This week's Trending Up looks at the biggest surprise release of 2024, as well as the liftoff of the 'Wicked' soundtrack and a new dance trend-boosted TikTok hit.

Asserting his place in a broader lineage of Black music on the polarizing “Reincarnated,” Kendrick attacks Drake's bona fides one more time—without ever saying his name.

Rapper Kendrick Lamar released his latest project, a 12-track album titled " GNX " on Friday. It's his first full-length studio album since 2022, and it came as a complete surprise. Just minutes before the full release, Lamar posted a teaser video for the album's title track.