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.
Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) teamed up with YoungBoy Never Broke Again for their long-rumored collaboration “Alive.” The distorted track has yet to hit streaming services, as West released “Alive” through his Instagram on Wednesday (May 21). “ALIVE YE X NBA YoungBoy YZY SZN 10,” he wrote in the […]
Glasses Malone is confident Kendrick Lamar is going to respond to Joey Bada$$ in due time. On Tuesday (May 20), Malone — who was shouted out by Lamar at the Grammys earlier this year — was asked on X if he thought Lamar should respond to Joey’s recent string of […]
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