Live Nation Jodeci is headed to Las Vegas. The hit R&B group announced their upcoming residency, The Show, The After Party, The Vegas Residency, taking place at the House of Blues Las Vegas next spring. With five shows slated between March 15 through 24 and another five dates in July, the group welcomes fans to enjoy live performances of…
ABC A day after news circulated that 2 Chainz was involved in a car accident in Miami, the Georgia rapper checked in to let fans know he’s doing OK. “Praise God for the blessings,” he said on Instagram, sharing an image of a wrecked black car he says hit him from behind. “Things could have been worse , but it wasn’t…
ABC/Randy Holmes Ye is back. The “Stronger” rapper hosted an album listening party/rave in honor of his upcoming Ty Dolla $ign joint album, Vultures. Together, the duo operates as ¥$. The midnight Miami event saw the likes of A-list stars featured on the album. Lil Durk, Kodak Black, Chris Brown and Freddie Gibbs took the stage with performances of songs expected to show up on the project. There was also an…
Live Nation Urban The Roots have announced a Los Angeles version of their famed Roots Picnic, the Hip-Hop is the Love of My Life concert, taking place next summer. The iconic rap group will headline the show alongside a lineup of beloved hip-hop stars: Queen Latifah, Common, Arrested Development, Digable Planets, The Pharcyde, Dres from Black Sheep and more to be announced. The inaugural event is set to take…
Top Dawg Entertainment Top Dawg Entertainment, the label that was formerly home to Kendrick Lamar, will host its annual Christmas concert and toy giveaway this month. In its 10th year, the #TDEXMAS holiday tradition features performances by TDE’s current roster of artists — SZA, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Doechii, Isaiah Rashad and SiR — as well as special guests. Entry into the show is complimentary with a donation of…
Joe Faraoni/ESPN Images Ciara is now a mother of four. The singer took to Instagram Monday, December 11, to announce the birth of Amora Princess Wilson, her daughter with NFL star Russell Wilson. “We Love You so much!” she captioned her post, revealing the newborn weighed 9 pounds, 1 ounce. She announced her pregnancy in August by sharing a sweet video of her dancing to…
Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival A new documentary about Gloria Gaynor is hitting theaters next year. Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive, which premiered at the Tribeca Festival last June, will hit select theaters on February 13. “For the last 40 years I’ve been telling you I will survive,” she says in the new trailer for the flick, referring to her…
Live Nation A host of gospel greats will join together for a spring tour celebrating gospel music. Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Jonathan McReynolds, Erica Campbell, Israel Houghton and Jekalyn Carr will hit the road with their One Hallelujah Tour starting next March and will travel to 25 cities across the U.S. The tour kicks off in Boston in March, making stop in Brooklyn, Charlotte,…
Republic Records Nicki Minaj is welcoming the Barbz to arenas around the world with her highly-anticipated Pink Friday 2 Tour. For her biggest tour to date, Nicki will travel to major cities in support of her long-awaited fifth album, Pink Friday 2. She dropped off the Pink Friday sequel, with features from Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Drake and more, on Friday, December 8, her 41st birthday.…
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Will Smith took a trip down memory lane and tapped into his Fresh Prince alter ego during a recent performance celebrating 50 years of hip-hop. Joining forces with friend and longtime collaborator DJ Jazzy Jeff at the Grammys Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop, which aired on CBS Sunday night, December 10, Smith helped to celebrate hip-hop’s…