NAACP Victoria Monét, Usher and Chris Brown were among the first round of winners announced for the NAACP Image Awards in a virtual ceremony Monday night. Monét was the top nominee in the recording categories with six, and she picked up the trophies for Outstanding New Artist and Outstanding Album. Brown also nabbed two awards, for…
Live Nation On March 11, Cardi B became the latest guest star to join Madonna onstage during her Celebration tour. The Queen of Pop was completing her five-night stand at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, and fan-shot footage shows she brought Cardi onstage for her “Vogue” segment, where she and a celebrity judge “score”…
Lionel Hahn/Getty Images Now we know what song Cardi B was teasing last week — and we won’t have to wait long to hear it. The rapper revealed on social media Monday night that the new track is called “Enough (Miami)” and will be out March 15. She also shared the cover art, which features a…
Tabatha Fireman/Getty Images Sometimes love trumps music for PartyNextDoor. The artist admits to Billboard in a new cover story that relationships are the reason why he often waits a long time in between projects. “I get into relationships and then music becomes second,” he says. “I think I’m going to take a break from relationships,…
Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic Dr. Dre is getting his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The ceremony is set to take place March 19 at 11:30 a.m. PT at 6840 Hollywood Boulevard, with Snoop Dogg and Jimmy Iovine joining as guest speakers and radio personality Big Boy as emcee. The nine-time Grammy winner will receive…
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic; Rich Fury/VF20/Getty Images for Vanity Fair Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign have hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with their song “Carnival,” featuring Rich the Kid and Playboi Carti. According to Billboard, the song marks the fifth Hot 100 chart-topper by Kanye — who goes by Ye — and the second for…
Live Nation Urban Tank is hitting the road this spring for The R&B Money Tour. The singer will headline the 25-city trek with support from Keri Hilson and Carl Thomas. It all gets underway May 10 in New Orleans and runs through June 23 in Las Vegas. An artist presale begins on March 13 at…
James Devaney/GC Images Dolly Parton has already shown Beyoncé love for going country, and now, she may have spilled the beans about a song on Bey’s upcoming country-influenced album, Act II, which drops March 29. While talking to Knox News, Dolly seems to have confirmed internet rumors that Bey may have covered a Dolly classic for…
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Looks like North West is ready to be known as more than just Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s daughter. Billboard reports that during Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures listening party in Phoenix Sunday, March 10, North opened up to the crowd about her upcoming project: an album. Taking the stage with…
Disney/Scott Kirkland First-time director Cord Jefferson was nominated for Best Director for his film American Fiction, and took home Sunday night’s trophy for Best Adapted Screenplay. On stage, he mentioned how so many people passed on the movie, which pokes fun at an industry that commonly relies on offensive tropes repackaged as “Black” entertainment. Backstage,…