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Live Nation Urban The Roots Picnic is returning to Philadelphia for its 2024 show, with Lil Wayne set to headline. Wayne will be joining The Roots for a special New Orleans celebration set with Trombone Shorty and PJ Morton. The two-day concert, happening June 1-2 at its longtime home of The Mann in Fairmount Park, will […]
Live Nation Have no worries, European fans of Usher. The R&B icon is taking his much-anticipated Past Present Future Tour overseas. He announced Tuesday the dates he’ll make stops in Europe and the U.K. The six shows are slated for April and May 2025. Usher will first play London’s O2 Arena on April 1, 2 and 5 and […]
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Hip-hop and R&B has placed in the top two spots on the Billboard 200, according to the most recent chart data. Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign take the #1 spot with their Vultures 1 collaborative album, while Usher‘s Coming Home lands at #2. Vultures 1 is now Ye’s 11th leader and Ty’s first; Usher lands his highest charting […]
Live Nation Between his new club at Bellagio, The Pinky Ring, and the dates he just announced for his residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM, it seems like Bruno Mars won’t be leaving Las Vegas anytime soon. Bruno’s 12 new shows at Dolby Live are so far his only announced performances for 2024. The […]
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Beyoncé takes the #1 spot for her first placement on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs chart with her new single, “Texas Hold ‘Em.” She also clocks in at #9 with her second entry, “16 Carriages.” The feat makes the global superstar the first woman and first Black woman to have […]
Glen Wilson/Netflix Regina King stars as Shirley Chisholm, the first Black U.S. congresswoman, in the official trailer for Shirley. According to its synopsis, the biopic chronicles the trailblazing politician during her historic 1972 presidential campaign. “I don’t think I’m special,” King says as Chisholm in the trailer. “I just want to remind people what’s possible.” […]
Live Nation Gunna will be hitting the road soon with his newly announced Bittersweet Tour. He’ll be joined by special guest Flo Milli, who will play all scheduled tour dates. There are a total of 16 dates, with shows scheduled for Detroit, Phoenix, Boston, Miami, Atlanta and other North American cities. The duo is set to […]
Kanye West and Taylor Swift in 2015; Kevin Winter/MTV1415/Getty Images For MTV After mentioning Taylor Swift in one of the songs on his new album, Vultures, Kanye West has taken to Instagram to address the perceptions of his relationship with Taylor. In the song “Carnival,” Ye raps, “I mean since Taylor Swift/ since I had the Rollie on the wrist/ […]
Theo Wargo/WireImage Usher recently married longtime girlfriend Jenn Goicoechea, but at one point in time he wanted Chilli to be his wife. In this week’s People cover story, he discussed the time he popped the question and the TLC star turned him down. The two dated from 2001 to 2004. “I wanted to marry her,” he shared. “I proposed and she told me no.” He said […]
Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images PinkPantheress will be an honoree at this year’s Billboard Women in Music Awards. Billboard announced the news Thursday, noting she’ll receive the Producer of the Year Award at the event, which takes place March 6 at LA’s YouTube Theater. “We are thrilled to honor PinkPantheress as one of the most exciting young producers on the rise,” […]
