2026 American Music Awards. (Courtesy of CBS and Dick Clark Productions) Teyana Taylor, BigXthaPlug, Leon Thomas and Olivia Dean are one step closer to winning an American Music Award, as they’ve earned their first-ever nominations for the 2026 show. Teyana is nominated for best female R&B artist, while BigXthaPlug picked up three nods: best country song and collaboration of the…
(Courtesy of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame) “Wu-Tang Clan ain’t nuthin’ ta f*** wit!” The legendary group has been announced as part of the 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class. They will be inducted in the performer category for creating music with “originality, impact, and influence that has changed the course…
Brian Tyree Henry attends the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 04, 2026, in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Brian Tyree Henry has another Apple gig in the works. He’s set to star in the upcoming movie Running opposite Spike Fearn, according to Deadline. Details about his character have not…
Eminem has an update for his fans: he has some new music on the way. He shared a selfie on X Monday with the caption, “New album coming soon.” His last album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce), came out in 2024. Queen Latifah will be a keynote speaker at North Carolina A&T State…
Rapper Offset attends the 4th Annual Toys 4 The Nawf Christmas Charity event on December 20, 2025, in Norcross, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images) Offset has made his way back to the stage after being shot outside a casino in Florida. He performed Saturday at the University of Arkansas’s Rowfest, where he was seen standing…
J Cole is seen in attendance during Game Three of the 2023 NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and the Miami Heat at Kaseya Center on June 07, 2023, in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) J. Cole’s stint at a player in the Chinese Basketball Association has come and gone. After making his…
: Lil Jon attends the 5th Annual Sno Ball Gala at Delta Flight Museum on October 9, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Nykieria Chaney/Getty Images) “Snap Yo Fingers” and get ready to learn a little more about Lil Jon. He’s telling his life story in an upcoming memoir titled I Only Shout So You Can…
SZA and Justin Bieber, ‘Snooze’ video (Bucci / @kombucci) Justin Bieber’s Coachella performance made headlines, but if he had ended up dropping out, SZA wants you to know that she wouldn’t have stepped in. SZA jumped into the comments of an Instagram post that claimed that she was “allegedly paid six figures to stay Coachella-ready…
Cover art for GIVĒON’s ‘Beloved: Act II’ (Epic Records) GIVĒON is adding new music to his latest album, Beloved, expanding it to become Beloved: Act II. He teased the announcement with a trailer in which a woman named Jezebel leaves him a series of voicemails. “Hey Giv, it’s Jez. Just wanted to say I miss…
Offset performs onstage during the MASA TOUR at State Farm Arena on October 15, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images) Offset has been released from the hospital after suffering a non-life-threatening injury in a shooting outside the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, on April 6. “Offset has been…