The Year in Music 2023: Fresh female MCs showed up
While Drake, Lil Wayne, DaBaby and 50 Cent had quite the year, 2023 saw the rise of women in rap. Here are a few breakout female artists who bursted onto the hip-hop scene and set the tone for…
DaBaby to host Christmas giveaway in North Carolina
Paras Griffin/Getty Images DaBaby will be handing out gifts to children and families in need in his hometown of North Carolina on Saturday. The rapper took to Instagram to share that there will be free food,…
“Who knew it was me?” Ne-Yo reflects on ‘The Masked Singer’ season 10 win
Michael Becker / FOX Ne-Yo, who was recently crowned the season 10 winner of The Masked Singer, is wondering if anyone had speculations he was the star behind the Cow costume. “Who knew it was…
Ye, Drake, Coi Leray among artists included on ’Variety’s “Worst Songs of 2023” list
OVO Sound There are plenty of “best of” music lists from this year, but Variety has entered the chat with its list of the “Worst Songs of 2023.” Coming in #2 spot…
Fans in Brazil fail Beyoncé’s mute challenge thanks to her surprise appearance
ABC/Ida Mae Astute The roaring crowd that had just watched Beyoncé‘s Renaissance concert film in Brazil failed terribly at her viral mute challenge. That’s because Queen Bey herself surprised fans with an appearance at a post-screening Renaissance event after…
Ye & Ty Dolla $ign’s ‘Vultures’ gets pushed back again
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Sad news for fans who continue to await the release of Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign‘s Vultures: The much-anticipated album has been pushed back again. Reps for Ye tell Billboard it’ll arrive on January…
Here’s why ‘American Fiction’ stars Jeffrey Wright & Sterling K. Brown joined the film
Claire Folger The new film American Fiction touches on an array of things — race in America, family drama, personal and professional satisfaction. Jeffrey Wright stars as an author who makes a morally compromising…
21 Savage to host 5th annual holiday drive in Georgia Thursday
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Coachella Rapper 21 Savage, and his Leading By Example non-profit, will host his fifth annual holiday drive in Georgia Thursday, December 21. At the event, hosted in partnership with the Wade…
Robin Thede, Gabrielle Union and other Black stars rally behind Taraji P. Henson’s unfair pay conversation
Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Not long after video circulated of Taraji P. Henson breaking down in tears when citing unfair pay in response to an interview question about why she’d quit acting, a host…
‘Barbie’, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, ‘Oppenheimer’ among new potential Oscar nominees
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ – Marvel Studios On Thursday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced more potential Oscar nominees. Among them are hopefuls in the…