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Two Swedish rappers have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in criminal activity, which include kidnapping and blackmail. The BBC reports that 23-year-old rapper Yasin Mahamoud was sentenced to 10 months in prison for conspiring to kidnap a rival artist, and rapper Haval Khalil was sentenced to 2.5 years for aiding and abetting the kidnapping. […]
Leicester-born R&B star Mahalia has just dropped her second single of 2021 with “Whenever You’re Ready”, the follow-up to her Rico Nasty-assisted track, “Jealous”, back in February. Produced by UK beatsmiths Two Inch Punch and Mack Jamieson, Mahalia’s soul-filled vocals shine through on “Whenever You’re Ready”, a song that samples Montell Jordan’s ‘99 smash-hit “Get It On Tonite”—etching a portal […]
Syd has dropped off her second song of the year, “Fast Car.” In the accompanying visual, directed by Ethan Nelson and Graham Epstein, Syd and her girl are shown driving around the desert in their Bronco. Eventually, they stop at a vista for an intimate moment, only to get interrupted by a friend. The Bronco seems to […]
Megan Thee Stallion’s Good News, the Grammy winner’s debut studio album, has now been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The feat was made official this week, signifying the certification of a million units. The album, released via 300 and 1501 Certified last November, was previously certified gold by the RIAA […]
Normani has returned with a powerful new collaboration, “Wild Side,” featuring Cardi B. The song is accompanied by a new video, directed by Tanu Muino and choreographed by Sean Bankhead. Muino previously helmed Cardi’s “Up” visual, and Bankhead choreographed Normani’s “Motivation” video and her MTV VMAs performance. This is the first time Normani and Cardi […]
Snoh Aalegra is asking her followers to put some respect on Sade’s name. The Swedish-born singer took to Twitter on Thursday in an attempt to squash a recent debate involving her and the Grammy-winning soul artist. It all started after one user tweeted, “Snoh Aalegra is our Sade,” a declaration that drew a mixed responses from fans. […]
Machine Gun Kelly is living his teenage dream. During a recent interview with GQ, the 31-year-old artist spoke about his highly publicized romance with actress Megan Fox. The two confirmed their relationship in summer 2020, months before Fox filed for divorce from her then-estranged husband Brian Austin Green; however, MGK told the magazine he began swooning over the […]
Something monumentally huge is brewing in the UK music industry right now and it has the potential to bring about a shift in the balance of power so seismic it could change the way the whole industry functions. Those changes are twofold and they revolve around 1) the size of three majors, Universal Music, Sony Music, […]
Britney Spears is looking to formally charge her father with “conservatorship abuse.” The 39-year-old singer announced her intentions during a Wednesday court hearing that addressed the shakeup in her legal team. Spears’ former court-appointed attorney, Samuel D. Ingham III, resigned from his role earlier this month, after representing the pop star since 2008. Los Angeles County Superior […]
T-Pain gave some strongly worded advice to up-and-coming artists. During a recent Twitch stream, the outspoken rapper delivered a passionate rant about the lack of originality within the music industry—particularly among aspiring MCs who simply copy today’s stars. “You know when your shit sounds like somebody else’s shit,” he shouted in the broadcast. “You’re making it because you […]
