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Columbia Records  While it may seem like Lil Nas X doesn’t care who he offends with his art, he’s apologizing for going too far with some of the things he’s done recently to promote his new single, “J CHRIST.” In a lengthy Instagram video on January 15, LNX says he wants to “explain where my head’s at.” Referring to […]

XO/Republic The Weeknd‘s hit “Blinding Lights” has set many records, including being the first song to spend an entire year in the top 10, but now, it has hit an especially impressive milestone. The track, from the artist’s 2020 album After Hours, has become the first song in Spotify history to hit 4 billion streams. […]

ABC/Heidi Gutman Ava DuVernay says if she had gone the “traditional route” with trying to bring to life her new film, Origin, the filmmaking process would’ve been tough.  The award-winning director told Good Morning America‘s Robin Roberts that because of the content of the movie — a portrayal of Isabel Wilkerson‘s seminal book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, which describes racism in the United States as an aspect of […]

Columbia After announcing his new single “J CHRIST,” out Friday, and revealing artwork that depicts him being crucified, Lil Nas X claims he has plans to attend college and study religion. “I know twitter hates me right now but i want yall to know im literally about to go to college for biblical studies in the fall,” he posted on […]

Michael Drummond If you didn’t get a chance to experience Doja Cat‘s recently concluded The Scarlet Tour in person, she’s offering fans the next best thing: a VR version of the projection. Doja Cat: The Scarlet Tour in VR was filmed during the Detroit stop of the tour and will premiere January 20 at 8 p.m. ET […]

NPG Records/Warner Records The hit Prince film Purple Rain may one day be on Broadway. Producer Orin Wolf just announced that the blockbuster film is being developed for the stage, using Prince’s original music. Two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is on board to write the book, and Tony Award nominee Lileana Blain-Cruz is set to direct.  “It’s been almost 40 years since Prince’s legendary […]

Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2019 2024 may bring a new project from 21 Savage, but it’s not the music or community service endeavors that his fans are used to. The rapper teased his forthcoming biopic, The American Dream, via a potential poster of the film, which sees him posing alongside Donald Glover and Caleb McLaughlin. Both actors are captured with 21’s face tattoos, seemingly indicating their […]

Columbia Records When Lil Nas X said back in November that he was about to enter his “Christian era,” he wasn’t kidding. The rapper revealed that the title of his new single is “J Christ,” which he says is “DEDICATED TO THE MAN WHO HAD THE GREATEST COMEBACK OF ALL TIME!” The artwork for the single shows Lil Nas X nailed […]

RadicalMedia/(SME) Premium Content/Columbia Records/Museum & Crane Coinciding with the “greatest comeback of all time” — which is what Lil Nas X is calling his new era — a movie focusing on his tour is hitting cable and streaming later this month. Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero will debut on HBO on January 27 and will also stream […]

ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images After teasing his new era, Lil Nas X is finally giving us some actual details on when we can hear his new music. “lol im really bout to have the greatest comeback of all time. hope yall ready for next week,” the rapper wrote on X, formerly Twitter, on January 3.  He followed that […]