Crowds wait outside Yankee Stadium, July 12, 2026, after large groups of people stormed the gates of a Jay-Z concert, prompting the New York Police Department to lock down the venue. (WABC) A Jay-Z concert at Yankee Stadium erupted in chaos Sunday night after large groups of people rushed the gates. The New York Police…
Brandy performs onstage during 2026 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture® Presented By Coca-Cola® at Caesars Superdome on July 04, 2026, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Josh Brasted/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Brandy is urging her fans to be “gentler with one another” after being a victim of body-shaming. Taking to Instagram Saturday, she posted a message suggesting that people…
Lizzo attends the 2026 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Lizzo has faced her share of challenges, but she told The Guardian she’s learned to accept the realities that come with fame. “You get to a level of fame and celebrity when your fame overshadows your art.…
Artwork for J. Cole’s’The Fall-Off’ (Cole World, Inc) J. Cole has been working behind the scenes to finalize the details of The Fall-Off World tour. A post on The Fall-Off’s X account shows him working on fine-tuning the lighting. “The lights, just stationery staying there, not reacting to what they’re doing. The lights on the stage not reacting…
Cover art for Tank’s ‘Yes’ Tank pays homage to Floetry’s “Say Yes” with the release of his new single, “Yes.” “‘Yes’ is about taking a classic feeling and giving it new life,” he says in a statement. “Everybody remembers where they were when they first heard Floetry’s version. I wanted to pay homage while creating something that…
Ne-Yo blends country’s storytelling with R&B soul on his first country-inspired album, Highway 79. It features 11 tracks and collaborations with Luke Laird, Charles Kelley, BRELAND, Rhett Akins, Chuck Harmony and Tayla Parx. “If R&B and country had a baby… it would be this album,” Ne-Yo said in a statement. Coco Jones has a released a…
Run-DMC’s ‘Raising Hell’ artwork (Arista Records) When Run-DMC released Raising Hell 40 years ago, they set out to shake up the world of hip-hop. In an interview with Billboard, DMC said that’s part of what made the album a classic. “Raising Hell was special because we wasn’t trying to make a music industry album; we was trying to make…
Bobby Brown’s ‘Don’t Be Cruel’ cover art (UMG Recordings) Bobby Brown is celebrating more than 35 years of his Don’t Be Cruel album with a one-night-only show in LA on Friday. The album was released in 1988, but he told People magazine it doesn’t feel like that much time has passed. Speaking to People, he said, “It…
Patina Miller as Raquel ‘Raq’ Thomas in season 5 of ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ Druq queenpin Raquel Thomas’ strained relationship with her son, Kanan Stark, continues to evolve in season 5 of Power Book III: Raising Kanan, which follows Kanan as he steps out from her shadow and spreads his wings in the drug game. As Kanan becomes…
Singer Luther Vandross performs at the Mandalay Bay Resort September 20, 2002, in Las Vegas, NV. (Photo by Scott Harrison/Getty Images) Luther Vandross’ legacy is to be honored at a winter gala hosted by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. The company has teamed with the Luther Vandross Estate and Primary Wave Music to premiere Power…