Kara Durrette/Getty Images Shawn “Jay Z” Carter’s civil lawsuit against the woman who accused him and Sean “Diddy” Combs of rape should be dismissed because it is “retaliatory” and filed in bad faith, the woman’s attorney said in a new court filing Monday. The attorney, Tony Buzbee, who is also named as a defendant in…
Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images d4vd was such a fan of SZA, he once tried to be the male version of her. “I took it two steps too far when I was watching SZA and listening to SZA’s music and listening to SOS over and over and over again. I was like, ‘You know what? I want…
Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Kendrick Lamar and SZA are not letting up, as they maintain their #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Luther.” It’s the song’s seventh consecutive week on the chart, continuing to be their longest career Hot 100. “Luther” has the longest Hot 100 run a rap song since 24kGoldn’s “Mood” featuring iann…
Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images Alleged victims of Sean “Diddy” Combs, besides his longtime former girlfriend Cassie Ventura, should be allowed to testify at his upcoming trial under pseudonyms because forcing them to reveal their true identities would impose “real costs on the victims and the public,” federal prosecutors said. Victims 2, 3 and 4, as they’re identified…
Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images REVOLVE’s annual festival is set to return for its eighth year Saturday. Among those on the bill are Lil Wayne, Tyga and Cardi B, who has fashion and beauty brands in the works with the fashion retailer. Uncle Waffles and Gelo are also tapped to perform, and DJ Lex, DJ Hunny Bee and Quinn…
Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images The fifth and final iteration of J. Cole‘s Dreamville Festival took place over the weekend. He closed it out with a set featuring performances of hits and deep cuts, including “Too Deep for the Intro” with Erykah Badu. It was their first time ever performing the song together, which samples Badu’s 2000…
Normani‘s debut album was released in 2024, but her Dopamine era may not yet be over: She said on The Jennifer Hudson Show Friday that she and her team have been talking about a deluxe album. “[But] I got the visuals coming as well. I hear y’all.” A visitation was held for Young Scooter in Atlanta Sunday, days…
Apple TV+ While it may take some cast members some time to warm up to each other, Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura instantly connected when they met up to discuss the Apple TV+ show Dope Thief. The two play Ray and Manny, longtime friends and delinquents who make their money by posing as DEA agents…
Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images Eminem‘s daughter Hailie Jade Mathers is a mom. On Friday, Mathers, an influencer and podcaster, shared an Instagram post with a photo of her new bundle of joy and revealed his birth date, March 14, 2025. “Happy due date//3 weeks earthside little e,” she captioned the post. The photo also revealed the baby’s name, Elliot…
Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage The 2025 Dreamville Festival has been billed as the final one, but a new festival will take its place. Dreamville and Roc Nation promoter Sascha Stone Guttfreund announced at a press conference Thursday that they’ve secured a four-year deal for a new music festival at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, North Carolina. “We’re going to…
