Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment is facing another copyright lawsuit over the sample that opens her 2022 Renaissance track ‘Alien Superstar.” Producer Shuji Hirose and his company, Hirose Enterprise, filed the new lawsuit against Beyoncé, Parkwood Entertainment and several other music companies, accusing them of using a sample from the 1998 track “Moonraker” without permission from the […]
R&B lovers, the one has been brewing for years. Joe and Donell Jones are set to face off in a new Verzuz battle on August 20, bringing two catalogs packed with ’90s and early 2000s R&B classics to the same stage. The announcement quickly sparked debate among fans over who has the stronger collection of […]
Legendary music executive Clive Davis is recovering after being hospitalized in New York City over the weekend following an upper respiratory health scare. According to multiple reports, the 94-year-old music mogul was admitted to a New York hospital on Friday after developing an upper respiratory infection. Representatives for Davis said the hospitalization was a precautionary measure and that […]
Chris Brown is keeping his foot on the gas. The R&B star has officially announced a new album dropping May 8, Brown, just weeks before he hits the road with Usher for their highly anticipated Raymond & Brown Tour. Dropping a new project ahead of a major stadium tour gives fans fresh music to connect […]
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced its Class of 2026, and this year’s lineup is a powerful mix of rock, soul and hip-hop legends with a major spotlight on culture-shifting artists. Among the biggest names being inducted in the Performer category are Wu-Tang Clan, Luther Vandross, Sade, Oasis, Phil Collins, Billy […]
There are moments in music where everything changes overnight. For Leon Thomas, this feels like one of them. Fresh off a major victory at the Grammy Awards 2026, where he took home Best R&B Album, Thomas has seen his Spotify listenership explode by 1,600%. Not a small bump. Not a gradual climb. A surge that […]
Fans are buzzing after a mysterious billboard tied to Gunna appeared to tease a potential Netflix documentary coinciding with his latest album rollout. The billboard, which promotes a project titled The Last Wun, describes the Atlanta rapper as “The one they counted out,” with the Netflix logo, sparking speculation that the phrase could refer to […]
Rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has published a sweeping apology to the Black and Jewish communities as he prepares to release his twelfth studio album, Bully, on January 30. The full-page open letter, titled “To Those I’ve Hurt,” appeared in The Wall Street Journal earlier this week. In the letter, Ye acknowledged that […]
Toronto-born rapper Drake has been named in a new federal class-action RICO lawsuit accusing him of promoting an illegal online gambling platform and using proceeds from that enterprise to artificially inflate his music streaming numbers. The complaint, filed December 31 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, was brought on behalf […]
Xania Monet is addressing the backlash surrounding her rise in music, directly and unapologetically, in a new song aimed at her critics. Released Friday, December 19, “Say My Name With Respect” features the AI-generated singer responding to growing skepticism about her place in the industry. Monet was created using artificial intelligence by Mississippi poet Telisha ‘Nikki’ Jones, and her […]
SZA has publicly condemned the White House after officials used her music in a controversial video promoting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities. On December 10, the “Kill Bill” artist took to X (formerly Twitter) to denounce the administration’s use of her vocals from the viral Saturday Night Live sketch featuring her song “Big […]
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) confirmed this week that Chris Brown is now the best-selling Black male vocalist ever in U.S. history — having officially eclipsed Michael Jackson’s long-standing record. Brown’s discography recently earned eight new certifications, pushing his total U.S. sales for albums and singles to 163 million units, enough to take […]