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ABC/Randy Holmes GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion are turning up in the new music video for their song “Wanna Be.” The visual, directed by Benny Boom, finds the rappers hosting a frat party, complete with drinking, arguing, Greek organizations strolling and some twerking. It’s available to watch on YouTube. “Wanna Be,” which samples Soulja Boy‘s “Pretty Boy Swag” and interpolates […]
NPG Records/Paisley Park Enterprises/Sony Music Entertainment A rare Prince B-side has been released to digital services for the first time to mark the 20th anniversary of the legendary singer’s 28th studio album, Musicology. The song, “United States of Division,” was originally released in 2004 to Prince’s NPG Music Club as a virtual B-side for the song […]
Blair Caldwell We’ll have to wait a couple days to see how she fares on the Billboard 200, but Beyoncé‘s album Cowboy Carter has already topped the U.K. charts, breaking several records in the process. Bey is now the first Black artist to top the U.K. charts with a country album and the first to simultaneously top […]
J. Cole‘s Dreamville Festival takes place this weekend, but he took some time ahead of the festivities to drop some new music, including a response to Kendrick Lamar‘s “Like That” diss. Might Delete Later, a title previously teased from his vlog series and supposed burner account, features a total of 12 tracks. The last song, called […]
Trapsoul/RCA Records After releasing three studio albums, Bryson Tiller decided his fourth, arriving Friday, April 5, would be a self-titled record. Speaking to Billboard, he explains why he chose his name for the project. “One of the reasons was because people put me in a box for so long. They want me to stick to this one thing […]
Courtesy of Atlantic Records/TSNMI Fans hadn’t heard solo music from Kehlani since 2022’s Blue Water Road, but the wait for a new song ended Thursday, April 4, with the release of “After Hours.” Speaking to Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe, Kehlani says she was inspired to write the song after a day of surfing in San […]
Disney/Randy Holmes Halle Bailey has secured another film in which she’ll flex her acting skills. Variety reports she’ll star opposite Kelvin Harrison Jr. and The Holdovers Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph in an untitled Universal Pictures project from Pharrell Williams and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind filmmaker Michel Gondry. The project is a described as a “coming-of-age musical” that takes place in Virginia Beach […]
Photo by Lionel Hahn/Getty Images Serena Williams has ventured into the cosmetics industry with WYN Beauty, inspired by her passion for beauty and her experience of touching up her makeup for interviews after tennis matches. “Those moments are the foundation of the brand,” Serena tells Byrdie. “After playing on center court in front of millions of people, I’d have […]
ABC/Chrys Davis Megan Thee Stallion wants some thoughts from fans as she works on her upcoming album. In an Instagram Live Wednesday, she asked for opinions on how long the record should be and what kinds of songs should be included, while giving some insight on what she has in the vault so far. “How many songs […]
Blair Caldwell Anyone who thinks Paul McCartney isn’t happy that Beyoncé has covered The Beatles classic “Blackbird” on her album Cowboy Carter would be very wrong. “I am so happy with @beyonce’s version of my song ‘Blackbird,’” McCartney shares on Instagram. “I think she does a magnificent version of it and it reinforces the civil rights message that inspired me […]
