Disney/Randy Holmes It’s Women’s History Month, and the New York restaurant Sei Less has chosen to honor women in hip-hop who are “shaping music and culture.” Its latest menu includes a prix fixe course with appetizers, entrees and desserts named after East Coast entertainers Lil’ Kim, Cardi B, Ice Spice, Teyana Taylor, Ashanti, Angela Yee, La La Anthony, Naturi…
Top Dawg Entertainment / Capitol Records Doechii has fulfilled fans’ wishes by releasing her song “Anxiety,” originally recorded in her bedroom for her Coven Music Sessions mixtape. She rerecorded her vocals for a new version of the song, which had never been released to DSPs. It’s now on streaming services and available for download, with an…
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Leon Thomas says his song “Mutt” was an “uncomfortable” one to play for his mother, but her prediction after she heard it came true. “She told me this is going to be one of my biggest records. She spoke [it] into existence,” he shares in an interview with Billboard. The song is Leon’s first Billboard Hot…
Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images Ty Dolla $ign, Sexyy Red, Ski Mask The Slump God and Henry Winkler have all secured guest roles in an upcoming father/son comedy titled Rolling Loud. The film draws inspiration from the real life of Jeremy Garelick, following an overprotective father who tries to get cool points by sneaking his teenage son into the…
Gerard Victor Lil Baby and GloRilla team up for their new music video for “Redbone,” off Baby’s latest album, WHAM. The video finds Baby getting raunchy with a group of scantily clad women at a pool party, with clips of him and GloRilla performing their respective bars in a red-lit room. “They did not stop makin’ bad b******…
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for TV One Angie Stone‘s children and extended family have released a statement in the wake of her death. “It is with heavy hearts that the children of the R&B singer Angie Stone along with her extended family want to thank you all for your love and well wishes during what is…
Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ESSENCE Ginuwine will be taking the stage at SXSW, performing as part of the Take Action x SXSW showcases hosted by Artist for Action and Sandy Hook Promise. The event series will take place March 10 and March 11, featuring live performances, interactive art installations, a music and social impact summit…
ABC/John Argueta Tyla has released the music video for her “Push 2 Start” remix with Sean Paul, which she directed alongside Taylor Fauntleroy. The clip gives viewers some Caribbean vibes, with clips reminiscent of Sean’s 2002 video for “I’m Still in Love With You” featuring Sasha, which the song actually samples. There’s also a bit of…
Live Nation/TDE SiR has expanded his 2024 Life is Good Tour, giving it a new name for the new year. The second leg, titled the Step Into the Light Tour, has 19 dates on the schedule, kicking off May 7 in Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom. SiR will also visit Portland, San Jose, Dallas, New Orleans, Miami, New York…
Johnny Nunez/WireImage Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter filed a defamation suit Monday against an Alabama woman who claimed he raped her when she was 13 in a since-withdrawn civil lawsuit. Carter’s lawsuit said the woman, identified as Jane Doe, timed her claim “to inflict maximum pain and suffering on Mr. Carter” to extort payments from him. The…