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Warner Bros. Pictures The Color Purple will drop on Christmas alongside an accompanying soundtrack. Like the film, the album is packed with appearances from a slew of today’s A-list stars, with Quincy Jones and Scott Standers serving as executive producers. A teaser shared on the movie’s Instagram page Monday reveals that Megan Thee Stallion, Mary J. Blige, Keyshia Cole, Coco Jones, Jorja Smith, Missy Elliott and Usher are among those behind […]

Joseph Okpako/WireImage Because it’s almost turkey time, ABC Audio caught up with a few music stars who dished on what they’re serving up on the food-filled holiday.  It’ll be a feast of Caribbean favorites for Safaree and family, who celebrate Thanksgiving with a “big Jamaican” spread.  “We don’t do turkey,” he said. Instead, they cook up “a […]

Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Rolling Stone After helping Drake on his It’s All a Blur (IAAB) Tour, 21 Savage is planning his own road show.  According to a Billboard source, the “Bank Account” rapper is gearing up for an international tour that will make multiple stops in Drake’s hometown of Toronto before heading to Columbus, Ohio, on October 9.  During the IAAB […]

OVO Sound Drake fans, rejoice, for the 6 God finally dropped his much-anticipated eighth studio album, For All the Dogs. The 23-track collection arrived for streaming 6 a.m. ET Friday, October 6, a few hours after Drake revealed the feature-heavy track list.  From J. Cole to Chief Keef, Sexyy Red to Lil Yachty, the rapper tapped a list of hip-hop favorites for the new album.  Also making an appearance: […]

Kevin Mazur/WireImage At a concert in Poland earlier this month, The Weeknd teased a new song called “Another One of Me,” which he said would be “the last feature I ever do ever in my career.” He didn’t reveal which other artist is on the track, but now we know — it’s Diddy. Diddy posted […]

Courtesy Underwood Studios Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne Johnson are doing their part to help those devastated by the recent wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The duo teamed up to establish the People’s Fund of Maui, which will see cash distributed directly to people who were displaced by the events that claimed the lives […]

Amazon Music Lil Durk will be tackling a performance following Thursday Night Football this fall. Durk will be featured on the October 5 episode of the second season of Prime Video’s weekly post-game concert series Amazon Music Live. Rapper 2 Chainz hosts the show, which features artists performing their new music live for the first […]

Courtesy of the Avant Family Clarence Avant, the beloved music executive widely known as “The Black Godfather,” has died at the age of 92, his family confirms.  “It is with a heavy heart that the Avant/Sarandos family announce the passing of Clarence Alexander Avant. Through his revolutionary business leadership, Clarence became affectionately known as ‘The Black […]

Let’s throw it back: The year is 1973. DJ Kool Herc throws a live dance party, where he introduces a turntable technique called the “break.” Fifty years later, he’s considered the father of hip-hop. Fast-forward to 1978, when DJ Lovebug Starski and Keef Cowboy attend a friend’s farewell party and trade words back and forth. Forty-five years later, they’re recognized as coining […]

David Livingston/Getty Images Tina Knowles and Richard Lawson have decided to part ways after eight years of marriage, as per court documents obtained by Entertainment Tonight. Per the outlet, documents show that Tina filed for divorce on Wednesday, citing irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split and revealed that she stated Tuesday as the date of their separation. Tina, who […]