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UPDATE: R. Kelly surrendered to Chicago police Friday night after being charged with 10 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, CNN reported. Kelly was placed in handcuffs before entering the station; the singer did not speak to media who congregated outside the station. Kelly will be in court Saturday for …

Young M.A has the thotties twerking at a hallway dance party in her new remix of Blueface‘s hit “Thotiana.” Her playful take includes face emojis and peach emojis that humorously and strategically cover some of the booty shots. “Oh, Thotiana. Half savage, half prima donna,” she raps. “I don’t want …

Two women are adding their voices to the chorus against R. Kelly. At a press conference in Midtown Manhattan on Thursday, Latresa Scaff and Rochelle Washington alleged that the singer spotted them at an afterparty for one of his concerts in the Baltimore area during the mid-Nineties and invited them …

No matter how sharp Annie Clark’s tongue, early criticism often focused on her femininity. In 2007, a review praised her “big-girl voice“; in 2009, another mentioned her “small and fragile” vocals; in 2011, she was called “waifishly stunning,” her singing “coquettish.” (Guess the writers’ gender!) And yes, she is stunning, …

Fresh off dropping “Please Me” with Bruno Mars, Cardi B has hopped on a new remix for Blueface‘s “Thotiana.” The Best Rap Album winner and Los Angeles rapper also shared the Cole Bennett-directed video for the track that premiered Saturday. Cardi B adds a raunchy verse to the hit single, …

Snoop Dogg, Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Dashboard Confessional and more will perform at the first annual Salute the Troops Music and Comedy Festival, set to take place March 22nd and 23rd at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California. The eclectic lineup will also feature Cold War Kids, Capital …

21 Savage is, finally, a free man. After spending nine days in a notoriously harsh detention center outside of Atlanta, Georgia the rapper (real name She’yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph)has been released on bond. Rolling Stone confirmed the release with his legal team. “In the last 24 hours, in the wake of …

Rap ignored the 2019 Grammys. Kendrick Lamar and Childish Gambino were nominated across the board, but opted not to attend, along with Jay-Z and Kanye West. In a surprise move, though, Drake decided to cross the picket line. As he hit the stage to accept his Best Rap Song award …

Maren Morris and Brandi Carlile offer a powerful meditation on the struggle for understanding in their new duet “Common.” The song appears on Morris’ new album Girl. Rather than trafficking in uplifting platitudes, “Common” takes a more somber, alienated look at human relations. “When it’s over, when it’s done, when …

Maren Morris stepped onstage at her hometown stadium in Arlington, Texas, in October to sing a song with the night’s headliner, Taylor Swift. “I . . . categorize myself as a superfan,” Swift told the audience. “I listened to [her] album over and over. I know soon she will be playing stadiums this size.” …