Francis Specker/CBS Janelle Monáe will be portraying con artist Tanya Smith in a film adaptation of Smith’s memoir, Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System — and Pocketed $40 Million, Variety reports. It will be produced via Janelle’s Wondaland Pictures. The heist thriller will follow “Smith’s journey from teenage hacker to [a] financial system mastermind,”…
Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Raphael Saadiq is taking fans through the last 30-plus years with a one-man show taking place in a few iconic venues in the U.S. Titled No Bandwidth: One Man, One Night, Three Decades of Hits, the show will feature a retrospective look into his career through his catalog and never-before-told…
Disney/Randy Holmes Osheaga 2025 is returning at the top of August, and Tyler, The Creator‘s been tapped to headline the show. He’ll be closing out the second night of the annual music festival, following performances from BigXThaPlug, BossMan Dlow, Amaarae and more. Also taking the stage at Osheaga this year are Doechii, Jorja Smith, Tommy…
Parkwood Entertainment Beyoncé fans in Atlanta will have one more chance to see her when she visits the Mercedes-Benz Stadium for her Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit Tour in July. In addition to the shows taking place July 10, July 11 and July 13, there will now be one on July 14. It will be her final show in Atlanta…
ABC/Troy Harvey Keke Palmer, Jamie Foxx and Taraji P. Henson are early winners of the 56th NAACP Image Awards. They were announced as part of the pre-awards show Tuesday, during which the first round of winners in the nontelevised categories were revealed. Keke took the win for outstanding host in a reality/reality competition for NBC’s…
Paras Griffin/Getty Images, FILE Federal prosecutors “singled out” Sean “Diddy” Combs because he is Black, demonstrating “bad faith” and “racial animus” in handling his case, defense attorneys argued in a new court filing that sought to dismiss the prostitution charge the rap mogul faces. Combs has pleaded not guilty to racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transportation to…
ABC/John Argueta Tyla‘s success may serve as inspiration for the younger generation, but coming up, Rihanna was the one who gave her hope of becoming a singer. “Coming from somewhere outside the States, I really looked up to her,” the South African singer tells British Vogue for their March cover story. “I used to think you’re…
A$AP Rocky and Rihanna leaving court Feb. 14; DUTCH/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images A$AP Rocky was found not guilty on Tuesday of felony assault charges related to a 2021 incident in which he was accused of shooting at a former friend and music collaborator in Hollywood. The New York rapper, whose legal name is Rakim Mayers, was charged…
Dave Free Kendrick Lamar is not only dominating the Billboard 200, he’s atop the Hot 100, too. Following his Super Bowl performance, his song “Not Like Us” is back at #1 on the chart, jumping up from #15 after 29 weeks of not being at the top. The feat marks the song’s third nonconsecutive week as a…
Disney/Eric McCandless Megan Thee Stallion has launched a tequila line, sharing the news to social media on her birthday Saturday. Chicas Divertidas, produced by the Mexican company Casa Centila, is now available for preorder on the brand’s website, giving fans an option of either Blanco and Reposado. Meg tells Forbes she created the tequila over the last few years “to be shared and…
