Kendrick Lamar just got some high-powered advice for his upcoming Super Bowl LIX halftime performance. During a recent appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, last year’s halftime performer Usher was asked his thoughts on how Lamar can have the best show possible. His overall message was to be present. “The …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar Nabs Another Win With Song of the Year: 'Nothing More Powerful Than Rap Music'
Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us” is not only Song of the Year, but Record of the Year, according to Grammy voters. In the Song of the Year category, he beat out Taylor Swift with Post Malone, Lady Gaga with Bruno Mars, Billie Eilish, Sabrina Carpenter, Beyoncé, Chappell Roan, and Shaboozey. …
Read More »Grammys 2025 Recap: Beyoncé Triumphs, Kendrick Lamar Sweeps
Beyoncé finally won Album of the Year and Kendrick Lamar pulled off two remarkable major-category victories at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night. “It’s been many, many years,” Beyoncé acknowledged with a slight chuckle while finally accepting the prize that’s eluded her throughout her illustrious career, for Cowboy …
Read More »Grammys Finally Delivers the Beyoncé Victory We've Been Waiting For
Our long national nightmare is over: Beyoncé finally won Album of the Year. The Grammys desperately needed her to win this award, so the night felt like a true celebration. The entire 2025 Grammys ceremony was a “just give Beyoncé her damn Album of the Year already” countdown. It all …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' Triumphantly Takes Home Record of the Year
From beef-ending Drake diss song to Record of the Year: Kendrick Lamar’s anthem, the death blow in a summer-long musical feud with his Canadian counterpart, won the rapper his first Record of the Year award at the 2025 Grammys. “We gonna dedicate this one to the city,” Lamar told the …
Read More »SZA Will Join Kendrick Lamar as Super Bowl Halftime-Show Special Guest
The Super Bowl Halftime Show just got a lot bigger. On Thursday, Apple Music announced that SZA will be joining Kendrick Lamar during this year’s halftime show, hosted at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome on Feb. 9. Apple Music shared a video of Lamar and SZA to make the announcement. “What’s …
Read More »Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen Lead iHeart Radio Music Awards Nominations
The iHeartRadio Music Awards will return on Monday, March 17, to celebrate their station’s most-played artists and songs of 2024. The nominees for the 2025 awards were announced Wednesday, and Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead with ten each for their inescapable hit songs this year. Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone, …
Read More »The Content Creators Mentioned in Drake's Defamation Suit Have Thoughts
It’s a new year with the same beef. On Wednesday, Drake upped the ante of the Great Rap War by filing a federal lawsuit against his label, Universal Music Group (UMG), for defamation and harassment for their support of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” UMG also distributes Lamar’s music through …
Read More »Drake Sues UMG for Defamation, Harassment Over Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us'
Drake has formalized his contentious battle against Kendrick Lamar‘s diss track “Not Like Us” by going after Universal Music Group, filing a defamation and harassment lawsuit against the major music conglomerate on Wednesday. The Canadian-born rapper, whose real name is Aubrey Drake Graham, claims UMG “unleashed every weapon in its …
Read More »Drake Airs Out 'Personal' Grievances in Freestyle to Start 2025
It’s been months sinceKendrick Lamarignited a firestorm by taking aim at Drake and J. Colewith his verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s“Like That” in the spring of 2024. The feud saw the rappers sling vitriol in the form of several diss tracks —with Cole momentarily joining the mix with “7 …
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