Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Essence The lineup for the Cincinnati Music Festival has changed a bit, as Janet Jackson has dropped out. She was scheduled to headline the July 26 show, before she announced she will no longer perform due to “personal matters.” “To all my Cincinnati Music Festival fans…. I’m so sorry…
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Legacy/Columbia Mariah Carey may not have her Christmas tree up anymore, but she’s just gotten a nice present: A federal judge has ruled in her favor in an ongoing copyright infringement lawsuit involving her holiday smash “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” The lawsuit, which has been ongoing since 2022, accuses Mariah of copying her…
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SZA’s SOS album has now been in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 for 80 weeks, making her the only Black artist in the chart’s history to have a single album in the top 10 for this long. Her feat has officially broken the tie between SOS and Michael Jackson‘s Thriller, which was in the…
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Photo by Miikka Skaffari/Getty Images Erykah Badu‘s most recent project, the mixtape But You Caint Use My Phone, came out in 2015, but it’s been 15 years since she dropped a studio album. The wait for new music will soon come to an end as she’s been working on a new album that will solely be produced…
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Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Ye‘s long-teased Bully album has arrived. He dropped the project Tuesday via his Bully short film, which was edited by Hype Williams and released in three versions. Saint West, who serves as the inspiration for the album, is the star of the film. He’s captured fighting off wrestlers YOH, Toru Yano,…
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Photo by Olivia Wong/WireImage It was Cordae‘s turn on NPR’s Tiny Desk, which also marked a return to his hometown. “This is a hometown show for me, so I’m expecting a biased amount of love from y’all,” he said from NPR’s Washington, D.C., location, not too far from his native Suitland, Maryland. His set lasted 20 minutes, with performances…
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Wale Music LLC Wale is back with some new music. He gets introspective on the new single “Blanco,” which sees him open up about drinking alcohol to cope, and to avoid the pressures and his problems in life. “Artists spend years hiding behind bravado,” he said in a statement, per Uproxx. “‘Blanco’ strips all that away.…
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Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images Jonathan Majors secretly married Meagan Good, he confirmed Wednesday while on Sherri. After host Sherri Shepherd said she was shocked to hear reports about their alleged nuptials Tuesday, he responded, “I said to Meagan yesterday, I said, ‘Today might be the happiest day of my life.’” “I love that woman so much,” Majors continued. “So…
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Gelo and GloRilla‘s “Can You Please” video dropped Tuesday. Mainly set in a strip club, Gelo checks up on the exotic dancers in the locker room and determines how he should divvy up his money among the ones who are actively displaying their pole-dancing moves. The video is available to watch on YouTube. Key Glock has…
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Disney/Eric McCandless John Legend appeared as the guest and musical act on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Tuesday night. He took the stage for a performance of “Used to Love U” and was joined by Black Thought, with The Roots serving as the backing band and a choir dressed in black worship robes. “Used…
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