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Billboard The 2023 Billboard Music Awards finalists have been announced, and among the top hip-hop and R&B leaders are SZA, Drake and The Weeknd. Drake, the most decorated BBMAs artist of all time with 34 wins, is up for 14 additional awards, including Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist and Top Hot 100 Artist. Recognized in some of the same categories as […]
Parkwood Entertainment Beyoncé will premiere her highly anticipated concert film, Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, with two opening screenings in London and Los Angeles. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the U.S. showing will take place November 25, with the London show slated for November 30; both will premiere just days before the film’s debut in AMC theaters on December 1. […]
Sono Recording Group Ruben Studdard is ready to give R&B fans a taste of the soulful tunes he’s known for delivering. He’ll do so, he says, by way of his new studio album, The Way I Remember It, expected out on Friday. Earlier this year, Studdard dropped off the album’s title track, one he calls a “classic storytelling song.” […]
Daniele Venturelli/Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images for Salvatore Ferragamo Brent Faiyaz made a surprise announcement on Thursday: his new album, Larger than Life, will be out on Friday. He dropped the news on fans by sharing a short album trailer to YouTube and on Instagram. The 14-track project, Brent’s first official album release via his ISO Supremacy creative agency, will feature appearances by A$AP Rocky, Missy Elliott and Babyface Ray, […]
Audible | Wondery For fans who’d like to binge Will Smith‘s new hip-hop podcast, Class of ’88, you can. Podcast network Wondery and Amazon’s Audible have released all eight 30-minute episodes, and the one-minute trailer, for streaming and listening on Amazon music and Audible. With the help of Queen Latifah, Salt-N-Pepa, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Rakim and Chuck D, the actor will […]
ABC Grace Jabbari, the woman whose accusations led the New York Police Department to charge Loki star Jonathan Majors in a domestic violence incident, has herself been arrested in New York on multiple charges. However, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office will not prosecute her, reports ABC News’ Aaron Katersky. In a statement, a spokesperson for […]
ABC In a New York City courtroom Wednesday morning, a judge denied a request from Jonathan Majors‘ lawyers to dismiss the assault charges leveled against him. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Majors appeared virtually during the hearing, as he was reportedly working out of state. As reported, the actor was charged with four misdemeanor counts […]
ABC In a New York City courtroom Wednesday morning, a judge denied a request from Jonathan Majors‘ lawyers to dismiss the assault charges leveled against him. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Majors appeared virtually during the hearing, as he was reportedly working out of state. As reported, the actor was charged with four misdemeanor counts of harassment […]
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Richard Roundtree, best known for playing the titular character in the groundbreaking Shaft franchise, passed away Tuesday, October 24, at age 81. His longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, confirmed to ABC News Roundtree died following a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. He said Roundtree’s family was at his bedside. Roundtree’s career spanned five decades, but it was […]
Courtesy of Boneau/Bryan-Brown Q-Tip, the acclaimed rapper formerly of influential hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, has been tapped by producers of the upcoming Muhammad Ali musical, Ali, to join the production’s creative team. His role includes the duties of music producer and co-lyricist. “We are beyond delighted and grateful to have the living legend, Q-Tip, join this extraordinary creative […]
