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Beyonce achieves major music milestone post ‘Cowboy Carter’ Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour topped Billboard’s 2025 year-end touring report, earning $407.6 million from 32 shows and drawing 1.6 million attendees. The tour, which followed a residency-style format across nine cities, is now the highest-grossing country tour ever recorded. Beyoncé’s achievement places her among a select group […]
Mariah Carey Makes History As ‘Holy Grail’ Demo Tape Sells for $54K Mariah Carey’s influence continues to shine as a rare demo tape from her early years sold for $54,050 at auction, becoming the highest-selling cassette by a female artist. The tape, featuring seven early recordings, holds significance in pop history as it played a […]
Chris Brown Sets New RIAA Milestone, Overtaking Michael Jackson in U.S. Sales Chris Brown has surpassed Michael Jackson to become the best-selling Black male vocalist in RIAA history, with U.S. sales totaling 163 million units. Recent RIAA updates show Brown ahead of Jackson’s 158.5 million units, driven by streaming influence. Despite this achievement, Jackson remains […]
Missy Elliott Reveals Her Greatest Hit Almost Never Happened Missy Elliott revealed in a recent interview that her hit song “Get Ur Freak On” was almost left off her album due to producer Timbaland being too tired to continue working in the studio. Despite Timbaland’s exhaustion, Elliott insisted on creating one last track, which turned […]
Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s ‘Luther’ tops two of ‘Billboard”s year-end lists Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s song “Luther” from Lamar’s GNX album has topped Billboard’s year-end Hot Rap Songs and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. Other tracks in the top 10 of the Hot Rap Songs chart include Kendrick’s “TV Off” and Drake’s “Nokia.” SZA and Kendrick’s […]
Jay-Z Hits 40 Million Monthly Spotify Listeners for the First Time Jay-Z has reached over 40 million monthly listeners on Spotify, a milestone in his career despite not releasing new music in over eight years. His iconic tracks like “Empire State of Mind” and classic albums like The Blueprint and Reasonable Doubt continue to attract […]
Drake reigns as top streamed artist on Apple Music in 2025 despite no solo album, leveraging collaborations and catalog to maintain dominance.
Cardi B has pulled out of Saudi Arabia’s biggest music festival, MDLBeast Soundstorm, just 12 days before the event. The festival, which has a star-studded lineup including Calvin Harris and Post Malone, is scrambling to find a replacement for Cardi. Despite offers of luxurious accommodations and private jets, Cardi is refusing to perform, citing her […]
Ice Cube Talks First Coast-To-Coast Headlining Tour In Over 10 Years Ice Cube is back on stage for his first coast-to-coast headlining tour in over a decade, celebrating his 40-year career that began with C.I.A. and N.W.A. He reflects on his solo success and the power of rap to deliver messages. Ice Cube’s Truth to […]
Erykah Badu teams with VEEPS to livestream show from Mama’s Gun ’25 tour Want to see the ‘Mama’s Gun’ concert but she’s a little too far for you to see her? Erykah Badu is inviting fans to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her album Mama’s Gun by livestreaming a performance from her tour. The show […]
Mariah Carey Releases “Merry Christmas II You” on Vinyl & More Mariah Carey, the Queen of Christmas, is celebrating the holiday season with a Christmas Time in Vegas residency, a limited edition vinyl release of her 2010 album “Merry Christmas II You,” and holiday-themed merchandise. Her iconic song “All I Want For Christmas Is You” […]
After a four-year hiatus, a new label home with Def Jam, and a renewed sense of clarity, Wale has dropped his newest album, everything is a lot. Wale has always been revered as one of hip-hop’s greatest, having timeless hits and major collaborations with artists like Rihanna. In the months leading to the album, the […]