Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records SZA just broke a 33-year Billboard record with her chart-topping, award-winning album SOS. Billboard reports the singer’s second studio project claimed the most weeks atop their Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with a 21-week reign. The milestone serves as a tie breaker: SZA previously shared the top spot with Pop Smoke‘s Shoot for the Stars Aim for the…
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Scott Dudelson/Getty Images It’s a clash of reality TV and hip-hop in BIA‘s upcoming song “Millions.” The rising rapper tapped Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes to lay a few of her memorable phrases on the new track. Leakes shared a sneak peak of the song’s music video on Instagram, writing, “Another EPIC moment.” Alerting fans of the song’s release…
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Epic Records The bad news is that Tori Kelly is still dealing with the medical issue that landed her in the hospital on July 23. The good news is that she still plans to release her new EP tori on July 28. In a handwritten note she posted on Instagram, the Grammy-winning singer writes, “Hi friends … as you may…
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ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua A man has been sentenced to over two years in prison for his involvement in the overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams. According to WABC, federal prosecutors said Carlos Macci, 71, is among four people who sold drugs in Brooklyn, including the drugs that claimed the life of Williams in September, 2021. During sentencing on Tuesday, July 25, U.S.…
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David Livingston/Getty Images Tina Knowles and Richard Lawson have decided to part ways after eight years of marriage, as per court documents obtained by Entertainment Tonight. Per the outlet, documents show that Tina filed for divorce on Wednesday, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split and revealed that she stated Tuesday as the date of their separation. Tina, who…
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Skip Bolen/Peacock Anthony Mackie plays a post-apocalyptic delivery driver — think of DoorDash, but much more dangerous — in Peacock’s series adaptation of the video game Twisted Metal, debuting Thursday, July 27. Mackie’s character drives a beat-up 1990s sports car that is deceptively deadly — a far cry from his first set of wheels, “a 1985 Nissan…
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Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Sean Combs Cardi B and Offset are gearing up for a collaboration that appears to address the recent cheating allegations surrounding the couple. The “Up” rapper took to Instagram on Wednesday to tease their upcoming track titled “Jealousy,” set to be released on Friday. In the post, Cardi shared a glimpse of the single’s…
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Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE Aunjanue [Aan juh noo] Ellis, an unapologetically Black actress who earned her first Oscar nomination for King Richard, accepted her 2022 Essence Black Women in Hollywood honor with a speech about “playing in the dark” that still resonates among the Black community a year later. Ahead of the July 18 premiere of her latest…
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Stefano Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Bad news for fans of Travis Scott who were looking forward to his performance at the pyramids of Giza in Egypt: the show is no longer happening. There had been back-and-forth about the special event, planned in support of the release of Scott’s upcoming Utopia album, with Live Nation shutting down earlier rumors that it was…
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Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images A gold, ruby and diamond crown ring worn by Tupac in his last public appearance before his death has sold for more than $1 million at an auction. People reports the 1996 Tupac-designed jewel sold for $1,016,000 after multiple back-and-forth offers on Sotheby’s, a major fine arts brokerage. “This one-of-a-kind, custom ring was meticulously designed by Pac and…
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