Daniel Caesar has earned his first #1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with Son of Spergy. The album, which earned 43,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Oct. 30, tops the list dated Nov. 8. It also dominates the Top R&B Albums chart, and sits at #4 on the Billboard 200 and Top Album Sales charts. The…
Kris D. Lofton and Isaac Keys in season 3 of ‘Power Book IV:Force’ (Starz) Kris D. Lofton is coming with a different energy on season 3 of Power Book IV: Force. After feuding with his brother Diamond Sampson, played by Isaac Keys, over the leadership of the CBI drug organization, he says his character, Jenard Sampson, is just looking…
DJ Spinderella, Sandra “Pepa” Denton and Cheryl “Salt” James of Salt-n-Pepa performs on day 3 of the 2023 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ at Caesars Superdome on July 02, 2023, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images) Salt-N-Pepa will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Saturday night. The group is known…
Teyana Taylor at Disney Advertising Upfront. (Disney/Jose Alvarado) Teyana Taylor is considered a front-runner in the Oscar supporting actress race thanks to her role in the Paul Thomas Anderson film One Battle After Another. After years in the entertainment industry, she tells The Hollywood Reporter the moment means more than if she’d had instant success when…
Megan Thee Stallion appears on “The Jennifer Hudson Show” airing October 31, 2025, in Burbank, California. (Photo by Chris Haston/WBTV via Getty Images). Klay Thompson isn’t Megan Thee Stallion‘s only connection to the NBA. A new collaboration between the rapper and Fanatics Sportsbook was announced on Tuesday: a campaign celebrating a world where basketball, music…
David Banner speaks onstage at Industry Talks ‘How to Launch Your Music Career Independently’ panel during the BET Experience Fan Fest at Los Angeles Convention Center on June 08, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET) Pastor Shirley Caesar and David Banner will be celebrated at the 2025 HBCU Honors, taking place…
Meek Mill & Friends show poster (Live Nation) It’s been some time since Meek Mill performed in his home city of Philadelphia, but he’s coming back for a one-night-only show. The rapper is set to take the stage Dec. 5 at Xfinity Mobile Arena for a performance that will simultaneously celebrate his career and roots in the city. And…
Lil Baby has not yet released his albums Dominique or The Leaks, but he’s giving fans some new music to listen to. In a recent post shared to X, he announced he’s releasing a new “Song and video every Wednesday for the rest of the year.” His hashtag suggests Wham Wednesdays is the title of…
New Edition performs on Good Morning America on Thursday, October 30, 2025. (Paula Lobo) Before New Edition announced in late October their plans to tour in 2026, a Boston street had been renamed in their honor: Dearborn Street became New Edition Way during a ceremony in August. Speaking to ABC Audio, Michael Bivins shares how it felt…
Ciara at the 2025 ESPYs ((Disney/Frank Micelotta) Ciara has entered the 40 club, and her goal is to improve in life while making it a point to enjoy the decade. She tells Entertainment Tonight she just wants to “make the best” of her 40s rather than focusing her actual age. “I think that you do get better with time, and…