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Top Dawg Entertainment SZA has the #1 track on Billboard‘s Hot R&B songs chart, thanks to the Kendrick Lamar-assisted “30 for 30.” The song topped the chart dated Jan. 4, garnering 17.5 million U.S. streams, 2,000 downloads and reaching an airplay audience of 385,000 in the tracking week of Dec. 20-26, per Luminate. It’s now K. Dot’s […]
Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images for ABA The Weeknd‘s recent social media posts and billboards seen in major cities across the world all seem to suggest one thing: the end of an era is on the horizon. Fans have posted photos of billboards that read “The End Is Near” in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Paris, London […]
Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty Images Mario has had quite the 2024, as he released his first album in six years, Glad You Came; starred in and produced the BET+ film Style Me for Christmas; and came in second place on The Masked Singer, where he was revealed to be the Wasp. With 2025 just days away, […]
Disney/Stewart Cook ABC is airing a primetime special of the 2024 class’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will feature highlights from the night when Mary J. Blige, Kool & the Gang, A Tribe Called Quest and Dionne Warwick were honored for connecting people through […]
Disney/Eric McCandless Megan Thee Stallion may be known for her music, but her philanthropic efforts are also successful. In a collaborative Instagram post shared by Meg and her Pete and Thomas Foundation, she shared its accomplishments for 2024, which included serving “over 8,600 students, mothers, fathers, and senior citizens.” Megan then took some time to […]
Kendrick Lamar‘s had quite the year, and it all kicked off with his verse on “Like That.” On the song by Metro Boomin and Future, he threw shots at Drake and J. Cole, referencing their “First Person Shooter” collab and some of its lyrics. “Motherf*** the big three, n****, it’s just big me,” Lamar raps. “F*** […]
2024 is nearing its end, but like every other year, it’s brought some memorable and now-viral moments to the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. Here’s a recap of some of the events/announcements that defined the culture this year: — Halle Bailey surprised the world with the announcement that she was a mother. She and now-ex-boyfriend DDG […]
Photo by Dana Jacobs/Getty Images Variety has released a list of its picks for the 50 best songs of 2024, and a few hip-hop and R&B stars secured a spot. Kendrick Lamar made the cut with “Not Like Us,” while his former TDE label mate Doechii was praised for striking “a balance between humor and darkness” on her song “Denial Like […]
Legacy/Columbia Mariah Carey is spending another week at #1. The singer’s holiday classic “All I Want For Christmas Is You” tops the Billboard Hot 100 single chart for an 18th nonconsecutive week, putting her one step closer to a new chart record. Just a week ago, Mariah’s Christmas track surpassed “One Sweet Day,” her collab […]
Disney/Stewart Cook Flavor Flav has spent years carrying different clocks around his neck, and he might just do the same when he’s long and gone. In an interview with Rolling Stone, he says he may “request that on top of my coffin is a built-in clock. And then also when you open up the lid, […]
