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Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty Images Mario has had quite the 2024, as he released his first album in six years, Glad You Came; starred in and produced the BET+ film Style Me for Christmas; and came in second place on The Masked Singer, where he was revealed to be the Wasp. With 2025 just days away, […]

Disney/Stewart Cook ABC is airing a primetime special of the 2024 class’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will feature highlights from the night when Mary J. Blige, Kool & the Gang, A Tribe Called Quest and Dionne Warwick were honored for connecting people through […]

2024 is nearing its end, but like every other year, it’s brought some memorable and now-viral moments to the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. Here’s a recap of some of the events/announcements that defined the culture this year: — Halle Bailey surprised the world with the announcement that she was a mother. She and now-ex-boyfriend DDG […]

Photo by Dana Jacobs/Getty Images Variety has released a list of its picks for the 50 best songs of 2024, and a few hip-hop and R&B stars secured a spot. Kendrick Lamar made the cut with “Not Like Us,” while his former TDE label mate Doechii was praised for striking “a balance between humor and darkness” on her song “Denial Like […]

Disney/Stewart Cook Flavor Flav has spent years carrying different clocks around his neck, and he might just do the same when he’s long and gone. In an interview with Rolling Stone, he says he may “request that on top of my coffin is a built-in clock. And then also when you open up the lid, […]

Photo by Amanda Edwards/Getty Images With 2024 wrapping up on Tuesday night, Chlöe reveals the release of her sophomore album, Trouble in Paradise, was one of her many highlights of the year. She tells People she also enjoyed traveling around the world and watching her sister Halle‘s motherhood journey. “Those are my happiest moments of this […]

Top Dawg Entertainment SZA’s SOS album is back on top of the Billboard 200, and it’s all thanks to the release of its deluxe edition, Lana.  On the chart dated Jan. 4, SOS landed at #1, a jump from its previous position at #15. It earned 178,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Dec. […]

Usher‘s been the talk of the town for years, with a career resurgence that seemed to kick off after he started a Las Vegas residency in 2021. Clips of the show constantly showed up on social media, making way for a year in which all eyes were on the singer. Here’s a recap of some of Usher’s most […]