Selena Gomez and Rema’s hit “Calm Down” has earned 1 billion streams on music streaming service Spotify. “Calm Down” becomes the first track led by an African artist to garner one billion streams on Spotify. “I’m so grateful. Love you @heisrema ! @Spotify @SpotifyAfrica,” Gomez responded to the good news. Meanwhile, Rema, who’s from Nigeria,…… MORE
Offset has announced his sophomore solo album, Set It Off, due October 13 via Motown Records. Set It Off is a follow-up to the rapper’s debut solo studio album Father of Four, which dropped in 2019. As a preview, the rapper shared a new single, “Fan,” which was recorded with producers Aaron Bow, FNZ, Teddy…… MORE
SZA recently released a new acoustic version of her single “Snooze,” featuring Justin Bieber. The track, “Snooze (Acoustic),” was produced by Carter Lang. The new version sees SZA stripping the song back, with Bieber joining in on vocals. “Snooze” is a song from SZA’s second studio album, SOS. SZA wrote the song with producers Babyface,…… MORE
Doja Cat has unveiled the tracklist for her upcoming album, Scarlet, which is due to be released on September 22. “No features,” the Grammy winner captioned the social media post displaying the names of all 15 tracks from the project. The album includes recently released singles “Attention,” “Paint the Town Red,” and “Demons.” Last month,…… MORE
Grammy award-winning artist AKON has announced “The Superfan Tour,” where he will be playing all of the fan favorites from the past 20 years, from “Right Now (Na Na Na)” to “Soul Survivor.” Produced by Live Nation, the 15-city tour kicks off on November 2 at the Tabernacle in Atlanta. After making stops across North…… MORE
Doja Cat’s “Paint The Town Red” has reached No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, earning the singer her second chart-topper. “Paint the Town Red” rose from No. 3 to No. 1 in its fifth week on the Hot 100 songs chart, marking the rapper’s second career leader following “Say So,” featuring Nicki Minaj,…… MORE
MTV is set to commemorate Hip-Hop’s 50th anniversary with an exclusive airing of “LL Cool J Presents The Rock the Bells Festival” on September 19 at 11 pm ET. The one-hour special will feature performances from the sold-out 2023 Rock The Bells Music Festival, which was held at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, New York,…… MORE
Dunkin’ recently debuted a new commercial starring Ice Spice and Ben Affleck. The new Dunkin’ Ice Spice Munchkins Drink ad premiered Tuesday during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards. The commercial – concepted and brought to life by Affleck and the advertising division of production company Artists Equity – delivers an amusing take on the…… MORE
Megan Thee Stallion has pulled out of the 2023 Global Citizen Festival due to “unforeseen scheduling conflicts.” Megan was set to headline the festival on September 23 alongside Red Hot Chili Peppers and Ms. Lauryn Hill. “Due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict, Megan Thee Stallion will no longer be available to perform at the 2023…… MORE
Hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa will celebrate three decades of their classic fourth full-length album, Very Necessary, with the release of Very Necessary (30TH Anniversary Edition) on October 20 via UMe. Very Necessary (30TH Anniversary Edition) is available to pre-order at https://shop.urbanlegends.com/collections/salt-n-pepa Various configurations include a Limited-Edition Deluxe Double LP and 2CD Deluxe as well as a…… MORE
