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J. Cole has announced that his next studio album, The Off-Season, will drop on May 14. The Off-Season is a follow-up to the rapper’s 2018 record KOD, as well as his 2019 Dreamville compilation Revenge of The Dreamers III. KOD debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, marking the artist’s fifth album to debut…

Billie Eilish, A$AP Rocky and Post Malone have been confirmed as headliners for this year’s Governors Ball. The 2021 Governors Ball festival is scheduled to take place at New York’s Citi Field from September 24 to 26. DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, 21 Savage and more are set to perform at the 10th anniversary edition of…

The Weeknd and Ariana Grande’s “Save Your Tears” remix has jumped to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Save Your Tears” rose from No. 6 to No. 1 for its first week atop the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. “Save Your Tears,” all versions combined, drew 30.4 million U.S. streams, up 111% and sold…

Coldplay will open this year’s Brit Awards with a performance of their upcoming single, “Higher Power,” on a pontoon on the Thames near London’s O2 Arena. “Higher Power” is set to release on Friday. “Along with countless hit singles, eight No. 1 albums, over 20 billion global streams and one of the biggest tours of…

Alt-pop superstar Billie Eilish addressed a variety of topics during a wide-ranging interview with British Vogue, including her unexpected decision to appear dressed in lingerie on the magazine’s cover. Eilish, who is known for wearing baggy clothes to avoid comments about her body, surprised some fans with the revealing cover shoot, which included a glimpse…

Legendary rapper and producer Sean Combs has officially changed his middle name to “Love.” The 51-year-old first announced the decision back in 2017, when he tweeted “I decided to change my name again! My new name is LOVE aka Brother Love,” along with the hashtag “TakeDat.” “I’m just not who I am before, I’m something…

Denmark’s Roskilde Festival has been cancelled for the second consecutive year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The organizers said they were forced to postpone the music festival, which was scheduled to start on July 26, to 2022 after receiving an official statement about this summer’s restrictions. Artists such as The Strokes, Tyler, The Creator, DaBaby,…

The Weeknd has insisted that he will not submit music for Grammy Awards nomination despite the Recording Academy scrapping its controversial nomination review committees. As per the reforms in the nomination process for the 2022 Grammy Awards, nominations in most categories will be decided by a majority vote of Academy voting members. While recognizing the…

Moneybagg Yo’s A Gangsta’s Pain debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s all-genre 200 chart, earning the rapper his first chart topper on the list. The 22-track album, which dropped on April 23 via CMG/N-Less/Interscope, earned 110,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending April 29, according to MRC Data. Moneybagg had previously…

Dick clark productions and NBC have announced that multi-platinum recording artist, actor and Hal David Starlight Award winner Nick Jonas will host the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. The co-founder of the three-time Billboard Music Award-winning trio Jonas Brothers, Nick currently serves as a coach on the music competition series “The Voice.” Nick shared the news…