The U.S. Congress has passed a bill declaring November as the official Hip Hop History Month beginning this year.Introduced towards the end of July, the resolution aims to recognize the influence of hip-hop on art, culture, music, fashion and more. In addition to the month of November being dedicated to celebrating the genre, August 11 has been designated as Hip Hop Celebration Day. The holiday honors one of the first hip-hop DJ parties that took place back in 1973."Hip Hop is my life. Hip Hop s...

Lorde releases two Solar Power bonus tracks, "Helen of Troy" and "Hold No Grudge," nearly three months after dropping her third studio album in August. She also releases a surprise music video for "Fallen Fruit.""These songs were fun explorations on the album journey," the New Zealand singer-songwriter said in a press release. "They didn’t quite fit into the tracklist for whatever reason, but they’re both big tunes."Lorde had a different writing process for each song. "We wrote it super quic...

Summer Walker released her sophomore studio album Still Over It on Friday, now streaming everywhere.The empowering 20-track project is considered to be a progression of stories in chronological order, and features Cardi B, City Girls' JT, SZA, Ari Lennox, Lil Durk, Pharrell Williams, The Neptunes, Omarion and Ciara.Still Over It was so highly anticipated, Walker has been teasing the LP on its very own Instagram account, @summersharddrive, which is separate from her personal.On this album, the "G...

Charli XCX announces she's releasing her highly anticipated forthcoming studio album, CRASH, on March 18, 2022. In addition to dropping a new LP early next year, the British musician reveals she will be touring throughout major cities in Europe and North America starting in March and concluding in June.Fans can expect the "Boom Clap" singer to touch on a variety of personal experiences in her upcoming music. "The announcement of CRASH follows my latest single, 'Good Ones,' a track signaling a ne...