Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR Announce ‘$ome $pecial $hows 4 U.K.’ Tour Dates

Drake has expanded his upcoming summer tour with his newly-announced $ome $pecial $hows 4 UK run through the United Kingdom and Europe with PARTYNEXTDOOR. Related Every Artist With 100 or More Billboard Hot 100 Chart Hits 05/27/2025 Earlier this year it was announced that Drake would headline Wireless Festival in London on all three nights (July 11-13), and the Canadian superstar will now expand his run to include shows at Birmingham’s Utilita Arena (July 20, 21) and Manchester’s Co-op Live (July […]

June 3, 2025

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Ye Says He ‘Dreams’ of Apologizing to Jay-Z

Ye (formerly Kanye West) regrets what he’s said about mentor and former collaborator Jay-Z. Over the weekend, the controversial artist took to X to say that he often “dreams” of making amends. “All my dreams have been about apologizing to Jay Z,” he wrote. Related Ye Says He & Jay-Z ‘Fought’ Over MAGA Hat Lyric on ‘Donda’ 04/21/2025 In another deleted post back in April, he said he was “sorry” for his past transgressions, specifically when he insinuated that Jay and […]

June 3, 2025

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Pusha T Not a Fan of Drake’s UMG Lawsuit: ‘It Just Kind of Cheapens the Art’

As you might have predicted, Pusha T isn’t the biggest fan of Drake‘s UMG lawsuit. While sitting down with GQ alongside his brother Malice to promote their upcoming Clipse reunion album Let God Sort Em Out, Push brought up the lawsuit when discussing a Kendrick Lamar feature that almost didn’t make the album. “They wanted me to ask Kendrick to censor his verse, which of course I was never doing,” he said of Def Jam’s parent company UMG. “And then […]

June 3, 2025

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Lola Young Announces 2025 North American Tour: See the Dates

It’s about to get messy. Lola Young is spinning the block for a full-blown North American tour later this year. The South London-bred singer announced the tour on Monday (June 2), and Young will hit the road in November. Related Lola Young's 'Messy' Hits No. 1 on Billboard's Pop Airplay Chart 05/09/2025 “It’s happening… i’m coming back to North America…for pre-sale access enter ur details in the link in my bio. general sale on friday – 10am local,” she wrote on […]

June 3, 2025

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Voices of Pride: How AAPI Leaders and Artists Are Shaping the Future of Music

As hip-hop and R&B continue to evolve into a melting pot of diverse nationalities and backgrounds, for AAPI Month, Billboard explores the impact of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. With high-ranking executives like Mass Appeal’s Annie Chen and Amazon Music’s Frankie Yaptinchay serving as cornerstones for their respective companies while representing their AAPI community, this brings immense joy to their lives. “It gives me an immense level of gratitude seeing more and more members of the AAPI community rising into […]

June 1, 2025

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Mariah Carey’s ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’: All 18 Original Tracks Ranked for Its 20th Anniversary (Staff Picks)

Mimi is emancipated and better than ever, dahhlings. On Friday (May 30), Mariah Carey unveiled The Emancipation of Mimi (20th Anniversary Edition) to mark two decades since the release of her monumental tenth studio album. Featuring smash singles like “We Belong Together,” “Shake It Off” and “Don’t Forget About Us,” the 2005 LP ushered in a new era of creative fulfillment and runaway chart success for the Elusive Chanteuse and reestablished her as place as a trailblazing queen of R&B […]

May 31, 2025

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Ye Says He Misses Pusha T’s ‘Friendship’ After Being Name-Dropped in New Clipse Song

Ye (formerly Kanye West) misses the G.O.O.D. times. Yeezy took to X on Friday (May 30), extending an olive branch to his former right-hand collaborator, Pusha T, after King Push name-dropped West on the new Clipse single. Related A Look at All the Rappers Ye Has Beefed With 05/28/2025 “I miss me and Pusha’s friendship,” Ye wrote of his ex-G.O.O.D. Music president. West seemed to get wind of Pusha’s jab at him on the Pharrell-produced “Ace Trumpets,” which is the lead […]

May 31, 2025

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President Trump Says He’d ‘Look at the Facts’ When Considering Potential Diddy Pardon

Diddy is currently on trial in New York for sex trafficking and racketeering. While the trial is still in its early stages, President Donald Trump was asked about potentially pardoning the Bad Boy mogul, and Trump admitted it’s something he’d consider. During an Oval Office briefing on Friday (May 30), Trump was asked about pardoning Diddy by Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy and said he’d “look at the facts” of the case, while adding that his turbulent […]

May 31, 2025

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‘Low Riders’ Get Stars Too: WAR to Be Added to Hollywood Walk of Fame

WAR will receive its star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday June 5 – 56 years after the band was formed in Long Beach, Calif. Related The Cisco Kid & Lowriders: How War's Exploratory Sound Connected with Chicano Culture 12/14/2023 Comedian George Lopez, whose eponymous sitcom (2002-07) featured War’s 1975 smash “Low Rider” as its theme song, is set to speak at the event. In a fun twist, the group is scheduled to arrive at the star ceremony in […]

May 31, 2025

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