Chaka Khan performs onstage during The Queens Tour at Little Caesars Arena on September 28, 2025, in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images) Whitney Houston and Chaka Khan have been named recipients of the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award. They’ll be honored at the 2026 Special Merit Awards, taking place Jan. 31 in Los Angeles.…
Kendrick Lamar performs with SZA during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images) Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” has landed on yet another year-end roundup, recently earning a spot on former President Barack Obama’s Favorite Music of 2025 list. The song appears…
Wiz Khalifa performs on stage at Loud Park on November 22, 2025, in Navi Mumbai, India. (Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty Images) Wiz Khalifa was sentenced to nine months in prison Thursday by an appeals court in Romania for drug possession, in connection with his appearance at the Beach, Please! Festival in July 2024. During the…
Singers Brandy & Monica during an interview on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 — (Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images) Brandy and Monica are following their just-finished The Boy Is Mine Tour with a New Year’s Eve performance. They’re among the stars who are on the lineup for CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper…
Queen Naija sang the national anthem at the Emirates NBA Cup Championship game Wednesday, which saw the Knicks take the win against the the San Antonio Spurs. She said in a post on Instagram that the moment brought her back to her high school days. “As a girl who used to sing the national anthem for…
Ludacris performs onstage during ONE Musicfest 2025 at Piedmont Park on October 26, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images) Ludacris is headed to Los Angeles for All Star Weekend in February, where he’s set to perform as part of the NBA Crossover concert series. He’s been tapped to headline the 2026 event alongside Shaboozey…
Brandy Norwood attends a Stella Rosa event at JoJo’s Beloved Cocktail Lounge on February 29, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage) Pharrell Williams, Brandy and Kirk Franklin will be recognized for their musical contributions at the 2026 Black Music Collective’s Recording Academy Honors, taking place on Jan. 29. Pharrell will be honored with the Dr. Dre Global…
Tyler, The Creator has announced a new collection in honor of his upcoming film, Marty Supreme. The line of the same name features button-up tops, varsity jackets and more, inspired by the 1950s. It will be available on the official Golf Wang site, flagship stores and via the Golf Wang app starting Friday at 8 a.m. PT. The Marty…
Angela Bassett, Courtney B. Vance, Bronwyn Golden Vance and Slater Josiah Vance attend The Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony for Courtney B. Vance on December 16, 2025, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Courtney B. Vance was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Tuesday, 17 years after wife Angela Bassett received…
Studio portrait of actress Jasmine Guy and actor Kadeem Hardison, co-stars of A Different World television show. Aired: 1987-1993. (Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images) Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Cree Summer and Darryl M. Bell are returning — in a different time and in A Different World once again. Deadline reports the stars of the beloved ’90s…