Cardi B now owns the record for most weeks spent at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Triller U.S. chart after “Up” topped the list for a record fifth week. “Up” ruled the chart for a record fifth week on the April 10-dated tally. Previously, “Up” was tied with with Megan Thee Stallion’s “Cry Baby” and…
The Prince Estate and Legacy Recordings announced that a previously unreleased Prince album, titled Welcome 2 America, will be released on July 30. A press release describes the enigmatic 2010 Prince album as “a powerful creative statement that documents Prince’s concerns, hopes, and visions for a shifting society, presciently foreshadowing an era of political division,…
Chris Brown has broken his own record for most weeks spent atop Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart with the help of “Go Crazy.” “Go Crazy,” Brown’s collaboration with Young Thug, has now spent 28 weeks at No. 1 on the chart. Last year, Brown had set the record for most weeks spent atop the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay…
Will.i.am has partnered with manufacturing company Honeywell to produce a high-tech face mask that boasts such features as air filtration, built-in noise-cancellation, and glow lights, among other utilities. The Black Eyed Peas frontman shared that he originally thought up the idea for the mask while flying back home from London in the midst of a…
Kodak Black has released yet another track, celebrating his release from prison. The singer, who was freed following his pardon from Donald Trump in January, released “Easter In Miami” on Sunday (April 4). The freestyle-like track sees him rapping, “I ain’t no chico, but they call me Felipe, yeah. I copped the rollie ain’t nobody…
Online streaming giant Netflix has reportedly acquired a documentary on Kanye West for $30 million. The documentary series spans over two decades of footage and home videos of Kanye’s life. It will cover the rapper’s career in music and fashion, his failed 2020 presidential bid, and the death of his mother, Donda West. Billboard, which…
Drake took to social media on Sunday (April 4) to reveal his 3-year-old son Adonis’ impressive basketball skills. The video shared by the Toronto Raptors ambassador on his Instagram Story shows the kid throwing down a series of jumpers and tossing a colorful ball into a hoop, amidst encouraging shouts in French and English from…
Legendary rapper DMX has died at the age of 50 after suffering a heart attack. DMX had been on life support since he was admitted to a hospital in White Plains, New York, in “grave condition” on April 2. Born Earl Simmons, the rapper passed away “peacefully with family present after suffering a catastrophic cardiac…
Lil Nas X’s latest single, “Montero (Call Me by Your Name),” has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. “Montero” is Lil Nas X’s second No. 1 on the all-genre chart after his blockbuster hit “Old Town Road,” which reigned for a record 19 weeks in 2019. “Montero,” released March 26 on…
R&B superstar Rihanna took part in the “Stop Asian Hate” march that took place in New York City on Easter Sunday. The 33-year-old fashion mogul was spotted alongside her assistant, Tina Truong, dressed in a black-and-white getup complete with a black jacket paired with a baseball cap and a pair of matte black sunglasses, along…
