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Monica Morgan/Getty Images The Philadelphia Eagles’ championship win against the San Francisco 49ers has prompted Philly native Meek Mill to drop a track targeting 49ers fans. “This for all my 49ers fans right here … First off, f*** ya clique and the team you claim,” Meek raps in an Instagram clip soundtracked to “Hit ‘Em Up,” Tupac‘s diss track […]
y Christopher Polk/NBC via Getty Images Now that we know what teams are heading into this year’s Super Bowl — the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs — Apple Music is shining the spotlight on this year’s halftime performer, Rihanna, in a new listening experience. Apple Music debuted Road to Halftime, where subscribers can listen to Rihanna’s […]
Courtesy of Starz Power Book II: Ghost is not going anywhere, as it’s been renewed for yet another season. More than a month before the show’s season 3 debut, Starz revealed that it gave the popular series the greenlight for a fourth season, which has already begun production in New York. Michael Ealy will join the cast as a series […]
Motown Records/Quality Control Music Questlove is impressed with the direction Lil Yachty went on his new, psychedelic rock album, Let’s Start Here. After 24 hours of “processing,” The Roots star took to Instagram Saturday and shared his thoughts on the new project. “How should I put it? I really really really really love this @lilyachty record and I love when artists pull off a good departure record,” […]
Prince Williams/Wireimage NLE Choppa took some time this weekend to honor Tyre Nichols, the latest victim of police brutality in Memphis. The rapper organized and led a peaceful protest Saturday in honor of the 29-year-old Black man and his love for skating. “#SkateForTyre…Let’s Do Something Peaceful And Loving For Something Tyre Loved To Do,” he wrote alongside a video shared […]
Kevin Mazur/WireImage Michael Jackson‘s life story will be hitting the big screen and his nephew Jaafar Jackson will help tell it. Lionsgate, which will release the upcoming film, announced Jaafar will play the legendary singer in the Michael biopic. He is the 26-year-old son of Jermaine Jackson. Michael’s mother, Katherine Jackson, approves of the casting decision and said in a statement, “Jaafar embodies […]
Daniel Sannwald SZA‘s SOS is holding down its spot as the #1 song on the Billboard 200. The album’s officially been atop the chart for seven weeks, the publication reports. In the week ending January 26, per Luminate, SOS earned 111,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. With another week on top, it continues to make its way into Billboard‘s record-breaking statistics. To start, SOS is the first […]
Quinta in ‘Abbott Elementary’: ABC/Bonnie Osborne The Billboard Women in Music Awards, an annual celebration of rising and A-list female powerhouses in the entertainment industry, will go down March 1, with Quinta Brunson handling the hosting duties. This year’s event, slated to take place at LA’s YouTube Theater, will honor Doechii with the Rising Star Award presented by Honda and Latto with the Powerhouse Award. […]
Rich Polk/NBC BET’s introducing a new documentary that will celebrate “Black cultural icons, pioneers, and activists and their impact, influence and legacies in fashion, music, film, and dance.” Black + Iconic brings light to Black cultural innovators and the achievements of Black people across the aforementioned fields. The documentary will air in four parts. The inaugural film, Black + Iconic: […]
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Barrett Strong, known for writing some of Motown’s biggest hits, passed away in Detroit Sunday at the age of 81, the Detroit Free Press reports. Strong is best known for co-writing and singing the Motown classic “Money (That’s What I Want),” which would be the label’s first hit. It went on to sell a […]
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