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MTV If Nicki Minaj wins the coveted Artist of the Year Award at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday, September 12, she’d become the first female rapper to do so. She’s up against an A-list roster of artists: Doja Cat — who could also earn the title, Shakira, Taylor Swift, Karol G and Beyoncé. Past female rappers nominated for the special award include Cardi B in 2018 […]
Disney+ The live-action retelling of the animated Disney classic The Little Mermaid has broken a record for Disney+. According to the streamer, the movie has become one of the most viewed premieres in Disney+’s history since it became available to subscribers on September 6. The musical film, starring Halle Bailey as Ariel, Jonah Hauer-King as […]
Jacob Webster Doja Cat has broken country music’s lock on the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Her new song “Paint the Town Red” ascends to #1 on the chart in its fifth week. It’s Doja’s second #1 hit, following 2020’s “Say So,” and the first rap song to top the Hot 100 in more than a year. […]
MTV The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards are set to end with a bang. A host of legendary hip-hop artists such as Doug E. Fresh, DMC, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and LL Cool J will take the stage for a special final performance in honor of this year’s 50th anniversary of hip-hop. They’ll join previously announced performers Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj for the big finale of […]
My Block Inc/SoNo Recording Group Erica Campbell, one-half of the Grammy-winning sister duo Mary Mary, will soon release her new album, I Love You. The singer’s third studio project, expected out on September 15, was preceded by songs “Positive” and “Feel Alright (Blessed), both of which spent weeks at number 1 on Billboard‘s gospel charts. “The “I Love You” […]
Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images It’s been 33 years since The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air premiered, and Will Smith celebrated the anniversary with a special picture shared to social media. The Oscar winner posed outside of the famous house where the show taped for six seasons during the ’90s. “Moved in 33 years ago today,” he wrote on Instagram. Fans in the […]
VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images The new documentary Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero premiered Saturday night at the Toronto Film Festival — but it was delayed due to a bomb threat, Variety reported. Sources told Variety that as Lil Nas X pulled up to join the red carpet ahead of the screening, the festival’s […]
Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Wright Productions Before iconic rapper MC Lyte‘s music career took off in the early ’90s, she was chasing a different goal of attending college to study communications with hopes of discovering ways to utilize her voice. Thanks to the rapid success she gained from rap, she didn’t finished her program at Norfolk State […]
Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Wright Productions Vice President Kamala Harris will welcome some hip-hop stars to Washington, D.C., on Saturday for a special music celebration in honor of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary. In partnership with The Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective and Live Nation, the vice president will commemorate the genre’s milestone alongside MC Lyte, Jeezy, Common, Roxanne Shanté and more artists. According to […]
MTV MTV has announced another round of performers for the upcoming Video Music Awards, revealing Metro Boomin & Future, Swae Lee & Nav and A Boogie Wit da Hoodie are all set to appear. It’ll be a night of firsts for Metro Boomin, who will make his VMA debut with two of his hit singles, “Superhero (Heroes & Villains)” with Future and “Calling” with […]