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LEONARDO MUNOZ/AFP via Getty Images Rihanna may be a billionaire, but she’s still just a “soccer mom” — so she posted a video on Instagram showing how she combined her two identities into an unexpected TikTok-trending snack. In the video, Rihanna and her BFF Jennifer Rosales are sitting at a dining room table scarfing down […]
NBCUniversal Questlove is adding to his list of documentaries, now taking on one that celebrates the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. He directed Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music alongside Emmy Award winner Oz Rodriguez. The three-hour special will feature never-before-heard stories about the performances, sketches and cameos on SNL from the […]
Photo by John Medina/Getty Images Verdine White stepped out on his own to honor his late brother and fellow founder of Earth, Wind & Fire, Maurice White, who would have celebrated his 83rd birthday Thursday. “Superman,” featuring Honey Cone‘s Shelly Clark White, Kathy Merrick and Wendy Smith-Bruné on backing vocals, finds Verdine expressing his thoughts about […]
Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images Alicia Keys‘ influence and reach go beyond music into film, beauty and even some philanthropy, which is why she’s been named the recipient of the Black Music Collective’s Dr. Dre Global Impact Award. She’ll receive the honor at the fourth annual Recording Academy Honors, taking place Jan. 30 in Los Angeles. […]
SZA‘s bug-like mask on her Hot Ones episode this year was seemingly a tease of her upcoming album, Lana. She shared on Wednesday the cover art of the project: a full-body photo of her in the woods wearing the bug prosthetic, as well as a mustard yellow jacket and matching cargo pants. Lana, out Friday, […]
Death Row/Aftermath/Interscope Records Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre have been hustling since they worked on Snoop’s 1994 album, Doggystyle, but they’ve teamed up for their latest album, Missionary. In an interview with Complex, they chalked the release up to timing and the desire to bring Dre’s unique sound back into music. “We always fill the […]
Joe Maher/Getty Images Jamie Foxx is recuperating after his representatives said he was hit by glass at a Beverly Hills restaurant where a fight with other people allegedly broke out Friday night. The Oscar winner required stitches following the incident at Mr. Chow restaurant on Camden Drive, his representative told KABC. Foxx “was at his birthday […]
Death Row/Aftermath/Interscope Records The wait is over: The highly anticipated Dr. Dre-produced Snoop Dogg album, Missionary, is officially out. Featuring Eminem, 50 Cent, Method Man, BJ the Chicago Kid and singles “Outta Da Blue” with Anus, the Sting-assisted “Another Part of Me” and “Gorgeous” with Jhené Aiko, the album marks Snoop and Dre’s first collaborative album […]
New Citizen/Epic Records Mario is back with a new album, Glad You Came, an invitation to a new era in his life and a journey of confidence, flirtation, love, intimacy and vulnerability. The project pays homage to the music Mario loves, starting with a jazz and R&B fusion and turning into more contemporary songs along the […]
Penske Media (Host Michelle Buteau at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards) The 2024 Billboard Music Awards aired Thursday night on Fox and Fire TV Channels, and on-demand on Paramount+. Taylor Swift was the night’s big winner with 10 awards, giving her the most career wins of any artist with a total of 49. Here is the complete list of […]