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Kara Durrette/Getty Images Kendrick Lamar has replaced himself at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — with some help from SZA. The artists’ duet “Luther,” which samples Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn‘s 1982 version of “If This World Were Mine,” has ascended to the top of the Hot 100, replacing Kendrick’s solo hit “Not Like […]
Luis Alberto Rodriguez Despite appearances, Rihanna has been working on new music for quite a while now, but she says she’s finally reached a place where she’s happy with what she’s created. Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar for its March 2025 issue, Rihanna says, “I think music is my freedom. I just came to that realization. I […]
Kara Durrette/Getty Images Super Bowl halftime performers don’t get paid — directly — but usually, the exposure gives a boost to their entire catalog. That’s what SZA and Kendrick Lamar are finding out now. As Billboard notes, Kendrick’s album GNX has returned to #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and SZA’s album SOS has […]
XO/Republic It seems as though The Weeknd‘s album Hurry Up Tomorrow was, indeed, highly anticipated. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with first-week sales of 490,500 units — more than any album since Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department debuted with 2.6 million in 2024. It’s also The Weeknd’s largest sales […]
Paramount Pictures Rihanna is, as she describes it, in her “blue era,” playing Smurfette, the self-described “coolest Smurf in the village” in the new live-action/animated movie Smurfs. In a newly released trailer for this iteration of the beloved franchise film, Papa Smurf, played by John Goodman, is kidnapped by the evil wizards Razamel and Gargamel, […]
XO/Republic Records Ahead of Sunday’s Grammy Awards, The Weeknd dropped a stop-motion short film for his song “Red Terror,” about “a boy in a haunted forest,” director Eddie Alcazar explained to Deadline. The Weeknd appears in the video as a mouthless child who travels through the darkness and a forest filled with monsters. He attempts to shed his […]
Parkwood Entertainment Fresh off her Grammy win for album of the year, Beyoncé has announced the details of her Cowboy Carter Tour. The global trek features multiple dates in major cities, starting with four dates at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium beginning April 28. She’ll then do two dates at Chicago’s Soldier Field on May 15 and […]
CBS The 67th annual Grammy Awards, hosted by Trevor Noah, aired live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on CBS Sunday, Feb. 2. Here are the winners in the major categories announced during the broadcast: Album of the yearCOWBOY CARTER, Beyoncé Song of the year“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar Record of the year“Not Like Us,” […]
Phil McCarten/CBS The 67th annual Grammy Awards opened Sunday with a salute to Los Angeles, with host Trevor Noah talking about the devastation of the California wildfires and the heroic efforts of the firefighters who have now contained them. He also talked about the resilience of the city. “Neighbors who had never spoken before are helping […]
Julian Dakdouk The day before the Grammy Awards, where she’s the leading nominee for her album Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé has announced a tour in support of the project. In two Instagram posts, Bey announced the existence of the tour, though not the dates as of yet. One showed a light-up billboard suspended above a field […]
