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BTS‘ RM has announced the upcoming release of his second solo album, ‘Right Place, Wrong Person’.Big Hit Music announced RM’s ‘Right Place, Wrong Person’ today (April 26) through BTS’ Weverse page. In its post, The K-pop agency also included a teaser image for the record, which features abstract, monochrome doodles of what appears to be an art gallery.Due out on May 24 at 1pm KST, ‘Right Place, Wrong Person’ is being described as an “11-track album that captures some of the universal emotions that we all experience at some point in life, such as the feeling of being an outsider who doesn’t fit in”.It also added that ‘Right Place, Wrong Person’ “falls within the alternative genre, boasting a rich sound coupled with frank, honest lyrics”.

The 2025 Billboard Women In Music event is here!

Todd Gilchrist With the release of “Everything Designer,” his third single since the release of “Movie” in June 2024, Your Old Droog continues to maintain a reputation as one of the most prolific rappers in the music industry. Released under the pseudonym Droogie Otis, the track featuring Boldy James marks the first song from Droog’s upcoming album-length collaboration with Madlib (nee Otis Lee Jackson, Jr.), the acclaimed producer for MF Doom, Freddie Gibbs, De La Soul, Kanye West, Erykah Badu and dozens more. It’s also the first work from Madlib since he lost his home, studio and legendary record collection in the fires that destroyed much of Altadena, California in Jan.

Erykah Badu is finally readying her first album in over a decade – find out more below.In a new interview with Billboard, Badu revealed that she’s bene hard at work in the studio, where she’s recording on her first studio album in 15 years. The album is being produced solely by The Alchemist, who has in the past worked with the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Snoop Dogg, Ghostface Killah and more.While the album isn’t done and hasn’t received a title or release date, Erykah Badu has told Billboard that it’s “taking up most of her time” and that she “can’t wait” until it’s done.Elsewhere during the chat, Badu explained why it’s been so long between albums: “I tour eight months out of the year for the past 25 years. That’s what I do.

Dreamville Festival at Raleigh, NC’s Dorothea Dix Park on April 5-6 and enlisted some of the heaviest hitters in music to ring in the occasion with him.Headliners confirmed to perform alongside the “No Role Modelz” rapper this year include sizzurp sipping legend Lil Wayne, R&B giant Erykah Badu, trap pioneer 21 Savage, party-starter Partynextdoor and hitmaker Ludacris.They’ll be joined by Keyshia Cole, BigXThaPlug, Ari Lennox, GloRilla and Wale among others.In total, 25 acts are set to perform over the two-day weekend.“What a ride it’s been… We can’t thank y’all enough for all the memories we’ve shared,” festival organizers wrote on Instagram.“From the very beginning, the idea behind the fest was creating a place where our fans, the Dreamville community, could spend time together, a place where they could see themselves reflected, a place to share in experiences. Let’s run it back one more time in April!”As of now, single and multi-day Dreamville passes are available for purchase.Based on our findings, the lowest price we could find on two-day passes was $350 before fees on Vivid Seats at the time of publication.Single-day passes start at $592 before fees (thus, making multi-day passes a true steal).For more information, our team has everything you want to know and more about the 2025 Dreamville Festival below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on single and multi-day Dreamville Festival tickets can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn’t noted, will include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Roy Ayers, the legendary jazz vibraphonist known for his hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” and sampled by countless artists, died at the age of 84. In a statement shared with Variety, the Ayers family said that he died yesterday after suffering from a long illness.

Erykah Badu honoured the late great singer-songwriter Roberta Flack during her one-off DJ set in London for her birthday. See the video below.Last Thursday (February 27), Badu celebrated her 54th birthday by playing a surprise DJ set at Camden’s Jazz Cafe under the alias DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown.London’s own Keyrahh was the opening DJ and, when the ‘Bag Lady’ singer got on stage, she thanked her for warming up the crowd and introduced Rashad Smith (aka producer Tumbling Dice) whom she hailed as “the original hitmaker from New York that had the ’90s streets on fire”.She then took over the decks for an experimental, eclectic set while on “mushrooms”.An impromptu Q&A session afterward.

Beyoncé has paid tribute to late R&B singer Angie Stone.Stone, a veteran of the R&B genre, tragically died in a car crash at the age of 63 on Saturday (March 1). She was the only person involved in the accident to die.Following the news of her untimely death, Beyoncé has paid tribute to Angie Stone by sharing a post about her on her website.

“No More Rain (In This Cloud)” which reached No. 1 for 10 weeks on Billboard’s Adult R&B airplay chart, “Baby” with legendary soul singer Betty Wright, another No.

Angie Stone, the R&B singer behind hits such as ‘Wish I Didn’t Miss You’ and ‘Brotha’, has died in a car accident at the age of 63. A representative of the singer confirmed to Variety that the crash happened in Montgomery, Alabama on Saturday morning (March 1) as Stone was coming from a show. She was the only person to die in the accident.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Angie Stone, the soul singer who rose to fame as a member of pioneering female hip-hop trio the Sequence and later became a prominent soul singer, died at the age of 63. Stone died in a car crash in Montgomery, Alabama early Saturday morning.

controversial social media posts resurfaced in January.Carol Leifer, a former “Saturday Night Live” writer who has also worked on “Seinfeld” and has written for the Oscars for many years, weighed in on how this year’s host Conan O’Brien and his team of writers might handle the scandal.Leifer, 68, is prohibited from revealing details about Sunday’s ceremony, but notes, “it really comes down to whoever’s hosting, whether they want to shine a light on that, or they want to sidestep it.”After Gascón came under fire for her old social media posts, Netflix reportedly ditched the actress from the campaign. “‘First out trans actress to receive an Oscar nomination is a massive bigot’ feels like a Ryan Murphy subplot,” one person joked on Twitter amid the controversy.

Jamie xx has shared "F.U.", a new collaboration with Erykah Badu. According to press materials, the track came about after a Primavera afterparty plagued by technical issues.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Very few television programs have the iconic history of musical guests that Sesame Street does: Over the years it’s featured everyone from Stevie Wonder to Tony Bennett, Erykah Badu to the Fugees, Patti Labelle to R.E.M., and clever interpretations like odes to the letter U from both One Direction (“What Makes U Useful”) and Smokey Robinson (“U Really Got a Hold on Me”), and opera singer Marilyn Horne trilling an operatic version of “C Is for Cookie,” and much more. That legacy continues in the show’s 55th season, which launches on Max with Renee Rapp on Jan.

Laura Sirikul When “The Piano Lesson’s” hair designer Andrea Mona Bowman was first told she was tasked to create a wig for singer Erykah Badu, she was elated. She immediately began designing what would be fitting for the Queen of Soul’s cameo as Lucille, the rousing bandleader at a jazz club, in Malcolm Washington’s film adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play. “I was so excited because she’s an icon to me,” Bowman, the head of the hair department, tells Variety. “I just love everything about her style.” But there was a slight problem.

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind the awards season’s buzziest movies continues with Netflix‘s The Piano Lesson, the adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning August Wilson play that was directed by Malcolm Washington in his feature-helming debut. Washington co-wrote the script with Virgil Williams, the Oscar-nominated so-screenwriter of 2017’s Mudbound.

The Washington family is hitting the red carpet!

Tommy Richman just announced he’s taking off on his ‘Coyote Tour’ with special guest mynameisntjmack from February through April of next year.Near the end of the run, the Hip-Hop adjacent pair are slated to stop into New York City’s Webster Hall on Monday, March 24.Their 27-concert international run comes in support of Richman’s recently released debut album that shares a name with the tour.“Bringing this album to life next year,” the 24-year-old shared on Instagram.Prior to the run, Richman is scheduled to lend his talents to Tyler The Creator‘s annual Camp Flog Gnaw Festival, which is going down at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium on Nov. 16-17.

Tyler, The Creator.For the tenth year, the former Odd Future frontman is bringing his autumnal Camp Flog Gnaw Festival to Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium.Set to take place Nov. 16-17, the annual extravaganza is more carnival than campsite.

Tyler, The Creator won’t have much free time next year.The former Odd Future frontman just announced 16 additional dates to his globe-trotting ‘Chromakopia World Tour’ in support of his recently-released album with the same name.New Yorkers and New Jerseyans are in luck, too.Post-tour extension, the two-time Grammy winner has doubled up on his Big Apple and Garden State gigs.Now, he’ll headline at NYC’s Madison Square Garden on Monday, July 14 and Tuesday, July 15. Two days later, he’ll head to Brooklyn for a pair of Barclays Center gigs on Thursday, July 17 and Friday, July 18.He’ll wrap the Northeast run at Newark’s Prudential Center on Sunday, July 27 and Monday, July 28.At all shows, the 33-year-old Hip-Hop pioneer will be joined by Lil Yachty and Paris Texas.If you can’t wait until summer 2025, we recommend heading to the west coast to catch Tyler at his self-curated Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in Los Angeles on Nov.

There were so many celebs in attendance at the 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards that we had to come up with a ranking of the Best Dressed stars!

Tyler, The Creator just announced he’ll play arenas all over the world on his 2025 ‘Chromakopia Tour’ in support of his new “Phantom Tollbooth” and ’70s Zambian rock-inspired album with the same name, which hits shelves Oct. 28.Late in the run, the 33-year-old Hip-Hop icon is scheduled to stop in at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on July 14, Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on July 17 and Newark’s Prudential Center on July 27.At all shows, he’ll be joined by Lil Yachty and Paris Texas.Ahead of the tour, fans can catch Tyler at his self-curated Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in Los Angeles on Nov.