MGM+ Mayme Johnson has stepped into a new era in season 4 of Godfather of Harlem, the historical drama about crime boss Bumpy Johnson in the 1960s, as she focuses on getting onto the New York Fine Arts board. Ilfenesh Hadera, who portrays the character, tells ABC Audio Mayme’s goal to help Black artists get the recognition they deserve…
Details
Photo by Emma McIntyre/WireImage Although he rapped “No More Teardrops” on his 2020 song, the reality of being a modern-day musician caused Vic Mensa to break down on Instagram Tuesday. He opened up mental health and music streaming in an Instagram video, admitting there was “immense fear” in sharing it with world. “I just broke down … thinking about the weight of being…
DetailsPhoto by Steve Granitz/WireImage This story may contain accounts and descriptions of actual or alleged events that some readers may find disturbing. Bryana Bongolan took the witness stand at Sean Combs‘ trial Wednesday and testified pursuant to a subpoena and an immunity deal with federal prosecutors. She promptly told the jury that Combs allegedly held her over a…
Details
Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Kendrick Lamar and SZA‘s song “Luther” is spending its 23rd week atop Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming the longest-running #1 in the chart’s history. Luminate reports it’s racked up 16.5 million official U.S. streams, 57.5 million in airplay audience and 1,500 in sales downloads from May 23 to May 29. “Luther” now beats K. Dot’s own “Not Like Us,”…
Details
Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images Cardi B is opening up about the low moments she experienced in her marriage to estranged husband Offset, admitting she “felt like I was going crazy” before filing for divorce in July. “I don’t think people understand how tired I was … I was mentally drained,” she said on X Spaces…
Details
Def Jam Recordings Just days after announcing her return to music, Teyana Taylor has released her comeback song, “Long Time.” A taste of her upcoming album, Escape Room, the song has a futuristic R&B feel, with Teyana singing about the pitfalls of a relationship that lasted too long. “The truth is it didn’t end when it was over ……
Details
High Standardz/Def Jam Recordings When Beyoncé released “Grown Woman,” she sang, “I’m a grown woman/ I can do whatever I want.” Coco Jones’ latest album, Why Not More?, might as well be a real-life interpretation of that song. With a background in Disney and years of being told what to do from her labels, Coco is…
Details
Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images Pusha T once deemed Kendrick Lamar the winner in the beef against Drake. Now, in a new cover story for GQ, he shares his thoughts on the lawsuit Drizzy filed against UMG over K. Dot’s “Not Like Us.” “If [Drake’s] adamant to have a lawsuit, it’s only because he knows all the…
Details
Live Nation Drake has $ome $pecial $hows planned for his fanbase in the U.K. and Europe. He’ll be going on an arena tour with his $ome $exy $ongs 4 U collaborator, PartyNextDoor, for a two-month stretch that starts July 20 in Birmingham, England, and ends Sept. 23 in Hamburg, Germany. It’ll be his first time performing in Europe…
Details
Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage This story may contain accounts and descriptions of actual or alleged events that some readers may find disturbing. Testimony at the Sean Combs federal racketeering and sex trafficking trial returned on Tuesday to the Intercontinental Hotel in Century City, California, where Combs was caught on video surveillance footage in 2016 physically attacking…
Details