With ‘Might Delete Later,’ J. Cole Adds His Seventh No. 1 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums

billboard.com Although J. Cole’s new mixtape is named Might Delete Later, it will always remain a chart-topping project, as it enters at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.…

Drake Officially Releases Kendrick Lamar Diss ‘Push Ups’ to Streaming Platforms

variety.com After stirring up the internet last weekend with a leak of his Kendrick Lamar diss, Drake has officially released the studio version of “Push Ups” to streaming services…

Drake Releases Kendrick Lamar Diss Track ‘Push Ups’ on Streaming Services: Listen

billboard.com Drake has finally brought his “Push Ups” diss track taking aim at Kendrick Lamar among others to streaming services. After leaking last weekend, “Push Ups” popped up on DSPs…

Analysts revamp Diamondback Energy's stock price target ahead of earnings

thestreet.com In 1859, Col. Edwin Drake, an American businessman, drilled the first successful oil well, at Titusville, Pa. At the time, some people called the project “Drake's Folly,”…

Explains: Taylor Swift’s Record-Breaking Chart History

billboard.com Taylor Swift is one of the most acclaimed artists in Billboard‘s history, and we’re celebrating the April 19 release of her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department,…

Taylor Swift: Insider Her Record-Breaking Chart History

billboard.com Will Taylor Swift earn another No. 1 album? In light of her highly anticipated release of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ this Friday, April 19th, let’s take a look back at…

Nicki Minaj Recruits Chris Brown, Travis Scott & Sexyy Red for ‘FTCU’ Remix: Here’s When It Arrives

billboard.com Nicki Minaj may be trekking her way through her Pink Friday 2 World Tour, but she still found some time to put together a remix for one of her recent Pink Friday 2 hits. On…

Cash Cobain on His Hit ‘Fisherrr’ and What We Can Expect from a Slizzy Summer

billboard.com The Summer of Slizzy is upon us. As soon as the weather starts to get nice, New York City becomes a playground. People from all walks of life are outside seemingly eating,…

It’s Drake vs. Everybody … Who’s Winning?

nytimes.com Breaking down the convoluted recent beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar (and Future, Metro Boomin, the Weeknd, ASAP Rocky, Rick Ross and more). Hosted by Jon Caramanica…

Doja Cat’s ‘Agora Hills’ Climbs to No. 1 on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart

billboard.com Doja Cat, already one of the biggest radio acts of the 2020s, expands her reach as “Agora Hills” rolls to No. 1 on Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart dated…

Hollywood’s AI Concerns Present New and Complex Challenges for Legal Eagles to Untangle

variety.com Technology has been disrupting Hollywood even longer than the L.A. district now synonymous with the entertainment business has existed. From Thomas Edison’s 1877 invention…

Drake vs. everyone, explained

vox.com Rapper Drake at “Lil Baby & Friends Birthday Celebration Concert” at State Farm Arena on December 9, 2022, in Atlanta. | Prince Williams/WireImage Everyone involved in…

The U.S. is reportedly preparing to sue Ticketmaster over the monopolistic behavior that outraged Swifties last year

aol.com The Department of Justice is reportedly preparing an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, the parent company of Ticketmaster, as soon as next month, marking…

One America News and Smartmatic settle defamation lawsuit

msnbc.com Happy Tuesday! Here's your Tuesday tech drop, the week's top stories at the intersection of tech and politics. Ultraconservative news outlet One America News and voting…

Here Are All the Hot 100 & Billboard 200 Chart Records That Taylor Swift Has Broken

billboard.com Taylor Swift has long been a powerhouse on Billboard’s charts, dating all the way back to her 2006 debut single, “Tim McGraw.” In recent years, the superstar has reached…

Rick Ross Brings Drake Diss Track ‘Champagne Moments’ to Streaming Services: Listen

billboard.com Rick Ross has brought his war of words with Drake to streaming services. After premiering “Champagne Moments” with DJ Akademiks over the weekend, Rozay uploaded the Drake…

Future & Metro Boomin Announce 2024 We Trust You Tour: Here Are the Dates

billboard.com Future and Metro Boomin are looking to heat up the summer, as the rapper-producer duo will be hitting the road in support of their pair of albums. Related Future & Metro…

Drake Trolls Metro Boomin With Nick Cannon ‘Drumline’ Meme

billboard.com Drake has long been able to leverage social media to his advantage when it comes to trolling and Metro Boomin is his latest victim. After sniping for a headshot at Metro…

R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: PARTYNEXTDOOR, Maiya the Don, Kalan.FrFr & More

billboard.com That’s right, the year of beef is still raging on. Just as they did a few weeks ago with their Billboard 200-topping We Don’t Trust You album, Future and Metro Boomin set…

Even If Drake Loses the Kendrick Lamar Battle, Here’s Why He Already Won the War

billboard.com Earlier this month, WWE Superstar Cody Rhodes defeated the company’s undisputed champion, Roman Reigns, at WrestleMania XL, snapping his streak of 1316 days with the belt.…

Drake Receives Offer From Uma Thurman for Her ‘Kill Bill’ Suit Amid His Rap Beefs: ‘Need This?’

billboard.com Drake is feeling like he’s being swarmed by opps in the rap game right now. As he asks on his leaked “Push Ups” diss track: “What the f–k is this a 20-v-1, n—a?” The 6 God…

Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Like That’ Leads Hot 100 for Third Week

billboard.com Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar’s “Like That” lands a third total and consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, two weeks after it soared in at…

A Timeline of Drake & Rick Ross’ Relationship: Collabs, Feuds & A Lost Joint Album

billboard.com Drake sniped at myriad rap peer targets with his leaked “Push Ups” diss track, presumed to be recorded in response to Kendrick Lamar’s “Like That.” Drizzy’s frequent…

Will Tennessee’s New AI Voice Law Have Unintended Consequences?

billboard.com A new law in Tennessee aimed at protecting artists from AI-powered voice mimicry has won widespread acclaim from the music industry, but some legal experts are worried such…

Coachella 2024: Justin Bieber Reunites With Tems on ‘Essence’

billboard.com For one of the biggest performances of her career, Tems called on one of the biggest stars pop stars in the business — Justin Bieber. The Nigerian singer-songwriter and…

Uma Thurman Offers Drake Her ‘Kill Bill’ Jumpsuit to Fight Off Haters

thewrap.com Uma Thurman has stepped into the ongoing beef between rappers Kendrick Lamar, Drake and J. Cole. Seemingly in response to Lamar’s verbal taunts on the song “Like That,”…

DJ Akademiks Premieres Alleged Diss Tracks From Drake and Rick Ross

billboard.com Drake appeared to respond to Kendrick Lamar and a myriad of other rap peers with a diss track of his own that’s tentatively titled “Push Ups.” Perhaps the rollout wasn’t…

Drake Reacts to Rick Ross’ Nose Job Claim on Diss Track: ‘Don’t Worry We’ll Handle It’

billboard.com Drake is responding to Rick Ross‘ claim on a diss track that he had a nose job. Related Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar: Who You Got? The Case for Each Rapper in the Ongoing Beef…

Why employers should (and have to) hire older workers

finance.yahoo.com When is someone too old to work or too old to get hired? According to many employers, 62 is the cutoff for working, and 58 for hiring. It begs the question: What planet are…

Drake Apparently Responds to Kendrick Lamar’s Diss Track With ‘Push Ups’

variety.com After Kendrick Lamar aimed at Drake and J. Cole on Metro Boomin and Future’s “Like That,” Drake has apparently fired back — although there’s been no official confirmation —…

Taylor Swift abandoned UMG's fight, making the record label's argument against TikTok look weaker: report

aol.com None Taylor Swift's music is back on TikTok, despite UMG's battle to get its artists a new contract. • None UMG was surprised by Swift's move, The Wall Street Journal…

J. Cole Removes Kendrick Lamar Diss ‘7 Minute Drill’ From Streaming Services

variety.com J. Cole has removed his Kendrick Lamar diss “7 Minute Drill” from streaming services, less than a week after he told the crowd at his Dreamville Festival that he regretted…

We Break Down Every Sneak Diss on Future & Metro Boomin’s ‘We Still Don’t Trust You’

billboard.com Do you remember that one Boondocks scene? The one that starts episode five of the show’s second season and has the Thugnificient character giving Sway Calloway a tour of the…

Here’s Why Fans Believe A$AP Rocky & The Weeknd Dissed Drake on Future & Metro Boomin’s ‘We Still Don’t Trust You’

billboard.com The shots are coming from all different directions, with many looking to snipe at Drake’s throne these days. Metro Boomin and Future’s We Still Don’t Trust You arrived on…

Taylor Swift's return to TikTok shows even the world's biggest stars still need the app

aol.com None Taylor Swift is back on TikTok despite a feud between the app and her label Universal Music Group. • None The artist's song catalog returned a week before her new album…

Future & Metro Boomin’s ‘We Still Don’t Trust You’ Album: All 25 Tracks Ranked

billboard.com Metro Boomin and Future are spinning the block for another round as the Atlanta duo has unleashed their We Still Don’t Trust You album three weeks after their first…

Friday Music Guide: New Music From Future & Metro Boomin, Dua Lipa, Sabrina Carpenter & More

billboard.com Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be…

Publishing Briefs: Andrea Bocelli Signs to UMPG, Dua Lipa’s Radical22 Inks With WCM

billboard.com UMPG has signed Andrea Bocelli to a global publishing deal through its Classics & Screen department. Under the new agreement, the major publisher will represent Bocelli’s…

10 Pop Stars Turned Poets

billboard.com Poetry has always been inextricably linked to the world of rock. Bob Dylan famously argued that he considered himself a “poet first and a musician second” (even if his…

Kendrick Lamar’s Comedy With ‘South Park’s Trey Parker & Matt Stone Gets a Release Date

billboard.com He already has a Pulitzer Prize and 17 Grammys to his name, but Kendrick Lamar could be adding a couple of new film awards to his crowded mantle soon. On the final day of…

Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar: Who You Got? The Case for Each Rapper in the Ongoing Beef

billboard.com After J. Cole entered and then publicly stepped away from the ongoing “Battle of the Big 3” last weekend, all eyes have turned to Drake for his response to Kendrick Lamar’s…

‘Get It,’ Sexyy Red: Rapper Earns Her First Lead Top 10 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart

billboard.com Sexyy Red gets her first top 10 in a lead role on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart as “Get It Sexyy” walks 15-6 on the list dated April 13. The track, which continues…

Here Are All the Hits That Have Debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100

billboard.com Drake famously boasted that he started from the bottom. When it comes to the Billboard Hot 100, however, he has, impressively, started at the top more than any other artist.…

How “industry plants” became the internet’s hottest conspiracy

vox.com Paige Vickers/Vox; Getty Images It seems like every musician is being labeled an “industry plant” — does it actually mean anything? On TikTok, a dispute is brewing over the…

Joe Budden Claims Drake & Kendrick Lamar Both Have Diss Tracks Ready: ‘It’s Nuclear’

billboard.com With J. Cole bowing out, it’s left Kendrick Lamar and Drake in the ring, and the pair of hip-hop titans could be clashing soon. Joe Budden claimed on the Wednesday (April…

Polkadot Partners with Conor Daly, Speeds into Indy 500 with Crypto-Themed Car

econotimes.com In a groundbreaking move, Polkadot has teamed up with IndyCar racer Conor Daly to bring the world of cryptocurrency to the Indianapolis 500. Daly's car, sponsored through a…

Transgender teen denied entry to prom for wearing dress

newsweek.com Police were called to a school in Alabama after a transgender student was allegedly banned from entering their prom because she refused to change out of the dress she had…

‘I’m a longtime devotee’: Rishi Sunak apologises for wearing Adidas Samba trainers

theguardian.com Rishi Sunak has apologised to all fans of Adidas Samba trainers after being accused of ruining their credibility when he was pictured in a pair. The prime minister said he…

Polkadot Races Into Indianapolis 500 With Crypto-Branded Car

decrypt.co Polkadot is coming to the Indianapolis 500 after community members voted to select IndyCar racing star Conor Daly as a brand ambassador. The year-long collaboration,…

Explains: Future’s Chart Success

billboard.com For more than a decade, Future has stood as a hip-hop powerhouse, setting trends, notching countless hit records and helping shift the sound of popular music with each new…

Explains: Future’s Success on the Charts

billboard.com Narrator: Can Future snag another No. 1 album? In anticipation of Future and Metro Boomin’s second collaboration project We Still Don’t Trust You, let’s look back at…

J. Cole let hip-hop down

aol.com None Hip-hop is built on competition, tracing back to Black oral traditions and New York street gangs. • None Some rap media pundits have surprisingly sided with Cole's…

John Rich's Morgan Wallen message goes viral

newsweek.com John Rich sent a message of support to his younger country music counterpart, Morgan Wallen, after he was arrested in Nashville. Rich, 50, went viral with a post on X,…

Every Artist With 100 or More Billboard Hot 100 Chart Hits

billboard.com Debuting a song on the Billboard Hot 100 is a highlight of any musician’s career. It’s Billboard’s premier songs chart after all, and the stars often must align in order to…

Only 27 songs in history have debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there

aol.com None Only 27 songs have debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100 and remained there for a second consecutive week. • None Future, Metro Boomin, and Kendrick Lamar's "Like That" is…

Morgan Wallen's arrest is the latest in a string of scandals. Here's a timeline of the country singer's biggest controversies

aol.com None Morgan Wallen topped charts and broke records with his 2023 album "One Thing at a Time." • None His success has come despite a string of controversies, including using…

J. Cole Apologizes for Kendrick Lamar Diss Track

nytimes.com The rapper J. Cole apologized on Sunday for releasing a diss track about Kendrick Lamar, saying he felt “terrible” and vowing to update the song or remove it from streaming…