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Drake & Kendrick Lamar’s Rocky Relationship Explained
Everyone wanted this: a lyrical death match between the biggest rappers in the game today, Drake and Kendrick Lamar. At first, things seemed rosy between the young behemoths when they collaborated on...
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Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Espresso,’ Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Lead Billboard...
Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” buzzes to No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart and Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” launches atop the Billboard Global 200. The songs mark each act’s first...
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Mustard Celebrates Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Topping the Hot 100:...
Mustard on the beat, ho! The hitmaker behind Kendrick Lamar‘s scorching Drake diss track “Not Like Us” is celebrating the song’s No. 1 debut on the Billboard Hot 100 Monday (May 13). “Sometimes you...
View ArticleA History of Disses at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, From ‘You’re So Vain’...
It has been a fiery start to 2024 atop the Billboard charts. Barely a month after Megan Thee Stallion’s incendiary “Hiss” rattled its way to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, Future, Metro Boomin and...
View ArticleTyla Joins ‘Fortnite,’ Taylor Swift Rules at No. 1, Ariana Grande Back in the...
It’s Monday, May 13, and Taylor Swift is still ruling at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Not only that, she’s set to feature on Gracie Abrams’ new album and will be part of the Bridgerton season 3...
View ArticlePost Malone and Morgan Wallen on Track For U.K. No. 1 With ‘I Had Some Help’
Post Malone and Morgan Wallen are getting the party started in the U.K., where “‘I Had Some Help” is heading for No. 1. If it holds its position, “I Had Some Help” (via Mercury Records/Republic) would...
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Mustard Earns His First Hot 100 No. 1 as a Producer Thanks to Kendrick...
As Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” launches at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated May 18), the rapper lands his fourth leader on the list as a recording artist. Meanwhile, its producer, Mustard,...
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Kendrick Lamar Gets a Meal Named After Him at Toronto Restaurant He...
Business is boomin’ for New Ho King. The Chinese restaurant referenced by Kendrick Lamar on “Euphoria” is looking to capitalize on the spotlight by naming a special meal after K. Dot. Related Drake...
View ArticleWhat Will the Commercial Success of ‘Not Like Us’ Mean for Kendrick Lamar’s...
No story in music this year has been more all-consuming than the ongoing beef between superstar rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar (and a whole lot of supporting characters) — and this week, on the...
View ArticleHow the West Was Won: 5 Ways Kendrick Lamar Defeated Drake
Rap’s crown now sits in the West. For more than a decade, Drake sat on the throne, as multiple rappers tried and failed to unseat him. Damage was done by Pusha T, but the Canadian MC was able to...
View ArticleKendrick Lamar & Drake Diss Tracks Hold the Top Six Spots on Hot Rap Songs Chart
The biggest story in hip-hop is the main attraction on Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart, where the top six songs on the list dated May 18 all stem from the highly publicized feud between Drake and...
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How Free Peace’s Kenji Summers Found Mindfulness Through Mamba Mentality and...
For Mental Health Awareness Month this May, Billboard is teaming with Brandon Holman of the Lazuli Collective on a series of articles focused on mindfulness and the professional development of...
View ArticleWill Morgan Wallen Give Post Malone the ‘Help’ He Needs for Another No. 1 Debut?
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 ArticleFuture, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar Take ‘Like That’ to No. 1 on Rhythmic...
There’s a lot to like on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart for Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar, whose collaboration “Like That” climbs to No. 1 on the radio ranking list dated May 18. The...
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Tommy Richman’s ‘Million Dollar Baby’ Rises to No. 1 on TikTok Billboard Top 50
After debuting at No. 2 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart dated May 11, Tommy Richman’s ”Million Dollar Baby” ends up one spot better on the May 18 survey, ranking at No. 1. Related Kendrick...
View ArticleKendrick Lamar in Top 10, Shaboozey in Top 5 on TikTok Billboard Top 50 Chart...
Kendrick Lamar enters the top 10 of the TikTok Billboard Top 50, but is Lay Bankz going to keep her No. 1 spot for a fourth week? Keep watching to learn more! Tetris Kelly:We’ve got a new leader and...
View ArticleThese 25 Rappers Are the Top-Grossing Hip-Hop Touring Acts of All Time
Billboard Boxscore has been tracking touring data and ranking the top live acts around the world across various musical genres since the mid-1980s. We’ve already run down the biggest live artists in...
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Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Goes to No. 1, Does Cardi B Need Another Hit...
In the second episode of Billboard Unfiltered, Billboard staffers Damien Scott, Carl Lamarre and Trevor Anderson discuss the chart success of both Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s diss tracks, “Not Like...
View ArticleCardi B Isn’t Voting For Biden Or Trump, Steve Aoki’s EDC Preview, Kendrick...
It’s Thursday, May 16th, and the House of Representatives have passed the TICKET Act. This bill will require ticket sellers (including sellers on the secondary market) to clearly and prominently...
View ArticleTaylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets’ Logs Fourth Week at No. 1 In Australia
Taylor Swift makes it a month on top in Australia with The Tortured Poets Department (Universal), while Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help” featuring Morgan Wallen roars to No. 1 on the national singles...
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