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Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for MTV/Paramount Global) Alaya High, known professionally as That Girl Lay Lay or simply Lay Lay, has released a new song and video featuring rapper T.I. called “Foreal.” The young star recently previewed the track on Instagram by sharing a snippet of the music video, which sees her rapping the chorus amid a display of luxury cars and in T.I.’s famed Trap […]

Disney/Randy Holmes Snoop Dogg is taking his talents to Paris to provide coverage for the 2024 Olympics.  NBCUniversal announced the Long Beach native will be on site to report for the Olympic Primetime show, which kicks off July 26 on NBC and Peacock. His commentator duties include speaking with Olympics host Mike Tirico and sharing his unique take on the games and […]

ABC Cardi B will be gifting fans new music in 2024. She teased an unreleased track in a Miami club on New Year’s Eve, following her performance of “I Like It” on Dick Clark’s New Year Rockin’ Eve. Video shared by Rap Alert on X, formerly known as Twitter, shows Cardi, alongside a small group of people, rapping along to lyrics of […]

dick clark productions With 2023 a thing of the past, the stars welcomed 2024 with festive parties, exclusive performances and time spent with loved ones. From Nicki Minaj to Halle Bailey, here’s a list of how Black Hollywood rang in the new year.  Nicki Minaj shared photos of her New Year’s Eve appearance at club E11EVEN in Miami, where she performed a mini concert […]

Carol Lee Rose/FilmMagic Over the course of Jekalyn Carr‘s young gospel career, she’s achieved a lot.  At the age of just 15, her breakthrough first single, “Greater Is Coming,” debuted on top of Billboard‘s Gospel chart. She earned her first Stellar Award at 16, became one of the first gospel artists inducted into the Women’s Songwriters Hall of Fame […]

Although Victoria Monét had been writing some of music’s most popular songs for years — her credits include hits by Ariana Grande, Chris Brown, T.I., Kendrick Lamar and Nas — her solo singing career’s rise to fame was one of 2023’s most notable. In September, Monét was denied a performance slot at the MTV Video Music Awards. After tweeting about being told […]

Disney/JC Olivera Doechii‘s breakout year that has been 2023 includes a list of accomplishments that have blasted her to the top of music “favorite” lists. She made her Hot 100 debut with her viral hit “What It Is (Block Boy),” touched the BET Awards’ and other stages for the first time and opened up for Beyoncé‘s history-making […]

As hip-hop rung in its 50th anniversary on August 11, a host of celebratory events took place across the nation. Here’s a look at some of the year’s parties, performances and special 50th birthday tributes: — 50 Years of Hip-Hop, Bronx, New York — Keith Cowboy of Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five and Lovebug Starski were honored with proclamations for coining the term “hip-hop.” […]

2023 ushered in a new wave of gospel stars, while many of the genre’s legends continued to uplift audiences with their praise music. Here’s a snapshot of a few top moments from the gospel music world: — On February 5, Maverick City Music took home four of the five Grammys the group was nominated for, including Best […]

First, Beyoncé dropped her Grammy-winning seventh studio album, Renaissance. Then, she embarked on a global trek to major cities with its accompanying road show. Bey set the tone for touring in 2023 with her history-making Renaissance World Tour.  She kicked off the 39-city, 56-show tour in May, welcoming more than 2.7 million concertgoers over the course of its five-month run. The tour grossed nearly $580 […]