Lil Wayne is most likely celebrating his fifth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, as Funeral launched to the top of the chart dated Feb. 15, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. He also has four songs from the album on the Billboard Hot 100. “I Do It,” featuring Big Sean and Lil Baby, is at No. 33, followed […]
Wasn’t expecting this on Christmas, were you? The Rap Radar Podcast got the exclusive of all exclusives as they ventured up north to Toronto to sit with Drake for his first on-camera interview (non Shop related) in what feels like forever. The 2-hour conversation touches on pretty much everything career wise from Drizzy including Lil Wayne, the importance of […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Drake is the king of streaming: the rapper has been named Spotify’s most-streamed artist of the decade. Spotify announced Tuesday that Drake has been streamed 28 billion times in the last 10 years. Ed Sheeran came in second, while Post Malone, Ariana Grande and Eminem round out the Top 5. Sheeran’s […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The Obama summer playlist has everyone from Drake and Beyonce to Steely Dan and Frank Sinatra. The former president calls it “some new, some old, some fast, some slow.” Barack Obama tweeted 44 songs Saturday that he and his wife, Michelle, have been listening to. They include Drake’s “Too Good,” Steely […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Lil Nas X is galloping his way to two new records on the Billboard charts thanks to the massive success of “Old Town Road.” The song that beat out Mariah Carey and “Despacito” to become the longest-running No. 1 hit in the history of the Hot 100 chart has now set […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Drake has two new partners: SiriusXM and Pandora. The two companies which merged earlier this year announced Thursday that they have signed a new creative partnership with the superstar rapper. The new deal includes “a dedicated station, curated music, and collaborations with creative talent.” The roll-out will start later this year. […]
Drake and the woman who accused him of sexual assault previously agreed to a private settlement of $350,000 — but now, Laquana Morris aka Layla Lace, has filed a complaint against her own attorney over how he handled the matter with the Canadian singer. Below are some of the graphic details of her alleged assault. Meanwhile, […]
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors captured Canada’s first NBA championship with their most remarkable road win yet in the franchise’s NBA Finals debut, outlasting the battered and depleted two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors 114-110 on Thursday night in a Game 6 for the ages that spoiled a sensational send-off […]
The nominations for the 19th annual BET awards were announced on Friday morning with Cardi B leading the pack with seven including Album of the Year for “Invasion of Privacy.” Drake received five nominations while Beyonce, Travis Scott and J. Cole are all tied with 4 nominations. The 2019 BET Awards will air live on […]
Mother’s Day is in a couple weeks, but rap star Drake honored his mom when he won the night’s top honor at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards. Drake picked up top artist — besting Cardi B, Ariana Grande, Post Malone and Travis Scott — in Las Vegas on Wednesday night. He looked up to the […]
Taylor Swift is set to kick off the 2019 Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday with the debut performance of her new song “ME!” and she could continue her run as the most decorated winner in the show’s history. Swift, a 23-time Billboard Award winner, will open Wednesday night’s show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena […]
Drake and Odell Beckham Jr. have been slapped with a lawsuit over a brawl that went down at a popular hotspot in West Hollywood last year. Surveillance footage showed the plaintiff, Bennett Sipes, getting attacked at Delilah nightclub on March 24, 2018. Kourtney Kardashian’s ex-boyfriend Younes Bendjima was one of the men involved with the assault. Drake and […]
