R&B
Frank Ocean announces new album named . . .
Frank Ocean‘s planning something big for July: a new album and magazine.
The R&B crooner’s been largely quiet in the time following the release of hischannel ORANGE album in 2012, and anticipation has been building for something new. And on Monday (April 6), Ocean posted something to his Tumblr that got people talking.
Along with an image of himself looking down at two stacks of magazines calledBoys Don’t Cry, he wrote, “I got two versions. I got twoooo versions.”
He also included the hashtags #ISSUE1 #ALBUM3 #JULY2015 #BOYSDONTCRY on the post that showed up on his website’s front page.
Like Me – Lil Durk Feat. Jeremih
Video: Peaches N Cream – Snoop Dogg Feat. Charlie Wilson
Nicki Minaj Makes Billboard History On R&B/Hip-Hop Charts
Nicki Minaj becomes the first female artist to chart four songs simultaneously in the top 10 of Billboard‘s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop airplay chart (dated March 28), as “Feeling Myself,” featuring Beyonce, rises 11-10. Two males had previously achieved the record: Lil Wayne (first in 2008) and Drake (2011), each of whom has quadrupled up in the top 10 in multiple weeks.
You Changed Me – Jamie Foxx Feat. Chris Brown
Marvin Gaye’s Family Win Suit Against Robin Thicke And Pharrell Williams To The Tune Of . . .
$7.3 million!
Robin Thicke and Pharrell got to give up $7.3 million to the Gaye family. Earlier today, a Los Angeles jury ruled that their smash, “Blurred Lines”, infringed on Marvin Gaye’s hit, “Got to Give it Up”.
Matrimony – Wale Feat. Usher
Drake’s Entire Album On The Billboard Hip Hop/R&B Chart
Drake rules 42 percent of the 50-position Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (dated March 7), as the hip-hop star has 21 concurrent songs on the tally — breaking his own record for the most simultaneously charting hits in the history of the chart. (The new chart will be refreshed on Billboard‘s websites on Thursday, Feb. 26.)
Got The Drop 