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Check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest and greatest in music.  4batz, u made me a st4r — The Texas singer who went viral for his From the Block performance of “act ii: date @ 8” is out with his debut EP. The 10-track project, released via Gamma, boasts a Kanye […]

Kristy Sparow/Getty Images Mariah the Scientist has been arrested in connection with an alleged fight at an Atlanta nightclub back in March. According to jail records, the singer, birth name Mariah Buckles, was booked by the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday, May 1, on battery charges. She was released after posting a $5,000 bond. Billboard […]

Arturo Holmes/MG23/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Before Drake even had a chance to respond to Kendrick Lamar’s “Euphoria” diss track, K. Dot has hit him with another one. The rapper dropped “6:16 in LA” on Friday, May 3, with the title poking fun at Drake’s similarly titled tracks, “4 PM in Calabasas” and “8 […]

Calvin Clausell Jr., Spike Jordan, Tal Midyan Gunna’s upcoming new album, One of Wun, officially has a release date. The rapper has announced the album will be out May 10 and also released a new single, “Whatsapp (Wassam).” One of Wun follows Gunna’s 2023 chart-topping album a Gift & a Curse, which spawned the RIAA […]

Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for BET T-Pain‘s biggest hits may have soundtracked fans’ lives, but for him it serves as a reminder of a time when he was searching for acceptance from others. “I didn’t want to do ‘Freeze,’ I didn’t want to do ‘Buy U a Drank,’ I didn’t want to do most […]

Stewart Cook/CBS SZA‘s teamed up with eyewear brand Quay for a guest collection featuring eight sunglasses that reflect the different “Sides of SZA,” hence the title of the drop. In similar ways, her latest album, SOS, displays her different sounds, an indication that she’s not just an R&B star.  “The only reason I’m defined as an R&B […]

Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood Beyoncé‘s wish to “leave something [for fans] to remember, so they won’t forget” has already been underway with her music, charitable acts and more. But now, with an entry in a French dictionary, she will be surely remembered in French culture. That’s right, Bey’s name will be added to the French encyclopedic dictionary Petit Larousse Illustré, […]

Prince Williams/FilmMagic Nicki Minaj had a surprise in store for fans at her Pink Friday 2 World Tour stop at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center on Wednesday, May 1.   Fan-shot footage shared on social media shows Minaj bringing out Cyndi Lauper to join her for a performance of “Pink Friday Girls,” a track that features a sample […]

Will Sterling/Live Nation Mary J. Blige has announced the lineup for her third annual Strength of a Woman Summit, set to take place May 11 in New York City. Taraji P. Henson, Tasha Smith, Method Man, Marsai Martin, Larenz Tate, Angie Martinez, Pinky Cole, Crystal Hayslett, Misa Hylton, Bevy Smith, Claire Sulmers and Michael Rainey […]