Megan Thee Stallion has canceled an upcoming concert in Houston, Texas, “out of respect” for the victims of Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival. The concert was set to take place on Friday, Dec. 3 at 713 Music Hall. “Out of respect for the lives lost in Houston earlier this month, I …
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This story was originally published by Grist and is republished here as part of an ongoing collaboration. On Tuesday morning, Representative Sean Casten from Illinois stood on the House floor with a poster of the album art for Megan Thee Stallion’s “Hot Girl Summer” propped against a display easel beside …
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After earning a Number One single earlier this year with “Rapstar,” 22-year-old rapper Polo G also landed his first Number One album with Hall of Fame. The 20-song set, which incorporates contributions from veterans (Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne), young streaming stars (Rod Wave, Kid Laroi), and several MCs from Polo …
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The Recording Academy announced the full list of nominees for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards on Tuesday, November 24th, and as always the Best New Artist category boasts a compelling mix of budding stars, critical favorites, and a couple of sleeper hits. The biggest name on this year’s list is …
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Megan Thee Stallion has released the new song “Southside Forever Freestyle” along with an accompanying video. “Happy birthday to me #MeganMonday,” the rapper, who is celebrating turning 26 today, captioned an Instagram post sharing the clip In the Mike Ho-directed visual, Megan Thee Stallion pays homage to her hometown of …
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Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion‘s “WAP” exploded to Number One on the latest Rolling Stone Top 100 Songs chart. The Ayo & Keyz-produced track earned more than 52 million streams and more than 64,000 downloads, easily outpacing another high-powered collaboration, Juice WRLD and the Weeknd‘s “Smile,” which debuted at …
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Hundreds of music industry professionals — including artists, managers, record labels, executives, trade groups and publishers — have signed an open letter urging New York state to repeal statute 50-A, which shields police disciplinary records from public view. The letter was shared publicly on Monday alongside an accompanying petition. Rihanna, …
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Veteran country star Kenny Chesney beat Drake on the latest Rolling Stone Top 200 Albums chart. Chesney’s Here and Now was boosted by an impressive sales total, more than 218,000 copies, most of which came through ticket-album bundles. But the album didn’t fare nearly as well on streaming: The 12 …
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(UPDATE 3/5): In a statement provided to Rolling Stone and available in part on Instagram, Megan The Stallion expressed her gratitude that the court denied her former label 1501 Certified Entertainment their request to dissolve the temporary restraining order. “I’m extremely pleased that 1501 and Carl Crawford were denied the …
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The new episode of our podcast, Rolling Stone Music Now, is a rapid-fire rundown of the best hip-hop of 2019 so far, from Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby‘s ascents to J. Cole‘s shift in direction to a new generation of Chicago rappers. Charles Holmes (who picked the albums and singles …
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