Usher added as co-headliner to 2023 Roots Picnic
Courtesy Roots Picnic While Usher‘s Las Vegas residency is on a brief hiatus, he’s taking his talents to the Roots Picnic. The Grammy-winning star has just been added as a special…
GloRilla releases “Lick or Sum,” drops its music video
ABC/Randy Holmes GloRilla has added a female twist to the 1999 song “Slob on My Nob.” In her new single “Lick or Sum,” she samples the track by Three 6 Mafia‘s offshoot group Tear…
Oprah calls the new adaptation of ‘The Color Purple’ “a revival for joy”
Ethan Miller/Getty Images Oprah Winfrey, who earned an Oscar nomination for 1985’s adaptation Alice Walker‘s 1982 novel The Color Purple, and who produces the forthcoming big screen musical version, can’t sing enough praises…
Bryson Tiller extends his Back and I’m Better Tour
Courtesy Live Nation Bryson Tiller is extending his Back and I’m Better Tour. The trek, which kicked off earlier this month, now features 32 shows, seven more than the original 25-city…
Music notes: Lil Durk, Coi Leray, Travis Scott and more
Lil Durk‘s Almost Healed is almost here. Ahead of its May 26 release, the rapper unveiled a 21-song track list, with J. Cole, Future, 21 Savage, Kodak Black, Juice WRLD, Rob 49 and Morgan Wallen listed as features. Coi Leray, whose COI album drops…
Quavo says ‘Rocket Power’ is for Takeoff, serves as his form of therapy
Ella De Gea/CBS Quavo‘s dedication to Takeoff will continue with his next project, which he announced is “coming soon.” Taking to Instagram Tuesday, Quavo said Rocket Power is for his late nephew and their true fans, but it’s also been…
50 Cent adds dates to The Final Lap Tour
Burak Cingi/Redferns 50 Cent‘s meeting the demand for The Final Lap Tour. The entrepreneur has expanded the outing to include 10 new dates. “If we gonna do it, we gonna…
Busta Rhymes and Jhené Aiko tapped to help launch ‘The Show: Sunshine Vibes Sessions’ in Vegas
Francis Specker/CBS Busta Rhymes and Jhené Aiko are helping with the launch of The Show: Sunshine Vibes Sessions at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The stars have been tapped as headliners for the concerts,…
Inaugural Harlem Festival of Culture’s star-studded lineup includes Muni Long, Fat Joe, Teyana Taylor and more
ABC/Randy Holmes The inaugural Harlem Festival of Culture will take place this summer with MC Lyte as the event’s host, but she won’t be the only star gracing fans with her presence during the three-day…
‘One Night Only’: Summer Walker performing latest EP in native Atlanta next month
LVRN/Interscope Records Summer Walker is taking her new Clear 2: Soft Life EP to an Atlanta stage, where she will perform the tracks live for the first time. On June 1, the singer…