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Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images Seems like the wax museums just can’t get it right. While fans were condemning The Grévin Museum’s much too lightskin wax figure of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, another superstar disapproved his statue.  Lil Wayne said that his recently viral wax figure at the Hollywood Wax Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, looks nothing like him.  “Sorry wax museum but dat s*** ain’t me!” […]

Disney General Entertainment/Jennifer Potheiser The Grévin Museum in Paris vows it is “already working on improving” the wax likeness of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson that had been widely flamed online for being too white. Online snarkers teed off on the noticeably pale statue of the Black and Samoan superstar, and Johnson weighed in, forwarding comedian […]

Marcus Ingram/Getty Images Lola Brooke has announced the release date for her debut album. Over the weekend, the rapper took to social media to share that the album, Dennis Daughter, will be out November 10. She posted a teaser for the project, which featured her sitting in a chair and writing in a diary. “FUN […]

Motown Records “Have You Ever” felt you were on “Top of the World” after accomplishing something great? Brandy sure has. The iconic R&B artist said so in a recent chat with ABC Audio, sharing that she’s “so excited” and so in love with her new holiday album, Christmas with Brandy.  “I put my heart and soul into it and just, just poured […]

Alberto Rodriguez/BET/Getty Images for BET Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz reunite for a new collaborative project called Welcome 2 Collegrove. The long-awaited album follows the duo’s first joint effort, 2016’s ColleGrove. To introduce fans to Welcome 2 Collegrove, Wayne and 2 Chainz will appear on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on October 20 to perform the lead single, “Presha,” which is currently available on major platforms.  Outside of […]

Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images Jeezy, rapper and ex-husband of Jeannie Mai, is speaking out for the first time since he filed for divorce from the TV host.   “The decision to end this chapter in my life was not made impulsively and comes with a heavy heart,” Jeezy wrote in a statement. “Despite this, my love and respect for Jeannie […]

FAX Records, under exclusive license to Epic Records Tyla Seethal, the South African singer known simply as Tyla, quickly made a name for herself in music with her smash hit “Water,” and she’s already breaking chart records. After releasing her breakthrough single in July, the popular song earned Tyla her first Billboard #1.  “Water” spent more than five weeks in the #2 […]

BMG Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin is being celebrated with a brand new box set. A Portrait of the Queen 1970-1974, dropping December 1, will feature five Aretha albums and bonus material, including alternative takes, outtakes, B-sides and demos.  Making the set are 1970’s This Girl’s in Love with You and Spirit in the Dark, 1972’s Young, Gifted and Black, 1973’s Hey Now Hey (The […]

Denise Truscello/Getty Images for City of Las Vegas Usher has officially become a Las Vegas staple. The Grammy-winning artist was presented with his own day and key to the city of Las Vegas. Per the Las Vegas Sun, Usher accepted the key and a city proclamation, which were presented by Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Councilman Cedric Crear, at City Hall on Tuesday. “Today, we […]

 L-R: O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley/GAB Archive/Redferns Rudolph Isley, a founding member of The Isley Brothers, passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 84. Rudolph’s daughter Elaine confirmed the news to People, revealing he “died peacefully in his sleep” with his wife of 68 years, also named Elaine, by his side. Rudolph’s brother and bandmate Ronald shared his feelings about the […]