8 h. ago Kendrick Lamar and SZA review – powerhouse duo make their mark in Atlanta

Mercedes-Benz stadium, AtlantaThe record-breaking Grand National tour brings together two stylistically opposed stars and continues an internet-breaking feudJust when it seemed as if Kendrick Lamar had dropped his grudge against Drake, it turns out his “game over” coda to the Super Bowl half-time show was just the end of regulation. On the Grand National tour, a four-month stadium circuit for the Grammy-sweeping album GNX and SZA’s reissue album Lana, Lamar takes the music industry’s most bitter rivalry match into overtime.The score-keeping has not stopped. The Grand National tour’s opening date in Minneapolis last week totaled more than $9m from more than 47,000 spectators, giving Lamar claim to the highest-grossing hip-hop concert of all time – surpassing the record Eminem set after playing Melbourne, Australia, in 2019. That’s what you get when you pair the hottest rapper in the game with an R&B queen who is coming off the critical and commercial success of the buddy comedy O...

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7 d. ago American Music Awards: Kendrick Lamar leads the pack with 10 nominations

Post Malone, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan, and Shaboozey round out the top five artists with the most nominations

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8 d. ago Webby Awards 2025: Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar and Travis Kelce announced among winners

The winners will be honored at a ceremony May 12 in New York City

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8 d. ago Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar and Simone Biles are winners at the Webby Awards

Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Travis Kelce, Simone Biles and Gracie Abrams all won honors at the Webby Awards, which recognize the best internet content and creators

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1 week ago Drake expands lawsuit against Universal Music Group, alleging defamation at Super Bowl

Lawsuit argues Kendrick Lamar’s half-time performance ‘further solidified’ public belief in allegations made in diss track Not Like Us, but UMG calls amendment ‘absurd’Drake has expanded his lawsuit against Universal Music Group (UMG) over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track Not Like Us, alleging that he was defamed by Lamar’s half–time performance at the 2025 Super Bowl.With lyrics including “Say Drake, I hear you like ’em young certified lover boy? Certified paedophile,” Lamar’s track was one of a number of diss tracks issued by the rappers against each other in spring 2024. Not Like Us became the most commercially successful, reaching No 1 in the US and UK, and it also won Lamar five Grammy awards including record and song of the year. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Lil Wayne makes Super Bowl promise after being snubbed for Kendrick Lamar

Rapper recalled the efforts he went through to try and position himself as the 2025 Super Bowl halftime headliner

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1 week ago American jazz legend whose song featured on Kendrick Lamar track to headline Scottish festival

The Glasgow Jazz Festival is now in its 39th year, with the latest line-up announced

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2 w. ago Serena Williams responds to claims she shaded Drake during Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance

The Grand Slam champion made a surprise on-stage apperance at the show when Lamar performed ‘Not Like Us’

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3 w. ago Drake can request to see Kendrick Lamar’s record label contracts in Not Like Us lawsuit: ‘It’s time to see what UMG was trying to hide’

A New York judge has ruled that the Canadian star’s legal team can begin discovery

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