It’s been months since Kendrick Lamar ignited a firestorm by taking aim at Drake and J. Cole with his verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That” in the spring of 2024. The feud saw the rappers sling vitriol in the form of several diss tracks — with Cole momentarily joining the mix with “7 Minute Drill,” before apologizing to […]
The good news: None of the predictions I made in last year’s annual Gustradamus column came true. If any did, it would have been a sign that the apocalypse is nigh. The bad news: The apocalypse is here. Donald Trump is about to become president and is licking his ketchup-specked lips at the prospect of […]
It’s the K-pop group’s sixth charting album to bow in the top spot Stray Kids new album Hop tops the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Dec. 28), making the K-pop group the first act to debut at Number One with their first six charting albums, the publication reports. The K-pop group previously bowed at Number […]
Spotify has responded to allegations that it helped prop up Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” after the streaming service got pulled into Drake’s legal squabble with Universal Music Group. In November, Drake accused UMG — the major label that both he and Lamar are signed to — of surreptitiously bolstering the widespread appeal of Lamar’s […]
It’s that time of the year: Barack Obama is sharing insight into his top hits of the year. On Friday, the former president posted the playlist of his favorite music of 2024, which included standouts by Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, and Shaboozey. Some big 2025 tracks made Obama’s cut: Billie Eilish’s “Lunch,” Shaboozey’s “A Bar […]
Next up, we’ve got a fascinating set of quarterfinal matchups. Voters must choose between fellow Bottega Veneta celebrity ambassadors Elordi and A$AP, forcing a rift in the luxury-PR space-time continuum. In a matchup of the fashionable Brits, Daniel Craig will face off against Jonny Bailey, while Colman Domingo goes tête-à-tête with LewHam. And in the […]
Rosé’s debut solo album, Rosiebows at Number Three, while Kendrick Lamar’s GNX holds steady at Number Two Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department lands its 17th week atop the Billboard 200, as the publication reports. The album reappeared at the Number One spot last week following the album’s deluxe Anthology version being released on CD […]
Since Kendrick Lamar took aim at Drake with his verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That” in the spring of 2024 March, the Compton and Canadian rappers have traded dozens of dark verses (and counting) in a beef unlike any before it. Since then, there have been accusations of domestic abuse and sexual misconduct […]
Kendrick Lamar and SZA will hit the road together next year, playing stadiums across North America on their “Grand National Tour.” The trek will kick off April 19 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, continue through May, and wrap June 18 at Northwest Stadium in Washington D.C. Along the way, Lamar and SZA will stop […]
Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX” has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, becoming the California rapper’s fourth consecutive chart-topping effort. The surprise-released set sold a total of 319,000 album units following its Nov. 22 arrival, per Luminate. Produced by Sounwave, Jack Antonoff, Kamasi Washington, and more, “GNX” also features a variety of Los Angeles-based rappers […]
