Music

Before Tupac Shakur got his own record deal (or even a guest verse), he was on the scene paying his dues like any hungry rapper. And that included general roadie duties for Digital Underground, the self-proclaimed “freaks […]

An HBO November special honoring this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees will replace the annual spring induction ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hall’s Foundation announced today. The program, set for Nov. 7 […]

Beyoncé and Jay-Z are one of the world’s most popular and successful super couples, with multiple businesses, three adorable children, and a music empire that is unlike anything else. They still seem happy and in […]

In the history of modern music rankings, only a handful of songs have ever debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Hot 100 is widely considered the definitive all-genre singles chart in the US. Although it […]

Ne-Yo and his wife, Crystal Smith, were able to repair their relationship during quarantine after a brief separation earlier this year. “The whole quarantine thing was kind of a blessing,” the singer said on CBS’ “The Talk” on Tuesday, […]

On a humid summer afternoon in New Jersey, several thousand people are screaming their hearts out in a language they don’t speak. American devotees of Korean pop music have taken over Newark’s Prudential Center for […]

When Kobe Bryant passed away on Jan. 26 at the age of 41, we were reminded of other iconic figures whose lives were tragically cut short. One of those people is The Notorious B.I.G. Not only was the […]

Though Forest Whitaker’s 1995 film Waiting to Exhale, based on the book by Terry McMillan was pivotal for Black women, the soundtrack has withstood the test of time. The award-winning soundtrack written and produced by Kenneth “Babyface” […]

Billie Eilish is one of the biggest names in pop music today. She is known for releasing hit songs like “Bury a Friend,” “Bad Guy,” and “Everything I Wanted.” Since she first became popular, Eilish has received praise […]

Nostalgia is the only thing keeping many of us afloat right now — just ask any one of the hundreds of thousands of viewers of the Verzuz series. Over the past month, veteran superproducers Timbaland […]

Lady Gaga’s highly anticipated album “Chromatica” finally has a release date, and it’s not that far off. Fans of the pop superstar can circle May 29 as the new drop date for her sixth studio album. “Chromatica” […]

The Weeknd, a self-proclaimed longtime American Dad fan, made his (voice) acting debut on the hit animated show on Monday, playing a pretty substantial role and sharing a brand new song. Fittingly titled “A Starboy Is Born,” […]

Selena Gomez is joining the world of celebrity chefs. The signer has signed on to do a cooking show for HBO Max, HBO’s streaming platform debuting May 27. The project is currently going by Untitled Cooking […]

The answer came after a contestant selected the $800 clue in the Billboard Music Awards category. Another day, another unforgettable Jeopardy! mistake. A contestant on Wednesday night’s episode of the hit televised game show series mistook Janet Jackson for Ariana […]

Madonna just revealed that she has tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) antibodies. The singer, 61, shared the news on Instagram Thursday with a video that she dubbed “Quarantine Diaries No. 14.” “I took a test the other day, and I […]

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Janet Jackson finds raising her son to be exhausting. The 53-year-old singer has 3-year-old Eissa with ex-husband Wissam Al Mana, and though she loves being a parent, she wishes she had more opportunities to rest. She […]

More than ten years after his untimely death, Michael Jackson continues to entertain. Cirque du Soleil’s crowd-pleasing Michael Jackson Immortal World Tour is currently crisscrossing North America, while a recent Jackson-themed episode of Glee earned the show a 16 percent […]

According to the Clayton County Sheriff’s office, the Atlanta rapper was found with 12 bags of marijuana, three guns, Xanax, codeine, and oxycodone. Playboi Carti, real name Jordan Carter, was arrested on Thursday in Georgia […]

The proposed rehabilitation of Nina Simone’s childhood home in Tryon, N.C., is moving forward, according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The group has completed an official assessment of the house’s structural conditions and chosen […]

Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter has had nothing short of a record-setting career: In June, Forbes dubbed Carter the first hip-hop artist to become a billionaire. But there was one thing in particular that Carter did early in his career that […]

Senegalese-American singer Akon says young music artists should avoid looking for lucrative record deals and instead focus on building their careers independently. “In the next 3 to 5 years, the major labels won’t exist anymore,” […]

Tina Knowles-Lawson speaks lovingly about her celebrity daughters and admits she would like to have more grandchildren. The 66-year-old businesswoman — who is the mother of Beyoncé and Solange — wants to see her beloved daughters have more […]

Rapper Kendrick Lamar has launched a new “at service company” called pgLang with frequent collaborator Dave Free. The 32-year-old, who hasn’t released a studio album since 2017’s Damn, has released details of his new project, pgLang, which specializes […]

Jennifer Lopez’s failure to get an Oscar nomination for her role in the film Hustlers still stings. Lopez was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey during the 2020 Vision: Your Life In Focus Tour, a stop of which was held Saturday in Ingelwood. […]

Jennifer Lopez says in a new interview that she didn’t get paid for her highly-praised role as Ramona in Hustlers. “I didn’t get paid a whole bunch of money for Hustlers,” Lopez, who is GQ’s 2019 Icon of the […]

Lil Yachty has emerged as one of hip-hop’s biggest stars of the moment: the 19-year-old’s first album, Teenage Emotions, debuted at Number Five, after his single “1 Night” racked up more than 107 million YouTube […]