Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s “Carnival,” featuring Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti, has risen to No. 1 from No. 2, on the Billboard Hot 100. The song marks Ye’s fifth leader and Ty Dolla $ign’s second as well as the first each for Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti. Ye becomes the first…… MORE
Beyonce’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” dominates the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart for a third week. The energetic country anthem now becomes Bey’s longest-running No. 1 single in 17 years, equaling the run of 2007 Shakira duet “Beautiful Liar.” “Texas Hold ‘Em” is the opening track from Beyonce’s upcoming album, which is set for release on March…… MORE
Future and Metro Boomin have announced plans to drop two collaborative albums. The Atlanta-based rappers announced the first project, called We Don’t Trust You, will be released on March 22, and a second still-unnamed album will come out three weeks later on April 12. The duo released a trailer for the two records on YouTube,…… MORE
Dreamville Fest 2024 has announced that J. Cole, SZA, Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj will headline the fourth edition of the annual festival that will be held at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, North Carolina, on April 6 and 7. According to a statement from Dreamville Co-founder and Festival President Adam Roy, “Some of the…… MORE
Kesha recently took to social media to tease new music by sharing a steamy video. The 42-second clips shows Kesha pulling off her white satin nightgown and wading into a stream, singing, “I’ve been waiting for you, everything’s changed now.” The singer is also seen directing fans to a new website (keshaiswaitingforyou.com), which redirects viewers…… MORE
Mary J. Blige has announced that the third annual edition of her “Strength of a Woman Festival and Summit” will take place on Mother’s Day Weekend (May 10-May 12) in New York. A comedy show, featuring Tiffany Haddish, Don’t Call me White Girl, and Paris Sashay, is scheduled for May 10 at The Apollo Theatre.…… MORE
Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connell won the Oscar for best original song for their Barbie soundtrack hit “What Was I Made For?” Barbie, last year’s highest-grossing film, was nominated in eight categories, but had to contend with just one award. “I had a nightmare about this last night,” Eilish said after accepting the…… MORE
SZA’s latest single “Saturn” has replaced her own song “Snooze” atop Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs Chart. The lead single off Lana, the upcoming reissue of her second studio album, SOS, debuted atop the chart dated March 9. “Saturn” pushed “Snooze” to No. 2 on the strength of 25 million official U.S. streams in the tracking…… MORE
South African-born singer broke Tyla has canceled her upcoming World Tour due to a worsening injury. She revealed the bad news on Instagram, saying, “Words cannot describe my frustration of this pivotal point in my career.” “For the past year I’ve been silently suffering with an injury that has tragically worsened,” she added, without specifying…… MORE
Halle Bailey announced a new solo single, “In Your Hands,” by releasing a brief visual on X. The video, which runs for about 40 seconds, features behind-the-scenes footage from the singer’s cover shoot for Essence magazine. “You guys have asked for it, so i’ll gladly give it to you,” she wrote. The song is scheduled…… MORE