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The Ultimate Hip-Hop Halftime Show: Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, and More

The Super Bowl halftime show has always been a major part of the annual NFL event, and is America’s most-watched musical performance of the year. Here is a look at Sunday’s halftime show during the match between Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs in New Orleans, Louisiana. Who is performing at the Super Bowl Halftime Show 2025? The halftime show will be performed by Kendrick Lamar, who has won 22 Grammy Awards throughout his career, including five this year for his song Not Like Us, w

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Feb 5, 2025 — 2 min read

Kai Cenat and Kanye West Set to Stream Live in Japan

Kai Cenat and Kanye West streaming in Japan seems like an unexpected twist, but it may soon become a reality. Despite their odd history and numerous failed attempts at collaboration, Cenat is confident that a stream with the rap icon is finally in the works. On Thursday, January 23rd, the streamer revealed his plans to travel to Japan with the goal of linking up with Kanye, who is reportedly working on his upcoming album BULLY. Fans in Cenat’s chat were skeptical, but he remained upbeat abo

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Jan 26, 2025 — 1 min read

Offset Signs With Independent Artist Group

Offset kicks off 2025 with a major career move, officially partnering with the Independent Artist Group (IAG) for comprehensive representation across all facets of his work. This collaboration marks a pivotal moment in the Atlanta rap star’s solo journey, building on his string of successful releases and ventures that have firmly established his influence in music and entertainment. Recently, Offset released two solo singles, “Antisocial” and “Swing My Way,” both showcasing his ongoing artistic

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Jan 26, 2025 — 1 min read

Taylor Swift Breaks Records With 15th No. 1 on Top Album Sales Chart With ‘Lover: Live From Paris’

Taylor Swift secures her 15th No. 1 on Billboard‘s Top Album Sales chart (dated Jan. 25), as her 2023 set Lover: Live From Paris reenters the list following its reissue on vinyl, as well as its first release as a download album. With a 15th No. 1 on Top Album Sales, she surpasses JAY-Z for the most No. 1s on the 33-year-old list. The latter racked up 14 leaders between 1998-2017. Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart ranks the top-selling albums of the week based only on traditional album sales. Th

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Jan 23, 2025 — 2 min read

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Ariana Grande Lands Her First Top 10 on Billboard’s Brand-New Chart

Ariana Grande has spent just over a decade as one of the top names in the global music industry. From the moment she released her debut album Yours Truly in 2013, she’s continually churned out massive hits, and her reach has pushed past simply pop and into other styles, such as R&B, dance, and recently, even show tunes via Wicked. The superstar reaches another Billboard chart this week with one of her most recent releases. As she debuts a special collaboration on the tally, she earns her first

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Jan 21, 2025 — 2 min read

Kai Cenat Reacts to Drake Mentioning Him in UMG Lawsuit

Kai Cenat reacts to Drake mentioning him in UMG lawsuit. As previously reported, in Drake’s lawsuit against Universal Music Group, the legal document claims that UMG influenced Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” success by prompting reactions from streamers such as Kai Cenat, Zias, NoLifeShaq, and more. Drake’s team asserts that these creators were permitted to monetize their reaction videos without any copyright repercussions. During a recent stream, Kai Cenat reacted to news of the lawsuit and

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Jan 17, 2025 — 1 min read

Drake Drops Legal Petition Against Spotify and UMG Over Kendrick Lamar “Not Like Us” Controversy

Drake has withdrawn his petition against Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) after accusing them of orchestrating a fraudulent “scheme” to inflate streams for Kendrick Lamar’s hit diss track “Not Like Us.” In a Tuesday filing, the “Certified Lover Boy” star and his company Frozen Momentsdropped their request for pre-action disclosure and preservation of key documents from Spotify and UMG. The filing notes that after a meeting with both companies, Spotify—despite previously opposing the peti

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Jan 15, 2025 — 1 min read

Sesame Street Season 55 Features SZA, Michael B. Jordan, More

Very few television programs have the iconic history of musical guests that Sesame Street does: Over the years it’s featured everyone from Stevie Wonder to Tony Bennett, Erykah Badu to the Fugees, Patti Labelle to R.E.M., and clever interpretations like odes to the letter U from both One Direction (“What Makes U Useful”) and Smokey Robinson (“U Really Got a Hold on Me”), and opera singer Marilyn Horne trilling an operatic version of “C Is for Cookie,” and much more. That legacy continues in the

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Jan 9, 2025 — 2 min read

Rihanna Was Just Named the #3 Artist of the Century—But #1 and #2 Spots Were a Big Surprise

When it comes to music rankings, Billboard has it covered. From the Hot 100 to Artist of the Year, these lists are basically the gold standard for fans and artists alike. The latest? Billboard just announced its Artist of the 21st Century. Yes, as in the top artist of the last 25 years (no pressure, right?). Landing a spot on this list is a huge deal, so let’s break it down—who made the cut? Taking third place is none other than Rihanna. Billboard revealed on Wednesday, January 8, that the 36-y

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Jan 9, 2025 — 2 min read

Vin Diesel Shares a Photo Of Dwayne Johnson and Says ‘All Love. Always’ After Buzz Over ‘Fast and Furious’ Feud Got Revived at Golden Globes

The long-standing feud between Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson resurfaced as a topic of speculation at the 2025 Golden Globes, but Diesel is making it clear there’s no bad blood. The Fast and Furious star took to Instagram to post a friendly throwback photo with Johnson along with the caption: “All love…always.” Diesel has his arm around a smiling Johnson in the photo and is giving the camera a thumbs up. The post is a reminder that Diesel and Johnson’s feud remains settled. The Diesel-Johnson f

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Jan 8, 2025 — 2 min read

The Weeknd’s “Billions Club Live” Concert Film Now Streaming on Spotify

For those who weren’t able to score a ticket to the “Billions Club Live With the Weeknd” show last month, Spotify is running it back with a 45-minute concert film premiering exclusively on the platform. Starting today, fans can relive the Weeknd’s Los Angeles show on Spotify with the film, which was shot on location at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar and was produced by OBB Pictures. This marks the first concert film-streaming experience on Spotify, which staged its first-ever Billions Club live s

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Jan 7, 2025 — 2 min read

‘Shogun’, ‘The Brutalist’, ‘Emilia Perez’ Win Big at 2025 Golden Globes

The annual award ceremony was held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles on Sunday night. In the TV categories, the Japanese historical drama ‘Shogun’ dominated, securing three acting awards, including the prize for best drama. ‘Emilia Pérez’ was named best comedy or musical, and best non-English language film and won best song, while star Zoe Saldana picked up the award for best supporting actress. ‘The Brutalist’, a 20th-century immigrant epic film, was nominated in seven categories bu

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Jan 6, 2025 — 4 min read

Netflix Will Debut Meghan Markle’s Lifestyle Show on January 15

British actress Meghan Markle, who is married to Prince Harry, announced on social media Thursday that her new lifestyle and cooking show will debut on Netflix on January 15. “Sharing this with you has been a huge thrill for me! As much as I enjoyed creating the show, I hope you enjoy it too,” the Duchess of Sussex posted on Instagram. In the eight-episode series “With Love, Meghan,” which Netflix has released a trailer for, the “Suits” star will offer advice on flower arrangement, cooking, ga

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Jan 5, 2025 — 1 min read

Dada Masilo, a well-known South African contemporary dancer, passes away at age 39.

The globally recognised South African dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo passed away in the hospital over the weekend at the age of 39, and the dance community grieved his passing on Tuesday. After a brief illness, Masilo passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, according to a statement from her family. Born in Soweto, she was characterised as a brazen rule-breaker and a sprite-like dancer who, throughout the course of her two-decade career, incorporated African dance elements into traditional Eu

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Jan 4, 2025 — 2 min read

Johnnie walker, BBC radio legend dies at the age of 79

The 79-year-old radio host Johnnie Walker has been referred to as a "broadcasting legend" since his passing. Two months after ending his 58-year radio career due to poor health, the DJ passed away on Tuesday. Following Walker's retirement, Bob Harris, the host of BBC Radio 2's Sounds of the 70s program, made the announcement of his former coworker's passing live on the air. Harris referred to him as "an incredible, warm, superb broadcaster" that "went out on a limb many times to defend the mus

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Jan 1, 2025 — 3 min read

What If TikTok Loses Its Fight Over the Ban in the US

In April, President Joe Biden signed into law a bipartisan measure that is soon to bring the social media application in the United States offline, unless its Chinese proprietor relinquishes control over it. TikTok's parent, ByteDance Ltd., was required to make a definitive decision on or before January 19, 2025, to give an American company one and a potential agreement to a deal, which technology giant has declared it unwilling to give. TikTok, ByteDance and content creators have been engaged

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Dec 30, 2024 — 2 min read

Squid Game, Season 2 on Netflix: The highly anticipated series makes a violent return

The moment it premiered in 2021, no one dared to hope anything more from Squid Game. All written and performed in Korean, it took us to a dystopian hellscape, where the underprivileged people, in a game like children, worked to make money. If they lost, they were killed. It was released without fanfare. However, it went global, racking up record television ratings for Netflix and making every Halloween costume of the year green jumpsuits and masks with triangles and squares. Although show crea

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Dec 30, 2024 — 2 min read

Hudson Meek, 16-year-old actor from 'Baby Driver,' has died, following his fall from a moving vehicle

The Jefferson County Medical Examiners Office said on Thursday that Meek was injured by blunt force when he fell from the car in his hometown of Vestavia Hills Alabama. He was injured on December 19 and passed away on Saturday at UAB Hospital. Meek played “Young Baby” in the 2017 Edgar Wright action film "Baby Driver," playing a younger version of the main character, which was played by Ansel Elgort. His deaths circumstances are being looked into by the Vestavia Hills Police Department. Vestav

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Dec 30, 2024 — 2 min read

Beyoncé Presents "Cowboy Carter" At A Spectacular Christmas Day NFL Halftime Show.

The cheers of the NFL crowd can be heard everywhere around the world. The Houston Texans incredible play against the Baltimore Ravens is undoubtedly the most thrilling part of the NFL but its not the only highlight. Beyonces outstanding Christmas NFL halftime show is another thing that has garnered a lot of attention. The superstar performed songs from her popular 2024 album Cowboy Carter in front of a live audience for the first time spreading holiday cheer during Wednesdays Halftime Show at t

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Dec 30, 2024 — 2 min read

'Baby Driver' Actor Hudson Meek Dies at 16 After Falling from Moving Vehicle

Hudson Meek, the 16-year-old US actor, has passed away after falling from a moving vehicle in Alabama. The actor was a second-year student at Vestavia Hills High School. His family announced his death in an Instagram post, describing it as a “sudden and tragic loss”. “Our hearts are broken to share that Hudson Meek went home to be with Jesus tonight,” the post reads. “His 16 years on this earth were far too short, but he accomplished so much and significantly impacted everyone he met. “Spec

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Dec 28, 2024 — 1 min read

Beyoncé’s Christmas Day Halftime Show Is Coming to Netflix as a Special

The Beyhive will soon be able to stream Beyoncé Bowl as much as they'd like. If you were too busy celebrating with loved ones on Christmas Day to catch Beyoncé‘s NFL Halftime Show performance during the game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on Wednesday (Dec. 25), fear not: You’ll soon be able to stream it whenever and as often as you’d like. Netflix announced after the 32-time Grammy winner’s performance that her set, dubbed Beyoncé Bowl, is coming to the streami

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Dec 27, 2024 — 2 min read

Kendrick Lamar Under Increasing Pressure After Beyoncé's Halftime Show

All eyes were on Kendrick Lamar after NFL fans witnessed an epic halftime performance by the queen herself, Beyoncé. As a result, fans expressed their honest opinions about the upcoming performance of the iconic rapper, questioning whether he could pull off a show-stealing act like the "Single Ladies" singer did. During halftime of the Baltimore Ravens and Houston TexansChristmas Day game, the Grammy winner took center stage with an electrifying performance, even singing some songs from her al

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Dec 26, 2024 — 2 min read

Doechii Delivers a Powerful “Denial Is A River” Performance Featuring Issa Rae

Doechii has capped off the year with an unforgettable performance of “Denial Is A River” featuring Issa Rae. For Genius’ Open Mic series, the Alligator Bites Never Heal rapper teamed up with the original “Awkward Black Girl” for a live therapy session. The theatrical song hears Doechii rap, as Rae interjects with questions like: “Why don’t you just tell me what’s been goin’ on?” and asking if she’s using drugs. The live performance has been making rounds especially since Doechii first rapped i

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Dec 25, 2024 — 1 min read

Brazilian Judge Orders Removal of Adele Song Over Copyright Allegations

A Brazil court has ordered that a song by British singer, Adele, be removed from radio and all streaming platforms globally over alleged copyright. The judge, Vitctor Torres gave the judgment after a Brazil local composer, Toninho Geraes accused Adele of copying works from his 1995 album. Toninho Geraes claimed that Adele’s 2015 song ‘Million Years Ago’, was copied from his 1996 classic, ‘Mulheres’, sung by Martinho da Vila, a Brazilian singer. Geraes is suing for lost royalties, demanding $1

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Dec 21, 2024 — 1 min read