Chance the Rapper recently dropped his latest single, “Together,” produced by the legendary DJ Premier. A self-directed video for “Together” centers on lyrics of reminiscence and pride, against a backdrop of vintage personal home video and archival footage from community-led political movements through history. Nostalgic footage of Block club parties, barbecues, and Black Panther rallies…… MORE
About two days after footage from a surveillance camera showing him physically assaulting his girlfriend at a hotel in Los Angeles in March 2016 surfaced in the media, Sean “Diddy” Combs has issued an apology. The footage published on Friday (May 17) by CNN from the surveillance video at the Intercontinental Hotel in Century City…… MORE
Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar’s collaboration “Like That” has climbed to the top spot on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay Chart dated May 18. The song, which has advanced from the previous week’s No. 3 position, logged a 12% increase in plays on U.S. monitored rhythmic radio stations in the tracking weak ended May 9, according…… MORE
Drake and Nicki Minaj lead the BET Awards 2024 nominees with seven and six nominations, respectively. Drake’s nominations include Album of the Year for For All The Dogs (Scary Hours Edition), Best Male R&B/Pop Artist, Best Male Hip Hop Artist, Best Collaboration with Sexyy Red and SZA for “Rich Baby Daddy,” Viewer’s Choice with Sexyy…… MORE
Soulja Boy has apologized to Metro Boomin after receiving severe backlash from the hip-hop community for his posts about the producer’s late mother. The rapper recently lashed out at the producer after a 12-year-old tweet from Metro resurfaced online, where he made a jibe at the former. “My phone rings to come to the studio…… MORE
Gracie Abrams’ upcoming 13-track new album, The Secret of Us, due out on June 21st, will feature a collaboration with Taylor Swift. The collab with Swift, “us,” is featured on track five, according to the tracklist revealed by Abrams. “Screaming so loud…,” Abrams captioned her social media post. Abrams opened several dates on the 2023…… MORE
Blue Note Entertainment Group and Black Radio Productions have unveiled a legendary lineup for their newly announced “Blue Note Jazz Festival Presents: The Black Radio Experience.” “Blue Note Jazz Festival Presents: The Black Radio Experience” will be hosted by Sway Calloway. It is scheduled to take place on August 30 to September 1 at The…… MORE
Katy Perry’s “Roar” music video has surpassed 4 billion views on YouTube, marking the most views for any female artist on the platform. “Roar” was released on August 10, 2013 by Capitol Records as the lead single from Perry’s fourth studio album, Prism. Perry co-wrote the song with Bonnie McKee and its producers Dr. Luke,…… MORE
A trailer released by Universal Pictures for the upcoming Wicked sees Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo playing Elphaba and Glinda, respectively, and singing “Popular” and “Defying Gravity.” The trailer opens with Ariana’s voice asking, “Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?” Grande, clad in several pink costumes, is seen meeting…… MORE
French Montana has announced his 2024 “Gotta See It To Believe It” Tour featuring special guests Fabolous and Fivio Foreign. The 7-city tour kicks off on August 1 at Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, making stops across North America in Buffalo, Chicago, Toronto and more before wrapping up at The Fillmore in Philadelphia on August…… MORE