Keke Palmer speaks on stage at Up Close & Personal: In My Studio With… Keke Palmer and Tayla Parx at The Village Recording Studio on August 21, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Unique Nicole/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Keke Palmer will flex her hosting skills as master of ceremonies for the Billboard Women…
Janet Jackson‘s Control turned 40 years old Wednesday, and she commemorated the milestone by sharing special memories from the project. Taking to social media, Janet posted a montage featuring clips from the Control era, soundtracked to the monologue on the album’s title track. “Happy 40th Control!” Jackson wrote in the caption, also tagging Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the duo who…
In this Aug. 31, 2022, file photo, rapper Christopher “Kid” Reid performs during the premiere of ‘Boombox! A Vegas Residency on Shuffle’ at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. (Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images for Fan Rebellion) Christopher “Kid” Reid, half of the hip-hop duo Kid ‘n Play, is revealing he underwent a heart…
Rep. Jasmine Crockett called out Nicki Minaj for diving into conservative politics, joining others who disapprove of the rapper’s MAGA support. She speculated that Minaj’s sudden political interest might be tied to her immigration status. The Texas lawmaker thinks Minaj’s alignment with Trump won’t end well, especially after declaring herself his number one fan. So…
The young girl from R. Kelly’s infamous 2002 tape has spoken out for the first time in a revealing new interview. The leaked footage showed her, just 14 years old at the time, with the now-imprisoned singer R. Kelly, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, engaging in intimate acts, though he was acquitted by…
(L-R) Ronald Townson, Lamonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo, Florence LaRue, Billy Davis, Jr, The 5th Dimension, on ‘The 5th Dimension Traveling Sunshine Show’ television special. (Photo by Andy Sackheim /Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) LaMonte McLemore, one of the founding members of the popular ’60s/’70s soul and R&B group The 5th Dimension, died Tuesday…
Lil Jon on ‘Live with Kelly and Mark’ (Disney/Michael Le Brecht II) The Milton Police Department in Milton, Georgia, has issued a missing person alert for Nathan Smith, the 27-year-old son of Lil Jon, born Jonathan Smith. According to a post on the department’s Facebook, Nathan is 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighs approximately 150…
Big Sean on ‘Celebrity Wheel of Fortune’ (Disney/Eric McCandless) The list of releases for Record Store Day 2026 has been unveiled. Here are some of the titles that will be available: Big Sean will release limited editions of 2012’s Detroit as a two-LP vinyl set, marking the mixtape’s first-ever appearance on vinyl. It will be…
Megan Thee Stallion in ‘The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.’ (NBCUniversal) You may know her as Megan Thee Stallion, but in The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, she stars as Denise, a recently divorced mom who engages in playful, flirtatious behavior with Daniel Radcliffe‘s Arthur Tobin. A trailer shows Denise — seemingly dressed in a postal…
Brent Faiyaz attends the Dior Homme Menswear Fall/Winter 2026-2027 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 21, 2026, in Paris, France. (Photo by Aurore Marechal/Getty Images) Brent Faiyaz is gearing up to release the follow-up to 2022’s Wasteland. The singer announced his next project, Icon, is set to drop on Feb. 13. Brent revealed…
