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Peacock Jay-Z‘s put a twist on the 2009 track “Empire State of Mind,” replacing Alicia Keys‘ chorus with a snippet from Gil Scott Heron‘s “New York is Killing Me.” Titled “New York (Concept de Paris),” the release comes after his performance of the song at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in support of the Basquiat x Warhol. Painting Four Hands exhibition. He also took the […]
Eddy Chen/HBO It hasn’t even premiered yet, but The Weeknd‘s much anticipated HBO series The Idol has been the target of some negative press courtesy of Rolling Stone. The artist says he doesn’t really care what people say about him, but he’s upset on behalf of the hundreds of people who are working on the show with him. “I’ve […]
Courtesy Live Nation Usher‘s been wowing fans at his Las Vegas residency, but now supporters in Paris will get a chance to experience his live concerts. Starting in September, the singer will perform an exclusive series of shows in the city’s La Seine Musicale. He’ll take the stage in new costumes, singing hits including “My Boo,” “Yeah!” […]
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Lil Durk is giving back to college students in his latest venture. Teaming up with his Neighborhood Heroes foundation, Amazon Music’s Rotation and Howard University, the rapper’s launched his Durk Banks Endowment Fund, which will give two lucky Chicago students $50,000 toward their tuition at the historically black university. “Change the narrative,” Lil Durk tells Billboard. “It’s stuff we […]
Todd Owyoung/NBC The 2023 Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash is coming back for year five, this time with headliners Future, Playboi Carti and Kid Cudi. The festival will take place at Chicago’s Seatgeek Stadium, with a star-studded lineup of artists set to perform. Hitting the stage Friday, June 23, are Vince Staples, GloRilla, Ice Spice, Freddie Gibbs, NLE Choppa and more, followed by Cudi’s headlining set. G Herbo, Cordae, Juicy J and others […]
Barry Brecheisen/WireImage G Herbo is working out a plea deal in his federal fraud case. The rapper, born Herbert Wright III, is currently facing charges from a fraud scheme in which he used stolen credit cards over a four-year period to charge over $1 million for luxury services. According to documents obtained by AllHipHop, the prosecution requests Herbo appear at […]
Erika Goldring/Getty Images Mannie Fresh has joined a list of artists who have sold off their music catalog. The producer’s music publishing and music rights are now owned by Reservoir Media. They were sold for an undisclosed amount. “It’s great to be joining up with Faith Newman and the entire Reservoir team,” Mannie said in a statement. “I’m […]
New Music Friday presents the latest and greatest music of the week, and this time is no different. Here’s some new tunes to consider adding to your playlists. NLE Choppa, Cottonwood 2 — The 22-track album is the rapper’s attempt at redemption since he feels he kinda “messed up my breakout year,” he told BET. Young Bleu, Love Scars […]
Johnny Nunez/WireImage The third installment of Lloyd Bank‘s The Course Of The Inevitable EPs comes out in one week. Ahead of its release, he unveiled the track list for the project, which boasts features from Method Man, Tony Yayo, 38 Spesh, Vado, Dave East and more. The track list also revealed the production credits for the songs, which were produced by George Getson, Haas Almahdi, V Don, Cartune Beats and Tha […]
Sonja Flemming/CBS SZA and Doja Cat are back together on the remix of the former’s record-breaking hit “Kill Bill.” The track released Friday, hours after Doja tweeted SZA and told her she “did something bad.” The track comes after the original song topped Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for its 16th week, surpassing Mary J. Blige‘s “Be Without You” as the song with the most weeks […]
