Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images Tory Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday for shooting and injuring Megan Thee Stallion in July 2020. Lanez, 31, who was convicted on Dec. 23, 2022 for shooting and injuring the hip-hop star, whose legal name is Megan Pete, was initially set to be sentenced in January but…
Lisa Lake/Getty Images for Roc Nation The 2023 Made in America Festival is no longer a go. The event, which was going to take place in Philadelphia September 2-3, has been canceled, according to a statement that was posted on Tuesday, August 8. “Due to severe circumstances outside of production control, the 2023 Made in…
Apple TV+ On Tuesday, August 8, Apple TV+ debuted the trailer for the creepy upcoming thriller series The Changeling, starring and executive produced by Oscar nominee LaKeith Stanfield. Based on the acclaimed bestselling book of the same name by Victor LaValle, the streamer describes the series as a “a fairytale for grown-ups … A horror…
Photo by Bob King/Redferns Fans of Michael Jackson will be able to transport themselves into the world of his music thanks to a new installation happening in Las Vegas in late August. The Michael Jackson Blue Sapphire Celebration Immersive Event is a free three-day event that coincides with what would have been the King of Pop’s 65th birthday aka the blue…
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images In October of 2022, Steve Lacy was performing his #1 hit “Bad Habit” at a show in New Orleans when a fan threw a disposable camera at him and hit him in the chest. Steve smashed the camera, cut the show short and refused to apologize. He was vilified for it, but he says…
Amazon Content Services Amazon Prime Video has released the trailer to Sitting in Bars with Cake, the adaptation of the based-on-real-life book of the same name by Audrey Shulman. Grown-ish‘s Yara Shahidi and Hellraiser‘s Odessa A’zion star in the film as, respectively, Jane and Corinne, two 20-something besties in Los Angeles. The streamer teases the…
Paramount+ The release of the new Paramount+ documentary Mixtape happens to fall on this year’s 50th anniversary of hip-hop, but telling the story of the mixtape — and it’s importance to hip-hop — has been a long time coming. In tandem with the film’s August release, beloved Brooklyn native DJ Tony Touch told ABC Audio that he was honored to join the project as a…
Courtesy of MTV MTV announced the list of stars nominated for awards at the upcoming VMAs, with GloRilla, Ice Spice, and Yung Miami earning nods for the first time. GloRilla and Ice Spice are both up for Best New Artist, while Yung Miami of the rap group City Girls is nominated twice for “Gotta Move On,” her collaboration…
Joe Faraoni/ESPN Images The Wilson clan will soon gain another member. Ciara announced that she’s pregnant with her fourth child, the third with her pro footballer husband, Russell Wilson. The singer, 37, took to Instagram with the reveal, a silhouette of her baby bump that was reportedly filmed during the couple’s anniversary trip to Japan last month. “You look at me like…
Johnny Nunez/Getty Images Tory Lanez‘s sentencing in the shooting case of rapper Megan The Stallion, originally scheduled for Monday, August 7, has been pushed back a day to Tuesday. After hours of court proceedings and back and forth from each side’s attorney, Judge David Herriford postponed sentencing and is expected to deliver his decision some time after 10:30 a.m.…