Photo by Arturo Holmes/MG23/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Kendrick Lamar loves when people count him out, but he’s very much still in the fight, as shown in his new single “Euphoria.” The song serves as a diss track to Drake, who recently continued their back and forth with the two-jab punch “Push Ups” and…
Live Nation It’s a lucky day for Lucky Daye fans. The singer has announced The Algorithm Tour, kicking off July 11 in San Francisco. It’ll hit cities across North America, including New York, Atlanta, Chicago and Toronto, before wrapping in Los Angeles on August 28. Ticket presales begin Tuesday, April 30, with tickets on sale…
Photo: Ben Goldberg ABC Audio has confirmed that the celebrated career of two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington will take center stage at a first-of-its-kind retrospective at this year’s American Black Film Festival (ABFF). The 28th annual festival takes place June 12 through June 16 in Miami Beach. Debuting Saturday, June 15, The Retrospective: Celebrating the…
AKW Productions Alicia Keys’ Broadway musical, Hell’s Kitchen, scored 13 Tony nominations on Tuesday, April 30. It was the most nominated musical, scoring nods in categories including Best Musical and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for Maleah Joi Moon. Hell’s Kitchen, loosely based on Keys’ life and featuring a score…
Karwai Tang/WireImage Ciara is heading to American Idol. The singer will serve as guest mentor on the Sunday, May 5 episode, where the top seven contestants will perform material with the theme of “Songs That Make Me Wanna Dance.” The episode will also feature contestants singing songs by Adele. Monday night’s episode of Idol featured…
Tabatha Fireman/Getty Images PartyNextDoor is bringing the party to a stage near you. After releasing his new album PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4) on Friday, April 26, the singer has announced the Sorry I’m Outside tour. Party teased the upcoming trek Monday with a fast-paced, special effects heavy trailer featuring his single “Lose My Mind.” “Dates announced…
Arnold Turner/Getty Images for The Zeus Network A fight broke out at Stunna Girl’s concert in Syracuse, New York, over the weekend after a fan touched the rapper inappropriately. In a video of the incident posted by TMZ, a man in the audience is seen smacking Stunna’s backside while she performed onstage. The clip shows…
Samir Hussein/WireImage The Weeknd is once again pitching in with his XO Humanitarian Fund. The artist, born Abel Tesfaye, is donating $2 million from the charitable fund to the United Nations World Food Programme’s humanitarian response efforts in Gaza. That money will buy over 1,500 metric tons of wheat flour — enough for more than…
Rock the Bells/Sixthman The full lineup of performers has been announced for the second annual Rock the Bells Cruise: A Hip-Hop Experience. Newly added artists Busta Rhymes, Method Man and Redman, Scarface, Twista and Goodie Mob are among those joining previously announced performers Jadakiss, E-40, Rakim, Talib Kweli and Digable Planets. There will also be…
Monica Schipper/WireImage At some point, perhaps Rihanna will actually release some music, but for now, all we have is her talking about it. Speaking to Extra at the launch of her new Fenty foundation line, Rih says her new music is “gonna be amazing” and added, “It has to be — that is the only…