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Live Nation Urban All eyes will be on Future as he takes the stage at the 2025 ONE Musicfest in October. He’s been named one of the event’s headliners, alongside the Dungeon Family, The Roots with Mary J. Blige, Ludacris and Doechii. ONE Musicfest will see Future perform his hits in his hometown of Atlanta, while fellow ATLien […]

Sandy Morris/ Paramount+ with SHOWTIME The Chi‘s seventh season is coming to an end. With episode 11 arriving on Friday, Jason Weaver talked to ABC Audio about how his character, Rashad, has helped him grow and become more tuned in with other Black men. “I think one of the cool things that I’ve been able to do through […]

Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Daniel Caesar is kicking off this chapter of his life with his new single “Have a Baby (With Me).” Arriving on Friday, the song is the lead to his upcoming album, Son of Spergy.  “I feel like we’re picking up where we left off,” he tells Billboard. […]

Photo by Natasha Campos/Getty Images for H&M & Buy From a Black Woman Mommy see, mommy do. Brandy‘s daughter not only sings, it appears she acts, too.  Deadline reports Sy’Rai Smith will be making her acting debut in Lifetime’s Christmas Everyday, starring opposite her mother. The film will follow fashion designer Francine “Fancy” Ballantine (Brandy) as she […]

Mass Appeal Raekwon is a making a statement about the current state of hip-hop on his new album, Emperor’s New Clothes. The title reflects his belief that the culture has been riddled with elements that take away from its authenticity. “That title is a reality title to me. I just think hip-hop is … definitely being punctured […]

Disney/Randy Holmes Signed, sealed, delivered, Stevie Wonder is ours. It’s been over 60 years since he started his career as a musician, and he plans to continue for as long as possible. “For as long as you breathe, for as long as your heart beats, there’s more for you to do,” Stevie told host Annie Mac […]

Clipse and Rico Nasty are on the lineup for the sixth Dia De Los Deftones festival. The event will take place on Nov. 1 at Petco Park in San Diego. Tickets will first become available with an artist presale Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT. Live Nation, Ticketmaster and additional presales will then follow, before the general […]

Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Daniel Caesar has a new album on the way. In his “profound and clever” attempt at announcing the news, he wrote a letter in which he opened up about the stories his father, a Jamaican musician, told him when he was disappointed in him or simply […]

Courtesy of IMAX Prince’s 1987 concert film Prince – Sign O’ the Times is hitting theaters in August. The film, which Prince directed, is set to screen in IMAX theaters for one week only beginning Aug. 29, with an early access screening to be held on Aug. 28. Released to coincide with Prince’s ninth studio […]

SoulMusic Records/Second Disc Records A new box set chronicling the early days of Dionne Warwick’s musical career will be released in August. Make It Easy on Yourself: The Scepter Recordings, 1962-1971 is a 12-CD collection that will drop Aug. 1. It features 280 tracks, including 60 rare bonus tracks, 16 of which have never been released before. “I […]