Ser Baffo/Paramount+ We’re one step closer to getting the album J.I.D. first teased during Paris Fashion Week. The latest update comes in the form of an announcement revealing the project’s name, God Does Like Ugly, as well as its Aug. 8 release date. J.I.D. also shared a visual of a post-apocalyptic lost world, set in…
Clipse fans got a preview to a song from the duo’s upcoming album Let God Sort Em Out. A clip recently surfaced online of a minute-long snippet that hears Pharrell Williams singing on the track. Pusha T could also be heard rapping about the “art of war.” Hell’s Kitchen is dropping three new bonus tracks to its soundtrack: “The River” featuring…
Lionsgate Kerry Washington plays a secret agent who’ll stop at nothing to protect her son in the thriller, Shadow Force, out in theaters Friday. She says she was drawn to the film because it balances action and emotion. “It’s this incredible opportunity to do action and stunts and weapons training and all of that,” she tells ABC Audio of…
Photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images Fetty Wap has been behind bars since 2021, and he’s ready to share his story through music. Taking to Instagram Wednesday, his team announced his new single, Forever, will be coming out on Friday. “His freedom was taken, but not his voice,” the post read. “A raw, emotional track straight from…
Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images/Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Fashion Trust U.S. Vic Mensa expressed his admiration for Kehlani and her support of Palestine in an Instagram post Wednesday, following the cancellation of her shows at SummerStage and Cornell University. “Few artists, and even fewer at your level of success, have chosen to center humanity and courage…
Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Doechii is reacting to critics who claim she was mistreating her team ahead of the 2025 Met Gala. Questions arose after a clip surfaced on social media in which the rapper demanded more umbrellas to further hide her Met Gala look from surrounding fans and paparazzi. “I’m ready. … No, stop, give me another…
Janelle Monáe and Grace Jones are part of the lineup for the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!, a free outdoor festival in New York. There will also be a tribute to Quincy Jones and a performance by Lyricist Lounge, and a showcase of rappers, emcees and DJs. Janelle and Grace will perform on June 9, while the Quincy tribute will go…
Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images While entertaining fans in stadiums nationwide as part of his Grand National Tour, Kendrick Lamar has become the top nominee of the BET Awards 2025. The rapper has secured 10 nominations, including best male hip-hop artist and album of the year for GNX. “Not Like Us” earned nods for video of…
Gravitas Ventures Art imitates life in the Apple TV+ movie Die Like a Man. Speaking to ABC Audio, Cory Hardrict, who plays a recently paroled gangster in LA, recalls the interaction his cast had with real-life gangsters in the east side of the city. “I remember when we shot this movie, we were shooting in East LA…
DDG thinks his process of recording an album live on Twitch will change the music industry. “The music industry getting boring, I had to spice it up,” he told TMZ. “I don’t really like how mysterious the music industry is, for real. I feel like it’s better when artists connect closer with the fans so…