.A. — and Bill Withers, who died on Monday (March 30) at the age of 81. In this exclusive as-told-to, Los Angeles-based Hampton goes beyond the […]
“He loved our take on the song and emailed around to see how he could get ahold of me to say how much he loved it and how grateful he was for what we were doing,” Legend tells Billboard of Withers’ appreciation for “I Can’t Write Left Handed” cover. Back in 2009, John Legend and […]
Drake returned Friday (April 3) with his latest single in the dance-heavy “Toosie Slide.” The Oz-produced record is sure to dominate apps like TikTok, with everyone quarantined inside, and should easily land Drizzy his 209th Billboard Hot 100 entry, after breaking the record in March. The 6 God also dropped off a visual to go […]
On Thursday night, Playboi Carti was arrested on gun and drug charges in Clayton Country, Ga. According to the Clayton County Sheriff’s department, Carti, born Jordan Carter, was pulled over for having an expired tag on his Lamborghini. During the deputies’ search, they located 12 bags of marijuana, three guns, Xanax, codeine and oxycodone. Carti, […]
Thanks to the rise of celebrity collaborations over the past decade, sneaker culture has blossomed as one of the most coveted sectors in the fashion industry. From Drake’s close relationship to Nike, to Virgil Abloh’s rare Off-White x Nike collaborations, your favorites love showing off their fresh kicks just as much as they love designing […]
A three-member Jamaican court of appeals panel has upheld reggae dancehall recording artist Vybz Kartel’s 2014 murder conviction. The Kingston court released a 235-page opinion Friday (April 3) detailing its reasoning in dismissing the appeals of Kartel and his co-defendants, Shawn Campbell, Kahira Jones and Andre St. John, and in affirming their convictions. Because of […]
D-Nice’s Club Quarantine Instagram Live parties have been the place to be. The Bronx native’s now-fabled party from earlier this month (March 21) ballooned to amass more than 100,000 viewers, which included celebrities pulling up from Michelle Obama to Drake throughout the nine-hour rager, and earned him more than 1 million followers on IG. For his […]