After working with A$AP Rocky on Highest 2 Lowest, Denzel Washington says he understands what Rihanna likes about him. While a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Denzel said, “You know what, I get it, Rihanna. He’s a very intelligent young man, he’s very nice, he’s handsome, he’s a good guy. I get it. He’s a good dude.…
Peacock The fourth and final season of Bel-Air is on the horizon. Peacock announced the show will be making its return to the streaming platform in the fall. The season will find Will (Jabari Banks) and Carlton (Olly Sholotan) leaning on each other as Will goes through his senior year of high school and Carlton…
Drake performs live on stage during day one of Wireless Festival 2025 at Finsbury Park on July 11, 2025 in London, England. Drake is headlining an unprecedented all three nights of Wireless Festival. (Photo by Simone Joyner/Getty Images for ABA) If there’s one thing Drake is admittedly sensitive about, it’s the allegation that he’s a culture…
Cardi B is seen leaving the Alhambra Court House on September 02, 2025 in Alhambra, California. (Photo by PG/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) Cardi B has been cleared by a Los Angeles jury in a $24 million lawsuit filed by a security guard who accused her of assault during an attack in 2018. The rapper — whose legal name…
Cover of Lionel Richie’s memoir ‘Truly’/(Harper One) Lionel Richie has lined up an A-list actor to voice the audiobook for his upcoming memoir, Truly. Emmy Award-winning actor Blair Underwood is set to read the audiobook, with Richie reading the introduction. “It is an absolute honor to share Lionel Richie’s extraordinary and meteoric rise within the music industry but most importantly to…
Drake performs onstage during “Lil Baby & Friends Birthday Celebration Concert” at State Farm Arena on December 9, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage) Drake is attempting to put those plastic surgery rumors to rest. The rapper sat down with Bobbi Althoff for her Not This Again podcast and addressed speculation that he’s gotten a BBL and ab surgery.…
Brandon Bowen Miguel is celebrating his 40th birthday with a brand-new album. The singer announced his fifth studio album, CAOS, will arrive on Oct. 23, the same day as his milestone birthday. Miguel has released the title track directly to his fans on social media and his own S1C.LA platform. “To rebuild, I had to destroy myself. That…
The Weeknd has set a new Spotify record. He already has mores songs that have hit 1 billion streams on Spotify than any other artist — a total of 28 — but one of them has just achieved a very impressive milestone. The artist’s smash “Blinding Lights” is now the first song in Spotify history to hit 5 billion streams. NBA…
Coolio’s ‘Gangsta’s Paradise.’ (Tommy Boy Records) It’s been 30 years since Coolio released his most popular hit, “Gangsta’s Paradise,” but producer Doug Rasheed admits there was a time when he didn’t think the song would see the light of day. Speaking to ABC Audio, he recalls his thoughts after learning Stevie Wonder refused to approve the sample of his song “Pastime Paradise”…
Cover of Rihanna’s ‘Music of the Sun’/ (Def Jam Recordings) Twenty years ago Friday — Aug. 29, 2005 — Rihanna released her debut album, Music of the Sun, featuring her first hit, “Pon de Replay.” To celebrate her two-decade music career, she’s put some special merch up for sale and also announced a vinyl box set. The…
