SZA’s SOS has broken the record for most weeks atop Billboard’s Top R&B Albums Chart. When the blockbuster album was ranked at No. 1 for the 41st week on the chart dated September 30, SOS broke the 40 weeks tie with The Weeknd’s After Hours. After Hours reigned the R&B Albums Chart for 40 weeks…… More
Doja Cat’s “Paint The Town Red” has topped the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart for the third straight week. “Paint The Town Red,” a song from Doja’s just-released fourth album Scarlet, racked up 6.2 million U.K. streams in the latest charting week, according to U.K. Official Charts. Earlier this month, “Paint The Town Red” became Doja…… More
Rod Wave’s Nostalgia has debuted atop the all-genre Billboard 200 albums chart, earning the rapper his third No. 1. Nostalgia bowed with 137,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending September 21, according to Luminate. Wave has previously topped the Billboard 200 with his last two full-length projects, Beautiful Mind (2022)…… More
Drake’s “Slime You Out,” featuring SZA, has debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. “Slime You Out,” Drake’s first in-studio collaboration with SZA, is from the Canadian rapper’s upcoming album, For All the Dogs, due October 6. With the track, Drake earned his 12th Hot 100 leader, tying him for the fifth-most in the…… More
Doja Cat’s “Paint the Town Red” has earned a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200. “Paint the Town Red,” which was Doja’s first No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, earned 89.8 million streams, up 1%, and 12,000 sold, up 5%, worldwide September 15-21. Meanwhile, Jung Kook’s “Seven,” featuring Latto, remains…… More
Megan Thee Stallion joined Beyonce to perform “Savage” live together for the first time on the Renaissance World Tour. The pair performed the song on Saturday night, September 23, at NRG Stadium in Megan’s hometown Houston. “Do we have any savage ladies and gentlemen in the house tonight?” Beyonce asked the crowd at NRG Stadium…… More
Lauryn Hill reunited with her Fugees bandmates at the 2023 Global Citizen Festival in New York City’s Central Park on Saturday (September 23), surprising fans and captivating them amidst incessant rain. Hill took the stage to join her mates to raise awareness for world hunger. Hill blazed through some of her own classics including “Doo…… More
SZA recently teamed up with experimental pop musician Jean Dawson for a new duet, “No Szns.” Dawson co-produced “No Szns” with Austin Corona, Elliott Kozel, Jesse Schuster, Wyatt Bernard, and Zach Fogarty. The song features trumpet from yMusic co-founder CJ Camerieri. Dawson co-wrote the song with SZA and co-directed the video for the track with…… More
Doja Cat recently released a music video for “Agora Hills,” the latest single from her fourth studio album, Scarlet, which arrived last Friday (September 22). Hanna Lux Davis and Doja co-directed the visual, which was shot in Pomona, California, and Koreatown in Los Angeles. Doja’s “estranged dreams come to life in a home-movie style video…… More
Moneybagg Yo has teamed up with rising hip-hop star Sexyy Red on a new single, “Big Dawg.” “I want a big dawg, a big dawg,” Red raps at the start of the track. “You ain’t got no bag, you can’t even look at me, n***a.” Later, Bagg chips in and also lists his favorite brands,…… More
