ARTISTS Atlanta rapper Deveondi is building a global fanbase — fully independentBREAKING Zahara Jolie files to legally drop Brad Pitt's last name — court date set for SeptemberENTERTAINMENT Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to wed at Madison Square Garden on July 3MUSIC Olivia Rodrigo's 'the cure' debuts at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100INFLUENCERS MrBeast's Beast Games Season 2 hits No. 1 on Prime VideoFASHION CFDA and Vogue reveal 10 Fashion Fund finalists at June 10 presentationsVIDEO Olivia Rodrigo's cardboard hospital 'the cure' video is a must-watchINTERVIEW Sasha Obama turns 25 — how the former first daughter is building her own lifeARTISTS Blxst bets on himself with self-produced 'Labor of Love' on his own imprint Breaking Jamie Lee Curtis mourns sister Kelly Curtis, dead at 69 Trending Jamie Foxx expecting first child with girlfriend Alyce Huckstepp Hot Love Island USA Season 8 premieres June 2 on Peacock New Drake's ICEMAN holds #1 on Billboard Global 200 Style Megan Thee Stallion brings Hot Girl Summer to Miami Swim Week BREAKING Cardi B headlines NBA Finals Game 3 halftime show at MSG — Knicks up 2–0ENTERTAINMENT Tony Awards 2026: Schmigadoon! and Death of a Salesman lead winnersMUSIC Lainey Wilson and John Mayer team up on new single Phone, Keys, WalletINFLUENCERS Spencer Pratt finishes third in LA mayoral primary, will not advanceFASHION Tony Awards 2026 red carpet: Jeremy Pope in Robert Wun leads best dressedVIDEO FLO drop cinematic Don't Break Her Heart video directed by Troy RoscoeINTERVIEW Samara Joy speaks on jazz, Grammy success, and Portrait at NY Music MonthARTISTS Vince Staples goes independent with Cry Baby — 10-track debut on his own termsARTISTS Atlanta rapper Deveondi is building a global fanbase — fully independentBREAKING Zahara Jolie files to legally drop Brad Pitt's last name — court date set for SeptemberENTERTAINMENT Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to wed at Madison Square Garden on July 3MUSIC Olivia Rodrigo's 'the cure' debuts at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100INFLUENCERS MrBeast's Beast Games Season 2 hits No. 1 on Prime VideoFASHION CFDA and Vogue reveal 10 Fashion Fund finalists at June 10 presentationsVIDEO Olivia Rodrigo's cardboard hospital 'the cure' video is a must-watchINTERVIEW Sasha Obama turns 25 — how the former first daughter is building her own lifeARTISTS Blxst bets on himself with self-produced 'Labor of Love' on his own imprintBreaking Jamie Lee Curtis mourns sister Kelly Curtis, dead at 69 Trending Jamie Foxx expecting first child with girlfriend Alyce Huckstepp Hot Love Island USA Season 8 premieres June 2 on Peacock New Drake's ICEMAN holds #1 on Billboard Global 200 Style Megan Thee Stallion brings Hot Girl Summer to Miami Swim Week BREAKING Cardi B headlines NBA Finals Game 3 halftime show at MSG — Knicks up 2–0ENTERTAINMENT Tony Awards 2026: Schmigadoon! and Death of a Salesman lead winnersMUSIC Lainey Wilson and John Mayer team up on new single Phone, Keys, WalletINFLUENCERS Spencer Pratt finishes third in LA mayoral primary, will not advanceFASHION Tony Awards 2026 red carpet: Jeremy Pope in Robert Wun leads best dressedVIDEO FLO drop cinematic Don't Break Her Heart video directed by Troy RoscoeINTERVIEW Samara Joy speaks on jazz, Grammy success, and Portrait at NY Music MonthARTISTS Vince Staples goes independent with Cry Baby — 10-track debut on his own terms

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Blxst Bets on Himself With Self-Produced 'Labor of Love,' Out June 12 on His Own Imprint

'Labor of Love' drops June 12 as a 13-track self-produced album on Blxst's International BLXST imprint through EMPIRE — exploring fatherhood, discipline, and creative independence.

Rashad Powell · June 10, 2026 · 5 min read

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