In Vegas, Usher and Post Malone talk Super Bowl pregame, halftime shows
Ethan Miller/Getty Images While trying to decide which of his many iconic hits he’ll try to jam into his halftime at the Super Bowl Sunday, Usher‘s criteria can be summed up in…
Monica to join Nicki Minaj on Pink Friday 2 Tour
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for STARZ Nicki Minaj will soon hit the road on her highly anticipated Pink Friday 2 Tour, but she won’t be traveling across the U.S. alone. Grammy-winning singer Monica has been announced…
Lola Brooke pays homage to Pop Smoke, King Von & more in “God Bless All the Rappers”
ABC/Michael Le Brecht II Lola Brooke has released her latest single, a tribute to rappers who have died called “God Bless All the Rappers.” On the new track, the New York native makes…
The Spinners’ Henry Lee Fambrough dies at 85
Mike Coppola/WireImage Henry Lee Fambrough, the last surviving founding member of R&B group The Spinners, passed away Wednesday, the band’s rep Tanisha Lynn Jackson confirms to ABC Audio. Fambrough died at his home in Virginia…
TV One’s 50 years of ’Good Times’ anniversary event kicks off Friday
CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images It’s been 50 years since the iconic TV sitcom Good Times first aired on CBS, and this weekend, TV One is celebrating with a three-day marathon. Starting Friday, February…
Usher goes missing before halftime show in ‘Where’s Usher?’ Super Bowl film + new tour dates announced
Apple Music It’s a mission to find the man of the hour in the new Apple Music short film, Where’s Usher? A group of Usher’s close friends, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris and Lil Jon, search for Usher…
Victoria Monét, Tems to perform at Billboard Women in Music Awards
Billboard They were first announced as a Billboard Women in Music award recipients, but now, the publication reveals Victoria Monét and Tems will be performing at the show, too. Monét, the recipient of the Rising Star Award, and Tems,…
Usher’s halftime performance will be longer than usual, he says
Courtesy Apple Music By necessity, most Super Bowl halftime shows clock in at about 13 or 13 1/2 minutes, though some past shows have pushed it a bit. Well, you can…
On this day in Black history: Orangeburg Massacre, first Black White House news conference reporter and more
On this day in Black history, February 8: — In 1944, Harry S. McAlpin, a journalist from St. Louis, Missouri, became the first Black reporter to attend a White House news conference. —…
Kelly Rowland says she’s proud of Jay-Z’s Grammy speech: “His words ring so true”
ABC/Christopher Willard Kelly Rowland is sticking beside Jay-Z. When asked by Entertainment Tonight what she thought of Hov’s Grammy’s speech, during which he called out the Recording Academy for never awarding Beyoncé Album of the Year, Rowland said…