Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s ‘Luther’ is the longest-running #1 on ‘Billboard’’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Kendrick Lamar and SZA‘s song “Luther” is spending its 23rd week atop Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming the longest-running #1 in the chart’s history. Luminate reports it’s racked up 16.5 million official U.S. streams, 57.5 million in airplay audience and 1,500 in sales downloads from May 23 to May 29. “Luther” now beats K. Dot’s own “Not Like Us,”…

Teyana Taylor returns with first new music in five years: ‘It’s Been a #Longtime coming’

Def Jam Recordings Just days after announcing her return to music, Teyana Taylor has released her comeback song, “Long Time.” A taste of her upcoming album, Escape Room, the song has a futuristic R&B feel, with Teyana singing about the pitfalls of a relationship that lasted too long. “The truth is it didn’t end when it was over ……

Coco Jones hopes fans ‘learn more about themselves’ through her debut album, ‘Why Not More?’

High Standardz/Def Jam Recordings When Beyoncé released “Grown Woman,” she sang, “I’m a grown woman/ I can do whatever I want.” Coco Jones’ latest album, Why Not More?, might as well be a real-life interpretation of that song. With a background in Disney and years of being told what to do from her labels, Coco is…

Drake to make his return to Europe and UK with tour featuring PartyNextDoor

Live Nation Drake has $ome $pecial $hows planned for his fanbase in the U.K. and Europe. He’ll be going on an arena tour with his $ome $exy $ongs 4 U collaborator, PartyNextDoor, for a two-month stretch that starts July 20 in Birmingham, England, and ends Sept. 23 in Hamburg, Germany. It’ll be his first time performing in Europe…

Hotel security guard testifies Sean Combs allegedly offered payment for 2016 attack video

Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage This story may contain accounts and descriptions of actual or alleged events that some readers may find disturbing. Testimony at the Sean Combs federal racketeering and sex trafficking trial returned on Tuesday to the Intercontinental Hotel in Century City, California, where Combs was caught on video surveillance footage in 2016 physically attacking…

T-Pain announces TP20 tour celebrating 20 years of his music career

If you’re sprung on T-Pain‘s music, he’s announced a tour in honor of his 20 years in music. He says it’s a way for him to celebrate his success while thanking his fans for their support. “This tour is not just a celebration, it’s a thank you to everyone that was there in 2005 and to…