Kevin Gates has some explaining to do. On Saturday (May 16), a video alleged to be the Baton Rouge, LA rapper having sex with an unidentified woman was uploaded to social media. Gates has neither confirmed or denied that he appears in the video, but social media ran with the news and #KevinGatesVideo began trending […]
Long Island, New York – Rich The Kid‘s latest music video shoot may have resulted in some pricey property damage. According to TMZ, Rich had the grand idea to have multiple Lamborghinis involved for a shoot in Long Island, New York. Irina Pichkhadze, known in the car world as the Queen of Exotics, brought two […]
If rapping doesn’t work out, BluefaceĀ has a plan B. After Los Angeles extended its stay-at-home order through July, Blue is staying busy and decided to reenact a few of his favorite movie scenes for TikTok on Thursday (May 14). Wearing a ridiculous number of gold and diamond chains, he first went for a scene from […]
Mike Hadreas didnāt listen to show tunes before he became stuck at home. Lately, though, the musician has started his days quarantining in Los Angeles by listening to Sinead OāConnorās cover of āDonāt Cry for Me, Argentina,ā from the musical Evita. āThereās something satisfying to it to me right now, because Iām stuck here but […]
From her 2014 debut mixtape, Cloud 19, to her just-released sophomore effort It Was Good Until It Wasn’t, Kehlani‘s consistent growth has been tangible. Her lyrical content has gotten stronger as her accolades simultaneously mount up. Of course, fame has its downsides, too. Coming into stardom while still learning and growing on a personal level […]
Seven years before the app TikTok came onto the scene, an unknown, Auto-Tuned, instantly likable pop singer who then went by Ke$ha gave us a hit called āTiK ToK.ā As Ke$ha became Kesha, the inspirational, fun-loving pop star, TikTok became a Gen-Z phenomenon, reviving old songs and launching new ones with bite-sized challenges. Now, āTiK […]
Snoop Dogg added a new wrinkle to his already extensive rĆ©sumĆ© in music, earning his first Top 5 entry on the Hot Latin Songs chart. The West Coast legend’s “Que MaldiciĆ³n” collaboration with Banda MS de Sergio LizĆ”rrga debuted at No. 4. “I’ve always been a fan of banda music, and the collab just felt […]
With this yearās Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony postponed until November due to the coronavirus pandemic (Cleveland in the late fall, what a treat), the powers that be decided to tide us over with some rock history in the meantime. As alerted to us by Consequence of Sound, over the past few […]
Charli XCX is levitating a couple of feet over a DJ booth. āMy fans like pop music and poppers. Guess they really know whatās uppppp!ā she drawls like an automaton with vocal fry. Air horns pierce through the torchlit rave dungeon. As she reaches the chorus of a new demo sheās calling āGen- eration,ā the […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine attempted to donate $200,000 to the No Kid Hungry nonprofit but was politely shut down. In a statement to RealStreetRadio,Ā No Kid Hungryās director of strategic communications Laura Washburn explained, “Our policy to decline funding from donors whose activities do not align with our mission and values.” Well, apparently 6ix9ine can’t wrap his around […]
As the planet reels in anxiety and grief, Matty Healy sounds surprisingly calm, almost as if heād expected this, or certainly hadnāt been entirely surprised by it. āIt is a very, very odd time,ā he says over the phone from the recording studio in the English countryside where heās been quarantining with the drummer-producer George […]
At the end of one of the most thrilling Billboard chart races weāve had since āOld Town Road,ā Doja Cat and Nicki Minajās āSay Soā remix earned the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100, beating out Megan Thee Stallionās āSavageā remix with BeyoncĆ©. āSay Soā leaped from its No. 6 spot. (Both Bey […]
Part rapper, part singer, and part heir to the throne of BET Uncut, Ontario hip-hop star Tory Lanez has carved out a unique path to fame that began as an overactive youth bouncing between family in Montreal, Toronto, New York, and Atlanta, then broke big thanks in part to Chixtape, a mixtape series on the […]
The rise of Instagram Live as a stopgap entertainment hub for people whose nighttime meeting grounds are shuttered indefinitely was the first sign that the quarantine couldnāt completely quash plans for spring music, even in the absence of live events in the traditional sense. Over the past month, Minecraft has hosted festivals featuring performances from […]
RealStreetRadio – This week in Hip Hop, Tekashi 6ix9ine made a viral return to Instagram Live and premiered his new single and video, “GOOBA.” Also, T.I., Snoop Dogg, Meek Mill and others demanded justice for 25-year-oldĀ Ahmaud Arbery, who was gunned down by father and sonĀ Gregory and Travis McMichael back in February. Finally, DMX said he […]
Los Angeles, CA – JAHMED wants more than just a few years in this industry. The L.A.-based rapper released his debut, THEBOOFMOBILE, this past March, a bite-sized EP thatās loaded to the brim with high-energy raps and cohesive production. In such a turbulent industry, artists pop into public appeal only to fade quickly and suddenly. […]
Can you believe that Tekashi 6ix9ine is coming back to music at a time when weāre all basically glued to the internet? The rapper, still adjusting to home confinement after receiving an early release from prison, has already dropped a new song and music video, āGooba.ā Itās his first track since his 2018 debut, Dummy […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine has returned with his first single and video ā “GOOBA” ā since being released from prison last month. Last week, the polarizing rapper announced something big was happening on Friday (May 8) and evidently, this is it. Prior to the video drop, 6ix9ine showed off a huge ad for the single in Times […]
After 17 years of waiting, itās Hayley Williams Day, and she is here to make the most of it. The Paramore singer released her debut solo full-length album, Petals for Armor, on May 8, and has now thrown in a music video for single āDead Horse.ā The video features many Hayley Williamses ā in mirror […]
Earlier this March, Kehlani was scheduled to meet with her record label. She was preparing to put out her second album ā her first since having a baby and a return to her R&B roots. There was a plan to open on Justin Bieberās Changes tour, along with a number of dreamy solo dates. Executives […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine is preparing his comeback and the hour appears to be nigh. According to Akademiks’ social media postings, 6ix9ine has pinpointed Friday (May 8) at 3 pm EST to mark his return to Instagram Live and premiere new music. It will mark the first time he’s publicly spoken since September 2019, where he testified […]
Pioneering U.K. artist Ben Chijioke ā better known as Ty ā has reportedly passed away. According to The Voice, the Nigerian British MC succumbed to the coronavirus on Thursday (May 7). The 47-year-old was initially admitted to the hospital with medical complications related to COVID-19 last month. Upon arrival, he was soon put in a […]
Brunswick, GA – Georgia resident Ahmaud Arbery was on a jog in Brunswick on a brisk February morning when two white men ā Gregory J. McMichael and Travis J. McMichael ā started chasing him down in their truck.Ā The father and son duo reportedly believed the 25-year-old black man, who was unarmed, was responsible for several […]
It took only 40 minutes for Tekashi 6ix9ine to rack up over 460,000 likes on his first official Instagram post since 2018. On Tuesday (May 5), the controversial Brooklyn rapper shared a post with his 15.3 million followers that read simply, “IM GOING LIVE FRIDAY 3:00 PM EST.” “Lets get this party started,” he wrote […]
Some experts say that continuing to dress professionally can make it easier to work from home. Good thing 5 Seconds of Summer would normally be wearing tank tops anyway. When the band appeared on The Late Late Show With James Corden on May 4, Corden noted that two of the members, Luke and Ashton, were […]
Atlantic Records has added a new artist to its roster off the strength of Fortnite. On Monday (May 4), Billboard revealed the labelĀ signed Rozei, a 21-year-old rapper from Pennsylvania. Rozei started receiving attention after popular Fortnite gamers used his song āOoh La La” in several YouTube videos. From there, it landed on the radar of […]
Well hello, letās celebrate this. The new Billboard Hot 100 marks the first No. 1 song for Kid Cudi in his decade-plus career. āThe Scotts,ā Cudiās latest collaboration with Travis Scott, rocketed to a No. 1 debut. It dislodged the Weekndās āBlinding Lightsā once more, after Drakeās shameless TikTok hit āToosie Slideā swapped places at […]
The Lil Tjay and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie drama isn’t over quite yet. After a messy online back-and-forth went down over the weekend, A Boogie is now calling foul on Tjay’s claim one of his cohorts stole a Highbridge chain in less than a day as promised. On Sunday (May 3), Tjay told A […]
During his first trip to Paris, France in January, Westside Gunn was enamored by what he saw. He fell deeply in love with the city streets, the Romanesque architecture and Parisian culture so much that he almost didn’t leave. “Paris has opened up my eyes to so much and I was just inspired by it,” […]
At this point, just about every concert has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic ā and if itās not, you really shouldnāt be going anyway. As artists scramble to figure out what to do next, many have started livestreaming concerts on social media from their homes, empty venues, or wherever they can while they […]