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Unique Nicole/WireImage Usher is heading back to his hometown for a special honor. The city of Chattanooga, Tennessee, is planning an event for the singer called Coming Home: A Celebration of Usher, set to take place on April 20. Usher will be on hand to receive the Key to the City of Chattanooga and proclamations […]

Live Nation This summer is for the girls. The It’s Time: Girls Night Out tour – featuring Kierra Sheard, Naomie Raine, Koryn Hawthorne and Wande – is set to kick off on Tuesday, June 11, in Orlando, Florida. The 29-date trek will make stops in Miami, Memphis, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and more, before finishing […]

Photo by Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/Getty Images Damson Idris spent six seasons portraying Franklin Saint, a young street hustler and entrepreneur in search of power, on FX’s Snowfall. While BET Awards and NAACP Image Awards nominations were common for the show and his role, this year marked the first win for the actor, who took home the Image […]

Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images It’s a rare occasion when Rihanna shares an update about her music, especially after years of making headlines for her babies and businesses. Fortunately for fans, she gave some tidbits on her process of creating her long-awaited album R9 during her cover story for Interview magazine. “I have a […]

Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET Marques Houston has shared a new visual for his single “Admit It,” which will be a part of his upcoming album, The Best Worst Year Ever.  Alongside the announcement, he teased a “super personal” documentary that, with the album and track,“deals with the realness of my career from start to now.” […]

Epic Records/Republic Records Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar‘s “Like That” is atop the Billboard Hot 100 again, marking back-to-back weeks as the #1 track. During the week of March 29-April 4, the song garnered 46.1 million streams, 10.1 million radio airplay audience impressions — an 81% increase from the previous week — and 6,000 sales-equivalent […]

Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images for Aston Martin Queen Latifah is hosting an event in honor of late trailblazing contralto Marian Anderson. The Great Stages Gala Concert Honoring Marian Anderson will take place Saturday, June 8, after a ceremony during which the Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Acts in Philadelphia will be renamed Marian Anderson Hall. […]

Courtesy of Live Nation/Caesars Entertainment DJ Cassidy‘s Pass the Mic is headed to Sin City. The series-turned-live performance event will be playing for three weeks at Las Vegas’ Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in the summer. Set for July 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20, the residency will feature performances from Ja Rule, Fat […]

Blair Caldwell Thanks to her new album Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé has landed another Billboard chart milestone. Twenty three songs from the album have charted on the Billboard Hot 100. In addition to three of them making the top 10, as previously reported, she’s got four more in the top 30 and the rest scattered all the […]

Catherine Powell/Getty Images for MTV If there’s one thing Tiffany Haddish has learned about herself since putting down the booze, it’s that she is too nice for her own liking. “I’ve learned that I’ve been too damn nice,” she told People at the 3rd annual Friendly House Comedy Fundraiser on Sunday. “I’ve been way too nice over the years.” […]