Paramount+ The release of the new Paramount+ documentary Mixtape happens to fall on this year’s 50th anniversary of hip-hop, but telling the story of the mixtape — and it’s importance to hip-hop — has been a long time coming. In tandem with the film’s August release, beloved Brooklyn native DJ Tony Touch told ABC Audio that he was honored to join the project as a…
Courtesy of MTV MTV announced the list of stars nominated for awards at the upcoming VMAs, with GloRilla, Ice Spice, and Yung Miami earning nods for the first time. GloRilla and Ice Spice are both up for Best New Artist, while Yung Miami of the rap group City Girls is nominated twice for “Gotta Move On,” her collaboration…
Joe Faraoni/ESPN Images The Wilson clan will soon gain another member. Ciara announced that she’s pregnant with her fourth child, the third with her pro footballer husband, Russell Wilson. The singer, 37, took to Instagram with the reveal, a silhouette of her baby bump that was reportedly filmed during the couple’s anniversary trip to Japan last month. “You look at me like…
Johnny Nunez/Getty Images Tory Lanez‘s sentencing in the shooting case of rapper Megan The Stallion, originally scheduled for Monday, August 7, has been pushed back a day to Tuesday. After hours of court proceedings and back and forth from each side’s attorney, Judge David Herriford postponed sentencing and is expected to deliver his decision some time after 10:30 a.m.…
Raymond Boyd/Getty Images DJ Casper, creator of the world famous “Cha Cha Slide,” has died after a battle with cancer. He passed away on Monday, August 7, at the age of 58. His wife, Kim, confirmed the news to ABC 7’s Samantha Chatman, who had interviewed the Chicago native this past May. During their chat, Casper, born Willie Perry Jr., detailed his health…
CBS Embracing a journey of self-discovery, Wayne Brady announced Monday that he identifies as pansexual. In an interview with People, the 51-year-old opened up about his evolving understanding of his sexuality and his battle with a “love addiction.” “I am pansexual,” Brady shared, clarifying that his attraction extends beyond gender or sex, adding, “Bisexual—with an open mind!” In his…
Erika Goldring/WireImage Travis Scott‘s album Utopia has dominated the Billboard 200 albums chart for the week, earning the No. 1 spot for the week dated August 12. The accomplishment marks the third-largest sales week for any album this year and the biggest week for any R&B/hip-hop or rap release. The highly-anticipated fourth studio album achieved 496,000 equivalent album units,…
In celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, ABC Audio is breaking down each decade with important dates and memorable moments of the genre — with the fashionably forward aesthetic of the ’80s and the many hip-hop “firsts.” 1980 — Hip-hop emerges as mainstream, with all the major components of the genre in place: DJing, MCing, B-boying and graffiti painting. “Old school…
UMG Recordings Two of Quincy Jones‘ classic albums have gotten new, expanded edition digital releases as part of the continuing celebration of the legendary music producer’s 90th birthday this year. The new releases include 1989’s Back on the Block, which featured musicians such as Chaka Khan, Dionne Warwick, Luther Vandross, Ice-T and Ella Fitzgerald. The expanded edition includes 27 new tracks, including remixes, edits…
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Dej Loaf, the singer and rapper behind 2014’s viral sensation “Try Me,” makes her return to music with two new Afrobeats songs. After first dropping “Please Don’t Go” with Nigerian singers Teni the Entertainer and Cheekychizzy, she follows it up with her new single “Lighters Up” featuring Orlando rapper Tyla Yaweh. The new tracks comes two years after Dej suggested she’d be retiring…