Julianna Hurtado

Last Fall, Anderson .Paak released the Dr. Dre-produced Oxnard. The funky, Africana and hip-hop record served to finally put .Paak on the map, especially with the Kendrick Lamar-assisted banger “Tints“. Now, less than a year later, .Paak has announced a whole new LP titled Ventura. The new album will also feature production from Dr. Dre and be released via […]

Neo-soul queen Erykah Badu (aka Badulla Oblongata, aka Sara Bellum, aka Analogue Girl in a Digital World, aka @FatBellyBella, aka SHE ILL, aka Manuela Maria Mexico) is celebrating her 48th birthday. Age is but a number to this celestial being who has blessed us with decades of incredible music and fascinating performances. Happy Birthday Erykah Badu. […]

In October 2018, Solange announced her new album, which was due sometime last year. Delaying an album release isn’t uncharacteristic for Solange, who needed a few extensions before dropping A Seat at the Table—a record now lauded as one of the most vital albums of its time. At the conclusion of 2018, with still no […]

Rap and basketball have a long history between them. Of admiration, coalition, of complimenting each other on 2K. Arenas enlist rap songs to amp up the crowd before games and basketball is often referred to in the hits of today’s biggest rappers. At this point in American life, it’s hard to imagine one without the […]

Two years ago, a study was conducted by the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative to assess just how inclusive the music industry had become. Unfortunately, despite the growing presence of women on the charts, on the radio, on the lineups for famed music festivals...the results were bleak. From looking at 600 songs that made the Billboard Hot 100 in […]

It’s been a huge week for P!nk. On Tuesday (Feb. 5) the “What About Us” singer received her place amongst the stars. The Hollywood Walk of Fame, that is. Now, beside stars dedicated to Jackie Chan and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, is just one of the many testaments to P!nk’s contribution to American culture. A […]

We see you Ashley. Increasing your media presence, booking one of the most beloved primetime television gigs around. Does this mean what we think it means? Are we about to get a new single, or album release date for the third Halsey album? Ashley Frangipane—better known by her stage name Halsey—made an exciting announcement this […]

UPDATE (1/30): After a phenomenal appearance on The Ellen Degeneres Show, Lizzo has finally revealed her plans for 2019, and for the final resting home of her newest—and biggest single to date—”Juice“. CUZ I LOVE YOU, billed as Lizzo’s official, full-length debut, will arrive April 19th via Nice Life/Atlantic. So far, “Juice” is the only known CUZ I LOVE YOU single, […]

It’s so fitting: That the first frame of Bad Bunny’s “Caro” music video shows him perched regally in a robe, one hand drying while the other is planted on a table, getting its nails painted black. Fast forward a few seconds, when Bad Bunny switches out his body for 19-year-old model Jazmyne Joy, who’s been sharing her […]

Univision’s beloved Uforia Concert Series is gearing up for some huge performances this week. This year, the Uforia Concert Series brings Bad Bunny, J Balvin, and several other Latinx musicians together in Houston and Dallas for a concert benefitting those affected by the El Paso and Dayton, Ohio shootings. By bringing together some of the biggest names in […]

For those of you who were too swept up in the lavish lyrics, the contagious chorus, the interminable swag of Ariana Grande’s latest single “7 Rings” to notice the haters coming to play...congrats on your internet willpower. Because not long after Grande dropped “7 Rings”—which has now reached over 8.5 million streams and won Grande the […]

Kanye West fans are living in a state of postponement. This past November, West delayed the release of Yandhi. Again. “After performing again, I realize the new album I’ve been working on isn’t ready yet,” Kanye said on Twitter after taking the stage with Kid Cudi at the Camp Flog Gnaw music festival. “I’ll announced the release date once […]

It’s been almost six years since Vampire Weekend released Modern Vampires of the City. Fans have been patient, with all of the leaked working titles, with the announcement of founding member Rostam Batmanglij leaving the band, with last Summer’s festival sets—their first in years. Still, 2018 came and went, and Vampire Weekend didn’t drop any new music. […]

After two weeks in second place—behind 21 Savage’s I Am > I Was—Bronx rapper A Boogie Wit da Hoodie claimed his first No. 1 Billboard spot with his newest album, Hoodie SZN. But as the New York Times points out, Hoodie SZN only sold 823 traditional copies. That makes Hoodie SZN the all-time, lowest-selling No. 1 album. A Boogie breaks a record that was established one week […]