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Mauricio Santana/Getty Images Lauryn Hill‘s classic solo album turns 25 this year, and it appears she has more than one celebration in store. In posts shared on her socials Monday, the Fugees singer announced she’ll be honoring The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill with a special show. “I’ll be celebrating the 25th Anniversary of ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ at @Wolf_Trap […]

Francis Specker/CBS The Recording Academy is bringing together congressional leaders and music makers for its annual Grammys on the Hill Awards. According to a release, Washington’s premier annual celebration of music and advocacy will honor those who’ve ushered the fight for creators’ rights, including one of this year’s recipients, Pharrell Williams. “I’m very grateful to be […]

Todd Owyoung/NBC Offset is teasing fans with a snippet of his new song and video, which he’s shared on his Instagram. “They can’t be too upset/ I should have kept it to myself, they can’t be too upset,” he raps, as he performs in a myriad of outfits. ”I done broke bread, cut checks, they can’t be […]

ABC Lil Baby’s third studio album, It’s Only Me, has reached Platinum status. The album has sold 1 million album equivalents, earning the RIAA certification. Taking to Instagram, Lil Baby’s label, Quality Control Music, sent the rapper a congratulatory message. “CBFW! Congratulations @LilBaby on ‘It’s Only Me’ going Platinum,” the post read. It’s Only Me dropped in October and peaked […]

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Netflix Leonardo DiCaprio testified in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Monday in the trial of Pras Michel — a founding member of the ’90s group the Fugees — on charges Michel ran an illegal multimillion-dollar influence scheme, which he denies. DiCaprio, called as a prosecution witness, answered questions from the […]

ABC/Randy Holmes Chlöe Bailey recently dropped her debut album In Pieces, and she revealed that she had some help from her mentor Beyoncé.  When asked if the mega poster had listened to In Pieces, Chlöe told Entertainment Tonight, “Yes, I know she listened to the album.” “She gave me notes on it before I released it,” she added.  The Swarm actress went on to express […]

Astrida Valigorsky/WireImage J. Cole‘s public request for Kanye West to clear his “Villematic” sample is seemingly for the bigger goal of releasing the music on streaming services. The song is one of a few tracks Cole’s reportedly waiting to get cleared before he makes his mixtapes accessible to fans on DSPs. “when y’all keep asking me everyday for FNL and The […]

Scott Kowalchyk/CBS 6lack dropped an album last month after a nearly five-year hiatus. Since I Have A Lover features Wale, whose music has resonated with the singer. “I know that Wale has always had a way with his words. I know that during times where I was still figuring out myself and figuring out my music, his music … spoke […]

ABC Cardi B will be making her way to her native New York to headline this year’s Summer Jam music festival.  She is one of a few female rappers slated to hit the stage, including Ice Spice, GloRilla, Coi Leray and Lola Brooke. Representing the men are French Montana, Lil Tjay, Fivio Foreign and The LOX, who will be celebrating hip-hop’s 50th anniversary. Summer Jam takes […]

Columbia Records Tyler, the Creator is treating fans to yet another visual. On Monday he released the music video for “Heaven to Me,” which finds the rapper performing the track from his home studio. “Heaven to Me” features a sample of “Heaven Only Knows” by Monk Higgins. It follows previously released visuals for “Sorry Not Sorry,” “Dogtooth” and the A$AP Rocky-assisted “Wharf Talk,” […]