Stereogum — Kendrick Lamar’s Big Steppers tour rolled through Detroit on Sunday. At Little Caesars Arena, a young boy named Kendrick was in the front row holding a sign that read, “My name is Kendrick. This is my 1st concert. Can we take a pic,” as seen... more info

Stereogum — Madonna has a thing that she likes to do. She likes to show up on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show, and she likes to fluster Jimmy Fallon. This is not a difficult proposition. “Flustered” might be Jimmy Fallon’s natural state. Nevertheless, Mad... more info

Stereogum — The long-awaited return of Kendrick Lamar is here. In May, he came back with the messy, complicated, and striking double album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers . Now, he’s taking the Big Steppers tour across the world. The show is, in many ways, a... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Kendrick Lamar says he's seen the video of a security guard tearing up at his show. 'That's how you want everybody to receive your music,' he says. more info

Stereogum — Over the weekend, a video went viral of a security guard crying while Kendrick Lamar performed “LOVE” at his show in Houston. The guard, whose name is Devyn Sanford, was interviewed by the local Fox TV station after the clip started circulatin... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow and Kendrick Lamar top the list with seven MTV VMA nominations each. more info

Stereogum — Over the weekend, Marvel Studios unveiled the teaser trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the sequel to the massively successful superhero film Black Panther. The original movie had a blockbuster soundtrack that was curated by Kendrick Lama... more info

JamBase — Kendrick Lamar launched The Big Steppers World Tour in Oklahoma City on Tuesday where he unveiled a number of songs from his new album, 'Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.' more info

Stereogum — Rap is in a state of disorder right now. Everything is in a state of disorder right now, so rap music is not unique. But in a big-picture sense, the genre might be even more chaotic and centerless than it’s ever been. Young Thug and Gunna are in... more info

Stereogum — Kendrick Lamar kicked off his Big Steppers Tour last night at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. Although he already performed several songs from this year’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers while playing various festivals and other events across ... more info