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Billboard caught up with Anderson .Paak ahead of his DJ Pee .Wee set at House of Mouse, and he shares how he’s grown as a DJ, working on his label, collaborating with Mariah Carey and more! Tetris Kelly: So a party doesn’t start until DJ Pee .Wee shows up. Man, how you feeling?  I feel great! I feel like everywhere I go in the industry, I can be at Coachella, I can be at the Super Bowl — you’re there providing the vibe. So what’s the evolution been like for you as a DJ?  Man, it’s been great. I love…

Samuel L. Jackson says he wasn’t fully aware of just how “revolutionary” Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX performance in New Orleans was intended to be until dress rehearsal.In an interview with Paloma Faith for the singer and actress’ Mad Sad Bad podcast this week, the beloved actor spoke at length about how his life has routinely landed him in situations in which he’s called to serve as “an agent of change,” with this year’s Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show merely one of several examples of this in action. In the performance, Jackson dressed in custom Bode to portray a…

If owning two versions of four of her Big Machine albums presents a challenge to Taylor Swift, it’s a great problem to have. Then again, it might not be a problem at all. At first blush, it might seem that Taylor Swift’s decision to purchase her Big Machine master recordings presents her with a “Sophie’s choice” — a difficult decision between two undesirable options. Does she emphasize the original versions or the high-profile re-recordings that many fans have purchased and streamed? Then again, Swift isn’t necessarily forced to choose between the two versions of her catalog. Conversations with multiple music…

Jay-Z put $1M on the Thunder winning in 5, but Haliburton’s Game 1 buzzer-beater left his $3.3M payout hanging by a thread. AllHipHop.com Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now! Subscribe Jay-Z watched his $1 million wager teeter on the edge Thursday night (June 5) after Tyrese Haliburton drained a 21-foot jumper with 0.3 seconds left to lift the Indiana Pacers over the Oklahoma City Thunder 111-110 in Game…

The first week of June is ending with an impressive variety of major music releases, with hitmakers such as Sabrina Carpenter, Mariah Carey and Ed Sheeran all dropping new tracks. Both S.C. and M.C. released songs dedicated to the types of partners they’re attracted to, but with decisively different attitudes. Marking her first piece of new music since the Short n’ Sweet deluxe album dropped in February, Carpenter skewers incapable men on “Manchild” while owning up to her own habit of choosing them in the first place — “I like my men all incompetent,” she sings on the Jack Antonoff-produced…

Humans have used their voices to shape, create, and produce music for centuries. Our connection to the human voice is so strong that, until just a few decades ago, instrumental music rarely topped any music charts. The voice is a powerful tool, and using it effectively can have a massive impact on your music career. No one understands this better than RayRay, one of Asia’s loudest exports. Known for her bass-heavy productions, she seamlessly integrates the human voice in both familiar and unconventional ways. RayRay uses plugins like iZotope VocalSynth to push vocal boundaries, drawing listeners in with familiar tones…

Beyoncé suffered a wardrobe malfunction during her Cowboy Carter Tour on Thursday night (June 5), but not even having her pants fall down on stage can ruffle Queen Bey’s feathers. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news According to footage posted by attendees on social media, the mishap occurred on the opening night of the icon’s stop at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium when, while performing a dance move during “I’m That Girl,” the pair of golden, fringed chaps Bey was wearing slipped off her bodysuit and fell to her ankles. Such a scenario…

Logic was a recent guest on MSNBC’s The Beat with Ari Melber, where he participated in a rapid fire round of questioning. Melber, who clearly did his homework, asked him straight up what he had in common with longtime nemesis Joe Budden. Budden, of course, once said Logic was the “worst rapper” to ever pick up a mic. Looking straight at the camera, Logic said simply, “We’re both Black men.” Melber shared a clip of the segment to his Instagram account and, as one can imagine, the comments were messy. One person said, “Logic is black, where?,” while another offered,…

Eric Church looked back on his unexpected involvement in the lawsuit over Taylor Swift‘s hit single “Shake It Off” in a new interview. Back in 2017, the superstar got hit with allegations of copyright infringement by Sean Hall and Nathan Butler, the songwriters behind 3LW’s 2001 single “Playas Gon’ Play.” “In her deposition, when [talking about the line] ‘players gonna play, haters gonna hate,’ she says, ‘The first time I heard that phrase was in Eric Church’s song ‘The Outsiders,’” the country singer explained in a sit-down with Rolling Stone published Friday (June 6). “She was saying she never heard…

DDG has suggested he understands how Michael Jackson felt about fame amid his bitter custody battle with his ex-girlfriend Halle Bailey.On Thursday (June 5), DDG reflected on all the attention he’s been getting as of late in a post shared on X. “Now I know how Michael Jackson felt being famous,” he wrote, not directly addressing the drama surrounding his relationship with Bailey. “Shit crazy.”Throughout his career, Michael Jackson faced a lot of media attention as the biggest pop star in the world. But he also went to trial in one of the most famous court cases in history when…