Music Notes: Snoop Dogg’s brother passes away, Drake slimes fan and more

Snoop Dogg is mourning the loss of his brother, Bing Worthington, who died at the age of 44. “@badabing33 always made us laugh,” Snoop captioned an Instagram clip of him and Bing laughing at a…

Bow Wow recalls former lean addiction that led to hospitalization

Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images Bow Wow opened up about his past addiction to lean — a combination of codeine and promethazine — during his recent appearance on The Art of Dialogue podcast.…

“Texas Hold ‘Em” is Beyoncé’s first entry on ‘Billboard’’s Country Airplay chart

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Beyoncé’s no stranger to Billboard lists, yet it’s her first time on the country charts. Just two days after Columbia Nashville announced Bey’s “Texas Hold ‘Em”…

New Music Friday: Lola Brooke, Gunna, Lil Jon and more

From some reflective tracks to a guided meditation album, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest and greatest in music. Lola Brooke, “Becky” — The Brooklyn rapper…

Spotify launches new series, highlights hip-hop and R&B albums that defined streaming era

Photo by Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez/picture alliance via Getty Images Spotify has launched a new series intended to celebrate classic albums that have stood the test of time, despite changes in the consumption and…

Beyoncé and Michelle Williams attend premiere of Kelly Rowland’s new movie, ‘Mea Culpa’

Dalvin Adams The New York City premiere of Tyler Perry‘s new movie, Mea Culpa, took place February 15, and the members of Destiny’s Child were in attendance. Kelly Rowland showed up as star and executive producer of…