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In March, Billboard controversially removed Lil Nas X’s genre-bending bop “Old Town Road” from the country music charts due to its failure to meet the musical composition qualifications the category normally requires. As the song’s popularity grew—landing at the No. 1 spot on the Hot 100—so did speculation surrounding Billboard‘s decision to keep it off the country rankings. .@LilNasX‘s “Old […]
When friends ask what I think about the Kardashians, my usual response is that I just don’t think about them. Whatever level of consciousness is below that, is where Billy Ray Cyrus resided in my mind—until the end of March 2019. No offense, Billy Ray C. But with the changing seasons come changing allegiances, and now […]
There were no shortage of tributes to Nipsey Hussle in the immediate wake of his death. The rapper and entrepreneur was toasted by artists, elected officials, and fans after being murdered in front of his Marathon clothing store. After Southern California stalwarts like the Game, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre and Schoolboy Q paid homage to […]
We’ve become used to quietly terrible billionaires, the type who use their wealth to reshape laws and practices to their benefit and use their gravity-shifting hoarding of resources to make the world slightly/greatly worse. But the type of barons who inspired works like The World’s Most Dangerous Game are still out there. Take the anonymous rich guy who is […]
Netflix, the home of Beyoncé‘s upcoming Coachella documentary, is getting into publishing. The ever-expanding streaming giant is reportedly prepping to launch a new “print journal” tentatively called Wide, per a Bloomberg report. The publication is expected to be handed out free of charge at events (presumably screenings, etc.) the streaming platform hosts in connection with its slate […]
Julian Assange has been arrested in London. The WikiLeaks co-founder was taken into custody at the Ecuadorian embassy in London Thursday, per BBC News. Assange had been at the embassy for the past seven years, utilizing asylum in an alleged effort to avoid extradition to Sweden in connection with a sexual assault case that’s since […]
Not a single inch of stage space was wasted during Beast Coast‘s appearance on The Tonight Show Wednesday. The NYC collective hit Jimmy Fallon‘s audience with exactly the sort of boundless energy we should expect when performing “Left Hand,” their formal debut which first arrived last month. Co-produced by Tyler Dopps and Sam Wish, the song […]
Donald Glover‘s upcoming film Guava Island will be available on Amazon Prime. im going to be showing “Guava Island!” on saturday for free after my performance. You can watch it here @ https://t.co/kJT2Rf8LF1 — donald (@donaldglover) April 11, 2019 You’re all invited to our staycation with @donaldglover and @rihanna. The new #ChildishGambino […]
Chance the Rapper and Lil Yachty have connected on a new track titled “Atlanta House Freestyle.” Listen to the song over on SoundCloud. Earlier in the day, Chance took to social media to give fans an update on his upcoming debut album. “I’ve been really happy the past few weeks. My wife gave me the go ahead […]
Kyrie Irving‘s eighth NBA season has been a growing experience. Throughout the 2018-19 campaign, Irving, 27, has confronted the media dissecting his every move. The newfound elevated media attention has resulted in Kyrie dealing with everything that comes with being a superstar in the league, a role that he avoided while playing in the immense shadow of LeBron James in Cleveland, and dodged in his injury-riddled […]
