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XO/Republic The Weeknd‘s hit “Blinding Lights” has set many records, including being the first song to spend an entire year in the top 10, but now, it has hit an especially impressive milestone. The track, from the artist’s 2020 album After Hours, has become the first song in Spotify history to hit 4 billion streams. […]
RARE Sound K Camp stayed true to his promise of dropping new music with the release of his latest album, Float 2 London. The 18-track project, complete with features from Fredo Bang, Seddy Hendrinx, Vory and more, is the first independent album from the rapper, who was previously signed to Interscope Records. “Tonight I drop my first album as an independent artist,” K Camp wrote on […]
ABC/Jeff Neira Fantasia comes face-to-face with her younger self in the new music video for “Superpower (I).” The song is one of 37 featured on the official soundtrack for The Color Purple, the recent film adaptation in which Fantasia reprises her role as Celie. “Superpower (I),” written and produced by hitmaker The-Dream, has been short-listed for Best Original Song at the Oscars, in […]
Kevin Mazur/WireImage The planned Michael Jackson biopic finally has a release date. Deadline reports that Michael, directed by Training Day’s Antoine Fuqua and starring the singer’s nephew Jaafar Jackson in the title role, will hit theaters April 18, 2025. Production on the film is set to begin January 22. It’s being produced by Graham King, who was responsible for the 2000 Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, as well as the […]
ABC/Heidi Gutman Ava DuVernay says if she had gone the “traditional route” with trying to bring to life her new film, Origin, the filmmaking process would’ve been tough. The award-winning director told Good Morning America‘s Robin Roberts that because of the content of the movie — a portrayal of Isabel Wilkerson‘s seminal book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, which describes racism in the United States as an aspect of […]
Courtesy Apple Music It looks like we can definitely expect Usher to sing “Yeah!” when he takes the stage for the Apple Music Super Bowl 58 Halftime Show next month: The brand-new trailer for the event is built around that #1 hit from 2004. In the trailer, we see multiple people, including a marching band, […]
Property of HBO It was near the end of a 25-minute conversation ABC Audio had with the filmmakers of Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project when Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson briefly spoke about the documentary being short-listed for the Oscars. The only comment came from Stephenson, who said, “We’re very excited about that, enjoying the moment and we’ll […]
Burak Cingi/Getty Images for Live Nation After teasing fans with a poster of his upcoming biopic, 21 Savage has released the official trailer. Directed by Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Jamal Olori and Fam Udeorji, the trailer for American Dream sees Donald and Caleb McLaughlin take on the role of 21. McLaughlin plays a young Savage, a victim of bullying who later tries his hand at rap and gets multiple tattoos. Played by […]
Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for GQ Colin Kaepernick has joined the list of people to be honored by The Gordon Parks Foundation. He’ll be recognized alongside acclaimed mixed-media artist Mickalene Thomas and Myrlie Evers-Williams, the former chair of the NAACP and Medgar Evers‘ widow, at the foundation’s annual awards dinner, which celebrates those carrying on Gordon Parks’ legacy of advancing social justice. Also being celebrated are […]
Allison Dinner-Pool/Getty Images A$AP Rocky has pleaded not guilty to charges that he fired a gun at former friend A$AP Relli. He was charged with two counts of assault with a semi-automatic firearm at his arraignment Monday and entered a not guilty plea. He also waived his right to appear in court for his upcoming trial and therefore […]
