Chris Brown and Universal Music have reached a settlement with lyricist Steve Chokpelle, resolving all claims against them in a lawsuit that alleged Brown denied Chokpelle credit and revenue from two songs — “Monalisa” and “Sensational.” Terms were not disclosed.
Read MoreMr P released his new single “I Can’t Look Away” over the weekend, and within 48 hours Davido had weighed in on X. “Can’t lie that new Mr P lowkey 🔥,” he wrote, unprompted. What makes the detail more interesting is what Peter Okoye revealed afterward: “I sent my new song to Davido four hours after release but he didn’t respond. I was shocked when I saw his tweet 48 hours later.”
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Amelia Dimoldenberg, creator of Chicken Shop Date, is bringing back Dimz Inc. Academy for a second year, this time expanded and backed by Adobe alongside returning supporter Spiral Skills. The programme is free, runs across four weeks in August 2026, and is open to London-based 18 to 24-year-olds interested in digital media and storytelling.
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Ahead of the highly-anticipated arrival of Ellie Goulding’s sixth studio album, I Know Too Much, in September, the singer-songwriter has unleashed the lead single “Black Prada Dress,” having already premiered the track during an appearance on Radio 1’s Big Weekend over the May bank holiday. She also performed the track it on Later… with Jools Holland over the weekend.
Read MoreTinashe has released “Too Easy,” her first original material since Quantum Baby in 2024. Co-produced by Kimj and Zack Sekoff, the track first premiered live during her DJ set at Coachella’s Do LaB in April and reflects on the feeling of navigating fame with a kind of ease.
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Tyla has been cast in Toy Story 5, voicing a new character called the Inflatable Flamingo, a playful, comedic pool toy created exclusively for the Sub-Saharan localised version of the film. The movie, directed by Andrew Stanton and continuing the “Toy Meets Tech” storyline, is due June 19th.
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Mannywellz returns with his new project Small Chops. The title borrows from a familiar Nigerian term for finger food, something light, easy, meant to be shared, which sets the mood before you have even pressed play.
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The new Scary Movie opened to $55 million domestically this weekend — the best debut in the franchise’s 25-year history, clearing the previous record of $49.7 million set by Scary Movie 4 in 2006. Globally it launched to $105.5 million across 53 markets, all on a $30 million budget.
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Nigerian singer Qing Madi, born Chimamanda Chukwuma, is at the centre of a legal dispute between her former label JTon Music and her current label KFMD. The central issue is straightforward enough: JTon says its contracts with the artist are binding; KFMD says those contracts were signed when she was 16 years old, making them voidable under Lagos State law; and on May 25, 2026, the Lagos High Court largely agreed with the latter.
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Vybz Kartel released his new album God & Time on June 5 through TJ Records, Vybz Kartel Muzik, and Zojak World Wide. The title comes from a Jamaican expression about faith, patience, and how things unfold in their own time and given everything Kartel has been through to get here, the name does a lot of quiet work before a single note plays.
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Talay Riley, the British singer-songwriter born Mark Orabiyi, was stabbed to death at an address in Silvertown, East London, on the morning of June 5th. He was 35. Emergency services found him at the scene around 9am and he was pronounced dead there. Another man in his twenties was also stabbed and remains in hospital with injuries that are not life-threatening. Three people have been arrested on suspicion of murder — one released on bail, two released with no further action.
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Madonna brought Confessions II to the Beacon Theater in Manhattan over the weekend, one day after a surprise concert in Times Square, and the room apparently had not come down from that yet, as fans danced in their seats and shouted at the screen.
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Lizzo has released her new album, BITCH, and she was deliberate about the name. “Reclaiming the word Bitch is power,” she said. “It’s taking a label once used to diminish women and turning it into a declaration of confidence and unapologetic self-love. So many incredible women in music have used the word for positivity — like Meredith Brooks and Missy Elliott. It was only fitting to name my album Bitch because it has become my favourite word when using it on my own terms. Because I am 100% that bitch.”
Read MoreFLO have released “Don’t Break Her Heart,” the latest single from their upcoming sophomore album Therapy At The Club, out July 24th.
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Kanya King CBE, the woman who founded the MOBO Awards and spent three decades making sure Black British music could not be ignored, died on June 3rd, 2026. She was 57. She had been diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in late 2024 and passed away surrounded by family and close friends.
Read MoreAriana Grande has released the video for “Hate That I Made You Love Me,” the lead single from her upcoming album Petal. Directed by Christian Breslauer, the clip runs as a short horror film depicting Justin Long playing her murderous lover and It opens with him burying her, however, she refuses to stay buried.
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Scorcher’s new album All Dorks Must Die is out today, June 5th under Lizzy Records, and the title alone tells you where his head is at. 10 tracks, with features from Giggs, JME, Chip, K-Trap, Kasst8, Milli Major, and Blair, and a running argument about what happens when too many people in the music industry start treating creativity like factory output.
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In September 2025, a phone call between Cardi B and Ice Spice’s manager leaked publicly. On it, Cardi used Latto’s name as a slur, “You think I’m pussy ass Latto?”, during what appeared to be a heated argument about something else entirely.
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FIFA has unveiled the complete tracklist for the Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Album, an 18-track project described as the most extensive music release ever put together for the tournament. The album is available to pre-save across streaming platforms now, with tracks set to be performed live at the Countdown Concerts in Mexico City, Toronto, and Los Angeles, as well as the opening ceremonies in all three host countries.
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Rapman announced on June 3rd that filming for Supacell Season 2 has wrapped, sharing the news on Instagram with a photo of himself in the editing suite, “Supacell 2” visible on the screen behind him. “Due to circumstances out of our control we had to pause production for a while,” he wrote. “But filming is finally done! I’m currently in the edit getting it ready. It’s coming and I PROMISE it will be worth the wait.”
Read MoreKehlani has released the official video for “Back and Forth,” her collaboration with Missy Elliott, and it is exactly what the song calls for. Directed by Director X, the clip is set inside a packed house party where the two trade energy across the track’s runtime. Monica makes a surprise cameo, and between the three of them, there is not a lot of wattage left in the room for anyone else.
Read MoreTems has dropped the official video for “What You Need,” a track from her November 2025 album Love Is a Kingdom. The video arrived June 3rd, and it is the kind of visual that does not try to compete with the song so much as sit inside it.
Read MorePatoranking has tapped Ruger for his new single “Shake It,” a dancehall and Afrobeats combination that plays to both artists’ strengths. The offering welcomes the reggae-dancehall foundation Patoranking has built his career on — the same sound that ran through “Girlie O,” “My Woman My Everything,” and “Abule” — while Ruger, who broke through with “Bounce” and “Asiwaju,” adds a looser, more instinctive energy on top of it.
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Ellie Goulding has announced her sixth studio album, I Know Too Much, arriving in September. The lead single “Black Prada Dress” drops this Friday, June 5th, having already had its live debut at Radio 1’s Big Weekend over the May bank holiday. She is also due to perform it on Later… with Jools Holland on June 7th.
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On March 8th, a woman named Ivana Lisette Ortiz fired ten shots at ASAP Rocky and Rihanna’s L.A. home. According to the criminal complaint, the attack was described as willful, deliberate, and premeditated. Prosecutors noted that Ortiz had previously posted disturbing content about Rihanna on social media before showing up at the property.
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