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ABC/Randy Holmes Ye is back.  The “Stronger” rapper hosted an album listening party/rave in honor of his upcoming Ty Dolla $ign joint album, Vultures.  Together, the duo operates as ¥$.  The midnight Miami event saw the likes of A-list stars featured on the album. Lil Durk, Kodak Black, Chris Brown and Freddie Gibbs took the stage with performances of songs expected to show up on the project.  There was also an […]

Live Nation Urban The Roots have announced a Los Angeles version of their famed Roots Picnic, the Hip-Hop is the Love of My Life concert, taking place next summer.  The iconic rap group will headline the show alongside a lineup of beloved hip-hop stars: Queen Latifah, Common, Arrested Development, Digable Planets, The Pharcyde, Dres from Black Sheep and more to be announced.  The inaugural event is set to take […]

Top Dawg Entertainment Top Dawg Entertainment, the label that was formerly home to Kendrick Lamar, will host its annual Christmas concert and toy giveaway this month.  In its 10th year, the #TDEXMAS holiday tradition features performances by TDE’s current roster of artists — SZA, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Doechii, Isaiah Rashad and SiR — as well as special guests. Entry into the show is complimentary with a donation of […]

Joe Faraoni/ESPN Images Ciara is now a mother of four. The singer took to Instagram Monday, December 11, to announce the birth of Amora Princess Wilson, her daughter with NFL star Russell Wilson. “We Love You so much!” she captioned her post, revealing the newborn weighed 9 pounds, 1 ounce.  She announced her pregnancy in August by sharing a sweet video of her dancing to […]

Live Nation A host of gospel greats will join together for a spring tour celebrating gospel music.  Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Jonathan McReynolds, Erica Campbell, Israel Houghton and Jekalyn Carr will hit the road with their One Hallelujah Tour starting next March and will travel to 25 cities across the U.S.  The tour kicks off in Boston in March, making stop in Brooklyn, Charlotte, […]

Republic Records Nicki Minaj is welcoming the Barbz to arenas around the world with her highly-anticipated Pink Friday 2 Tour.  For her biggest tour to date, Nicki will travel to major cities in support of her long-awaited fifth album, Pink Friday 2. She dropped off the Pink Friday sequel, with features from Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Drake and more, on Friday, December 8, her 41st birthday. […]

Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Will Smith took a trip down memory lane and tapped into his Fresh Prince alter ego during a recent performance celebrating 50 years of hip-hop.   Joining forces with friend and longtime collaborator DJ Jazzy Jeff at the Grammys Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop, which aired on CBS Sunday night, December 10, Smith helped to celebrate hip-hop’s […]

Top Dawg/RCA In 2023, everything SZA touched turned to Gold … and Platinum. The “Snooze” singer ends 2023 as the Recording Industry Association of America’s most-certified artist of the year. She scored the most certified releases this year — 15 — as well as the Top Album, SOS, certified three-times Platinum, and the Top Single, “Kill Bill,” certified five-times Platinum. Taking […]

“H*es Up Pimps Down” is the theme for Latto‘s annual birthday bash. She revealed the theme by way of a fully-produced visual featuring a voiceover by the party’s host, Flavor Flav. “Everybody grab your mink coats and gather ’round, ‘cus on December 22, player’s ball is taking over the town,” Flav is heard saying. Past party themes include Wild Wild West, […]