Photo by Foc Kan/WireImage The cover art for Rico Nasty‘s upcoming album, Lethal, features an image of her getting acupuncture, which she likens to the process of making the project. “First time I ever did it I was like, Hell no. I don’t want to do that. … How is that therapeutic? Obviously, I had to get…
Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Doechii is rising on Billboard‘s Rhythmic Airplay chart with her viral hit “Anxiety,” placing first on the list dated May 3. The song jumps up 20% from its previous spot at #6, winning the Greatest Gainer award for the largest increase in play count. According to Luminate, it’s…
Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images for Doodles The Met Gala returns Monday with the theme Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, drawing inspiration from Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity by author Monica L. Miller. Co-chair Pharrell Williams tells The Run-Through with Vogue podcast it will be a celebration of Black culture. “It’s going to be a…
Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Coachella From Hottie Sauce to her own location, Megan Thee Stallion‘s partnership with Popeyes continues. In a social media post shared Tuesday, she said she’d be opening up her own Popeyes store in the summer and gave fans a tour of the place, which is still in the early…
Atlantic Records Don Toliver and Doja Cat are kicking off the soundtrack for the Brad Pitt film F1 with their new single, “Lose My Mind,” out now. “So why don’t we just lose my mind?” the two harmonize on the Ryan Tedder-produced track, featuring the “F1 Movie Theme” by Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer. It arrives with a new…
Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images DJ Khaled has entered a new partnership with Influence Media Partners. Per the terms, the two will develop original content across film and television, with several projects already in development. Influence will also secure commercial opportunities for Khaled, giving him name, image and likeness rights in certain categories, and…
Columbia Records Nas may have a “N.Y. State of Mind,” but his milestone celebration of Illmatic will continue in Vegas. He’s added a summer run to his residency at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, with shows now scheduled through July. “My experience performing at Encore Theater with the Las Vegas Philharmonic has been truly unforgettable,” Nas says in…
Although opening night of Beyoncé‘s Cowboy Carter tour included some wholesome moments, it ended with a fight in the VIP section of LA’s SoFi Stadium. A video captured an argument between groups of women dressed according to the cowboy theme escalating into a physical altercation, with several women being pushed and slipping onto the ground. Ne-Yo…
Taylor Gang Ent, LLC Wiz Khalifa wasn’t nervous when creating his latest album, Kush + Orange Juice 2. Though many have deemed the original 2010 album a classic, he tells Billboard, “It was something that I felt I could challenge myself to do.” “There were a couple of times during the process where I would get to…
Photo by Antoine Flament/Getty Images André 3000‘s contributions to the worlds of philanthropy and music — both as a solo artist and member of hip-hop duo Outkast — has earned him an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music. Come Saturday, May 10, he and Sara Bareilles will be presented an honorary Doctor of Music degree…