Eddy Chen/HBO HBO’s The Idol, co-created and executive-produced by and starring The Weeknd, has been canceled after one season. In a statement, a spokesman for HBO told ABC Audio, “The Idol was one of HBO’s most provocative original programs, and we’re pleased by the strong audience response. After much thought and consideration, HBO, as well…
Apple TV+ Tony, Grammy and Oscar winner Cynthia Erivo is the latest celebrity to pop up — in animated form — in Apple TV+’s new series Strange Planet. However, don’t expect to recognize her by her looks. The show — like Nathan W. Pyle‘s internet comic on which it’s based — centers on nameless, blobby…
Leon Bennett/WireImage New music from Cardi B is on the way. She opened up about working on her long-awaited upcoming album in her Vogue México y Latinoamérica cover story, telling the Latin magazine that she’s in full album mode. “I’m not going to release any more collaborations,” Cardi said. “I’m going to put out my next solo single.” At…
Raven B. Varona/Caesars Entertainment When Beyoncé sings the cue for the packed audience at her Renaissance shows to go silent, they usually do just that. But the crowd in attendance at Adele‘s Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace over the weekend couldn’t quite master the “mute challenge.” “We’re practicing, ready — everybody on mute!” she said into…
Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame Justin Timberlake and Timbaland are back together on a new single arriving September 1 with Nelly Furtado, but they’ll also be back together on your TV. ESPN has announced that the two artists will be curating music for select Monday Night Football games; the music will be heard during live telecasts, in promotional spots and during pregame…
Paras Griffin/Getty Images Sean “Diddy” Combs opened his wallet to support Black-focused programs this past weekend after writing not one, but two $1 million checks. The entertainment mogul first appeared at Atlanta’s Invest Fest where he pledged a $1 million investment fund in partnership with Earn Your Leisure (EYL), the media platform which “gives rise to emerging and established content…
Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Drai’s Nightclub Outside of rap, Da Baby‘s well known for his directing work on unique music videos. For his latest masterpiece, the rapper went behind-the-camera for the “Ghetto Girls” visual, a comedic spoof of the cult classic film series Friday. Da Baby tapped popular social media comedians Pretty Vee and Desi Banks to star in the nearly five-minute video…
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Simone Biles is commonly hailed the G.O.A.T. — greatest of all time — for good reason. She proved why once again Sunday, August 27, with her historic all-around win at the 2023 U.S. Gymnastics Championships. Biles, who claimed three titles on the night, made history in San Jose, California, as the first…
ABC/Lou Rocco Keke Palmer turned 30 on Saturday, August 26, and she celebrated with fans online by sharing some sexy new images of herself. In one of the two Instagram posts, Keke sports a Black spandex bodysuit and is covered in what looks to be body oil. In the other, she almost bares it all by going topless. “#DurrtyThirty,”…
Richard Bord/Getty Images Dave Chappelle marked his 50th birthday on Saturday with a show in New York City that included friends John Mayer, Busta Rhymes, Common, T.I. and Pete Davidson, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Davidson, entertained the audience by joking about his recently completed stint in rehab. The Bupkis star, who turns the big 3-0 in November, joked that doing drugs as a 30-year-old…