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Donald Glover’s 2018 Childish Gambino single “This Is America” originally started its life as a diss record directed at Drake. As part of his extensive GQ cover story, Glover spoke about the genesis behind the song and revealed it was an idea he had been working on three years before it came out. “I had the idea three […]

Donald Glover says discussions are happening about a potential return to the beloved Star Wars character Lando Calrissian. Glover, who played the character in the 2018 film Solo: A Star Wars Story, gave the update in a recent GQ video chat during which he shared some behind-the-scenes insights on a number of his most revered […]

As someone who’s been in the industry for nearly two decades, Donald Glover has had his fair share of run-ins with overly zealous fans. “There was once after a show, a guy asked me to sleep with his girlfriend,” the multi-hyphenate said during a recent red carpet interview. “I was busy. I was like, ‘I don’t know if this is […]

The weather is finally starting to get warmer as we draw closer to Spring, and the new music is heating up with the climate. 6lack dropped a new single from his heavily anticipated upcoming album, Fatal Attraction, Lil Keed’s estate released the late Atlanta rapper’s posthumous album, Keed Talk To ‘Em 2, and EST Gee unveiled his sophomore studio […]

Happy Swarm day to all who celebrate. On Friday, Donald Glover and Janine Nabers’ bold and inimitable new series debuted on Amazon Prime Video, bringing with it (as teased in the days leading up to the premiere) some new sounds from Childish Gambino. In fact, the Swarm arrival coincides with the rolling out of a […]

bLAck pARty’s Hummingbird has taken flight. The Arkansas-born, L.A.-based singer-songwriter’s first album since 2019’s Endless Summer features Kari Faux, Saba, and more across a dozen tracks. The laid back Childish Gambino collaboration “I Love You More Than You Know” memorably sees Donald Glover rhyming about mortality with bars like “I never thought I’d see 40, I hope there’s 40 to go” and “I’m tryna be […]

After dropping “Hotline” back in May, bLAck pARty has returned with his latest single “On My Way.” It’ll appear on his newly announced album Hummingbird, set for July 14 via the Childish Gambino-affiliated Wolf + Rothstein and RCA Records. The track—co-written by his dad—finds the artist gently crooning over a lush strum of guitars and clicking hi-hats as he tries […]

With Atlanta’s third season now being rolled out, complete with a pair of Hiro Murai-directed premiere episodes, star and creator Donald Glover stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to give fans some insight on how his creative process has changed over the years. Expectedly, Glover was also asked about Will Smith’s Oscars slap, as well as […]

As her single “Big Energy” is climbing the Billboard Hot 100, Latto must be feeling pretty lucky with her new album now out in the world.  On Friday, the MC dropped 777, featuring guest appearances from Lil Wayne, Childish Gambino, 21 Savage, Lil Durk, Nardo Wick, and Kodak Black. Latto previously launched singles in both the Mariah […]

ComplexCon returns to Long Beach Nov. 6 – 7 with hosts J. Balvin and Kristen Noel Crawley, performances by A$AP Rocky and Turnstile, and more shopping and drops. Secure your spot while tickets last! Buy tickets The internet has had a bone to pick with French Montana these last few days, and French has responded […]