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Photo by Simone Joyner/Getty Images for ABA Drake‘s weekend plans included his three-night headlining run at the Wireless Festival, where he brought out Vybz Kartel for his first U.K. performance in over two decades. “Today, I really wanted to pay my respect to the performers. Bringing the Worl’ Boss home to London after 20 years, making sure that he […]

Photo by Paul Archuleta/Getty Images/Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for NBA 2K24 “Here We Go” down the aisle. That’s what Coco Jones will soon be able to sing, as she and NBA boyfriend Donovan Mitchell are officially engaged. Coco subtly announced the news on her Instagram, sharing a photo of her kissing Mitchell with her […]

Photo by Marc Piasecki/WireImage Kid Cudi may be Free in certain aspects of his life, but he’s locked into love with new wife Lola Abecassis Sartoremet. The two tied the knot during a ceremony on June 28 at Cap Estel in Èze in the South of France. “It was bliss,” Lola, head designer at ERL, tells Vogue. “A moment […]

Joyner Lucas released “Time is Money” featuring DaBaby, Fireboy DML and J Balvin. “This song is about what it really costs to chase the dream, how time becomes your most valuable currency. I wanted to bring together voices from around the world that understand that grind,” says Joyner. You can keep Charlie Wilson in love by […]

Jay Ellis is living out a childhood dream. He’s starring in his first off-Broadway play, Duke & Roya, as Duke, an American hip-hop superstar. Jay says he has always wanted to rap. “I used to make mixtapes with my homeboys when we were [in] middle school,” he tells ABC Audio. “So it’s actually a dream that I’m like […]

Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Givēon will release his second full-length studio album on Friday, but he’s already thinking about the long game. In an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Givēon said he’s inspired by Usher‘s longevity in the music industry. “I want to stay around because I value longevity as well. … Even […]

Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for BET When Doechii accepted the best female hip-hop artist trophy at BET Awards 2025, she addressed the LA protests against undocumented immigrants being targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. Speaking to Variety, she explained she spoke up because she wanted to take advantage of the spotlight and her platform. […]

Photo by Antoine Flament/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures Rihanna‘s favorite childhood show was The Smurfs, making her a good fit for the role of Smurfette in the upcoming Smurfs movie. The film’s director, Chris Miller, said in an interview with Variety that “everything just clicked” once he learned of her connection to the show. “It felt completely natural […]

Disney/Wilford Harewood Jennifer Hudson will showcase her talents at the fourth annual Whitney E. Houston Legacy of Love Gala, taking place Aug. 9 — on what would have been Whitney’s 62nd birthday. Hudson will headline the musical portion of the gala, which will also include performances from R&B singer/songwriter Meli’sa Morgan, Jimmy Vance and a symphony orchestra. Morgan appeared on […]

BET+ RonReaco Lee is one of the men supporting the five female stars in Tyler Perry’s Divorced Sistas. Speaking to ABC Audio, he says the decision to join the show was a no-brainer. “When Mr. [Tyler] Perry calls, I imagine he doesn’t hear ‘no’ often,” RonReaco says, noting he accepted the offer “almost sight unseen.” He […]