Female Rapper Cardi B is the first female rapper to take the number one spot on Billboard's Hot 100 chart since Lauryn Hill's “Doo Wop (That Thing)” in 1998. According to Billboard magazine “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)” by rapper Cardi B will bump Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do” off the top of the chart.
Cardi B is the first Latina to top the chart since Shakira in 2006 with "Hips Don't Lie." Cardi B is a Dominican and Trinidadian native of the Bronx, New York. “Bodak Yellow” is one of the year’s most streamed songs.
Taylor Swift was recently sued for the song "Shake it Off" by songwriters who claim she ripped off the material from 2001 3LW single Playas Gon' Play. Songwriters Sean Hall and Nathan Butler said that “Look What You Made Me Do” singer lifted as much as 20% of their song Playas Gon' Play for her 2014 hit Shake it Off. Hall and Butler are both veterans in the music industry so they know what they are doing. Hall previously worked with Justin Bieber and Pink, while Butler has done work for the Backstreet Boys and Victoria Beckham.
Playas Gon' Play, which was released in May of 2001, hit 81 on Billboard's Hot 100 and was subsequently honored this summer by the music media stalwart as the 89th best on the list of the 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.
The publication called the effort from 3LW -- which consisted of Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams and Naturi Naughton 'an airtight production with a knocking beat that fizzes delectably but unpredictably.'
Lyrics to Playas Gon' Play, which were writen by Hall and Butler, included: "Playas, they gonna play/ And haters, they gonna hate/ Ballers, they gonna ball/ Shot callers, they gonna call."
That comes in contrast to Swift's 2014 song, which included in the chorus, "Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play/ And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate / Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake I shake it off, I shake it off."
Taylor Swift's posted an incredibly creepy 10 second clip of what looked like a snake's tail on her social media. So is it her sign that she'll be returning to the music world? This also followed last week's blackout of her Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr and her personal website on the third anniversary of "Shake It Off's" release, prompting plenty of speculation that a follow-up to 2014's 1989 is now imminent. Swift’s next album is greatly anticipated because she hasn’t released any music since “1989” in October 2014; it became one of the few albums this decade to sell 1 million copies in its first week. Swift, who typically is on an every-two-years album cycle, is one of the only artists on the planet who still has the power to rack up those kind of sales.
The pop star has yet to confirm anything herself, but in terms of Swifty-created theories and source intel, the writing might very well be on the wall.
Why a snake? Well, she's been called a snake many times specially last summer, after Kim Kardashian posted a phone call between Swift and Kanye West, which appeared to show that Swift did, in fact, know that West was going to mention her in his controversial song “Famous.” Well, Swift acted that she was caught off guard.
Linkin Park singer and frontman Chester Bennington died of an apparent suicide by hanging Thursday morning, according to The Associated Press. He was 41. A representative confirmed the singer's death. Brian Elias, chief of operations for the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner said:
"Shortly after 9 a.m. this morning, we were notified by law enforcement of a death in Palos Verdes Estates. We responded to the scene and unfortunately confirmed that Mr. Chester Bennington was deceased at the scene."
"Shocked and heartbroken, but it's true," Bennington's fellow Linkin Park vocalist Mike Shinoda said on Twitter. "An official statement will come out as soon as we have one."
Shocked and heartbroken, but it's true. An official statement will come out as soon as we have one.
Usher is said to have paid a stylist $1.1million and covered her medical bills after the pop star infected her with herpes according to an explosive court documents. The court documents were initially published by Radar Online which shows the singer whose real name is Usher Raymond IV, was diagnosed with the incurable condition between 2009-2010. An affidavit from the complainant states that the singer nonetheless engaged in unprotected intercourse without first disclosing the affliction.
According to California state law, where Usher resides, it is illegal to knowingly or recklessly transmit an sexually transmitted disease (STD). He later denied being a carrier of the non-lethal condition, despite "greenish discharge" from his penis, court documents say.
The plaintiff was later diagnosed with herpes, complete with vaginal sores, fevers and chills, she alleged in papers.
Between 2011 and 2012, he paid for medical bills on behalf of the plaintiff totaling $2,754.40, around the same time the 'Confessions' singer had his doctor inform the woman that he was indeed a carrier of the disease, court documents show.
Usher was first allegedly 'exposed to herpes' virus in 2009 or 2010, the legal documents show, around the time when finalized his divorce to Tameka Foster after she accused him of cheating.
Jennifer Lopez releases her new song "Ni Tu Ni Yo" which means “Neither You Nor I” in English on the same night she sang it at the 41st annual Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular. The song features Gente de Zona. "Ni tú ni yo" is set to appear on Lopez's upcoming Spanish-language album, to be released in September. A music video for the single will premiere July 10 at 9 a.m. on Telemundo.
Listen to "Ni tú ni yo" below. The song is also now available via iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and Amazon.
Melodrama is the second studio album by Lorde a singer from New Zealand known for her breakout song "Royals." Lorde released it on June 16, 2017 through Republic Records. She has a new producer/co-writer, Jack Antonoff. Melodrama is a deeply sad breakup album. It's a bit personal since her last album, she's endured the normal trials of life like breaking up with her longtime boyfriend. Melodrama shows a grown-up Lorde. It’s currently the best pop release of 2017, that proves Lorde's star power.
A few minutes after being released in the US Melodrama is already number 6 on the iTunes Charts.
