Francis Specker/CBS Lil Baby, Usher and Victoria Monét have brought home the gold from the 2024 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards, which took place Thursday night in LA. Lil Baby received the Songwriter of the Year Award for his work on It’s Only Me cuts “Forever,” “Freestyle” and “Heyy,” while Victoria’s ASCAP Vanguard Award was given to her for “On My Mama” and…
— Common and Pete Rock have released “All Kind of Ideas” and its accompanying video. The track is the first new studio record Pete Rock has rapped on in five years. The video captures the two working during a studio session, with the process embodying “the nostalgic underground hip-hop scene of the 90s.” “All Kind of…
ABC/Chrys Davis Megan Thee Stallion‘s album MEGAN comes out on Friday, but just ahead of its release, she was forced to make a change. Taking to Instagram Live Wednesday, she revealed she had to rerecord a song that referenced an anime series to avoid losing the entire sample. As she explains, the production company instructed her that…
Kayla Oaddams/WireImage Despite wearing a T-shirt that said “I’m Retired” a few weeks back, Rihanna still has plans for a new album — but she says that because her previous music was so successful, it’s going to have to be extra special. Speaking to Extra, Rihanna said her record as the female artist who’s released…
Bird Vision/Atlantic Records Roddy Ricch calls 911 in his latest single and video, directed by Spike Jordan. In it, he takes on the role of a man who saves people from danger, including a woman who almost got hit by a train. “Shake my hand, and I might take you on a trip/ Pretty, smooth skin,…
Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images Kendrick Lamar‘s Pop Out event turned out to be more than a Juneteenth celebration. It was also a win for Kendrick and many of the artists who performed onstage. Kendrick earned almost 61 million combined official on-demand U.S. streams in the three days after the event (June 20-22), a 31% increase over the…
Disney/Randy Holmes Donald Glover has been teasing his upcoming Childish Gambino album with the phrase “Bando is coming,” but a note about one of its songs did not actually come from him. Taking to Instagram Live Wednesday, he confirmed the news about his final project, titled “Lithonia,” noting it’s a single and the prequel to his forthcoming…
Paramount+ 50 Cent has a wealth of knowledge in business and music, so he’s sharing some with those attending this year’s Invest Fest, “a first of its kind, in-person experience to combine investing, entrepreneurship, pop culture, and entertainment in a festival setting,” the website describes. The Grammy winner will be headlining the event, where he’ll talk about…
BET The jam-packed BET Awards 2024 are just days away, but there are two things host Taraji P. Henson is most looking forward to seeing: the live debut of Will Smith‘s new song and the presentation of Usher‘s Lifetime Achievement Award. “It’s going to be an incredible show,” she says in an interview with People. “You know,…
Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images Actor Bill Cobbs, known for his roles in Night at the Museum, The Bodyguard, Air Bud and more, has died, a rep for Cobbs confirmed to Good Morning America. He was 90. “We are saddened to share the passing of Bill Cobbs,” his family said in a statement shared by his rep.…
