The audience at the Los Angeles stop on Playboi Carti‘s Antagonist Tour was treated to a hometown surprise when Kendrick Lamar made a surprise appearance. Carti and Lamar performed their collaboration “Good Credit,” which appeared on the Atlanta rapper’s latest album Music. On Instagram, Carti wrote that bringing Lamar out …
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Drake lost, but artistic freedom won last week when a federal court in New York dismissed the rapper’s case against UMG Recordings. The decision did more than end one of rap’s most publicized legal dramas. It drew a bright line between artistic expression and literal accusation — a distinction hip-hop …
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Leading up tothe Grammy nominations on Nov. 7, Rolling Stone is breaking down 10 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. “There were so many incredible records,” says J.J. Italiano, head of Global Music Curation & Discovery …
Read More »Drake Loses Defamation Suit Over Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us'
Drake has lost his defamation suit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” with a federal judge ruling that the allegedly defamatory statements in the hit diss track qualify as “nonactionable opinion.” In a ruling published Thursday, Oct. 9, Judge Jeannette A. Vargas stated: “The issue …
Read More »Lady Gaga Is Looking Like Your Album of the Year Front-Runner at the 2026 Grammys
Leading up tothe Grammy nominations on Nov. 7, Rolling Stone is breaking down 10 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. This year’s Album of the Year field isn’t lacking for front-runners: Any one of these eight …
Read More »Abracadabra! It's Our Song of the Year Predictions
Leading up tothe Grammy nominations on Nov. 7,Rolling Stoneis breaking down10 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy night. A fictional band, a Puerto Rican superstar, and a popstar who rhymes “amen” with “hey men.” Our predictions for …
Read More »A$AP Rocky on Why He 'Fell Back' in Kendrick Lamar-Drake Beef
As Elle’s latest cover star, A$AP Rocky told venerable hip-hop journalist Clover Hope about the reality of some perceived sore spots in his life. The thesis? He’s doing just fine, all things considered. On the everlasting battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake in which he threw and caught a few …
Read More »MTV VMAs 2025: See the Complete Winners List
Believe it or not, the 2025VMAshave officially arrived. Tonight, the biggest names in music gathered for theMTV Video Music Awardsto see who would take home the night’s top prizes. Lady Gaga led all nominees this year with an impressive 12 nods, thanks largely to her collaboration with Bruno Mars, “Die …
Read More »Clipse and Kendrick Lamar Perform 'Chains & Whips' Live Together for First Time at L.A. Show
Clipse surprised fans in Los Angeles at the Novo on Saturday when they brought out Kendrick Lamar. The trio performed “Chains & Whips” from Clipse’s long-awaited album, Let God Sort Em Out, which arrived last month. As fan-filmed clips reveal, Pusha T and Malice were in the midst of performing …
Read More »Universal Music CEO Lucian Grainge Has Had Enough of Drake's 'Ridiculous' 'Not Like Us' Lawsuit
Lucian Grainge, the CEO of Universal Music Group, has issued his first public response (and it’s a fiery one) to Drake’s lawsuit against the company for what he alleges to be the strategically defamatory promotion of Kendrick Lamar’s hit diss song “Not Like Us.” Earlier this week, Drake’s attorneys attempted …
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