Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground media company has joined Broadway’s revival of Proof starring Ayo Edebiri and Don Cheadle, who will be making their Broadway debuts. The Obamas will co-produce with Mike Posner and director Thomas Kail. “To bring this landmark play back to Broadway with Ayo, Don, Tommy, and Mike at the helm is…
Pharrell attends the 2025 Footwear News Achievement Awards at Cipriani 25 Broadway on December 03, 2025, in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage) Pharrell and Slick Rick will be honored at the 2026 MOBO Awards, a British awards show that celebrates achievements in hip-hop, grime, R&B, soul, reggae and jazz. Pharrell will be recognized…
Maino has responded to jabs 50 Cent made on “No More Tricks, No More Tries” featuring Max B and its accompanying video. In the diss track “Bleed Like Us,” he mentions the domestic violence allegations against 50, suggests he’s working alongside authorities and claims he’s lying about having been shot nine times. There’s also some wordplay including…
: Rapper Rick Ross performs during Rick Ross: A Holiday Affair With The Atlanta Pops Orchestra at Atlanta Symphony Hall on December 29, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage) Rick Ross is celebrating 20 years of his debut album with a special set of shows. He’s announced the Port of Miami 20th Anniversary…
T.I. attends the 57th NAACP Image Awards Official BET Dinner at Grand Venue on February 27, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET) Someone should let T.I. know he’s #1 on Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. His song “Let ‘Em Know” tops the chart dated March 14 after being the most-played on panel-contributing mainstream…
Doja Cat performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November 8, 2025 (Disney/Frank Micelotta) In response to Timothée Chalamet’s claim that “no one cares” about opera or ballet, Doja Cat posted and then deleted a TikTok calling out the actor for his comments. Now she’s coming clean about the fact…
American rapper Kid Cudi performs live on stage during Rock en Seine music festival at Domaine National de Saint-Cloud on August 21, 2025, in Paris, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images For ABA) Kid Cudi is giving fans an inside look at his music-making process on his newly launched Twitch channel, Kid Cudi Presents: Someone Cooked…
Eric Bellinger performs onstage during the Black Music Action Coalition’s 2026 Music Maker dinner at The Sun Rose on January 28, 2026, in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC)) Eric Bellinger’s City Winery tour just got a little longer. The singer has added dates to his upcoming…
Ty Dolla $ign released the music video for girl music vol. 1 track “bad b**** alert.” The visual captures Ty and Brittany Leigh Mae as a bride and groom on their wedding day. Brittany reflected on her lead role on Instagram: “Taking this role felt bigger than me. It wasn’t a curvy/plus-size woman being overly sexualized,…
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II speaks onstage during the Marvel Television and Marvel Animation Panel at New York Comic Con at Javits Center in New York, NY on October 11, 2025. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Disney) Yahya Abdul-Mateen II takes on the role of a former special forces mercenary named John Creasy in the new…