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Lizzo and Sir James Galway at the Met Gala; Kevin Mazur/MG23/Getty Images Most artists would be thrilled simply to receive an invitation to perform at the Met Gala, but Lizzo got an even better deal: She got to perform with her musical hero, and she’s still buzzing from the experience. On Wednesday, Lizzo took to Instagram to rave about […]
Trae Patton/NBC Snoop Dogg is an advocate of the Writers Guild of America and its current strike over compensation for writers. As an artist familiar with the downsides of streaming models, he shared his opinion on the issue of low pay across the board. “[Artists] need to figure it out the same way the writers are figuring it out,” Snoop said during a […]
ABC/Jeff Lipsky What’s better than curling up on the beach with a good book? To The View co-host and author Sunny Hostin, whose new novel Summer on Sag Harbor is available now in bookstores everywhere, there is little else that compares. “People are always surprised that I love a good, sexy beach read,” Hostin told ABC Audio. “I enjoy sitting […]
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Live Nation’s Concert Week is back next week, offering fans quite the discount to the shows of more than 300 of today’s biggest stars. Taking place from May 10-16, the weeklong program includes live events from the likes of LL Cool J, Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Too $hort and more, all for just $25. The deal also includes […]
Courtesy of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Missy Elliott was named an inductee in the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class, an honor that has her humbled. She reacted to the news on Twitter, where she first congratulated her classmates. “I want to say CONGRATULATIONS to all the other LEGENDARY artist [sic] who […]
Blue Bottle Coffee and The Weeknd Partner to Launch “Samra Origins” in Celebration of Ethiopian Culture; Courtesy Blue Bottle Coffee The Weeknd is of Ethiopian descent, and Ethiopia is known as the “birthplace of coffee” because the first coffee ever consumed, back in the mid-15th century, came from beans obtained from that country. That’s why it […]
Generation Now/Atlantic Records Jack Harlow truly is a hometown hero: He’s launched a new charitable foundation to help Louisville, Kentucky, the city that raised him. The Jack Harlow Foundation launched on Wednesday, May 3, with gifts to four Kentucky-based organizations. One, Sponsor4Success, helps disadvantaged kids with educational and athletic expenses, improves living conditions for senior citizens, and funds […]
Courtesy of Live Nation Janet Jackson‘s Together Again Tour will see a set from Lil’ Kim, who’ll appear as a special guest on the outing. The rapper will fill in for supporting act Ludacris on May 18, when the track stops in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The show begins at 7:45 p.m. ET. The Together Again Tour, which celebrates Janet’s 50th anniversary in entertainment, as […]
Stewart Cook/CBS Future is teaming up with producer Zaytoven for the third installment of their Beast Mode mixtape series. According to the latter, the project is set to release on Friday. “In order for somebody to go beast mode, you know, like the rose that grew from concrete. Going from nothing to something,” Zaytoven says in a trailer, which includes clips […]
Paras Griffin/Getty Images Boosie Badazz has revealed that his eight-year battle with kidney cancer is now over. “Stayed up all night praying for these results #cancerfree,” he wrote in an Instagram post Tuesday. “God great but he test your faith all the time.” “I was ready to see my cancer doctor/surgeon today but I was told he passed […]
