1990s Songs of the Summer: Playlist
With the return of Billboard‘s Songs of the Summer chart for 2020, we’re feeling a bit nostalgic for the warm-weather music of decades past. Every other week on Thursday, we’ll Continue Reading
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Poll: Best Song of the Summer From the 1990s
There were some truly catchy tunes during the summers of the 1990s. And the ones topping Billboard‘s Songs of the Summer chart that decade featured several declarations of love, to Continue Reading
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Will Smith Addresses August Alsina’s Alleged Affair With Jada Pinkett Smith
August Alsina claimed to have had a “years-long” affair with actress and Red Table Talk host Jada Pinkett Smith while speaking to The Breakfast Club co-host Angela Yee for a recent Continue Reading
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Ty Dolla $ign Collabs Poll: Vote for Your Favorite
Ty Dolla $ign‘s name gets constantly etched next to musical greats, and on Wednesday (July 1), he solidified a dream team of Kanye West, FKA twigs and Skrillex for his latest collaboration “Ego Death.” Continue Reading
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Joe Budden Scoffs At Troy Ave’s $50K Drug Test Challenge: ‘I’ll Beat You Up’
Troy Ave challenged Joe Budden to take a drug test and got an invitation to fight instead. On an episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, the rapper-turned-podcaster offered to run Continue Reading
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Juicy J Challenges Dr. Dre To A ‘Verzuz’ Battle: ‘No Cappuccino’
Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s Verzuz series on Instagram Live have provided some relief for music lovers unable to attend live concerts during the coronavirus pandemic. From RZA versus DJ Premier Continue Reading
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El-P, Aminé, A-Trak & More Mourn Death Of Injury Reserve’s Stepa J. Groggs
Stepa J. Groggs, a member of the Arizona Hip Hop trio Injury Reserve, died at the age of 32 on Monday (June 29). The group announced his passing Twitter and Continue Reading
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Chuck D Tells CNN Public Enemy’s ‘State Of The Union’ Is As ‘Inappropriate’ As Donald Trump
Public Enemy made a giant splash at the 2020 BET Awards on Sunday night (June 28) when they opened the annual ceremony with an alternate version of “Fight The Power” Continue Reading
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Teyana Taylor’s ‘Album’ Is No 1 On Top R&B Albums
Teyana Taylor indeed has The Album of the week in the R&B world as her LP of the same name debuts atop Billboard’s Top R&B Albums chart dated July 4. Continue Reading
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Jada Pinkett Smith’s Reps Reportedly Denies August Alsina Affair
Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, August Alsina and Angela Yee were all trending Twitter topics on Tuesday (June 30) following an interview with The Breakfast Club co-host. During Yee’s hour-long conversation Continue Reading
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Lil Tecca’s Return Includes A Bentley, Internet Money Sound & A Nod To Slain Rapper Huey
New York, NY – Weeks after releasing the song on streaming services, Lil Tecca arrives with the music video to his new single “Out of Love.” The video finds the Continue Reading
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August Alsina Says Will Smith Gave His Blessing For Sexual Relationship With Jada Pinkett Smith
August Alsina is opening up about his previously rumored relationship with Jada Pinkett Smith. In an hour-long interview with personality Angela Yee shared Tuesday (June 30), the New Orleans singer Continue Reading
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Virgil Abloh Explains Canceled Pop Smoke Album Cover Art & Catches Fraud Allegations
Fans weren’t happy with Virgil Abloh’s work on Pop Smoke’s posthumous album cover, expressing so much discontent the late rapper’s manager Steven Victor confirmed it would be changed. In a Continue Reading
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Black Music Month 2020 Playlist: Bren Joy
This year, Black Music Month takes a different turn. Because of the horrific deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and more, we at Billboard hope to uplift and empower African Continue Reading
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John Wayne’s Son Denies His Father’s Racist Past Public Enemy Helped Expose 30 Years Ago
Santa Ana, CA – As the United States continues to protest against racial inequality, statues of famous historical figures are coming down and entire neighborhoods are being renamed that were Continue Reading
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Akademiks Tells John Legend To Check His ‘Bitch’ Chrissy Teigen
Akademiks isn’t a fan of Chrissy Teigen. During a Twitch stream the media personality was hosting on Tuesday (June 30), Teigen’s name came up when he got to her husband Continue Reading
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Black Music Month 2020 Playlist: Kota the Friend
This year, Black Music Month takes a different turn. Because of the horrific deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and more, we at Billboard hope to uplift and empower African Continue Reading
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Khia Destroys Lil Wayne For His Drug Abuse & Treatment Of Black Women — Including His Daughter
Khia has turned her focus away from Trina for a few minutes to absolutely destroy Lil Wayne in a recent episode of her web TV series Gag Order. A clip of the Continue Reading
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50 Cent Says He Warned Pop Smoke’s Manager About Cover Art & Orders Virgil Abloh To Fix It
The moment the cover art for Pop Smoke’s posthumous album Shoot For The Stars, Aim For The Moon was released, Twitter was incensed over Virgil Abloh’s design work. But according Continue Reading
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Kanye West Celebrates Kim Kardashian's 'Billionaire' Status
Plus, North West celebrated her 7th birthday with the fam in Wyoming. Kanye West took to social media on Monday (June 29) to mark the huge family milestone of wife Continue Reading
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