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Courtesy Universal Music Group Coi Leray has earned her first top-10 Hot 100 hit thanks to her viral hit “Players.” Billboard reports the song leaped from its previous position at the #12 spot to #9 on the music chart, with 58.5 million in airplay audience (an 11% increase), 4,000 sold (up 5%) and a total of 10.5 million streams, which is […]

Scott Kowalchyk/CBS 50 Cent and the Minnesota Timberwolves are now business partners. According to the NBA, the rapper’s Sire Spirits company has entered a multiple-year partnership with the organization. Per the terms, the Wolves have named the brand’s Branson Cognac and Le Chemin du Roi Champagne their official spirit partner and champagne, respectively. Sires will open a bar with naming rights […]

Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images Don’t count Wendy Williams out just yet. The TV and radio personality’s rep, Shawn Zanotti, says Williams has several projects in the works. “We are still working behind the scenes on several projects,” Zanotti told Entertainment Tonight. It’s those projects that he says the former talk show host was […]

Arturo Holmes/Getty Images Lola Brooke‘s dreams are becoming a reality, thanks to her viral hit “Don’t Play With It.” She teamed up with fellow Brooklyn rapper Billy B for the song, but says she’s surprised by how quickly it took off. “I always felt that ‘Don’t Play With It’ was special, but I didn’t think it was that special!” […]

Emma McIntyre/Getty Imagesfor Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 presented by Prime Video Damson Idris got his green card with some help from his idol Jay-Z. In his cover story for Complex, the actor confirmed that Hov was one of the many references for his permanent residence card.  “Hov didn’t offer that up. I had to ask […]

Todd Owyoung/NBC Top Dawg Entertainment ended last year with releases from SZA and Ab-Soul, but it has a lot more in store for 2023. According to TDE founder Top Dawg, fans should expect albums from Doechii, Jay Rock and others from his label’s roster. Top revealed the news while responding to a fan during what appears to be a Q&A session. “How many […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images DJ Drama has tapped Queen Latifah to help promote his upcoming album, I’m Really Like That. In a clip on social media, he recreates a scene from the 1992 film Juice, taking on Omar Epps‘ role of Q, while Queen reprises her role as Ruffhouse M.C. in the film. The remade scene, directed by Jim Jones, captures the interaction between Q […]

Apple Music 1 Latto is taking it to the radio, but it’s not for the release of another record. The rapper will soon be heading 777 Radio, a limited series radio show set to air exclusively on Apple Music. “I’m going to keep it very personal and play what I actually listen to,” Latto says in a […]

ABC Rihanna‘s home was recently the scene of a car theft. TMZ reports a vehicle belonging to Rih’s driver was stolen when he ran into her Los Angeles-area residence to grab something. The driver told police he left the keys in his 2012 Audi sedan with the engine running. The car was gone by the time he returned.  […]