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Astrida Valigorsky/WireImage It’s back-to-school season and one SZA fan already needs help with their homework. The fan reached out to SZA in her Instagram DMs and wrote, “SZA I’m failing geometry can you give me math tips.” “Lmaooo ma’am I’m a math dummy I’m not sure what u expected,” the singer responded. “Tell me about […]

Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images After TLC was forced to cancel two shows due to T-Boz’s illness, the singer took to Instagram to clear up some of the rumors surrounding her medical issues. She said she experienced an abominable blockage due to scar tissue from a surgery she had 24 years ago and that it had nothing […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET via Getty Images Tinashe had a viral moment this year with her song “Nasty.” Now, the singer is reflecting on what it was like to have the world matching each other’s freak — all because of her song. “Going viral is fun. It’s everything that you expect it to be. […]

Spotify has officially crowned its 2024 Songs of Summer, and Kendrick Lamar‘s Drake diss track “Not Like Us” made the list in the top five. Also included on Spotify’s Songs of Summer playlist are Tinashe‘s “Nasty” and Tommy Richman‘s “Million Dollar Baby.” Electronic supergroup Swedish House Mafia is teaming up with Alicia Keys for a […]

Netflix/Perry Well Films 2 Netflix has dropped a teaser to The Six Triple Eight, the based-on-real-life drama from Tyler Perry. Kerry Washington plays the no-nonsense Maj. Charity Adams in the World War II film: She was the leader of what was known as the U.S. Army’s 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. The group was comprised […]

Atlantic Records Kehlani‘s new mixtape, While We Wait 2, has arrived. The 14-track collection features the recently released single “When He’s Not There” featuring Lucky Daye, as well as “Know Better” featuring Lil Mo and Vince Staples, and an “After Hours” remix featuring Ludmilla. While We Wait 2 is the sequel to Kehlani’s previous mixtape, […]

Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella Lauryn Hill and the Fugees may have canceled their 2024 tour, but Ms. Hill gave her former high school classmates an impromptu live performance earlier in August.  The singer showed up to her Columbia High School reunion in Maplewood, New Jersey, and sang some of her hits, including “Ex-Factor” off […]

Dan MacMedan/Getty Images Lupita Nyong’o is remembering her friend and former Black Panther co-star Chadwick Boseman Wednesday, on the fourth anniversary of his death. Boseman was just 43 when he lost his private battle with colon cancer on Aug. 28, 2020. “Remembering Chadwick Boseman. Forever,” Lupita captioned a black-and-white photo of the actor she posted […]

ABC A few days after saying she was taking a “gap year” and “protecting my peace,” Lizzo was back on Instagram talking about the theme of her next album. Lizzo, who still appears to be on vacation in Bali, posted a “before and after” video of herself. She wrote, “I wasn’t gonna post this on […]

Aaron J. Thornton/WireImage Marsha Ambrosius‘ song “One Night Stand” off her latest album, Casablanco, has consistently been on the Urban/R&B charts in the last few weeks, with its peak at #1. It marks another notable feat for the singer, who has previously received Grammy nominations as a solo artist. Having been introduced to the world as half […]