Paras Griffin/Getty Images Lil Durk‘s latest single, “Smurk Carter,” gets Lil Wayne‘s stamp of approval. After taking a listen to the new song, credited as Durk’s homage to the rap icon — and another of his idols, Jay-Z — Wayne said he liked what he heard. “That b**** was bad, that b**** hard,” Wayne said in a video shared to Durk’s…
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MTV Cardi B says fans might just be in for new music before the end of 2023. The rapper took to social media with the update that she’s pondering the thought of dropping a project, but she’s not quite sure what it’d be. “I was thinking about being really quiet, really private but I don’t know.” Cardi is…
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courtesy of Live Nation Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire are joining forces once again to bring back their Heart & Soul tour in 2024. The trek, an encore of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame bands onstage together, will hit 30 cities, starting July 10 in St. Louis, Missouri. It will stop in St. Paul, Charlotte, Tampa, Nashville,…
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A new BMF spinoff is on the way, says executive producer 50 Cent. The rapper took to Instagram over the weekend to tease an upcoming show based on the character Lamar, played by Eric Kofi-Abrefa. The London-born actor make an appearance in a video that features footage of the Manchester stop of 50’s The Final Lap Tour. “BMF LAMAR SPIN OFF COMING SOON!” 50…
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Ethan Miller/Getty Images via ABC Drake says he’s “Right back at it.” Fresh off the sold out run across North America with his It’s All a Blur Tour, Drake is gearing up to hit the road again soon. Joining the “Nonstop” rapper on his newly announced It’s All a Blur – Big As The What? tour, will be J. Cole who will play most…
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William Sikora III After three decades of dropping R&B hits, Brandy makes her holiday music debut with her new album Christmas with Brandy. On the 11-track project the singer lends her Grammy-winning vocals to beloved holiday classics like “Deck the Halls” and “Jingle Bells” and also offers a selection of fresh originals including the previously released “Christmas Party for Two”…
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Fox Anthony Anderson and his mother, Doris “Mama Doris” Bowman, are teaming up again, this time for a new Fox series called We Are Family. The Jamie Foxx-produced show “will showcase non-famous relatives of celebrities performing amazing solo performances and duets with their hidden famous family member,” according to the network. The mother-and-son combo are replacing another pair of…
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Courtesy CBS/The Recording Academy When the 2024 Grammy nominees were announced Friday, November 10, the list revealed many expected award honors but also some, fans say, that might’ve been missed. While R&B is represented in three of the top categories: Song, Album and Record of the Year — mostly by way of SZA‘s nine nods — the Recording…
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From long-awaited collaborative projects to sequel albums and fresh new singles, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest and greatest in music. Meek Mill & Rick Ross, Too Good to be True — After much anticipation, the MMG duo dropped off their star-studded joint album, including features from Future, Wale, The-Dream and Jeremih. Chris Brown, 11:11 — For the singer’s 11th…
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Derek White/WireImage Nope star Keke Palmer has filed legal documents with Los Angeles’ Superior Court to obtain a restraining order against Darius Jackson, the father of their 8-month-old son, Leodis Andrellton Jackson. According to the paperwork obtained by ABC News, Keke claims she endured “many instances of physical violence” at the hands of her 29-year-old…
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