Ne-Yo at 59th Annual CMA Awards (Disney/Michael Le Brecht) Singers Mary J. Blige and NE-YO will headline a celebration in Times Square on Friday to count down to the Fourth of July and America’s 250th anniversary. The music stars, along with Brad Paisley, will perform at the Giving 4th Broadcast Benefit Show hosted by Jim Gaffigan…
Artwork for Young M.A.’s ‘Kween’ (M.A. Records) Young M.A. made her return to music when she released Kween at the end of May. After a nearly five-year hiatus, she said she came back because the timing felt right. “It was just time for me to speak out. A lot of stuff [was] just floating around, and…
rayzie Bone, Wish Bone, and Flesh-n-Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony perform onstage during BET Experience – The Roots Presents: Class of ’95 at Hollywood Bowl on June 08, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for BET) Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are known for singing about the “1st of tha Month,” but now they…
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson attends 3rd annual Gotham Television Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on June 1, 2026, in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images) 50 Cent has another television series in the works at Starz. He’s teamed with the network for the television adaptation of Cullen Bunn and Jonas Scharf’s supernatural graphic crime novel…
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 8. Big Boy and Xzibit will serve as emcees for the ceremony. The event will be livestreamed at 11:30 a.m. (PT). The group expressed gratitude for the honor and dedicated it to their fans, families, and city. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony,…
Chlöe Bailey attends the BET Awards 2026 at Peacock Theater on June 28, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for BET) Chlöe has released the official music video for “Priorities.” The video features her performing her song while dancing on a platform in a metallic dress, with some scenes capturing her…
Still from Ella Mai’s ‘Might Just’ music video (Jordan Perez) Ella Mai has released the music video for “Might Just,” a track from her latest album, Do You Still Love Me? The video reimagines and pays tribute to the 1995 film Waiting to Exhale. It follows Ella as she does household chores — laundry, washing…
Singer-songwriter Usher and Clive Davis attend Angel Ball 2015 hosted by Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation at Cipriani Wall Street on October 19, 2015, in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation) After attending Clive Davis’ funeral on Monday, Usher took to social media to share some words about the late record…
Grandmaster Flash’s upcoming book ‘Birth of a Culture’ (Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers) Grandmaster Flash, widely known as a pioneer in hip-hop and of modern deejaying, is sharing his knowledge of both — as well as personal stories from his life and career — in a new book. Titled Birth of a Culture, the…
Following the cancellation of the Gospel on Independence concert in Philadelphia due to severe weather, gospel icon Kirk Franklin was approached by a man demanding he “repent”. Initially, Franklin tried to defuse the situation with a hug, the confrontation escalated quickly when the individual brought Franklin’s wife, Tammy, into the argument, prompting security to hold…
