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Tiffany Rose/Getty Images for GBK Brand Bar Fans of the Best Man were treated to Best Man Holiday and, more recently, The Final Chapters miniseries, but it’s unlikely that fans of 8 Mile will get the same. In a brief convo with TMZ, Mekhi Phifer, who played David “Future” Porter, shared his thoughts on filming a follow-up to the 2002 movie. “Sometimes it’s just best to leave it alone. […]
Naomi Rahim/WireImage TLC‘s Chilli is off the market, Page Six reports. According to the publication, the singer’s currently dating Boy Meets World alum Matthew Lawrence. The two reportedly made things official ahead of Thanksgiving and have since spent the holidays together in Atlanta, Chilli’s rep told TMZ. The singer introduced Lawrence to her family on Christmas, and the couple danced to A-ha’s “Take on Me” on New Year’s Eve. […]
Paul Natkin/Getty Images Rolling Stone compiled its picks for the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time, and Aretha Franklin has the #1 spot. According to the magazine, the late singer was “[a] force of nature. A work of genius. A gift from the heavens.” It also praised her for having a voice that “is all that and more,” which it deemed one of the […]
Frank Hoensch/Redferns De La Soul‘s music catalog will finally be coming to streaming services. According to a statement released Tuesday, their music will be released digitally and on vinyl, CDs and cassettes starting in March. The statement says Reservoir Media and its label, Chrysalis, worked with De La Soul and their record label, AOI, to bring their music […]
Daniel Sannwald Third time’s a charm for SZA, whose SOS album remains atop the Billboard 200 chart for the third week in a row. SZA’s sophomore album topped the chart dated January 7 and, according to Luminate data reported by Billboard, the project earned 128,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. for the week ending Dec. 29. The achievement makes SOS the […]
Rob Verhorst/Redferns Fred White, a drummer for classic ’70s superband Earth, Wind & Fire, has died, according to an Instagram post from his older brother and former bandmate, Verdine White. As of Monday, the cause of Fred’s death was unknown. He was 67. Verdine wrote on Instagram on Sunday, “Our family is saddened today With the loss of an amazing and […]
Paul Archuleta/Getty Images Anita Pointer, founding member of the legendary sister act the Pointer Sisters, passed away Saturday at the age of 74, with her publicist noting she was “surrounded by family at the time of her death.” “While we are deeply saddened by the loss of Anita, we are comforted in knowing she is now […]
Courtesy of YouTube Music Music videos by Rihanna, Dr. Dre, Travis Scott and more joined YouTube’s Billion Views Club this year. Rihanna’s “Stay,” her 2013 collab with Mikky Ekko, became her second club entry after amassing more than 1 billion views this year. Travis marked his first club entry with his 2018 hit “SICKO MODE” featuring Drake. On the other hand, […]
Courtesy Dick Clark Productions D-Nice is shocked to be hosting the Los Angeles portion of ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest. “Just a moment ago, I had a moment of like, ‘Wow!’ Like I was sitting there looking at the chair and it said host and I was sitting in it … I would have never imagined […]
The hip-hop world suffered some devastating losses in 2022, the most high profile of which was the death of Migos rapper Takeoff. Takeoff, born Kirshnik Khari Ball, was fatally shot at 810 Billiards & Bowling in Houston on November 1. He was 28. Fans and fellow artists, including his bandmates Quavo and Offset, and Offset’s wife, Cardi B, were left reeling from the loss […]
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