Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison following his conviction on two prostitution-related charges. He will receive credit for the 12 months he has already served at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn since his arrest. Before the judge announced the sentence, Combs tearfully apologized in court, stating,…
Leon Thomas has released “Just How You Are,” the lead single to his project Pholks. “If you know you had my heart/ Could never finish what you started/ You love to pick my world apart/ But that’s just how you are,” he sings. Pholks “isn’t just an EP, it’s a movement,” he says on Instagram. Pholks is due…
Host Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs speaks onstage during the 2022 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for MRC) One day before Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ sentencing, the rap mogul’s former girlfriend is pushing back on prosecutors’ claims that she was sex trafficked or…
Tyler Perry on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Disney/Randy Holmes) The cast of Tyler Perry‘s Why Did I Get Married? will reunite for the movie’s threequel, set to release on Netflix. Perry recently announced the stars joining him in Why Did I Get Married Again?, naming original cast members Jill Scott, Richard T. Jones, Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White, Lamman Rucker…
Todd Owyoung/NBC Doja Cat is known to the world as a singer, rapper, songwriter and producer, but on Wednesday night she flaunted her skills as an emcee. Doja served as co-host on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, rocking a metallic-colored look inspired by the ’80s, much like her latest album, Vie. While on the show, she reenacted…
Brandy and Monica’s The Boy Is Mine tour (Black Promoters Collective) The countdown has begun for Monica and Brandy‘s Boy Is Mine tour, which kicks off on Oct. 16. Speaking to Essence, Brandy says the trek is a “full-circle moment” that bridges the young women they once were with the adult women they have become. “[The tour…
MEGA/GC Images Sean “Diddy” Combs is opposing a prosecution request to allow his former assistant — who testified under the pseudonym “Mia” — to deliver a victim impact statement at his sentencing hearing on Friday. “Simply, she is not a victim of anything,” defense attorney Marc Agnifilo said in a letter to the judge on…
Honoree Janet Jackson, recipient of the Icon Award, attends the 2025 American Music Awards at Fontainebleau Las Vegas on May 26, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) Janet Jackson‘s feature on Cardi B‘s Am I the Drama? song “Principal” has earned her a spot on the Billboard Hot 100, where she…
Paramount+ The Chicago-set series The Chi will end after eight seasons, creator Lena Waithe said in a statement to Deadline Wednesday. She said it’s “the right thing” to do “for the sake of our story and our characters.” “When I created The Chi, it wasn’t just about making a TV show — it was about owning our narratives and telling our…
Live Nation Urban Jagged Edge is capitalizing on cuffing season with their upcoming trek. They’ve announced the Cuffing Season Tour 2025, a series of shows featuring performances of their party anthems and slow jams, including “I Gotta Be” and “Walked Outta Heaven.” Fans can also expect sets from Lloyd and Eric Bellinger. Cuffing Season Tour 2025 will…
