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Paras Griffin/Getty Images Mystikal‘s rape trial has been pushed back until further notice. New Orleans-based newspaper The Advocate reports the trial date, originally set for June 21, was pushed back following a request from the rapper’s attorney, Tiffany Myles Crosby. She’d asked the judge for a continuance last week, noting she needed time “to become abreast of all pertinent issues in […]

Generation Now/Atlantic Records Surprise! Jack Harlow has a new album — and it’s coming out on Friday, April 28. The album’s called Jackman, and other than that, there aren’t any details. The project is coming out during a busy time for the rapper: His movie debut, White Men Can’t Jump, starts streaming on Hulu on May 19. In addition, […]

Eddy Chen/HBO After teasing music from his upcoming HBO series The Idol, The Weeknd has confirmed that it’ll be out Thursday. On Instagram on Wednesday afternoon, he wrote, “new song ‘DOUBLE FANTASY’ ft.@future out tomorrow night.” The announcement was accompanied by a photo of Weeknd and his Idol co-star Lily-Rose Depp. Cash, Weeknd’s XO Records co-founder, wrote on Instagram that the track was produced by Metro […]

Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images Between threats to stop making pop music and start rapping exclusively, threats to quit music altogether and threats to release a country album, Doja Cat is having a ball trolling fans on Twitter. Over the weekend, Doja tweeted, “no more pop. i also agree with everyone who said the majority of my rap verses […]

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for NARAS After making headlines by claiming that the amount of royalties Sting gets from Diddy‘s song “I’ll Be Missing You” is $5,000 a day, Diddy now claims it was a big joke. Earlier this week, Diddy replied to a clip of Sting confirming that he makes $2,000 per day in royalties […]

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for NARAS Diddy‘s 1997 number-one hit “I’ll Be Missing You” is based on the 1983 number-one hit “Every Breath You Take” by The Police, written by the band’s frontman, Sting.  On Wednesday, Diddy revealed just how much money Sting makes from the use of that sample. After Diddy sampled “Every Breath You Take” without […]

ABC/Gavin Bond Lionel Richie wrote Kenny Rogers‘ classic song “Lady,” and he just revealed on The Drew Barrymore Show that he finished the tune in a very unlikely place — the bathroom. “I’m working with Kenny Rogers — this is back in the day — and so Kenny calls and says, ‘I want you to write a song for me,’” Richie shared […]

Republic Records It’s not just veteran rockers and pop stars who are cashing in by selling their catalogs — hip-hop artists are getting into the act, as well. Sources tell Billboard that Metro Boomin, the producer, songwriter and artist born Leland Tyler Wayne, has sold a part of his existing publishing catalog for nearly $70 million. In addition to his own […]

Hailie Jade Mathers; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Eminem‘s daughter Hailie Jade is getting married. On Monday, the Just a Little Shady podcast host shared a carousel of pictures from her engagement to longtime boyfriend Evan McClintock. The first photo shows the happy couple popping a bottle of champagne, the second is a snapshot of McClintock […]

Sonja Flemming/CBS Offset is shutting down rumors that he and his fellow Migos member Quavo got into an altercation at the Grammys Sunday night.  Taking to Twitter Monday afternoon, the rapper wrote, “What tf look like fighting my brother yal n***** is crazy.” The social media post comes after TMZ reported that the pair got into a physical fight just before Quavo, 31, […]