Monica Schipper/WireImage The woman who claimed that Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Sean “Diddy” Combs sexually assaulted her after the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards when she was 13 years old is heard on a recording agreeing Jay-Z did not assault her and saying her lawyer pushed her to sue Jay-Z. The woman’s lawsuit against Jay-Z and…
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Kevin Hart‘s new Apple TV+ documentary Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Men in Hollywood provides a wealth of information about the industry legends who helped pave the way for Black entertainers. He produced the doc alongside Jamie Foxx with the intention to create a portal he thinks is currently missing. “I…
Disney/Scott Kirkland, Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Image, Disney/Randy Holmes When H.E.R.‘s song “Fight For You” from Judas and the Black Messiah won the Oscar for best original song in 2021, she credited her win in part to the days she spent listening to artists like Curtis Mayfield. That quote and her knowledge of the singer’s discography have since…
Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage A celebration of Roberta Flack‘s life took place Monday at the New York Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, featuring a surprise appearance and performance by Ms. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean. “We weren’t formally asked to do this because I think they were a little shy in asking us to attend,” Hill said, according…
Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images When the Songwriters Hall of Fame 2025 class was announced in January, Rodney “Darkchild” Jenkins was named among the inductees. In an interview with Ebony, he shared that he’s “humbled” by the “amazing” honor. “It’s amazing. I’m humbled. To be mentioned alongside people I look up to—like Michael McDonald in the same year…
Lars Niki/Getty Images Wendy Williams was taken by ambulance from an assisted living facility in Midtown Manhattan to Mount Sinai West hospital on Monday morning, according to sources. Police responded to the assisted living facility in Hudson Yards after the fire department was called for a wellness check, sources said. Two NYPD officers and a sergeant, as…
Courtesy of The Angie Stone Estate The details for Angie Stone‘s homegoing service have been revealed, giving friends, family and collaborators an opportunity to say their last goodbyes. The homegoing service will take place at the Word of Faith Cathedral in Austell, Georgia, on Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET. A public viewing…
Disney/Christopher Willard While T-Pain is often associated with Auto-Tune, he says it was Snoop Dogg that made its use cool. Speaking to Shaquille O’Neal on The Big Podcast with Shaq, he says there was initially some resistance when he first started using Auto-Tune, until fans heard Snoop take a stab at it. “It was only resistance, until somebody…
After failing to release his album Dominique in February as planned, Lil Baby has given fans an update. “The album drop in eight weeks,” he recently said on an Instagram Live session. “I had to push it back.” The follow-up to his WHAM album, Dominique showcases a personal side of Baby. “That’s a part of the new…
Billboard Doechii has been added to the list of honorees at Billboard‘s Women in Music event for 2025. She’ll be honored as the publication’s Woman of the Year, awarded to women who have made “significant contributions to the business” and are inspiring “generations of women to take on increasing responsibilities within the field.” She’s set to…
