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Todd Owyoung/NBC Joey Bada$$ has been keeping himself busy with music and acting, the latter of which earned him and the cast of Two Distant Strangers an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film. While he says his view of a Grammy has changed over the years, he tells Billboard an EGOT is something he sees for himself in the future. […]

Vijat Mohindra/NBC Rae Sremmurd‘s older music is still getting significant streams. Their debut album, SremmLife, was certified double Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America April 19, with a few of its singles also earning new certification.  “Black Beatles” featuring Gucci Mane is now eight-times Platinum, while “No Type” and “Swang” are six-times and five-times Platinum, respectively. “Come Get Her” […]

Todd Owyoung/NBC Killer Mike has released a new single featuring thankugoodsir and his Run the Jewels partner El-P. Titled “Don’t Let the Devil,” the track dropped on Mike’s 48th birthday and will appear on his newly announced album, Michael, set to release on June 16. “[Run the Jewels] is the X-Men. This is my Logan,” Mike tells Rolling Stone. “It’s our 10-year anniversary, and Michael is an […]

ABC Essence Festival’s celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary just got a little bigger. For the first time in the festival’s history, it has a headlining lineup of all Black women in hip-hop: Megan Thee Stallion, Ms. Lauryn Hill and new to the bill, Missy Elliott. Elliott, who previously headlined Essence Fest in 2019, will return to the stage to entertain fans with some […]

Marcelo Hernandez/Getty Images Days after Drake released “Search & Rescue,” the single secured a spot on the Billboard Hot 100. The song made its entry as #2 on the chart dated April 22, coming after Morgan Wallen‘s “Last Night.” It’s now his 35th top-five hit on the music list. “Search & Rescue” dropped Friday after previously being teased on Drake’s Sound 42 radio […]

Todd Owyoung/NBC Megan Thee Stallion‘s label, 1501 Certified Entertainment, is showing support for her anticipated onstage return at the NCAA March Madness AT&T Block Party. Ahead of Friday’s event, the company and its CEO, Carl Crawford, shared an Instagram post in which they encouraged fans in Texas to help in welcoming the rapper back to Houston. “IF YOU THINK […]

Lorne Thomson/Redferns Tory Lanez has filed a motion for a new trial after being found guilty on all charges in the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion on July 12, 2020, in the Hollywood Hills, Rolling Stone reports.  Lanez’s attorneys Jose Baez and Matthew Barhoma reportedly cite multiple grounds for the new trial, including a claim that jurors were “erroneously allowed” […]

ABC/Randy Holmes From the outside looking in, it may appear Chlöe has it all together, but she says the opposite is true. With her debut album, In Pieces, out Friday, she’s showing fans that she, too, has moments where she breaks. “The overall narrative of this project is that I don’t have my s*** together, and it’s OK,” she […]

John Lamparski/Getty Images for Tribeca TV Festival Questlove and Black Thought are facing a lawsuit filed by the estate of their Roots bandmate and bassist Leonard Hubbard. Rolling Stone reports Hubbard’s window is accusing the stars, as well as manager Shawn Gee and band employee Munir Nuriddin, of “advancing a continuing scheme to defraud” her and the estate. The suit also names Live Nation, Universal […]