Can Drake & Kendrick Sue Each Other For Defamation Over Ugly Diss Track...
After an ugly weekend of diss-track crossfire, the beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake now features unproven accusations of spousal abuse, drug use and even pedophilia. Those claims might be...
View ArticleDrake & Kendrick Diss Tracks, TikTok Lawsuit, Britney Divorce & More Top...
This is The Legal Beat, a weekly newsletter about music law from Billboard Pro, offering you a one-stop cheat sheet of big new cases, important rulings and all the fun stuff in between. This week: A...
View ArticleKendrick Lamar and Drake Just Showed Us the Future of Rap Beef
We just witnessed an unprecedented weekend in rap music, with five diss songs and a snippet keeping us away from our friends, our families, and (most importantly) our playoff games. Drake started...
View ArticleCan Drake Recover After His Battle With Kendrick Lamar?
After a hellacious heavyweight feud between two of rap’s top superstars, Kendrick Lamar and Drake, the court of public opinion seems poised to announce the Compton MC as the victor. For now, Kendrick...
View ArticleDrake’s London OVO Store Dragged Into Kendrick Lamar Beef With ‘They Not Like...
From the looks of it, the dust has settled in the lyrical war between Drake and Kendrick Lamar after the general consensus is that the Compton MC emerged victorious after a furious diss track...
View ArticleWhich Drake and Kendrick Lamar Diss Tracks Could Make Next Week’s Hot 100?
One of the wildest weeks in hip-hop history is set to make a huge impact on next week’s Billboard charts (dated May 18) as several diss tracks from the ongoing Drake – Kendrick Lamar beef look prime...
View ArticleJoe Biden’s Campaign Disses Donald Trump Using Kendrick Lamar ‘Euphoria’ Lyrics
The Kendrick Lamar–Drake battle has found its way into the political world. President Joe Biden’s campaign team put together a video dissing Donald Trump on May 6, which was soundtracked by Lamar’s...
View ArticleWill Kendrick Lamar’s Drake Diss Go to No. 1 – And If So, Which One?
The Contenders is a midweek column that looks at artists aiming for the top of the Billboard charts, and the strategies behind their efforts. Next week (for the upcoming Billboard Hot 100 dated May...
View ArticleSeth Rogen Sides with Kendrick Lamar, Says Drake Officially ‘Lost the Rap...
Seth Rogen concedes that Drake has lost the battle to Kendrick Lamar, Canadian pride be damned. During his Seth Smokes the Bowl charity show at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday (May 7), the comedian...
View ArticleKendrick Lamar’s Back Catalog Up 49% Following Weekend of Beef, Drake’s Down 5%
Welcome to Billboard Pro‘s Trending Up newsletter, where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosities and trends that have caught the music industry’s attention. Some have come out of...
View ArticleDrake vs. Kendrick Lamar Rap Battle Debate: Where Does Drake Go From Here? |...
In the first episode of ‘Billboard Unfiltered,’ Billboard staffers Damien Scott, Carl Lamarre and Trevor Anderson discuss the Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud that has taken the hip-hop world by storm,...
View Article‘Tale of the Tape’ Mixtape Documentary Includes Unseen Footage of Kendrick...
What would hip-hop be without mixtapes like DJ Clue’s Clue for President or 50 Cent’s 50 Cent Is the Future? Red Summer TV explores the Tale of the Tape with a new documentary examining an oral...
View ArticleBeyoncé Surprises With Coachella Attendance, Drake & Kendrick Lamar Beef...
It’s Wednesday, May 8th, and Drake & Kendrick Lamar’s beef is getting intense. On Tuesday morning, Drake’s security guard was shot at the rapper’s Toronto residence and his London OVO store was...
View ArticleNaomi Osaka Reveals Whether She’s Team Kendrick Lamar or Team Drake
Naomi Osaka might lead a pacifist lifestyle, but that hasn’t stopped her from indulging in the spicy Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud as a fan of the genre. Related Drake & Kendrick Lamar’s Rocky...
View ArticleThis Is the Best Start to a Year We’ve Had in Pop This Decade (Essay)
Around this time two years ago at Billboard, we were all asking: Where are the new hits? Through the first few months of 2022, the Billboard Hot 100 was stocked almost exclusively with holdovers from...
View ArticleTaylor Swift Holds Off Dua Lipa In Australia’s Albums Chart Race
Taylor Swift makes it three straight, as The Tortured Poets Department (via Universal) holds on for another week at No. 1 in Australia, while Sabrina Carpenter nabs her first leader on the singles...
View ArticleBlack Thought Calls J. Cole’s Apology to Kendrick Lamar ‘A Beautiful Thing’
The Roots frontman Black Thought appeared on the This Week In White Supremacy podcast and was asked about J. Cole’s infamous apology to Kendrick Lamar by host Jasiri X. Interestingly enough, the emcee...
View ArticleSabrina Carpenter’s ‘Espresso’ Stays Hot In U.K.
Sabrina Carpenter has a hot one on her hands with “Espresso.” The pop gem enters a second straight week at No. 1 in the U.K., where it’s the U.S. pop star’s first leader and fourth appearance in the...
View ArticleKendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Blasts In at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
The seething rap battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake spills into the upper reaches of the latest Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, tilted in the former’s favor. Lamar’s “Not Like Us” launches at No....
View ArticleBillboard Hot 100 Top 10 Countdown for May 18, 2024 | Billboard News
Tetris Kelly:Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been battling with diss tracks, but how will this shake up on the charts? This is the Billboard Hot 100 for the week dated May 18. Slipping to No. 10 is...
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