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Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images Yung Miami is in her Yams era. For those who don’t know what that means, she breaks it down to Summer Walker on the latest episode of Summer’s Over It Radio. “The Yams era is my solo era. It’s just me on my own and I feel like Yams, for […]
Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella Kid Cudi is ready to share his life story in a memoir that will released over the summer. In an X post Thursday, he announced that Cudi: The Memoir, now available for preorder, will come out Aug. 5 via Simon & Schuster. Cudi’s book news arrives shortly after he’d given fans […]
Disney/Randy Holmes A Doechii and Issa Rae collab might not have been on our bingo cards for 2024, but it’s here. Doechii performed her song “Denial Is a River” for Genius’ Open Mic series, and she tapped Issa to help her with the conversation that’s part of the song. “I had this crazy idea while listening to Doechii’s […]
Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images The Recording Academy has announced the honorees receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony in February, naming the late Frankie Beverly, gospel vocalist and radio host Dr. Bobby Jones, blues musician Taj Mahal, Prince and hip-hop’s Roxanne Shante among the 2025 group. They’ll be receiving the […]
Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage SZA‘s Lana album has not yet dropped, but she’s released a new music video to hold fans over. The visual for “Drive” appears to be a full clip of the teaser with Ben Stiller that she previously released. Much like the trailer, Ben is seen singing the lyrics to the song as he drives […]
LEONARDO MUNOZ/AFP via Getty Images Rihanna may be a billionaire, but she’s still just a “soccer mom” — so she posted a video on Instagram showing how she combined her two identities into an unexpected TikTok-trending snack. In the video, Rihanna and her BFF Jennifer Rosales are sitting at a dining room table scarfing down […]
NBCUniversal Questlove is adding to his list of documentaries, now taking on one that celebrates the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live. He directed Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music alongside Emmy Award winner Oz Rodriguez. The three-hour special will feature never-before-heard stories about the performances, sketches and cameos on SNL from the […]
Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage Young Thug‘s RICO arrest in 2022 hits different for Lil Baby not only because Thugger’s his friend, but because he had just left the house when police arrived. “I could’ve been with him,” Baby said while on Lil Yachty‘s A Safe Place podcast. “I was at his house the same day. Thank God. […]
Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage It’s the holiday season, and as GloRilla says on her song “Xmas Time” with Kehlani, “Nothing compares to the love at Christmas time.” She shared some of that love on Wednesday, donating $25,000 to her alma mater, Memphis’ Melrose High School. The funds will go toward a new library named in […]
Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images Alicia Keys‘ influence and reach go beyond music into film, beauty and even some philanthropy, which is why she’s been named the recipient of the Black Music Collective’s Dr. Dre Global Impact Award. She’ll receive the honor at the fourth annual Recording Academy Honors, taking place Jan. 30 in Los Angeles. […]