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Legendary rapper DMX will be honored with a special tribute at the 2021 BET Awards. Curated by DMX’s longtime collaborator and friend Swizz Beatz, the special celebration on Sunday, June 27, will feature performances of DMX’s iconic songs by Busta Rhymes, Method Man, Swizz Beatz, Griselda, and more, along with a special appearance by Michael…

Hip-Hop sensation, J. Cole has announced a 17-date cross country concert series. Titled “The Off-Season Tour,” the Live Nation-produced event will kick off on September 24 at the FTX Arena in Miami, Florida, and will wind its way across Atlanta, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Denver, Las Vegas, and Phoenix before coming to a close with…

Pitbull has announced a 32-date cross country tour slated to kick off this fall. Titled the “I Feel Good Tour,” the venture is set to kick off at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Detroit, Michigan, on August 20, and will find its way across several large cities in the U.S, including Chicago, Virginia Beach,…

Billie Eilish has apologized after a years-old edited video showing her mouthing a racial slur resurfaced on TikTok last week. In the edited clip, the teenage sensation can be seen mouthing the racial slur “ch—,” a derogatory term used against Asians, while lip-synching along to Tyler, The Creator’s song “Fish.” Eilish, who is now 19,…

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Black Album, Metallica will release a covers album, titled The Metallica Blacklist. The Metallica Blacklist features more than 50 artists covering 12 songs from the album, with each contributing a unique interpretation of their favorite Black Album cut. Spanning a vast range of genres, generations and continents,…

Chris Brown has been accused of hitting a woman in a Los Angeles home, on Friday, June 18. Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to a report of a domestic argument at a home in the San Fernando Valley. The incident is being investigated as a battery and will be referred to the Los Angeles…

Ed Sheeran is set to appear every night on CBS’ “The Late Late Show With James Corden” next week (June 28 – July 1), according to an announcement from James Corden. During his week-long residency, Sheeran will perform some of his biggest hits each night as well as the television debut of his new single…

A federal judge has halted a non-fungible token auction of Jay-Z’s debut album Reasonable Doubt. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Judge John Cronan of Manhattan federal court granted the rapper’s former label Roc-A-Fella Records a temporary restraining order against co-founder Damon Dash, thus blocking a planned NFT auction of his copyright interest in Reasonable Doubt.…

Lorde has revealed that her third album, Solar Power, will be released on August 20 via Republic Records. She also announced a 2022 North American music Tour. Speaking about the album, which is a follow-up to 2017’s Melodrama, Lorde said, “The album is a celebration of the natural world, an attempt at immortalizing the deep,…

Lil Baby has been named Songwriter Of The Year at the ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards. Lil Baby was honored for his songs including “Baby,” “The Bigger Picture,” “Emotionally Scarred,” and “For the Night.” The Grammy-nominated songwriter and artist has been one of the most dominant and critically-acclaimed names in rap since his first…