Photo by Emma McIntyre/WireImage for Parkwood New music from Normani is coming next month. The singer’s new song, “1:59,” will be out on April 26. She announced the news at, appropriately, 1:59 p.m. ET on Saturday. Billboard reports the track will feature Gunna. “soo basically my first single 1:59 will be coming out 4/26,” Normani…
Thomas Cooper/Getty Images It’s a Simpsons episode come to life for Cypress Hill. In the 1996 episode of the animated show titled “Homerpalooza,” the group guest-starred as themselves and accidentally booked a show with the London Symphony Orchestra while high. Now, almost 30 years later, they’ve got a gig with the London Symphony Orchestra for…
Disney/Pamela Littky Quinta Brunson has been racking up awards for her work on Abbott Elementary, and soon, she’ll have an honorary degree to add to her collection. Philadelphia’s Temple University has announced they will be honoring Brunson during their 137th commencement in May. “We are thrilled to recognize Quinta Brunson for her remarkable achievements and…
Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for Island Records Toni Braxton and Cedric the Entertainer are teasing what to expect from their upcoming Love & Laughter Las Vegas residency. In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, the two old pals say the co-headlining show will be a unique mix of music, comedy, dance and more. “We love great…
From a song for a musical to a new Nas video, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest and greatest in music. SiR, Heavy — The album marks the singer’s first full-length release in five years. It started as a set of poems and sees him being “dark, ugly, honest in a…
Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Seems like Big Sean has made his way to NPR’s Tiny Desk. As part of the announcement of his new single “Precision,” the rapper took to Instagram to share a series of photos and videos. Among them was a picture in which he and members of the live band posed on the Tiny…
ABC/Randy Holmes Cardi B returned to the scene with “Like What (Freestyle)” and now “Enough (Miami),” prompting questions on what to expect from her forthcoming sophomore album. If she could use one word to describe the project, it would be “different.” “I think it’s different,” she said on Threads. “I think there’s going to be some…
Photo by Arturo Holmes/MG23/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue After much teasing, Future and Metro Boomin have released their new album, We Don’t Trust You, which features an appearance from Kendrick Lamar. The Compton rapper is featured on the track “Like That,” in which he seems to throw shots at Drake and J. Cole. “Yeah, get up with…
Epic She’s already won a Grammy and scored a global smash with “Water” — but now, it’s time for Tyla to release her self-titled debut. And the South African star feels that with this album, she’s pioneered a true fusion of African music and pop. “Over the years, I feel like I’ve just come more…
LaFace Records Twenty years ago, Usher confessed his way to the bestselling album of his career — and the bestselling album by a Black artist in the 21st century. The singer’s fourth album, Confessions, arrived March 23, 2004. It stemmed from Usher’s desire for fans to get to know him as a person. As he said at…
