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Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Global Citizen Offset and Quavo reunited to celebrate what would have been fellow Migos member Takeoff‘s 29th birthday. The rappers were spotted at a memorial event Sunday, June 19, to which they, like other attendees, wore T-shirts with Take’s face on it. Offset and Quavo had seemingly been at odds before Takeoff’s passing in November. Speculation arose following the debut […]

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for Life is Beautiful Music & Art Festival Young Thug has something on the way, according to mysterious post shared to his socials Friday, June 16. The post features a QR code that leads to a site with a live countdown in the middle of the screen. The clock appears to be counting down to 12 a.m. […]

Prince Williams/Wireimage On Thursday, June 15, Teddy Riley will join the likes of Berry Gordy, Babyface and his protégé Pharrell when he’s inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He says “it feels amazing,” but notes it doesn’t indicate the end of his musical journey.  “I mean, it’s always good to get recognized for what you’ve done in your craft, and I […]

Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images With the soundtrack for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse out of the way, Metro Boomin is focused on his joint project with Future, which he says will be the “ultimate album.” “Now that Spider-Man is out and people are loving and resonating with it, my focus can go to what me and Pluto got coming out,” the producer […]

Peter Kramer/NBC Alicia Keys documented the Latin American leg of her Alicia + Keys World Tour, and now, she’s sharing it with the world. The singer has released a series of live concert albums, showcasing her live performances in São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Bogota, Santiago and Mexico City. Each album is 90 minutes long and features Alicia’s live renditions […]

Sonja Flemming/CBS ©2023 Method Man represented hip-hop at the Juneteenth concert on the White House’s South Lawn Tuesday, June 13. He performed at the inaugural event, and shared some words about the federal holiday and its ties to the genre, which is celebrating its milestone 50th year. “During Black Music Month, the concert is a fitting way […]

Rob Verhorst/Redferns The late Tina Turner will be honored on Broadway. Deadline reports the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre is set to dim its marquee lights for one minute in honor of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legend on Wednesday, June 21, at 7 p.m. ET. The theater is where the musical of her life, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, […]

Nicki Minaj seemingly underwent breast reduction surgery. Alongside a post of her teasing “Barbie World,” her upcoming collaboration with Ice Spice, she wrote in the comments, “New boobs who dis?” Nicki previously shared her desire to downsize, potentially to an A cup, on Instagram Live in May 2022, HipHopDX reports. Fans seem to think a Playboi Carti and NBA YoungBoy collab is on the way. […]

2023 marks the celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, but the genre has yet to have a single or album atop the Billboard 200 or Hot 100 this year. According to Billboard, it’s the longest hip-hop has gone in a calendar year without securing #1 spots since 1993. The publication speculates it may be because of the lack of releases from the […]

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Roc Nation Jay-Z and Kanye West teamed up for a track in 2011, and it’s now earned Diamond certification. According to the Recording Industry of America, the Watch the Thrones cut “N***** In Paris” was certified 10-times Platinum, marking Hov’s first Diamond record and Ye’s second. Ye previously went Diamond with the help of his single “Stronger.” “N***** In […]