Eminem ran a fake “Slim Shady” obituary in the Detroit Free Press earlier this week to promote his upcoming 12th studio album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grace). The message features a photo of Eminem in a white Jason Voorhees hockey mask. The headline reads, “Slim Shady Made Lasting Impressions” and the subhead…… read more »
Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s diss tracks hog the limelight on Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart dated May 18, claiming the top six slots on the list. Lamar’s “Not Like Us” debuted at No. 1 on the multi-metric Hot Rap Songs chart. The song logged 70.9 million official U.S. streams in the tracking week ended May…… read more »
Hip-hop superstar Lizzo has spoken out in support of Palestine, Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo on social media. In a video she shared on Instagram, Lizzo thanked “all of the activists who have been working tirelessly to help the liberation and the freedom of the people who have been genocided all over the…… read more »
Travis Scott has expanded his “Utopia – Circus Maximus World Tour,” adding more European arena and stadium dates. Scott’s move comes after the originally announced dates, including shows at Rhein Energie Stadion in Cologne, Germany, the Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt, and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, all sold out. The four newly added dates…… read more »
Black Eyed Peas recently released “Tonight,” the lead single from the soundtrack of the upcoming fourth instalment of the buddy cop film franchise Bad Boys, Bad Boys: Ride Or Die. The track features Latin superstars El Alfa and Becky G. It blends both English and Spanish vocals over a sample of Corona’s 1993 single “Rhythm…… read more »
Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss track “Not Like Us” has debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart, earning the rapper his fourth No. 1. The song is Lamar’s second No. 1 as a solo artist. “Like That,” “Humble,” and “Bad Blood” had previously hit the top of the chart. “Not Like Us” logged 70.9 million streams…… read more »
Childish Gambino recently surprise-dropped a new album, Atavista, a reimagined “finished” version of his 2020 album, 3.15.20. Atavista features reimagined, completed versions of tracks from 3.15.20, in addition to two new songs called “Atavista” and “Human Sacrifice.” Gambino had originally released 3.15.20 unmixed and unmastered in March 2020 due to the uncertainty of the COVID-19…… read more »
NBC has announced Snoop Dogg and Michael Buble will join Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani as “The Voice” Coaches during the upcoming season 26 this fall. Stefani is returning as a Coach for Season 26 after a brief hiatus, alongside McEntire, who is returning for her third straight season. They will be joined by two…… read more »
Charli XCX recently released a video for “360,” a song from her upcoming BRAT album. The video, directed by Aidan Zamiri and featuring a slew of Charli’s friends and collaborators, begins with the pop artist meeting a group of pals at a restaurant, where they attempt to “fulfil the prophecy of finding a new hot…… read more »
Coi Leray recently dropped a new single, “Lemon Cars,” produced by Mike Will Made-It and Melz of Ear Drummers. The single, which shares the same title as Leray’s forthcoming EP, arrives with an accompanying video. The track follows this year’s earlier releases “Wanna Come Thru” and “Can’t Come Back.” “She can’t stop but she can’t…… read more »