Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images via ABC Drake’s record label sought on Monday to dismiss the rapper’s defamation lawsuit, arguing he should accept his loss in a diss track battle with Kendrick Lamar “like the unbothered rap artist he often claims to be.” Drake sued over Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” claiming the song defamed and…
Will Smith is headed on tour. The Fresh Prince announced his Based on a True Story summer tour Monday, revealing he’ll make stops in major cities throughout Morocco, Europe and the U.K. He’ll kick off the upcoming concert series on July 13 in Germany and will end with a show on Sept. 9 in Paris. It’s all…
Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty Images Stevie Wonder has been added as a headliner to the BST Hyde Park concert series in England this summer. The series takes place in London’s famous Hyde Park starting at the end of June and continuing through the middle of July. Stevie will head up the second to last show on Saturday, July…
Parkwood Entertainment Beyoncé, her cowgirl hat and her illustrious white horse are taking their talents to Vegas. Bey announced March 17 she’s adding a Las Vegas stop to her Cowboy Carter tour, with a performance slated for July 25 at Allegiant Stadium. The news comes after Beyoncé’s initial tour announcement back in February, when she revealed she’ll be…
New Citizen/Epic Records Mario released his latest album, Glad You Came, back in December, marking his first full-length project under his New Citizen Label and Epic Records. The creative control over his music, he tells The Source, comes with a bit of healthy pressure. “It inspires me to challenge myself to be both selfish and selfless…
Johnny Nunez/WireImage via Getty Images, FILE Wendy Williams discussed the latest on her recent hospital visit and her guardianship with The View. In an interview that aired Friday, Williams said she needed a “breath of fresh air” when, according to sources, she was taken by ambulance Monday from an assisted living facility in Midtown Manhattan to Mount…
Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images for Sean Combs, FILE Sean “Diddy” Combs pleaded not guilty Friday to a superseding indictment that charges him with forcing one of his employees into sex acts. Combs entered the New York court unshackled in a khaki two-piece jail uniform. He smiled when he saw members of his family, including his mother, seated…
Davido continues the rollout for his upcoming album, 5ive, with the release of “Be There Still.” “This one is for my Day 1s,” he said in a press release, Rolling Stone reports. “‘Be There Still’ is all about perseverance, and the journey. It’s a sound my fans know and love. I’m excited the world finally…
AWGE/Interscope Playboi Carti has finally dropped his album I AM MUSIC, which arrived hours after its intended midnight release. He sent a text to streamer Kai Cenat, writing, “If it wasn’t for the samples and clearances it would [have] been out at 12 east but we good err thing cleared it should be out in any…
Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE Normani will soon be preparing to make her way down the aisle. Her engagement to DeKaylin “DK” Metcalf was announced Thursday as he spoke to reporters about his transfer from the Seattle Seahawks to the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was talking about the advice he sought from Russell Wilson before joining the Pennsylvania-based team…