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Burak Cingi/Redferns Chris Brown and Ciara have partnered for some new music. Chris shared the news on his Instagram Story, noting he and Ci “got some [fire] coming.” The singers, who are also known for their dance moves, previously teamed up on “Turntables” for Ciara’s 2009 album, Fantasy Ride. They were supposed to pay tribute to Michael Jackson at the American […]

Erik Voake/Getty Images for MNRK Music Group Tyler, the Creator‘s album Call Me If You Get Lost has reentered another Billboard chart. Days after surging into the Billboard 200, the project has made its way back onto Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, where it’s currently the #1 album. It’s now the first project to dominate the chart in three different years: July 2021, April 2022 […]

Courtesy Netflix If you didn’t get to see Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington on Broadway in their acclaimed turns in The Piano Lesson, you’re in luck. Netflix has announced it is bringing a film adaptation of the August Wilson play to the streaming service, co-produced by John David’s Broadway vet dad, Oscar winner Denzel Washington. The production will also star Justice League‘s Ray […]

Susan DeLoach/SHOWTIME Mo’Nique has filed a lawsuit against Paramount and CBS, which she claims owe her millions for her show The Parkers. Variety reports the actress, born Monique Hicks, notes UPN paid a below-market fee to air the show, which itself was sold for cable distribution for below average market rates, all in an effort to suppress profitability. The suit states Mo’Nique was underpaid and […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images T-Pain is coming to a city near you via his newly announced Escape From Wiscansin: The Invasion tour. Kicking off June 8 in Illinois, the trek will feature special guest Toni Lou. Pain’s Wiscansin Fest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will take place amid the tour on June 10. Pain announced the tour dates with a trailer drawing from the […]

ABC/Art Streiber H.E.R. spoke to fans “live from the studio” Wednesday and talked about her upcoming single. “It’s been a long time coming,” she said of the song on Instagram Live. “I went through a lot last year. It was a tough year, can’t even lie. I’ve been making the best music I’ve made, I think ever,” she […]

Courtesy Young Money/Rolling Loud/Live Nation Lil Wayne gifted fans in Toronto with a special guest straight from the city: Drake. Performing as part of his Welcome to Tha Carter tour, Weezy brought his protege out at HISTORY, where Drake took the stage with a set including songs “Marvins Room,” “Jungle,” “Know Yourself,” “Rich Flex,” “Sicko Mode,” “Feel No Ways,” […]

Ella DeGea / CBS Will The Weeknd be at Coachella this year? Fans seem to think so after he retweeted a post that said he’d be performing at the 2023 festival.  A closer look at The Weeknd’s Twitter shows he was teasing fans Monday when he asked, “Where will you find me?” and posted a desert emoji. When on Instagram […]

ABC/Randy Holmes Michael B. Jordan graces one of four worldwide covers as one of Time‘s 100 Most Influential People.  “He has a youthful appearance and spirit, so it’s easy to overlook his incredible feat of staying power in an industry that can be so transactional,” friend and longtime collaborator Ryan Coogler says of the actor. He discussed Michael’s 24-year-long acting […]

Walt Disney Television/Yolanda Perez Pose star Billy Porter is set to co-write and star in a biopic based on the life of legendary novelist, essayist and activist James Baldwin. Porter and Dan McCabe will adapt the script for from David Leeming’s 1994 book James Baldwin: A Biography. “As a Black queer man on this planet […]