“Poison” will be released Friday ahead of the late R&B singer’s posthumous album, which will be released at a later date. Aaliyah and The Weeknd will officially join forces this week on a new single “Poison,” which Blackground Records 2.0 and Empire announced on Wednesday (Dec. 15). “Poison” will be released Friday ahead of the […]
TM88 and Pi’erre Bourne talk with Billboard about their new project, how they started working together and how they will remember 2021. TM88 and Pi’erre Bourne long admired each others’ work well before they ever met. “I never told [TM88] this, but I would always download songs that he produced and freestyle over them,” Bourne […]
From June 30 to July 3, in-person guests and virtual attendees will experience the celebration of Black women, following the theme “It’s the Black Joy for Me!” ESSENCE Festival of Culture is returning to its original in-person format after two consecutive virtual experiences due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Essence Communications, Inc. announced Wednesday (Dec. 15) […]
The latest version of the game features a playable Dre and a mission to recover his purloined songs. The new update for Grand Theft Auto Online: The Contract — which dropped on Wednesday (Dec. 15) — expands the legendary game’s storyline to incorporate hip-hop icon Dr. Dre. The latest wrinkle of the story has players […]
As an extension of Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Rookie of the Month series, the editorial team honors its first Rookie of the Year, Baby Keem. As an extension of Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Rookie of the Month series – which has highlighted emerging artists including Tems, Pooh Shiesty, Blxst, and Foushee – the editorial team is honoring our first-ever […]
It’s been over a year since we lost Chadwick Boseman. Following his death, Disney announced that they would not be recasting the role of Black Panther. Instead, Marvel Studio’s President, Kevin Fiege, said that the next installment would “continue to explore the world of Wakanda and all the rich and varied characters introduced in the […]
Simon became an ordained minister after walking away from secular music. Joe Simon, a Grammy-winning R&B singer whose hits included 1969’s “The Chokin’ Kind” and 1972’s “Power of Love” and was sampled in OutKast’s “So Fresh, So Clean” and other hip-hop classics, died Monday (Dec. 13) in his longtime hometown near Chicago. He was 85. […]
The rapper faces up to 22 years in prison if convicted. The trial against Tory Lanez began Tuesday (Dec. 14) with an illuminating preliminary hearing on the events of the night he allegedly shot Megan Thee Stallion. According to a report by Rolling Stone, the prosecution laid out its case that the “Lady of Namek” […]
The duo first debuted the track live in November at London’s O2 Arena. Burna Boy and Wizkid unveiled their latest collaboration, “B. d’Or,” on Tuesday (Dec. 14) via Atlantic Records. The Afrobeats track takes its title from the Ballon d’Or, an award presented on behalf of French magazine France Football to the best professional soccer […]
The song is due out on Thursday night (Dec. 16). FKA Twigs and The Weeknd are gearing up to drop their meditative collaboration “Tears in the Club” on Thursday (Dec. 16). The song, due out at 7 p.m. ET, is the follow-up to FKA’s November team-up with Central Cee, “Measure of a Man.” “are u […]