Public Enemy‘s Flavor Flav achieved one of his bucket list items when he performed “The Star Spangled Banner” on Sunday. The hip-hop hype man took to X, formerly known as Twitter, expressing how fun it was to attend the Milwaukee Bucks x Atlanta Hawks basketball game as the night’s opening entertainment. “I can’t live my life worried about what…
Chris Cavanaugh The Rebirth of the Fearless Hero — that’s the original title for Kirk Franklin‘s 14th studio album. But life-altering information Franklin received while recording the album prompted the change to Father’s Day: he received unexpected details about his biological father’s whereabouts. He told ABC Audio that dealing with the newness in the middle of crafting the album was beyond difficult. “It…
Sony Music Entertainment A new documentary about Michael Jackson’s Thriller is set to debut on Showtime in December and we’re getting our first look at it. A trailer for the doc, Thriller 40, has just been released, featuring snippets of interviews by such artists as Usher, Mary J. Blige, will.i.am, Mark Ronson and “Thriller” video director John Landis. “It’s the ultimate blueprint to modern pop music,” Black Eyed Peas’…
Searchlight Pictures Amid his legal woes stemming from a domestic violence arrest in March, Jonathan Majors‘ film Magazine Dreams has been quietly removed from its December 8 release date by Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures. The change was noticed amid several shifts in Disney’s schedule, including a bump of its live-action Snow White to 2025. While there…
Taylor Hill/Getty Images Megan Thee Stallion fans will soon have new music from the rapper, as she announced Friday, October 27, that “Cobra” is coming on November 3. While she doesn’t make it clear if it’s a new single or a full-on album, the H-Town hottie does confirm it’s music related, given the presave link included in her Instagram bio. The…
From smooth-sounding R&B collections to surprise albums and fresh collabs, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest and greatest in music. Brent Faiyaz, Larger than Life — After surprising fans with the new album one day before its release on October 27, Brent dropped off the 14-track project with features from Missy Elliott, Coco Jones, Babyface Ray and more. Baby Tate, Baby Tate…
DulaneyLand Todd Dulaney treated gospel fans to a fresh take on music with his newly released album, The Journey. The 10-track project is a collection of live-performance songs recorded in 2022 at Chicago’s Calvary Baptist Church in Dulaney’s home state of Illinois. The Journey is preceded by the album’s ninth track, “It’s Working,” featuring gospel great Hezekiah Walker. Coming up, Dulaney…
Joe Faraoni / ESPN Images Track and field world champion Sha’Carri Richardson may soon add another accolade to her resume. The sprinting superstar was announced as one of 11 women up for the 2023 Women’s World Athlete of the Year award. The list — which reflects the women’s standout performances at the World Athletics Championships Budapest 23, one-day meeting circuits, Label…
ABC/Jeffrey Neira Jeezy, Latto and Juvenile are among the stars added to the lineup for the Recording Academy’s Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop live concert taking place November 8 at the YouTube Theater in Inglewood, California. Also joining the star-filled show: Arrested Development, Big Daddy Kane, Black Sheep, Cypress Hill, Digable Planets, DJ Quik, E-40, GloRilla, Gunna, Luniz, MC Lyte, Roxanne Shanté, Spinderella, Three 6 Mafia, Too $hort, T.I., 2 Chainz, Warren G and YG. The new list…
UMG Records Just as Offset thought he was finished with his newest album, Set It Off, a new track from Don Toliver came in. “Worth It” ended up becoming his favorite song from the project, but he told People it wasn’t an album original. “I got that song two weeks before the album came [out],” the rapper said. “The album was already done and I…
