Southwest Airlines is introducing a new policy, effective January 27, that requires passengers occupying a neighboring seat to purchase an additional ticket before the flight. The extra seat’s cost may not always be refundable, and the airline will also begin assigning seats on the same day. The additional seat isn’t meant to guarantee an empty…
112 perform in Atlanta, George in February, 2024 ( Prince Williams/WireImage) Nineties group 112 will be celebrating 30 years of music with their Room 112 Tour, which will begin this winter and stretch into 2026. The tour, featuring support from girl group Total and singer/songwriter/producer Case, will launch Nov. 5 in Akron, Ohio, and is set to wrap…
Teyana Taylor, ‘Escape Room’ film (Amazon Music) Teyana Taylor‘s having a moment. Following the debut of her new album, Escape Room, and the short film that goes with it, she’s now featured in the September issue of Vogue as part of a fashion spread called A Sense of Occasion. “What does dressing for evening look like now?…
Live Nation Following the success of his #1 album MUSIC, Playboi Carti will hit arenas across the U.S. this fall. The rapper’s Antagonist Tour, his first solo headline trek since 2021, launches Oct. 3 in Salt Lake City and is set to wrap up Dec. 1 in Atlanta. Support acts include rappers Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely and…
Brandy and Monica’s The Boy Is Mine tour (Black Promoters Collective) Brandy and Monica know that fans have not had about enough: They’ve just added even more shows to their co-headlining The Boy Is Mine tour. The tour, which begins Oct. 16 in Cincinnati, has now expanded, with new shows announced at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena and…
Snoop Dogg performs at NBCUniversal Upfront in NYC, May, 2025 (Ralph Bavaro/NBCUniversal via Getty Images) Snoop Dogg wishes kids films these days didn’t have LGBTQ characters — because he doesn’t want to have to explain it to his grandchildren. While appearing on the It’s Giving podcast, Snoop related a story about the time he was…
Ice-T attends the “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” 25th anniversary celebration at Edge at Hudson Yards on January 16, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/WireImage) Ice-T lost his friends Coolio and Michael K. Williams to drug overdoses in the span of a year, forcing him to have a reality check about drug use.…
LL Cool J performs onstage during Day 3 of the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Caesars Superdome on July 06, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Don’t call it a comeback, but Jeep has returned with the Jeep Cherokee, tapping LL COOL J to help…
: Big Boi attends a ceremony in remembrance of Rico Wade on May 09, 2025 in East Point, Georgia. A monument in his honor was unveiled at the intersection of Headland Drive and Delowe Drive. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images) Outkast‘s “So Fresh, So Clean” paved the way for Big Boi‘s new partnership with home appliance…
Earl Sweatshirt has released Live Laugh Love, which started off as a satirical critique of the phrase. “It captured both parts of myself … being 16 and also having a family,” he tells The New York Times’ Popcast. The teen Earl makes fun of the phrase, while the current Earl understands it. “Over the course of making it and my life…
