Blair Caldwell Beyoncé is officially postponing a major announcement she had planned to release today, Jan. 14. “The January 14th announcement will be postponed to a later date due to the devastation caused by the ongoing wildfires around areas of Los Angeles,” the singer wrote in a message shared on Instagram late Monday. “I continue…
Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Though SZA‘s SOS is all the rage right now, her debut album, Ctrl, featured a song inspired by and named after Drew Barrymore. During Monday’s episode of the actress’s self-titled talk show, SZA sang her praises while describing just how much of an inspiration she was to her. “It…
XO/Republic While there have been many events canceled in LA due to the deadly wildfires, there haven’t been any album releases delayed — until now. The Weeknd has announced that his upcoming album Hurry Up Tomorrow, due out Jan. 24, has been postponed for a week, and the one-night-only show he was set to perform…
Presley Ann/Getty Images, FILE Halle Berry is supporting those affected by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires. Berry announced on Instagram on Jan. 9 that she was donating her entire wardrobe to those in need. The Oscar winner is collaborating with fellow actress Sharon Stone and +COOP, a home goods store in Beverly Hills, to promote donation efforts, collecting gently used clothing…
Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for EBONY Usher continues to celebrate 30 years of his music career with The Last Showman, the latest installment of Audible’s Words + Music series. The episode will find Usher discussing the “inspirations, heartache and personal growth” that led to his 2004 album, Confessions, breaking down some of its popular tracks,…
CBS/Recording Academy After much speculation, the Grammys, scheduled for Feb. 2, will proceed as scheduled despite the deadly LA wildfires. In a letter sent out to Recording Academy members on Jan. 13, Academy executives confirmed that the awards show telecast on CBS will “proceed as planned.” However, the letter notes that the telecast will “carry a…
Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images Beyoncé is lending a helping hand to those who were affected by the LA wildfires, donating $2.5 million to her newly launched LA Fire Relief Fund via her BeyGOOD foundation. The news was announced Sunday via BeyGOOD’s Instagram account, which revealed the money would go toward helping “families in the…
XO/Republic The Weeknd has hinted in the past that he doesn’t want to record as The Weeknd anymore, and now the artist born Abel Tesfaye is saying straight up that he wants to eradicate his alter ego for good. Speaking to Variety, Weeknd is asked what he means when he says “closing this chapter.” He…
Scott Kirkland With Saturday Night Live returning soon, Dave Chappelle has been tapped to kick off the show’s first episode of 2025. He’s set to appear on the Jan. 18 episode, marking his fourth time as host. He’ll be joined by GloRilla, who will make her SNL debut, taking the stage as the musical guest. “Kicking 2025…
Disney/Stewart Cook As Los Angeles wildfires have literally been burning the city, Chuck D of Public Enemy wants it to be clear that his group’s song “Burn Hollywood Burn” was created for a different purpose. “Burn Hollywood Burn is a protest song extracted from the Watts rebellion, coined by the magnificent Montague in 1965 against inequality…
