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Erika Goldring/WireImage Travis Scott‘s album Utopia has dominated the Billboard 200 albums chart for the week, earning the No. 1 spot for the week dated August 12. The accomplishment marks the third-largest sales week for any album this year and the biggest week for any R&B/hip-hop or rap release. The highly-anticipated fourth studio album achieved 496,000 equivalent album units, […]

Peacock In an appearance in the season finale of Hart to Heart, Kevin Hart sat down over some wine with his friend Will Smith, and the pair discussed Will’s global big-screen success. Will explained that when his movie career was starting, studios were convinced a Black actor couldn’t find an international audience. “That was like […]

Beauty Marks Entertainment/Chris Brown Entertainment Ciara and Chris Brown join forces to deliver a hype new song and video, “How We Roll.“ The visual sees the duo competing for the best party of the night, only for them to later link up in the ultimate dance battle against one another.  It’s the latest collaboration from the singers who […]

Chrisean Rose/REAL SIMPLE; The September issue of REAL SIMPLE is on sale August 18 When Jennifer Hudson isn’t spending time interviewing celebrities on her talk show, The Jennifer Hudson Show, she’s busy with parenting duties as mom to her teenage son, David Otunga Jr. In a cover story for Real Simple, Hudson opened up about what it’s like raising a Black boy in […]

ABC/Eric McCandless Lionel Richie is lucky enough to have one main career and two or three side hustles: Not only is he a legendary pop star, he’s also an American Idol judge who’s got his own line of perfumes and home decor, as well as his own flavor of ice cream. But you may be surprised by what he thinks he’d be doing […]

Marvel Studios While his Marvel character Sam Wilson struggled with the weight of taking the Captain America mantle, Anthony Mackie called it “really easy.” In a chat with TheWrap before the SAG-AFTRA strike, the Twisted Metal star talked about the forthcoming Captain America: Brave New World, his first solo film succeeding Chris Evans‘ Steve Rogers as the spangly hero. “It kind of brought my Marvel […]

ABC/Lou Rocco Keke Palmer is taking her talents on the road.  She’ll be hitting the road with her Big Boss Tour which, according to the star, will “have a little bit of everything.” Her announcement video, shared to social media Wednesday, August 2, points to music being a huge part of the upcoming show. The short visual features […]

Al Pereira/Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives In May 1993, MC Lyte shook the hip-hop world with the release of her hit single “Ruff Neck.”  And while she was surprised to be reminded of the track’s 30th anniversary this year, the legendary rapper had no problem sharing with ABC Audio how the iconic song came to be.   “I wanted to do an ode […]

ABC As he continues to recover from the medical complication he suffered in April, Oscar winner Jamie Foxx took some time out to shout out one of his sisters, Deidra Dixon, on her birthday, and credited her with saving his life. While it’s not yet known what condition left Foxx hospitalized, the Oscar winner noted, […]

Tarina Doolittle It’s been 14 years since Jeremih made his R&B debut with “Birthday Sex,” the multiple-Platinum, chart-topping single.  In honor of his 36th birthday this year, Jeremih took the popular song’s name and used it for a new venture: a new chardonnay wine, which he told ABC Audio was created with his target audience in mind.  “[It was […]