Epic Records It’s been five years since Givēon released his Take Time EP, which he recently celebrated with an intimate show in Hollywood. Looking back on the project with Billboard, he recalled being very confident in his abilities as an artist. “When I wrote the songs for Take Time, I was only 23-24. But I was also very confident…
Disney/Randy Holmes Doechii is fresh off of accepting the outstanding music artist award at the GLAAD Media Awards, and she tells People it’s “the warmest win that I have gotten yet.” “[It’s] because I feel like I’m amongst my family, I feel like I’m in my element, I’m with my community, and I just feel…
AWGE/Interscope It’s Playboi Carti‘s second week at #1 on the Billboard 200 with his new release, MUSIC. The album, which debuted with the biggest week for a hip-hop project in 2025, earned 131,00 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending March 27, according to Luminate. The album earned 124,000 units through streams and 7,000…
Atlanta rapper Young Scooter died Friday on his 39th birthday. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports he died after fleeing from police, succumbing to a leg injury he sustained after hopping over two fences. He had been transported to the Grady Marcus Trauma Center, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office told Variety. Scooter was signed to Future‘s Freebandz label and then Waka Flocka…
Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images The Game has been on tour in the U.K. and Europe in honor of the 20th anniversary of his debut album, The Documentary. While no U.S. leg has been announced, he tells ABC Audio that he does desire to celebrate with fans in the States as well as in other…
Disney/Randy Holmes Doechii won outstanding music artist at the GLAAD Media Awards Thursday night. She took the stage to accept the honor, expressing her appreciation for GLAAD while calling out the threats that the LGBTQ community has faced. “I am thrilled at being recognized with such a prestigious award by GLAAD – and to be joining prior honorees…
Wiz Khalifa‘s previously teased “5 Star” with Gunna is now available to stream on DSPs. It’s the fifth preview of his forthcoming album, Kush & Orange Juice 2. Coco Jones talks about falling in love on her newest single, “You,” accompanied by a visualizer. “You” is a taste of what’s to come on Coco’s debut album, Why Not…
Alamo Records, LLC/Sony Music Entertainment Lil Durk is sharing some Deep Thoughts on his new album, released while he’s behind bars. The project was pieced together with help from his management team. It boast 20 tracks and features Future, Lil Baby, Hunxho and Jhené Aiko. All the collaborations were completed before Durk was arrested on federal murder-for-hire charges in…
Phil McCarten/CBS The inaugural Rise and Rhythm Cruise will set sail on the Norwegian Jewel cruise ship in February 2026, to uplift attendees with performances, panels and more. The Rise and Rhythm Cruise will feature sets from Kirk Franklin, David Mann and Tamela Mann, Tye Tribbett, Lalah Hathaway, Kierra Sheard, Leela James and more. Tabitha Brown and Chance Brown, Tamar Braxton, and Egypt Sherrod and Mike…
RITW/SLANG Recordings Will Smith is back in his music bag, releasing his first full-length album in two decades. Based on a True Story features 14 tracks and appearances by Teyana Taylor, as well as DJ Jazzy Jeff and comedian/social media personality B. Simone, who appear on the intro, “Int. Barbershop – Day.” The first track finds Will addressing…