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Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Former dancers for the Grammy Award-winning singer Lizzo are speaking out after filing a lawsuit against the pop star over an alleged hostile workplace environment that included harassment, discrimination and weight-shaming. “You can see a public figure and all you know about them is what they present to you when the cameras are […]

Prince Williams/WireImage In celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, BET Her announced a new interview and performance show, BET Her Live! Hosted by legendary rapper Yo-Yo, the four-episode series spotlights four women in hip-hop as they share their career stories through conversation and song.  The premiere 30-minute episode features singer Lil’ Mo, who’ll discuss balancing her career and raising her five children. Da Brat‘s […]

From R&B hits to collabs from hip-hop greats and modernized sample tracks, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest & greatest in music. —Yo Gotti & DJ Drama, I Showed U So — The latest of the Gangsta Grillz mixtape series, the Philadelphia DJ tapped Gotti for the 20-track collection with features from Moneybagg Yo and Rich Homie Quan. —Usher ft. 21 Savage & Summer Walker, […]

Parkwood Entertainment Halle Bailey has released her highly-anticipated debut solo single, “Angel.” The singer and star of The Little Mermaid released the track, which she described as “so very special and near and dear to my heart,” on Friday, August 4. “With everything I’ve gone through the past 3-4 years, suddenly finding myself in this bubble of all […]

Central City Productions When Pastor Mike Jr. stepped off the plane in Atlanta for the taping of the 38th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards, he was bombarded by fans and supporters anxiously awaiting the chance to inform him of the power of his music and preachings.  But the overwhelming display of love wasn’t the only thing about that weekend […]

Rich Fury/Getty Images Cardi B won’t be facing charges for throwing a microphone during her July 29 concert at Drai’s Night/Beach Club in Las Vegas. “After a thorough review of this case and with the consultation from the Clark County District Attorney’s Office, this case has been closed as having insufficient evidence,” the Las Vegas Metropolitan […]

Netflix’s ‘Queue’ The 13th issue of Netflix’s hard-copy magazine, Queue, is now available and this time around, the cover model is DAHMER‘s Niecy Nash-Betts. With Ryan Murphy‘s DAHMER – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story earning 13 Emmy nominations, Niecy describes the acclaimed serial killer series in which she played Cleveland as “a jarring reminder that […]

Joshua Gateley / ESPN Images Lil Wayne, an artist listed at the top of many “greatest rappers of all time” lists, wanted to share his top five favorite emcees.  After being featured as Billboard‘s cover star in honor of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop this year, Wayne revealed Missy Elliott, Jay-Z, UGK, Goodie Mob and The Notorious B.I.G. as his GOATs. Ranking the rappers in “no […]

Mpu Dinani / ESPN Images Teyana Taylor gave fans a sneak peek into rehearsals for Lil Baby‘s IOU Tour after she was tapped by the rapper to head up the show’s creative direction.  “You hit home runs not by chance but by preparation,” Taylor wrote on Instagram. “Now come watch us knock it out the stadium in the flesh!!” […]

ABC Jonathan Majors will have his day in court on domestic violence charges, but not until September. The Associated Press reports the Loki and Creed III star appeared during a brief hearing in Lower Manhattan Thursday, August 3, when prosecutors asked for more time to prepare. In turn, the judge postponed the trial, setting a […]