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The Roots and Live Nation Urban Diddy, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Dave Chappelle and Lil Uzi Vert are headlining this year’s Roots Picnic, the festival announced Monday.  The two-day festival will take place at The Mann in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia on Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4. The kick-off to the jam-packed weekend this year also […]

NAACP/BET The NAACP kicked off the week by announcing the first round of winners at the 54th NAACP Image Awards, with Beyoncé, Rihanna and Tems among them.  The awards announced Monday were part of the non-televised categories, which included Outstanding Female Artist, Outstanding International Song and more. The NAACP Image Awards will continue their week-long celebration, ending with […]

Top Dawg/RCA; Westbury Road Entertainment/Roc Nation SZA‘s album SOS has now ventured into Adele territory, while Rihanna‘s most recent album roars back into the top 10 on the latest Billboard album chart. SOS is number one for a ninth non-consecutive week on the Billboard 200. That’s the most time an album by a woman has […]

Courtesy Hulu TJ Atoms plays the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard in the Hulu series Wu-Tang: An American Saga. His character fell out with RZA at the end of season 2 after learning RZA opted out of signing him to his dream label, Def Jam Records. TJ says the third season picks up with the aftermath of that decision.  “We just see what happens after he gets […]

Burak Cingi/Redferns Chris Brown‘s tired of critics who have been holding his past against him. After the backlash surrounding Chlöe‘s decision to collaborate with him on her upcoming single, he took to his Instagram Story to share his thoughts. “If y’all still hate me for a mistake I made as a 17-year-old, please kiss my whole […]

Here’s some new releases for New Music Friday. Latto ft. Lu Kala, “Lottery” — The rapper’s dropped the upbeat track alongside a music video. As she said when teasing the song earlier this month, “Pop Latto has entered the chat.” Flo Milli, “Nasty Dancer” — In the video for the new track, Flo reenacts iconic scenes from reality shows like Flavor of […]

Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Bacardi With the world’s attempted return to normalcy during a continuing pandemic and a legal matter in the way, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland‘s Verzuz has taken a hiatus. In an interview with REVOLT, however, Swizz announced that the platform will be making a comeback, but with some adjustments. “We’ve been changing the infrastructure because when we […]

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation American Sign Language interpreter Justina Miles went viral for her interpretation of “B**** Better Have My Money” at Super Bowl LVII, earning praise from many, including Rihanna. In an interview with Gayle King on CBS Mornings, Justina said she received from a DM from the singer following their performance. “I did not get a chance to meet […]

ABC/Christopher Willard Ne-Yo is reflecting on how far he’s come in his life and career in an upcoming documentary titled In My Words. He released the trailer for the project, which finds him discussing his early desire to pursue music, on Thursday. “I realized that it was going to be music for me at 9 years old,” he […]

Prince Williams/Wireimage Drake and 21 Savage have reached a settlement with Condé Nast, which had previously sued them for promoting their Her Loss album with a fake Vogue magazine cover. As Variety reports, the rappers have paid an undisclosed amount of money to the publication, which was also granted a “permanent injunction barring further commercial uses of the Vogue trademarks.” “As a creative company, we of course understand our […]