Music

SummaryDijon has unveiled a slate of tour dates in support of his sophomore LP, BabyThe tour kicks off in San Diego on October 25 and will span North American and European datesAs his sophomore album, Baby, continues to garner industry-wide acclaim from critics, casual listeners, and die-hard fans alike, Dijon has unveiled his next move – one that many of us were hoping he'd make. The musician is set to embark on a lengthy headlining tour in support of the album, kicking off on October 25 in San Diego, California.Dijon is then set to make stops in San Francisco, Austin, Philadelphia, Toronto, Montreal, and Brooklyn, before wrapping up his North American run in Minneapolis on December 12. He will then head off to London at the top of 2026 for a stint of European shows in Amsterdam, Cologne,...

SummaryEarl Sweatshirt appears to be rolling out a new album entitled Live Laugh LoveWhile the rapper wasn't actually present at the event, a stand-in "fake" Earl performed a handful of tracks from the supposed albumDonald Glover, Vince Staples, The Alchemist, and more all contributed to a zine that was handed out on-siteIt seems Earl Sweatshirt is gearing up for his next long-form release. With a mysterious listening party for a project called Live Laugh Love going down in Los Angeles over the weekend, the project's release might be sooner than we think...Per Pigeons and Planes, the listening party wasn't a typical one – the rapper wasn't even present at the event. Rather, a fake "Earl" stand-in performed the new tracks from the presumed album.On site at the event, guests – including Zack...

SummarySinger Sean Kingston was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for a $1 million USD fraud schemeHe and his mother used his celebrity status to defraud victimsKingston was taken into custody immediately after his sentencingSinger Sean Kingston has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison for his role in a $1 million USD fraud scheme. The sentence was handed down on Friday in a Florida courtroom after he was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud.Kingston's mother, Janice Turner, was also convicted in the scheme and was sentenced to five years in prison last month. According to federal prosecutors, Kingston, whose legal name is Kisean Paul Anderson, leveraged his celebrity status on social media to defraud victims. He would promise to p...

SummaryGunna's new album, The Last Wun, debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200The album earned 80,000 equivalent units, making it his seventh top 10 effortOther new entries include mgk, the Jonas Brothers and BABYMETALGunna is opening this week's Billboard 200 at No. 3 with The Last Wun.His latest studio effort debuts with a total of 80,000 equivalent album units earned. That includes 79,000 in streaming equivalent album units (104.49 million on-demand streams of the songs), 1,000 in album sales and the remaining in track equivalent album units. The Last Wun marks Gunna's seventh top 10 effort.Also debuting in this week's top 10 are mgk with lost americana at No. 4, the Jonas Brothers with Greetings From Your Hometown at No. 6 and BABYMETAL at No. 9 with METAL FORTH. lost americana earns 63...

SummaryKhalid dropped a new single, "in plain sight," the lead offering from his forthcoming album, after the sun goes downHis first new music in over a year, "in plain sight" ushers in a new era of and creative freedom and expression for the artistafter the sun goes down is slated to drop on October 10Khalid is back in album mode. With his last album a little over a year behind us now (Sincere, which dropped last August), the acclaimed genre-bending artist has announced he has a new LP in the works that's due out this fall.Entitled after the sun goes down,  Khalid revealed the record's cover art and early October release date via Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Khalid (@thegr8khalid)He also offered up the lead single from the album – dubbed "in plain sigh...

SummaryKal Banx has shared his first-ever solo album: RHODAThe two-disc LP spans 25 tracks in total and features contributions from a multitude of Banx's close collaborators, such as Isaiah Rashad, Smino, and SiRA visionary force behind the scenes, Kal Banx has been a pioneering player in evolving the modern-day hip hop production ether. Elevating the tracks of a myriad of Top Dawg Entertainment rappers – Doechii, ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Isaiah Rashad, just to name a few – by way of his production hand, Banx's credits speak for themselves. With other notable credits for Baby Keem, Denzel Curry, Smino and Little Simz, it's hard to believe the Grammy-winning TDE affiliate is just now making his solo debut, but it's clear Banx wanted to do it right. He wasn't going to rush it. And now we hav...