Playboi Carti’s New Album ‘Music’ Breaks Spotify Record
Playboi Carti came to play with his new album Music. On Friday, the same day the rapper dropped his long-awaited third studio ...
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Playboi Carti’s I AM MUSIC Becomes Spotify’s Most-Streamed Album in a Single Day of 2025
Playboi Carti’s long-awaited third studio album, I AM MUSIC, made a massive impact upon its release on Friday (March 14), ...
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Spotify HiFi was announced four years ago, and it’s almost here — maybe
The latest reports indicate it’s finally coming in a matter of months as part of a Music Pro package that Spotify hopes will ensure the service’s continued profitability. But this has become ...
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Spotify Paid Over $4.5 Billion to Music Publishers Over the Last Two Years, So Why Are Songwriters Struggling?
Spotify announced earlier this year that it paid out a record $10 billion-plus to the music industry in 2024, bringing its total to nearly $60 billion since its inception in 2006. The company ...
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Anthony Mackie says Eminem used his life story to mock him in ‘8 Mile’ rap battle: ‘You’re an a–hole’
Anthony Mackie revealed on “The Pivot Podcast” Tuesday that his life story was used by Eminem as inspiration for their infamous rap battle at the end of “8 Mile.” “We’re on set one day ...
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Spotify Music Pro explained: how much will long-awaited hi-res streaming upgrade cost?
Rumours of a Hi-Fi quality Spotify subscription aimed at high-end speakers or headphones have circled for years. Now it seems the service will finally arrive in 2025 as Spotify Music Pro, and could ...
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Man convicted of killing rap legend Jam Master Jay is stabbed in jailhouse brawl
One of the two men convicted of murdering rap legend Jam Master Jay was stabbed during a melee at a New York City jail over the weekend, according to two sources familiar with the attack.
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Border Crackdown Leaves Immigrants Halted or Hiding
First of a two-part look at border life. Last year, Elmer—whose last name is withheld because he fears deportation—traveled alone by foot, truck, and bus from Colombia to the Mexico-Texas ...
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25 of the best rap-sung collaborations
or a singer lending vocals on a rapper's hook, the synergy between hip-hop and R&B has always been undeniable. Here is a list of some of the best rap-sung collaborations to date.
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“There's only one person on Earth who could turn a highly conceptual, fiercely political, free-form jazz-rap fusion record into a global hit”: Making Kendrick Lamar'…
Kendrick's seminal Grammy-winner, we look back at how TPAB was made - and why it still resonates even more deeply a decade ...