JID at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Cristian Lopez) JID has a lot to celebrate, so he’s doing it on the road. The rapper kicked of the European/U.K. leg of his God Does Like World Tours on March 2, which he confirmed will be a little different from the shows on…
Lizzo’s book ‘Lil Lizzo Meets Sasha B. Flootin’’ (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers) Lizzo has turned her love for playing the flute into a children’s book. Lil Lizzo Meets Sasha B. Flootin’ arrives Sept. 8, with illustrations by Mark Pett. It tells the story about a little girl who meets a “smart and brassy flute…
Fetty Wap attends Fetty Wap Official Welcome Home Party on January 16, 2026, in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage) Fetty Wap is ready for fans to hear what he’s been working on. He’s set to release new music via his studio album, Zavier, arriving on March 27. “When you lose the money everybody think…
American rapper and television personality Flavor Flav watches on during the Women’s Monobob Bobsleigh at the Cortina Sliding Centre, on day nine of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Italy. Picture date: Sunday February 15, 2026. (Photo by Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images) Flavor Flav is far from the Public Enemy of the U.S.…
Don Toliver performs at Kozel Carroponte of Sesto San Giovanni on June 13, 2025, in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images) It’s been less than two months since Don Toliver released his latest album, Octane, and he’s already cooking up some new music. During a conversation with Billboard at South by Southwest, he…
Michael B. Jordan accepts the best actor award at the 2026 Academy Awards. (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Michael B. Jordan won best actor at the Academy Awards Sunday for his dual role in Sinners, becoming the sixth Black actor to take home the award. Speaking backstage, he reflected on the honor and the balance between being ambitious and…
Coco Jones at 40th anniversary Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day parade (Disney/Abigail Nilsson) Coco Jones has made it clear that Ciara did not introduce her to fiancé Donovan Mitchell, but the singer has had a positive impact on her life. While on the carpet for the Essence Black Women in Hollywood event in Los Angeles, Coco named…
Doja Cat performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November 8, 2025 (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Doja Cat has revealed that she has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. In a TikTok video, Doja described how it has affected her this way: “I’ve learned from a very young age to pretend that…
Durand Bernarr attends the 2026 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) The lineup for the 15th annual Blue Note Jazz Festival New York has been revealed, and Ledisi, Durand Bernarr and Big Freedia have been tapped as performers. They…
Honoree Chase Infiniti speaks onstage during the 2026 ‘ESSENCE’ Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Chase Infiniti was one of several women honored at Essence‘s Black Women in Hollywood event Thursday. While accepting her rising star award, the actress,…