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Mpu Dinani / ESPN Images Rappers Lil Baby and Saweetie, as well as Real Housewives of Atlanta star Cynthia Bailey, have been added to the season 3 cast of BMF.  They’ll join previously announced stars Ne-Yo and 2 Chainz for roles on the popular crime drama series. Deadline reports Lil Baby will play Payne, a foot solider from Atlanta; Saweetie will take on the role of Keeya, a college athlete turned […]

ABC Burna Boy has been named Apple Music’s most-streamed African artist in 2023.  The Nigerian superstar has also earned the title as most-streamed artist in Sub-Saharan Africa on YouTube, according to a press release.  The recent accolades add to Burna’s list of history-making accomplishments this year, including his sold-out show at New York’s Citi Field stadium, which […]

Melinda Sue Gordon/Netflix It’s been over 30 years since we last saw Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley, but Netflix has given us our first look at his return to the character in the new teaser trailer for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Directed by Mark Molloy, co-stars Judge Reinhold and John Ashton return as Billy Rosewood and John Taggart in the new film, […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images A reality series in the making about Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ life and family has been dropped by Hulu.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, the project backed by production company Fulwell 73 was in early stages before the plug was pulled following multiple sexual assault allegations against Diddy. The fourth and most recent complaint, filed in New York federal […]

Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Jonathan Majors opted not to testify against charges alleging he assaulted his former girlfriend as his defense rested Wednesday after one day of presenting its case in his domestic violence trial. The actor’s attorneys called three witnesses — a doctor, a police officer and Majors’ agent — after prosecutors […]

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Atlantis The Royal As a couple, Beyoncé and Jay-Z have reached billionaire status.  On her own, Queen Bey needs to earn a couple more bucks to enter the billion-dollar club. Forbes estimates the “Renaissance” queen has now amassed a net worth of $800 million.  The recent funds deposited in Beyoncé’s massive bank account — calculated at $540 million in June — include a music […]

Republic Records As if the 22-track Pink Friday 2 wasn’t enough new music for fans, Nicki Minaj has released another song. Nicki tapped R&B singers Monica and Keyshia Cole to lay vocals on the upbeat love song “Love Me Enough.” Monica sings on the chorus, “I used to think love had to hurt/ So I’d do s*** to make it worse/ Got off on the […]

Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Live Nation Urban Keyshia Cole, in partnership with The Black Promoters Collective, has announced her upcoming road show, The Love Hard Tour.  She enlisted R&B greats Trey Songz, Jaheim and K. Michelle to join her on stages in major cities across the U.S. next year.  Kicking off in Macon, Georgia, on February 22, the group will travel […]

Def Jam Records Bronx native Lady London didn’t always have dreams of being a rapper.  Although she recently dropped off her debut album, S.O.U.L., and scored a Billboard spread about it, a career in hip-hop is something that sort of happened out the blue for the rising star.  “I got my Bachelor of Science at Howard University … in sports medicine and chemistry,” she […]

Diversion Books Tiffany Haddish is ready to share her side of the story.  She’ll open up about the highs and lows of her personal life and entertainment career in a new tell-all book, slated for release in May.  I Curse You With Joy, a collection of essays and stories by Haddish, will delve into the lasting effects of her childhood trauma and the challenges […]