Drake is still supporting his fellow Canadian rapper Tory Lanez as he appeals his 10-year prison sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot. Drizzy posted a photo of Lanez on social media yesterday, with the caption "3 you," which is a slang.
Adele announced on Instagram last night that she will be postponing the March dates of her Las Vegas residency thanks to an unspecified illness. "Sadly I have to take a beat and pause my Vegas residency," she wrote. "I was sick at the end of the last l.
Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign are being sued for copyright infringement by Donna Summer's estate for using her song "I Feel Love" in their Vultures 1 track "Good (Don't Die)." The suit claims the rappers asked to use the hit, were firmly denied due to West's "controversial history," then hired a sound-alike to sing altered lyrics over the melody. The suit is asking for $150,000 for each act of infringement to "recover compensatory damages, maximum statutory damages, attorneys' fees and disgorgement of any profits." Attorneys for the Summer estate say the suit is "about protecting Summer's own musical legacy and one of popular music's most influential and ground-breaking songs."
The 30th annual SAG Awards were held in Los Angeles on Saturday night (February 24th)—marking the first time an awards show streamed live on Netflix. Though the ceremony had no host, Idris Elba kicked things off and made mention of the SAG-AFTRA strike last year. He honored "all of you both here and at home that stood up for SAG-AFTRA in solidarity and support." In the same vein, SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher gave a powerful speech later in the evening, telling union members: "You survived the longest strike in our union's history with courage and conviction. The journey was arduous, it came with great sacrifice and unrelenting stress. Your solidarity ignited workers around the world, triggering what forever be remembered as the hot labor summer." The big winner of the evening for film was Oppenheimer, taking home three awards in total. Alongside Best Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture, Cillian Murphy won the award for Best Male Actor in a Leading
Beyonce's new single "Texas Hold 'Em" has officially become her ninth solo hit to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The country-crossover earned 29 million streams, 29,000 sales, and 16 million radio impressions. Queen Bey became the first Black woman in modern music history to top Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart last week, and "Texas Hold ‘Em" remains No. 1 on the new chart. She dethroned Jack Harlow's "Lovin On Me" to take the top spot, sending it down to No. 2 this week. Teddy Swims' "Lose Control" rises to No. 3, Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign's "Carnival" slips to No. 4, and Benson Boone's "Beautiful Things" rounds out the top 5.