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Please recognize she’s trying! Shortly before arriving at the Met Gala in New York City on Monday (May 5), Rihanna revealed that she’s pregnant with her third child with partner A$AP Rocky. So not surprisingly, in addition to discussing what she was wearing for fashion’s biggest night, there were questions about whether growing her family would mean delaying her already long-awaited ninth studio album.
When asked about that on the blue carpet, Ri — who was in a custom Marc Jacobs — had a very confident answer. “Noooooo!” she insisted about the upcoming album’s arrival to Entertainment Tonight before admitting some things might come a little later. “Maybe a couple videos! I can still sing!”
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The “Umbrella” singer — who shares sons RZA, nearly 3, and Riot Rose, 1, with Rocky — also joked earlier on to reporters as she was walking the carpet at the star-studded event that she “brought the kid!” Though she was dressed to the nines and in high heels, she told ET that she was feeling good that night. “‘m shockingly feeling OK and not too overwhelmed at the moment,” she shared before admitting that perhaps her third pregnancy did have her feeling a little bit overwhelmed in the beginning. “At first, it was kinda like, ‘Ahhhhhhhh,’ and ‘I’m tired,’” the nine-time Grammy winner said. “But then I’m excited.”
As for the “Tailor Swif” rapper, he was excited to let the world in on the couple’s happy news. “We were tired of holding that, and it was time to show the people what we was cooking up,” he told the Associated Press. “I’m glad everybody’s happy for us, because we’re definitely happy.”
And hopefully soon, Ri’s Navy will also be happy with the eventual arrival of R9. The “Disturbia” singer last released an album nearly a decade ago when she dropped Anti in February 2016. As for the delayed set? Ri shared in her March Harper’s Bazaar cover story that contrary to what she called “way off” rumors, the album would not be reggae.
“There’s no genre now. That’s why I waited,” the star explained. “After a while, I looked at it, and I was like, this much time away from music needs to count for the next thing everyone hears. It has to count. It has to matter. I have to show them the worth in the wait. I cannot put up anything mediocre. After waiting eight years, you might as well just wait some more.”
Watch Ri talk about R9 and her pregnancy with ET above.
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Mother’s Day is May 10, and if the Mom in your life is into cannabis, we’ve whipped up a quick and handy guide to help you shop. We just published an epic 420 gift guide last month, so this one will be a bit more streamlined as we’re only focusing on women-owned brands.
There are several women-owned cannabis brands out there who develop products for all cannabis enthusiasts, and we’ll attempt to center those brands in this roundup. You will certainly see companies we’ve covered in past roundups, and that’s just because we’re big fans of the featured brands.
Even if Mom doesn’t usually use cannabis products that employ THC, we’ve also got some CBD items below, which are purported to have vast therapeutic benefits. We’re certain to have a little bit of something for everyone in this guide.
If there is a women-owned cannabis brand with great products for Mother’s Day you’d like to see featured, email D.L. Chandler [dchandler@bhmdigital.com], and we’ll do our best to update the guide.
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1. Black Buddha Cannabis
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Black Buddha Cannabis was founded by Roz McCarthy, with women at the forefront, sparking the inspiration for the brand. Specializing in premium medical marijuana, Black Buddha Cannabis is sold in Arizona, Ohio, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.
Learn more here.
2. ButACake
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ButACake is a Black and woman-owned edible cannabis brand founded by trained pastry chef, Matha Figaro. We haven’t tried out the product, but considering Ms. Figaro’s story and what we’re all about at Urban One, we had to feature them. Hopefully, we can get our hands on some product soon.
Learn more here.
3. Cake She Hits Different
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Cake She Hits Different is owned by Chloe Kaleiokalani, and her brand boasts California’s top-selling all-in-one vape in the brand’s Designer Distillate device. Cake She Hits Different is also available in Arizona and will be entering the Nevada market this year.
Learn more here.
4. House of Puff
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House of Puff, founded by Kristina Lopez Adduci, is a Latina and woman-owned cannabis accessories brand based in New York. The company specializes in high-end “puffware” along with other products.
Learn more here.
5. LumiBloom
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LumiBloom is a Black and woman-owned brand founded by MacKenzie McClain Hill. Focusing on beauty and overall wellness, LumiBloom makes CBD a centerpiece in some of its products, including bath salts, bath bombs, oils, and even hand sanitizer.
Learn more here.
6. Rollin Rosa
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Rollin Rosa, founded in Chicago in 2022, is the brainchild of Vanessa Cardenas and Victoria Cristina Ruiz. Their pre-rolls come equipped with rose-colored tips in their light green vegan cones. It is one of the handful of Latina-owned cannabis brands emerging in the States.
Learn more here.
Sabrina Carpenter, Hozier, Doja Cat, Luke Combs, The Strokes, John Summit and Doechii are among the headliners of the 2025 Austin City Limits Festival. The fest that takes place in Zilker Park over two weekends — Oct. 3-5 and Oct. 10-12 — will also feature sets from Feid, Cage the Elephant, T-Pain, Empire of the Sun, DJO, Pierce the Veil, Rilo Kiley, Maren Morris, Mk.gee, Zeds Dead, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, Modest Mouse, Wet Leg, King Princess and many more.
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The artists will spread out on nine stages, with this year’s event again slated to stream on Hulu, which will air select live performances, interviews and more during the first weekend, with a full broadcast lineup and schedule to be announced later this summer.
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Other acts on this year’s roster include: Role Model, Japanese Breakfast, Car Seat Headrest, Magdalena Bay, Olivia Dean, Marina, Gigi Perez, MJ Lenderman, Phantogram, Passion Pit, The Dare, Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso, Panda Bear, Anderson East, Lucius and many more.
Three-day general admission, GA+, VIP and platinum tickets will go on sale today at 1 p.m. ET here, with plans available starting at only $25 down; one-day tickets will be available at a later date.
Fans can also catch some shade at the Bonus Tracks stage, which organizers call a hub of “culture, connection, and good vibes [that] comes alive between music sets with a diverse lineup of programming. Expect artist and thought leader interviews, podcast recordings, cooking demos, drag performances, and creative ways to move your body and recharge your mind.”
Among the past highlights on that stage are author and podcaster Brené Brown in conversation with Foo Fighters singer Dave Grohl and Ted Lasso‘s Brett Goldstein, as well as intimate chats with Billie Eilish and Noah Cyrus and dance parties with Bob’s Dance Shop, and the best of Austin Drag hosting bingo and live shows.
Check out the full lineup and 2025 ACL poster below.
Camila Cabello and her longtime manager Roger Gold have parted ways, Billboard can confirm. Gold (of Gold Music Management) has managed the star since the start of her solo career in 2016, around the time of Fifth Harmony‘s breakup. Cabello released her debut solo single, “Havana,” featuring Young Thug, the following year in 2017. The […]
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Rihanna and ASAP Rocky are preparing to expand their family once again. The superstar couple revealed they’re expecting their third child.
The announcement came subtly but unmistakably when Rihanna arrived at the 2025 Met Gala on May 5, turning heads with a striking look that prominently displayed her baby bump. Though she chose not to speak with reporters, her radiant appearance said it all. Rocky, who served as a co-chair for the star-studded evening, confirmed the news during a brief moment on the red carpet. “It’s time to show the people what we’ve been working on,” he joked, clearly thrilled about their growing family. He continued, “We’re happy, and it’s nice to feel all the love coming our way.”
The pair, already parents to two young children, have often spoken publicly about their admiration and affection for one another. Rihanna has praised Rocky’s natural ability as a father, calling it one of the most attractive things about him. “It’s a different kind of love,” she previously shared. “Our kids adore him. I’m just in the background — he’s the star of the show when it comes to parenting.”
Rocky, too, has expressed deep appreciation for Rihanna, especially the way they balance demanding careers with family life. Speaking to Billboard, he noted, “She’s the perfect partner. We make time for each other no matter how crazy our schedules get.”
Their announcement has sparked celebration across the internet, with fans and fellow celebrities expressing excitement. As Rihanna continues to blend motherhood with her signature style and presence, and Rocky beams with pride, the couple is once again redefining what it means to grow a modern, loving family in the spotlight.
Create Music Group (CMG) has acquired indie electronic label Monstercat.
Founded in Waterloo, Canada, in 2011 and now with offices in Toronto and Los Angeles, Monstercat will continue to be operated by president Daniel Turcotte, vp Orri Sachar and director of finance Rob Hill. Monstercat founders Mike Darlington and Ari Paunonen will have advisory roles.
The acquisition will provide Monstercat with access to CMG’s global infrastructure, media portfolio and capital — enabling it to offer more competitive deal structures and better marketing support while expanding its global presence.
Beyond the acquisition, Create plans to invest an additional $50 million into the label over the next two years, with the money specifically going towards artist development, advances, and support for new signees and longtime roster artists.
Since 2011, Monstercat has released more than 8,000 recordings from artists across the electronic spectrum, including Kaskade, Alan Walker, Vicetone, Punctual, Whipped, DJ Diesel (the artist name of Shaquille O’Neal), Koven and more. Monstercat sublabels servicing various subgenres include Uncaged, Silk and Instinct.
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“Our mission has always been to build sustainable, long-term careers for exceptional artists,” Turcotte said in a statement. “Create gives us the reach and support to do that at a larger scale, without changing what makes Monstercat special. We’re still artist-first — only now with more tools to serve them.”
“Monstercat is everything an independent label should strive to be — exclusive, globally trusted and capable of breaking artists and songs at the highest levels,” added Create Music Group co-founder/CEO Jonathan Strauss. “Mike, Ari, Daniel, Orri, and the entire Monstercat team have built a culture and community at a scale rarely achieved in the music industry. We are excited to support their mission.”
The news marks the continuation of a recent acquisition spree by Create, with the company announcing in March that it acquired both the deadmau5 catalog and the catalog of the producer’s mau5trap label in a deal valued at $55 million. In April, it announced its acquisition of longtime indie electronic label !K7.
In 2024, Create received $165 million in backing from private equity company Flexpoint Ford, with Strauss at the time saying that the money would be used to scale operations, expand services and fund acquisitions.
The company is now aggressively pursuing acquisitions and investments in key indie labels and artists, with a goal of building intellectual property that can be successfully exploited via its platform. A representative for Create says this platform includes distribution and an owned audience that generates more than 200 billion monthly music streams on digital service providers.
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Cazzu has a lot to celebrate this week with the arrival of her debut studio album, Latinaje, on the Billboard charts. The album comes in at Nos. 4 and 48 on the Top Latin Pop Albums and Top Latin Albums rankings, respectively (charts dated May 10).
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“I’m a bit ignorant about managing badges or when one earns medals, it’s a strange feeling,” Cazzu tells Billboard. “But being on the charts makes me very happy because I think that basically determines that people are liking the album, so it fills me with great satisfaction.”
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Latinaje was released April 24 on Dale Play/Rimas and marks her first entry on any album chart after multiple visits across other songs charts. The 14-track set launches with 3,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending May 1, according to Luminate. Most of the LPs opening sum stems from streaming activity, which translates to 4.5 million official on-demand streams of the set’s songs.
“The album is full of moments like with [the album’s first single] ‘La Cueva’ which I didn’t want to release,” says Cazzu. “It took a lot of work from my friends and my team to convince me it was a beautiful song. It was decided at the last minute. We shot a video, I didn’t like it, we shot another one in three days, we made a super-quick announcement, and the next day it came out. And well, I was amazed at how well the song did.”
In addition to giving her a No. 27 high on the multi-metric Hot Latin Songs chart, which blends streams, radio airplay and digital sales into its formula, “La Cueva” debuted and peaked at No. 2 on Latin Digital Song Sales in January.
“The recording process was so long,” Cazzu remembers. “It was supposed to be an album of collabs, but we changed our minds. It told one story, but it ended up telling another. ‘Con Otra,’ for example, was supposed to be a merengue, and we ended up making a cumbia.”
“Con Otra” is the latest hit on the songs charts for Cazzu, as the tune rallies 45-29 on the overall Latin Airplay chart, after launching at No. 36 on the April 6-dated ranking. The song marks Cazzu’s second visit there, following “Tú y Tú,” with Los Ángeles Azules and Santa Fe Klan, which landed at No. 5, her first top 10. That collaboration was a major achievement for Cazzu, earnin a No. 1 hit on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart, where it ruled for one week in 2023.
Elsewhere, Latinaje opens at No. 48 on the all-genre Top Latin Abums, for the Argentinian’s first appearance there.
About the song she relates with the most: “I love ‘Odiarme,’ it has a lot of Cazzu, of that romantic darkness that I love, but ‘Engreído’ has strong trap lyrics, and the music is a bolero, it is a very beautiful collaboration.” The song is her first pair-up with Venezuelan Elena Rose.
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It looks like Jordan Brand will continue to collaborate with Levi’s to bring their world famous denim material to customers’ feet as there is word that the next Jordan silhouette to get the denim remix is none other than the classic Air Jordan 3.
According to Sneaker News, Jordan Brand and Levi’s are working on turning the Air Jordan 3 into a jean-sporting silhouette. Following the success of their Air Jordan 4 “Levi’s,” it’s probably a safe bet that these too will fly off the shelves when they hit the streets some time in 2026. Though 2025 is becoming a historic year for sneakerheads as Nike and Jordan Brand are bringing back a plethora of classic silhouettes from yesteryear, it seems like 2026 will see Nike and Jordan Brand work on new collaborations and creations in an effort to create new classics.
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Levi’s and Jordan Brand are expected to revive their partnership in 2026. According to sneaker leak source sneakermarketro, an Air Jordan 3 collaboration is poised for a Spring 2026 launch. Outside of a product SKU, there is no additional information regarding the shoes. While not confirmed, it’s possible that multiple colorways of the Levi’s Jordan 3 are in the works given Jordan Brand’s tendency to widen the options with collabs. Continue reading to learn more about the history of the Levi’s and Jordan Brand partnership.
We’re curious to see how this creation ends up looking once it’s all said and done because those Levi’s Jordan 1s weren’t it. We don’t care how limited they were.
What do y’all think about Jordan Brand and Levi’s collaborating on a new Air Jordan 3 remix? Let us know in the comments section below.
Sara Nix and Joe Mortimer have been named co-heads of creative at Capitol Music Group, based at the label’s iconic Capitol Tower in Hollywood.
Nix joins Capitol after six years as executive producer at Partizan, the company founded by Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind director Michel Gondry. With nearly 15 years of global production experience, she has worked with artists like Pharrell Williams, Billie Eilish and Burna Boy, and directors such as Warren Fu and Ally Pankiw. Her portfolio spans music videos, branded documentaries and short films for major lifestyle and brand clients. Nix began her career in Amsterdam and has led projects across continents.
“I’m thrilled to be joining the Capitol team,” said Nix. “It’s an iconic label with a rich history, and I’m excited to collaborate with the incredible artists here to help them bring their creative visions to life.”
Mortimer joins the mothership after serving as creative director at CMG’s Astralwerks since 2018, where he led global campaigns for Marshmello, Illenium, Zhu, and others, while also collaborating with Capitol artists like The Beatles and Katy Perry. He worked on the Grammy-nominated campaign for Troye Sivan’s Something to Give Each Other. Previously based in London, Mortimer was an art director for acts like Jungle and Bob Moses, and has collaborated with top creatives including Jack Bridgland and Hannah Lux Davis.
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In 2025, Mortimer co-created the California Picture Project, a photographic print sale that raised funds for the Los Angeles wildfires, with contributions from over 160 artists including Spike Jonze, Sofia Coppola, Gabriel Moses, Nadia Lee Cohen, and Petra Collins.
“Over the years I’ve worked closely with many of the executives and artists at Capitol,” said Mortimer. “I’m so excited to be taking on this role to steer the creative vision of the label along with Sara.”
The executive team at CMG includes former Geffen head Tom March as chair/CEO and UMPG veteran Lilia Parsa as president, replacing ex-CMG chair/CEO Michelle Jubelirer and president Arjun Pulijal earlier this year. These changes were part of a significant restructuring of Universal Music Group’s label organization, placing UMG’s West Coast labels — Interscope, Geffen, A&M, Capitol, Blue Note, Priority, Verve and Motown — under the oversight of John Janick as part of the Interscope Capitol Labels Group.
“Sara and Joe come to Capitol after having worked with some of the most acclaimed artists, directors and creative visionaries in the world,” said March. “Together they form a potent team to help the incredible artists on our label reach their full creative potential and drive our ongoing transformation at Capitol.”
