On Friday (May 9), Kendrick Lamar and SZA brought their blockbuster Grand National Tour for the second of two nights at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium. With surprise guests including Baby Keem (who joined Dot for “Family Ties”) and Kaytranada (who delivered his viral remix of Teedra Moses’ “Be Your Girl” alongside SZA on vocals), the slightly damp night was a beautiful ode to all things hip-hop.
That same night, Beyoncé wrapped up a stunning five-show mini-residency at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium as a part of her recently launched Cowboy Carter Tour. A family affair that included her daughters, Blue Ivy and Rumi, as featured performers, Beyoncé’s rodeo will begin its next run of shows at Chicago’s Soldier Field on May 17. Also on Friday night, The Weeknd, assisted by Playboi Carti and Mike Dean, launched the latest leg of his After Hours Til Dawn Tour at Arizona’s State Farm Stadium.
The Weeknd and Carti celebrated their tour kickoff with a new Doechii-assisted remix of “Timeless,” the sole Hot 100 top 10 hit (No. 3) from his Billboard 200-topping Hurry Up Tomorrow LP.
With Fresh Picks, Billboard aims to highlight some of the best and most interesting new sounds across R&B and hip-hop — from Moses Sumney and Hayley Williams’ long-teased duet to Fetty Wap’s first release of the year. Be sure to check out this week’s Fresh Picks in our Spotify playlist below.
Mariah The Scientist is looking to fan the flames of the scorching “Burning Blue” into her next album. The Atlanta native isn’t wasting any time parlaying her momentum as Mariah announced plans for her Hearts Sold Separately LP, which is scheduled to arrive on Aug. 22 via Epic Records. Related […]
The JACKBOYS 2 rollout is in motion. Travis Scott kicked off JB2 with the release of a cinematic visual for the compilation project’s first single “2000 Excursion” (previously titled “B&B”) on Tuesday (July 8), which is currently only available on YouTube as of press time. La Flame reunites with a […]
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