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News Articles: Kendrick Lamar

Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman (left), SZA and Kendrick Lamar

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  • Music

Why your favorite artists keep pairing up for co-headlining tours

From SZA and Kendrick Lamar, to MJ Lenderman and Waxahatchee, there's been an uptick in recent years of prominent artists joining forces for a co-headlining tour.

April 12, 2026
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
<em>Ca$ino</em> is Baby Keem's second studio album, and his first body of work to seriously reckon with the hard lessons of his upbringing in Las Vegas.

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  • Music

Baby Keem's boulevard of broken dreams

Ca$ino, the rapper's second album for his cousin Kendrick Lamar's label, is whiplash embodied, a mirror for the extreme highs and lows of his Sin City hometown.

February 26, 2026
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  • Sheldon Pearce
Bad Bunny took home album of the year at the 2026 Grammys.

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  • Music

Bad Bunny wins Grammy for album of the year

At the 2026 Grammys, Bad Bunny became the first artist to win the album of the year award for a Spanish-language release. Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga also took home major awards.

February 02, 2026
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Bad Bunny's <em>DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS</em> picked up album of the year and best música urbana album during Sunday's telecast.

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  • Music

Grammys 2026: 10 takeaways from a historic, chaotic night

The Grammy Awards were full of milestone wins, chaotic performances and viral moments, as well as speeches that frequently addressed this moment in American history.

February 02, 2026
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  • Stephen Thompson

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  • Music

13 musical moments World Cafe loved in 2025

To close out the year, World Cafe shares some of their personal favorite music-related moments.

December 04, 2025
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  • Miguel Perez
Kendrick Lamar, who won more Grammys than any other artist at last year's awards, leads all nominees for the 68th Grammy Awards, with nine nominations, including record, song and album of the year.

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  • Music

2026 Grammy nominations are led by Kendrick Lamar

Last year's biggest winner will try to repeat his wins for song and record of the year, and add album of the year to his trophy case. Other top nominees include Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny.

November 07, 2025
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  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Sleep Token's album <em>Even in Arcadia</em> has scored the largest-ever streaming week for a hard-rock album.

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  • Music

Sleep Token is the second hard-rock band to hit No. 1 in 3 weeks

This week the lore-rich, genre-smashing, entirely anonymous hard-rock band Sleep Token lands its first-ever No. 1 album. Elsewhere, on the Hot 100 singles chart, Kendrick Lamar's "Luther (feat. SZA)" registers a 13th consecutive week at No. 1.

May 21, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson
Fuerza Regida's <em>111XPANTIA, </em>which just hit No. 2 on the <em>Billboard </em>chart<em>,</em> now holds the highest chart position in the history of regional Mexican music

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  • Music

Two Spanish-language albums top the Billboard chart for the first time ever

Bad Bunny's DeBÍ TiRAR Más FOToS and Fuerza Regida's 111XPANTIA hold down the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on this week's Billboard 200, making this the first week in history with Spanish-language albums in the chart's top two spots.

May 14, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson
This week, we finally get a shake-up on the <em>Billboard</em> 200 from Swedish hard-rock band Ghost with its new album, <em>Skeletá</em>.

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  • Music

A Swedish hard-rock band tops the charts, while Kendrick Lamar ties an all-time record

The Swedish hard-rock band Ghost has never topped the Billboard 200 albums chart — until this week. Elsewhere, Kendrick Lamar's "Luther (feat. SZA)" holds at No. 1 for an 11th week, tying a record for hip-hop songs.

May 09, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson
Alex Warren's (left) "Ordinary" continues to climb up the <em>Billboard</em> Hot 100 chart. Meanwhile Jack Black (right) scores a surprising record with a very short song from<em> A Minecraft Movie</em>.

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  • Music

Jack Black hits a milestone on the charts, while Alex Warren's 'Ordinary' keeps rising

It's a slow week on the Billboard charts, but Jack Black breaks a surprising record on the chart. Plus, rapper Doechii lands her first top 10 album and Alex Warren's "Ordinary" continues to move up the Hot 100.

April 30, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson
Cult singer-songwriter Ethel Cain (left), rapper BigXthaPlug (middle) and singer-songwriter Alex Warren (right) all break into the Top 10 of <em>Billboard</em>'s charts this week for the first time.

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  • Music

Three wildly different artists crack the top 10 for the first time

Surprises nevertheless abound in the top 10, as a vinyl reissue lands cult singer-songwriter Ethel Cain on the Billboard 200 for the first time ever and two artists — Alex Warren and BigXthaPlug — experience their first-ever top 10 singles.

April 15, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson
Thanks to a deluxe reissue containing five new songs, Ariana Grande's 2024 album <em>Eternal Sunshine</em> races from No. 87 all the way back to No. 1 on the <em>Billboard</em> chart.

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  • Music

Ariana Grande's 'Eternal Sunshine' takes a wicked leap to No. 1, a year after its release

Ariana Grande's deluxe edition of her 2024 album Eternal Sunshine catapults it from No. 87 all the way back to No. 1. Elsewhere, Kendrick Lamar's "Luther (feat. SZA)" sits in the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 for a seventh consecutive week, and Pat Boone makes his long-awaited move toward chart domination.

April 08, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson
Left: Playboi Carti's supersized blockbuster <em>MUSIC</em> holds at No. 1 on the album chart in its second week of release, but Morgan Wallen (right) breaks a record for songs.

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  • Music

Playboi Carti and Kendrick Lamar top the charts, but Morgan Wallen looms

Playboi Carti's supersized blockbuster MUSIC holds at No. 1 in its second week of release. Elsewhere, Kendrick Lamar's "Luther (feat. SZA)" holds at No. 1and Morgan Wallen charts a fifth top 10 hit from an album that isn't even out yet.

April 01, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson
This week rapper Playboi Carti's <em>MUSIC</em> tops this week's <em>Billboard </em>200.

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  • Music

Playboi Carti has the biggest streaming week since Taylor Swift — plus, Chappell Roan goes country

The rapper Playboi Carti's much-hyped MUSIC leads this week in albums. Plus, the rapper Doechii continues to make gains with her recently released "Anxiety" and Chappell Roan finds minor country chart success with "The Giver."

March 28, 2025
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  • Hazel Cills
Lady Gaga's <em>Mayhem</em>, which enters the chart at the top spot after a long windup that's included three top 40 singles.

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  • Music

Lady Gaga's 'Mayhem' shakes up the charts at No. 1

As expected, Lady Gaga's Mayhem storms to a No. 1 debut, becoming her seventh album to top the chart.

March 21, 2025
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  • Stephen Thompson
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