Carl Lamarre

New York

Deputy Director, R&B/Hip-Hop at Billboard

Billboard Deputy 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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Articles

Amerie on How Trusting Her Gut Led to the Biggest Hit of Her Career With ‘1 Thing’

6 days ago | billboard.com | Carl Lamarre

This week, Billboard is publishing a series of lists and articles celebrating the music of 20 years ago.
Drake & Kendrick Lamar’s Rocky Relationship Explained

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Carl Lamarre

Drake & Kendrick Lamar’s Rocky Relationship ExplainedEveryone wanted this: a lyrical death match between the biggest rappers in the game today, Drake and Kendrick Lamar. At first, things seemed rosy between the young behemoths when they collaborated on each other’s records during the early stages of their careers. As time passed, friendly fire became a volcanic eruption, sparked by Lamar’s earth-shattering feature March 22, 2024, on Future and Metro Boomin’s We Don’t Trust You album.
Bow Wow Reflects on His 2005 Run, With ‘Let Me Hold You,’ Dating Ciara and Being Pitted Against Lil Romeo

1 week ago | billboard.com | Carl Lamarre

This week, Billboard is publishing a series of lists and articles celebrating the music of 20 years ago. Our 2005 Week continues here with a conversation with Bow Wow about his stellar 2005, a year full of big hits, big videos and big tours, which fans still cherish 20 years later.
Bow Wow Reflects on His 2005 Run, With ‘Let Me Hold You,’ Dating Ciara and Being Pitted Against Lil Romeo

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Carl Lamarre

2 hours agoCelebs (and everyone else) are clowning on Katy Perry’s space tripKesha and Emily Ratajkowski spoke out after Perry reached space aboard the Blue Origin rocket this week. Katy Perry is no stranger to criticism, but …4 hours agoLego Is Celebrating Star Wars Day With a Ton of SetsAndor, Revenge of the Sith, Rebels, and a massive new UCS take on Jango Fett's ship headline Lego's Star Wars celebrations next month.
The 25 Best Female Rappers of All-Time (Staff Picks)

2 weeks ago | billboard.com | Carl Lamarre |Gail Mitchell |Angel Diaz |Angel Díaz |Michael Saponara

The 25 Best Female Rappers of All-Time (Staff Picks)Billboard complies the best female rappers of all-time. Let the debate begin.
Cleo Sol Lights Up Radio City Music Hall With NYC Concert Finale: Recap

4 weeks ago | billboard.com | Carl Lamarre

Cleo Sol Lights Up Radio City Music Hall With Dazzling Concert FinaleThe London singer proves why she continues to be a glowing fixture in R&B. Cleo Sol performs the Frieze Music annual party celebrating Frieze Week at Chucs Serpentine on October 04, 2019 in London, England.
Cleo Sol Lights Up Radio City Music Hall With Dazzling Concert Finale

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Carl Lamarre

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key TakeawaysThe anticipation was palpable as U.K. singer-songwriter Cleo Sol prepared to complete her triumphant three-peat during the finale of her New York City run at Radio City Music Hall on Tuesday (March 25).
How Did Playboi Carti’s ‘Music’ Score the Biggest Hip-Hop Debut of the Year?

4 weeks ago | billboard.com | Angel Diaz |Angel Díaz |Carl Lamarre |Jason Lipshutz |Michael Saponara

Music lovers, rejoice: Playboi Carti‘s 30-track opus is officially a hit. The new set bows atop the Billboard 200 albums chart this week, moving 298,000 first-week units, according to Luminate — almost exactly triple the number posted by the rapper’s prior Billboard 200-topping effort, 2020’s Whole Lotta Red, in its first frame.
How Did Playboi Carti’s ‘Music’ Score the Biggest Hip-Hop Debut of the Year?

4 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Angel Diaz |Angel Díaz |Carl Lamarre |Jason Lipshutz |Michael Saponara |Andrew Unterberger

Music lovers, rejoice: Playboi Carti‘s 30-track opus is officially a hit. The new set bows atop the Billboard 200 albums chart this week, moving 298,000 first-week units, according to Luminate — almost exactly triple the number posted by the rapper’s prior Billboard 200-topping effort, 2020’s Whole Lotta Red, in its first frame.
Can Playboi Carti Maintain His Superstar Run For the Long Haul? (Critic’s Take)

1 month ago | billboard.com | Carl Lamarre

On Sunday night (Mar. 23), Playboi Carti notched his second Billboard 200 No. 1 album with MUSIC. The colossal 30-track set scored a wondrous debut for the OPIUM leader, as he secured the biggest streaming week for any album in nearly a year. For Carti, this is his first album in five years, and its debut nearly triples the opening week-performance of his previous album, 2020 demon-driven effort Whole Lotta Red, confirming him as a leading light of this rap generation.