Jamie McCarthy/WireImage Sexyy Red apologized to her fans for canceling Thursday’s Ohio stop on her Hood Hottest Princess Tour. Following a visit to the hospital in Cincinnati, the “SkeeYee” rapper, who’s recently announced her pregnancy, said she had come down with the flu and was advised by doctors not to perform. “I’m real sick,” Sexyy said before revealing she didn’t…
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic One of Offset‘s three sons will dress up as someone very special for Halloween: his dad. “My son Kody, he wants to be me this year,” Offset recently revealed to People of the 8-year-old’s costume plans. He noted that his daughters, Kulture and Kalea, are planning to be cheerleaders. As for his oldest son, Jordan, Halloween isn’t really a holiday the teen looks forward to…
Daniele Venturelli/Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for Salvatore Ferragamo Brent Faiyaz made a surprise announcement on Thursday: his new album, Larger than Life, will be out on Friday. He dropped the news on fans by sharing a short album trailer to YouTube and on Instagram. The 14-track project, Brent’s first official album release via his ISO Supremacy creative agency, will feature appearances by A$AP Rocky, Missy Elliott and Babyface Ray,…
ABC Grace Jabbari, the woman whose accusations led the New York Police Department to charge Loki star Jonathan Majors in a domestic violence incident, has herself been arrested in New York on multiple charges. However, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office will not prosecute her, reports ABC News’ Aaron Katersky. In a statement, a spokesperson for…
Sono Recording Group Ruben Studdard is ready to give R&B fans a taste of the soulful tunes he’s known for delivering. He’ll do so, he says, by way of his new studio album, The Way I Remember It, expected out on Friday. Earlier this year, Studdard dropped off the album’s title track, one he calls a “classic storytelling song.”…
Audible | Wondery For fans who’d like to binge Will Smith‘s new hip-hop podcast, Class of ’88, you can. Podcast network Wondery and Amazon’s Audible have released all eight 30-minute episodes, and the one-minute trailer, for streaming and listening on Amazon music and Audible. With the help of Queen Latifah, Salt-N-Pepa, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Rakim and Chuck D, the actor will…
Billboard The 2023 Billboard Music Awards finalists have been announced, and among the top hip-hop and R&B leaders are SZA, Drake and The Weeknd. Drake, the most decorated BBMAs artist of all time with 34 wins, is up for 14 additional awards, including Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist and Top Hot 100 Artist. Recognized in some of the same categories as…
Parkwood Entertainment Beyoncé will premiere her highly anticipated concert film, Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, with two opening screenings in London and Los Angeles. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the U.S. showing will take place November 25, with the London show slated for November 30; both will premiere just days before the film’s debut in AMC theaters on December 1. …
ABC/Art Streiber H.E.R. is headed to the sports world. Major League Baseball announced that the Grammy-winning R&B singer will open the 2023 World Series with a performance of the national anthem before Game 1 on Friday, October 27. The “Best Part” singer is set to take the stage with her rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” ahead of…
ABC/Jeff Neira Simone Ledward Boseman, widow of late actor Chadwick Boseman, might be new to the music world, but she’s already got a full album out for fans to enjoy. The emerging singer, who performs as sahn, recently released her debut LP, The Mornings. Creating it, she said, helped her deal with the grief brought on by the loss of her…