Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ESSENCE Ginuwine will be taking the stage at SXSW, performing as part of the Take Action x SXSW showcases hosted by Artist for Action and Sandy Hook Promise. The event series will take place March 10 and March 11, featuring live performances, interactive art installations, a music and social impact summit…
ABC/John Argueta Tyla has released the music video for her “Push 2 Start” remix with Sean Paul, which she directed alongside Taylor Fauntleroy. The clip gives viewers some Caribbean vibes, with clips reminiscent of Sean’s 2002 video for “I’m Still in Love With You” featuring Sasha, which the song actually samples. There’s also a bit of…
Live Nation/TDE SiR has expanded his 2024 Life is Good Tour, giving it a new name for the new year. The second leg, titled the Step Into the Light Tour, has 19 dates on the schedule, kicking off May 7 in Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom. SiR will also visit Portland, San Jose, Dallas, New Orleans, Miami, New York…
Johnny Nunez/WireImage Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter filed a defamation suit Monday against an Alabama woman who claimed he raped her when she was 13 in a since-withdrawn civil lawsuit. Carter’s lawsuit said the woman, identified as Jane Doe, timed her claim “to inflict maximum pain and suffering on Mr. Carter” to extort payments from him. The…
Lench Mob Records/Hitmaker/Monster Energy Ice Cube is giving fans an opportunity to join him and Scarface on their song “It’s My Ego.” He’s launched the It’s My Ego 3Mix Fan Appreciation Contest, which invites fans to submit a verse for the revamped version of the song via itsmyego3mix.com. The deadline to turn in your verses is…
Paramount+ Paramount+’s Family Legacy will be making a return, giving viewers an intimate account of some of the most influential musicians from the perspective of their children. This go round, interviews will feature the children of Ja Rule, TLC‘s T-Boz, Wyclef Jean, Lil Jon, Pepa of Salt-N-Pepa, Jam Master Jay, DMX, Wu-Tang Clan‘s RZA, U-God, Method…
Disney/Gavin Bond Wicked costume designer Paul Tazewell is reflecting on his historic Oscar win. Tazewell, who became the first Black man to win an Oscar for costume design on Sunday night, took to Instagram on Monday and shared how the recognition has been his “North Star.” “Winning the Oscar for Wicked is the highest point of my life,” he captioned the…
Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage Don Toliver has dropped the music video for “No Pole,” on which he sings about a woman’s desire to stop dancing. The clip begins in the middle of an abandoned parking lot, where Don meets and greets his driver. As he goes into a store for refreshments, his driver gets captivated by a…
Kara Durrette/Getty Images Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” remains on top of the Billboard Hot 100 for a second week. It earned 51 million radio airplay audience impressions, 38.7 million official streams and 4,000 units sold in the U.S. between Feb. 21 and Feb. 27. The track is also dominating the Streaming Songs chart, as well as the Adult R&B Airplay and Rap…
Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images A$AP Rocky shared an update on his upcoming album, though he’s wary of continuing to update fans on its status. “I’m in the mixing and mastering realm of it,” he recently told GQ, “but I think quite frankly, people are tired of hearing about updates about the album.” “They’re just ready to get…