Locked out: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was asked to return his key to New York City – will Miami and Chicago rescind theirs?

Receiving a key to a city is the ultimate accolade for many rap stars, and Combs’s key ring was the lyrical equivalent of the infinity stone gauntlet

From African stars to British stalwarts, Glastonbury 2024 opens gates to a truly diverse lineup

With the BBC livestreaming globally for the first time, and an especially rich lineup of Black artists, 2024’s festival champions a broad remit – but plays it safe with Coldplay

Kanye West and Donna Summer estate reach settlement over unauthorised use of I Feel Love

Rapper – now known as Ye – used portions of Summer’s 1977 disco classic on his song Good (Don’t Die) with Ty Dolla $ign

Florida rapper Foolio, 26, killed in car park shooting

Rapper who amassed tens of millions of streams for his emotional trap music was reportedly ambushed outside a Tampa hotel

From Coldplay to KMRU: who to see at Glastonbury 2024

From A-list pop names such as SZA and Dua Lipa to rising stars and leftfield oddities, here’s who to try and catch at this year’s festival

Doja Cat review – hair-raising US rapper puts on a fiery display

Tonsorial maximalism and pyrotechnics set the scene as the uncompromising artist showcased her recent album Scarlet with blasts of bilious and bawdy hip-hop

Belfast rappers Kneecap to contest pulling of funding over political views

Irish language group granted leave to seek judicial review of government decision at full hearing in November

Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah: ‘A group is hard to keep together – people get jealous’

The celebrated MC takes your questions on losing his brothers to muscular dystrophy, converting to Islam and making an album no one can listen to

Dobby: ‘Hip-hop is a powerful tool to remind people to see past the crap’

In our monthly series Headline Act, we spotlight the Australian artist we’re most excited about – and they make us a playlist

The best albums of 2024 so far

Billie Eilish’s third is a triumph, Shabaka goes woodwind and Yunchan Lim makes the most thrilling piano debut of the decade … here are our music team’s picks of the best LPs from the first half of the year

It’s OUR team: Euro 2024 anthem strikes a chord for England’s diversity

The rappers CreezeOn and Ke4t have teamed up with the Black Footballers Partnership for a song calling out racism while backing England

Hip-Hop Is History by Questlove review – a soundtrack for the world, from the Sugarhill Gang to Kanye West

The Roots drummer, DJ, author and director is the ‘Ken Burns of black music’, and his personal reflections on a genre that last year turned 50 are full of wisdom and charm

Guess who’s back? How Eminem is storming to the top of the charts again

His new song Houdini is set to be the fastest-selling single of the year, eclipsing even Taylor Swift – despite being ignored by rap fans and radio stations alike

NxWorries: Why Lawd? review

The producer-singer duo’s sweet nostalgia-funk now has a sour vibe as .Paak switches between anger and self-pity

Kanye West sued for sexual harassment by former assistant

Lauren Pisciotta says she is owed $3m after enduring intentional infliction of emotional distress