Vince Staples has announced his new album, Dark Times, will be released on Friday, May 24. Staples also shared the new song “Shame on the Devil” and its contemplative music video. The 13-track collection, which is the rapper and singer’s sixth full-length studio album, is described as “a muscular and revelatory work refining elements that…… MORE
Noah Kahan’s “Stick Season” has ascended to No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Pop Airplay chart dated May 25. The song is Kahan’s first No. 1 on the chart after the track earlier peaked at No. 2 on the Adult Alternative Airplay chart in November 2022. “Stick Season” also became Kahan’s first Billboard Hot 100 top…… MORE
Saweetie recently released a new single, “NANi,” along with a music video, via ICY/Warner Records. “NANi” is Saweetie’s second solo single this year after “Richtivities,” which arrived in February. The song, produced by Jean-Baptiste, Karl Rubin, Shawn Wasabi, Ryland Blackington, and Ryan Buendia, looks set to become a big dancefloor hit, given the track’s infectious…… MORE
As she brings The Eras Tour to Europe, Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department has reclaimed the top spot on the U.K. Albums Chart. This is the third non-consecutive week at No. 1 for Swift’s latest studio album. The Tortured Poets Department rose from second position to the top of the Official U.K. Albums Chart…… MORE
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