Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival The Black American Music Association announced today, September 13, the Ice Medal of Honor Awards to celebrate legends and trailblazers of Black American music. The Imperial Crown of Excellence inaugural Black-tie event, scheduled to take place at Atlanta’s Ray Charles Performing Arts Center at Morehouse College on October 15, will pay tribute…
MTV The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards was nothing short of a party. Airing live on Tuesday, September 12 from New Jersey’s Prudential Center, the star-packed performer lineup included emcee Nicki Minaj, Future, Metro Boomin, Swae Lee, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, and NAV — just to name a few. To help celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hip-Hop, Lil Wayne kicked off the show with an…
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival Alicia Keys is gearing up for the launch of a brand new venture that she says she can’t wait for fans to experience. Hell’s Kitchen, a musical loosely based on her life with a score of old and new songs written by Keys, will make its Broadway debut this fall. “I can’t…
MTV The 2023 MTV VMAs aired Tuesday night live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Here’s a list of the winners: VIDEO OF THE YEAR Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero” ARTIST OF THE YEAR Taylor Swift SONG OF THE YEAR Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero” SONG OF SUMMER Jung Kook ft. Latto, “Seven” ALBUM OF THE YEAR…
MC Lyte Hip-hop stars MC Lyte and Common have joined the producing team of the new Broadway production of The Wiz. The duo joins media moguls and partners Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker, who will also produce the upcoming musical, set to return for the 2023/24 season. “It is my greatest pleasure to have the opportunity to serve as an investor in this historic production…
Rick Diamond/Getty Images Nelly and Ashanti are an item again. The rapper confirmed the news that he and his singer ex-girlfriend have rekindled their relationship, saying in a recent interview clip, later shared by The Shade Room, that the artists are giving their romance a second try. “Yeah, yeah, we cool again,” Nelly said when Rasheeda Frost, rapper and host of Boss Moves…
Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images Today marks one year since rapper PNB Rock died at age 30. On September 12, 2022, the Philadelphia native was fatally shot during a robbery while dining at the popular Los Angeles eatery Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles. PNB’s rising rap career was cut short when, according to LAPD, he and his girlfriend were approached by a…
VLNS, LLC./Loma Vista Records/Concord For fans looking to get more Killer Mike new music, it’s on the way. After releasing his “Album of the Year” sixth studio album Michael this past June, the Atlanta rapper is readying the deluxe version. He took to Instagram with a short video to show off the vinyl copy dropping Friday, September 15, that’ll include three brand…
ABC Beyoncé wins over fans on the internet, yet again. This time, the singer shared a now viral picture to social media — a sweet re-creation of a throwback photo of her with her parents. In the black-and-white image, Bey is seen snuggled in between her parents, smiling from ear to ear, while her mother, Tina Knowles, kisses her right…
David Becker/Getty Images via ABC Drake has been pretty tight-lipped about his long-awaited upcoming album, For All the Dogs, but at a recent show part of his Its All a Blur Tour, the “In My Feelings” rapper dropped exciting album news for fans. “I’m even going to say something tonight in Austin, Texas I haven’t said yet,” Drake said…
