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Juicy J Unveils New Album The Hustle Continues: Stream
Juicy J has unveiled his new album The Hustle Continues. Stream it below via Apple Music and Spotify. As one of the founding members of Three 6 Mafia, J is a principal architect of the southern hip-hop sound. The Memphis MC’s last solo album, 2017’s Rubba Band Business, was a star-studded affair. But it’s follow-up packs even more guests into the house, cramming 15 features onto 16 tracks. In addition to fellow Mafia-alumn Lord Infamous, The Hustle Continues boasts contributions from Logic, Megan Thee Stallion, Ty Dolla $ign, Conway, NLE Choppa, Jay Rock, Project Pat, Keyglock, Young Dolph, and A$AP Rocky. The record is Juicy J’s first indie effort in ten years. A former signee of Columbia, J has reunited with the first label exec to ever offer him a record deal: Alan ...
Chris Brown Is Top Winner at 2020 Soul Train Awards: Complete List of Winners
Summer Walker’s debut album, Over It, which reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200, won album of the year. Megan Thee Stallion, whose “Savage” reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 (via a remix featuring Beyoncé), won the rhythm & bars award for that smash. Beyoncé shared the video of the year award for “Brown Skin Girl” with her eight-year old daughter, Blue Ivy, as well as Saint Jhn & Wizkid. That video is also nominated for a Grammy for best music video. Snoh Aalegra, a Swedish singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles, took best new artist. Aalegra’s 2019 sophomore album, Ugh, Those Feels Again, reached No. 73 on the Billboard 200. Brandy and Monica, who teamed to record the 1998 classic “The Boy Is Mine,” each received an award. Brandy took the Soul Train certified award. Mon...
Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. Boxed — But Snoop Dogg’s Commentary Won the Fight
Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. faced-off against each other in the ring Saturday night (Nov. 28) in a highly-anticipated exhibition bout — but it was Snoop Dogg who social media users declared winner the evening. Born Calvin Broadus Jr., the rapper, actor and entrepreneur gave color commentary for multiple matches, including Jake Paul versus Nate Robinson and the main event, which was the former heavyweight champion Tyson vs icon Jones Jr. Snoop had fans rolling on social media with his numerous quips during the fights, one of the most popular being when he said of the Tyson-Jones Jr. battle, “This s–t is like two of my uncles fighting at the barbecue.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It b...
Drake Shares Sweet New Father-Son Photo
“Now this is beautiful,” Bieber wrote about the father-son moment. Drake shared the first public pictures of Adonis in March and has been posting occasional photos of him since then. In September, Drake showed off his son’s first day of school. In October, he let Instagram in on the celebration of Adonis’ third birthday, giving a glimpse at the pair enjoying the little guy’s special day. See Drake’s latest photo with Adonis on Instagram. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their...
Lil Wayne Cancels Performance at Tyson vs. Jones Fight Due to ‘Unforeseeable Circumstances’
Lil Wayne will no longer be appearing at the highly anticipated Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. fight. The rapper called off his scheduled performance just hours ahead of the event Saturday night (Nov. 28). “Due to unforeseeable circumstances I won’t be performing tonight at the Tyson/Jones fight,” Lil Wayne wrote on Twitter. “Hope the event is still a success and much love to Triller.” Lil Wayne. who just dropped his No Ceilings 3 mixtape, had previously hyped up the night when his appearance was announced earlier this month. In a statement at the time, he’d said: “This event is going to go down in history, no doubt. I’m grateful to be a part of it and share the arena with two living legends. I’m stoked to perform and give the fans somethi...
Lil Wayne Drops DJ Khaled-Hosted ‘No Ceilings 3′ Mixtape, Featuring Drake, Young Thug & More: Listen
“The mixtape game seemed to be a dying art and since I’m one of the pioneers of the craft, and it played such a big part in my career, I felt it was only right to resurrect it,” Wayne recently told Complex. “Also, it’s a lot of songs out here I wanted to kill my way!” DJ Khaled, who serves as “host” of the new mixtape, teased the project project on Instagram, noting that he worked with Wayne on the rapper’s 2005 mixtape, The Suffix. Weezy’s last mixtape arrived with 2017’s Dedication 6, his long-running mixtape series with DJ Drama. Earlier this year, the rapper earned his fifth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with his latest studio album, Funeral. The set followed his chart-topping Tha Carter V, which was released in 2018....
From Miley Cyrus to Taylor Swift, What’s Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote!
Thanksgiving is officially in the rearview and that means one thing: the holiday season has officially begun, and from albums by Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift to a new single by Jennifer Lopez, Billboard wants to know which new release you have on repeat as you dig into the leftovers. Are you loving Cyrus’ rock-fueled seventh studio album Plastic Hearts or Bad Bunny‘s surprise third studio set El Último Tour Del Mundo? How many times have you streamed the live interpretations of Swift’s Folklore tracks in between rewatching her Long Pond Studio Sessions concert special on Disney+? You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful peo...
Nicki Minaj Shares Adorable Voice Note Featuring Baby
“Say hi to the Barbz, papa bear. Say hi,” she says to the infant. “Whatcha doin’? Say something,” says Minaj with a laugh. “Aww, you said hi to the Barbz? Good boy.” Minaj welcomed her son with husband Kenneth Petty on Sept. 30. The couple celebrated the first wedding anniversary on Oct. 21, and they shared the first photo of their little one — an image of a tiny baby foot — on that day. Listen to the adorable new clip below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Inte...
The 13 Best Things That Happened in Music This Week (November 27)
Take a look at all of the week’s can’t-miss music moments below. AC/DC’s new album charged in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 AC/DC’s Power Up debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week, giving the legendary rockers their third chart-topping set. The new LP started with 117,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending Nov. 28, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. See the full Billboard 200 rundown for the week ending Nov. 28 here. The 2020 American Music Awards were a night to remember Billie Eilish, The Weeknd, BTS, Justin Bieber and Shawn Mendes, Dua Lipa, and Doja Cat and Bebe Rexha all performed during the AMAs on Sunday (Nov. 22), making for a star-studded evening. Of course, some awards were handed out, too! Check out the full winners’ list here to...
Bad Bunny Talks Surprise New Album ‘El Ultimo Tour del Mundo’ & Rosalia Collab
“It’s completely different from YHLQMDLG. This is a more sentimental album, more chill, the kind of thing you can listen to in your room,” Bad Bunny tells Billboard. Here’s everything important you need to know about the 16-track El Último Tour Del Mundo, in his own words. First and foremost, “Dákiti,” your No. 1 global song. Tell us more. I had the album ready for a while. And I’d say: Damn, I’m missing a song. Because the album goes into a different, weird direction. It needed a track that connects with everyone. A party track. Jahycor [Jhay Cortez] and Mora already had the song written and prepared. I added my lyrics, my touch, over Jhay Cortez’s rhythm. Then we sent it to Tainy so he could also put his touch, and everything was a very dynamic, very cool team effort. I really liked the ...
Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Cardi B & More Celebrate Thanksgiving 2020
Cardi encouraged her fans to “enjoy your family & friends and the turkey legs” during the holiday, while Bieber summed up his Thanksgiving message in three concise words: “Thankful. Grateful. Blessed.” Midler, meanwhile, took time to recognize the healthcare professionals and frontline workers dedicated to fighting COVID-19. “We bow our heads in thanks to the doctors, the nurses, the frontline workers, everyone across the nation who has worked so hard to save lives, under the most terrible conditions imaginable. Consider yourselves not just loved, but revered,” the iconic singer tweeted. See more musicians celebrating Thanksgiving on social media below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dati...
Drake Comes to The Weeknd’s Defense Over Grammys Controversy
The R&B singer expressed his frustration toward the Recording Academy on behalf of himself, his fans and the entire music industry. “The Grammys remain corrupt,” he stated on Twitter. “You owe me, my fans and the industry transparency…” In a followup tweet, he wrote: “Collaboratively planning a performance for weeks to not being invited? In my opinion zero nominations = you’re not invited!” Now, Drake has entered the fray. “I think we should stop allowing ourselves to be shocked every year by the disconnect between impactful music and these awards and just accept that what once was the highest form of recognition may no longer matter to the artists that exist now and the ones that come after,” he wrote on Instagram. “It’s like a relative you keep exp...
