Photo by Kara Durrette/Getty Images Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” has made its way to the top of another Billboard chart, this time the Pop Airplay chart dated May 3. It’s the first rap song to lead the chart since Doja Cat‘s “Agora Hills” in March 2024, marking K. Dot’s first time at #1 as a lead artist…
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Gravitas Ventures Cory Hardrict is back on the movie screens, starring in the new indie thriller Die Like a Man. The actor portrays a gangster named Solo who has returned home after a 10-year bid to a gentrified neighborhood void of friends who have either died, been jailed or simply moved on with their lives. He tasks himself…
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Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Kehlani will no longer be performing at Cornell University’s Slope Day, an end-of-semester tradition following the last day of classes. Cornell president Michael I. Kotlikoff shared a memo Wednesday to officialize the decision, citing concerns with the singer’s public support of Palestine. “Unfortunately, although it was not the intention, the selection of Kehlani as…
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Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Ravyn Lenae has been hard at work since releasing her first song in 2015, and now, her song “Love Me Not” is a Hot 100 hit. She tells Billboard she received the news on what she remembers as a great day. “I was at home watching TV, and my manager called me and…
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Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images Rema recently kicked off his Heis World Tour, but a slight change has been made to the date of his New York show. Initially scheduled to take place on May 3, the concert has been rescheduled to May 2. The reason for the change is a potential Game 7 between…
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Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ESSENCE The Roots, Styles P, Big Freedia and Laila! are some of the acts tapped to perform at the 2025 Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, a series of free and benefit shows held in parks across New York’s five boroughs. Styles P will perform at the Coney Island Amphitheater on…
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BET+ Usher‘s concert film, Usher: Rendezvous in Paris, will soon be accessible to fans worldwide. After initially only being available to watch in cinemas, it will now be making its way to BET+, where it will stream exclusively starting May 8. “USHER: RENDEZVOUS IN PARIS is more than a concert film—it’s a cultural moment that…
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After seeing Travis Scott at WrestleMania and hearing his song “FE!N,” Killer Mike felt the urge to freestyle over the song’s beat. “I woke up with ‘Mania on my Mind. This beat is so cold I had to kill it,” he wrote on social platform X, alongside the freestyle. Quavo has only had a few acting gigs, but…
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Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images Othello is one of the hottest Broadway shows in town right now, with various performances sold out and ticket prices reaching over $900. The new production of William Shakespeare‘s tragic tale stars Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, and has broken records as the highest-grossing Broadway play in history and was recently nominated for…
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Jeezy has announced the TM:101 Live Tour, a “black-tie symphonic tour” commemorating the 20-year anniversary of Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101. “I’m incredibly grateful that we’re here celebrating 20 years of motivation! This album is cemented in the cultural zeitgeist that serves as the soundtrack to modern day story telling of the genre,” he said, per…
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