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Leon Bennett/Getty Images The woman at the center of Trey Songz‘s dismissed rape case has filed another lawsuit against the singer. Rolling Stone reports the woman, identified as Jane Doe, filed the $25 million suit Thursday, which now includes Trey’s manager Kevin Liles, and labels Atlantic Records and 300 Entertainment as defendants. Doe contends they should be held accountable for the singer’s actions […]
Prince Williams/Wireimage With Super Bowl LVII quickly approaching, Drake‘s put a wager on the game. The rapper took to social media Thursday to share the “psychotic bets” he made on Sunday’s sporting event. According to the screenshots, Drake, using the Stake platform, put $700,000 on the Kansas City Chiefs taking the championship win and $100,000 on Patrick Mahomes or JuJu Smith-Schuster ($50,000 each) […]
AB+DM for Billboard SZA is Billboard‘s Woman of the Year. The singer will be honored with the special award at the magazine’s annual Women in Music Awards next month. “Since she burst onto the scene in 2017, SZA has defied genres and continually released raw, powerful songs which have landed her music on the Billboard charts,” said Hannah Karp, Billboard’s editorial director. “The release […]
Terence Patrick/CBS Since releasing his debut album 20 years ago, 50 Cent says his music has already garnered the amount of sales he once desired. “I’ve done what I wanted to do in the [sales] capacity,” he says in his first solo cover story for Billboard. “I’ve sold over 35 million records. Not singles — albums.” Now he gets […]
Terence Patrick/CBS Since releasing his debut album 20 years ago, 50 Cent says his music has already garnered the amount of sales he once desired. “I’ve done what I wanted to do in the [sales] capacity,” he says in his first solo cover story for Billboard. “I’ve sold over 35 million records. Not singles — albums.” Now he gets […]
Peacock Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre are reuniting for some music. In a post shared Wednesday, Snoop revealed the new tunes will come out in just a few months. “Dynamic. Duo. Music comin summer 23,” wrote Snoop, who previously collaborated with Dre on “The Next Episode,” “Still D.R.E.” and more. The caption accompanied a throwback photo of the two rappers. The announcement […]
L-R: Sheryl Lee Ralph, Babyface, Chris Stapleton; Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Babyface will sing “America the Beautiful,” country music superstar Chris Stapleton will sing the national anthem and Sheryl Lee Ralph will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” sometimes called the Black national anthem, at the Super Bowl this Sunday. At a press conference on Thursday, Ralph, who’s better known these days […]
Sonja Flemming/CBS Ice-T had some kind words for Pusha T, who recently credited him for his rap name. In a post shared Wednesday, he said Push “is one of the Best to ever do it.” The praise was in response to Pusha T’s interview with REVOLT Sunday during the 2023 Grammys. In it, the rapper revealed he got his […]
Francis Specker/CBS Magic Johnson wasn’t pleased with the way the Recording Academy treated Beyoncé‘s history-making Grammys win. In a pair of tweets shared Wednesday, he expressed his dissatisfaction. “Over the weekend I was very disappointed with the lack of tribute and recognition the Recording Academy showed Beyoncé after she became the most decorated artist in Grammy history […]
Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Black Music Action Coalition Quality Control Music, the label behind Migos, Lil Baby, City Girls and Lil Yachty, has been acquired by Scooter Braun‘s HYBE. Billboard reports CEO Kevin “Coach K” Lee and COO Pierre “P” Thomas sold the label and its parent company, QC Media Holdings, to the South Korean music company in a deal worth $300 million in cash and stock. “P […]