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…
Photo by Robin L Marshall/Getty Images Al B. Sure! has a lot to say, and he’s doing it in his new book, Do You Believe Me Now? Scheduled for a Sept. 9 release under Simon & Schuster, the memoir will share with fans his journey to becoming a new jack swing superstar and signing with Uptown Records, where he…
Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images With Drake, Nicki Minaj and Tyga now veterans in the rap game, Lil Wayne is introducing the world to the new generation of Young Money. In a recent episode of his Apple Music show, he presented new artists Jay Jones, Allan Cubas, Domiio, Euro, Lucifena and Poppy. Speaking of Cubas, Wayne…
Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images Bobby Shmurda canceled his Still Alive Tour a week before its start and apologized to fans on social media while suggesting the cancellation was caused by promotion issues. “I have to go through lawsuits with these guys … that I knew better to do business with,” he wrote. “let this be…
Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images The 2025 edition of the Blue Note Jazz Festival has been announced, complete with a date, location and a star-studded lineup. Set for Aug. 29-31 at The Meritage Resort and Spa in Napa, California, the event will feature headliners The Roots, Jazmine Sullivan, artist-in-residence Robert Glasper and a mystery guest. Others tapped to entertain fans…
SZA revealed she owes Beyoncé some money when she commented on a post claiming Bey gives credit to anyone who steps in the studio as she’s making music. “I literally owe her half my publishing off interpolation alone on SOS and she never pressed me lmao,” SZA wrote in response to influencer Zuhaila Jama‘s post. She then called Beyoncé “a generous QUEEN.”…
Photo by Theo Wargo/FilmMagic A$AP Rocky has a lot on his plate: he recently served as a co-chair for the 2025 Met Gala; he’s in the headlines for expecting his third baby with Rihanna; and he’s featured in the teaser trailer for the upcoming movie Highest 2 Lowest. In the Spike Lee-directed film, he acts opposite Denzel…
