Music

News The Smithsonian Announces Massive Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap Box Set Co-produced by the National Museum of African American History and Culture and Smithsonian Folkways By Noah Yoo June 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter Public Enemy (Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, gift of the Jack Mitchell Archives, ©

News Rico Nasty Shares New Song “Magic”: Listen The first track from her forthcoming mixtape Rx By Noah Yoo June 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter Rico Nasty, photo by Marco Alexander Facebook Twitter Rico Nasty is back with a new song. It’s called “Magic,” and it marks the first single from her forthcoming mixtape Rx, due

News The Weeknd to Co-Create and Star in New HBO Series The Idol The singer will produce and co-write the drama, which will be executive produced by Euphoria creator Sam Levinson By Madison Bloom June 29, 2021 Facebook Twitter The Weeknd (Photo by Pari Dukovic). Facebook Twitter The Weeknd is developing a new HBO series

News Lil Nas X Announces Debut Album Montero “COMING SOON! 🦹🏾‍♂️⭐” By Madison Bloom June 29, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lil Nas X, January 2020 (Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter At long last, Lil Nas X has formally announced his debut studio LP. The record, which does not yet have a release

News Lido Pimienta Says She Was Attacked Outside of Her Toronto Home The Colombian-Canadian artist tweeted that she sustained scratches and bruising after a woman assaulted her By Matthew Ismael Ruiz June 28, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lido Pimienta performs on the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony broadcast, March 14, 2021. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty

News Christina Aguilera Pens Open Letter Supporting Britney Spears “To a woman who has worked under conditions and pressure unimaginable to most, I promise you she deserves all of the freedom possible to live her happiest life.” By Evan Minsker June 28, 2021 Facebook Twitter Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera at the 2000 MTV Video

News Halsey Announces New Album Produced by Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross The Oscar winners are working on If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power By Matthew Strauss June 28, 2021 Facebook Twitter Halsey, Trent Reznor (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Halsey has announced the title of her fourth studio album: If

News Courtney Love Accuses Olivia Rodrigo of “Stealing” Hole Album Cover Concept After Love noted the similarities between Rodrigo’s Sour Prom artwork and the Live Through This cover, Rodrigo commented: “love u and live through this sooooo much” By Evan Minsker June 28, 2021 Facebook Twitter Courtney Love and Olivia Rodrigo (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter

News Watch Megan Thee Stallion Perform “Thot Shit” at 2021 BET Awards Assisted by a team of dancers, Meg brought her new single to the stage By Allison Hussey June 27, 2021 Facebook Twitter Megan Thee Stallion at 2021 BET Awards (Rich Fury/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Megan Thee Stallion performed her song “Thot Shit” at

News Peter Zinovieff, British Synth Pioneer, Dies at 88 The inventor and composer founded the early electronic instrument company EMS By Noah Yoo June 26, 2021 Facebook Twitter Peter Zinovieff photo via Kaye/Express/Getty Images Facebook Twitter Peter Zinovieff, the British composer and synthesizer pioneer who co-founded the electronic instrument company EMS, has died, as The

News Jon Hassell Dies at 84 Deeply influential avant-garde composer who invented the “Fourth World” musical aesthetic has passed away By Noah Yoo June 26, 2021 Facebook Twitter Jon Hassell photo by Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images Facebook Twitter Jon Hassell has died. The influential American avant-garde composer passed away on June 26, as his family confirmed

News Marilyn Manson to Surrender Himself to Police on New Hampshire Arrest Warrant The warrant was originally issued in 2019 after an alleged assault on a videographer By Noah Yoo June 26, 2021 Facebook Twitter Marilyn Manson photo by Leon Bennett/WireImage Facebook Twitter Marilyn Manson will turn himself in to the Los Angeles Police Department

News Cakes da Killa Announces Muvaland Vol. 2 EP, Shares Songs: Listen “Taste Test” and “What’s the Word” lead the new collaboration with Proper Villains By Matthew Strauss June 25, 2021 Facebook Twitter Cakes da Killa, March 2018 (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Espolon) Facebook Twitter New York rapper Cakes da Killa is reuniting with producer

News Watch the Isley Brothers and Snoop Dogg Perform “Friends & Family” on Kimmel A vibrant performance of the collaboration By Madison Bloom June 25, 2021 Facebook Twitter The Isley Brothers’ Ronald and Ernie Isley (Jimmy Kimmel Live/YouTube) Facebook Twitter The Isley Brothers and Snoop Dogg appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night (June 24).

News RZA Announces New Album, Shares New Song: Listen “Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater” is taken from RZA vs Bobby Digital By Matthew Strauss June 25, 2021 Facebook Twitter RZA, photo courtesy of Infamous PR Facebook Twitter RZA has shared a new song that will appear on the album RZA vs Bobby Digital. On the

News Gift of Gab, Blackalicious Rapper, Dies at 50 The Bay Area artist was also a fixture in the Quannum underground hip-hop collective By Matthew Strauss June 25, 2021 Facebook Twitter Timothy Jerome Parker aka Gift of Gab, photo by Mark Austin Heim of Maximum Flavor Media Facebook Twitter Gift of Gab, the Bay Area

News Rauw Alejandro Shares New Album Vice Versa: Listen The Puerto Rican superstar’s sophomore LP is out now By Noah Yoo June 25, 2021 Facebook Twitter Rauw Alejandro photo by John Parra/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Puerto Rican superstar Rauw Alejandro has released his sophomore album, Vice Versa. The new LP, which has no guest features,