Trae Patton/NBC The Songwriters Hall of Fame 2023 class will be inducted on Thursday, June 15, but Snoop Dogg will no longer be part of the festivities. The rapper dropped out due to “personal reasons,” according to Billboard, but is hoping to join the class of 2024. Sade has also pulled out, with interest in being inducted with a future class.…
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ABC/Randy Holmes Coi Leray has a possible strategy for bringing rap to the top of the Billboard charts this year. After learning there hasn’t been a #1 hip-hop album or song in 2023, she suggested the female emcees unite and end the drought. “Ain’t been a [No. 1] rap song at all this year,” Coi tweeted on Tuesday. “Calling all the female…
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ABC/Robert Ascroft The big question is who will host Wheel of Fortune after Pat Sajak leaves the long-running game show, and Whoopi Goldberg appears interested in taking over the reins. On the Tuesday, June 13 episode of ABC’s The View, Ken Jennings — who has been sharing Jeopardy! hosting duties with Mayim Bialik following longtime…
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Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Jeezy wants to help the next generation by preventing them from making the same mistakes he did in life, so he’s written a book in which he’ll share a few gems. Titled Adversity for Sale: Ya Gotta Believe, the rapper uses parts of his life story to teach the rules and principles he learned from surviving his…
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Will Heath/NBC SZA has had it with the online harassment and body shaming often aimed at Lizzo. In a series of tweets shared June 13, she questioned the lack of support for her friend during times when she’s being criticized on social media. “I be wondering where all the virtue signaling ,well spoken s*** talking, internet warriors are…
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Nicki Minaj seemingly underwent breast reduction surgery. Alongside a post of her teasing “Barbie World,” her upcoming collaboration with Ice Spice, she wrote in the comments, “New boobs who dis?” Nicki previously shared her desire to downsize, potentially to an A cup, on Instagram Live in May 2022, HipHopDX reports. Fans seem to think a Playboi Carti and NBA YoungBoy collab is on the way.…
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Paras Griffin/Getty Images Anita Baker is now the only performer on her ongoing tour. She announced she’s completing the trek solo following cyberbullying from Babyface‘s fans. “After Silently, Enduring Cyber Bulling/Verbal Abuse & Threats of Violence from the Fan Base, of Our Special Guest/Support Act. In the Interest of Personal Safety. I will continue, The Songstress Tour, alone,” she wrote next to an…
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Johnny Nunez/Getty Images Tory Lanez‘s sentencing hearing in the case of Megan Thee Stallion‘s 2020 shooting has once again been delayed. The singer is now expected to be sentenced August 7. Judge David Herriford said in a court hearing Tuesday that Lanez’s defense team needs more time — a ruling that follows the court’s approval of their motion for continuance. The singer…
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Netflix/Parrish Lewis The trailer to Netflix’s They Cloned Tyrone starts out like the setup to a joke: “A hustler, a pimp, and a pro walk into a conspiracy.” Set to Rockwell‘s ’80s classic “Somebody’s Watching Me,” the mystery caper comedy’s trailer features John Boyega, Jamie Foxx and Teyonah Parris as those respective archetypes sneaking into…
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2023 marks the celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, but the genre has yet to have a single or album atop the Billboard 200 or Hot 100 this year. According to Billboard, it’s the longest hip-hop has gone in a calendar year without securing #1 spots since 1993. The publication speculates it may be because of the lack of releases from the…
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