All Wins Ent./ FTS Global Management Eric Bellinger has long been a fan on Afrobeats, but he stayed away from making that kind of music until he had the proper backing. “I definitely always loved [Afrobeats],” he tells ABC Audio. “I just felt like it wasn’t my place to make that music, honestly, because of…
Tyrese Gibson attends the MACRO Pre-Oscars Party at Laya Restaurant on February 27, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images Tyrese Gibson turned himself in Friday after being charged with animal cruelty, after his dogs allegedly killed a neighbor’s dog in his Atlanta neighborhood. The actor and R&B singer was booked in Fulton County and…
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to 50 months in prison for his conviction on two prostitution-related offenses. He gets credit for time served since his arrest. Combs has already spent 12 months at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Before the judge read the sentence, Combs tearfully apologized in court, saying, “I’ve been humbled…
Tyler, The Creator took time Friday to send birthday wishes to Ayo Edebiri and A$AP Rocky. He started with a message to Ayo, sharing photos of the two of them together on his Instagram Story. “You think you grown now?” he wrote. “Welcome to the threes. It only gets better, don’t let them lie to you.”…
Joey Bada$$ on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Disney/Randy Holmes It’s nearing the 15-year mark in his music career, and Joey Bada$$ is still motivated and hungry. He attributes the feeling to finding ways to keep the making-music process exciting. “I think experimentation [keeps me motivated],” he tells XXL. “What haven’t I done yet? What haven’t I challenged…
Blxst has released his new song, “Aye Girl,” where he questions whether his woman will wait if he puts love on hold to pursue his goals. “Aye girl, you the only thing real in this fake world,” he croons. “Know you want me sitting still, but I can’t, girl/ I ain’t sinning, I been in…
Nicki Minaj accepts the Best Hip Hop award for “Super Freaky Girl” onstage at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)/Cardi B attends Cardi B “Am I The Drama” meet and greet at DBS Sounds on September 22, 2025 in Riverdale, Georgia. (Photo…
Leon Thomas has released “Just How You Are,” the lead single to his project Pholks. “If you know you had my heart/ Could never finish what you started/ You love to pick my world apart/ But that’s just how you are,” he sings. Pholks “isn’t just an EP, it’s a movement,” he says on Instagram. Pholks is due…
J.I.D. performs during the 2025 Dreamville Music Festival at Dorothea Dix Park on April 06, 2025 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images) J.I.D has worked with several artists throughout the course of his career, but he specifically calls his collaboration with Eminem “a blessing.” “It kind of lets me know that I’ve been…
Pusha T and Malice of Clipse perform onstage during the 2025 ESPY Awards at Dolby Theatre on July 16, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) It’s been nearly three months since Clipse released Let God Sort Em Out, and they’re quite pleased with the album’s reception. In an interview with Billboard, they…