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Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images After a week of teasing, Nicki Minaj dropped her new single “Red Ruby Da Sleeze” at midnight Friday.  The track is the rapper’s first release of the year and samples Lumidee‘s catchy 2003 hit “Never Leave You (Uh Oh).” On the single, she references her street-fighter alter ego Chun-Li, which is also featured in the promotional […]

Breyona Holt/Marie Claire Kerry Washington is learning to focus more on embracing who she is. In her cover story for Marie Claire’s The Identity Issue, she spoke of the revelation she experienced as she moved into the fourth decade of her life. “There’s something about getting into my 40s where I am starting to see you only get this one […]

Samir Hussein/WireImage Chris Brown brought a fan onstage at his recent concert in Berlin, but her phone wasn’t welcome. According to videos that surfaced on social media, he hurled her phone into the crowd as she seemed to be looking for a way to record his onstage lap dance. He’d been serenading and grinding on her to his […]

ABC/Mike Baker Chlöe wants female producers to be presented with more opportunities. Speaking with Billboard on the red carpet of the Women in Music Awards, she said she was proud of Powerhouse honoree Latto and excited to fangirl while SZA accepted her Woman of the Year honor. She also praised Rosalía, recipient of the Producer of the Year Award, which she hopes she can get next […]

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Michael B. Jordan now has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He received the 2751st star on Wednesday, celebrating alongside family and friends. Actor Jonathan Majors and director Ryan Coogler honored MBJ with heartfelt speeches during the ceremony. Coogler reflected on meeting Michael at a Starbucks back when he was considering him for Fruitvale Station. “We sat down […]

Cactus Jack/Atlantic Records Travis Scott appears on a new single released by his Cactus Jack artist Don Toliver. The track is called “Embarrassed,” and it’s produced by Wheezy and Dez Wright. “New checks on me, they clear/ Got her naked on the terrace/ Got my diamonds on in Paris/ Got my diamonds on, embarrassed,” the rappers spit on the song, […]

Courtesy Broccoli City Festival Lil Uzi Vert, Jazmine Sullivan and Brent Faiyaz all have something in common, and it’s that they’re all headliners of this year’s Broccoli City Festival. Revealed Wednesday, the lineup includes a blend of hip-hop and R&B acts. Come July 15-16, attendees will see performances from the likes of City Girls, Mariah the Scientist, Ice Spice, Spicy Santana, Kodak Black, Lola Brooke, GloRilla, Chlöe and more. […]

Francis Specker/CBS California Rep. Robert Garcia instantly became a fan of Beyoncé when he saw her perform with her former group Destiny’s Child. The newly elected member of Congress is such a “huge fan” that he decided to honor her Wednesday on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. “Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the end of Black History […]

ABC/Gilles Mingasson Twelve women were selected to be on TIME‘s Women of the Year list, and among them are actresses Angela Bassett and Quinta Brunson.  Angela’s career spans over three decades and includes an Academy Award-winning role as Tina Turner in What’s Love Got to Do With It. Most recently, she earned another Oscar nomination for portraying Queen Mother of Wakanda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Having played characters who […]

Christopher Polk for Billboard SZA received the Woman of the Year Award Wednesday at the 2023 Billboard Women in Music ceremony.  Coi Leray presented her with the honor after calling her an “amazing soul” and playing a video of Lizzopraising her for being “the real deal! Such a genuine human being.” SZA then took the stage to accept the honor, thanking […]