Disney/Randy Holmes 50 Cent‘s plan to create a sports and entertainment event venue is coming to fruition, according to Shreveport Times. The Shreveport City Council approved his 45-year lease of Stageworks Tuesday, bringing him one step closer to transforming the building. The lease will be good for 30 years and can be extended by another 15. 50’s…
Disney/Randy Holmes Snoop Dogg is often seen on the sidelines of basketball games at the University of Southern California, but in May he’ll be delivering the commencement address at the ceremony for the School of Business’ 2025 graduating class. “I am deeply honored to join USC Marshall’s commencement in celebrating the remarkable achievements of these…
Theo Wargo/Getty Images We now know who will direct Zendaya in the Ronnie Spector biopic. Barry Jenkins will helm the film about the lead singer of The Ronettes for A24, ABC Audio has confirmed. David Kajganich will write the original screenplay. Rather than reading like a traditional biopic, the film’s story will reportedly center on…
Metro Boomin will perform during a new late-night event series taking place in honor of WWE’s WrestleMania weekend. He’s been tapped to take the stage at WrestleMania After Dark, happening April 17 to April 20 at LIV and LIV Beach at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. Machine Gun Kelly, Flo Rida and Valentine Khan will also perform. Registration…
Courtesy of Apple TV+ The new series Dope Thief is currently streaming on Apple TV+. The show follows longtime friends Ray and Manny, who met while incarcerated as teens. They become low-level grifters upon release, posing as DEA agents and robbing small-time drug dealers until things go left and they find themselves on the run. Brian Tyree…
Courtesy of Outside Lands The lineup for Outside Lands has been announced, with Tyler, The Creator and Doja Cat named among the headliners. The two have been tapped to perform at the festival when it returns to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park Aug. 8 to Aug. 10, alongside fellow headliner Hozier. A few hip-hop and R&B artists…
Live Nation Mary J. Blige has performed on many stages over the course of her career, but April 10 will mark her first headlining show at New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden. To celebrate the occasion, she’ll be livestreaming the hometown concert via Veeps. Early-bird tickets are on sale for $19.99 at veeps.events/mjb and will increase to $24.99 on…
Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Kendrick Lamar and SZA top the Billboard Hot 100 for a fifth consecutive week with “Luther.” The song, which samples the late Luther Vandross, garnered 56.2 million radio airplay audience impressions, 27.9 million official streams and 3,000 sales in the U.S. from March 14 to March 20. It’s their longest career…
Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images for Sean “Diddy” Combs A federal judge in New York on Monday gutted one of the most explosive civil lawsuits filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs, dismissing the most serious allegations lodged by music producer Rodney Jones and warning Jones’ attorney to stop making “irrelevant insults, misstatements, and exaggerations.” Jones, known…
Disney/Randy Holmes Muni Long is getting ready to accept the Music Rising Star award at Billboard‘s Women in Music Awards, which she sees as proof that she’s officially transitioned from a songwriter to an artist. “There are things that you can’t viral your way, relationship your way or accolade your way into,” she tells Billboard. “This…
