Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for EBONY Audible released Usher‘s episode of Words + Music Thursday. In The Last Showman, Usher delves into his life and career, discussing how he developed his onstage presence when he was 12 years old. “I was a defiant artist, man. You know? My mother, she signed me up for talent shows around town and…
Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Saweetie has her sights set on acting following the release of her debut album. In an interview with InStyle, she says she anticipates being fully focused on acting in 2025. “After I drop this album, I can foresee myself going into complete acting mode. I sent in my audition tapes before the…
Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images All eyes will be on Kendrick Lamar when he takes the field for his Super Bowl halftime show Sunday, but in an interview with Apple Music, he admits the Super Bowl stage was not something he had his sights set on. “I wasn’t thinking about no Super Bowl … we was thinking the…
Travis Scott is looking for a college band to join him at Coachella. “Any hbcu or really any college with a band. Big or small. That stand to take on that horn arrangement from 4×4. I’m down to bring u with me to Coachella to do it with me,” he wrote on social platform X.…
Paramount Pictures Rihanna is, as she describes it, in her “blue era,” playing Smurfette, the self-described “coolest Smurf in the village” in the new live-action/animated movie Smurfs. In a newly released trailer for this iteration of the beloved franchise film, Papa Smurf, played by John Goodman, is kidnapped by the evil wizards Razamel and Gargamel,…
Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images Irv Gotti, best known for starting the Murder Inc. label responsible for the careers of Ja Rule and Ashanti, has died at 54 years old. “His creative genius and unwavering dedication to the culture birthed countless hits, defining an era of music that continues to resonate with fans worldwide,” Def Jam said…
Amazon MGM Studios Clean Slate is officially on Prime Video, a new series chronicling the reunion of an old-school car wash owner named Harry and his child, who returns home a proud trans woman named Desiree after more than 23 years away. Laverne Cox stars as Desiree, and serves as creator and executive producer of the…
Photo by John Parra/Getty Images for BET Cardi B and Pardison Fontaine are coming out with a new single. Pardison announced the news on Instagram, letting fans know their demand for the song will finally be met. “You guys keep asking for ‘Toot It.’ Where’s ‘Toot It’? Where’s ‘Toot It’ at? Can we get ‘Toot…
Stewart Cook/CBS Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter withdrew his request for sanctions against the attorney representing the woman who accused him and Sean “Diddy” Combs of rape. A brief letter to the judge did not include a reason for the withdrawal. “We write on behalf of Defendant Shawn Carter to respectfully request that Mr. Carter’s Motion for…
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Ahead of the NBA All-Star Weekend, it’s been announced that Chance the Rapper will be headlining the NBA on TNT American Express Road Show Fan Experience. He’s scheduled to tip off the weekend Feb. 13 at San Francisco’s Pier 48, where he’ll perform songs from his discography. Tickets are free of charge and are available to American Express cardholders…
