Carl Lamarre
Senior Director, R&B/Hip-Hop at Billboard
Billboard Senior Director of R&B/Hip-Hop. Host of The Debut Live, Audiomack’s Beyond The Beat, Grammy Live Conversations. Co-Host of Sirius XM’s Billboard Live.
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yahoo.com | Katie Atkinson |Katie Bain |Eric Brown |Stephen Daw |Kyle Denis |Angel Diaz | +20 more
Generate Key TakeawaysThe 50 Best Albums of 2025 So Far (Staff Picks)Blockbuster albums have dominated the charts in 2025. Look at the Billboard Hot 100 at various points this year and you’d have seen multiple songs in the top 50 from Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet, Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft, Kendrick Lamar’s GNX and GloRilla’s Glorious, among others — many of which are still excelling on the chart even as we reach the year’s halfway point.
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yahoo.com | Carl Lamarre
Generate Key TakeawaysWhen JayDon springs into the Billboard offices in late May, there’s an unmistakable bounce in his step. At just 17, the wiry triple-threat appears taller than expected — his spry frame helping explain the explosive dance moves that have the R&B world buzzing. As soon as the elevator doors part, he launches into performance mode.
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billboard.com | Carl Lamarre
Best Performances From the 2025 BET Awards, RankedFrom Lil Wayne and Playboi Carti to Kirk Franklin, the stars showed up in a big way during Culture's Biggest Night. Kirk Franklin performs onstage during the 2025 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 9, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
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billboard.com | Michael Calcagno |Carl Lamarre
Doechii at the BET Awards 2025 held at the Peacock Theater on June 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Gilbert Flores On Monday night (June 9), the 2025 BET Awards returned to Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater in celebration of its 25th anniversary.
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billboard.com | Mackenzie Cummings-Grady |Carl Lamarre |Angel Diaz |Angel Díaz
All 14 Lil Wayne Albums, Ranked (Staff Picks)The definitive ranking of Weezy's solo albums. Lil Wayne photographed on July 9, 2023 at Quixote Studios in Los Angeles.
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Wayne = Kobe For my latest column, I dissect their journeys and why they’re more in common than you think. https://t.co/baMQFvTEBO
Second entry of my hip-hop wrestling column 'Mic Drops & Elbow Drops' shows love to the in-ring genius and MC prowess of @RonKillings ahead of his match against @JohnCena this Saturday. https://t.co/XWJrsNwv3J
RT @billboardhiphop: .@nippa_ad is Billboard's May R&B Rookie of the Month. ⭐️ London’s own Nippa is plotting a move to NYC after feeling…
