Usher To Perform 'Confessions' In Full At Lovers & Friends Festival
Usher is set to close out the third edition of the Lovers & Friends Festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on Saturday (May 4) by performing his 14-time platinum album Confessions in its entirety for the first time ever. This year marks the record's 20th anniversary. The seminal album sold 1.1 million copies in… ...
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Drake Joins Nicki Minaj Onstage In Toronto For Live Debut Of Collab 'Needle'
Nicki Minaj surprised her fans at a recent live show by bringing out Drake as a surprise guest and performing the live debut of "Needle." On April 30, Minaj performed at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto as part of her ongoing world tour celebrating the release of 2023's Pink Friday 2. On stage, she told… ...
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Lollapalooza Docuseries To Premiere On Paramount+ This Month
Paramount+ has announced it will premiere the Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza docuseries in the U.S. and Canada on Tuesday, May 21st. The series will premiere on May 22nd in the U.K., Australia, Latin America, Brazil, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Multi-Emmy nominated Michael John Warren directed the three-part docuseries, which made its world premiere… ...
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Kendrick Lamar Drops New Drake Diss Track 'Euphoria'
Kendrick Lamar has escalated his beef with Drake by dropping a new diss track, "Euphoria," in response to the Canadian rapper's latest diss track. Last week, Drake released "Taylor Made Freestyle," asking why Kendrick hadn't gotten in the booth to respond to him yet. The song was Drake's second diss track after Kendrick came at… ...
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6LACK Announces Headlining 2024 'No More Lonely Nights Tour'
6LACK has announced he will be heading back on the road this summer after the success of his recently-wrapped Since I Have A Lover Tour. The new 6LACK: No More Lonely Nights Tour dates, produced by Live Nation, will be a limited run of shows visiting seven U.S. cities. The intimate performances will capture the… ...
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Grammy Hall Of Fame Gala To Feature Andra Day, The War And Treaty, Ravyn Lenae & Shinedown
Andra Day, The War And Treaty, Ravyn Lenae and Shinedown will perform at the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum's inaugural Grammy Hall Of Fame Gala. The Academy said the names of more performers will be announced at a later date. The Grammy Hall Of Fame Gala will take place on May 21 at the Novo… ...
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American Music Awards To Air On CBS For First Time In October
CBS and Dick Clark Productions have announced the world's largest fan-voted awards show, the American Music Awards, will air on the CBS Television Network for the first time, on October 6, and stream on Paramount+. The nominees for the AMAs are determined by the fans - as reflected on the Billboard charts - based on… ...
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Janet Jackson Announces 2024 U.K., European Tour Dates
Janet Jackson has announced dates for the U.K. and European leg of her Together Again Tour. The multiple Grammy Award-winning singer will kick off the trek on September 25 in Paris and wrap up in Amsterdam on October 10. Wyclef Jean will provide support on the trek. Tickets go on general sale at 9 am… ...
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The Weeknd Pledges $2 Million To Provide Food To Gaza Families
The Weeknd has promised to donate $2 million to provide food to starving families in Gaza. The United Nations' World Food Program Goodwill Ambassador, whose original name is Abel Tesfaye, is allocating another $2 million from his XO Humanitarian Fund toward the WFP's humanitarian response efforts in Gaza. This support will provide more than 1,500… ...
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Coi Leray Drops New Single 'Can't Come Back'
Coi Leray recently dropped her first single of 2024, "Can't Come Back." The single comes along with an official music video that pays tribute to the iconic Janet Jackson. "Can't Come Back" was produced by Mike WiLL Made-It alongside Melz & True Beats. Dragan Andic directed the video, joined by Alondra Costa for creative direction… ...
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Saweetie, Cynthia Erivo To Be Among Honorees At 2024 Gold Gala
Saweetie and Cynthia Erivo are among the honorees at the upcoming 2024 Gold Gala. Other honorees include Lucy Liu, Bang Si-Hyuk, Hoa Xuande, Hello Kitty, Karan Johar, Padma Lakshmi, Valkyrae, the creator and cast of Beef, Maui first responders, and Olympic gold medalists. Multi-platinum-selling recording artist and entrepreneur Saweetie will receive the first-ever Billboard Gold… ...
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Tems Shares 'Love Me Jeje' From Upcoming Debut Album 'Born In The Wild'
Tems recently shared a new song, "Love Me Jeje," which is the first single from her upcoming debut album, Born in the Wild. "If not you, then I don't wanna know, I don't want no story/Day and night, it's unconditional, got m? living softly/Love me JeJe, love me tender," Tems sings. Tems wrote "Love Me… ...
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Normani Drops New Single '1:59' Featuring Gunna
Normani recently dropped a new single, "1:59," featuring rapper Gunna. "Back on that vibe again / It's hard to fight again / Sh*t, we can't hide again / When I get you alone / Boy, what you gon' do with it?" Normani sings. Gunna appears in the second verse, rapping, "F**k it, we made love… ...
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Eminem Announces New Album 'The Death Of Slim Shady'
Eminem recently took to social media to announce that he will release a new album, The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce), this summer. A viral video (featuring 50 Cent in a cameo) shared by the singer narrates how he meets his end and asks the question, "Who killed Slim Shady?" 50 Cent is… ...
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Usher, Babyface To Be Honored At The Apollo's Annual Spring Benefit
Usher and Babyface will be honored at The Apollo's 90th anniversary Spring Benefit, to be held in Harlem in Upper Manhattan on June 11. Babyface, one of the most celebrated creative forces in music history, will be honored with the inaugural Legacy Award and inducted into The Apollo Walk of Fame. Multi-platinum, global superstar Usher… ...
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Chance The Rapper Announces New 'Star Line' Mixtape Featuring Lil Wayne, Lil Yachty & More
Chance the Rapper recently announced he will release a new mixtape, "Star Line," featuring Lil Wayne, Lil Yachty, and several others. "Working on my mixtape it's called Star Line," the Chicago rapper wrote on Instagram. Chance said that the mixtape was inspired by his trip to Ghana and Marcus Garvey's Black Star Line. A trailer… ...
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Outside Lands Festival Unveils Star-Studded 2024 Lineup
The Outside Lands Music Festival has revealed a star-studded 2024 lineup, which will be headlined by Tyler, the Creator, The Killers, and Sturgill Simpson. The festival will also feature a special country music set performed by Post Malone and a rare live appearance from Grace Jones. The 16th edition of Outside Lands will return to… ...
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MTV Video Music Awards Returning To New York In September
MTV's flagship awards show, the MTV Video Music Awards, is set to return to New York this September to celebrate its 40th anniversary after holding the event at other venues since 2018. The Video Music Awards, which debuted in 1984 at Radio City Music Hall, are scheduled to take place on September 10th this year… ...
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The Weeknd Cancels Australia, New Zealand Stadium Tour
The Weeknd has officially canceled his previously postponed Australia and New Zealand stadium tour. Information was sent to ticketholders confirming that all tickets would be refunded but did note that Live Nation was still hopeful new dates could be scheduled at some stage. Those who held onto tickets after the shows were originally rescheduled "will… ...
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21 Savage Scores Seventh No. 1 On Billboard's Rhythmic Airplay Chart With 'Redrum'
21 Savage has earned his seventh No. 1 on Billboard's Rhythmic Airplay chart with "Redrum." "Redrum" rose from No. 4 to the top spot on the list dated April 27. The single earned a 13% surge in plays, making it the most-played song on U.S.-monitored rhythmic radio stations in the tracking week of April 12-18,… ...
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Megan Thee Stallion Accused Of Harassment In Lawsuit By Former Cameraman
A man who used to work as a cameraman for Megan Thee Stallion has filed a harassment lawsuit in a California court against the hip-hop superstar, alleging that her conduct created a hostile work environment. According to media sources, the complaint from Emilio Garcia says Megan's "conduct created a hostile work environment for Plaintiff, making… ...
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Usher & H.E.R.'s 'Risk It All' Tops Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Usher and H.E.R.'s "Risk It All" has reached No. 1 on Billboard's Adult R&B Airplay chart. "Risk It All" rose from No. 2 to the top position on the list dated April 27. The song features on the soundtrack to the 2023 musical film adaptation of The Color Purple. The collab tops Adult R&B Airplay… ...
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Pitbull Announces Party After Dark Tour With T-Pain
Global superstar Pitbull has announced his "Party After Dark Tour," featuring T-Pain. The tour, which will have stops in 26 cities across the U.S., will also see Lil Jon supporting Pitbull at select concerts. Tickets are on sale now. Pitbull, who has just finished "The Trilogy Tour" with Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin, is set… ...
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Kid Cudi Cancels 2024 World Tour After Breaking Foot At Coachella
Kid Cudi has canceled his upcoming Insano world tour after breaking his foot at the Coachella Festival. The rapper revealed on social media that he broke his calcaneus - the bone that forms at the heel - after jumping off the stage during a performance on Sunday night. "Guys, so, I have a broken calcaneus.… ...
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Future & Metro Boomin's 'We Still Don't Trust You' Debuts Atop Billboard 200
Three-time Grammy Award-winning artist Future and Grammy-nominated record producer Metro Boomin's second collaborative album, We Still Don't Trust You, has debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart dated April 27. We Still Don't Trust You earned 127,500 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the April 12-18 tracking week, according to Luminate. The new No. 1… ...
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Taylor Swift Shares Video For Post Malone Collab 'Fortnight'
Taylor Swift recently released the music video for "Fortnight", her first collaboration with Post Malone. The song is from Swift's most recent album, The Tortured Poets Department. "Fortnight" sees Swift sing about a romance that lasted just a couple of weeks. Malone joins Swift on the second verse and stays through the remainder of the… ...
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Nicki Minaj Drops 'FTCU' Remix Featuring Travis Scott, Chris Brown & Sexyy Red
Nicki Minaj recently share "FTCU (Sleeze Mix), featuring Travis Scott, Chris Brown and Sexyy Red, on streaming services. The nearly 4-minute remix sees all three guests delivering verses, with Sexxy Red delivering the tamest bars. The cover art shows Minaj kneeling on the oversized silver title of the track with a pair of black speakers… ...
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Drake Officially Drops Kendrick Lamar Diss Track 'Push Ups'
Drake officially shared his Kendrick Lamar diss track "Push Ups" to streaming services on Friday (April 19), a few days after the track's leak. The track sees Drake responding to Lamar's barbed verses on Metro Boomin and Future's "Like That," which took aim at him and J. Cole. Drake does not target only Lamar on… ...
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Hardy Drops Countrified Cover Of Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre's 'Gin And Juice'
Hardy recently released a "country" version of Snoop Dogg & Dr. Dre's 1994 hit single "Gin and Juice." Hardy recorded the cover after Snoop, Dre and Jimmy Iovine tapped him to cut his version of "Gin and Juice" for the launch of their new beverage line of the same name. "A while back, I got… ...
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Charli XCX & Troye Sivan Announce Co-Headlining North American Arena Tour
Longtime music collaborators and pop icon pioneers Troye Sivan and Charli XCX are teaming up once again for a highly anticipated 2024 co-headlining arena tour. Charli XCX & Troye Sivan present: Sweat with special guest Shygirl, will be staged at iconic U.S. and Canadian venues. British avant-pop and electronic sensation Charli XCX, fresh off the… ...
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Killer Mike, Vince Staples & Steve Aoki To Headline Inaugural Elsewhere Festival
Killer Mike, Vince Staples and Steve Aoki are set to headline the inaugural Elsewhere Festival to be held June 21-22. The Elsewhere Festival and Conference, which is scheduled to take place in Wichita, Kansas, will also feature performances from Lane 8, Snow Tha Product, BADBADNOTGOOD, Sudan Archives, TOKiMONSTA, and several others. In addition to his… ...
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SZA To Receive Hal David Starlight Award From Songwriters Hall Of Fame
The Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced that SZA will be the 2024 recipient of the eminent Hal David Starlight Award. SZA will be honored at the 53rd Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Dinner, to be held on June 13 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The Hal David… ...
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'Call Me Country: Beyonce & Nashville's Renaissance' Documentary To Stream On Max
A new documentary, Call Me Country: Beyonce & Nashville's Renaissance will stream on Max in the U.S beginning on April 26. As Beyonce recently became the first Black woman to ever top Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, a larger conversation about what defines country music has exploded into the zeitgeist. Produced by the CNN FlashDocs… ...
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Montreux Jazz Festival Reveals Star-Studded 2024 Lineup
The Montreux Jazz Festival has announced a star-studded lineup for this year's edition, including Raye, Sting, Massive Attack, Kraftwerk, Janelle Monae, and Duran Duran. In its 58th year, the iconic event is set for July 5 to 20 on the Lake Geneva shoreline in Montreux, Switzerland. The 2024 lineup also features The National, Smashing Pumpkins,… ...
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The Marley Brothers To Reunite For 2024 Tour Honoring Father's Legacy
The Marley Brothers have announced they will reunite and embark on a tour to honor their father Bob Marley's legacy. The 22-date tour comes on the eve of Marley's 80th birthday in 2025 and follows the release of this year's biopic Bob Marley: One Love. The trek, produced by Live Nation, is named "The Marley… ...
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New 'Behind The Music' Episodes To Profile Bell Biv DeVoe, Trace Adkins & Wolfgang Van Halen
Paramount+ has announced new episodes of the groundbreaking docuseries '"Behind The Music" will premiere exclusively on the service in the U.S. and Canada on May 1 and in the U.K., Australia, Latin America, Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria on May 2. The new episodes profile Bell Biv DeVoe, Trace Adkins and Wolfgang Van… ...
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Future, Metro Boomin Announce 2024 'We Trust You' Tour
Three-time Grammy Award-winning artist Future and Grammy-nominated record producer Metro Boomin have announced the We Trust You Tour in support of their recently-released back-to-back collaborative albums, We Don't Trust You and We Still Don't Trust You. We Don't Trust You was released March 22 and We Still Don't Trust You was released on April 12.… ...
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Shakira Announces First Run Of 2024 World Tour Dates
Shakira has announced the first string of dates for her 2024 "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour" in support of her new album of the same name. The trek will see the pop star play arena shows across North America in late 2024. The first leg of the 14-arena tour will kick off on… ...
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Gunna Announces New Album 'One Of Wun'
Gunna recently announced that he will release a new album, titled One Of Wun, and unveiled the album's artwork. "ONE OF WUN | ALBUM OTW," wrote Gunna on Instagram. The rapper has not yet announced a release date for his new record, but it is likely that the album will arrive ahead of his "The… ...
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All Things Go 2024 To Feature Hozier, Janelle Monae, Bleachers & More
The All Things Go music festival has announced its 2024 lineup, featuring stars like Hozier, Janelle Monae, Bleachers, and Renee Rapp. All Things Go is set to take place on September 28th and September 29th at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. Tickets for All Things Go 2024, which range from $119 to $595,… ...
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