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Mary Kouw/CBS ©2025 The 2025 MTV VMAs took place Sunday night at the UBS Arena in New York, with Busta Rhymes and Mariah Carey honored for their contributions to music. Busta received the first-ever MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award, taking the stage alongside hype man Spliff Star before accepting the honor. He performed […]

Drake hosted his third livestream teasing his upcoming album, supposedly called Iceman. In the episode, he previewed three songs: “Somebody Loves Me, Pt. 2″ with Cash Cobain, a collaboration with Yeat and Julia Fox, and a solo cut seemingly titled “That’s Just How I Feel.” Yeat makes an appearance in the stream, as did NBA star Kevin Durant. […]

Leon Thomas on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ (Disney/Randy Holmes) Cardi B was among those honored Thursday at Billboard‘s 2025 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players event. Cardi accepted the Impact of the Year Award at the event in New York and shared a speech about the women who inspired her to be in the game. “When I was growing up, I didn’t […]

Miguel begins the rollout for his upcoming album, CAOS, with the surprise release of his new single, “New Martyrs (Ride 4 U).” It’s “a story about taking matters into one’s own hands to send a message—resounding and vulnerable all at once,” according to a press release. CAOS arrives on Oct. 23. Lizzo follows up her previous mixtape with […]

Leon Thomas attends the 2025 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images) Leon Thomas has new music on the way. In an interview with Billboard, he revealed he will release a seven-track EP in October that is “notably funkier, and at times more psychedelic” […]

Lecrae, T.I. & Killer Mike on set of ‘Headphones’ music video (Calvin Njuguna) Lecrae has teamed up with T.I. and Killer Mike for the music video to “Headphones” off his latest album, Reconstruction. The video finds the rappers reminiscing about the people who had the greatest impact on their lives. In the clip, Lecrae is captured in a vinyl store, where […]