SZA announces release date for ‘Lana’
Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage SZA‘s long-awaited, highly anticipated album Lana now has a release date. A video shared to social media notes the project will come out on Friday. Ben…
Jay-Z’s lawyer says he expects rape case involving then-13-year-old will be dismissed
Johnny Nunez/WireImage Jay-Z‘s lawyer doubled down on claims of his client’s innocence on Monday, while disputing the timeline behind a rape accusation that has been leveraged against the music industry…
Snoop Dogg says he and Dr. Dre ‘fill the void’ in music with latest album, ‘Missionary’
Death Row/Aftermath/Interscope Records Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre have been hustling since they worked on Snoop’s 1994 album, Doggystyle, but they’ve teamed up for their latest album, Missionary. In an…
Music Notes: Lil Baby, Gunna and Ab-Soul
Lil Baby released a video teasing his upcoming album, Wham (Who Hard As Me). In the clip, he’s seen working in the studio, driving through the streets, turning up at parties…
Mariah Carey matches best Hot 100 streak with ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’
Legacy/Columbia Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” tops the Billboard Hot 100 again, and that puts her within striking distance of breaking her own record. The song…
Chris Brown performs two ‘Sensational’ sold-out concerts in South Africa
Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images Chris Brown hosted his Breezy Bowl in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Saturday and Sunday, performing sold-out shows at the FNB stadium, which drew more than 90,000…
Will Smith says he doesn’t ‘have s*** to do with Puffy’ at recent show
Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures Will Smith is not getting jiggy with the memes connecting him to Diddy‘s freak-offs. During a performance in San Diego Friday, he…
Playboi Carti teases new music + other Rolling Loud moments
Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage As previously teased, Playboi Carti debuted some songs from his upcoming I Am Music album during his headlining set at Rolling Loud Miami. He closed his performance with…
Drake puts up $10K for look-alike contest in Toronto
Ethan Miller/Getty Images via ABC Drake donated $10,000 toward the prize money for a contest looking for his doppelgänger. The Casuals Cakery bakery in Toronto hosted the event on Saturday. It shared…
Doechii on how being a theater kid has influenced her artistry: ‘I like to create characters’
Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images Doechii is an animated rapper who makes use of dynamics, different flows and sound changes in her music, and she explains why in a conversation…