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Cash Money is on the brink of losing Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Tyga and perhaps even more performers. So who does Birdman have left? Believe it or not, Limp Bizkit and Austin Mahone may be his best bets. -
Former Hot Boy Turk Next Rapper to Sue Cash Money; Joins Lil Wayne, Tyga and Drake in Wanting Out
Cash Money is going to be bleeding cash if it can't get its legal affairs in order as rapper Turk has jumped on the trend of suing the hip-hop label. Lil Wayne is suing Birdman and Cash Money for $51 million while seeking a release from the label, while Turk is suing for "only" $1.3 million, alleging "shady accounting." -
Imagine Dragons' New Album 'Smoke + Mirrors' Debuts at No. 1 in UK Above Drake, Ed Sheeran & Sam Smith
"Shots" all around for Imagine Dragons. Following the massive success of its debut album Night Visions, it seems like the Las Vegas rockers are prepping for another massive record. Its latest effort Smoke + Mirrors debuted at No. 1 in the United Kingdom, besting releases from the likes of Drake, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift. -
Madonna Hits on Drake on Instagram: 'Living for Love' Singer Loves His 'If You're Reading This...' Track 'Madonna'
There's a lot of love going on between Drake and Madonna this week. When Drake dropped his surprise album/mixtape If You're Reading This, It's Too Late on Feb. 13, he had one track names after and dedicated to Madonna, and now the "Living for Love" singer is expressing her love for Drizzy on Instagram, giving him the major Madonna compliment of being a "Rebel Heart." -
Drake's Surprise Album To Count Toward Cash Money Requirements, Was Intended To Be A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape
Last week Drake dropped his surprise album If Your Reading This It's Too Late. It has since broken Spotify records, topped the Billboard 200, and sold 500,000 copies in its first week. Although he had confirmed that he had a new project coming early this year, most people assumed it would be a mixtape, and Drake even used that terminology himself. When it showed up as a Cash Money record, people were surprised. But apparently making the album available for purchase only via iTunes wasn't the original plan. -
Squamish Valley Music Festival 2015 Lineup: Drake, Sam Smith, Mumford and Sons and More
Festival season keeps the news cycle spinning steadily and today, Squamish Valley Music Festival in British Columbia, Canada, has announced its 2015 lineup. The festival bill will be headlined by Mumford & Sons, Sam Smith and Canadian, Drake. -
Drake and 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Top Albums Sales Charts; Sam Smith, Beck and '2015 Grammy Nominees' Gets Award Show Boost
Thanks to a week featuring at least two huge debuts, the album charts this week aren't too far from what the Billboard 200 reflected. Drake starts out with the biggest release of the year thus far, and in fact the biggest release of the last year (excluding a certain Taylor Swift). If You're Reading This It's Too Late sold 497,500 copies during its first three days of availability, suggesting that it could have racked up even more if the emcee had settled for a more traditional release date. -
Drake Shocks 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Soundtrack, Tops Billboard 200 with Surprise 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late'
Everyone expected the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack to run away with this week's Billboard 200 chart...but then Drake happened. The emcee and his LP/mixtape If You're Reading This It's Too Late topped the list by moving 575,000 equivalent albums. The new metric for the chart, which takes streams into consideration, played to his favor as the album received more first-week streams than any other album in Spotify history. Among the other accomplishments that Drake managed to nab with his surprise album was becoming just the second hip-hop act to land his first four albums atop the Billboard 200 (the other is DMX). He quickly became the second bestselling performer for 2015 (behind Taylor Swift). -
Drake's 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late' Breaks Spotify Records
Without even trying, Drake is breaking records. With the release of his surprise mixtape over the weekend, "If You Are Reading This It's Too Late," Drake broke the record for most Spotify streams by an album in the first week in the United States. -
Tyga Breakfast Club Interview: "Ayo" Rapper Speaks On Kylie Jenner Relationship, Drake Beef & More
During Amber Rose's recent appearance on The Breakfast Club, she threw shade at Tyga and Kylie Jenner, insinuating that they were dating since Kylie was 16 years old and that he abandoned her best friend and his baby mama Blac Chyna. This led to a twitter feud between Kylie's older sister Khloe Kardashian and Rose yesterday. Now the man in all these rumors has decided to speak. While in New York City for his Between the Sheets tour with Chris Brown and Trey Songz, Tyga stopped by The Breakfast Club this morning to clear up the rumors that have been circulating about his relationship with Kylie Jenner, his situation with YMCMB, his beef with Drake and Nicki Minaj, and more. Here's what he had to say: -
Jay Z, Drake, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Dominate American Listening Map, Based on Streaming Information
Music Machinery, a blog utilizing data from The Echo Nest, recently crafted a simple map detailing what performers dominate different regions of the United States based on streaming data. Jay Z and Macklemore and Drake each hold sway over three large chunks of the United States. -
Big Sean Freestyles Over Drake and Lil Wayne in "Used To," Ahead of 'Dark Sky Paradise' [LISTEN]
With "Dark Sky Paradise" coming just more than a week away, Big Sean has decided to whet some appetites with a special freestyle over Drake and Lil Wayne's popular recent cut "Used 2." Renamed "Used To," Big Sean adds a potent verse to the track that appears on Lil Wayne's "Sorry for the Wait 2" and Drake's surprise Valentine's Day album "If You're Reading This It's Too Late."
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