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Billboard announced Thursday that “limited combinations of merchandise and physical albums” will count toward the Billboard 200 chart, starting later this year.  Dubbed “fan packs,” these combinations are limited to merch paired with the physical copy of an album, as “each individual item must also be sold separately in the same web store.” Combining merch with […]

Cam’ron is facing a lawsuit for the use of a famous 2003 photo of himself on various Dipset merch without permission from the original photographer. As Billboard reports, photographer Djamilla Cochran filed a complaint on Tuesday in New Jersey federal court against the rapper, who she said used her photography of Cam’ron in his now-iconic fuzzy pink […]

The Weeknd’s My Dear Melancholy, dropped five years ago today, and to mark the occasion, the artist dropped new merch and a vinyl edition of the record. “One of my favorites,” he said on Twitter. In addition to the already sold-out vinyl, there’s multiple t-shirts, crewnecks, and hoodies with either the album cover design or […]

Cardi B and Offset celebrated the Super Bowl and their love this week with a McDonald’s Valentine’s Day meal and commercial, which aired during the event. Now, in addition to the couple’s own menu item, they also released a McDonald’s merch line which includes t-shirts, crewnecks, hoodies, shorts, a beanie, and a baseball cap, ranging in price from […]

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie is releasing a limited-edition augmented reality hoodie in collaboration with OD Toronto that will launch at a pop-up shop ahead of the rapper’s performance at Coca Cola Coliseum. The pop-up shop is set to launch on Feb. 21 at OD Toronto’s location at 4 p.m., just ahead of A Boogie’s concert. […]

The Recording Academy has teamed up with designer Mark Braster of Brast Studios for a limited-edition capsule collection of Grammy-themed pieces. Consisting of t-shirts, hoodies, sweatpants, and accessories, the collection is titled When The Stars Align. The collection was launched alongside a lookbook that sees the items showcased by rising artists Bktherula and JELEEL! The collaboration […]

More than six years after releasing his latest full-length offering, Frank Ocean might be teasing new music. While sending out announcements for his latest Blonded merch sale, Ocean indicated he’s interested in making a longer piece of work again. In a cryptic statement on the back of a round of posters, Frank referenced the string of […]

Iggy Azalea kicked off a new chapter on Friday with the launch of an official OnlyFans page as part of her plans for a “mixed media project” she’s calling Hotter Than Hell. A subscription to the page, available here, costs $25 per month and provides fans with what’s billed as unparalleled access to Iggy as […]

Ahead of the beginning of early voting in Georgia, Stacey Abrams has partnered with Brandon Blackwood and Honor Roll for a pair of merch collabs. In a statement, Abrams—who’s running for governor in the state—detailed her excited to partner with two Black-owned businesses for pieces she says “represent the values and authenticity” of her campaign. […]

Did you take way too many Ls on Yeezy Day? Don’t stress about it. Let “God step in” and guide your hard earned dollars to some of these great new releases. Supervsn Studios has just debuted its first drop from a special in-house clothing label developed with Pacsun, Palace is set to release the first pieces from its Fall 2022 collection this Friday,  and Takashi […]