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Nice Life Recording Company Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us” continues to make its way onto year-end charts, landing at #2 on Rolling Stone‘s list of the 100 best songs of 2024. The mag recognized its popularity, calling it the winner of all the diss tracks he’d released against Drake within the year. It’s “the sharpest, funniest Lamar single […]

Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images When Jennifer Hudson was creating and putting together her new Christmas album, she received musical help from someone special — her son.  She spoke to People about how 15-year-old David Otunga Jr., whom she shares with her former partner retired WWE wrestler David Otunga, enjoys the holidays so much that he offered useful tips […]

Matt Jelonek/Getty Images French Montana is expressing his gratitude for becoming the cover star of the latest Forbes Morocco issue.  “ALHAMDULILLAH !” he wrote on X, which translates to “thanks be to God.”  The cover story — A Story of Sacrifice, Resilience, and Global Stardom — highlights the rapper’s new documentary, For Khadija, a tribute to and celebration of the sacrifice his […]

Michael Kovac/Getty Images for LACMA A$AP Rocky will soon add to his repertoire of accolades and honors, as he is set to receive the Cultural Innovator Award on behalf of the British Fashion Council at the Fashion Awards 2024 on Monday night.  The fundraiser, which supports Britain’s fashion talent pipeline, will take place at the Royal Albert Hall in […]

Parkwood Entertainment Rolling Stone has released its list of the top 100 albums of 2024, naming Beyoncé, Tems, Latto and an array of artists across the different music genres.  Beyoncé earned a top-five spot, coming in at number 2 for her first-ever country project, Cowboy Carter. “A college dissertation of an album: richly researched and meticulously constructed” is how Rolling Stone describes the […]

Simon Chasalow It’s been 10 years since J. Cole released his Grammy-nominated third album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive, so in celebration of the milestone, the rapper is putting on a special anniversary concert.  The one-night-only show, produced by Live Nation, is set to take place at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Dec. 16. Ticket presale kicks […]

Dave Free Not even two weeks after the release of his surprise rap album, GNX, Kendrick Lamar can once again call himself number one.  The 12-track collection, which includes two appearances from Grammy-winning singer SZA, debuted in the top spot on Billboard‘s 200 chart after earning 319,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. It marks the Compton rapper’s fifth consecutive number-one project.  Kendrick previously led the Billboard 200 […]

Kayla Oaddams/WireImage Eddie Murphy‘s son Eric Murphy got down on one knee to propose to Martin Lawrence‘s daughter Jasmin Lawrence, setting up the Hollywood comedy legends to become in-laws. The couple announced their engagement in an Instagram post on Saturday, including a video showing the elegant proposal in a candle-lit room full of flower petals. “11.27.2024 We’re engaged!! God truly […]

Paul Natkin/Getty Images One week after suffering a medical emergency during a sermon, Bishop T.D. Jakes offered an update on his health in a video message to church members. In the message to members of the megachurch Potter’s House of Dallas, Jakes revealed he underwent emergency surgery after the incident, and asked congregants to “praise God that […]

Disney/Randy Holmes Kerry Washington‘s time has come to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She’ll be receiving the honor Monday after nearly 25 years of acting. Kerry has acted in several films and television shows, but her breakthrough role came in 2012 when she took on the role of Olivia Pope in ABC’s […]