TEDDY RILEY AND BABYFACE'S STREAMS HAVE INCREASED DRASTICALLY SINCE VERZUZ BATTLE: Teddy Riley and Babyface's music streams have gone up since their epic Verzuz battle. According to Billboard, their hits saw an 115% skyrocket in streams a day after the battle. And the 49 tracks that were played during the battle had three million streams collectively.
FAN PAYS $240,000 FOR DOUBLE DATE WITH CIARA AND RUSSELL WILSON FOR ALL IN CHALLENGE: According to TMZ, a fan has bid $240,000 to have a double date with Ciara and Russell Wilson for their All In Challenge auction. By Friday morning (April 24th), the top bid was $32,000 but the winning bid came in at $240,000.The challenge is raising money to feed children and families in need during the coronavirus pandemic.
TEYANA TAYLOR SAYS HER NEW ALBUM IS DONE: During an interview with the Red Bull Music Instagram, Teyana Taylor said that she is done with her new album. She explained, “We’ve been working on the album. The album is done—that’s why I look crazy right now. Before I got on with y’all, we literally just did the listening of the album. Y’all gonna be so happy.” On the direction of her new project, she said, “This album is definitely more of a vibe. I don’t really do fast songs like that. There are some head-boppers. It’s not super-fast. You can dance and you can cry and you can ride.”
KEHLANI ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM: Kehlani has announced her sophomore album It Was Good Until It Wasn't. The new project is due out on May 8th. The album was due out this month but it was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.