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Kevin Winter/Getty Images DJ Cassidy is bringing back his famed Pass the Mic Live! series for a 2024 Mother’s Day celebration. Cassidy will make his return to the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on May 11 for the annual Mother’s Day Good Music Festival. Special guests for the one-night-only event include Boyz II Men, TLC, Bobby Brown, Method Man, Redman, Faith Evans, Total and […]

NAACP NAACP unveiled the nominations for the 55th Image Awards Thursday, naming Usher, Victoria Monét, Ayo Edebiri and Colman Domingo among the top nominees.  Usher, the Super Bowl 58 halftime show performer, received the most nominations in music with six, including Outstanding Male Artist, Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album for “Boyfriend” and Outstanding Soul/R&B Song for “Good Good.” Monét follows closely behind with […]

Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Ciara is taking time to be with her family. The singer’s husband, Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson, shared a photo on Instagram recently  featuring Ciara holding their new baby Amora. He captioned the black-and-white snapshot, “The Most Beautiful View.” The couple announced back in December that they had welcomed a daughter, whose full name is Amora Princess Wilson. She first revealed her latest […]

Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images Two months after dropping his first solo project, New Blue Sun, André 3000 has announced the album’s accompanying road show, the New Blue Sun Live Tour.  The former Outkast member will hit the road in support of New Blue Sun, his rap-less instrumental album. The concert series, billed as a “run of intimate live shows,” kicks off on January 29 […]

Slaughter Gang/Epic Records Not only did American Dream, the new album from 21 Savage, debut at #1 on the Billboard 200, almost every song on the album charted on the all-genre Hot 100.  That’s what crazy about the Hot 100 feat: The album contains 15 tracks, and the only one that didn’t land a spot on the chart is the “American […]

Kayla Oaddams/Getty Images Saweetie is showcasing her Icy Girl bars with her new song, “Immortal Freestyle,” and its accompanying music video.  Upon releasing the two-minute track, where she raps of her luxurious lifestyle and breaks down the meaning of being “Icy,” she talked with Paper about the importance of the song.  “I think ‘Immortal Freestyle’ is just a […]

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Looks as if 50 Cent is turning over a new leaf this year and hoping to make amends with anyone he’s had a beef with in the past.  “Hey if I have offended you in anyway, [I’d] like to apologize,” 50 wrote in an Instagram post Tuesday. “We can get more done together. Why [should] we work […]

Monica Schipper/WireImage While a lot of people know Niecy Nash-Betts for her comedy, she was honored at the Emmys on Monday night, January 15, for her dramatic turn in Netflix’s Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. She nabbed the award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. “I’m a winner, baby!” she proudly declared through […]

Quinta Brunson accepts the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series award (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Ayo Edebiri and Quinta Brunson won the Emmys for Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series and Leading Actress in a Comedy Series, respectively, during Monday night’s 75th annual Emmy Awards ceremony. Edebiri won the first award of the night for […]

Courtesy Apple Music Usher opened up about his upcoming 2024 Super Bowl halftime performance, sharing his preparation leading up to the event and teasing a surprise. Sitting down in an interview with Good Morning America entertainment contributor Kelley L. Carter, which aired on Monday, the eight-time Grammy award-winning artist discussed his feelings after landing the monumental […]