Honoree Janet Jackson, recipient of the Icon Award, attends the 2025 American Music Awards at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on May 26, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/WireImage) Janet Jackson has given fans a glimpse of her 60th birthday celebration. She posted an Instagram Reel from the festivities and thanked those who wished her well…
Cover art for Chris Brown’s ‘Brown’ album (Courtesy of RCA Records) Chris Brown has landed on the Billboard 200 with his latest studio album. Brown debuted at #7 with 60,000 equivalent album units in the United States during the week ending May 14, according to Luminate. The project marks Chris’ 13th top-10 album album on the chart. With 60,000…
Lauryn Hill attends the Carolina Herrera fashion show during New York Fashion Week on February 12, 2026, in New York City. (Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images) Lauryn Hill only released one solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, and she recently explained why. In a lengthy Instagram comment under a post by Fraim World, she addressed…
Anderson .Paak attends the Los Angeles Premiere of “K-POPS!” at AMC The Grove 14 on February 24, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images) Anderson .Paak is gearing for the soundtrack and Netflix release of his movie K-Pops!. He told Rolling Stone he set out to record a few songs for the film,…
Artwork for FREEDOM’s ‘I’m On Your Side’ (WEG Records) Members of two iconic hip-hop groups have joined forces to form a new supergroup. FREEDOM is made up of DMC from Run-DMC, and Public Enemy’s DJ Johnny Juice and Brian Hardgroove. The group says the goal is to deliver messages of resilience and unity through music while bridging…
GIVĒON has released the deluxe edition of his 2025 album, Beloved. Beloved: Act II features the 19 original tracks plus five new ones. Kehlani, Teddy Swims, Leon Thomas and Sasha Keable appear on the album. “if you thought the story was over… listen again,” GIVĒON writes on Instagram while announcing the album’s release. The video for “Jezebel”…
ScHoolboy Q performs on stage at Spilt Milk on December 7, 2025, in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty Images) Schoolboy Q said he quit smoking weed because he wanted to lead by example. While explaining his decision on the Par 3 Podcast with J.R. Smith & Stephen Malbon, he credited his kids for the decision. “Me,…
Rihanna attends the 2026 Met Gala Celebrating Costume Art at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 04, 2026, in New York City. (Photo by TheStewartofNY/Getty Images) Rihanna has landed on the TIME100 Philanthropy list honoring the “world’s most influential givers, leaders, advocates, and thinkers.” She made the cut thanks to her Clara Lionel Foundation, founded in 2012 after her grandmother’s…
Rapper, songwriter, and icon Drake attends a game between the Houston Rockets and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Toyota Center on March 16, 2024, in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) Fans thought Drake was preparing one album, but he ended up releasing three. During the fourth episode of his Iceman series, he announced he’d be dropping…
Artwork for Tone Stith’s album ‘The Edge’ (Courtesy of MNRK Music Group) Tone Stith is a huge fan of Michael Jackson and the movie-esque feel of his album titles, so he wanted to create a name that similarly captured that mood. The result was his newly released album, The Edge. “I’m a huge Michael Jackson fan. And I love…