Photo: Kevin Kwan – 2022 Kevin Hart received one of comedy’s highest honors, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, at a ceremony held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. “Life without a gamble is a weird thing, man,” he said in his speech, per USA Today. “‘Cause that’s acting as if…
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Kevin Mazur/WireImage The upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, has added some more names to the cast, including actors who’ll play legendary music figures like Berry Gordy and Diana Ross. Variety reports that Larenz Tate has been hired to play Gordy, the man behind Motown Records, the label behind such artists as the Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson,…
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Ethan Miller/Getty Images via ABC Fans have been reacting to Kendrick Lamar‘s verse on Future and Metro Boomin‘s song “Like That” since its release, and now, Drake appears to share his point of view. He did so on the second night of his tour’s stop in Sunrise, Florida. “A lot of people ask me how…
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Julian Peploe Studio Maxwell is hitting the road with Jazmine Sullivan and October London. The Serenade 2024 North American tour is set to kick off September 14 in Hollywood, Florida, and span more than 25 cities, including Brooklyn, Atlanta and Chicago. It wraps October 27 in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 29,…
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Future and Metro Boomin’s album We Don’t Trust You broke Spotify streaming records on its first day of release Friday. According to Spotify, the album became the platform’s most-streamed album in a single day in 2024 so far. SZA and Daniel Caesar were among the winners at the Juno Awards — the Canadian equivalent of…
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Photo by Emma McIntyre/WireImage for Parkwood New music from Normani is coming next month. The singer’s new song, “1:59,” will be out on April 26. She announced the news at, appropriately, 1:59 p.m. ET on Saturday. Billboard reports the track will feature Gunna. “soo basically my first single 1:59 will be coming out 4/26,” Normani…
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Thomas Cooper/Getty Images It’s a Simpsons episode come to life for Cypress Hill. In the 1996 episode of the animated show titled “Homerpalooza,” the group guest-starred as themselves and accidentally booked a show with the London Symphony Orchestra while high. Now, almost 30 years later, they’ve got a gig with the London Symphony Orchestra for…
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Disney/Pamela Littky Quinta Brunson has been racking up awards for her work on Abbott Elementary, and soon, she’ll have an honorary degree to add to her collection. Philadelphia’s Temple University has announced they will be honoring Brunson during their 137th commencement in May. “We are thrilled to recognize Quinta Brunson for her remarkable achievements and…
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Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for Island Records Toni Braxton and Cedric the Entertainer are teasing what to expect from their upcoming Love & Laughter Las Vegas residency. In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, the two old pals say the co-headlining show will be a unique mix of music, comedy, dance and more. “We love great…
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From a song for a musical to a new Nas video, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest and greatest in music. SiR, Heavy — The album marks the singer’s first full-length release in five years. It started as a set of poems and sees him being “dark, ugly, honest in a…
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