insert_link Music Nicki Minaj Hints at Drake Producing Her Next Album During a recent Twitter Q&A, Nicki Minaj hinted that fellow rapper Drake may be executive producing her upcoming album. “We actually discussed him EP’ing this new album,” she wrote in response to a fan asking if they could expect Drake as a feature. “That was b4 Seeing Green even came out. Lil Wayne signed both Minaj and Drake to his Young Money label in 2009. Over the years, they’ve collaborated […] todayMarch 8, 2022
insert_link Music Dr. Dre’s Lawyer Denies Snoop Dogg Claimed Ownership of “The Chronic” Last month, Snoop Dogg acquired Death Row Records, a pivotal label where he and many others kicked off their rap careers in the early 90s. While Snoop owns the rights to the label's catalog, titles including Dr. Dre's The Chronic, Tupac's All Eyez On Me and The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory were intentionally left out of the deal. In an interview, Snoop claimed he owned the rights to The Chronic. Dre's attorney, […] todayMarch 7, 2022
insert_link Adult Contemporary The Weeknd Announces 2022 North American Tour After having to postpone touring three times due to the pandemic, the Weeknd has finally announced a 2022 tour in support of his recent albums Dawn FM and After Hours. With Doja Cat as his special guest, the Weeknd will be beginning his trek across the United States and Canada before traveling around the rest of the world, including Mexico, South America, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Furthermore, the […] todayMarch 4, 2022
insert_link Music Jay-Z, Kanye West Top List of Highest-Paid Hip-Hop Artists of 2021 According to former Forbes journalist Zack O'Malley Greenburg recently reported last year's highest-earning hip-hop artists. Jay-Z topped the list with reported earnings of $470 million. Kanye West sat at second with $250 million, while Diddy and Drake fell behind earning $75 million and $5 million, respectively. Jay-Z's top-tier place came mostly from his Tidal and Armand de Brignac champagne deals, while West can thank his Yeezy shoes for his cushy $250 million. […] todayMarch 2, 2022
insert_link Adult Contemporary Megan Thee Stallion Announces First-Ever VR Tour Megan Thee Stallion is making music history in her most recent announcement. Just yesterday, the popular rapper revealed that she, alongside AmazeVR, will be fronting the first-ever VR concert tour, "Enter Thee Hottieverse." Beginning in April, the virtual tour will be hitting select movie theaters across 10 different cities. Each concert-goer will be given a "Hottie Mounted Display" VR headset upon entry, which will then be used to create a […] todayMarch 1, 2022
insert_link Music Tyler, The Creator’s “CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST” Goes Gold Tyler, The Creator has just gone gold--twice in one day. The Grammy-winner's newest and sixth album CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST, released in 2021, as well as its lead single "WUSYANAME," have both earned gold certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America. Tyler has collected a number of major certifications just in 2021 alone, including the platinum certification for his 2019 IGOR album as well as an impressive list of platinum […] todayFebruary 28, 2022
insert_link Adult Contemporary Lizzo Dishes About Upcoming Amazon Prime Show “Big Grrrls” Lizzo is all about breaking stereotypes, from incorporating flute into her hip hop music, not letting fame get to her, and changing the way the world looks at plus-sized women. "I definitely think [people are] conditioned to believe that bigger bodies don't have enough stamina to perform at the level that I do," the singer explained of the stereotypes surrounding plus-sized women and their performance abilities. In her upcoming Amazon […] todayFebruary 24, 2022
insert_link Music XXXTentacion Passes Drake For Most Streamed Hip-Hop Album on Spotify It has been nearly four years since XXXTentacion's passing, yet his music still continues to dominate the music scene. As just recently reported, the late actor's second album ?, released in 2018, has officially passed Drake's 2018 album Scorpion as the most-streamed hip-hop album in Spotify history. Only four months ago was Scorpion ahead of ? by one billion streams. Now, XXXTentacion's album has reached 7.884 billion plays, while Drake has fallen closely below at 7.883. XXXTentacion will have […] todayFebruary 23, 2022
insert_link Music Megan Thee Stallion to Star in New A24 Movie Musical Megan Thee Stallion has just been revealed as part of the cast for A24's new R-rated movie musical comedy F*cking Identical Twins directed by Larry Charles, who made Borat. Also starring Bowen Yang, Nathan Lane, and Megan Mullally, as well as writers Aaron Jackson and Josh Sharp, the film is a spin on The Parent Trap and follows two business rivals who realize they are identical brothers and decide to switch places to reunite their divorced parents. […] todayFebruary 18, 2022