Steve Granitz/FilmMagic/Getty Images Erykah Badu is opening up about what’s next in her illustrious career. Badu discussed new music and her love of touring in an interview with Billboard while attending the Billboard Women in Music event on Saturday. She was asked what it was like to work on a full album for the first time since her 2010 release, New…
Epic Records It’s been five years since Givēon released his Take Time EP, which he recently celebrated with an intimate show in Hollywood. Looking back on the project with Billboard, he recalled being very confident in his abilities as an artist. “When I wrote the songs for Take Time, I was only 23-24. But I was also very confident…
Atlanta rapper Young Scooter died Friday on his 39th birthday. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports he died after fleeing from police, succumbing to a leg injury he sustained after hopping over two fences. He had been transported to the Grady Marcus Trauma Center, the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office told Variety. Scooter was signed to Future‘s Freebandz label and then Waka Flocka…
Wiz Khalifa‘s previously teased “5 Star” with Gunna is now available to stream on DSPs. It’s the fifth preview of his forthcoming album, Kush & Orange Juice 2. Coco Jones talks about falling in love on her newest single, “You,” accompanied by a visualizer. “You” is a taste of what’s to come on Coco’s debut album, Why Not…
Phil McCarten/CBS The inaugural Rise and Rhythm Cruise will set sail on the Norwegian Jewel cruise ship in February 2026, to uplift attendees with performances, panels and more. The Rise and Rhythm Cruise will feature sets from Kirk Franklin, David Mann and Tamela Mann, Tye Tribbett, Lalah Hathaway, Kierra Sheard, Leela James and more. Tabitha Brown and Chance Brown, Tamar Braxton, and Egypt Sherrod and Mike…
RITW/SLANG Recordings Will Smith is back in his music bag, releasing his first full-length album in two decades. Based on a True Story features 14 tracks and appearances by Teyana Taylor, as well as DJ Jazzy Jeff and comedian/social media personality B. Simone, who appear on the intro, “Int. Barbershop – Day.” The first track finds Will addressing…
Disney/Randy Holmes Tyler Perry is launching a program designed to cultivate filmmakers from underprivileged communities, Deadline reports. The goal of the Dream Collective is to make a short film with industry experts, hands-on training and tailored support available to them along the way, teaching them what Tyler has learned from his time in Hollywood. “For…
Starz Friday means another episode of Power Book III: Raising Kanan. In this fourth season, the dynamic between Raq and her son Kanan has changed to focus on their new relationship as business partners. “I think there are even more challenges [between them],” Patina Miller tells ABC Audio, noting the effects of her decision to kill his dad,…
Kate Green/Getty Images for Disney, Jeff Spicer/WireImage via Getty Images The Little Mermaid is set to swoon over the Duke of Hastings in an upcoming romance film. Halle Bailey will star alongside Regé-Jean Page in the new movie Italianna, ABC Audio has confirmed. The Universal Pictures film will be directed by Kat Coiro. Ryan Engle…
Photo by MediaPunch/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Will Smith now has a street named after him in Philadelphia. He celebrated the honor during a ceremony Wednesday, where a portion of 59th Street was renamed Will Smith Way. “That was one of the things these streets of Philadelphia taught me, that there’s nothing wrong for a hard day’s work,” said Smith, per…
