Megan Thee Stallion performs at Coachella Stage during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 20, 2025, in Indio, California. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Coachella) Megan Thee Stallion has unlocked her 31st year of life, as well as a brand-new car. The rapper, whose birthday was on Sunday, took to Instagram…
Colman Domingo attends the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 11, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images) Colman Domingo will be honored at the 57th NAACP Image Awards. He is set to receive the President’s Award for special achievement and distinguished public service. “We are honored to recognize…
Cover art for J. Cole’s ‘The Fall-Off’ (Dreamville Records/Interscope Records) J. Cole is far from falling off when it comes to his track record on the Billboard 200. He earned his seventh #1 on the chart dated Feb. 21, thanks to his highly anticipated album The Fall-Off. According to Luminate, the project earned 280,000 equivalent album…
Ari Lennox and Jermaine Dupri attend the 2022 Soul Train Awards at the Orleans Arena on November 13, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Ari Lennox had been applying that “Pressure” long before the song became a hit in 2021, but the collaboration marked the beginning of her working relationship with Jermaine Dupri.…
New York City MTA Crews watching as Teyana Taylor films for a Valentine’s Day campaign (Marc A. Hermann / MTA) If your Valentine’s Day plans include hopping on a subway or bus or train in New York City over the weekend, your ears will be in for a special treat. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority tapped…
Brent Faiyaz dropped off ICON, his long-awaited third studio album. Described as “minimalist and polished” R&B, the album with no features is complete with 10 tracks. It includes the previously released “Have To,” which earned the singer the #1 Billboard spot on the R&B Airplay chart. Mike WiLL Made-It tapped YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Chief Keef for “Rooms,” a bass-heavy fast track that…
Iyanla Vanzant (OWN) Iyanla Vanzant’s TV empire is expanding. The Oprah Winfrey Network announced Friday that it greenlit two new specials featuring the beloved speaker and life coach. News of the specials arrives on the heels of the positive audience response of Iyanla: The Inside Fix, an in-depth reimagining of Vanzant’s original 2012 series, Fix My Life. …
Montell Jordan performs at Juicy Fest 2025 on January 15, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty Images) Montell Jordan is living as a cancer-free man. The “This is How We Do it” singer opened up to People magazine about his cancer journey, confirming that for the second time he is no longer battling the disease. …
A Boogie (August Daft) A Boogie wit da Hoodie is back with a new project — this time, a six-track EP called Before Artistry. It features tracks with Kyle Richh, Trippie Redd and Zeddy Will. Before Artistry is more than just new music for the rapper, who is celebrating his 10-year rap anniversary. “Ten years in this game feels…
Jill Scott ‘To Whom This May Concern’ album artwork (Blues Babe Records) Jilly from Philly is back. After a more than 10-year hiatus, Jill Scott has released a new album, To Whom This May Concern. It’s the soul singer’s sixth studio album following her Billboard #1 project Woman, which released back in 2015. “I did not have a creative block,” Scott…