Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Kendrick Lamar and SZA top the Billboard Hot 100 for a fifth consecutive week with “Luther.” The song, which samples the late Luther Vandross, garnered 56.2 million radio airplay audience impressions, 27.9 million official streams and 3,000 sales in the U.S. from March 14 to March 20. It’s their longest career…
Live Nation Travis Scott‘s Circus Maximus World Tour will be going on a bit longer, as he’s extended the trek with a few international dates in the fall. From Oct. 11 to Nov. 8, Travis will perform in Johannesburg’s FMB Stadium, before going on to entertain fans in Delhi, India; Seoul, South Korea; Sanya, China; and…
Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images for Sean “Diddy” Combs A federal judge in New York on Monday gutted one of the most explosive civil lawsuits filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs, dismissing the most serious allegations lodged by music producer Rodney Jones and warning Jones’ attorney to stop making “irrelevant insults, misstatements, and exaggerations.” Jones, known…
Disney/Randy Holmes Muni Long is getting ready to accept the Music Rising Star award at Billboard‘s Women in Music Awards, which she sees as proof that she’s officially transitioned from a songwriter to an artist. “There are things that you can’t viral your way, relationship your way or accolade your way into,” she tells Billboard. “This…
Travis Scott‘s JACKBOYS 2 compilation is on the horizon. He announced that the album, featuring artists from his Cactus Jack label, will soon arrive while at LIV nightclub on Monday. “JACKBOYS 2 on the way, man. Let that motherf***** ride, ya dig,” he said. “New Sheck Wes what the f*** is we doing?” Larry June, 2…
Photo by Thaddaeus McAdams/Getty Images MMG, Wingstop and now a dental practice: Rick Ross continues to show that he’s indeed a boss. He recently announced the launch of the new practice, Smiles by Mario Montoya, via social media, sharing pictures and videos of his new business with Dr. Mario Montoya. “We did it @drmariomontoya,” Ross wrote. “We began discussing…
Laura Coulson Lizzo is better known for playing the flute than the guitar, but she’ll have to brush up on her six-string skills for her upcoming movie role. Deadline reports that Lizzo will star as Sister Rosetta Tharpe in an upcoming biopic. Tharpe, who died in 1973, was a Black gospel singer, songwriter and guitarist…
Photo by Cassidy Sparrow/Getty Images for EMPIRE Houston rapper Sauce Walka was struck in the thigh during a shooting Saturday in downtown Memphis. Officers responded to a shooting Saturday afternoon in the 100 block of George W. Lee Avenue, where they say one man died and another was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Walka’s father later confirmed to…
Vibezelect BMI Jon B has been in the music industry for 30 years, and he’s keeping it going with his latest album, Waiting on You. “Man, 30 years. I love what I do, and Waiting on You is just another product of my loving what I do,” he tells Billboard. “I also love my fans, who have…
AWGE/Interscope Playboi Carti‘s album Music has debuted on the Billboard 200, where it currently sits in the #1 spot. According to Luminate, the project dominated the chart dated March 29: it earned 298,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending March 20, most of which came from streams. Music is now Playboi’s…