During their show at the Novo in Los Angeles on Saturday night (August 23), Clipse surprised fans by bringing out Kendrick Lamar for the inaugural live performance of their collaboration, “Chains & Whips,” from the hip-hop duo’s long-awaited new album, Let God Sort Em Out, which dropped on July 11. As fan shot videos show,…… MORE
Will Smith’s latest hype video, originally posted on August 12, features concert footage from the rapper’s recent tour dates, mixed with unsettling AI-generated audience members that contains strange effects like melting fingers, morphing tattoos, and distorted faces. The clip, ironically titled “My favorite part of tour is seeing you all up close…,” has sparked debate…… MORE
HUNTR/X’s “Golden” jumps up one spot to retake No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 chart. The chart-topping song also helps make history for the music associated with the hit animated Netflix film, KPop Demon Hunters, which becomes the first soundtrack ever to have four songs appear simultaneously in the Hot 100 Top 10.…… MORE
Rapper Lil Nas X pleaded not guilty on Monday (August 25) to four felony charges stemming from his arrest last Thursday. Nas, born Montero Hill, faces three counts of battery against a police officer and one count of resisting an executive officer, following an incident in Los Angeles where he was found wandering Ventura Boulevard in…… MORE
Big Boi has partnered with Whirlpool to create a limited edition front load washer-dryer that plays OutKast’s “So Fresh, So Clean” during the wash cycle. The collaboration was announced on Instagram last week to promote Whirlpool’s new FreshFlowVent System. Whirlpool’s Senior Brand Manager Morgan LaLonde said that “with a washer this fresh, it warranted the…… MORE
On Thursday (August 21), Tyler, the Creator revealed the 2025 Camp Flog Gnaw lineup through a word search puzzle posted on social media. Tyler’s annual hip-hop festival will feature headliners like A$AP Rocky, Doechii, Childish Gambino, Clipse, Earl Sweatshirt, and T-Pain. The two-day festival will take place at Dodger Stadium on November 15 and 16, with…… MORE
Louis Tomlinson is bringing his self-curated ‘Away From Home Festival’ to the U.S. for the first time, with the former One Direction singer set to headline the two-day event scheduled to take place on October 4 and 5 at Brewery on Ommegang in Cooperstown, New York. The festival, which has previously been held in cities…… MORE
On Saturday (August 23), Sabrina Carpenter took to social media to celebrate the one-year anniversary of her album, Short n’ Sweet, which spent four weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and earned the music superstar her first Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album. Carpenter is preparing to release her seventh studio album, Man’s…… MORE
Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem claims its twelfth nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Wallen’s three No. 1 albums – I’m the Problem, One Thing at a Time, and Dangerous: The Double Album – have now spent a total of 41 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, putting…… MORE
In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Al Jardine criticized his Beach Boys bandmate Mike Love’s speech at Brian Wilson’s funeral on August 6. “Mike wanted everybody to know that he wrote every single word of ‘Good Vibrations,’” the 82-year-old Jardine said of Love’s post-service address, while adding, “I didn’t feel the compassion, let’s put…… MORE