Today (April 19) is of course all about Taylor Swift, as the music landscape has focused pretty much exclusively on her new album, The Tortured Poets Department. Today has actually been pretty good for hip-hop, too, though: Drake officially released his Kendrick Lamar diss track, and Nas has a lot going on. April 19 marks […]
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About a week ago, what appeared to be a Drake diss track toward Kendrick Lamar leaked online. Given how convincing AI-assisted songs have become, though, it was hard to say for sure if it was real or not. We now know, though, that the song is totally real, as Drake officially released “Push Ups” on […]
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The world’s biggest pop star delighted fans today with the shock release of a second album just hours after “The Tortured Poets Department” hit streaming services at midnight. “It’s a 2am surprise,” Taylor Swift told her followers in an Instagram post which confirmed that her 11th studio album was actually a “secret” double LP. “I’d […]
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This transcript was created using speech recognition software. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. Please review the episode audio before quoting from this transcript and email transcripts@nytimes.com with any questions. kevin roose I’m Kevin Roose, a tech columnist at “The New York Times.” casey newton I’m Casey Newton from […]
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It’s our lucky night. R&B hitmaker Lucky Daye is kicking of the era to his upcoming third album. Tonight (April 19), he has shared his new single, “HERicane.” Full of metaphors pertaining to natural phenomena, “HERicane” features Lucky ready to get au natural with a special lady. “I’ll take you to the top floor, baby […]
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There’s a notion in business that if you aren’t growing, you are dying. It’s a mentality that feels easy to combat, yet everything we experience regarding capitalism, about startups and the stock market, tells us differently, and it infects every aspect of our lives. You’d think culture would be immune, but Americans treat the arts […]
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When Will Gunna’s Album One Of Wun Come Out? Well, as of this writing, we just don’t know. Gunna’s announcement did not include a release date, only a possible cover image and a promise that it’s “OTW” (on the way, for those not fluent in internet shorthand). However, with his Bittersweet Tour beginning on May […]
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As Rihanna as grown older and moved further into motherhood, she, by her own admission, has changed how far she’s willing to push the fashion envelope in terms of revealing looks. At a launch event for Fenty X Puma yesterday (April 17), Rihanna explained how there are some styles of hers she looks back on […]
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Kid Cudi has a lot to be happy about right now. He was just named a last-minute addition to the Coachella lineup for its upcoming second weekend. Oh yeah, and he’s getting married: On Instagram last night/this morning (April 18), Cudi announced that he is now engaged to fiancée Lola Abecassis Sartore. Sharing photos of […]
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In the few short years of Abbott Elementary‘s award-winning run on television, the show has already had an impressive slate of guest stars, including Vince Staples, Zack Fox, Philadelphia 76ers star Andre Iguodala, Philly area native Bradley Cooper, and even Flyers mascot Gritty. The latest Philadelphian celebrity to feature on the show? None other than […]
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All the way back in March 2022, Rob49 told Uproxx about his favorite spots in New Orleans, Louisiana. The New Orleans-bred rapper will have an opportunity to visit them all when his and Skilla Baby’s newly announced co-headlining Vultures Eat The Most Tour rolls through the Smoothie King Center on June 15. According to a […]
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Rihanna teased new music, and the sky is blue. Famously, Rihanna has not released an album since 2016’s ANTI. Yes, she sort of fed her fans’ insatiable appetite with two 2022 singles for the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack, and yes, she performed the Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show in February 2023. Regardless, the seemingly […]
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GloRilla was busy online promoting “Wanna Be” featuring Megan Thee Stallion on Wednesday, April 17, so nothing seemed amiss. However, according to TMZ, GloRilla was “arrested and booked […] on suspicion of driving under the influence, consuming and possessing an open alcoholic beverage container, and a separate traffic charge” in Gwinnett County, Georgia. TMZ obtained […]
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It was an ordinary Wednesday night (April 17) until Lil Nas X decided to finally drop “Lean On My Body,” which might sound familiar to his most ardent fans and followers. On March 17, 2022, Lil Nas X posted a video appearing to casually walk on a treadmill while rapping bars from “Lean On My […]
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Earlier this month, Anitta announced her tour, billed as Baile Funk Experience, including her first-ever North American leg. The tour is due to begin in Mexico City, Mexico on May 18, which is soon. Anitta’s new album is arriving even sooner. On Wednesday, April 17, Anitta, Spotify Brasil, and Spotify Mexico collaboratively shared an Instagram […]
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It has been some months since rumors first began to circulate about a potential pregnancy for the recently reunited Ashanti and Nelly. The millennial radio mainstays were first linked again in 2022 after revisiting the past‘ with a sultry performance in Las Vegas. Today, Ashanti confirmed the pregnancy rumors and announced her engagement to Nelly […]
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There’s a new freestyle going viral on social media and it’s got a lot of people talking. That’s because of the identity of the rapper spitting punchlines over the instrumental to Redman’s 1999 Doc’s Da Name 2000 standout “Da Goodness.” Chey (pronounced “Shy”) is a relatively unknown rapper with a VERY well-known familial connection. Chey’s […]
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Did you know that Beyoncé is a hardcore South Carolina Gamecocks fan? Apparently, she watched and supported the Dawn Staley-coached team all the way through the NCAA Women’s basketball tournament with her family and enjoyed them so much, she sent Staley a bouquet of flowers to commemmorate the team’s historic, undefeated season and championship win. […]
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In the video for “Drink N Dance” from their new album We Still Don’t Trust You, Future and Metro Boomin turn a Broadway theater into a steamy rave. Posted up outside the historic Los Angeles Theatre — I bet you didn’t know LA had a Broadway too — Future performs part of his verse in […]
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Time unveiled its 2024 list of the 100 Most Influential People, spanning actors, athletes, directors, political figures, and others dominating the public conversation. As expected, many musicians made the list this year. Dua Lipa received a cover honor with a bio crafted by Patti Smith. “She moves with a lightness in a heavy world — […]
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In recent days, a new meme has started to surface, and it turns out that Lil Yachty is at the root of it. As Know Your Meme notes, Yachty performed at the Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash concert in 2021, and a clip of his energetic walk out to the stage has racked up over 4.5 […]
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To be clear: As far as we can gather from publicly available information, Kanye West does not wear diapers. That hasn’t stopped Jack Antonoff from jokingly making that assertion about Ye, though. He did so in a Los Angeles Times interview from February, and he did so again yesterday (April 16) on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. […]
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Festivalgoers at Weekend 2 of Coachella 2024 will soon be on the pursuit of happiness. The iconic music festival is keeping the surprises coming, with a special performer announced today (April 16). Joining the line-up is the illustrious Kid Cudi. Cudi revealed the news via social media, along with Coachella’s official social handles, that he […]
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Coachella 2024 returns for the second weekend, beginning this Friday. Last week’s festivities — which consisted of a stellar performance by Doja Cat, Olivia Rodrigo making a surprise appearance during No Doubt’s set, and an artsy performance by Tyler The Creator — have garnered much buzz. And you can bet that this coming weekend’s festivities […]
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NewsOne Featured Video CLOSE Source: Julia Beverly / Getty Atlanta’s flourishing hip-hop community endured a huge loss with the passing of producer and songwriter Rico Wade over the weekend. Wade was one part of Organized Noize and hip hop collective, Dungeon Family, whose influence will live on through his beats and lyrics. Keep reading to […]
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Isaiah Rashad is celebrating a special milestone. This January marked a decade since the release of his major label debut EP Cilvia Demo. This spring, the Top Dawg hitmaker will commemorate this project with a special tour. Earlier this year, Rashad embarked on the Cilvia Demo 10 Year Anniversary Tour, a west coast tour across […]
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In the past few weeks, Drake has found himself at the center of a maelstrom of beef that sees several of his longtime collaborators turning on him in the wake of Kendrick Lamar’s open challenge on Future and Metro Boomin’s We Don’t Trust You song “Like That.” It isn’t just rappers, either; former Miami Dolphins […]
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2024 has been beef season in the rap world but while everyone from Ice Spice to The Weeknd is embroiled in some type of feud or another (and Drake is somehow embroiled in at least five at the same time) at least one artist out there doesn’t want smoke with anybody, least of all the […]
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Future and Metro Boomin have announced their tour after releasing a pair of fan-pleasing projects, We Don’t Trust You and We Still Don’t Trust You. The We Trust You tour is set to begin in late July and continue until early September, with tickets going on sale on Friday, April 19 at 10 am local […]
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Back in February, an X (formerly Twitter) user tweeted, “@KiDCuDi You and Gambino gotta work on something whether it’s TV, movies, or music we’d love to see/hear it! Your guys’ song Warlords needs an official release!” Kid Cudi shared the tweet and replied, “Im cool.” This seemingly indicated Cudi has some sort of issue with […]
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Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s brewing battle is certainly the main event in hip-hop at the moment, but aside from the kerfuffle that’s come from their diss tracks, it hasn’t been all that eventful. If you’re looking for entertainment, look no further than the side beef between Drake and Rick Ross. Things between the friends-turned-enemies reached […]
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