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Hulu is officially the streaming home of the 2022 and 2023 editions of Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and Austin City Limits music festivals. An extension of its partnership with Live Nation, Hulu is now the first and only platform to hold the streaming rights to C3 Presents’ biggest trio of music festival. Hulu SVOD subscribers can watch select performances from all three festivals at no additional cost, along with special footage and behind-the-scenes clips. Each festival’s Friday through Sunday dates will feature two different live feeds, while the Thursday sets of Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza will feature one. “Hulu and Live Nation are both committed to delivering exceptional entertainment to fans, so we are thrilled to be collaborating with them, again, as we expand our offering to in...

Burna Boy has unveiled his newest LOVE, DAMINI single, “Last Last.” Produced by Chopstix, who also worked on “Outside,” “Last Last” hears a sample of Toni Braxton’s “He Wasn’t Man Enough” and hears Burna Boy open up about his past relationships while coming to terms with his own feelings and the reassurance that everything will be fine. The cut also arrives with an accompanying music video directed by the artist himself, which sees him at home and other locations handpicked by Burna Boy. Speaking to Billboard, he revealed the meaning behind his upcoming album’s title and describes it as a love letter to his fans. “That’s how I like to sign all my letters…It’s a bit personal [because] it’s bringing you into my head on my birthday — when you turn 31 and ain’t got no kids, everything is ...

Gunna and Young Thug reportedly had their bond request denied on Wednesday. Both rappers are among the 28 Young Stoner Life Records associated indicted for violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act. Sergio Kitchens, better known as Gunna, turned himself in earlier this week and is indicted with criminal street gang activity, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, hydrocodone, and marijuana and theft by receiving stolen property. Meanwhile, Jeffery Lamar Williams, known as Young Thug, was arrested at his home on Monday and is facing charges of Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute; Possession Of Sawed-Off Shotgun, Sawed-Off Rifle, Machine Gun, dangerous Weapon, Or Silencer; and three separate charges of Unlawful For Person Employed By/...

Chance The Rapper and Vic Mensa are back in business together with their latest collaborative effort, “Writing Exercise #3: Wraith.” Clocking in at two-and-a-half minutes, the joint features jazzy production from Smoko Ono and Beat Butcha and arrives with an accompanying music video directed by Troy Gueno. “Writing Exercise #3: Wraith” serves a teaser to “several projects” Chano and Mensa have been working on together over the last few months, however a release date nor the title are yet to be announced. “Me & Chano have been working on a lot of music for a while now, there’s much more to come,” Mensa shared in a statement. “This was produced by the homie Smoko Ono & Beat Butcha.” Chance is set to release a Joey Bada$$-assisted single later this month, while Mensa released his Vino...

Kendrick Lamar has finally released his highly-anticipated fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. Clocking in at approximately an hour and 15 minutes, the 18-track record features Blxst and Amanda Reifer on “Die Hard,” Sampha on “Father Time,” Taylour Paige on “We Cry Together,” Summer Walker and Ghostface Killah on “Purple Hearts,” Kodak Black on “Silent Hill,” Baby Keem and Sam Dew on “Savior,” Tanna leone on “Mr. Morale and Portishead’s Beth Gibbons on “Mother I Sober.” Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers marks K-Dot’s first full-length solo studio effort since the Pulitzer Prize-winning DAMN. in 2017, and is confirmed to be his final release with Top Dawg Entertainment and his debut with his pgLang company: “I spend most of my days with fleeting thoughts. Writing. Li...

A$AP Rocky opened up about JAY-Z‘s reaction to his track “Goldie” in the latest preview of his upcoming Drink Champs episode. The rapper first clarified that when he wrote and released the 2012 track, he was unaware that the Armand de Brignac champagne brand — known as Ace of Spades — was actually owned by Hov. “When I first came out, I’m like, ‘Cristal by the cases, maybe that was racist/I would prefer the Aces, ain’t no different when you taste it.’ Like, I ain’t know Hov — I ain’t know JAY owned Ace of Spades. I ain’t gonna lie, I don’t think he was jacking it,” he admitted with a laugh. Rocky continued that JAY-Z spoke to some of his A$AP Mob associates about the line, and was pleasantly surprised that the legendary rapper even knew who they were at that point in their y...