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OBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images The Gap Band has dropped their lawsuit against BMG. Back in January, the family of band members Ronnie J. Wilson and Robert Lynn Wilson sued the label, claiming they were owed back royalties from the Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars hit “Uptown Funk.” The band is credited as co-writers on the song because it samples their 1979 single “Oops Upside […]
Courtesy Live Nation, Rock The Bells It’s been three decades, but LL Cool J is finally heading out on the road. Rock The Bells and Live Nation Urban announced his headlining The Frequencies of Real Creative Energy Live tour, featuring a lineup of hip-hop stars DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Z-Trip and The Roots, who will back a nonstop musical mash-up of […]
Sonja Flemming/CBS A slew of celebrities have been named winners at the 27th annual Webby Awards, taking place next month in New York City. Among those receiving honors are Special Achievement winners SZA, Tracee Ellis Ross and Tobe Nwigwe. SZA will be honored as this year’s Webby Artist of the Year for her chart-breaking sophomore album, SOS. She’s lauded for “the true intention and […]
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for HB Harry Belafonte, a groundbreaking actor and trusted confidante to fellow civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., died Tuesday morning at age 96. He passed away of congestive heart failure at his New York home with his wife, Pamela, by his side. Born in Harlem, Belafonte started out as an […]
Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images 50 Cent is taking a jab at Irv Gotti with his latest joke. On Monday, the rapper and entrepreneur took to Instagram to share his two cents on rumors that Nelly and Ashanti have rekindled their romance by reposting a video the duo’s recent flirty performance alongside a photo of Irv, who 50 has a long-standing beef with. […]
Sharif Hamza Halle Bailey‘s Ariel doesn’t have pale skin and bright red hair like many are used to seeing, hence #NotMyAriel going viral on Twitter after her role was announced. But speaking to British Vogue,she revealed she isn’t bothered by the criticism, knowing the obstacles her grandparents had to overcome. “I grew up in Georgia. I’m from the […]
RCA/Top Dawg SZA’s “Kill Bill” first entered the Billboard Hot 100 back in late December, and now, four months later, it’s finally topped the chart. It’s SZA’s first-ever number one on the Hot 100. “Kill Bill,” from SZA’s number-one album SOS, entered the chart at number three and spent eight weeks at number two, but […]
Ivan Apfel/Getty Images The REFORM Alliance is celebrating the anniversary of the movement that brought it to life: Meek Mill‘s release from prison. In honor of the five-year anniversary, Meek will participate in the alliance’s National Second Chance Town Hall, where he’ll recap some of his experiences alongside criminal justice reform leaders, who will also take the mic […]
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic Gabrielle Union will star in and executive produce a series adaptation of Darby Kane’s bestseller, Pretty Little Wife, ABC Audio has confirmed. Produced by A+E and Amazon Studios, the project is being described as a “cat-and-mouse thriller with a pulpy edge and some sexy soap.” It centers on “two brilliant — and very […]
SKIMS / Vanessa Beecroft Ice Spice is one of the newest faces in Kim Kardashian‘s new SKIMS ad, which highlights the Everyday Sculpt and Seamless Sculpt collections. She’s featured along with her “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2” partner Pink Pantheress, Raye and Nessa Barrett, who each model a different style of shapewear in the campaign video. “Everybody is wearing SKIMS,” Ice says in the […]
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