Live Nation/Monami Entertainment SWV and Xscape are representing The Queens of R&B on their upcoming tour, and they’d tapped MYA, Total and 702 as special guests. Now, they’re announcing opening acts The OMG Girlz and Psiryn, who will make appearances in select markets. MC Lyte will also join the tour, performing on the shows dated July 16, 17, 24 and Aug. 18. Though…
Netflix The story of the world’s first Black Barbie is coming to streaming, thanks to Shonda Rhimes and her Shondaland production empire. Netflix just released the trailer for Black Barbie, teasing the award-winning film that takes an in-depth look at the conception, inspiration and people behind the creation of the first standalone Black Barbie doll…
ABC/LOU ROCCO The cast of Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit is reuniting, and it’s all thanks to Whoopi Goldberg. On Wednesday’s episode of The View, she’ll celebrate the film’s 30th anniversary alongside fellow co-stars Kathy Najimy, Wendy Makkena, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Ryan Toby, Tanya Trotter, music supervisor Marc Shaiman and composer Mervyn Warren. They will come together for…
Photo by Kayla Oaddams/Getty Images The-Dream is named in a new lawsuit that accuses him of rape, sexual battery and sex trafficking. Chanaaz Mangroe filed the suit in LA Tuesday, noting she met Dream after coming to U.S. from the Netherlands. She says he “was willing to work hard to make her recording dreams come true” and promised to make…
It’s been two years since Metro Boomin lost his mother in an apparent murder-suicide, and he’s paying tribute to her in a heartfelt note. “Today makes two years since your physical being has left us,” Metro wrote alongside some images of his mom. “But I get on my knees and pray every morning that your spirit fills…
Frank Hoensch/Redferns De La Soul is letting fans in on the process behind the rerelease and remaster of their discography. Their new documentary, Chapter 3, will follow Posdnuos, Trugoy the Dove, Maseo and producer Prince Paul as they unite in the studio for the first time in almost 30 years “with a legacy to protect.” It will go behind the…
Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images Rihanna‘s Fenty Hair is finally on the way. She revealed the news on social media Tuesday and says it will give consumers the “hair experience you’ve been waiting for.” “You know how much switching my hair up matters to me. I’ve had almost every texture, color, length, from weaves to braids…
Ethan Miller/Getty Images via ABC Toronto is represented in a new song titled “Wah Gwan Delilah” by native Snowd4y. A parody of Plain White T‘s 2005 hit “Hey There Delilah,” the track features the 6’s own Drake. Snowd4y previously told the Richdiet podcast he’d allow Drake on his track if he expressed interest, but said Drizzy would…
Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Live Nation Urban Eminem will have a hand in an event celebrating the reopening of Detroit’s Michigan Central Station, which is making its return after over three decades. He and his manager, Paul Rosenberg, are serving as executive producers of Live from Detroit, a 90-minute star-studded concert taking place on Thursday. Per the landmark’s Instagram, the event…
Photo by Nykieria Chaney/FilmMagic Flo Milli‘s “Never Lose Me” is her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, but it almost didn’t make her album. Speaking to People, the rapper says the song holds “a huge place” in her heart because “it was one of those songs I just followed my intuition with.” “We were…