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— Lupe Fiasco is headed on tour. He’ll stop in 19 cities to perform songs from his latest album, Samurai. First up is New York on Oct. 3, followed by shows in Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, Atlanta and more. The final date is Nov. 24 in LA. Tickets for the Samurai tour go on sale on Friday at 10 […]

Francis Specker/CBS Janelle Monáe, her Fem The Future nonprofit and Made In Her Image have come together to help a group of aspiring filmmakers. Twenty-five young women, girls of color and genderqueer individuals who previously attended courses, workshops and mentorship programs via the Open Lens Film Lab will premiere their short films in August. Topics […]

Getty/Steve Granitz Artwork created by the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, is set to go up for auction in August.  Kings Auctions will auction off 76 pieces of Jackson art, some of which are double-sided. The auction includes pieces hand drawn with wax colored pencil and others in watercolors. Some pieces are even drawn on presidential paper […]

Ralph Bavaro/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Snoop Dogg‘s responsibilities for the Paris Olympics have increased. In addition to being a commentator for NBC, he’s been chosen as the final torchbearer before the opening ceremony, so he should try not to “Drop It Like It’s Hot.” The mayor of Saint-Denis, Mathieu Hanotin, took to the social platform X to announce that […]

Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images Beyoncé has given Vice President Kamala Harris the green light to use the Lemonade cut “Freedom” throughout her presidential campaign. After Harris’ entrance into the campaign headquarters Monday night was soundtracked by the track, CNN reported she had gotten Bey’s approval hours earlier. “Just hours before she walked out to the song,” Beyoncé’s […]

Khalid is counting down the days until his album Sincere drops. He recently shared the track list, revealing 16 songs, including previously released songs “Please Don’t Fall In Love With Me,” “Adore U” and “Ground (Cotton Candy Skies).” There is also one mentioned feature: Arlo Parks. “10 days left until Sincere, The Album. Here’s the tracklist,” Khalid wrote. […]

The Four Tops in 1964 with Abdul “Duke” Fakir top left; Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images The Four Tops‘ Abdul “Duke” Fakir passed away Monday, July 22, from heart failure at his home in Detroit. Fakir, the last surviving founding member of the legendary Motown group, was 88.  “Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the […]

Disney/Eric McCandless The Cincinnati Music Festival returns Thursday with a three-day event featuring some of the greatest in R&B, jazz, soul and hip-hop. Slated to hit the stage this year are Maxwell, Ne-Yo, Fantasia and more. The festival kicks off Thursday at the Andrew J. Brady Center with a tribute to hip-hop; MC Lyte, KRS-One, EPMD and […]

Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images Erykah Badu is headed to Afropunk, a two-day festival held in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. She will be headlining the event’s Blktopia Bklyn, slated to take place Aug. 24 and Aug. 25. “Badulla Oblongata, Sara Bellum, Analogue Girl in a Digital World,” Afropunk shared in a joint post with Erykah and Bric Celebrate Brooklyn! “THEE […]

Johnny Louis/Getty Images Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, were indicted in a Miami court in connection with a $1 million wire fraud scheme. They were charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and five counts of wire fraud charges. According to The Associated Press, the federal indictment says Kingston and Turner were […]