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Drake is the most decorated artist in Billboard Music Awards history, so it makes sense that he’s officially Billboard’s Artist of the Decade.  On Sunday night, Drizzy accepted the award that only two artists before him have earned: Mariah Carey, who was recognized for dominating the ‘90s, and Eminem, who previously took control of the charts in the ‘00s. […]

It can be tough for two rockstars to co-exist.  During Sunday night’s Billboard Music Awards, chart titan DaBaby picked up a major win for Top Rap Song for his Hot 100 topper “Rockstar” with Roddy Ricch. And the competition for the award— including “Savage” and “WAP”—was surely tough. But it was another rockstar who made himself known […]

Lil Baby and Lil Durk appear to have officially announced that Voice of Heroes, their long-awaited collab album, is now finished and will be released on June 4, a week after their first teased release date. Previously, the duo has shared the tentative release date of May 28 for their team-up.But after Baby and Durk tweeted […]

During his quest to put up some numbers on the court, J. Cole put up some even more impressive stats on the charts, finishing on top of the Billboard 200 this week with his latest album, The Off-Season. The numbers are in, and Jermaine’s latest project earned 282,000 units sold in its first week. This marks the […]

After one of the most challenging years in history for the music industry, and society at large, the Billboard Music Awards are back. On Sunday, the 2021 class of winners was unveiled during a live NBC broadcast from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with Nick Jonas serving as host. In April, finalists for the […]

Lil Mosey is being ordered to stay away from his alleged rape victim. As reported by TMZ, the “Blueberry Faygo” MC, who is currently facing a second-degree sexual assault charge from an alleged incident this past January, was ordered by the Lewis County, Washington court to stay away from his accuser. In what’s known as a […]

Lil Nas X has been an unstoppable force lately. The “Old Town Road” star has found both success and controversy in his newest single “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” but that hasn’t stopped him from tearing up the Billboard charts. Last month, SNL actually parodied the debacle surrounding “Montero” in a hilarious skit that poked […]

Music releases continue to pick up as we head into the summer. This week, Polo G and Lil Wayne teamed up for a melodic new record “Gang Gang.” Roddy Ricch has returned, dropping “Stunnaman” with some help from Birdman. And Kirk Franklin and Lil Baby joined forces for the gospel-infused anthem “We Win.” Latto, 42 Dugg, […]

Bubbling Columbus, Ohio rapper, Boog The Bandit, was killed on Thursday evening, the local CBS affiliate reports.  Authorities say that 26-year-old Boog The Bandit—born, Courtney Bruce—was shot during an attempted robbery on the city’s east side. Police believe that Bruce was in the car with another person when the pair was assaulted by a group of men armed with […]

Fresh off releasing his sixth studio album, The Off-Season, and making his professional basketball debut, J. Cole is joining superproducers Timbaland, Mike Will Made It, Mike Dean, and Scott Storch at Beatclub, a soon-to-launch marketplace for beats and loops where licensing and terms are negotiated. “We are proud to have J. Cole join Beatclub,” Timbaland said in […]