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The Philly roots of Black Music Month  Billy Penn

Just over a month since its debut, Kendrick Lamar's Drake diss track "Not Like Us" continues to break records, cementing itself as an all-time success. If anyone was doubting his position in the beef with the The Boy, look no further than this track. Hitting a monumental stat and definite bragging rights, Kendrick's track is now the fastest hip-hop song to hit 300 million streams on Spotify.In just 35 days, the song has surpassed 300 million streams, proving that he is not a "one-trick pony." The historical record comes just after Kendrick announced his surprise Juneteenth concert in Los Angeles later this month. The song is slated to go down as a part of one of his biggest streaming years in his career. With rumors of a new album coming from Drake later this summer, fans are eager to see ...

After launching her BRAT album last week, Charli XCX has dropped the deluxe edition of the project, titled Brat and it's the same but there's three more songs so it's not. As its title indicates, the deluxe edition adds three more songs to the tracklist. The new edition was teased through a TikTok livestream showing the BRAT mural in Bushwick, Brooklyn being painted over with the new album cover. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Charli (@charli_xcx)While the majority of BRAT is introspective and serious, the new tracks are more in line with its singles, which are fun and club-oriented.All three tracks were teased beforehand with "Spring Breakers" generating anticipation due to Charli's Boiler Room set. The deluxe tracks begin with "Hello goodbye," which chronicles the clumsy nat...

Protest outside Nova Music Festival exhibition in New York is ‘really heartbreaking,’ exhibit spokesperson says  CNN

Billie Eilish has returned to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert for the second time while promoting her new album Hit Me Hard and Soft.Last month, just days after dropping the project, the singer headed to Colbert to deliver a high-energy rendition of what’s become the album’s most popular track, “Lunch."For her second appearance, Eilish showed another side of Hit Me Hard and Soft with a thoughtful performance of the ballad “The Greatest.” The singer was joined by Finneas, along with other musicians.“Man, am I the greatest / My congratulations,” she sings. “All my love and patience / All my admiration.”Eilish is gearing up to head on a global tour in support of the album this fall. Kicking off in Québec in late September, the impressively extensive run will wrap up in July 2025.Watch Bill...

After showing up and showing out on KAYTRANADA's TIMELESS track "Drip Sweat" – and contributing to the album's other breakout single "Stuntin" – Channel Tres is ready to make his formal debut. Also fresh off his "Cactus Water" single from two weeks back, the Compton-born artist is ready to unleash his first studio album dubbed Head Rush.“There were things about my story that I didn’t know how to express, musically or lyrically. I would say my artistry has grown to a place where I’m comfortable sharing this much at one time," he said of the album – complete with a star-studded list of featured artists including Teezo Touchdown, Thundercat, Toro y Moi, Ty Dolla $ign, Watr, Estelle and Ravyn Lenae."I’m older now, and the things that I’ve accomplished tell me I’m ready to do this – You’ve work...