ABC The nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were announced Tuesday, revealing the top big screen projects and actors up for a gold statuette. American Fiction, the race-related film starring Jeffrey Wright, earned five nominations, including the coveted Best Motion Picture of the Year. With the film, Wright scores his first-ever nod, as he’s up for Performance by an Actor in…
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Slaughter Gang/Epic Records Not only did American Dream, the new album from 21 Savage, debut at #1 on the Billboard 200, almost every song on the album charted on the all-genre Hot 100. That’s what crazy about the Hot 100 feat: The album contains 15 tracks, and the only one that didn’t land a spot on the chart is the “American…
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ABC/Eric McCandless LaKeith Stanfield, star of Jeymes Samuel‘s The Book of Clarence, says the biblical-set film is the closest he’s gotten to the acting gigs he’s dreamed of. He chatted with Ebony for its January cover story, opening up about his role as Clarence and how it’s his best role yet. “I think Clarence stood singularly as the closest I’ve gotten to…
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ABC/Chrys Davis First, there was “Cobra.” Now, there’s “Hiss” — a new song featuring a snake-themed title Megan Thee Stallion is gearing up to release Friday, January 26. She announced the song on Instagram Monday, revealing the single cover art of herself with a white, open-mouthed snake wrapped around her neck. Over on Twitter, she released another cover art image, one with…
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Moses Robinson/WireImage Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., died Monday from prostate cancer, according to The King Center. He was 62 years old. Dexter King served as chairman of The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, known as The King Center, and president of…
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Kayla Oaddams/Getty Images Saweetie is showcasing her Icy Girl bars with her new song, “Immortal Freestyle,” and its accompanying music video. Upon releasing the two-minute track, where she raps of her luxurious lifestyle and breaks down the meaning of being “Icy,” she talked with Paper about the importance of the song. “I think ‘Immortal Freestyle’ is just a…
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Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images When Common appeared on The Jennifer Hudson Show recently, the former American Idol star asked a question many fans on the internet have been dying to know the answer to. “Are you dating anyone,” Hudson asked, to which the audience screamed and applauded. Considering the widespread rumor that Common’s love interest is none other than J.Hud herself, the question seemed…
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50 Cent is staying true to his promise of practicing abstinence. He shared an update that his new way of life is “helping me train harder.” “I’m focused man,” he wrote. 50 first announced he was abstaining in a January post welcoming the new year and some “new ideas.” “I have been meditating and focusing on my goals,” that post read.…
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ABC Burna Boy and Travis Scott are among the stars added to the lineup of performers for the upcoming 66th Grammy Awards. They’ll take the stage live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles for Music’s Biggest Night, which broadcasts Sunday, February 4, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS. Aside from their performances, Burna could add to his one Grammy win,…
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ABC/Jeff Neira When Ja Rule appeared on Tamron Hall recently, he opened up about his upcoming tour, the often-discussed Ashanti and Nelly reunion and his name being left off of Billboard‘s list of 50 Greatest Rappers. Speaking about the list, he said, “I’m not a hater. Congrats to everyone on the list. These lists, they’re meaningless because music is subjective. You like who you want to like,…
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