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Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for NARAS India.Arie‘s explaining her decision to put her music back on Spotify. The singer left the platform last year because it hosts Joe Rogan‘s podcast, despite his “language around race,” and because of its treatment of all, but especially Black, artists. Speaking to Billboard, India said she pulled her music off Spotify in protest and “in the […]

Jamie Nelson Megan Thee Stallion is scheduled to headline the Outside Lands festival in May, but first she’ll make her return with a hometown performance. Rolling Stone reports the rapper, who has been out the spotlight since winning her assault case against Tory Lanez, will headline the AT&T Block Party at Houston’s Discovery Green park on March 31. “There’s no […]

Kelsey McNeal In the new Hulu series Unprisoned, Kerry Washington plays Paige, a relationship therapist and single mom whose life is upended when her father returns from a 16-year prison stint. The show is inspired by creator Tracy McMillan‘s life, but Kerry says she and Delroy Lindo, who plays her father, Edwin, found a way to make the characters their own. “One thing I […]

Warner Bros. Discovery (NOTE LANGUAGE) Once again, James Gunn has clapped back against a troll who took issue with one of his Instagram posts. On Monday, Gunn happily touted his Peacemaker star Chukwudi Iwuji‘s role as the High Evolutionary in Gunn’s upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. However, somebody snarked of the character, “Damnit…another […]

Sonja Flemming/CBS Another person has died following the stampede at a GloRilla concert Sunday. The Rochester Police Department issued a statement Thursday announcing the passing of a third individual. Aisha Stephens, 35, of Syracuse, New York, died Wednesday night. According to the statement, she was the last remaining hospitalized victim. The investigation continues.  As reported, the stampede […]

Todd Owyoung/NBC Kid Cudi is excited for fans to hear what he says is the most powerful album he’s ever made. In an Instagram Live session Thursday, he boasted about the music, which he believes people will enjoy. “I’ve never made a project this powerful before in my life. Sitting, listening to these mixes, I just […]

Rosalind O’Connor/NBC Keke Palmer‘s musical journey will be shared this month in a new documentary. The trailer for Big Boss was shared Wednesday on the multihyphenate’s Instagram page. “I grew up in a very spiritual home. Went to church every Sunday,” Palmer says in what she calls a musical narrative. “I was always in practice as a child. Yet, still curious […]

Joseph Okpako/WireImage This Friday will see the release of a new album from August Alsina. Taking to Instagram Wednesday, the singer shared the artwork for the project, which is titled Myself. “I’ve gone from a young boy to a man,” he says in a voice-over on the announcement video. “A man who’s wiser, smarter, stronger because of my experiences and adversities […]

Keith Major/Ebony Janelle Monáe‘s song “Float” was inspired by their experience at Everyday People, a live music event experience and culture platform. In their cover story for Ebony, the singer explains that they wanted to “create a soundtrack to those sorts of experiences” where people are in their “most joyful, loving spaces.” “We fight to have those moments where we […]