Culture news Little Simz to curate London's Meltdown Festival 2025 The Mercury Prize-winning rapper will lead the 30th edition of Southbank Centre's iconic artist curated festival. 13/02/2025
Culture news What to expect from the 2025 Super Bowl's entertainment From Kendrick Lamar's potential 'Not Like Us' performance to high-profile trailers, this is what we're excited for this Super Bowl Sunday. 08/02/2025
Culture news Kendrick Lamar opens up in rare interview ahead of Super Bowl show Grammy-winner Kendrick Lamar opens up in a rare interview ahead of his historic Super Bowl halftime performance, reflecting on his role as an artist and the impact of bringing hip-hop to the world’s biggest stage. 07/02/2025
Culture news Album anniversaries: Three records to celebrate in February 2025 From cynicism intertwined with genuine declarations of love to trip hop’s crown gem, via a concept album that’s both enthralling and headache-inducing, here's our pick of the three albums celebrating a major anniversary this month. 04/02/2025
Culture news Grammy Awards 2025: Beyoncé & Kendrick Lamar big winners of the night Beyoncé was the big winner at the 67th Grammy Awards. For the first time ever, the 'Cowboy Carter' artist won the award for Album of the Year. Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar won all five of the categories he was nominated for, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Here's the full breakdown. 03/02/2025
Culture news Grammy Awards 2025: Who will win and who should win? Will Beyoncé finally win Album of the Year? Is 2025 the year Kendrick Lamar wins it all? Could Charli XCX nab her first Grammy? Here are our predictions for this weekend’s ceremony. 31/01/2025
Culture news New album reviews: Central Cee - Mogwai - FKA twigs UK rap sensation Central Cee releases his debut album ‘Can’t Rush Greatness’; Scottish post-rockers Mogwai deliver their eleventh album ‘The Bad Fire’; and FKA twigs is back with ‘Eusexua’. All on the same day. Here is Euronews Culture’s verdict on a busy day for music releases. 24/01/2025
Culture news Drake officially sues Universal Music over Kendrick Lamar diss track When will it end? Just when you thought it was all over and that Drake would star focusing on music again, the derided Canadian rapper has doubled down – becoming less “Certified Lover Boy” and more “Certified Lawyer Boy”. 16/01/2025
Culture news Drake drops legal action over Kendrick Lamar diss track ‘Not Like Us’ Drake has scrapped a legal case against Universal Music and Spotify, in which he accused the companies of conspiring to boost the streams of Kendrick Lamar's diss track against him. 15/01/2025
Culture news Album anniversaries: Three records to celebrate in January 2025 From a raw dissection of heartbreak to jazzy hip-hop sounds, via a French electro gem that’ll transport you to some strange places, here's our pick of the three albums celebrating a major anniversary this month. 15/01/2025
Culture news Grammy-nominated rapper Slowthai cleared of raping two women The verdicts came after a two-week trial and over 10 hours of jury deliberation at Oxford Crown Court. 16/12/2024
Culture news Jay-Z asks court to dismiss rape lawsuit over accuser inconsistencies The unnamed woman admitted to making “some mistakes” when recalling the night she claims she was raped by rappers Jay-Z and Sean "Diddy" Combs, but said she stands by her allegations. 16/12/2024
Culture news Agenda: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week A Paris exhibition stuffed with teddy bears, Noémie Merlant's horror/comedy 'The Balconettes' and a new album from Snoop Dogg - here's what's happening in Europe this weekend. 14/12/2024
Culture news Filth, Romance and Grace: Here are the Best Albums of 2024 Join us for Euronews Culture's countdown to our favourite album of the year. How many have you heard? 13/12/2024
Culture news MOBO Awards 2025 nominations announced The likes of Central Cee, Bashy and Ghetts will battle it out for Best Male Act, while RAYE, Nia Archives, Little Simz and Jorja Smith are all up for Best Female Act. The 2025 MOBO Awards will take place next February in Newcastle, UK. 04/12/2024
Culture news Kneecap share '10 Rules To Live By’- reaffirm solidarity for Palestine “Be outspoken, leave your mark and stand up for your people. Stand up for Palestine, and stand up for oppressed people around the world.” 03/12/2024
Culture news Drake alleges defamation and makes second legal move against UMG Hip-hop artists usually drop bangers, not lawsuits... But Drake has now filed a second legal dispute against Universal Music Group, this time for defamation surrounding Kendrick Lamar’s hit song ‘Not Like Us’. 27/11/2024
Culture news Rapper Slowthai and a friend accused of raping two women after concert The 29-year-old Northampton artist and his co-defendant, Alex Blake-Walker, face three joint counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. 27/11/2024
Culture news Kendrick Lamar's 'GNX': Euronews Culture's verdict Argued to be the greatest rapper of a generation, can Kendrick Lamar maintain that position with his new surprise release? 26/11/2024
Culture news Album anniversaries: Three records to celebrate in November 2024 From dealing with grief through experimental pop to one of the best live albums ever released, via a surprising concept album, here's our pick of the three albums celebrating a major anniversary this month. 12/11/2024