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Billboard May 21

Ask Billboard: Praise for Mariah Carey’s First Gospel Chart No. 1

Mariah Carey Justin Bieber

Complex Music May 21

Lizzo Says She Initially Started Her Instagram as a Food Blog: 'But Then My Music Blew Up'

Lizzo Meredith Brooks Missy Elliott

3 articles May 21

SE7EN

Allkpop, Soompi

5 articles May 21

Michael Jackson

Billboard, Consequence of Sound, Pitchfork +2

2 articles May 21

Nicki Minaj Donald Trump Drake 50 Cent

AllHipHop, HotNewHipHop

Dazed Music May 21

Sulfur Surfer: 5 esoteric influences on Bladee’s new album

Bladee Drain Gang Yung Lean Whitearmor

3 articles May 21

Ariana Grande

Paste Magazine, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone

Magnet Magazine May 21

Marvin Gaye Released “What’s Going On” 55 Years Ago Today

Marvin Gaye James Jamerson

We Rave You May 21

Peggy Gou remixes Madonna ‘I Feel So Free’ from upcoming ‘Confessions II’ album: Listen

Madonna Peggy Gou Stuart Price The xx

NME May 21

Madonna seemingly responds to Charli XCX’s “dancefloor is dead” comments

Madonna Charli xcx Stuart Price

Billboard May 21

Post Malone Sets ‘Big Ass’ Stadium Tour of Australia and New Zealand

Post Malone Don Toliver Red Hot Chili Peppers

AllHipHop May 21

Super Bowl LXIV In Nashville Halftime Show Speculation Heats Up: Could Drake Make The Cut?

Drake Super Bowl 50 Cent Taylor Swift Usher Kendrick Lamar

HotNewHipHop May 21

6ix9ine Suggests God Is Punishing Drake & Lil Durk For Dissing Him

Drake Lil Durk 6ix9ine Kendrick Lamar

Billboard May 20

Bruno Mars Soars on Latin Charts With ‘Lo Arriesgo Todo,’ Spanish Rendition of ‘Risk It All’

Bruno Mars

2 articles May 20

Drake Yung Miami Noah Kahan

Billboard, The Fader

HotNewHipHop May 20

Drake’s OVO Label Links With Red Bull Racing For Another Capsule Drop

Drake

2 articles May 20

DJ Quik Drake 50 Cent Kendrick Lamar Michael Jackson

AllHipHop, HotNewHipHop

HotNewHipHop May 20

Rihanna’s Puma Deal Is Done And She’s Already Been Spotted Wearing Nike

Rihanna

AllHipHop May 20

French Montana, Rick Ross, Fetty Wap & Ice Spice Lead Summer Jam 2026 Lineup At Prudential Center

French Montana Fetty Wap Ice Spice Rick Ross Drake 50 Cent DaBaby G Herbo Cash Cobain ZEDDY WILL

HotNewHipHop May 20

Future Shows Love To Drake As “ICEMAN” Collaboration Squashes Beef

Drake Iceman Kendrick Lamar DJ Khaled

Billboard May 21

Ask Billboard: Praise for Mariah Carey’s First Gospel Chart No. 1

Mariah Carey Justin Bieber

3 articles May 21

SE7EN

Allkpop, Soompi

2 articles May 21

Nicki Minaj Donald Trump Drake 50 Cent

AllHipHop, HotNewHipHop

3 articles May 21

Ariana Grande

Paste Magazine, Pitchfork, Rolling Stone

We Rave You May 21

Peggy Gou remixes Madonna ‘I Feel So Free’ from upcoming ‘Confessions II’ album: Listen

Madonna Peggy Gou Stuart Price The xx

Billboard May 21

Post Malone Sets ‘Big Ass’ Stadium Tour of Australia and New Zealand

Post Malone Don Toliver Red Hot Chili Peppers

HotNewHipHop May 21

6ix9ine Suggests God Is Punishing Drake & Lil Durk For Dissing Him

Drake Lil Durk 6ix9ine Kendrick Lamar

2 articles May 20

Drake Yung Miami Noah Kahan

Billboard, The Fader

2 articles May 20

DJ Quik Drake 50 Cent Kendrick Lamar Michael Jackson

AllHipHop, HotNewHipHop

AllHipHop May 20

French Montana, Rick Ross, Fetty Wap & Ice Spice Lead Summer Jam 2026 Lineup At Prudential Center

French Montana Fetty Wap Ice Spice Rick Ross Drake 50 Cent DaBaby G Herbo Cash Cobain ZEDDY WILL

Complex Music May 21

Lizzo Says She Initially Started Her Instagram as a Food Blog: 'But Then My Music Blew Up'

Lizzo Meredith Brooks Missy Elliott

5 articles May 21

Michael Jackson

Billboard, Consequence of Sound, Pitchfork +2

Dazed Music May 21

Sulfur Surfer: 5 esoteric influences on Bladee’s new album

Bladee Drain Gang Yung Lean Whitearmor

Magnet Magazine May 21

Marvin Gaye Released “What’s Going On” 55 Years Ago Today

Marvin Gaye James Jamerson

NME May 21

Madonna seemingly responds to Charli XCX’s “dancefloor is dead” comments

Madonna Charli xcx Stuart Price

AllHipHop May 21

Super Bowl LXIV In Nashville Halftime Show Speculation Heats Up: Could Drake Make The Cut?

Drake Super Bowl 50 Cent Taylor Swift Usher Kendrick Lamar

Billboard May 20

Bruno Mars Soars on Latin Charts With ‘Lo Arriesgo Todo,’ Spanish Rendition of ‘Risk It All’

Bruno Mars

HotNewHipHop May 20

Drake’s OVO Label Links With Red Bull Racing For Another Capsule Drop

Drake

HotNewHipHop May 20

Rihanna’s Puma Deal Is Done And She’s Already Been Spotted Wearing Nike

Rihanna

HotNewHipHop May 20

Future Shows Love To Drake As “ICEMAN” Collaboration Squashes Beef

Drake Iceman Kendrick Lamar DJ Khaled

Overview

Recent developments in contemporary R&B include Quavo's new single 'Trance (Walk It Down)' from his Pharrell-produced album, while BTS members RM and j-hope attended a Chris Brown concert, sharing backstage images. Meanwhile, Tyga's album 'TARFACE' received a rare 0.0 score from Pitchfork, and Anna St. Louis & Jarvis Taveniere launched a new project, Panamint, with a cover of a Post Malone song.

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Se7en and Lee Da Hae announce pregnancy and reveal baby nickname 'Heaven'

Netflix announces docuseries 'Michael Jackson: The Verdict' on his 2005 child molestation trial

Nicki Minaj Receives Support from Donald Trump Advisor Amid Controversy

Ariana Grande releases outtake 'Knew Better Part Two' from Dangerous Woman album

Drake announces three new albums with multiple new song releases

DJ Quik responds to Drake drama with altered 'ICEMAN' cover art

Se7en and Lee Da Hae announce pregnancy and reveal baby nickname 'Heaven'

Nicki Minaj Receives Support from Donald Trump Advisor Amid Controversy

Ariana Grande releases outtake 'Knew Better Part Two' from Dangerous Woman album

Drake announces three new albums with multiple new song releases

DJ Quik responds to Drake drama with altered 'ICEMAN' cover art

Netflix announces docuseries 'Michael Jackson: The Verdict' on his 2005 child molestation trial

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