Tag: music

Nicki Minaj Cancels ‘Pink Friday 2 World Tour’ Stop In New Orleans Hours Before Show Allegedly Due To An Undisclosed Medical Issue

If you were all dolled up and ready for Gag City to breeze through the Big Easy, you’re out of luck. Tonight (March 18), Nicki Minaj fans based in the greater New Orleans area had their hearts set on seeing her live. However, a post shared on the Smoothie King Center’s official Instagram page revealed […]

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J. Cole Teased More New Music With A New ‘Might Delete Later’ Vlog With A Phone Number Fans Can Call To Hear A Song Snippet From Him And Bas

Back in February, J. Cole used a burner account, @mightdelete_26 to tease a new song, presumably from his long-awaited seventh studio album The Fall Off. Buried amid a mid-90s-esque, ‘zine-style vlog, Cole secreted away a snippet of the track, which featured a new direction for him sonically. It looks like he’s going to continue to […]

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Bruno Mars Does NOT Have A $50 Million Debt, As MGM Resorts Denied Viral Reports That He’s Gambling Away His Wealth

Contrary to a wildly viral (and shoddily sourced) report, Bruno Mars is NOT $50 million in debt to MGM Resorts, as confirmed by representatives of the hospitality firm. In a statement issued to media earlier today, MGM denied the speculation that the singer has run up a massive gambling debt, instead praising their partnership and […]

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Why Did Kanye West Diss Kai Cenat?

Kai Cenat may be the favorite streamer of many of rap’s biggest names like Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Killer Mike, but one hip-hop star is apparently less fond of the 22-year-old YouTuber. Kanye West lashed out at Cenat after sending the streamer a pair of his YZY brand pants in the wrong size. Cenat demonstrated […]

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Tyla’s Self-Titled Debut Album Tracklist Calls On Travis Scott, Gunna, Tems, Becky G, And More

Tyla crushed it in 2023 with the success of her breakthrough single, “Water,” which was a viral hit and managed a top-10 peak on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Momentum is on her side as she heads into the release of her self-titled debut album, which is set for release this week, on March 22. […]

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When Private Equity Came for the Music Industry

Does that song on your phone or on the radio or in the movie theater sound familiar? Private equity — the industry responsible for bankrupting companies, slashing jobs and raising the mortality rates at the nursing homes it acquires — is making money by gobbling up the rights for old hits and pumping them back […]

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Megan Thee Stallion’s Revealing Photo Was Apparently Too NSFW For Instagram, Who Gave The Rapper A Warning

In a couple days, on March 20, Megan Thee Stallion is set to reveal the dates for her Hot Girl Summer Tour. Meg delivered that update that last week, along with the cities she’ll be hitting, by sharing a faux magazine cover, featuring a revealing swimsuit photo that proudly shows off her backside. It turns […]

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Wizkid No Longer Wants To ‘Labeled’ As ‘Just An Afrobeats Artist,’ But Users Online Aren’t Pleased With His Creative Wishes

Despite what Drake says, he was not the driving force behind Afrobeats’ popularity across the US. That honor belongs to international sensations Davido, Burna Boy, Tems, and, of course, Wizkid. But it looks like Wizkid no longer wants to be tethered to the genre. After a clip from his 2023 interview with Apple Music resurfaced, […]

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Users Online Are Relentlessly Clowning ‘BMF’ For The Show’s ‘Off-Brand’ Casting Of The Late Tupac In Its Latest Episode

50 Cent’s original series, BMF, is all about the rise and fall of the Black Mafia Family. The public remembers the real-life enterprise as ‘Blowin’ Money Fast,’ thanks to its many references in rap music. But its latest episode shows that writers are the ones speedy through materials. Users online have taken to X (formerly […]

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Post Malone And Quavo Treated The 2024 Rolling Loud California Crowd To A Surprise Performance Of ‘Congratulations’

It’s been a bumpy road to 2024 Rolling Loud California. From accusations of racist business practices to booking mishaps, the multi-day event was off to a rough start. However, since it kicked off on Thursday, March 14, everything’s been smooth sailing (not counting the Kanye West debacle). Yesterday (March 16), Post Malone closed out the […]

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Usher, Megan The Stallion, And Victoria Monét Win Big At The 2024 NAACP Image Awards

Award season isn’t complete without the NAACP’s annual Image Awards ceremony. Yesterday (March 16), entertainers from across disciplines gathered to celebrate the artistic work of people of color. The night, which Queen Latifah hosted, even featured a surprise call-in from Vice President Kamala Harris. On the music front, Usher, Victoria Monét, Chris Brown, and Megan […]

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Bruno Mars Has Allegedly Racked Up $50 Million In Gambling Debt At MGM

As the history books reflect, Bruno Mars is a diamond single-making machine. However, according to reports, the “24K Magic” singer has a problem with the color green. According to NewsNation, Mars has allegedly racked up over $50 million in gambling debt at MGM. A source close to the matter spilled the chips with the outlet. […]

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Childish Gambino Teases ‘Atavista,’ The Musician’s First Full-Length Album In Over Four Years

Mr. & Mrs. Smith star Donald Glover has crafted a rather impressive resume of onscreen work (which he doesn’t mind bragging about). But what most people tend to forget is he’s also a musician. So it looks as if Glover plans to gently remind the public of his musical talents quite soon. Yesterday (March 15), […]

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Cardi B Desperately Wants To Collaborate With Rihanna But Her Fear Of ‘Sounding Stupid’ Is Holding The Rapper Back

The road to Cardi B’s long-awaited sophomore album hasn’t been smooth. At one point, the “Enough (Miami)” rapper even contemplated quitting music. But with the warm reception from her latest tracks, including the Missy Elliott-approved “Like What (Freestyle),” things are taking shape. With several collaborations (Shakira, Megan Thee Stallion, Latto, GloRilla, Flo Milli, and more) […]

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Kanye West Outlined Several Reasons Why ‘Vultures 1’ Sounds ‘Better Than Other Albums,’ Most Notably, Its Stripper-Inclusive Budget

Ye’s (the artist formally known as Kanye West) out-of-the-box thinking has been a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it has made the “Carnival” musician a decorated, highly-revered producer in rap. By the same token, it has cost him several relationships with brands and fellow recording artists. Even still, his latest collaboration album, Vultures 1, […]

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For Ytasha Womack, the Afrofuture is Now

On Feb. 17, the Adler Planetarium in Chicago unveiled a new sky show called “Niyah and the Multiverse,” a blend of theoretical cosmology, Black culture and imagination. And as with many things Afrofuturistic, Ytasha Womack’s fingerprints are all over it. Ms. Womack, who writes both about the genre and from within it, has curated Afrofuturism […]

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Dr. Dre Opened Up About How He Suffered From Three Strokes Following His Brain Aneurysm In 2021

Dr. Dre revealed that he suffered three strokes in 2021, following his brain aneurysm, during a recent interview appearance on James Corden’s SiriusXM show, This Life Of Mine. “It definitely makes you appreciate being alive, that’s for sure,” Dr. Dre said, according to Rolling Stone. “It’s something you can’t control, it just happens. During those […]

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Cardi B Is Surprising Fans With The Reason Why The ‘Munch’ Remix Collab With Ice Spice Never Got Released

Cardi B recently chatted with Speedy Morman for his 360 With Speedy show, where she revealed why her previously teased collaboration with Ice Spice for the “Munch” remix never hit streaming platforms officially. Fans might be shocked, but as it turns out, Cardi loved the song — her main issue was simply not being pleased […]

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PartyNextDoor Gives A Long-Awaited Release Date For ‘PartyNextDoor 4’ With The Enamored ‘Real Woman’

It has been a while since we last heard from PartyNextDoor. The Canadian crooner’s last full-length release (Partymobile) came out in 2020, and while he re-released his Colours EP for streaming and dropped another EP, Partypack, in the years since, he’s flown pretty far under the radar for the past few years*. He’s back and […]

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When Does Cardi B’s ‘Million Dollaz Worth Of Game’ Interview Come Out?

It looks like Cardi B is really getting serious about putting out her second album. In addition to dropping a new single today, “Enough (Miami),” she’s been making the media rounds, appearing on Big Boy’s Neighborhood to reveal her secret relation to another rising rapper and stopping by the MIllion Dollaz Worth Of Game podcast […]

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Will Gunna Drop A New Album In 2024?

2023 was an outstanding year for Gunna, who came back from six months of incarceration to have one of the biggest album runs of his career. Gunna was released from jail in December 2022 and immediately went to work, beginning the rollout for his fourth studio album A Gift & A Curse, which debuted at […]

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Montez Press Radio Is Reviving the D.I.Y. Spirit of a Bygone New York City

“Do you think about your organs, Timmy?” asked Moriah Evans, an experimental choreographer. “How often do you commit yourself to trying to sense the bodies within your body?” She was live on air, speaking to the artist and teacher Timothy Simonds on Montez Press Radio, an online station based in Manhattan’s Chinatown. Mr. Simonds hosts […]

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Cardi B Is A Certified Fashion Killa In Her Stunning New Video For ‘Enough (Miami)’

It looks like Cardi B may finally be gearing up to release her long-awaited sophomore album. Earlier this month, the prolific rapper shared her new Missy Elliott-sampling single, “Like What (Freestyle)” — along with its captivating video. At the end of the clip, Cardi teased an impending new era. Tonight (March 15), she’s shared her […]

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Ski Mask The Slump God Takes To The Streets Of ‘Shibuya’ On His New Single

Ski Mask The Slump God has made a long-awaited return. Tonight (March 15), the elusive rapper kicked off the chapter of his upcoming album, 11th Dimension, which is set to arrive later this year. Signifying the new beginning is the album’s lead single, “Shibuya.” Over a technological, video game-like beat, Ski Mask reminds everyone that […]

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