Nicki Minaj surprised her fans at a recent live show by bringing out Drake as a surprise guest and performing the live debut of “Needle.” On April 30, Minaj performed at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto as part of her ongoing world tour celebrating the release of 2023’s Pink Friday 2. On stage, she told…… MORE
Paramount+ has announced it will premiere the Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza docuseries in the U.S. and Canada on Tuesday, May 21st. The series will premiere on May 22nd in the U.K., Australia, Latin America, Brazil, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Multi-Emmy nominated Michael John Warren directed the three-part docuseries, which made its world premiere…… MORE
Kendrick Lamar has escalated his beef with Drake by dropping a new diss track, “Euphoria,” in response to the Canadian rapper’s latest diss track. Last week, Drake released “Taylor Made Freestyle,” asking why Kendrick hadn’t gotten in the booth to respond to him yet. The song was Drake’s second diss track after Kendrick came at…… MORE
6LACK has announced he will be heading back on the road this summer after the success of his recently-wrapped Since I Have A Lover Tour. The new 6LACK: No More Lonely Nights Tour dates, produced by Live Nation, will be a limited run of shows visiting seven U.S. cities. The intimate performances will capture the…… MORE
Andra Day, The War And Treaty, Ravyn Lenae and Shinedown will perform at the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum’s inaugural Grammy Hall Of Fame Gala. The Academy said the names of more performers will be announced at a later date. The Grammy Hall Of Fame Gala will take place on May 21 at the Novo…… MORE
CBS and Dick Clark Productions have announced the world’s largest fan-voted awards show, the American Music Awards, will air on the CBS Television Network for the first time, on October 6, and stream on Paramount+. The nominees for the AMAs are determined by the fans – as reflected on the Billboard charts – based on…… MORE
Janet Jackson has announced dates for the U.K. and European leg of her Together Again Tour. The multiple Grammy Award-winning singer will kick off the trek on September 25 in Paris and wrap up in Amsterdam on October 10. Wyclef Jean will provide support on the trek. Tickets go on general sale at 9 am…… MORE
The Weeknd has promised to donate $2 million to provide food to starving families in Gaza. The United Nations’ World Food Program Goodwill Ambassador, whose original name is Abel Tesfaye, is allocating another $2 million from his XO Humanitarian Fund toward the WFP’s humanitarian response efforts in Gaza. This support will provide more than 1,500…… MORE
Coi Leray recently dropped her first single of 2024, “Can’t Come Back.” The single comes along with an official music video that pays tribute to the iconic Janet Jackson. “Can’t Come Back” was produced by Mike WiLL Made-It alongside Melz & True Beats. Dragan Andic directed the video, joined by Alondra Costa for creative direction…… MORE
Saweetie and Cynthia Erivo are among the honorees at the upcoming 2024 Gold Gala. Other honorees include Lucy Liu, Bang Si-Hyuk, Hoa Xuande, Hello Kitty, Karan Johar, Padma Lakshmi, Valkyrae, the creator and cast of Beef, Maui first responders, and Olympic gold medalists. Multi-platinum-selling recording artist and entrepreneur Saweetie will receive the first-ever Billboard Gold…… MORE