Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is headed to “Tha Crossroads” of Hollywood Boulevard on the 8th of next month. The legendary Cleveland-bred rap group is set to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the ceremony is slated for July 8.
Radio icon Big Boy will emcee the event alongside Xzibit, who will also speak at the ceremony, which will be livestreamed July 8 at 11:30 a.m. PT.
“Receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is a blessing beyond words. Coming from Cleveland, we never imagined that the music we created would touch so many lives around the world,” Bone Thugs said in a statement. “This honor belongs not only to Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, but to our families, our city, our fans, and everyone who believed in us from the beginning.”
The group continued: “More than three decades later, we’re still here, still creating, and still carrying the legacy forward. We thank the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce for this incredible recognition and dedicate this star to the generations who continue to keep our music alive.”
Bone Thugs founding member Krayzie Bone hopped on social media to show his appreciation to the fans for still supporting the crew over three decades later. “After all these years, we’re officially receiving our star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,” he wrote to IG. “This is bigger than us this is for the fans, the family, and everyone who’s been rocking with Bone since day one.”
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony put Cleveland hip-hop on the map as the group rose to prominence in the mid-’90s after signing to Eazy E’s Ruthless Records. The crew ushered in a mix of rapping with singing to hip-hop’s mainstream, and Bone Thugs came in at No. 21 on Billboard‘s 50 Greatest Rap Groups of All Time list.
Bone Thugs released a pair of albums that topped the Billboard 200 with 1995’s E. 1999 Eternal and 1997’s The Art of War. They boast a trio of top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits, including “I Tried” featuring Akon, “Look Into My Eyes” and “Tha Crossroads,” which held the No. 1 slot for eight weeks in 1996.
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony will hit the road in July for a handful of shows and then join the Wu-Tang Clan’s The Final Chamber Tour in August.
Even as K-pop megagroup SEVENTEEN comes to a brief standstill for its military hiatus era, its latest unit is firing on all cylinders.
The aptly named V8’s team-up was, by all accounts, a no-brainer, considering their in-sync tastes: heady European EDM for THE 8 — who hails from a coastal province in China and moonlights as a DJ — and hyperpop-adjacent sounds bred by the internet for Seoul-via-New-York rapper VERNON. After over a decade together, the two members knew how well these influences mesh, theoretically; the question became how to actually execute that far-flung fusion.
To do so, the duo leaned on Alice Longyu Gao, an experimental artist who’s been reshaping K-pop as we know it. (In 2023, she recorded a TikTok soundbite with The Chainsmokers that would come to serve as the bedrock for KATSEYE’s off-the-wall — and influential — hit “Gnarly.”) Gao introduced V8 to certain wishlist producers like Dylan Brady of 100 gecs, among others.
Produced by Mechatok, their lead single “singasong” is just as silly as the title suggests, with its equally irreverent MV pulling out all the stops: bodybuilders, CGI Transformers, monster trucks, sing-along lyrics, a chimeric horse and — most importantly — lots of LMFAO-style shuffling. But in the tradition of genre forebearers PC Music, there’s a heart behind the exaggerated front.
Because while K-pop’s practically gotten its methodology down to a science, V8 went off in search of genuine expression. “I don’t think authenticity is something you can calculate or artificially make,” VERNON says. “But works that feel authentic are what reach out to me the most. They sound like, or look like, or feel like actual stories — what people actually go through.”
Their goal was to capture that kind of magic, VERNON adds, and ultimately, “I hope we’re able to reach our listeners in the same way.”
The self-titled V8 album thus has both their fingerprints and feelings: Innuendo goes hand in hand with ennui on Pharrell co-creation “girlsnboys” (“She can’t get out of bed when she home … I think the girls and boys are so tired“). Meanwhile, VERNON and THE 8 spout real guilt on imposter syndrome party anthem “rat race,” holding a mirror up to the machine that made them.
“We just do everything our way,” THE 8 says. “We got involved in every part because we’re trying to do what we want, how we want. I think, because of that, more of who we are as people will be felt.”
Below, the duo breaks down every track on V8, out now.
Olivia Rodrigo is getting smaller, on purpose. The singer has teamed up with LEGO for a new series of sets inspired by her most beloved songs, looks and symbols. The LEGO Editions Olivia Rodrigo collection features five sets paying tribute to Rodrigo’s three studio albums — Sour, Guts and her brand new You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love — making the singer the first musician to receive multiple dedicated LEGO sets, including five new minifigures celebrating some of her most iconic performances.
Created in collaboration with the singer, the collection “captures the emotion and energy that has made the 23-year-old singer-songwriter one of the defining artists of her generation – from sold-out stadium tours and festival stages, to heartbreak anthems, handwritten lyrics and love stories hidden between the lines,” according to a release announcing the line.
The sets feature custom detailing inspired by some of the singer’s most iconic onstage moments through the years, as well as nods to her Filipino heritage. Each minifigure will feature her instantly recognizable expressions and favorite looks, with all five characters having dual facial expressions to represent the different sides of Rodrigo’s personality.
“I’ve always loved hiding little details and meanings in my music and videos, so working with the LEGO team to bring something that fans can actually build and explore together has been so exciting,” Rodrigo said in a statement about the range that features a number of Easter eggs. “There are so many pieces of my world inside these sets – little nods to songs, memories, outfits and moments that mean a lot to me.”
According to the release announcing the collaboration, Rodrigo played an active role in the design process and helped refine each element during the process, with LEGO senior design manager and product lead Amy Corbett saying that the singer wanted the collection to feel like something “fans could explore over time. Every detail — from the outfits, minifigure expression and smallest symbols — was designed to reflect moments from Olivia’s world and her energy in a way that invites discovery.”
The sets designed for ages 9-14 are described as telling a variety of stories about Rodrigo’s career, from “arena-sized performances and emotional love songs to handwritten lyrics, vintage-inspired visuals and her signature rock-and-roll edge.” They will include the “Olivia Rodrigo Vinyl,” a 360-piece set that tracks her musical journey, inspired by the greatest hits from her trio of albums, with hidden references from across her career.
There will also be a 400-piece Flower Bouquet set that will bloom with symbolic flowers, hidden meanings and surprises inspired by Rodrigo’s songwriting, marking the first time a LEGO partner will get their own personalized LEGO Botanicals set. Centered on a striking purple flower made of electric guitars, that set will include floral nods to Rodrigo’s Filipino heritage.
The 670-piece Concert Moon set will recreate a viral concert scene in which Olivia soars above the crowd on a giant moon, while the 1,085-piece Secret Storage set collects some of the singer’s most recognizable symbols, from a bright red guitar inspired by the instrument she played on her 2025 festival tour, to a bold red megaphone from her Guts tour and a notebook inspired by the handwritten lyrics books featured on the Sour tour.
Fans can also check out the 1,228-piece Dual Guitar set, featuring a split acoustic and electric guitar design celebrating two sides of her artistry, which opens up to reveal hidden stage scenes, backstage details, secret storage compartments and plenty of hidden references for fans to discover.
“Olivia Rodrigo has created a world that fans feel deeply connected to – one filled with emotion, individuality, creativity and discovery,” said Julia Goldin, the LEGO Group’s chief product and marketing officer in a statement. “With this collection, we wanted to celebrate the passion Olivia brings to every lyric, every hidden clue and every album, while giving fans a meaningful way to connect with her. This collaboration is about more than recreating moments – it’s about inspiring fans to build, explore and express themselves through storytelling and creative building.”
The full collection will launch globally on Aug. 1 at LEGO.com, as well at LEGO stores and select global retailers.
Ariana Grande has rescheduled three dates on her Eternal Sunshine Tour, after production issues raised safety concerns ahead of the shows.
The singer shared the update with fans on Instagram Stories on Monday, announcing changes to one Brooklyn show and two Boston dates. Her July 12 concert at Barclays Center in Brooklyn has been moved to July 14, while her July 22 and July 24 concerts at TD Garden in Boston will now take place July 23 and July 26, respectively.
“We are so sorry for these unfortunate scheduling changes,” Grande wrote. “This was our best and safest option as these challenges with production have come to our attention.”
She added that the call was made to ensure the show could be presented safely and as planned: “The utmost important thing to us all is safety, first and foremost, and also making sure you all see the show how it is intended to run. Thank you so much for your understanding and I cannot wait to see you.”
All tickets will be honored for the rescheduled dates, with ticket holders expected to receive additional information directly.
The Eternal Sunshine Tour launched earlier this month in Oakland, Calif., marking Grande’s first headlining tour since 2019’s Sweetener World Tour. The run supports her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine, released in 2024. That record debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, giving Grande another chart-topping album, and spun off two Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles in “yes, and?” and “we can’t be friends (wait for your love).”
Grande’s setlist has leaned heavily on Eternal Sunshine while reaching back across her catalog, with recent shows folding in songs from Positions, Dangerous Woman, My Everything and thank u, next — a career-spanning return after years away from the road.
For now, the production-related changes affect only the three listed shows, with the tour set to continue across North America before heading overseas later in the run.
New music lands first, regardless: Grande’s eighth studio album, Petal, arrives July 31, led by “Hate That I Made You Love Me,” which recently became her 10th career No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — tying her for the 10th-most chart-toppers in the survey’s history.
Eric Hutchinson is returning to Australia for the first time in 16 years, booking three East Coast theater shows in November for what will be his first-ever headline run in the country.
The tour stops at Brisbane’s Lefty’s Music Hall on Nov. 19, Melbourne’s Northcote Social Club on Nov. 20 and Sydney’s The Lansdowne on Nov. 21.
The American singer-songwriter has an unusual history in the market: he broke there largely through a sync. His single “Rock & Roll” featured on the homegrown drama Packed to the Rafters, helping drive the track to platinum certification in Australia, where it reached No. 1 in 2009. Hutchinson first toured the country supporting Jason Mraz and Kelly Clarkson in 2008 and 2009, but never returned for his own run.
“I honestly have no idea why I never came back to Australia, other than the fact that it’s super far away from New York City, where I live,” he said in a statement, adding that the timing finally aligned after years of fan requests.
The U.S. story ran in parallel. “Rock & Roll” earned Hutchinson his first gold record in the United States, though it never reached the Hot 100. Its parent album, Sounds Like This, first gained traction independently — a Perez Hilton co-sign pushed it to No. 5 on the iTunes Store in September 2007, before debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and earning a wide release through Warner Bros. Records in May 2008. He has since released a string of albums and built a touring-driven following well beyond the radio years.
The run supports Hutchinson’s latest album, the 2026 release Repeating Myself, billed as a return to the piano-driven pop and soul of that breakthrough. Australian sets are expected to mix the new material with catalog cuts including “Rock & Roll,” “OK, It’s Alright With Me” and “A Little More.”
Marshall Hamburger, who won the tenth season of Australian Idol in 2025, will open for Hutchinson on tour.
Eric Hutchinson Australian Tour
Presented by Teamwrk Touring & MRG Live
Thursday, Nov. 19 — Lefty’s Music Hall, Brisbane
Friday, Nov. 20 — Northcote Social Club, Melbourne
Saturday, Nov. 21 — The Lansdowne, Sydney
An archive of early Coldplay recordings — studio tapes, alternate mixes and demos from the formative sessions that predated and helped shape the band’s debut album, Parachutes — is heading to auction this week through Wax Poetics, offering a rare look at the band before it broke worldwide.
The bulk of the collection comes from British producer, mixer and engineer Chris Allison and centers on Coldplay’s “Blue Room” sessions at London’s Orinoco Studios, recorded shortly after the band signed to Parlophone.
The auction house describes the material as a window into the period that laid the groundwork for Parachutes — including “High Speed,” which would become the only track on the album not produced by Ken Nelson; Allison produced it alone. The song first surfaced on the Blue Room EP, Coldplay’s first release for Parlophone, in October 1999, before being re-recorded for the album.
The lots also include original DAT mixes, unreleased alternate versions, a previously unheard take of “We Never Change,” and a nine-track cassette holding some of the band’s earliest known recordings — two of those songs never released in any form.
Among the more unusual items, the auction house says the archive contains an acoustic demo that Chris Martin recorded as a pitch for the title song of the 1999 James Bond film The World Is Not Enough. The assignment ultimately went to Garbage, whose “The World Is Not Enough” became the official theme; per Wax Poetics, Martin’s version has never been released or documented.
“This is a window into the writing, recording, production and promotion of some uniquely celebrated music artists – pieces of music history that deserve to be in the hands of fans, not gathering dust in a storage unit,” Allison said in a statement.
The tapes document Coldplay at its absolute starting line. Parachutes was released in July 2000, peaked at No. 51 on the Billboard 200 and was eventually certified double platinum in the U.S., later winning the Grammy for best alternative music album. From there, the band became one of the defining stadium acts of the century, stacking up Billboard 200 No. 1 albums and one of the highest-grossing touring runs in history.
The wider Alt/Indie, Rock & Pop collection also features material tied to the Beta Band, the Wedding Present and Red Hot Chili Peppers, with bidding open through July 19. A percentage of proceeds is earmarked for Restore the Music, a charity funding instruments and equipment in under-resourced state schools.
Memphis Bleek was “happy” to see his mentor Jay-Z address his haters during his Roots Picnic freestyle.
The Brooklyn rapper turned podcaster recently sat down with Boardroom and gave some insight on how Jay operates
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“Jay just be having verses. I know,” he said after admitting that he didn’t really get to hear the freestyle until it hit social media due to how chaotic it was backstage. “I be trying to get him to spit, but he got too many verses that he just tucks. When you’re a writer, you’re a rapper, you’re an artist, you’re gonna continue to write. Whether you release it or not.”
Bleek then explained why the people Jigga dissed had it coming because it’s easy to lie in today’s digital climate. “Everybody get hit. He put the fully on,” he began. “These kids got the switch, they don’t know about the fully. They know Shawn Carter, they know Jay-Z, they don’t know Jigga. That’s Jigga. Welcome, man.”
He added: “I’m happy he did ’cause a lot of people they just talk and talk and talk and its no one to rebuke it, to go against it, speak the truth, so lies get spewed all over the Internet and turned into truth. Because, you know, these guys are gonna believe what they want, but it’s not the other side fighting against it, only the lie seems like the truth. So, I’m glad he put belt to ass on certain people. They deserved that spanking.”
He then continued by saying that if you’ve paid attention, Jay-Z almost always talks about what he’s going through in his music. “Jay always responds through music,” the Memph Man explained. “Anything he’s feeling or going through, it’s always been in the music. That’s how we’ve always been. All of us. We really don’t get on here like, ‘Yo, I hate this rapper. When I see you, I’ma catch you.’ It’s on the record. If we’re going to entertain, I’ma make money off it. I’m not gonna just go on here and just be on everybody platform. Your algorithms go up and I’m just angry.”
You can watch the full conversation below.
Fans are getting to see one more conversation with Oliver Tree following his untimely death, with the singer/songwriter recording a guest appearance on Bobbi Althoff’s Really Good Podcast prior to the helicopter collision that killed him earlier this month.
In the episode posted Monday (June 29), Tree — dressed, as he often did, in a comedic costume, this time donning an Elmo suit and red face paint — discussed a wide range of topics, including his “high risk” lifestyle. Tree often turned interviews into extended bits with outlandish takes, but did make a prescient comment in one of his final interviews, when he explained why he preferred to live as adventurously as possible.
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“My parents, they’re like, ‘Oliver, it’s a lot to travel all the time,’” he said. “I’m like, ‘Guys, look. We don’t know if I’ll be alive next year, or if you’ll be alive.’”
“There’s no day promised,” he added. “You know how high risk I live my life, for real? The last two years I was living in poo huts in Africa, I stayed in mud houses in Iraq.”
Tree died at age 32 on June 14 along with the two pilots and three other passengers who were onboard the pair of helicopters that crashed into each other in Rio de Janeiro. The musician had been abroad while on his global tour in support of the April ablum Love You Madly Hate You Badly, playing what would become his final show on June 6 in São Paulo.
Shortly after Tree’s death, it was announced that his fortune will go toward launching Dr. Oliver Tree’s Extremely Epic Grant for Baby Geniuses, a grant supporting the creation of art that he’d publicly discussed setting up prior to his death. “I take no credit for anything I’ve ever done,” Tree said on the Zach Sang Show this past April. “I don’t believe that any of the wealth or things that get made from it is mine. My will is set up so that when I pass, my family, nobody is going to get a penny. All the money is going to go back to artists.”
Althoff said in a disclaimer at the beginning of her video interview with Tree that all profits from their conversation will go toward his grant. “I’m grateful to have had this conversation with Oliver,” it reads. “I’m sharing it with love and respect for his life, his art, and the unforgettable world he created.”
Watch her full interview with Tree below.
Nicki Minaj wished Elon Musk a happy birthday as the Tesla CEO turned 55 years old on Sunday (June 28), and the Barbz leader credited the tech mogul with “saving free speech.”
Minaj shared what appears to be an AI-generated selfie with Musk on Sunday, alongside the birthday note. “Thank you for saving free speech, Elon. Happy Birthday Love always From Gag City & the Barbz,” she wrote to Musk’s X platform.
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The Queens rapper hasn’t been shy about her Musk fandom. In May, she pulled up to Musk’s Starbase in Texas to see SpaceX’s flight test. Unfortunately, the launch was delayed due to technical errors within the spacecraft.
“Barbz, come on down, because this is a lot of fun. I’m excited,” she said in an interview at Starbase with members of the SpaceX content team. “This is historic, this is a major moment y’all.”
Minaj continued: “Major shout-out to Elon. Thank you for everything that you’re doing for humanity.”
At the time, Minaj was fittingly wearing a “Starship” graphic T-shirt, as her Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded lead single “Starships” reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2012.
Earlier in June, the “Super Bass” rapper wished Donald Trump a happy 80th birthday with a series of AI-generated photos, one of which included Elon Musk and actress Sydney Sweeney taking a road trip with Minaj and Trump.
There’s plenty of overlap between Trump and the Tesla CEO, as Musk previously served as Trump’s senior advisor and was the head the Department of Government Efficiency before leaving the administration in May 2025.
Minaj has spent much of the year raving about Donald Trump and her MAGA allegiance. She even claimed to be the president’s “No. 1 fan” in January when she met the president for the first time at a Trump Accounts Summit.
Find Nicki Minaj’s happy birthday post to Elon Musk here.
Yung Miami is once again asking Drake to get on one of her songs.
Earlier this month, the Miami rapper and media personality joked that she got left on read by Drake when she asked the Toronto superstar to hop on her song “Take Me to Chanel.”
“I remember DM’ing him, but that was at the time when he was going through all his sh–. And when people going through they sh–, like, I get it, I understand,” she told Cam Newton. “But I DM’d him like, ‘Drake, I think you’ll sound good on “Take Me to Chanel.”’ He just liked the message — like come on, now, don’t do that! Drake, don’t do that now ’cause when you called me I was there! But, nah, I f— with Drake, I understand.”
Now, during a red carpet interview at Sunday night’s 2026 BET Awards, she was asked by Complex who she would like to get on the remix, so naturally she mentioned Drake and pleaded with him to stop ignoring her calls. “You gotta stay tuned for that, but I really want Drake,” the former City Girl shared. “Champagne Papi. You know we gotta call Drake. Iceman. I want Iceman! Iceman, pick up the phone.”
Yung Miami is having a moment with her record “Spend Dat.” She performed it on a float during the New York Knicks championship parade because the team loves the song so much and even Fabolous put his own spin on it with the help of content creator Lowkey Mar as the team was closing in on it’s first title in 53 years.
“Spend Dat” currently sits at No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Yung Miami might have the song of the summer.