Rick Ross arrested on domestic battery and strangulation charges
The rapper was arrested in Miami Beach on Thursday, days after an ex-girlfriend accused him of physical abuse
Rapper and actor Eve looks back: ‘I was the only girl in the boardroom in major label meetings – that Philly girl had to come out’
The Grammy-winning artist on destroying egos in school, the dealers who looked out for her, and learning from early failure
Woman who accused Jay-Z of raping her aged 13 says claims were false
Unnamed woman who filed and later dropped lawsuit against rap superstar states that she never met him, contrary to initial allegation of 2000 assault
‘A maelstrom of his own making’: how Ed Sheeran’s tour turned into a full-blown culture war
Moment of reckoning for ‘Mr Nice Guy’ of music, who embraced Macklemore’s political cred only for pro-Palestine rapper to be dropped under pressure from billionaire
Sway, Mobo-winning British rapper, dies aged 44
Rapper won prestigious award as an unsigned artist before breaking UK Top 10 and nurturing artists including KSI
US rapper Lil Durk found not guilty of murder-for-hire scheme
Prosecutors accused musician, born Durk Banks, of putting bounty on fellow rapper in retaliation for friend’s killing
‘Cantona’s a Kwengletarian!’ Inside the maximalist, magical mentality of rising London Irish rapper Kibo
The masterful Harrow MC behind the year’s funniest, most inventive UK rap debut explains how his parents sparked his ravenous outlook – and why he’s wrestling his peers
Tupac trial spotlights decades of US police failures in solving the case
Police received information nearly immediately after the killing. It took Las Vegas police 27 years to make an arrest
Jay-Z 30 tour review – the sheer profusion of nailed-on classics is dizzying
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, LondonEven though Beyoncé rumours prove unfounded, there are plenty of guests, from Idris Elba to Lauryn Hill – but this show doesn’t need cameos to lift it
Duane Keith Davis found guilty of 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur
Las Vegas jury returns verdict against ex-South Side Compton Crips gang leader in killing of US rap legend
Reading and Leeds festival review – post-GCSE blowout shows how dominant dance music now is
Charli xcx and Fontaines DC are spellbinding and there’s an awesome array of genres, but the biggest turnouts are for tech house names like Kettama and Josh Baker
A$AP Rocky review – arena spectacular has plenty of helicopters but little sense of direction
The polymath rapper’s stage show, which also features SWAT teams and a warship, is truly bravura stuff – but you can’t help feeling this is an artist at a creative crossroads
Daisy Chain Fields review – Olivia Rodrigo’s women-led festival is electric amid extreme heat
Performances from Rodrigo, Stevie Nicks, Chappell Roan and Sarah McLachlan raise $20m for charity yet are marred by poor planning for heatwave
The best music of autumn 2026: Johnny Marr, Phoebe Bridgers, Rachel Chinouriri and more
Irish noisemongers Gilla Band, shadowy producers Two Shell and lovable band the Big Moon have new records, and there are tours from Bob Dylan and Kelela – plus the best of jazz, global and classical
Russian stadium says it will not host Kanye concerts – but promoter says shows have not been cancelled
The controversial rapper now known as Ye was due to play two huge shows at St Petersburg’s Gazprom Arena, which now states it cannot host performances for contractual reasons