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OBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images The Gap Band has dropped their lawsuit against BMG. Back in January, the family of band members Ronnie J. Wilson and Robert Lynn Wilson sued the label, claiming they were owed back royalties from the Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars hit “Uptown Funk.” The band is credited as co-writers on the song because it samples their 1979 single “Oops Upside […]

Courtesy Live Nation, Rock The Bells It’s been three decades, but LL Cool J is finally heading out on the road. Rock The Bells and Live Nation Urban announced his headlining The Frequencies of Real Creative Energy Live tour, featuring a lineup of hip-hop stars DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Z-Trip and The Roots, who will back a nonstop musical mash-up of […]

Sonja Flemming/CBS A slew of celebrities have been named winners at the 27th annual Webby Awards, taking place next month in New York City. Among those receiving honors are Special Achievement winners SZA, Tracee Ellis Ross and Tobe Nwigwe. SZA will be honored as this year’s Webby Artist of the Year for her chart-breaking sophomore album, SOS. She’s lauded for “the true intention and […]

RCA/Top Dawg SZA’s “Kill Bill” first entered the Billboard Hot 100 back in late December, and now, four months later, it’s finally topped the chart. It’s SZA’s first-ever number one on the Hot 100. “Kill Bill,” from SZA’s number-one album SOS, entered the chart at number three and spent eight weeks at number two, but […]

Steve Granitz/FilmMagic Gabrielle Union will star in and executive produce a series adaptation of Darby Kane’s bestseller, Pretty Little Wife, ABC Audio has confirmed. Produced by A+E and Amazon Studios, the project is being described as a “cat-and-mouse thriller with a pulpy edge and some sexy soap.” It centers on “two brilliant — and very […]

Terence Patrick/CBS Usher made a surprise appearance during Black Eyed Peas‘ Super Bowl XLV halftime show in 2011, but he’s yet to have his own headlining set. If offered the opportunity, he says he would take it on. “I’d be a fool to say no,” the singer recently told Access Hollywood. “Well, I mean, you know, things line up […]

Ella De Gea/CBS Quavo continues to honor his late nephew/fellow Migos member Takeoff, who was fatally shot outside a Houston bowling alley in November. His latest tribute comes in the form of the newly released, limited-edition Rocket Hoodie, proceeds of which will go to the Rocket Foundation. “The Foundation’s mission is to invest in and elevate proven community violence interventions and positive […]

Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Coachella Zendaya gave fans the surprise of a lifetime at Coachella over the weekend, joining Labrinth on-stage. On Saturday, the Euphoria star surprised festival-goers when she joined the British musician during his set. Together the two performed “I’m Tired” and “All for Us,” both songs that were featured on the HBO […]

Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Yara Shahidi has portrayed quite a few characters throughout her acting career, but when Peter Pan & Wendy hits Disney+, fans will see her as Tinker Bell, a role she said “was just a no-brainer” to accept. “It’s such an iconic part. The character has a long lineage of really incredible actresses playing her,” she tells People, specifically […]

Scott Kowalchyk/CBS 50 Cent is working on yet another show. Deadline reports the entrepreneur is in early development on an unscripted tattoo transformation series for Hulu titled Redemption Ink, on which he’ll serve as executive producer. Inspired by Luis Gutierrez’s tattoo shop of the same name, the series follows ex-gang and hate group members taking the steps to change their lives. As […]