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Alicia Keys, Teyana Taylor, Erykah Badu tapped as advisors for Femme It Forward’s new mentorship program

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Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival Alicia Keys, Teyana Taylor and Erykah Badu are helping the next generation of female artists and creatives via Femme It Forward’s new mentorship program. As advisors for MUSE: Musicians Uplifting Stars Everyday, they’ll participate in a moderated conversation and Q&A session, led by FIF’s founder/president, Heather Lowery. Also included in the program are…

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Prince’s band The Revolution to play two Minneapolis shows celebrating ‘Purple Rain’s’ 40th anniversary

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NPG Records/Warner Records Prince’s ’80s-era band The Revolution is set to headline two special shows celebrating the 40th anniversary of Prince’s classic album Purple Rain. The band — Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Bobby Z, Brownmark and Dr. Fink  — will take the stage at Minneapolis’ legendary venue First Avenue on Friday, June 21, and Saturday June 22, as part…

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Babyface secures three weekends at Sin City’s Pearl Concert Theater

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Photo by: Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Babyface is headed back to Vegas following October’s sold-out show at the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort. He’ll return to the venue for three weekends in 2024, kicking off Memorial Day weekend. The shows are scheduled for May 25 and 26, August 31, September 1, and November 8 and 9. They’ll…

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Damson Idris talks NAACP Image Awards win, shares biggest lesson he’s learned in Hollywood

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Photo by Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/Getty Images Damson Idris spent six seasons portraying Franklin Saint, a young street hustler and entrepreneur in search of power, on FX’s Snowfall. While BET Awards and NAACP Image Awards nominations were common for the show and his role, this year marked the first win for the actor, who took home the Image…

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Rihanna talks ‘R9,’ relationship with A$AP Rocky for ‘Interview’ magazine

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Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images It’s a rare occasion when Rihanna shares an update about her music, especially after years of making headlines for her babies and businesses. Fortunately for fans, she gave some tidbits on her process of creating her long-awaited album R9 during her cover story for Interview magazine. “I have a…

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Marques Houston drops video for “Admit It,” teases upcoming album and documentary

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Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET Marques Houston has shared a new visual for his single “Admit It,” which will be a part of his upcoming album, The Best Worst Year Ever.  Alongside the announcement, he teased a “super personal” documentary that, with the album and track,“deals with the realness of my career from start to now.”…

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Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar’s “Like That” tops Hot 100 a second time

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Epic Records/Republic Records Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar‘s “Like That” is atop the Billboard Hot 100 again, marking back-to-back weeks as the #1 track. During the week of March 29-April 4, the song garnered 46.1 million streams, 10.1 million radio airplay audience impressions — an 81% increase from the previous week — and 6,000 sales-equivalent…

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