John Lamparski/WireImage The-Dream — hip-hop and R&B super producer whose resume includes the likes of Ciara, Rihanna, Kanye West, Jay-Z and Beyoncé — is celebrating his birthday on September 20 by releasing new music. As a surprise to fans on his 46th birthday, he dropped off his latest single, “Stream.” “Just a simple Thank You for those who rock with me. Stream ‘Stream’ Everywhere @12,” The-Dream tweeted. The…
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images In honor of hip-hop’s 50th birthday this year, Ebony tapped a rap icon for its special edition cover. Donning a Rey Ortiz peach bodysuit and a gold nose chain by Laurel DeWitt, Lil’ Kim posed for pictures and chatted with the magazine about her impact on music and the fashion world. The small excerpt, published digitally…
Atlantic Records Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion earned themselves a #1 song with “Bongos.” The hit new single debuted at the top spot on YouTube’s Top Songs chart. Released September 8, “Bongos” is the duo’s most recent collab following 2020’s “WAP.” They joined one another on an Instagram Live session ahead of its release…
Warner Bros. Pictures In the new Warner Brothers teaser for the upcoming musical drama The Color Purple, Oprah Winfrey, Jon Batiste and other cast and crew share their experience filming the beloved project. Winfrey, star of the original 1985 film and producer of the 2023 adaptation, opened up about the film’s significance. “There’s nothing that’s been more important or vital to me culturally, artistically…
Top Dawg Entertainment Doechii‘s back with a new single, “Pacer,” and its accompanying music video. It’s the Tampa native’s latest song, following her “Int’l Players Anthem” freestyle “Universal Swamp Anthem,” the club-themed track “Booty Drop” and her viral blockbuster hit “What It Is (Block Boy).” “Pacer” also arrives on the heels of Doechii’s opening performance at Beyoncé‘s Los Angeles Renaissance…
Mike Coppola/Getty Images Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are sharing new photos of their family, including both of their sons. The Grammy-winning singer, 35, and the rapper, 34, are seen snuggling up with and doting over their newborn son, Riot Rose, and posing for a group shot with son RZA, born in 2022, in the snaps. Rihanna, born Robyn Rihanna Fenty, revealed she was pregnant…
Drake‘s moving on from his hometown of Toronto and into a new city. The rapper revealed that after a “long time” of searching, he’ll soon be a resident of Houston, Texas. He shared the update with fans who attended the second of two shows as part of his Its All a Blur tour at Houston’s Toyota…
Omar Vega/Getty Images JT seems to be really proud of her latest business venture. After joining the Beats by Dre family as the face of their latest Solo3 headphone campaign and sharing official images from the photoshoot, the rapper opened up about the positive experience she had on the project. “Being a room full of [talented] women & men!…
Kevin Winter/Getty Images Will Smith took a trip down memory lane Monday with a few throwback photos shared to Instagram in honor of his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and her 52nd birthday. The images show the star at different moments in time: she’s holding a giant gift box on her 27th birthday; posing with entertainment friends Regina King, Tichina Arnold and Duane Martin on her 29th…
Dominik Bindl/Getty Images Arsema [are-SIM-uh] Thomas‘ role as young Lady Danbury in the Bridgerton spinoff, Queen Charlotte, came as relatively unexpected for the star, who had initially planned a career in public health. Although she changed course to pursue acting, Thomas decided to amplify a different passion: her activism. The 29-year-old actress joined natural product brand Tom’s of Maine as…