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Music Trina Discusses The "Illusion" Of Her Onstage Persona: "That's My Alter Ego" The Rap legend spoke about audiences not knowing the difference between Trina the rapper and Katrina the person. By Erika Marie April 27, 2022
Music IDK Brings "Breathe," "Taco," & More To NPR's "Tiny Desk" IDK performed several songs off of his new album, "Simple," on NPR's "Tiny Desk." By Cole Blake May 18, 2022
Music Curren$y Comes Through With 4/20 Vibes For NPR Tiny Desk Concert Curren$y runs through live renditions of the classic cuts from the "Pilot Talk" series and more for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert. By Aron A. April 20, 2022
Music The Weeknd Resumes Tour With Doc's Approval, Prepares For Toronto Show The singer offered an positive update after dipping out of his L.A. tour stop when he lost his voice. By Erika Marie September 06, 2022
Pop Culture Brent Faiyaz's "WASTELAND" First Week Sales Projections Faiyaz will be competing against Bad Bunny's "Un Verano Sin Ti" for the No. 1 spot this week. By Hayley Hynes July 09, 2022
Numbers Drake Blocking Lil Nas X's #1 Album Debut Lil Nas X will reportedly debut at #2 with "MONTERO" behind Drake's "Certified Lover Boy." By Alex Zidel September 22, 2021
Music Future & Pusha T Are On Our "Fire Emoji" Radar This Week Nicki Minaj, Lil Baby, Kodak Black, and more also earned spots on our weekly playlist update. By Hayley Hynes February 12, 2022
Music Maxo Kream Recalls Passing Out CDs To Tyler, The Creator Maxo Kream says he gave Tyler, The Creator his CDs back in the day. By Cole Blake December 14, 2021
Numbers Lil Nas X Does Something That No Other Artist Has Ever Done Lil Nas X extends his lead for the most certified song in music history with "Old Town Road," which is officially 15-times platinum. By Alex Zidel September 21, 2021
Original Content Summer Walker's "Still Over It": Everything We Know Summer Walker’s highly-anticipated sophomore album is slated for release at the top of November. Here’s our round-up of everything we know about the project, so far. By Angela Savage October 19, 2021
Pop Culture Joey Bada$$, Baby Tate & 50 Cent Steal The Show On Our Latest "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update The first two weeks of 2022 are off to an impressive musical start. By Hayley Hynes January 15, 2022
Music Kanye West Submits "DONDA" & "Hurricane" For GRAMMY Consideration Kanye West has submitted "DONDA" for AOTY consideration at the GRAMMYs. By Alex Zidel October 22, 2021