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Courtesy Blue Note Entertainment Group After premiering last year, Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa will return this summer for its second iteration. The event will take place July 28-30 and will celebrate jazz’s influence during the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Tapped for the celebration are host Dave Chappelle and headliners Mary J. Blige, Nas and Chance the Rapper. Parliament Funkadelic featuring George Clinton, Ari Lennox, Big Freedia, Cordae, Talib […]

Courtesy Live Nation Don Toliver is ready to bring his Love Sick album on the road. In June he’ll start The Love Sick Tour 2023, a North American trek that is scheduled to make stops in 17 cities. Don is slated to perform in Denver’s Fillmore Auditorium for the first stop. He, Pi’erre Bourne and other special guests will then make […]

NBC Saweetie and Keke Palmer appear in a new episode of Jimmy Fallon‘s That’s My Jam, airing Tuesday, April 4, on NBC. In the hourlong music and comedy variety game show, the two go head-to-head with will.i.am and Joel McHale in a series of games, all for the charity of their choice. A sneak peek of the episode shows the Mega Mixdown in which will.i.am. and […]

Courtesy Dreamville Records/Dreamville Festival Usher pulled a prank on fans who attended the Dreamville Festival last weekend: Taking the stage on April Fools’ Day, the singer introduced Beyoncé as a guest on his set. “You know, I don’t know if you guys listened to some of the interviews that I did before we decided to do this show, but […]

LVRN/Interscope Records Summer Walker is releasing a sequel to her 2018 EP, Clear. The singer announced the news during her performance at 2023’s Dreamville Festival.  Clear 2: Soft Life will drop next month but is now available for preorder. A link to the preorder shows the project’s artwork, which features a throwback photo of a pregnant Summer in front of a large bouquet of flowers. Summer has […]

Alex J. Berliner/ABImages There is an old saying “tragedy plus time equals comedy,” but Marlon Wayans had little time to mourn the passing of his father, Wayans family patriarch Howell, before he took the stage Friday night at Flappers comedy club in Burbank, California. TMZ reports Marlon was between sets when he learned his father […]

MEGA/GC Images Kanye West is accused of breaching a contract in a new suit filed by a former Yeezy staffer. TMZ reports Dora Szilagyi, the company’s former director of product innovation, claims the rapper now owes her $275,000. In court docs obtained by the outlet, Szilagyi alleged that Ye convinced her to give up her job at Adidas and hired […]

Christopher Polk/NBC Megan Thee Stallion‘s in her hometown of Houston, where she’s slated to perform at the NCAA March Madness AT&T Block Party. Ahead of the big performance, however, she took to Houston’s Minute Maid Park to throw the first pitch at the Astros game against the Chicago White Sox. Representing Houston in an all-white ensemble complete […]

John Parra/Getty Images Three men were arrested Thursday in connection with last week’s attack of Tekashi 6ix9ine at a Florida gym. In an update shared on Twitter, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office announced that suspects Rafael Medina, Jr., Octavious Medina and Anthony Maldonado were located and were being booked/processed into the Palm Beach County Jail. Tekashi, born Daniel Hernandez, was allegedly attacked at an LA […]

Nickelodeon/PARAMOUNT+ Cardi B‘s making her return to the big screen with her family. Taking to Twitter Thursday, she announced that they will lend their voices to the animated film Baby Shark’s Big Movie! “Happy to announce that me & my family will be in the BABY SHARKS BIG MOVIE,” she tweeted. Alongside the caption were photos of the cast, which […]