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Disney/Randy Holmes A Doechii and Issa Rae collab might not have been on our bingo cards for 2024, but it’s here. Doechii performed her song “Denial Is a River” for Genius’ Open Mic series, and she tapped Issa to help her with the conversation that’s part of the song. “I had this crazy idea while listening to Doechii’s […]
Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images The Recording Academy has announced the honorees receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony in February, naming the late Frankie Beverly, gospel vocalist and radio host Dr. Bobby Jones, blues musician Taj Mahal, Prince and hip-hop’s Roxanne Shante among the 2025 group. They’ll be receiving the […]
Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage SZA‘s Lana album has not yet dropped, but she’s released a new music video to hold fans over. The visual for “Drive” appears to be a full clip of the teaser with Ben Stiller that she previously released. Much like the trailer, Ben is seen singing the lyrics to the song as he drives […]
Photo by Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images Janet Jackson and her fans in Cincinnati will be “Together Again” in the summer of 2025. The singer is set to appear at the Cincinnati Music Festival, taking place in July, where she’ll perform her hits as a headliner. Also on the lineup are Earth, Wind & Fire and Anthony Hamilton, with the […]
Soon joining Megan Thee Stallion‘s Megan and Megan: Act II albums is the third iteration of the series, Megan Act III. Meg retweeted a post highlighting all her accomplishments in 2024 and captioned it, “Real Hot Girl S***. ACT 3 2025 … be ready hotties.” An old, unreleased song by Kendrick Lamar is now available for fans […]
Photo Courtesy of Disney Aaron Pierre is opening up about honoring James Earl Jones as the latest actor to voice Mufasa in the forthcoming film Mufasa: The Lion King. Pierre told Good Morning America Wednesday it’s “truly surreal” to be continuing the story in the film, a prequel and sequel to the 2019 live-action remake of […]
Mariah Carey and Rihanna in 2009; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for VEVO The final show of Mariah Carey’s holiday Christmas Time tour took place Dec. 17 in Brooklyn, New York, and one of the people in the audience was none other than Rihanna — who had an unusual request for the diva. In a video posted […]
Photo by Olivia Wong/WireImage Pharrell Williams has added another title to his resume: goodwill ambassador for artistic education and entrepreneurship for UNESCO, a Paris-based U.N. cultural agency that works toward protecting Indigenous cultures, raising awareness about genocide prevention and more. As The Associated Press reports, he’s been tapped to be a mentor for young creators, with a focus on […]
Death Row/Aftermath/Interscope Records Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre have been hustling since they worked on Snoop’s 1994 album, Doggystyle, but they’ve teamed up for their latest album, Missionary. In an interview with Complex, they chalked the release up to timing and the desire to bring Dre’s unique sound back into music. “We always fill the […]
Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images Following the controversy around Kendrick Lamar‘s Super Bowl halftime gig, Lil Wayne reveals he’s spoken to K. Dot and wished him well on his performance. He shared the news while discussing the GNX cut “wacced out murals,” on which Kendrick responds to Wayne’s disappointment over not being chosen to perform at […]
