For the first time ever, KATSEYE is hitting the road.

On Tuesday (July 8), the girl group announced that members Daniela, Lara, Manon, Megan, Sophia and Yoonchae will embark on their first-ever tour. Named the Beautiful Chaos Tour after their June EP of the same name, the trek will kick off Nov. 15 in Minneapolis before hitting cities across the United States through mid-December.

Related

The monthlong run will also include one date in Toronto as well as one date in Mexico City. Tickets will first become available at 9 a.m. ET on Wednesday (July 9) with a Weverse presale, followed by an artist presale at 10 a.m. local time the following day. A general onsale will go live Friday (July 11) at 10 a.m. local time.

“EYEKONS, the moment we’ve been dreaming of is finally here,” the band wrote in a joint statement on Instagram. “We are so excited to announce that our BEAUTIFUL CHAOS tour is officially coming to you … we can’t wait to go on this journey together.”

The announcement comes just a couple of days after the girl group scored its first-ever top 10 entry on the Billboard 200, with EP Beautiful Chaos debuting at No. 4 on the chart. Featuring singles “Gnarly” and “Gabriela,” the project sold 44,000 equivalent album units in its first week.

KATSEYE is also fresh off of the members’ collaboration with Toca Boca World. In an exclusive interview with Billboard about the partnership, they shared their hopes for a “‘Gnarly’ Summer’ in 2025, which Megan described as “not being afraid of being cringe … letting your intrusive thoughts win,” while Lara said it’s all about “being very wild — and a little bit messy.”

See the full list of KATSEYE tour dates below:

  • Nov. 15 – Minneapolis – The Armory
  • Nov. 18 – Toronto, Ontario – The Theatre at Great Canadian Toronto
  • Nov. 19 – Boston – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
  • Nov. 22 – New York City – The Theater at Madison Square Garden
  • Nov. 24 – Washington, D.C. – The Anthem
  • Nov. 26 – Atlanta – Coca-Cola Roxy
  • Nov. 29 – Sugar Land, Texas – Smart Financial Centre
  • Nov. 30 – Irving, Texas – The Pavilion At Toyota Music Factory
  • Dec. 3 – Phoenix – Arizona Financial Theatre
  • Dec. 6 – San Francisco – The Theatre at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
  • Dec. 9 – Seattle – WAMU Theater
  • Dec. 12 – Inglewood, Calif. – YouTube Theater
  • Dec. 16 –Mexico City, Mexico – Teatro Metrópolitan

“I’m quite a coward,” Rahma Riad admitted with a laugh. “I mean, I like taking risks in general, but I avoid reckless ones when it comes to my music career.” It’s a surprisingly candid confession from a star who, despite reaching stardom back in her twenties, still feels the weight of each artistic decision. With so many directions to choose from, the pressure to make the right move has caused her to pause. As she contemplates her next release, a quiet tension lingers: will she stay rooted in the identity she’s carefully crafted for her audience – or take a calculated leap into something new?

Billboard Arabia sat down with Rahma Riad, its June 2025 cover star, on a breathtaking hilltop in the village of Arnaoon in the north of Lebanon, where the mountains open their arms to the sky and sea. The venue seemed surreal, like it had emerged from an old movie: the faded rustic sofas and accessories belonged to another era, and the depth of the Lebanese mountains took us away from the fast-paced rhythm of modern life. It was to this background that Rahma Riad entered wearing a brown outfit and discreet makeup, as if she didn’t want to create a scene, but to become part of the one surrounding us.

The first words she uttered were spontaneous, as usual: “I love everything vintage.” This short sentence she said contemplating the details of the place around her seemed to sum up her artistic philosophy. Rahma, as we later discovered, is not pursuing the latest hit or trend, but rather hopes to make art that stands the test of time.

Slow Burning Songs

Talking about her latest releases such as “Tfareqina” (You Leave Us), “Safha Jadeeda” (A New Page) and “Kalam El Hob” (Words of Love), describing them as “Shi Helou” (something nice), she simply said: “The style is different from what I’ve done before.” She seemed to be apprehensive of change; not out of a fear of change itself, but due to a devotion to an artistic identity that she had carefully crafted. She described her latest song, “Shi Helou” (Something Nice), as belonging to the Arabic Maqsoum rhythm, with lyrics in Iraqi dialect, but with a light spirit that encourages you to dance. She added: “I was reluctant to sing it, because it is not similar to the classical or dramatic style I’m known for.”

She didn’t try to hide her hesitation, but rather kept talking honestly, as though she was continuing a conversation she had started with herself a while ago. “This musical style was present in old Iraqi songs… maybe people have forgotten it.” The past seemed to provide a gateway to the present, and traditional culture seemed to add legitimacy to her next musical step.

Her honesty about the hesitation she was feeling challenges most stereotypes people usually associate with pop artist’s personality. Many stars usually try to give the impression that they have everything “under control.” They avoid painting an image of themselves that is confused or filled with doubt, asserting that their successes were the result of planning and vision, and will remain this way in the future.

But Rahma Riad doesn’t care to convey this perfect image of herself. In her imagination lies a very unique and mature dream, and she talks about it with great determination, which was another surprise for us. Rahma is ultimately one of the most prominent figures in contemporary Iraqi music today. She has managed, in a remarkably short time, to join the ranks of not only Iraqi but also pan-Arab music stars – thanks to a career filled with significant milestones.

Rahma Riad

Rahma Riad

Lara Zankoul/Billboard Arabia

From a young age, Rahma nurtured her natural talent under the guidance of her father, the late Iraqi singer Riyadh Ahmed. This early support gave her ample time to develop her artistic identity. At 17, she participated in Super Star, followed by the Najm Al Khaleej competition. However, it was her appearance on Star Academy that marked a true turning point. There, she built a strong fan base, performed with major Arab artists, and advanced to the finals alongside Nassif Zeytoun, who won the seventh season in 2010.

Rahma’s major breakthrough came in 2018 with Waed Menni (A Promise from Me), written by Rami Al Obaidi and composed by Ali Saber – marking the start of a lasting creative partnership. The song quickly went viral, despite its simple video featuring family photos and lyrics.

Their collaboration continued in 2020 with Mako Menni, showcasing Iraqi rhythms under the direction of Risha Sarkis. In 2021, Rahma explored a new style with Atahadakom (I Dare You), moving away from her usual melancholic tone. That same year, she released Al-Kawkab (The Planet), which became an instant success.

Rahma also joined Iraq Idol in 2021, not as a contestant, but as a judge, winning praise for her style and charisma. In 2022, she released the romantic song “As’ad Lel Kamar” (I Ascend to the Moon), widely seen as a tribute to her husband, Alexander Uloom, and a hit on TikTok.

She also made her mark at major sports events, performing Aash Al Iraq at the Gulf Cup’s opening and singing in English for the first time in “Light the Sky,” an official FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 song alongside Balqees, Manal and Nora Fatehi. She performed again at the World Cup’s closing ceremony, sharing the stage with global stars.

With her playful and spontaneous personality, she fills the room with laughter and jokes wherever she goes. Perhaps it would have been expected of her, over the past few years, to meet the expectations of the general public by keeping up with the trends in the market. However, time showed that she was firmly defining her own artistic direction. “I don’t give up my musical style to meet the demands of the audience,” she said.

Tastes Don’t Change

Even when talking about her upcoming album, her answers were decisive yet calm: “There are no surprises.” It was as if she wanted to set a clear line between art that is created to grab your attention for a moment, and art that is built to last. Rather than talking about the behind-the-scenes of her new album, such as the composers she is cooperating with, and the themes of the songs, Rahma expressed her desires and dreams: “Ever since I started performing, or had a dream of becoming a singer, I have wanted to be like the great artists of the past. Whenever you listen to their songs, which may be 50 years old, you have the impression that they were released recently and everyone still appreciates them.”

Rahma Riad

Rahma Riad

Lara Zankoul/Billboard Arabia

As soon as the conversation approached the idea of changing public tastes, Rahma became affirmative: “Tastes don’t change.” She said, as if she was anticipating the question. Rahma added: “People today listen to Fairouz, Umm Kulthum and Abdul Halim songs on TikTok.” The new generation, in her opinion, has not lost its sense of beauty, but finds itself in the middle of an accelerated musical rhythm that does not allow them to breath or contemplate. “This generation loves to hear eclectic music,” Rahma said: “But at the same time, they revisit songs that are 50 years old and make them trendy again.”

Her clear commitment to the path she set for herself has not stopped her from achieving multiple successes. She has many hit songs under her belt, with more than 100 million listeners on multiple social media platforms, including “Waad Menni,” “Mako Mani” and “Al Kawkab.” Her duet with Nassif Zeytoun last year, “Ma Fi Leil,” topped the Billboard Arabia charts for weeks and got her and Nassif their first nomination in the Billboard Arabia Music Awards 2024, for the best duo song.

Family, Motherhood and the Challenges of Being an Artist

Rahma Riad is indeed facing many challenges today that are not only related to her career and artistic choices. Years ago, her audience witnessed her love story with Iraqi-American actor, Alexander Uloom, which culminated in marriage and the birth of their first daughter, Alia. Today, motherhood imposes additional pressure on Rahma. Her artistic activities, split between the studio and live concerts, and the need to be constantly on the move and traveling, have made her feel guilty sometimes. When asked about the things she loves to do when not performing, she replied instantly: “I love to be with my daughter.”

Her daughter holds a special place in her artistic journey – not as a challenge, but as a guiding compass. “Even my daughter, when she grows up, I want her to listen to music,” she said. “Even my daughter, when she grows up, I want her to listen to music… But not trendy songs that die two weeks later.” Perhaps she sings not just for the present, but for the generation to come – for ears not yet born, who will one day listen to her songs and find meaning in them.

This article was written by Omar Bakbouk for Billboard Arabia.

Rahma Riad

Rahma Riad

Lara Zankoul/Billboard Arabia

Owen Wilson and Travis Scott are unlikely co-stars in the upcoming Rolling Loud movie. As part of one of the comedy’s scenes, Wilson hit the stage in character during La Flame’s Rolling Loud Miami set last year.

The Wedding Crashers actor joined Apple Music 1’s The Zane Lowe Show on Tuesday (July 8), where he went in depth about joining Travis Scott at RL Miami, which caused him to have an “out-of-body experience” in the chaos of “FE!N.”

“My two boys were there, and I think it helped having them there because I knew I couldn’t back out of it,” recalled the actor, who is dad to Ford (with ex Jade Duell) and Finn (with trainer Caroline Lindqvist); he also has a daughter from a third relationship. “It was scary going up there, and I was talking to Travis’ kind of hype man before I went on, and I just wanted to make sure that I wasn’t expected to dance because I’m not a dancer.”

Wilson continued: “He gave me a shot and then it seemed like right in the next second, I turned and there’s Travis Scott walking back towards me. And then I was out there and it was an out-of-body experience and I found myself just, you know, yeah, the adrenaline.”

Footage from the performance found Wilson pleading with the crowd: “I’m feigning for more!”

The actor and Scott filmed a separate scene for the movie in the rapper’s hometown of Houston, and the duo got to bond while learning they had a mutual Hollywood friend in filmmaker Wes Anderson.

“It was nice when I met him because then we did a scene and he’s from Houston and he said that he loves Wes Anderson and I spoke with Wes and Wes said, ‘Yeah, Travis Scott sent me some of those shoes that he has.’ It would be funny to see Wes wearing those,” he joked to Lowe.

Rolling Loud is an upcoming R-rated comedy that also stars comedian Matt Rife, Sexyy Red, Ty Dolla $ign, Ski Mask The Slump God and Russ.

The film follows an overprotective father (played by Wilson) who attends Rolling Loud with his 13-year-old son, according to Deadline. The movie is written and directed by Jeremy Garelick.

Listen to Owen Wilson’s full interview below. Talk about Travis Scott starts just shy of the 1:30 mark.

When Oasis announced their first round of reunion tour dates last August, there were a lot of questions about whether the warring Gallagher brothers would even make it to opening night on speaking terms. Well, the first two shows of Oasis’ Live ’25 tour went off without a hitch on Friday and Saturday night in Cardiff, Wales, so things are looking bright for the trek, with dates through the end of November.

Related

On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about the promising reports coming out of the first two shows of the tour — and the most exciting news has to be the 23-song setlist. In late August, Billboard published a Dream Setlist for the tour (co-authored by our own Katie Atkinson with Gil Kaufman), and we’re happy to report that we predicted that there would be exactly 23 songs and we were only off by four songs.

Listen to our full conversation of the Oasis reunion tour kick-off below:

Also on the show, as Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem has no problem spending a lucky seventh week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, the rest of the top 10 is very busy, as Lorde, KATSEYE and RUSS all debut in the region, while the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack surges into the top three. Meanwhile, legendary diva Barbra Streisand collects her 55th top 40-charting album with her new star-studded The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two project. And, over on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, while Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” stays put at No. 1 for a fifth week, a gaggle of tracks from the KPop Demon Hunters album make a splash.

The Billboard Pop Shop Podcast is your one-stop shop for all things pop on Billboard‘s weekly charts. You can always count on a lively discussion about the latest pop news, fun chart stats and stories, new music, and guest interviews with music stars and folks from the world of pop. Casual pop fans and chart junkies can hear Billboard‘s executive digital director, West Coast, Katie Atkinson and Billboard’s managing director, charts and data operations, Keith Caulfield every week on the podcast, which can be streamed on Billboard.com or downloaded in Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast provider. (Click here to listen to the previous edition of the show on Billboard.com.)

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.

Amazon Prime Day 2025 is finally here and bringing with it supercharged tech deals. Outside of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, there’s no bigger sale event to score the best discounts on headphones, speakers, video games, laptops and other tech-savvy gadgets.

This year’s Prime Day is slightly different from previous years. Prime Members will have double the amount of time to shop as the House of Bezos extended the sale event from two days to four. Starting today, the pseudo-holiday is already producing pretty juicy deals. We’re talking up to 90% off on microphones, chargers, TV’s and smart home gadgets.

The Best Prime Day Tech Deals, Shop at a Glance:

To kick off Prime Day day 1, we’ve compiled a list of amazing tech deals available on Amazon now from top brands like Apple, Samsung, Amazon Fire TV, Beats and HP. Whether you’re looking for pieces for yourself, or for the tech fiend in your life, stick around because this list is for you. Keep scrolling to shop our ever-growing list of Prime Day tech deals below. Throughout the week, we’ll continue to update our guide with the best products, deals, and prices until Prime Day 2025 is over on July 11.

For even more deals, check out our general Prime Day deals story with over 30+ deals kicking around.

Prime Day Apple Deals

Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

Apple Watch Series 10

$299.00 $399.00 25% off

Buy Now On Amazon

Looking for an affordable Apple Watch. For under $300, this durable smartwatch comes equipped with GPS for enhanced outdoors and sports tracking, crack-resistant build and is IP6X-certified dust resistant and water resistant for and hiking adventures this summer.


Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

Apple AirPods Pro 2 Wireless Earbuds

$199.00 $249.00 20% off

Buy Now On Amazon

Apple’s fan-favorite earbuds are finally under $200.


Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

Apple AirTag

$22.99 $29 21% off

Buy Now On Amazon

An airtag you can stow away in your luggage or bag to keep track of your items.


Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

Apple AirPods Max Wireless Over-Ear Headphones

$429 $549 22% off

Buy Now On Amazon

Apple’s stylish premium audio devices sounds as good as it looks. For 22% off, there’s never been a better time to grab this sleek headphones.


Prime Day Headphone Deals

Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones

$193.00 $348.00 45% off

Buy Now On Amazon

Sony’s flagship line of headphones has always had impressive, industry-leading noise-cancellation. For under $200, there’s no better over-the-ear headphone deal better than this.


Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

JLab Go Air Pop+ True Wireless Earbuds

$17.49 $24.99 30% off

Buy Now on amazon

Need new earbuds that don’t break the bank? For only $17, these JLab earbuds are the most affordable you’ll see.


Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds

$199.95 $249.99 20% off

Buy Now On Amazon

These Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 earbuds deliver powerful sound, with a comfortable fit. The design centers around secure-fit ear hooks that lay over the ears, allowing users to listen to music without any discomfort.


Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

Marshall Major IV On-Ear Bluetooth Headphones

$67.99 $99.46 32% off

Buy Now On Amazon

Give your next listening session a more classic, vintage look with Marshall’s Major IV headphones.


Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

Beats Solo 4 Cloud Pink

$129.95 $199.95 35% off

Buy Now On Amazon

Beats’ over-the-ear headphones in a summer-ready cloud pink.


Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

Sony WF-1000XM5 Earbuds

$198 $299 34% off

Buy Now On Amazon

Similar to their over-the-ear headphones, Sony’s line of earbuds are just as impressive when it comes to active-noise cancellation and powerful base.


Prime Day Speaker Deals

Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

Marshall Middleton Portable Bluetooth Speaker

$179.99 $319.99 44% off

Buy Now On Amazon

The portably Middleton speaker utilizes True Stereophonic, a unique form of multi-directional stereo sound to deliver an immersive experience wherever you roam.


Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

VIZIO 5.1.2 Elevate SE Soundbar

$299.00 $499.99 40% off

Buy Now On Amazon

Enhance your next movie night with this powerful soundbar system that features Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. When detected, built-in adaptive height speakers automatically rotate up, reflecting sound off the ceiling for a thrilling cinematic experience in the comfort of your own home.


Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

JBL Xtreme 4 Portable Bluetooth Speaker

$249.95 $379.95 34% off

Buy Now On Amazon

This portable bluetooth speaker pacts powerful sound and deep bass. It’s also IP67 waterproof, has 24 Hours of playtime, a powerbank, and features PartyBoost for multi-speaker pairing.


Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

Amazon Fire TV Soundbar Plus

$174.99 $249.99 30% off

Buy Now On Amazon

Crisp sound is now at your fingertips thanks to this Amazon Fire TV Soundbar Plus. With this sleek and compact soundbar, you can easily enhance your movie and TV-watching experience thanks to features like built-in bass and DTS:X, which delivers multi-dimensional audio for lifelike sound.


Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 (2nd Generation) Portable Bluetooth Speaker

$194.98 $250.00 22% off

Buy Now On Amazon

This light pink gem pacts an impressive 2×140 watts contained in a sleek, small speaker.


Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

Ortizan Portable Bluetooth Speaker

$29.59 $49.99 41% off

Buy Now On Amazon

Retailing for $29.59, 41% off of the original price, this speaker features Bluetooth compatibility and 3D HD stereo sound with an enhanced base, thanks to 24W total output power.


Other Great Prime Day Tech Deals

Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet

$69.99 $139.99 50% off

Buy Now On Amazon

This super affordable tablet is equipped with a 10.1″ 1080p Full HD display, a 13-hour battery life, 32 or 64 GB of storage and up to 1 TB expandable storage with micro-SD card, all for $70.


Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

MENERESAS 3-in-1 Mini Microphone

$29.99 $299.99 90% off

Buy Now On Amazon

MENERESAS’ 3-in-1 Mini Microphone offers crisp audio quality for all your TikTok and streaming needs. The crisp sound quality is thanks to a built-in smart chip that effectively captures sound from all directions while reducing surrounding noise.


Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

Samsung 50-Inch Class QLED 4K The Frame LS03B Series

$747.89 $1,297.99 42% off

Buy Now On Amazon

Turn your living room into an art gallery by shopping Samsung’s flagship Frame TV for almost 50% off.


Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

Official Licensed Google TV Smart Projector

$249.96 $369.99 32% off

Buy Now On Amazon

This Google TV Smart Projector is for those summer nights when you want to stay in and curl up with some popcorn and a cozy movie.


Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

HP 15 15.6″ FHD Laptop

$378.99 $599.00 37% off

Buy Now On Amazon

A HP laptop standing at 15.6 inch display and is equipped with a large and clear 15.6-inch display along with an Intel Processor N100 that allows for a smooth run even after hours of use.


Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Watch 7

$236.78 $329.99 28% off

Buy Now On Amazon

Samsung Galaxy’s Watch 7 includes multiple utilitarian features all compacted into a sleek package.


Prime Day 2025: Shop the Best Tech Deals for Apple, Sony & Samsung

INIU Portable Charger

$26.97 $32.21 16% off

Buy Now On Amazon

With INIU’s Portable Charger, low battery is a thing of the past. Retailing for $26.97, the portable brick’s main feature is its fast charging that’s 3X faster than regular 1A chargers.


The bond between sisters is unbreakable. Even if they just played sisters on TV, you should know better than to try to come between female siblings. Just ask Beverley Mitchell, who played Lucy Camden, younger sister to Jessica Biel’s Mary Camden on the first six seasons of beloved TV drama 7th Heaven about her fierce warning to Biel’s future mother-in-law about her “Sexyback” son.

In a new chat on the Pod Meets World rewatch podcast with Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong and Will Friedle, Mitchell reminisced about her time on the show with Biel, as well as her days as a young star running around with the guys in boy band *NSYNC.

In addition to describing running around the Las Vegas Strip with “NSYNC like hooligans” during one of the group’s “Challenge for the Children” charity events back in the day — as well as in Miami with Cameron Diaz and Gabrielle Union — Mitchell noted that she’s still very good friends with the guys from the band. “And it’s funny that one of them ended up marrying my best friend,” she said.

That “one of them” is, of course, Justin Timberlake, who has been married to Biel for more than 13 years and shares two boys with the singer, Silas, 10, and Phineas, 4. “I gave Jessie so much crap because she used to make fun of me. She would be like, ‘You’re hanging out with the NSYNC boys,’ and I’m like, ‘Dude, they’re fun, we have fun.’ And she used to think I was so silly and lame and now you’re married to one,” Mitchell said.

It wasn’t always fun and games, though. Mitchell noted that when Biel — whom she refers to as “my sister” — and Timberlake first started dating, JT’s mother, Lynn Bomar Harless, asked, “‘Okay, Bev, tell me about her [Biel].’ And I was like, ‘if he hurts her, I’ll kill him.’”

Listen to the full episode here.

Kesha‘s “Tik Tok” may have defined the early 2010s, but that doesn’t mean she wants the song to define her as an artist.

Related

While guesting on Monica Lewinsky’s Reclaiming podcast, the singer-songwriter recalled how her 2009 hedonistic smash hit about embracing party sleaze caused people to make assumptions about what she was like in real life. “It’s interesting,” she said on the episode posted Tuesday (July 8). “When you’re an artist and you’re a songwriter, you can write one song, and that defines you for so long.”

“I love ‘Tik Tok’ and I love that first album [2010’s Animal], like, these are my babies,” she continued. “But I will say, to be put into a particular box was challenging. I felt like, ‘Oh, people aren’t seeing me.’”

Released in 2009 as Kesha’s debut single, “Tik Tok” spent nine weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Because of its subject matter — and its lyrics about getting “crunk,” partying until sunrise and using whiskey as toothpaste — the musician quickly developed a party-girl image that totally contradicted her real-life persona.

For instance, Kesha still recalls when tabloids reported that she had been drunk on stage during a performance in Dubai when, in reality, she had been playing through the pain of a freshly torn ACL. And, with the sole exception of her 2009 Lollapalooza set, she says she’s never had anything to drink before a show.

“Things like that have hurt me, and that people think … I don’t know, that hurt my feelings,” Kesha told Lewinsky. “Contrary to my entire public image, I’m actually quite terrified of substances. Like, I had my whiskey moment in my 20s, for sure, but anything else is pretty scary to me.”

“But I’m also very lucky that [‘Tik Tok’] hit, and I think I tapped into a part of people’s brains that they needed,” she added. “It was a recession, I was giving them unadulterated joy and silliness and goofiness and ‘F–k it, we’re having fun, I don’t care what anybody thinks.’ I do stand by it. That’s an important thing to feel.”

Related

In the 15-plus years since its release, “Tik Tok” has remained a beloved party anthem among fans. Its cultural relevance also spiked once again in late 2023 when Kesha pointedly changed the track’s iconic opening lyric — “Wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy” — to omit the disgraced hip-hop titan’s name entirely, a show of support for Cassie Ventura in light of her domestic abuse allegations against Sean “Diddy” Combs.

As allegations of sexual assault, sex-trafficking and racketeering piled up against Combs throughout 2024 and 2025 — resulting in a seven-week criminal trial that finally ended with the Bad Boy Records founder, who consistently denied all of the accusations, securing a partial acquittal earlier in July — Kesha continued to omit the original lyric during live performances. At Coachella 2024, for instance, she sang “F–k P. Diddy” instead.

And on Reclaiming, Kesha recalled how she didn’t hesitate for a second to change the line after learning of the accusations against Combs.

“I was doing the Gag Order Tour,” she told Lewinsky. “I don’t even remember where I was. And I was like, ‘I’m changing it tonight.’ Everyone was like, ‘You’re insane. You’re going to change the opening line of your biggest song?’ I’m like, ‘100 f–king-percent I am.’”

Watch Kesha’s full interview with Lewinsky above.

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.

Get ready to shop till you drop. Amazon Prime Day 2025 is finally upon us.

The day has finally come where you can easily shop some of the best deals of the year on beloved products from hair care to makeup. With so many deals afoot, we’ve taken it upon ourselves to create a comprehensive list of some of the best of the best beauty deals you can shop right now. We’re talking deals up to 50% off on raved-about brands like Revlon, Olaplex, Sol De Janeiro, SHEGLAM, Kosas, NYX, Saie, Clinique, Salt & Stone and so much more.

You’ll want to act fast. You can only shop these deals up until the end of the day on July 11. Whether you’re looking to update your beauty routine with top-notch products or simply checking out the best the beauty world has to offer, you’re in the right place.

Top Beauty Product Deals to Shop During Amazon Prime Day 2025

Sol De Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream 240ml

$38.40 $48.00 20% off

Buy Now On Amazon

A hydrating and tightening body cream.


The smell of this body cream alone makes it worth the splurge. Add to the fact that the product is currently 20% off and it instantly becomes a must-have. Trust us. This viral body cream from Sol De Janeiro is scented with the brand’s “Cheirosa ’62” fragrance, a blend of pistachio, salted caramel, and vanilla that evokes a beach vacay. If you aren’t sold yet, this body cream also works to firm and moisturize the skin too, thanks to caffeine-rich guarana and rich cupuaçu butter. With this in your arsenal, you’ll be smelling and looking good in no time.

Top Beauty Product Deals to Shop During Amazon Prime Day 2025

Revlon ColorStay Multi-Liner in 010 Mischief Maker

$7.54 $8.97 16% off

Buy Now On Amazon

A burgundy liner in a creamy blendable formula.


Revlon’s ColorStay line of liners is iconic. Not only are they ultra-creamy and pigmented, but the product can be used on the eyes, lips and face to create just about any look. If you can dream it up, you can create it with this liner. Right now, the Multi-Liner is available for 16% off on Amazon in eight unique shades. Our favorite shade is 010 Mischief Maker, a burgundy hue that we think would look universally flattering, but especially good on green or hazel eyes.

Top Beauty Product Deals to Shop During Amazon Prime Day 2025

ITK Nourishing Lip Balm 0.2 Oz

$7.19 $9.38 23% off

Buy Now On Amazon

A hydrating lip balm in a tube.


This ITK product is one of Miley Cyrus’ fave lip balms, and it’s currently on sale for 23% off. You know it’s good if it has the Cyrus stamp of approval. This lip product includes key ingredients, including shea butter, coconut oil and vitamin E that work to combat dry skin, locking in moisture for a plush, non-sticky feel. Beyond the hydrating formula, the pointed doe-foot applicator allows for precise application every time. With this balm in your arsenal, you’ll be waving bye-bye to chapped lips, for an affordable price to boot.

Top Beauty Product Deals to Shop During Amazon Prime Day 2025

Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Concealer in Shade 146

$8.98 $10.99 18% off

Buy Now On Amazon

A concealer with a plush applicator.


This Maybelline concealer works to conceal discoloration, smooth out wrinkles and hide acne scarring, and it’s from the drugstore. You’ve got the pigment and staying power of a high-end concealer with a price tag that’s hard to beat. Age Rewind is non-comedogenic, meaning it won’t clog your pores, and it comes in a slew of shades so you can easily find the right hue for you. If you can believe it, this concealer is even more affordable at $8.98. At this point, buying a few shades is a no-brainer.

Top Beauty Product Deals to Shop During Amazon Prime Day 2025

Round Lab Birch Juice Moisturizing UVLOCK SPF 45

$22.40 $28.00 20% off

Buy Now On Amazon

A moisturizing sunscreen.


This viral K-Beauty sunscreen is a two-for-one deal, and it’s currently on sale for $22.40. Round Lab’s Birch Juice product is a sunscreen and moisturizer in one. It features SPF 45 along with skincare ingredients like hyaluronic acid and niacinamide that hydrate, leaving the skin looking shiny and plump. Once applied, this moisturizer meets sunscreen goes on clear and thin without leaving a pesky whitecast. It’s sun protection with an added hydrating bonus. What’s not to love?

Top Beauty Product Deals to Shop During Amazon Prime Day 2025

Olaplex Wash and Shine Hair Kit

$44.80 $64.00 30% off

Buy Now On Amazon

A hair kit containing a conditioner, shampoo and hair oil.


Looking to upgrade your haircare regimen? Olaplex is currently running a Prime Day 2025 deal that includes a comprehensive hair kit made to bring health and shine back to your lovely locks. Retailing for $44.80, this kit includes three of Olaplex’s best-selling products, their Bond Maintenance shampoo and conditioner duo, along with a small but mighty bottle of their anti-frizz Bonding oil. This three-piece kit works on all hair types and aims to hydrate, nourish and strengthen your hair without the use of sulfates or parabens.

Top Beauty Product Deals to Shop During Amazon Prime Day 2025

Salt & Stone Natural Deodorant in Santal & Vetiver

$16.00 $20.00 20% off

Buy Now On Amazon

A long-wearing scented deodorant.


Good deodorant is a must-have, especially during the summer. If you’re prone to sweating like I am, not to fear. Salt & Stone is currently having a major sale on their beloved Natural Deodorant in the heady scent santal and vetiver. Beyond the heavenly smell, this stick deodorant is long-lasting, aluminium-free and travel-ready thanks to its compact size. You’ll be protected for up to 48 hours of summer fun without breaking a sweat.

Top Beauty Product Deals to Shop During Amazon Prime Day 2025

Tonymoly I’m Real Sheet Mask

A bundle of sheet masks that target different skincare concerns.


Girls’ night just got so much better. Right now on Amazon, you can get 10 Tonymoly face masks for $20.80. That’s $2.08 per sheet mask. The 10-piece set includes an array of masks that aim at targeting specific skincare needs, whether that be hydrating, tightening or reducing redness. With this deal, you can feel free to pamper your skin without breaking the bank.

Top Beauty Product Deals to Shop During Amazon Prime Day 2025

Clinique Almost Lipstick Tinted Lip Balm in Black Honey

$17.50 $25.00 30% off

Buy Now On Amazon

A sheer glossy balm in a burgundy hue.


Clinique’s viral Almost Lipstick Tinted Lip Balm in the nostalgic Black Honey hue is currently available on Amazon for $17.50, 30% off its original price. This tinted balm was launched back in 1989, becoming the popular choice for the likes of Drew Barrymore, Julia Roberts, Courteney Cox and Kate Moss. This balm experienced a resurgence in popularity in 2022, thanks to TikTok, and the rest is history. If you haven’t been able to get your hands on this popular product, now’s your chance.

Top Beauty Product Deals to Shop During Amazon Prime Day 2025

Glow Recipe Plum Plumping & Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum

$38 $45 16% off

Buy Now On Amazon

A hydrating serum in a pink bottle.


There’s no excuse for dry skin, especially when Glow Recipe Plum Plumping & Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid Serum is only $38 on Amazon. This serum has a silky gel-like texture that harnesses the antioxidant power of plums along with five molecular weights of next-gen hyaluronic acid that help hydrate for a youthful glowing complexion. Plant-based silk protein beefs up this formula, creating a healthy skin barrier by guarding against free radicals. This is for our dry-skin girls. We see you and we understand you. Hydration, even in the hot summer sun, is imperative for your skin’s health. To use, pump a few drops onto the palm of your hands and gently pat onto the skin.

Top Beauty Product Deals to Shop During Amazon Prime Day 2025

SHEGLAM Color Bloom Liquid Blush in Shade On Point

$6.99 $7.99 13% off

Buy Now On Amazon

A bright pink liquid blush with a sponge applicator.


Blendable and oh-so-pigmented, SHEGLAM’s Color Bloom liquid blush is popular for a reason. Retailing for $6.99, the liquid flush comes in a matte finish with a medium but buildable coverage. It all happens thanks to the liquid blush’s applicator, a wide doe foot saturated with product that you can dot onto your skin.

Once applied, you can tap the blush out with your fingers or buff in with a fluffy brush for an airbrushed look. Color Bloom comes in a multitude of shades that work for all skin tones, but On Point is our fave. The muted rose petal-esque pink has neutral undertones that universally work to bring a wash of color to your cheeks. For a sunkissed look, we recommend dotting this blush on the cheekbones, chin and the bride of the nose.

Top Beauty Product Deals to Shop During Amazon Prime Day 2025

Kosas Revealer Concealer in Tone 10.5 N

$6.50 $7.95 18% off

Buy Now On Amazon

A fluid concealer with a doe foot applicator.


If you’re like me, your under eyes could use some help. Dark shadows under the eyes are a major concern for a lot of sleep-deprived folks. Unfortunately, they can also be a product of genetics. Whatever the case may be, you have nothing to fear — Kosas Revealer Concealer is here to save the day.

Retailing for $6.50, this concealer is buildable and hydrating, brightening the under eyes seamlessly while leaving a skin-like finish. No caking here. Unlike traditional concealers, Kosas’ formula is jam-packed with hyaluronic acid, a hydrating ingredient that reduces the risk of the concealer settling into fine lines. The concealer is further beefed up with help from caffeine and pink algae extract, ingredients that may brighten to leave the wearer looking youthful and wide awake. No coffee necessary.

Top Beauty Product Deals to Shop During Amazon Prime Day 2025

Kitsch Stainless Steel Gua Sha Facial Tool

$9.58 $11.99 20% off

Buy Now On Amazon

A stainless steel facial tool to de-puff.


It’s time to embrace the natural face you were given, enhancing your looks with natural tips and tricks. A good way to help reduce puffiness is with a gua sha tool. You know it works because gua sha — a healing therapy — has been used in beauty routines in China going back thousands of years. The scraping tool — which can be made of various hard materials such as stone and jade — has since been adapted to provide different benefits. Kitsch’s gua sha tool is made of stainless steel, a material that works to cool and help depuff the skin.

Stainless steel is also non-porous, meaning it won’t harbor bacteria or moisture like would. This also means your products will absorb better. In general, gua sha tools are used to massage the body in tandem with an oil or moisturizer, promoting blood circulation and lymphatic drainage. Lymphatic drainage is just a fancy way of saying you’re moving extra fluid from a swollen area into an area where the lymph nodes will work to drain said fluid.

Top Beauty Product Deals to Shop During Amazon Prime Day 2025

Tocobo Cotton Airy Sun Stick SPF 50

$17 $20 15% off

Buy Now On Amazon

A stick sunscreen with SPF 50.


It’s heatwave season, which means protecting your skin, especially while on the go, can be a challenge. Tocobo Cotton Airy Sun Stick makes sunscreen application simple. No messy cream or spray, just swipe on and go. The SPF 50 formula is contained in a roll-up stick that glides on, leaving the skin with a matte finish sans the nasty white cast. A sunblock that reads “Broad-spectrum” simply means it protects the skin from both UVA and UVB rays. These pesky rays can cause skin cancer and premature aging if the skin is left unprotected. The Sun Stick is super compact, small enough to chuck in your bag or fanny pack making it perfect for festival season for application on the fly.

Top Beauty Product Deals to Shop During Amazon Prime Day 2025

Saie Lip Blur Soft Matte Lipstick in Shade 01 – Nouveau

$12 $24 50% off

Buy Now On Amazon

A matte lipstick in a brown shade.


This soft matte lipstick from Saie is quintessential 90s in a bottle. Our pick is shade 01 Nouveau, a blush hue with brown undertones. This pick is not only universally flattering but feels comfortable on the lip, unlike other matte formulas. It’s what we’d like to call a satin matte. Not your mama’s matte lippie, Saie’s formula is long wear, shine-free and hydrating, everything a traditional matte is not. How does it work? Well, it’s all thanks to hydrating ingredients such as hyaluronic acid, olive oil, jojoba esters and berry fruit wax that condition the lips, creating a plump look that’s irresistibly kissable. If our chosen shade isn’t your thing, Amazon has five others that are just as good.

Top Beauty Product Deals to Shop During Amazon Prime Day 2025

NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP Fat Oil Lip Drip in Shade 06 Follow Back

$6.69 $9 26% off

Buy Now On Amazon

A glittering lip oil a neutral glossy hue.


Juicy lips are simply elite in our book. If you’re ready to get glossy for summer, NYX’s Fat Oil Lip Drip is available on Amazon for just $6.69. You’ve got 14 unique shades from clear to pink to choose from. Our favorite? 06 Follow Back, a coral hue with flecks of glitter suspended throughout. The beauty about NYX’s lip oil, and lip oils in general, is that they’re not sticky.

The formula is oil based rather than a sticky gel base, meaning the product sits comfortably on the lips without leaving an uncomfortable residue. These lip oils offer up to 12 hours of hydration, while the tint is even and buildable. We like the glitter flecks because they catch the light, offering the lips a three-dimensional finish. If you don’t like the glitter, there are plenty of finishes to choose from that aren’t jam-packed with shine.

Top Beauty Product Deals to Shop During Amazon Prime Day 2025

Starface Hydro-Stars

$10.48 $14.97 30% off

Buy Now On Amazon

Pimple patches in the shape of stars.


Pimples are the worst. They always pop up at terrible times, showing up unannounced like a toxic ex. Instead of suffering, Starface has offered acne-prone people the option to embrace our skin conditions while treating the issue. Meet Hydro-Stars, a unique pimple patch formulated to reduce the appearance of spots after just one use.

These patches are both cute and effective, formulated with a singular ingredient, hydrocolloid, a substance borrowed from surgical dressing that’s clinically proven to improve the appearance of pimples overnight. This substance absorbs fluid and reduces redness, creating tangible results. The star shape allows users to adorn their faces playfully, taking attention away from their acne. For those looking to prevent acne, Starface’s bright blue Salicylic Acid Hydro-Stars are also currently on sale at Amazon.

UPDATE (July 8): Grammy-nominated dancehall icon Bounty Killer will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 Caribbean Music Awards, which will be held on Thursday, Aug. 28, at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, N.Y.

The honor, in recognition of Bounty Killer’s transformative influence across multiple generations of Caribbean artists, comes just over a month after the Kingston-bred artist headlined Brooklyn’s Barclays Center for his first U.S. performance in 15 years on July 5. Bounty Killer has earned three entries on the Billboard Hot 100: 1997’s “Hip-Hopera” (No. 81, with The Fugees), 1998’s “Deadly Zone” (No. 79, with Mobb Deap and Rappin’ Noyd) and 2001’s “Hey Baby” (No. 5, with No Doubt).

Austin “Super Blue” Lyons, a Trinidadian calypsonian giant who pioneered this iconic “jump and wave” style of soca with 1991’s “Get Something and Wave,” will receive the Calypso Honors for his impact on the genre. Notably, Super Blue was the first artist to win Trinidad’s annual International Soca Monarch competition in 1993. That same year, he also won the country’s annual Road March contest (with the same song, “Bacchanal Time,” no less), making him the first artist to do so.

Trinidadian composer, songwriter, producer and artist Kerwin Du Bois, who won International Groovy Soca Monarch in 2014 with “Too Real,” will receive a special Producer Honor.

PREVIOUSLY (April 9): Grammy-nominated pop-dancehall princess Shenseea and Jamaican dancehall hitmaker Masicka lead the nominations for the 2025 Caribbean Music Awards, with seven nods each.

Notably, Shenseea, who won her first Caribbean Music Award last year for female artist of the year (dancehall), scored her first solo Grammy nomination earlier this year. Her sophomore album, Never Gets Late Here, was recognized in the best reggae album category, ultimately losing out to the Bob Marley: One Love soundtrack.

Related

Soca superstars Patrice Roberts and Kes follow with six Caribbean Music Awards nominations. Dancehall legend Vybz Kartel, genre-fusing soca star Nailah Blackman and Jamaican dancehall stars Chronic Law and Kranium each have five nods. In addition, Trinidadian soca titan Bunji Garlin and reggae luminaries Romain Virgo and Lila Iké are next in line with four nods each.

The Caribbean Music Awards recognizes artists, producers and industry professionals who have significantly contributed to the Caribbean music landscape. This year’s nominations list includes more than 150 nominees across 40-plus categories spanning a diverse range of genres including reggae, soca, dancehall, calypso, R&B and gospel.

This year, the Caribbean Music Awards is introducing seven new categories: Caribbean R&B and Zess-Steam Artist of the Year, International DJ of the Year (Female), Reggae Collaboration of the Year, and Reggae, Gospel, and Caribbean Fusion Song of the Year. The new categories reflect the breadth of Caribbean music and the increasing consumption of particular styles and sounds. “The Greatest Bend Over,” Yung Bredda’s Full Blown-produced smash, became one of the biggest soca crossover hits of the year thanks to its incorporation of Zess.

“Zess has a very large following among the youth in Trinidad, but [those artists] have been struggling to be accepted by mainstream Trini music – which is soca,” Kevon Hart of Full Blown told Billboard in March. “For us, this was a very clever way of combining the two and showing the Zess artists that they do what we do, just in a different way.”

Other notable nominees include Jada Kingdom, Spice, Mical Teja, Lady Lava and Dexta Daps — last year’s most nominated artist — with three nods each.

The awards are presented by the Caribbean Elite Group, which also produces Caribbean Elite Magazine – a print and digital publication that highlights Caribbean entertainers, artists, producers, promoters, cuisine, travel, fashion and entrepreneurs.

Voting is currently underway at the Caribbean Music Awards website, and will conclude on Friday, May 1. Winners will be celebrated on Thursday, Aug. 28, at King Theatre in Brooklyn, N.Y.

For the complete list of nominations, visit the Caribbean Music Awards website. Here are the nominees in selected categories:

Reggae — Album of the Year

Various Artists — Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired by the Film (Deluxe)

Bugle — Apex

Etana — Nectar of the Gods

Mortimer — From Within

Romain Virgo — The Gentle Man

UB40 — UB45

Dancehall — Album of the Year

Dexta Daps — Trilogy

Govana — Legacy

Shenseea — Never Gets Late Here

Spice — Mirror 25

Vybz Kartel — First Week Out

People’s Choice Award

Joé Dwèt Filé

Kes

Lady Lava

Shenseea

Skeng

Skillibeng

Vybz Kartel

Yung Bredda

Dancehall Song of the Year

Squash, “Big Breeze”

Vybz Kartel, “The Comet”

ArmaniI, “HAAD (Fiesta)”

Busy Signal, “Happy Birthday”

Kranium & Chronic Law, “Higher Life”

Shenseea, Masicka & Di Genius, “Hit & Run”

Jada Kingdom, “What’s Up (Big Buddy)”

Masicka, “Whites”

Reggae Song of the Year

Romain Virgo & Masicka, “Been There Before”

Bugle, Buju Banton & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, “Thank You Lord”

Lila Iké & Joey Bada$$, “Fry Plantain”

Pressure Busspipe, “Haunted”

Protoje, “Legend Legend”

Marlon Asher & Sizzla, “Never See Us Fall”

Alaine & Usain Bolt, “Pile Up”

YG Marley, “Praise Jah in the Moonlight”

Soca Song of the Year

Patrice Roberts, “Anxiety”

Nailah Blackman & Lyrikal, “Best Self”

Blaka Dan, “Blessing”

Bunji Garlin, “Carnival Contract”

Problem Child, “Carnival Jumbie”

Mical Teja, “DNA”

GB Nutron & Farmer Nappy, “In the Center”

Trilla-G, Lil Boy & Quan, “Someone Else”

Musical Event of the Year

Buju Banton — Long Walk to Freedom

Dominica World Creole Festival

Patrice Roberts — I Am Woman

Konpa Kingdom

Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival

Soca Brainwash

Stink & Dutty

Vybz Kartel — Freedom Street

Zess-Steam Artist Of The Year 

Lady Lava

Father Philis

Nelly Cottoy

Sackie

Trinidad Killa 

Yung Bredda

Caribbean R&B Artist of The Year

Amanda Reifer

Dexta Daps

D’yani

Kranium

Monéa

Tosh Alexander

Caribbean Fusion Artist of the Year

5 Two

Kalash 

Kanis

Michael Robinson

Naika 

Stefflon Don

Dancehall Artist Of The Year (Male)

Busy Signal 

Chronic Law

Dexta Daps

Kranium 

Masicka

Sean Paul

Valiant

Vybz Kartel

Reggae Artist Of The Year (Male)

Anthony B 

Buju Banton

Gramps Morgan

Pressure

Romain Virgo

Sizzla

Tarrus Riley

YG Marley

Soca Artist Of The Year (Male)

​​Bunji Garlin

GBM Nutron

Kerwin Dubuis

Kes

Mical Teja

Mr. Killa

Problem Child 

Skinny Fabulous

Dancehall Artist Of The Year (Female)

Jada Kingdom

Shaneil Muir

Shenseea

Spice

Stalk Ashley

Stefflon Don

Vanessa Bling

Reggae Artist Of The Year (Female)

Alaine

Etana

Lila Iké

Marcia Griffiths

Naomi Cowan

Queen Omega

Tanya Stephens

Soca Artist Of The Year (Female)

Anika Berry

Destra Garcia

Fay-Ann Lyons

Jadel

Nadia Batson

Nailah Blackman

Nessa Preppy

Patrice Roberts

Best New Artist (Dancehall)

Armanii

Daan Chorus

Kman 6ixx

Kraff Gad

Lady Lava

Malie Donn

Monea

Rajah Wild

Best New Artist (Soca)

Blaka Dan

Coutain

Hunter

Imani Ray

Mela Caribe

Star Martin

Th3rd

Trinidad Killa

Best New Artist (Reggae)

Halie

Aiesha

Blvk H3ro

Jayden

Joby Jay

Kxng Izem

Royal Blue

Sevana

Latin Caribbean Artist of the Year

AKIM

Bad Bunny

El Alfa

Kruziano

La Pana

Prince Royce

Romeo Santos

Shakira

Kodak Black and YoungBoy Never Broke Again have feuded and been on good terms throughout their careers. However, things appear to be sour once again after Kodak dissed YB’s upcoming Make America Slime Again project over the weekend.

Related

While YoungBoy was slated to release the album in its entirety on Friday (July 4), the Baton Rouge rapper ended up sharing six new tracks instead as an appetizer, with MASA delayed until later this month.

“I just heard little bro’s album — it’s straight trash. I don’t even like that,” Kodak Black said on social media of YB’s latest offering. “And I like YoungBoy music, but that s—t a— though.”

Yak alluded to “behind-the-scenes s—t” playing a role in his opinion, while YoungBoy’s music had him “turnt up” as he prepares to deliver his own album. “I feel like he dropping that just to get my attention,” Kodak said.

Billboard has reached out to YoungBoy for comment.

The pair of rappers appeared to be cool once again when interacting in 2023 and bonding over food, specifically discussing their shared love of gumbo.

YB and Yak have plenty of history, as YoungBoy once dated the Sniper Gang honcho’s ex-girlfriend and also released his “Letter 2 Kodak” diss track aimed at Kodak.

YoungBoy Never Broke Again is preparing for the release of his MASA album on July 25 after delaying the project for three weeks. Ten out of the 30 tracks from the loaded LP are currently available on streaming services.

As for Kodak Black, the Florida native is yet to drop an album in 2025, but teamed up with former NFL star Antonio “AB” Brown for “I LUV ALL THE OPPS” in late May.