Courtesy of KF Publicity Will Smith will take fans from the past to the present in a special show taking place at House of Blues in Las Vegas. He detailed what fans can expect in a post announcing the news on Instagram. “we’re gonna sing. we’re gonna dance. we’re gonna put our lights up,” he wrote alongside a video…
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Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images R&B singer R. Kelly lost an appeal of his conviction Wednesday after a federal appeals court rejected his claim that the evidence against him was insufficient. Kelly challenged evidence that showed he would isolate women and girls from friends and family, control nearly every aspect of their lives and abuse…
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ABC/Randy Holmes Billboard has announced the artists who will be celebrated at the 2025 Women in Music event, naming Erykah Badu, GloRilla, Muni Long and Tyla as honorees. Erykah is set to receive the Icon Award, while Big Glo will get the Powerhouse Award. As for Muni, she’ll be honored with the Rising Star Award. Tyla will…
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Francis Specker/CBS Kendrick Lamar and Doechii have made waves on the Billboard charts following their wins at the 2025 Grammy Awards. On the Billboard 200, Kendrick saw a 9% increase in units earned for his album GNX in the week ending Feb. 6, Luminate reports. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City went from #31 to #27 following an 11% increase,…
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Phil McCarten/CBS licia Keys is among the artists headlining Love Rocks NYC, the annual concert fundraiser for God’s Love We Deliver, a New York-based nonprofit that cooks nutritious meals for those in need and delivers it to their homes. She’ll be headlining alongside Beck and Cher with the help of music director and bandleader Will Lee. The bill also…
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Courtesy of Prime Two episodes of Harlem premiered on Prime Video Thursday, bringing the third and final season to an end. Having been on the show since the start, Tyler Lepley thinks the trajectory of his character, Ian, has been great. “I feel like … each season … enlightened us with a different layer of…
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Courtesy of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame The nominees for the 2025 class of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame have been revealed, and among them are Outkast and Mariah Carey. Outkast is one of eight nominees to debut on the ballot, alongside The Black Crowes, Bad Company, Billy Idol, Phish, Joe Cocker, Chubby Checker and Mexican…
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Deena Zaru and Abigail Shalawylo A$AP Rocky‘s defense team rested their case on Tuesday morning as the rapper faces two felony counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm for allegedly firing a gun at a former friend during an incident in Hollywood on Nov. 6, 2021. The rapper, whose legal name is Rakim Mayers, did not take…
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Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images With NBA All-Star 2025 making its way to San Francisco’s Chase Center Friday, the National Basketball Association has decided to pay tribute to the Bay Area and its contribution to music. It has tapped DJ Cassidy for a special Pass The Mic Live! that will feature E-40, Too $hort, Saweetie…
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DISNEY/John Argueta Usher often reflects on his music career, but in an episode of Baby, This is Keke Palmer, he looks back at his time on Moesha. The singer made his acting debut on the ’90s sitcom, where he appeared in four episodes alongside Brandy and Countess Vaughn, with whom he remembers singing. “Whenever I would go on…
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