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Courtesy HBO As the debut of his HBO series The Idol approaches, The Weeknd is opening up about the notorious article Rolling Stone ran about the show, calling it “twisted torture porn” that has gone “wildly, disgustingly off the rails.” When the article first ran, he responded to it by posting a clip from The Idol in which his character, Tedros, dismisses the magazine […]
Todd Owyoung/NBC Top Dawg Entertainment has reason to celebrate. The label’s only female rapper, Doechii, has scored her first entry into the Billboard Hot 100 with “What It Is (Block Boy),” which secured the 98th spot on the chart. “We got our first Billboard Entry yall,” Doechii wrote on her Instagram Monday. With both a solo rendition and a version […]
Terence Patrick/CBS Ludacris has been keeping busy, simultaneously promoting Fast X while touring with Janet Jackson. The latter sees him tap into rapping as he performs classic hits from his discography and is likely a tease for the new music he has on the way. “We’re definitely gonna get some music before the end of this year,” Luda revealed on Tuesday’s episode of the Tamron […]
Walt Disney Pictures Disney has dropped the trailer to its theme park attraction-based movie Haunted Mansion, and it’s as full of stars as it is ghosts. At its opening, LaKeith Stanfield dares to step into the titular dwelling, only to be warned by Rosario Dawson‘s character, “I should warn you before you enter, this could […]
Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Nick Cannon found himself in a tricky situation when he accidentally mixed up heartfelt handwritten messages for Mother’s Day. During the Monday, May 15 episode of The Daily Cannon Show, the father of 11 shared the comical incident with his co-hosts and confessed his blunder. Thinking it would be a […]
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Strength Of A Woman Festival & Summit Missy Elliott will make history later this year when she becomes the first female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but before then, she’ll be honored at the National Museum of African American Music’s Celebration of Legends. Billboard reports the producer will […]
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS After announcing plans to kill his “The Weeknd” persona, the singer changed the display names on his social media to his birth name, Abel Tesfaye. He previously told W Magazine he plans to release one more album under The Weeknd moniker. Nearly a month after releasing Cottonwood 2, NLE Choppa has been named among Billboard‘s 2023 21 Under 21 list. “I started at […]
LVRN/Interscope Records Summer Walker has given fans a peak of what’s to come on her CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE EP, due out on Friday. Teaming up with Spotify’s RapCaviar, the singer released a funny promo video in which she and friends Sukihana and Sexyy Red try caviar for the first time. The clip also revealed the track list, which boasted a feature from Childish Gambino, […]
Daniel Sannwald SZA‘s “Kill Bill” is spending another week on Billboard charts, holding its #2 spot on the Hot 100. It’s also keeping the #1 spot on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot R&B Songs lists, where its been for 21 and 22 weeks, respectively. The feat on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart leads to another history-making […]
Terence Patrick/CBS You may refer to Usher and E-40 as musicians, but now, you can also call them doctors. The stars received their honorary doctorate degrees last weekend and shared the news on social media to celebrate their accomplishments with fans. Usher was honored at the Berklee College of Music for his “invaluable contributions” to the worlds of music […]