Teyana Taylor at the Disney Advertising Upfront (Disney/Jose Alvarado) While Teyana Taylor has been known for years for her singing, producing and fashion sense, acting is more of a recent skill that she is “really proud of.” Speaking to Marie Claire, she says the pride comes from pushing through despite the skeptics and naysayers. “When…
Disney/Randy Holmes Chance the Rapper‘s latest album, Star Line, arrived roughly six years after his project The Big Day, and he says that delay between projects was because he was lacking confidence. During a conversation with Cam Newton, he said he didn’t take well to fans’ negative reactions to the 2019 album. “You want people to love your music. A little…
50 Cent performs on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Disney/Randy Holmes) 50 Cent has added yet another project to his Hollywood slate. In an Instagram post on Monday, he announced he’s obtained the rights to the 2002 film Paid in Full and has teamed with Cam’ron to transform it into a television series. “I now have the rights to PAID…
AKW Productions Alicia Keys is briefly joining the cast of Hell’s Kitchen in celebration of the actors, their fans and the upcoming 20th anniversary of her Unplugged album. Encore Sessions with Alicia Keys will see her performing live for the first time on a Broadway stage. “After the show, we’re doing something really special – me and my keys will be there…
(NOTE LANGUAGE) Leon Thomas was recently honored with the Creative Visionary Award at an event called Billboard Future of Music & Money. “It’s really hard sometimes being early on a trend or early on a sound because there’s really nothing kinda to reference it to in the marketplace and I really thank everybody for being fearless enough…
Chrisean Rose/InStyle Kerry Washington has a few projects on the horizon, one of which is the upcoming movie Animals, directed by Ben Affleck. In an interview exclusive to InStyle, she talks about her role in the film and what it was like to work alongside the actor. “I play Ben’s wife. I’m a mom and he’s running for…
Busta Rhymes accepts the Visionary Award at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at New York’s UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. ( Mary Kouw/CBS ©2025) Busta Rhymes racked up another award honoring his contributions to music Sunday, and he says it’s an “incredible” feeling. “Everything is beautiful, everything is blessed and we’re gonna stay right in…
Summer Walker attends the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 07, 2025 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for MTV) Summer Walker is one of the women representing today’s R&B, but when it comes to the music on her playlist, she’s more of an old-school girl. The singer walked…
Cardi B is seen on August 27, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by PG/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) Cardi B held a joint celebration Saturday night in honor of her “Virgo babies,” Wave and Blossom Cephus. She shared a glimpse of the event on her Instagram Story, where one side of the event space was embellished with pink flowers for Blossom,…
Jeezy performs during Jeezy Presents TM:101 Live, a 20th anniversary celebration of Thug Motivation 101, with Color of Noize Orchestra at Fox Theatre on July 26, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Nykieria Chaney/Getty Images) Fans who were unable to join Jeezy in person for his TM:101 Live tour still have a chance to participate in…