Joy Crookes’ ‘Carmen’ Video Chases Beauty Standards
Typically, Joy Crookes uses her groovy tracks (including “I Know You’d Kill” and “Mathematics“) to address romantic highs and lows. Today (May 16), Joy turned her pen inward. On her latest single, “Carmen,” Joy outlines her emotional battle with confidence. In the official video, Joy tackles the vicious cycle of chasing beauty standards. “I just […]
Rico Nasty’s ‘Crash’ Video Is Heart-Racing
On the outside, Rico Nasty is a tough-as-nails genre-bending recording artist. But on the inside, the “Butterfly Kisses” musician is a big ol’ softie. Today (May 16), Rico Nasty shared a slice of her more delicate side in the official music video for “Crash.” On the Lethal single, Rico opens up about feeling safe enough […]
Latto Takes A Tropical Vacation In Her ‘Somebody’ Video
The video for Latto‘s new single “Somebody” is straight up travel propaganda (I was going to use another “p” word here, but let’s not get deprioritized on Google, right?), with the Atlanta native taking in a tropical vacation to Jamaica. All the hallmarks of complete relaxation are here: a raft ride down a lazy river, […]
BET Awards 2025 Performers: Lil Wayne, GloRilla
We have a bit of an awards season going on right now. The 2025 American Music Awards are set for May 26, and that’ll be quickly followed by the BET Awards on June 9, airing live at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET. Aside from awards, the show will also feature performances, and now the first […]
The Weeknd & Jimmy Fallon Crash A College Grad Party
The Weeknd has been a world-famous pop star for a long time now, but somehow, he had never done a late-night television interview. He changed that last night (May 15), though, with his all-encompassing appearance on The Tonight Show. The pair headed to Fordham University to make a surprise appearance at a college graduation party. […]
Rihanna’s ‘Friend Of Mine’ Video Channels Smurfette
Rihanna is back with “Friend Of Mine,” her first new song since 2022’s “Lift Me Up.” Like its predecessor, “Friend Of Mine” hails from an upcoming film soundtrack for Smurfs, in which she’ll also play female Smurf, Smurfette, (“Lift Me Up” appeared in the Black Panther sequel, Wakanda Forever). However, unlike that song, “Friend Of […]
Giveon Would ‘Rather Be’ A Fool Than Lose His Lady In Video
Long Beach bred soul singer Giveon is back and embracing classic sounds in his new single “Rather Be.” Borrowing ’60s soul’s penchant for lush instrumentation and good, old-fashioned begging, Giveon tells his woman he’d rather be a fool with her than start over with someone else. “I’d rather be a fool than believe in someone new […]
2 Chainz And Lil Yachty Share ‘Sista Wives’ Video
A little over three months removed from the release of his joint album with The Alchemist and Larry June, Life Is Beautiful, 2 Chainz has already begun rolling out his latest project, a short film called Red Clay. Naturally, he’s also recorded a soundtrack for it, consisting so far of two tracks: last week’s “ATL […]
Latto Really Needs ‘Somebody’ In Her Romantic New Single
Quiet as it was kept (for some reason), Latto had one of the best albums of 2024 in Sugar Honey Iced Tea, which spawned a number of fan-favorite yet somehow also underrated singles including “Big Mama,” “Brokey,” and “Blick Sum.” Now, less than a year removed from her latest album, she kicks off her campaign […]
Joey Badass’s ‘The Finals’ Issues A Response To Ray Vaughn
Ladies and gents, the rappers are rapping in 2025. Inspired the pugilistic vibes of the year previous, respected word slingers like Joey Badass and rising stars like Ray Vaughn are stepping into the booth with cruel (but sportsmanlike) intentions. The latest dispatch comes from the Brooklyn rapper, who responds to the Long Beach Top Dawg […]