• Every Track From The Weeknd's 'Beauty Behind The Madness' is Charting

    The Weeknd is having an impressive week on the charts as his album, 'Beauty Behind The Madness' comes in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and R&B/Hip-hop Albums charts. More surprisingly, 10 songs off that album made their debut on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs list this week, rounding out the full tracklist with every song currently charting.
  • Jason Derulo at Billboard Hot 100 Festival 2015

    Billboard Hot 100 Festival Photo Recap

    This past weekend, Music Times had the pleasure of covering the inaugural Billboard Hot 100 Festival at the Jones Beach Theater on Long Island. Among those who performed over the two days, Saturday Aug. 22 and Sunday Aug. 23 were The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Kygo, Axwell /\ Ingrosso, Jason Derulo, Lil Wayne and more. You already read what happened, now it is time that you saw what went down at Jones Beach this past weekend with 40,000 other people through our lens.
  • Billboard Hot 100 Festival Set Times Announced

    The Billboard Hot 100 Festival has unveiled its complete set times for the two-day music event's inaugural edition. At first glance, the bookers have done a very good job at spreading out the major acts and avoiding any glaring conflicts that are a constant at festivals. Instead attendees will should be able to see headliners like Lil Wayne, Axwell /\ Ingrosso, Skrillex, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj and The Weeknd knowing they aren't missing another major act.
  • Birdman Misses Lil Wayne on Instagram, Wants to Save Young Money

    It's been shocking to watch father-son relationship between Birdman and Lil Wayne collapse right before our eyes, especially with such vitriol. It started with a few tweets from Wayne pleading for his freedom from the Cash Money "prison." Those tweets soon turned into a $51 million lawsuit against the label and its CEO Birdman, which, as of now, still hasn't been resolved. Somehow, things got even worse after the lawsuit as a recent indictment naming Birdman as a co-conspirator, along with Young Thug, in a plot to shoot up Wayne's tour bus. Today, finally, it seems Birdman has given his first apology to Wayne -- or, at least, his first attempt at reconciliation.
  • New Indictment Says PeeWee Roscoe Told Lil Wayne He Would "Spray His Bus"

    A new indictment has revealed more (alleged) details of the April shooting at Lil Wayne's tour bus in Atlanta. Former Rich Gang affiliate Jimmy Winfrey, aka PeeWee Roscoe, is currently incarcerated for the bus shooting and he's now been charged with "terroristic threats" for allegedly telling Wayne he'd "spray his bus." An indictment last month named Birdman and Young Thug as co-conspirators in the plot to kill Wayne, though neither man has yet been charged.
  • Birdman Has Replaced Lil Wayne's Young Money with Rich Gang, Unveils "CMRG" Brand

    Though Birdman insisted it was all love with Lil Wayne, his "son," in his recent interview with Angie Martinez, it now seems a breakup is imminent. The above Instagram picture from the Cash Money boss signals a distancing from Wayne's Young Money brand, which, as of now -- until their lawsuit is over with, still belongs to Birdman.
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