Ahead of tomorrow’s (May 16) #Verzuz Instagram Live battle between hip-hop heavyweights Nelly and Ludacris, Billboard revisits the pair’s chart careers to pinpoint some likely candidates to make each act’s showdown set list. On one side of your screen, Nelly,…
May 16 marks the 10-year anniversary of the former Black Sabbath and Rainbow singer’s death from stomach cancer in 2010. Aug. 22, 1982. Scott Ian is trekking from Queens to New Jersey with a friend named Jimmy to see Black…
This Air Jordan 11 Low colorway is based on Tinker Hatfield’s original sketches for the “Concord” colorway. Over the years, the 11 has become one of the most popular shoes in the Jumpman library. The OG mid-top version designed by…
In the midst of the quarantine and social distancing, Frankie J (real name: Francisco Javier Bautista, Jr.) is focusing on his health, spending time with his family, and making home renovations at his San Diego residence. He’s also keeping busy…
Nearly 60 artists in 15 countries participated in the Sony Latin festival. It started as a conference call in the middle of the pandemic. Everyone was on lockdown, but everyone had been doing livestreams and podcasts and performances from home.…
Pluto has landed. Future dropped off his eighth studio LP High Off Life on Friday (May 15). Following an announcement at the top of the week, Super then revealed the stacked track list to the effort, which features assists from Drake,…
How will the flurry of at-home and in-game performances leave their mark on pop music? “We just wanted to fuck around and have a good time,” Post Malone said, sipping from a beer can in a koozie before holding it…
Billboard’s First Stream serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond. This week, Future returns with…
Lil Baby announces that he is no longer doing any feature verses unless the bag is right. At this point in his career, is trying to boss up and become the next rap mogul. He wants to follow in the…
“Nothing’s too personal for me,” says Jason Isbell. And indeed, during a discussion about Reunions, his new album with his band the 400 Unit, out today, and his career, he never avoids answering any question- except one. As fans of…