Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy SZA‘s new business venture is beauty … but NOT BEAUTY. NOT BEAUTY is the name of the singer’s new brand, which will debut in a series of pop-up stores during SZA’s Grand National Tour with Kendrick Lamar; tickets are not required to access them. The first collection will…
Arnold Turner/Getty Images for ESSENCE Devale and Khadeen Ellis have said goodbye to their podcast of 15 years, Dead A** with Devale and Khadeen, but with every end comes a new beginning. Taking its place is a new podcast, Ellis Ever After, an idea they came up with to stick around for their fans. “[The] rebrand idea came from … [our]…
Disney/Randy Holmes Snoop Dogg is ready to take us all to church. The rapper and entrepreneur announced on Instagram that he’s releasing a gospel album in late April. “April 27, I’m dropping a gospel album on Death Row Records. It’s called Altar Call,” Snoop says in the Instagram video. “You heard it first. A gospel album, April 27. God…
Tyler Mitchell/Vogue Rihanna has the approval of A$AP Rocky’s grandma. In the rapper’s new cover story for Vogue, his grandma Cathy tells the mag she always knew he “was going somewhere,” but says she’s particularly proud of the partner and father he’s become. “I’m glad that he settled down, and I’m happy with who he settled down with,” Cathy says of…
Courtesy Live Nation Ice Cube is hitting the road for his first headlining domestic tour in over 10 years. The Truth to Power: 4 Decades of Attitude tour will celebrate the hip-hop legend’s 40-year career. It’ll kick off Sept. 4 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and make stops across major cities in the U.S. and Canada, including Los…
Jim Smeal/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images A TLC stage musical is in the works. Next summer, CrazySexyCool – The TLC Musical is set to make its debut at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. Directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah, the show will feature the girl group’s biggest hits, like “No Scrubs,” “Waterfalls” and “Unpretty,” while telling the semi-biographical story of their rise…
Amy Sussman/WireImage Lil Nas X seems to be improving after he revealed on Instagram that he was suffering from partial facial paralysis. In a video posted Monday, Nas, speaking from a hospital bed, shows how his attempts to smile are only affecting one side of his face, and appears to be very amused by the…
Courtesy Vevo A new episode of Vevo’s Footnotes series, which gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at the making of current videos, focuses on Doechii‘s ’90s sitcom-themed visual for “DENIAL IS A RIVER,” revealing that the clip originally had a very different ending. In pop-up notes, directors Carlos Acosta and James Mackel provide commentary on the action,…
Apple TV+ Government Cheese, a new Apple TV+ show debuting Wednesday, follows the story of Hampton Chambers, an ex-convict trying to go into business for himself in late 1960s California — while avoiding further tangles with the law. The show’s 10 episodes cover a variety of genres: at times it’s a hardened crime drama, or a…
Disney/Eric McCandless Ashanti has a new single coming out, as announced in the latest episode of American Idol. Titled “Called You Up,” the song will be accompanied by a video that she shot in Bermuda. “It’s amazing and I can’t wait for you guys to see it,” she shared of her upcoming projects. A release date…
