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The late, great Jamal Edwards will be the recipient of this year’s Music Industry Trusts Award in recognition of his “outstanding contribution” to music. Edwards, who sadly passed away in February, played an instrumental role in launching the careers of several of the UK’s biggest music stars. He will be both the youngest recipient of […]

Nia Archives, the Bradford-born, London-based singer, producer and DJ, is back with a new single alongside the production outfit Watch The Ride. “Mash Up The Dance” is the track in question, and it was co-produced by Archives—who won Best Producer at the 2022 NME Awards back in March—and also features vocals from the artist herself. […]

Two years ago, 18-year-old Rio Rainz made his debut with a double-tap of releases, “Never Know” and “Heartless”, before heading back to the studio and spending much of 2021 working on his next steps. Now the young Londoner has emerged and he’s today dropping off visuals for the first in that fresh batch, “Damaged”—and there’s […]

Billy McFarland, the disgraced fraudster behind the disastrous Fyre Festival, is no longer behind bars. In 2018, the New York-born entrepreneur was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple counts of wire fraud. According to the Bureau of Prisons website, McFarland was released March 30 from the Milan Federal Correctional Institution in Michigan, and is now […]

Originally from Douala, Cameroon and now based in Toulouse, France, multi-talented rhymer Dirtsa is back with a new slammer called “Say Shit”—her first since last year’s monster six-track EP Aletheia’s Calling.  From poetry to painting to rap, Dirtsa has a lot of strings to her bow and even more to get off her chest. The new […]

The annual Prism Prize—awarded to Canadian music videos for their outstanding artistry—has announced their top 10 finalists. The list includes videos by Mustafa, BADBADNOTGOOD, Haviah Mighty, and more.  The 2022 winner will be revealed and awarded the $20,000 grand prize at a screening and awards presentation on July 7, 2022. It’ll be streamed live on the […]

Fresh off winning Artist of the Year at this year’s Webby Awards, Megan Thee Stallion teased her upcoming album during an interview at the show. “I’m probably like 95% done with my new album,” she revealed. “I want to tease that for the hotties. I haven’t told them nothing about my album.” Megan’s forthcoming project will mark […]

Brandy delighted fans early Tuesday with her response to a recently-made-viral clip of Jack Harlow finding out in real time that she and Ray J are related. As previously reported, Harlow learned the two are siblings during a recent appearance on Hot 97’s Ebro in the Morning, with the hosts playing a portion of Brandy’s Never […]

Diddy’s new artist Jozzy debuted her new song “Replay” at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday. Jozzy is the first artist signed to Diddy’s new Love Records label, and “Replay” is her first release under his R&B venture. “Replay” will appear on Jozzy’s forthcoming EP. Jozzy has made her mark on the music industry […]

The latest chapter in the Mase and Diddy beef unfolded this weekend, with the Harlem rapper bringing up the Bad Boy Records founder at the Lovers & Friends Festival in Las Vegas. Mase’ performance was plagued by technical difficulties, which ultimately led to the sound being completely cut off as he tried to perform his and Diddy’s 1997 collaboration […]