Sony Music Taye Diggs has taken his talents to the audio world as the host of the new Sony Music podcast You Had Me at Hello. And the actor said it’s one of the most fulfilling jobs he’s had. It’s a podcast about love and relationships in which Diggs takes listeners on a journey with “ordinary people” who share what their…
Paras Griffin/Getty Images The So So Def Festival has been postponed, the label announced Wednesday. While more details are forthcoming, the label did say the music event will happen in the spring of 2024. It was originally scheduled for October 7 and 8 of this year. In August, Jermaine Dupri first revealed he’d celebrate the 30th anniversary of So…
Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS Since Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is now linked to Taylor Swift and no longer to former partner Kayla Nicole, there’s another celebrity who may be interested in spending time with Kelce’s ex. The on-air reporter and fashion model shared bikini photos to Instagram back in July, but fans are just now noticing a comment Rick Ross made in an apparent effort…
Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET Drake is no stranger to showing love to his rap idols. There’s his mentor Lil Wayne and his label mate Nicki Minaj, but the “6 God” rapper says he’s also indebted to the work and career of Bow Wow. After walking out to the stage with Bow Wow during the Atlanta stop on his It’s All a Blur Tour,…
Freeform/Tiffany Roohani When it comes to celebrity crushes, Chlöe isn’t afraid to admit who she’s got on her eye on. She is, though, a little hesitant to let Michael B. Jordan know directly that he’s the one she admires. In a recent Apple Music interview, the “Have Mercy” singer revealed Jordan as her crush and explained that she hasn’t reached out to the…
Scott Clarke / ESPN Images J. Cole is standing behind former NFL player Colin Kaepernick and rallying for him to get another chance on the field. The rapper went public with a letter Kaepernick sent to the New York Jets in private, with hopes that sharing the note might draw attention to the former quarterback’s dream of playing again. “I…
John Kisch/Getty Images The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced it will replace a lost Oscar award that was presented to the first Oscar-winning Black performer, Hattie McDaniel. In 1939, when she won for her performance in Gone with the Wind, the Best Supporting category winner was presented with a plaque, not…
Jamie McCarthy/WireImage With the premiere of Issa Rae’s Rap Sh!t soon approaching, the hit Max show announced its soundtrack and premiered the lead single, “No Panties” by Sexyy Red. “I’m happy that I got to work on ‘No Panties’ for Rap Sh!t,” she said in a statement, per Billboard. “It’s just me having fun on the beat and talking my s***. It’s just…
Joshua Gateley / ESPN Images Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., entered the world on September 27, 1982. He became a “hot boy” early on after breaking into the music industry at the age of 12 and signing with Cash Money Records. Since the release of his debut solo album, Tha Block is Hot, in November 1999,…
Shannon Finney/Getty Images for The Recording Academy North Carolina rapper Cordae, also known as YBN Cordae, dropped off the official music video for his latest song, “Make Up Your Mind.” The new visual, directed by Loris Russier (Burna Boy, Justine Skye), sees the rapper working through relationship issues with a love interest while he sings of a confused woman who has “no…
