OVO Sound Drake and PartyNextDoor have secured the #1 position on the Billboard 200 with their first joint album, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, replacing the previous chart-topper, Kendrick Lamar‘s GNX. The project earned 246,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Feb. 20, according to Luminate, becoming Party’s first #1 and Drake’s 14th. $$$4U now…
Luis Alberto Rodriguez Despite appearances, Rihanna has been working on new music for quite a while now, but she says she’s finally reached a place where she’s happy with what she’s created. Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar for its March 2025 issue, Rihanna says, “I think music is my freedom. I just came to that realization. I…
Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images for Sean “Diddy” Co Evidence federal prosecutors obtained through searches of Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ homes in Los Angeles and Miami and elsewhere must be suppressed because the warrants that authorized those searches were unconstitutional, defense attorneys argued Sunday in a new court filing. The defense argued the warrant applications for Diddy’s houses,…
Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images It’s been roughly three weeks since the LA wildfires were contained, and according to The Game, there’s a dichotomy between communities that were hit and those that came out unscathed. “I feel like half the city is just…back to normal. And then the other half is made up of people who…
Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET The NAACP continued its celebration of Black excellence with its 56th annual NAACP Image Awards Saturday, with Queen Latifah, Quinta Brunson, Damon Wayans and Kerry Washington among the winners of the night. Latifah won the night’s first award, outstanding lead actress in a drama series, for her role in…
Photo by Arnold Turner/Getty Images for BET Media Group The 56th annual NAACP Image Awards will go down on Saturday with Deon Cole on hosting duties. The event will continue its mission of celebrating Black excellence and resilience. Winners of eight categories will be announced live from the Pasadena Civic Center with help from presenters including Gabrielle…
Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Just days after letting fans know he’s been “locked in on the music” and would be more consistent with his blog, J. Cole dropped a new song, “cLouds.” The song finds him addressing his thoughts on the world in 2025, specifically sharing some bars about Donald Trump‘s assassination attempt, billionaires…
Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images Voletta Wallace, the mother of The Notorious B.I.G., has passed away. According to Monroe County coroner Thomas Yanac, she died under hospice care and of natural causes Friday morning in her Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, home. She was 78 years old. In the years since The Notorious B.I.G., born Christopher Wallace, was fatally shot in…
Cardi B and DJ Khaled team with Natania and Subhi on “Higher Love,” set to be featured on the Smurfs soundtrack. “I’m excited to be a part of this iconic collaboration,” Khaled said. “Growing up I remember always watching the ‘Smurfs.’ It feels like a full circle moment now having children of my own who watch the…
Kodak Black was at the White House Thursday, where he attended a reception held in honor of Black History Month. “Kodak in the People’s House,” the official White House X account wrote alongside a photo of the rapper, which he later shared to his Instagram Story. Boosie Badazz was in attendance as well and shared photos on…