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As hip-hop rung in its 50th anniversary on August 11, a host of celebratory events took place across the nation. Here’s a look at some of the year’s parties, performances and special 50th birthday tributes: — 50 Years of Hip-Hop, Bronx, New York — Keith Cowboy of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five and Lovebug Starski were honored with proclamations for coining the term “hip-hop.” […]
VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images Following up on the fake SaveNasX.com website he’s posted to tease his new music, Lil Nas X has created a similarly themed game on Twitter. The SaveNasX website says it’s dedicated to “finding” the rapper “and saving him by turning his heart toward Christ’s light!” It muses, “Perhaps the devil […]
dick clark productions More stars and a new location have been added to the lineup on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest, airing on ABC December 31. Cardi B will perform poolside from the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel, while LL COOL J will perform a medley of his hits just before midnight, […]
First, Beyoncé dropped her Grammy-winning seventh studio album, Renaissance. Then, she embarked on a global trek to major cities with its accompanying road show. Bey set the tone for touring in 2023 with her history-making Renaissance World Tour. She kicked off the 39-city, 56-show tour in May, welcoming more than 2.7 million concertgoers over the course of its five-month run. The tour grossed nearly $580 […]
© 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. The numbers are in for movies that made their debut in theaters on Christmas Day and the musical adaptation The Color Purple beat expectations with an $18 million debut, according to Variety. It’s the second biggest Christmas opening of all time, behind the $25 million earned in 2009 by Sherlock Holmes, starring Robert […]
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images Lil Nas X is going all out to tease new music, posting a fake website that claims it’s attempting to “save” the rapper from Satan’s influence. If you visit SaveNasX.com, you’ll see a janky looking site that counts down how many days it’s been since the rapper released a new […]
While Drake, Lil Wayne, DaBaby and 50 Cent had quite the year, 2023 saw the rise of women in rap. Here are a few breakout female artists who bursted onto the hip-hop scene and set the tone for the new generation of rap. Lola Brooke — The New York native let us know she’s not one to be played with. Although her breakthrough single, “Don’t […]
Paras Griffin/Getty Images DaBaby will be handing out gifts to children and families in need in his hometown of North Carolina on Saturday. The rapper took to Instagram to share that there will be free food, music and activities at the “Santa-Baby” holiday drive. The post also includes a video in which he’s seen shopping at Walmart among other stores and loading […]
Michael Becker / FOX Ne-Yo, who was recently crowned the season 10 winner of The Masked Singer, is wondering if anyone had speculations he was the star behind the Cow costume. “Who knew it was me behind the #CowMask?” Ne-Yo posted to social media, along with the side-eye emoji. “You’re looking at the new winner of @MaskedSingerFOX!” The R&B singer shared video of […]
OVO Sound There are plenty of “best of” music lists from this year, but Variety has entered the chat with its list of the “Worst Songs of 2023.” Coming in #2 spot is “Vultures” by Kanye “Ye” West and Ty Dolla $ign featuring Bump J. The magazine, which provides a paragraph or two explaining why each song made the list, writes, “Enough said” […]