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Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images Lil Jon says performing at the Super Bowl 58 halftime show, where he joined headliner Usher along with Ludacris for their 2004 hit “Yeah!,” took a lot of work. “It was quite a process to do,” Jon tells XXL of putting the show together. “It was a lot of hard work. It was a lot of figuring out the proper […]
ABC/Disney Parks Andra Day says the opportunity to take the Super Bowl 58 stage with a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” feels just right. She spoke about the big gig in a press conference Thursday, opening up about the “honor” it is to be the one who’ll sing the song widely known as the Black national anthem. “More […]
mega/gamma Usher‘s ninth studio album, Coming Home, has finally arrived. The 20-track project includes appearances by H.E.R., The-Dream, Summer Walker, 21 Savage and Latto, with a title song featuring Burna Boy. It also follows the release of the #6 track, “Ruin,” and its matching music video featuring Nigerian artist Pheelz. Coming Home comes after a 2023 that saw Usher’s well-attended My Way Las Vegas residency go viral — and kicks off an action-packed 2024 with an upcoming headlining […]
Mike Coppola/WireImage Henry Lee Fambrough, the last surviving founding member of R&B group The Spinners, passed away Wednesday, the band’s rep Tanisha Lynn Jackson confirms to ABC Audio. Fambrough died at his home in Virginia at the age of 85. Fambrough formed The Spinners in 1954 with Pervis Jackson, Billy Henderson, Bobby Smith and C.P. Spencer. Known for his baritone vocals and handlebar mustache, Fambrough […]
On this day in Black history, February 8: — In 1944, Harry S. McAlpin, a journalist from St. Louis, Missouri, became the first Black reporter to attend a White House news conference. — In 1968, the Orangeburg Massacre erupted when a civil rights protest at South Carolina State University turned deadly after officers opened fired on about 200 unarmed Black students, […]
Courtesy Live Nation Ahead of his Super Bowl halftime show performance on Sunday, Usher has announced a new North American tour. The USHER: Past Present Future 24-city trek is set to kick off August 20 in Washington, D.C., and wrap October 29 in Chicago, Illinois. He’ll be performing songs from his 30-year career as well […]
Live Nation All we want for Vegas is Mariah Carey. The diva has announced a new Las Vegas residency titled Mariah Carey: The Celebration of Mimi Live in Las Vegas, at the Dolby Live at Park MGM. The residency, scheduled for April 12 through 27, will focus on her 2005 album The Emancipation of Mimi, which was released 19 years ago […]
ABC/Chrys Davis Megan Thee Stallion is grateful for the Hotties who have supported her through the ups and downs of her career. After her latest single, “Hiss,” topped the Billboard Hot 100, she took to Instagram Live to celebrate the accomplishment and chop it up with her fans. “The main thing to say is thank you … Yall know […]
Disney/Randy Holmes What do Halle Bailey and Danielle Brooks have in common? Aside from being singers, actresses and stars of 2023’s The Color Purple, they’re among the honorees for Essence’s 17th annual Black Women in Hollywood awards. Essence announced the news Tuesday, noting Nkechi Okoro Carroll, the executive producer for CW’s All American, and Starz’s Kathryn Busby, behind the expansion of the Power universe, will also be honored. The […]
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy SZA, Killer Mike and Victoria Monét were the big winners at the 2024 Grammy Awards, which aired lived Sunday night. SZA, who was the most nominated of all the artists, with nine, took home three awards, including Best R&B Song for “Snooze.” She performed the smash hit early on in the show, along with the Grammy-nominated “Kill Bill.” Killer […]
