LaFace Records Twenty years ago, Usher confessed his way to the bestselling album of his career — and the bestselling album by a Black artist in the 21st century. The singer’s fourth album, Confessions, arrived March 23, 2004. It stemmed from Usher’s desire for fans to get to know him as a person. As he said at…
ABC/Randy Holmes On the heels of the announcement that she’s joining Megan Thee Stallion‘s Hot Girl Summer Tour, GloRilla has shared some more news. The rapper’s preparing to release a mixtape titled EhhThang EhhThang in early April. “FUK IT. I’M DROPPING A MIXTAPE. Yeah Glo,” she wrote on X, formerly Twitter. The mixtape is slated to drop on April…
Photo by Erik Voake/Getty Images for MNRK Music Group The wait for Tyler, the Creator‘s Louis Vuitton collection is over. In honor of its debut Thursday, Tyler shared a two-minute video highlighting some of the behind-the-scenes action that went into the body of work. In it, he’s seen dragging an oversized camera into the studio,…
Alex Da Corte Tierra Whack‘s video for the track “TWO NIGHT” is out now. The visual, directed by Alex Da Corte, sees a blimp-sized version of the artist floating through downtown Philadelphia, appearing to be invincible as angry people try various attempts to destroy it. Eventually, after all the wear and tear, she reaches her demise.…
ABC/Randy Holmes Cardi B and Shakira‘s teased collaboration “Punteria” was a dream come true for both stars. Cardi “manifested it” but had no idea when it would actually come to fruition. “When I first met Shakira, it was in Paris at the Fendi show, and I was very, very nervous,” she said in an interview…
Chris Millard/Warner Bros. Jennifer Hudson is adding Broadway producer to her resume. The multi-hyphenate performer announced on her daytime talk show Thursday that she has joined the producing team of the stage musical adaptation of Smash. Hudson previously guest starred on season 2 of Smash the TV series as Veronica Moore. “Can’t let go? Neither…
Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for GQ Germany Erykah Badu was seemingly not a fan of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter vinyl album cover. The cover, revealed Wednesday, features Bey sporting beaded braids — a look Badu has rocked before. Badu posted the cover to her Instagram Story and wrote, “Hmmm.” She also took to X, formerly Twitter, with…
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Beyoncé unveiled the new cover art for the Cowboy Carter limited edition vinyl on Wednesday, a day after she revealed the official album cover. The new artwork features the singer posing naked with just a sash covering her. Her long hair is braided with red and white beads,…
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign have announced their next Vultures listening experience will take place at an Egyptian pyramid. A social media post revealed the event is set for Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara, Egypt, on April 20. It has a tentative start time of 8 p.m. local time. Tickets…
Tabatha Fireman/Getty Images Just days after releasing the single “R E A L W O M E N,” PartyNextDoor has come through with its music video. Directed by Edgar Daniel, the visual sees Party and his entourage hanging out in an upscale bar when he sees and connects with a beautiful woman, who’s turned heads upon entry, and is revealed to…